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Equatorial Guinea vs Kenya

Equatorial Guinea and Kenya side by side across 202 indicators — each row links to the full 54-country ranking, with sources and the API call behind every figure.

GDP$13.72B vs $147.27BEquatorial Guinea vs Kenya
GDP per Capita$8,152 vs $2,714Equatorial Guinea vs Kenya
Population1.94M vs 57.53MEquatorial Guinea vs Kenya

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Indicator Equatorial Guinea KenyaPeriod
GDPEconomy$13.72B$147.27B2026
GDP per CapitaEconomy$8,152$2,7142026
Inflation RateEconomy3.2%6.4%2026
Central Bank Policy RateEconomy4.5%8.8%2025/2026
Official Exchange RateEconomy569.51 LCU/USD129.27 LCU/USD2026-06
Budget BalanceEconomy-1.7%-6.4%2026
Unemployment RateEconomy8.3%5.4%2025
Public DebtEconomy39.1%71.6%2026
Trade BalanceEconomy$2.32B$-8.15B2025
GDP GrowthEconomy-2.7%4.5%2026
GNI per CapitaEconomy$5,890$2,2002025
GNI per Capita (PPP)Economy$14,610$6,9102025
GDP (PPP)Economy$31.27B$403.64B2025
Agriculture (% of GDP)Economy3.2%23.2%2025
Industry (% of GDP)Economy41.4%16.3%2025
Manufacturing (% of GDP)Economy22.3%7.1%2025
Services (% of GDP)Economy55.5%55.1%2025
Investment (% of GDP)Economy-3.7%17%2025
Remittances ReceivedEconomy$164.21K$5B1996/2024 ⚠
Remittances (% of GDP)Economy0.1%4.2%1996/2024 ⚠
External Debt (% of GNI)Economy—35%2024
Foreign ReservesEconomy$1.08B$12.39B2024/2025
Credit to Private Sector (% of GDP)Economy5.8%31.8%2023
Tax Revenue (% of GDP)Economy6.6%14.1%2022/2023
Labor Force ParticipationEconomy60.5%67.4%2025
Female Labor Force ParticipationEconomy52.6%63%2025
Income Inequality (Gini)Economy38.538.52022
Extreme Poverty RateEconomy8.8%45.5%2022
Account OwnershipEconomy—90.1%2024
Youth NEET RateEconomy—27.8%2022
Military Spending (% of GDP)Economy1%1%2024
Trade Openness (% of GDP)Economy74.9%37.5%2025
Inflation (GDP Deflator)Economy-1.4%3.5%2025
Tourism ReceiptsEconomy$14M$1.76B2001/2019 ⚠
Tourist ArrivalsEconomy—2.05M2019
Current Account BalanceEconomy-1.6%-4.1%2026
Foreign Direct InvestmentEconomy$188.01M$1.5B2024
FDI (% of GDP)Economy1.5%1.2%2024
Government Revenue (% of GDP)Economy17.9%17.5%2024
Government Spending (% of GDP)Economy18.5%23.3%2024
Youth Unemployment RateEconomy—16.7%2022
Productive Capacity IndexEconomy31.336.92024
Natural Resource RentsEconomy23.5%1.2%2021
Oil Rents (% of GDP)Economy14.9%0%2021
Mineral Rents (% of GDP)Economy0%0%2021
Natural Gas Rents (% of GDP)Economy6.6%0%2021
Foreign Aid (% of GNI)Economy0.1%2.5%2023
Foreign Aid per CapitaEconomy$6$472023
Lending Interest RateEconomy—16.6%2024
Real Interest RateEconomy—13%2024
Gross Savings (% of GDP)Economy—15.6%2024
Adjusted Net Income per CapitaEconomy$2,709$1,7902021
Employment in AgricultureEconomy55.3%45.8%2025
Employment in IndustryEconomy9.9%12.5%2025
Employment in ServicesEconomy34.7%41.7%2025
Vulnerable EmploymentEconomy23.1%63.8%2025
Household Consumption (% of GDP)Economy53.2%76.9%2025
Income Share of Poorest 20%Economy6.4%7.1%2022
Bank Branches per 100,000Economy5.24.52022/2024
ATMs per 100,000Economy11.76.42022/2024
GDP per Capita GrowthEconomy-8.1%2.6%2025
Debt Service (% of GNI)Economy—4.8%2024
Poverty Rate ($3.65/day)Economy21.5%65.5%2022
Poverty Rate ($6.85/day)Economy58.1%90.1%2022
Exports of Goods & ServicesTrade$5.97B$21.43B2025
Imports of Goods & ServicesTrade$3.64B$29.58B2025
