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Equatorial Guinea vs South Africa

Equatorial Guinea and South Africa 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 $479.96BEquatorial Guinea vs South Africa
GDP per Capita$8,152 vs $7,503Equatorial Guinea vs South Africa
Population1.94M vs 64.75MEquatorial Guinea vs South Africa

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Indicator Equatorial Guinea South AfricaPeriod
GDPEconomy$13.72B$479.96B2026
GDP per CapitaEconomy$8,152$7,5032026
Inflation RateEconomy3.2%5%2026
Central Bank Policy RateEconomy4.5%7%2025/2026
Official Exchange RateEconomy569.51 LCU/USD16.37 LCU/USD2026-06
Budget BalanceEconomy-1.7%-4.9%2026
Unemployment RateEconomy8.3%32.4%2025
Public DebtEconomy39.1%78.9%2026
Trade BalanceEconomy$2.32B$8.16B2025
GDP GrowthEconomy-2.7%1%2026
GNI per CapitaEconomy$5,890$6,2702025
GNI per Capita (PPP)Economy$14,610$15,6002025
GDP (PPP)Economy$31.27B$1.03T2025
Agriculture (% of GDP)Economy3.2%2.8%2025
Industry (% of GDP)Economy41.4%24.1%2025
Manufacturing (% of GDP)Economy22.3%12.3%2025
Services (% of GDP)Economy55.5%63.1%2025
Investment (% of GDP)Economy-3.7%13.9%2025
Remittances ReceivedEconomy$164.21K$1B1996/2025 ⚠
Remittances (% of GDP)Economy0.1%0.2%1996/2025 ⚠
External Debt (% of GNI)Economy44.8%2024
Foreign ReservesEconomy$1.08B$76.02B2024/2025
Credit to Private Sector (% of GDP)Economy5.8%89.4%2023/2024
Tax Revenue (% of GDP)Economy6.6%25.9%2022/2024
Labor Force ParticipationEconomy60.5%55.6%2025
Female Labor Force ParticipationEconomy52.6%49.9%2025
Income Inequality (Gini)Economy38.554.12022
Extreme Poverty RateEconomy8.8%17.4%2022
Account OwnershipEconomy81.1%2024
Youth NEET RateEconomy34.6%2024
Military Spending (% of GDP)Economy1%0.7%2024
Trade Openness (% of GDP)Economy74.9%60.9%2025
Inflation (GDP Deflator)Economy-1.4%2.8%2025
Tourism ReceiptsEconomy$14M$2.72B2001/2020 ⚠
Tourist ArrivalsEconomy3.89M2020
Current Account BalanceEconomy-1.6%-0.9%2026
Foreign Direct InvestmentEconomy$188.01M$2.47B2024
FDI (% of GDP)Economy1.5%0.6%2024
Government Revenue (% of GDP)Economy17.9%27.2%2024
Government Spending (% of GDP)Economy18.5%33%2024
Youth Unemployment RateEconomy60.1%2024
Productive Capacity IndexEconomy31.351.72024
Natural Resource RentsEconomy23.5%7.3%2021
Oil Rents (% of GDP)Economy14.9%0.4%2021
Mineral Rents (% of GDP)Economy0%3.8%2021
Natural Gas Rents (% of GDP)Economy6.6%0%2021
Foreign Aid (% of GNI)Economy0.1%0.4%2023
Foreign Aid per CapitaEconomy$6$242023
Lending Interest RateEconomy10.7%2025
Real Interest RateEconomy7.7%2025
Gross Savings (% of GDP)Economy12.9%2025
Adjusted Net Income per CapitaEconomy$2,709$5,5212021
Employment in AgricultureEconomy55.3%5.4%2025
Employment in IndustryEconomy9.9%20.8%2025
Employment in ServicesEconomy34.7%73.8%2025
Vulnerable EmploymentEconomy23.1%11.7%2025
Household Consumption (% of GDP)Economy53.2%65.8%2025
Income Share of Poorest 20%Economy6.4%3.7%2022
Bank Branches per 100,000Economy5.282022/2024
ATMs per 100,000Economy11.7462022/2024
GDP per Capita GrowthEconomy-8.1%-0%2025
Debt Service (% of GNI)Economy5.7%2024
Poverty Rate ($3.65/day)Economy21.5%30.2%2022
Poverty Rate ($6.85/day)Economy58.1%59.6%2022
Exports of Goods & ServicesTrade$5.97B$134.18B2025
Imports of Goods & ServicesTrade$3.64B$126.02B2025
Export Diversification IndexTrade0.8220.5532024
