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Equatorial Guinea vs Nigeria

Equatorial Guinea and Nigeria side by side across 201 indicators — each row links to the full 54-country ranking, with sources and the API call behind every figure.

GDP$13.72B vs $377.37BEquatorial Guinea vs Nigeria
GDP per Capita$8,152 vs $1,556Equatorial Guinea vs Nigeria
Population1.94M vs 237.53MEquatorial Guinea vs Nigeria

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Indicator Equatorial Guinea NigeriaPeriod
GDPEconomy$13.72B$377.37B2026
GDP per CapitaEconomy$8,152$1,5562026
Inflation RateEconomy3.2%15.9%2026
Central Bank Policy RateEconomy4.5%26.5%2025/2026
Official Exchange RateEconomy569.51 LCU/USD1,376.34 LCU/USD2026-06
Budget BalanceEconomy-1.7%-4.4%2026
Unemployment RateEconomy8.3%3.1%2025
Public DebtEconomy39.1%32.3%2026
Trade BalanceEconomy$2.32B$-322.41M2025/1960 ⚠
GDP GrowthEconomy-2.7%4.1%2026
GNI per CapitaEconomy$5,890$1,3602025
GNI per Capita (PPP)Economy$14,610$9,2302025
GDP (PPP)Economy$31.27B$2.26T2025
Agriculture (% of GDP)Economy3.2%23%2025
Industry (% of GDP)Economy41.4%16.4%2025
Manufacturing (% of GDP)Economy22.3%8.3%2025
Services (% of GDP)Economy55.5%58.2%2025
Investment (% of GDP)Economy-3.7%2025
Remittances ReceivedEconomy$164.21K$22.79B1996/2025 ⚠
Remittances (% of GDP)Economy0.1%7.8%1996/2025 ⚠
External Debt (% of GNI)Economy60%2024
Foreign ReservesEconomy$1.08B$46.02B2024/2025
Credit to Private Sector (% of GDP)Economy5.8%9.6%2023/2022
Tax Revenue (% of GDP)Economy6.6%2022
Labor Force ParticipationEconomy60.5%82.5%2025
Female Labor Force ParticipationEconomy52.6%80.7%2025
Income Inequality (Gini)Economy38.533.92022
Extreme Poverty RateEconomy8.8%41.8%2022
Account OwnershipEconomy63.3%2024
Youth NEET RateEconomy11.9%2024
Military Spending (% of GDP)Economy1%0.6%2024
Trade Openness (% of GDP)Economy74.9%26.2%2025/1960 ⚠
Inflation (GDP Deflator)Economy-1.4%13.9%2025
Tourism ReceiptsEconomy$14M$321M2001/2020 ⚠
Tourist ArrivalsEconomy5.27M2016
Current Account BalanceEconomy-1.6%5.8%2026
Foreign Direct InvestmentEconomy$188.01M$1.08B2024
FDI (% of GDP)Economy1.5%0.4%2024
Government Revenue (% of GDP)Economy17.9%10.8%2024
Government Spending (% of GDP)Economy18.5%12.3%2024
Youth Unemployment RateEconomy5.4%2024
Productive Capacity IndexEconomy31.330.72024
Natural Resource RentsEconomy23.5%8.6%2021
Oil Rents (% of GDP)Economy14.9%6.2%2021
Mineral Rents (% of GDP)Economy0%0%2021
Natural Gas Rents (% of GDP)Economy6.6%1.2%2021
Foreign Aid (% of GNI)Economy0.1%0.8%2023
Foreign Aid per CapitaEconomy$6$162023
Lending Interest RateEconomy14%2023
Real Interest RateEconomy2.9%2023
Adjusted Net Income per CapitaEconomy$2,709$1,6632021
Employment in AgricultureEconomy55.3%33.5%2025
Employment in IndustryEconomy9.9%17%2025
Employment in ServicesEconomy34.7%49.5%2025
Vulnerable EmploymentEconomy23.1%66.5%2025
Household Consumption (% of GDP)Economy53.2%2025
Income Share of Poorest 20%Economy6.4%7.5%2022
Bank Branches per 100,000Economy5.23.32022/2024
ATMs per 100,000Economy11.712.82022/2024
GDP per Capita GrowthEconomy-8.1%1.9%2025
Debt Service (% of GNI)Economy5.5%2024
Poverty Rate ($3.65/day)Economy21.5%64%2022
Poverty Rate ($6.85/day)Economy58.1%92.9%2022
Exports of Goods & ServicesTrade$5.97B$387.79M2025/1960 ⚠
Imports of Goods & ServicesTrade$3.64B$710.2M2025/1960 ⚠
Export Diversification IndexTrade0.8220.8262024
Export Concentration IndexTrade0.5910.6942024
