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Equatorial Guinea · data for latest available · data as of 26 October 2026 · printed 27 Oct 2026
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Equatorial Guinea

Sub-Saharan Africa Capital Malabo Upper middle income Nation age 58 years (since 1968) i GNQ · GQ
NationsTree Index 2025 i25.7174th of 196 Tree height 2025 i2.9 msee ranking Military strength i9percentile
Population i1.9 m149th of 217 Area i28,052 km²142nd of 216 GDP i$12.82 bn149th of 210 GDP (PPP) i$31.27 bn intl.149th of 199 GDP per person (PPP) i$16,133 intl.119th of 199 Life expectancy i63.9 years195th of 217
Index pillars
Foundations · roots i13
Strength · trunk i23
Quality of life · crown i20
Problems (higher = fewer) · dry branches i30
Direction (5-year change) · new shoots i68
CSV

In short

Equatorial Guinea is 174th of 196 countries in the NationsTree Index, with a score of 25.7 out of 100; its tree is 2.9 m tall.

It has 1.9 million people and an economy of $31.27 bn at purchasing power parity, 149th of 199 in the world.

Its strongest positions: Renewable freshwater per person (40th of 183), General government gross debt (49th of 189) and Government budget balance (51st of 192).

Its weakest positions: GDP growth (208th of 210), Voice & accountability (198th of 205) and Trade & transport infrastructure quality (LPI) (158th of 164).

Over five years it climbed from 195th to 174th in the index.

All data

Data as of 26 October 2026

Latest available value for each indicator, with its year. World rank is among countries with recent data (last 5 years of the series).

Land & people

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Surface area ikm² 28,052 142nd/216
Land area ikm² 28,052 140th/216
Population ipeople 1.9 m 149th/217
Population growth i% 2.40% 29th/217
Population density ipeople/km² 67.5 137th/216
Urban population i% 71.6% 82nd/217
Population aged 0–14 i% 37.1% 41st/217
Population aged 65+ i% 3.8% 173rd/217

Economy

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GDP iUSD $12.82 bn 149th/210
GDP (PPP) iintl. USD $31.27 bn 149th/199
Real GDP (PPP, constant 2021 prices) iintl. USD 2021 $26.72 bn 148th/199
GDP per person iUSD $6,615 123rd/210
GDP per person (PPP) iintl. USD $16,133 119th/199
GNI per person (Atlas) iUSD $5,890 120th/201
GDP growth i% -5.8% 208th/210
Inflation i% 2.9% 86th/180
Unemployment i% 8.3% 136th/187
General government gross debt i% of GDP 35.4% 49th/189
Government budget balance i% of GDP -0.6% 51st/192

Main industries

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Agriculture, forestry, fishing i% of GDP 3.2% 126th/197
Industry incl. construction i% of GDP 41.4% 13th/200
Manufacturing i% of GDP 22.3% 13th/192
Services i% of GDP 55.5% 116th/200

Trade

40
Exports of goods & services iUSD $5.97 bn 128th/182
Imports of goods & services iUSD $3.64 bn 147th/182
Exports i% of GDP 46.5% 61st/183
Imports i% of GDP 28.4% 140th/183
Trade openness i% of GDP 74.9% 106th/183
Current account balance i% of GDP -2.4% 103rd/191
Foreign direct investment, inflows i% of GDP 2.3% 91st/196

Natural resources

72
Natural resource rents i% of GDP 23.5% 19th/209
Oil rents i% of GDP 14.94% 15th/197
Natural gas rents i% of GDP 6.63% 10th/197
Coal rents i% of GDP 0.00% 68th/195
Mineral rents i% of GDP 0.00% 91st/209
Forest rents i% of GDP 1.93% 36th/209
Arable land i% of land area 1.9% 173rd/206
Renewable freshwater per person im³ 14,416 40th/183

Tourism

Tourism receipts iUSD $14.0 m2001
Tourism receipts i% of exports 2.2%1996

Society & health

17
Life expectancy iyears 63.9 195th/217
Under-5 mortality iper 1,000 births 68.0 183rd/196
Physicians iper 1,000 people 0.15 155th/174
Hospital beds iper 1,000 people 2.12010
DPT immunization i% of children 12–23 months 68% 173rd/193
Secondary enrolment i% gross 17.8%2005
Old-age dependency ratio i% of working-age population 6.4% 170th/217
Health spending i% of GDP 3.5% 167th/193
Adult literacy i% 88.3%2000
Tertiary enrolment i% gross 1.8%2000
Human Development Index iindex 0–1 0.674 133rd/193
Income inequality (Gini) iindex 38.5 78th/108
Extreme poverty i% of population 8.8% 83rd/108

Infrastructure & digital

12
Access to electricity i% of population 65.1% 182nd/215
Internet users i% of population 63.3% 136th/186
Mobile subscriptions iper 100 people 50 200th/210
Fixed broadband iper 100 people 0.1 195th/208
Trade & transport infrastructure quality (LPI) iscore 1–5 1.88 158th/164
Air passengers carried ipassengers 118,427 135th/161

Environment & energy

44
CO₂ emissions per person it CO₂e 2.55 102nd/203
Renewable energy i% of final energy use 4.2% 169th/212
Air pollution (PM2.5) iµg/m³ 42.2 181st/200
Forest area i% of land area 86.1% 7th/214
Energy use per person ikg oil eq. 1,251 84th/149

Institutions & safety

12
Government effectiveness iscore 0–100 27.3 187th/205
Control of corruption iscore 0–100 18.2 195th/207
Rule of law iscore 0–100 33.2 193rd/207
Political stability iscore 0–100 62.9 126th/207
Regulatory quality iscore 0–100 30.8 190th/205
Voice & accountability iscore 0–100 24.8 198th/205

Military

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Military expenditure iUSD $120.7 m 135th/156
Military expenditure i% of GDP 0.9% 121st/156
Military expenditure i% of government spending 4.7% 88th/154
Armed forces personnel ipeople 1,000 161st/170
Armed forces personnel i% of labour force 0.16% 155th/168
Arms imports (SIPRI TIV) iTIV 12.0 m 103rd/163

Science & innovation

3
Scientific articles iarticles 3 191st/197

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Sources

Figures on this page come from: World Bank — World Development Indicators, International Monetary Fund — World Economic Outlook (DataMapper), Global Change Data Lab (Our World in Data) — Our World in Data, World Bank — Worldwide Governance Indicators . Nation age: Wikidata P571 (inception) (source). Every value is stored with its year and source series; see Sources & licences and Methodology.

Cite as: NationsTree (2026). Equatorial Guinea — country profile. https://nationstree.org/countries/equatorial-guinea. Data as of 26 October 2026.

All figures come from official statistics published by public institutions (World Bank WDI and WGI, compiling UN agencies, IMF, WHO and national statistical offices). Each value carries its year; ranks are positions among countries with data.
Cite as: NationsTree (2026). Equatorial Guinea — country profile. https://nationstree.org/countries/equatorial-guinea. Data as of 26 October 2026.
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