Export Concentration IndexTrade0.5910.1452024
Liner Shipping ConnectivityTrade11.839.12021
Fuel Exports (% of Exports)Trade1.7%8.2%1983/2025 ⚠
Manufactures Exports (% of Exports)Trade4%38.3%1983/2025 ⚠
Food Exports (% of Exports)Trade57.9%12.8%1983/2025 ⚠
High-Tech Exports (% of Manufactured)Trade5.7%2024
Exports (% of GDP)Trade46.5%31.4%2025
Imports (% of GDP)Trade28.4%29.5%2025
Human Development IndexDevelopment0.6740.7412023
Gender Inequality IndexDevelopment0.3882023
Inequality-adjusted HDIDevelopment0.4762023
PopulationDemographics1.94M64.75M2025
Population GrowthDemographics2.4%1.1%2025
Life ExpectancyDemographics63.9 years66.3 years2024
Median AgeDemographics20.9 years28.9 years2026
Fertility RateDemographics4.122.212024
Rural PopulationDemographics28.4%36.2%2025
Population Under 15Demographics37.1%25.7%2025
Urban PopulationDemographics71.6%63.8%2025
Population DensityDemographics70.7/km²53.6/km²2026
Birth RateDemographics29.217.82026
Death RateDemographics7.759.312026
Net Migration RateDemographics1.782.012026
Life Expectancy (Female)Demographics65.9 years69.8 years2024
Life Expectancy (Male)Demographics62.2 years62.8 years2024
Urban Population GrowthDemographics2.7%1.3%2025
Infant MortalityHealth47.624.22024
HIV PrevalenceHealth17.2%2024
Health Spending (% of GDP)Health3.5%8.9%2023
Physicians per 1,000Health0.150.792022
UHC Service Coverage IndexHealth49742023
Road Traffic DeathsHealth11.724.52021
Premature NCD MortalityHealth20.3%22.7%2021
Out-of-Pocket Health SpendingHealth66%6.7%2023
Safely Managed SanitationHealth73.8%2024
Maternal MortalityHealth173.7117.62023
Under-Five MortalityHealth70.634.72023
Neonatal MortalityHealth27.211.72023
Tuberculosis IncidenceHealth1993892024
Measles ImmunizationHealth62%66%2025
DTP3 ImmunizationHealth78%65%2025
Basic Drinking WaterHealth22.2%2024
Basic SanitationHealth3.6%2024
Diabetes PrevalenceHealth8.2%7.2%2024
Hospital Beds per 1,000Health2.12.252010
Contraceptive PrevalenceHealth12.6%54.6%2011/2016 ⚠
Skilled Birth AttendanceHealth68.3%96.7%2011/2016 ⚠
Nurses & Midwives per 1,000Health1.386.392022
Adolescent Fertility RateHealth152.951.82024
Health Spending per CapitaHealth$234$5372023
NCD Share of DeathsHealth31.9%37.2%2021
Smoking PrevalenceHealth23.7%2024
Antenatal Care CoverageHealth91.3%93.7%2011/2016 ⚠
Child StuntingChild Welfare17.1%24.4%2024
Child WastingChild Welfare3.1%3.6%2011/2017 ⚠
Birth RegistrationChild Welfare53.5%88.6%2011/2017 ⚠
Child MarriageChild Welfare29.5%3.6%2011/2016 ⚠
Overweight ChildrenChild Welfare9.7%11.8%2011/2017 ⚠
Education Spending (% of GDP)Education2.2%6%1998/2024 ⚠
Tertiary EnrollmentEducation1.8%23.5%2000/2023 ⚠
Adult Literacy RateEducation88.3%91.2%2000/2024 ⚠
Youth Literacy RateEducation97.1%97.2%2000/2024 ⚠
Primary Completion RateEducation42.2%97.6%2000/2024 ⚠
Lower Secondary CompletionEducation17.6%92.5%2000/2024 ⚠
Primary Net EnrollmentEducation34.4%93.9%2015/2023 ⚠
Lower Secondary EnrollmentEducation49.9%90.4%2001/2023 ⚠
Upper Secondary EnrollmentEducation23.2%86.9%2001/2023 ⚠
Upper Secondary CompletionEducation5.4%62.2%2000/2024 ⚠
Qualified Primary TeachersEducation37.2%77.9%2015/2002 ⚠
Secondary EnrollmentEducation17.8%104.1%2005/2023 ⚠
UndernourishmentFood Security10%2023
Agricultural Land (% of Land)Agriculture3.7%79.4%2023
Food Production IndexAgriculture103.4113.22022