Export Diversification IndexTrade0.8220.662024
Export Concentration IndexTrade0.5910.2032024
Liner Shipping ConnectivityTrade11.816.52021
Fuel Exports (% of Exports)Trade1.7%1.6%1983/2024 ⚠
Manufactures Exports (% of Exports)Trade4%30.7%1983/2024 ⚠
Food Exports (% of Exports)Trade57.9%49.2%1983/2024 ⚠
High-Tech Exports (% of Manufactured)Trade—3.2%2024
Exports (% of GDP)Trade46.5%15.8%2025
Imports (% of GDP)Trade28.4%21.8%2025
Human Development IndexDevelopment0.6740.6282023
Gender Inequality IndexDevelopment—0.5262023
Inequality-adjusted HDIDevelopment—0.4562023
PopulationDemographics1.94M57.53M2025
Population GrowthDemographics2.4%1.9%2025
Life ExpectancyDemographics63.9 years63.8 years2024
Median AgeDemographics20.9 years20.3 years2026
Fertility RateDemographics4.123.172024
Rural PopulationDemographics28.4%67.8%2025
Population Under 15Demographics37.1%36.3%2025
Urban PopulationDemographics71.6%32.2%2025
Population DensityDemographics70.7/km²101/km²2026
Birth RateDemographics29.226.62026
Death RateDemographics7.757.132026
Net Migration RateDemographics1.78-0.592026
Life Expectancy (Female)Demographics65.9 years66.1 years2024
Life Expectancy (Male)Demographics62.2 years61.6 years2024
Urban Population GrowthDemographics2.7%2.9%2025
Infant MortalityHealth47.634.22024
HIV PrevalenceHealth—3%2024
Health Spending (% of GDP)Health3.5%4.4%2023
Physicians per 1,000Health0.150.292022/2023
UHC Service Coverage IndexHealth49572023
Road Traffic DeathsHealth11.728.22021
Premature NCD MortalityHealth20.3%18%2021
Out-of-Pocket Health SpendingHealth66%24.2%2023
Safely Managed SanitationHealth—35.8%2024
Maternal MortalityHealth173.7378.82023
Under-Five MortalityHealth70.639.92023
Neonatal MortalityHealth27.221.52023
Tuberculosis IncidenceHealth1992072024
Measles ImmunizationHealth62%80%2025
DTP3 ImmunizationHealth78%88%2025
Basic SanitationHealth—5.1%2024
Diabetes PrevalenceHealth8.2%3.1%2024
Hospital Beds per 1,000Health2.11.332010/2019 ⚠
Contraceptive PrevalenceHealth12.6%62.5%2011/2022 ⚠
Skilled Birth AttendanceHealth68.3%70.2%2011/2016 ⚠
Nurses & Midwives per 1,000Health1.382.272022/2023
Adolescent Fertility RateHealth152.954.52024
Health Spending per CapitaHealth$234$852023
NCD Share of DeathsHealth31.9%37.8%2021
Smoking PrevalenceHealth—9.6%2024
Antenatal Care CoverageHealth91.3%92.8%2011/2020 ⚠
Child StuntingChild Welfare17.1%17.9%2024
Child WastingChild Welfare3.1%4.5%2011/2022 ⚠
Birth RegistrationChild Welfare53.5%76%2011/2022 ⚠
Child MarriageChild Welfare29.5%12.5%2011/2022 ⚠
Overweight ChildrenChild Welfare9.7%3.4%2011/2022 ⚠
Education Spending (% of GDP)Education2.2%4%1998/2024 ⚠
Tertiary EnrollmentEducation1.8%10.4%2000/2024 ⚠
Adult Literacy RateEducation88.3%82.2%2000
Youth Literacy RateEducation97.1%93.2%2000/2014 ⚠
Primary Completion RateEducation42.2%90.8%2000/2024 ⚠
Lower Secondary CompletionEducation17.6%86.6%2000/2024 ⚠
Primary Net EnrollmentEducation34.4%94.3%2015/2023 ⚠
Lower Secondary EnrollmentEducation49.9%95.6%2001/2006 ⚠
Upper Secondary EnrollmentEducation23.2%62.4%2001/2023 ⚠
Upper Secondary CompletionEducation5.4%65%2000/2024 ⚠
Qualified Primary TeachersEducation37.2%100%2015/2023 ⚠
Secondary EnrollmentEducation17.8%84.3%2005/2023 ⚠
UndernourishmentFood Security—36.8%2023
Acute Food InsecurityFood Security—2.75M2026-06
Agricultural Land (% of Land)Agriculture3.7%49.5%2023
Food Production IndexAgriculture103.4112.42022