Liner Shipping ConnectivityTrade11.820.82021
Fuel Exports (% of Exports)Trade1.7%88.6%1983/2024 ⚠
Manufactures Exports (% of Exports)Trade4%3.5%1983/2024 ⚠
Food Exports (% of Exports)Trade57.9%6%1983/2024 ⚠
High-Tech Exports (% of Manufactured)Trade2.7%2024
Exports (% of GDP)Trade46.5%9.2%2025/1960 ⚠
Imports (% of GDP)Trade28.4%16.9%2025/1960 ⚠
Human Development IndexDevelopment0.6740.562023
Gender Inequality IndexDevelopment0.6772023
Inequality-adjusted HDIDevelopment0.3792023
PopulationDemographics1.94M237.53M2025
Population GrowthDemographics2.4%2.1%2025
Life ExpectancyDemographics63.9 years54.6 years2024
Median AgeDemographics20.9 years18.3 years2026
Fertility RateDemographics4.124.382024
Rural PopulationDemographics28.4%36.2%2025
Population Under 15Demographics37.1%40.5%2025
Urban PopulationDemographics71.6%63.8%2025
Population DensityDemographics70.7/km²266.2/km²2026
Birth RateDemographics29.231.82026
Death RateDemographics7.7511.52026
Net Migration RateDemographics1.78-0.012026
Life Expectancy (Female)Demographics65.9 years54.9 years2024
Life Expectancy (Male)Demographics62.2 years54.3 years2024
Urban Population GrowthDemographics2.7%3.3%2025
Infant MortalityHealth47.669.82024
HIV PrevalenceHealth1.2%2024
Health Spending (% of GDP)Health3.5%4.2%2023
Physicians per 1,000Health0.150.382022/2023
UHC Service Coverage IndexHealth49472023
Road Traffic DeathsHealth11.717.22021
Premature NCD MortalityHealth20.3%17.7%2021
Out-of-Pocket Health SpendingHealth66%70.9%2023
Safely Managed SanitationHealth32.2%2024
Maternal MortalityHealth173.7992.82023
Under-Five MortalityHealth70.6104.92023
Neonatal MortalityHealth27.233.72023
Tuberculosis IncidenceHealth1992192024
Measles ImmunizationHealth62%56%2025
DTP3 ImmunizationHealth78%62%2025
Basic Drinking WaterHealth52.3%2024
Basic SanitationHealth15.7%2024
Diabetes PrevalenceHealth8.2%3%2024
Hospital Beds per 1,000Health2.10.52010/2004 ⚠
Contraceptive PrevalenceHealth12.6%21.6%2011/2021 ⚠
Skilled Birth AttendanceHealth68.3%50.7%2011/2022 ⚠
Nurses & Midwives per 1,000Health1.381.652022
Adolescent Fertility RateHealth152.9842024
Health Spending per CapitaHealth$234$672023
NCD Share of DeathsHealth31.9%27.7%2021
Smoking PrevalenceHealth3.1%2024
Antenatal Care CoverageHealth91.3%67%2011/2018 ⚠
Child StuntingChild Welfare17.1%33.8%2024
Child WastingChild Welfare3.1%11.6%2011/2021 ⚠
Birth RegistrationChild Welfare53.5%39.7%2011/2024 ⚠
Child MarriageChild Welfare29.5%33.4%2011/2024 ⚠
Overweight ChildrenChild Welfare9.7%1.5%2011/2021 ⚠
Education Spending (% of GDP)Education2.2%0.3%1998/2023 ⚠
Tertiary EnrollmentEducation1.8%9.7%2000/2011 ⚠
Adult Literacy RateEducation88.3%70.4%2000/2024 ⚠
Youth Literacy RateEducation97.1%81.4%2000/2024 ⚠
Primary Completion RateEducation42.2%77.4%2000/2024 ⚠
Lower Secondary CompletionEducation17.6%74.1%2000/2024 ⚠
Primary Net EnrollmentEducation34.4%75.7%2015/2023 ⚠
Lower Secondary EnrollmentEducation49.9%2001
Upper Secondary EnrollmentEducation23.2%2001
Upper Secondary CompletionEducation5.4%68.5%2000/2024 ⚠
Qualified Primary TeachersEducation37.2%62.2%2015/2018
Secondary EnrollmentEducation17.8%46.9%2005/2023 ⚠
UndernourishmentFood Security19.9%2023
Acute Food InsecurityFood Security16.5M2026-06
Agricultural Land (% of Land)Agriculture3.7%76.2%2023
Food Production IndexAgriculture103.4119.92022
Cassava ProductionAgriculture77.19K t62.62M t2024
Coffee ProductionAgriculture4.03K t1.81K t2024