Cassava ProductionAgriculture77.19K t2024
Coffee ProductionAgriculture4.03K t2024
Cocoa ProductionAgriculture600 t2024
Sorghum ProductionAgriculture98K t2024
Millet ProductionAgriculture6.33K t2024
Maize ProductionAgriculture12.85M t2024
Rice ProductionAgriculture3.08K t2024
Wheat ProductionAgriculture1.92M t2024
Maize YieldAgriculture4,874 kg/ha2024
Rice YieldAgriculture2,912 kg/ha2024
Wheat YieldAgriculture3,809 kg/ha2024
Cattle StockAgriculture5.5K head12.1M head2024
Homicide RateGovernance43.72022
Corruption Perceptions IndexGovernance13412024
Electoral Democracy IndexGovernance0.1720.7432025
Liberal Democracy IndexGovernance0.0470.6332025
Political Corruption IndexGovernance0.8580.5382025
Control of CorruptionGovernance-1.47-0.192024
Government EffectivenessGovernance-1.18-0.232024
Rule of LawGovernance-1.540.022024
Political StabilityGovernance-0.14-0.622024
Regulatory QualityGovernance-1.4-0.062024
Voice and AccountabilityGovernance-1.730.612024
Refugees HostedHumanitarian055.18K2025
Internally Displaced PeopleHumanitarian002025
Asylum Seekers HostedHumanitarian582.36K2025
Stateless PeopleHumanitarian002025
Internet UsersTechnology63.3%78.4%2024
Mobile SubscriptionsTechnology49.5179.32022/2024
4G CoverageTechnology65%99.4%2024
Fixed Broadband SubscriptionsTechnology0.15.32022/2024
Mobile Data PriceTechnology1.3%2025
3G CoverageTechnology74.4%99.9%2024
Fixed Broadband PriceTechnology12.9%3.4%2022/2025
Mobile Bundle PriceTechnology0%1.1%2022/2025
R&D Spending (% of GDP)Technology0.6%2022
Electricity AccessInfrastructure65.1%90.2%2024
Air Transport PassengersInfrastructure118.43K15.45M2023
Slum PopulationInfrastructure64.7%24.2%2022
Renewable Energy CapacityEnergy127.2 MW16.6K MW2025
Solar CapacityEnergy0 MW11.3K MW2025
Wind CapacityEnergy4.3K MW2025
Hydropower CapacityEnergy127.1 MW751.7 MW2025
Renewable Energy ShareEnergy4.2%9.7%2022/2021
Clean Cooking AccessEnergy22.1%89.8%2023
Electricity Consumption per CapitaEnergy792 kWh3,247 kWh2023
Power Transmission LossesEnergy10.6%10.2%2023
Off-grid Renewable CapacityEnergy0 MW14.1 MW2025
Rural Electricity AccessEnergy5.1%86.3%2024
Solar Share of ElectricityEnergy0%8%2024/2025
Wind Share of ElectricityEnergy0%4.7%2024/2025
Hydropower Share of ElectricityEnergy26.8%0.8%2024/2025
Fossil Share of ElectricityEnergy73.2%82.2%2024/2025
Electricity DemandEnergy1.5 TWh237 TWh2024/2025
Electricity Carbon IntensityEnergy644 gCO₂/kWh699 gCO₂/kWh2024/2025
Primary Energy per CapitaEnergy15,975 kWh21,287 kWh2023/2024
CO2 Emissions per CapitaClimate2.55 t6.88 t2024
Renewable Electricity OutputClimate8.8%6.4%2021
Forest AreaClimate86.4%14%2023
Protected AreasClimate1.8%12.9%2025
Freshwater WithdrawalsClimate0.1%47.1%2022
PM2.5 Air PollutionClimate42.2 µg/m³27.7 µg/m³2023

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Frequently asked questions

Does Equatorial Guinea or South Africa have the larger economy?

South Africa has the larger economy: $13.72B for Equatorial Guinea versus $479.96B for South Africa (GDP, current US$).

How do Equatorial Guinea and South Africa compare across indicators?

This page compares Equatorial Guinea and South Africa on 202 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,ZA with a free Africa API key to get both countries' latest values as JSON.

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