Cassava ProductionAgriculture77.19K t1.21M t2024
Coffee ProductionAgriculture4.03K t49.5K t2024
Cocoa ProductionAgriculture600 t—2024
Sorghum ProductionAgriculture—243K t2024
Millet ProductionAgriculture—65.76K t2024
Maize ProductionAgriculture—4.02M t2024
Rice ProductionAgriculture—282.15K t2024
Wheat ProductionAgriculture—312.2K t2024
Maize YieldAgriculture—1,666 kg/ha2024
Rice YieldAgriculture—6,553 kg/ha2024
Wheat YieldAgriculture—3,044 kg/ha2024
Cattle StockAgriculture5.5K head22.4M head2024
Homicide RateGovernance—4.92022
Corruption Perceptions IndexGovernance13322024
Electoral Democracy IndexGovernance0.1720.5632025
Liberal Democracy IndexGovernance0.0470.4462025
Political Corruption IndexGovernance0.8580.5642025
Control of CorruptionGovernance-1.47-0.82024
Government EffectivenessGovernance-1.18-0.32024
Rule of LawGovernance-1.54-0.462024
Political StabilityGovernance-0.14-1.362024
Regulatory QualityGovernance-1.4-0.332024
Voice and AccountabilityGovernance-1.73-0.352024
Refugees HostedHumanitarian0617.13K2025
Internally Displaced PeopleHumanitarian002025
Asylum Seekers HostedHumanitarian5218.65K2025
Stateless PeopleHumanitarian09.8K2025
Internet UsersTechnology63.3%35%2024
Mobile SubscriptionsTechnology49.5126.52022/2024
4G CoverageTechnology65%97.3%2024
Fixed Broadband SubscriptionsTechnology0.132022/2024
Mobile Data PriceTechnology—4.1%2025
3G CoverageTechnology74.4%98%2024
Fixed Broadband PriceTechnology12.9%12.3%2022/2025
Mobile Bundle PriceTechnology0%1.3%2022/2025
R&D Spending (% of GDP)Technology—0.8%2024
Electricity AccessInfrastructure65.1%77%2024
Air Transport PassengersInfrastructure118.43K5.14M2023
Slum PopulationInfrastructure64.7%40.5%2022
Renewable Energy CapacityEnergy127.2 MW3K MW2025
Solar CapacityEnergy0 MW551.1 MW2025
Wind CapacityEnergy—436.1 MW2025
Hydropower CapacityEnergy127.1 MW892.7 MW2025
Renewable Energy ShareEnergy4.2%67.7%2022/2021
Clean Cooking AccessEnergy22.1%31.6%2023
Electricity Consumption per CapitaEnergy792 kWh195 kWh2023/2024
Power Transmission LossesEnergy10.6%25.8%2023/2024
Off-grid Renewable CapacityEnergy0 MW87.3 MW2025
Rural Electricity AccessEnergy5.1%67.1%2024
Solar Share of ElectricityEnergy0%4.6%2024/2025
Wind Share of ElectricityEnergy0%16.4%2024/2025
Hydropower Share of ElectricityEnergy26.8%20.9%2024/2025
Fossil Share of ElectricityEnergy73.2%10%2024/2025
Electricity DemandEnergy1.5 TWh16 TWh2024/2025
Electricity Carbon IntensityEnergy644 gCO₂/kWh95 gCO₂/kWh2024/2025
Primary Energy per CapitaEnergy15,975 kWh1,608 kWh2023
CO2 Emissions per CapitaClimate2.55 t0.38 t2024
Renewable Electricity OutputClimate8.8%78.1%2021
Forest AreaClimate86.4%6.2%2023
Protected AreasClimate1.8%11.8%2025
Freshwater WithdrawalsClimate0.1%19.5%2022
PM2.5 Air PollutionClimate42.2 µg/m³20.3 µg/m³2023

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Frequently asked questions

Does Equatorial Guinea or Kenya have the larger economy?

Kenya has the larger economy: $13.72B for Equatorial Guinea versus $147.27B for Kenya (GDP, current US$).

How do Equatorial Guinea and Kenya compare across indicators?

This page compares Equatorial Guinea and Kenya on 202 indicators — economy, demographics, health, governance and more — each with its latest value, source, and a link to the full 54-country ranking.

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