Cocoa ProductionAgriculture600 t350K t2024
Sorghum ProductionAgriculture6.5M t2024
Millet ProductionAgriculture1.55M t2024
Maize ProductionAgriculture11.16M t2024
Rice ProductionAgriculture9.13M t2024
Wheat ProductionAgriculture43.93K t2024
Maize YieldAgriculture2,030 kg/ha2024
Rice YieldAgriculture1,997 kg/ha2024
Wheat YieldAgriculture1,574 kg/ha2024
Cattle StockAgriculture5.5K head20.9M head2024
Homicide RateGovernance15.72023
Corruption Perceptions IndexGovernance13262024
Electoral Democracy IndexGovernance0.1720.5052025
Liberal Democracy IndexGovernance0.0470.3112025
Political Corruption IndexGovernance0.8580.8342025
Control of CorruptionGovernance-1.47-1.112024
Government EffectivenessGovernance-1.18-1.012024
Rule of LawGovernance-1.54-1.012024
Political StabilityGovernance-0.14-22024
Regulatory QualityGovernance-1.4-0.632024
Voice and AccountabilityGovernance-1.73-0.732024
Refugees HostedHumanitarian0123.85K2025
Internally Displaced PeopleHumanitarian03.54M2025
Asylum Seekers HostedHumanitarian518.19K2025
Stateless PeopleHumanitarian002025
Internet UsersTechnology63.3%41.2%2024
Mobile SubscriptionsTechnology49.570.82022/2024
4G CoverageTechnology65%84.6%2024
Fixed Broadband SubscriptionsTechnology0.10.12022/2024
Mobile Data PriceTechnology1.6%2025
3G CoverageTechnology74.4%89.4%2024
Fixed Broadband PriceTechnology12.9%15.5%2022/2025
Mobile Bundle PriceTechnology0%2.7%2022/2025
R&D Spending (% of GDP)Technology0.3%2019
Electricity AccessInfrastructure65.1%62.5%2024
Air Transport PassengersInfrastructure118.43K5.27M2023
Slum PopulationInfrastructure64.7%48.5%2022
Renewable Energy CapacityEnergy127.2 MW3.2K MW2025
Solar CapacityEnergy0 MW284.5 MW2025
Hydropower CapacityEnergy127.1 MW2.9K MW2025
Renewable Energy ShareEnergy4.2%80.3%2022/2021
Clean Cooking AccessEnergy22.1%26.2%2023
Electricity Consumption per CapitaEnergy792 kWh144 kWh2023
Power Transmission LossesEnergy10.6%14.2%2023
Off-grid Renewable CapacityEnergy0 MW118.1 MW2025
Rural Electricity AccessEnergy5.1%23.5%2024
Solar Share of ElectricityEnergy0%0.3%2024/2025
Wind Share of ElectricityEnergy0%0%2024/2025
Hydropower Share of ElectricityEnergy26.8%30.9%2024/2025
Fossil Share of ElectricityEnergy73.2%68.7%2024/2025
Electricity DemandEnergy1.5 TWh39 TWh2024/2025
Electricity Carbon IntensityEnergy644 gCO₂/kWh456 gCO₂/kWh2024/2025
Primary Energy per CapitaEnergy15,975 kWh2,343 kWh2023
CO2 Emissions per CapitaClimate2.55 t0.57 t2024
Renewable Electricity OutputClimate8.8%22.2%2021
Forest AreaClimate86.4%23.2%2023
Protected AreasClimate1.8%11.6%2025
Freshwater WithdrawalsClimate0.1%5.6%2022
PM2.5 Air PollutionClimate42.2 µg/m³65.7 µg/m³2023

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Frequently asked questions

Does Equatorial Guinea or Nigeria have the larger economy?

Nigeria has the larger economy: $13.72B for Equatorial Guinea versus $377.37B for Nigeria (GDP, current US$).

How do Equatorial Guinea and Nigeria compare across indicators?

This page compares Equatorial Guinea and Nigeria on 201 indicators — economy, demographics, health, governance and more — each with its latest value, source, and a link to the full 54-country ranking.

How do I get this comparison via the API?

Call GET /v1/data?metric_key=<key>&latest=true&country_codes=GQ,NG with a free Africa API key to get both countries' latest values as JSON.

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