Equatorial Guinea

Country in Middle Africa, Africa · ranked on 1,106 metrics

Equatorial Guinea is a country in Africa with a population of 1,984,468 (150th of 235). It ranks best for Civil Liberties Freedom Rating (tied 1st of 187), Corruption Perception Index (tied 9th of 181), Stomach Cancer Mortality CR (tied 12th of 185). It ranks lowest for GDP Growth IMF (189th of 189), GDP Growth (%) (185th of 185), Real GDP Growth (187th of 189).

Population
2M
150th highest of 235
Density
70.7
146th highest of 235
Growth rate
2.37%
26th highest of 235
Area
28,051
145th highest of 235
Continent
Africa
Middle Africa

Strengths and weak spotsPercentileWhere a place sits among all places, from 0 to 100. 100 is the best, 50 is the middle, 0 is the worst.More in the glossary →

Percentile on 368 metrics that rank at least half of all countries, given whether higher or lower is better.

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Best at

Highest percentiles, given whether higher or lower is better

  1. Safe Drinking Water by Country · 2025
    2nd of 149
  2. Water Stress by Country · 2023
    3rd best of 163
  3. Dementia Rates by Country · 2023
    5th of 204
  4. Most Strict Countries in the World
    5th of 174
  5. Trees by Country · 2023
    7th of 209
  6. Forest Cover by Country · 2023
    7th of 207
  7. What Country Has the Most Gangs · 2025
    tied 6th of 193
  8. Voting Rights by Country
    tied 1st of 187
  9. Droughts by Country
    7th of 138
  10. Corruption Perceptions Index by Country · 2025
    tied 9th of 181

Worst at

Lowest percentiles, given whether higher or lower is better

  1. GDP Growth by Country · 2025
    189th of 189
  2. Economic Indicators by Country (World Bank) · 2025
    185th of 185
  3. Best Weather by Country · 2026
    142nd of 143
  4. Vaccination Rates by Country · 2024
    tied 187th of 189
  5. Fastest Growing Economies · 2023
    187th of 189
  6. Democracy Index by Country · 2024
    tied 150th of 153
  7. Infant Mortality Rate CIA77.4 deaths per 1k births
    Infant Mortality Rate by Country · 2024
    220th of 223
  8. V Dem Democracy Index by Country · 2025
    tied 172nd of 175
  9. Most Dangerous Countries for Women · 2018
    194th of 198
  10. Healthiest Countries · 2021
    189th of 193

Profile by category

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Strongest category Crime & Safety (55), weakest Manufacturing & Mining (26). Select a category to list its metrics.

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Similar places

Closest percentiles on 57 widely reported measures from 12 categories, leaving out size and totals

  1. Gabon77% similar
  2. Compared on 55 of 57
  3. Angola76% similar
  4. Compared on 55 of 57
  5. Comoros71% similar
    Compared on 56 of 57

Cities in Equatorial Guinea

1 city with a report card, largest first

Quick answers

What is the population of Equatorial Guinea?
Equatorial Guinea has a population of 1,984,468, 150th among 235 countries.
What does Equatorial Guinea rank best at?
Among countries, Equatorial Guinea ranks best for Civil Liberties Freedom Rating (tied 1st of 187); Corruption Perception Index (tied 9th of 181); Stomach Cancer Mortality CR (tied 12th of 185).
Where does Equatorial Guinea rank worst?
Equatorial Guinea ranks lowest for GDP Growth IMF (189th of 189); GDP Growth (%) (185th of 185); Real GDP Growth (187th of 189).
How many statistics does Rankodex have for Equatorial Guinea?
Rankodex ranks Equatorial Guinea on 1,106 statistics compared with other countries, compiled from World Population Review and the sources it cites.

Every metric

1,106 metrics with a value for this place, in 375 topics