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Equatorial Guinea

Republic of Equatorial Guinea · Middle Africa

Position of Equatorial Guinea on a world map

At a glance

CapitalMalabo
Official languagesSpanish, French, Portuguese
CurrencyCentral African CFA franc
Drives on theright
Highest pointPico Basilé3,011 m
Services share of exports2.7%of everything sold abroad, 1996
Internet domain.gq

Equatorial Guinea by the numbers

Rank is out of the countries with data for that measure. Every figure is the latest year the source publishes.

MeasureValueRank
PopulationEveryone living in the country, all ages, counted mid-year.1.94m (2025)149th
of 209
GDPThe total value of everything the country produces in a year, at current prices.$12.8bn (2025)149th
of 203
Land areaTotal land area, excluding inland water and offshore territory.28.1k km² (2023)140th
of 209
Military spending, totalWhat the government spends on its armed forces in a year — pay, equipment and operations.$113m (2024)132nd
of 151
Exports of goods & servicesThe value of everything the country sells abroad in a year, goods and services combined.$5.97bn (2025)128th
of 180
Mobile subscriptionsActive mobile phone subscriptions — NOT the same as people. Many people hold two, so a country can have more subscriptions than residents.893k (2022)165th
of 205
Forest areaLand under natural or planted trees, whether or not it is productive.24.2k km² (2023)100th
of 203
Agricultural landCropland, land under permanent crops, and permanent pasture.1.05k km² (2023)165th
of 206
COâ‚‚ emissionsCarbon dioxide released in a year, in millions of tonnes.5 Mt (2024)137th
of 198
Urban populationThe number of people living in urban areas, as each country defines them.1.39m (2025)144th
of 209
Life expectancyHow long a baby born today would live if death rates never changed.63.9 years (2024)187th
of 209
GDP per personEverything the country produces in a year, divided by its population.$6,615 (2025)117th
of 205
Internet useThe share of people who have used the internet in the last three months.63.3% (2024)136th
of 191
InflationHow much prices rose over the year, measured on a basket of consumer goods.2.9% (2024)95th
of 182
UnemploymentThe share of people who want a job and are looking for one but do not have one.8.3% (2025)51st
of 185
Urban shareThe share of the population living in urban areas.71.6% (2025)77th
of 209
Births per womanHow many children a woman would have across her life at current birth rates.4.12 (2024)22nd
of 209
Military spending, share of GDPWhat the country spends on its armed forces, as a share of everything it produces.0.98% of GDP (2024)115th
of 155
Trade opennessImports plus exports as a share of GDP. Above 100% is normal for small trading economies.74.9% of GDP (2025)105th
of 183
COâ‚‚ per personCarbon dioxide from fuel and industry, divided by the population.2.49 t (2024)104th
of 198
Human Development IndexThe UN’s combined measure of health, education and income, on a scale from 0 to 1.0.674 (2023)133rd
of 193

Land borders

🇨🇲 Cameroon🇬🇦 Gabon

Across the water

Close by sea, with no shared land border.

🇸🇹 São Tomé and Príncipe

Equatorial Guinea shares these with other countries

Drives on the right 149Has a coast and land neighbours 115Has french as an official language 28Has spanish as an official language 20Has portuguese as an official language 10Uses the central african cfa franc 6Is a member of the african union 54Is a member of opec 13Sells almost only goods 34Is in middle africa 10

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Country data from the World Bank (CC BY 4.0) and the UNDP Human Development Report (CC BY 3.0 IGO)
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