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Equatorial Guinea
Sub-Saharan Africa · Upper middle income · capital Malabo
Reports 20 of 21 indicators tracked here.
Every figure below is the most recent year this country reported — the years differ, sometimes by a decade. Nothing is interpolated or carried forward.
Health
Life expectancy
2024 · 2 years old63.9years
Ranks 195 of 217 in 2024
14% below world median · about the same Sub-Saharan Africa
Medians computed across 217 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure
Under-5 mortality
2024 · 2 years old68.0per 1,000 live births
Ranks 183 of 196 in 2024
3.5× above world median · 39% above Sub-Saharan Africa
Medians computed across 196 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure
Maternal mortality
2023 · 3 years old174per 100,000 live births
Ranks 152 of 194 in 2023
2.7× above world median · 32% below Sub-Saharan Africa
Medians computed across 194 countries reporting in 2023 — not a published figure
Child stunting
2011 · 15 years old26.2% of under-5s
Ranks 16 of 38 in 2011
4% below world median · 20% below Sub-Saharan Africa
Medians computed across 38 countries reporting in 2011 — not a published figure
Health spending
2023 · 3 years old3.50% of GDP
Not ranked — no better end
45% below world median
Medians computed across 192 countries reporting in 2023 — not a published figure
Fertility rate
2024 · 2 years old4.12births per woman
Not ranked — no better end
1.2× above world median
Medians computed across 217 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure
Education
Adult literacy
2000 · 26 years old88.3% of adults 15+
Ranks 20 of 44 in 2000
4% above world median · 44% above Sub-Saharan Africa
Medians computed across 44 countries reporting in 2000 — not a published figure
Primary enrolment
2015 · 11 years old47.5% gross
Ranks 170 of 171 in 2015
53% below world median · 54% below Sub-Saharan Africa
Medians computed across 171 countries reporting in 2015 — not a published figure
Education spending
1998 · 28 years old2.19% of GDP
Ranks 78 of 88 in 1998
44% below world median · 13% below Sub-Saharan Africa
Medians computed across 88 countries reporting in 1998 — not a published figure
Economy
GDP per capita
2025 · 1 year old6,615current US$
Ranks 102 of 186 in 2025
16% below world median · 3.9× above Sub-Saharan Africa
Medians computed across 186 countries reporting in 2025 — not a published figure
GDP per capita (PPP)
2025 · 1 year old16,133international $
Ranks 108 of 185 in 2025
20% below world median · 2.6× above Sub-Saharan Africa
Medians computed across 185 countries reporting in 2025 — not a published figure
Extreme poverty
2022 · 4 years old8.8% of population
Ranks 63 of 73 in 2022
7.0× above world median · 79% below Sub-Saharan Africa
Medians computed across 73 countries reporting in 2022 — not a published figure
Income inequality (Gini)
2022 · 4 years old38.5index, 0–100
Ranks 53 of 73 in 2022
14% above world median · about the same Sub-Saharan Africa
Medians computed across 73 countries reporting in 2022 — not a published figure
Unemployment
2025 · 1 year old8.3% of labour force
Ranks 135 of 182 in 2025
64% above world median · 61% above Sub-Saharan Africa
Medians computed across 182 countries reporting in 2025 — not a published figure
Inflation
2024 · 2 years old2.9% per year
Not ranked — no better end
3% below world median
Medians computed across 174 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure
Military spending
2024 · 2 years old0.98% of GDP
Not ranked — no better end
38% below world median
Medians computed across 147 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure
Infrastructure
Electricity access
2024 · 2 years old65.1% of population
Ranks 182 of 215 in 2024
35% below world median · 13% above Sub-Saharan Africa
Medians computed across 215 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure
Internet use
2024 · 2 years old63.3% of population
Ranks 133 of 182 in 2024
23% below world median · 72% above Sub-Saharan Africa
Medians computed across 182 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure
Environment
CO₂ per person
2024 · 2 years old2.55t CO₂e per person
Not ranked — no better end
about the same world median
Medians computed across 203 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure
Society
Population
2025 · 1 year old1.9mpeople
Not ranked — no better end
70% below world median
Medians computed across 217 countries reporting in 2025 — not a published figure
Never reported
Equatorial Guinea has no figure in this dataset for Safe drinking water. That is an absence of measurement, not a value of zero.
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Retrieved into this site's own database; see methodology.