Key demographics
- Population
- 1.8M
- Density
- 65.9/km²
- HDI
- 0.674 (Medium)
- Life expectancy (2024)
- 63.9 yrs
- Fertility rate (2024)
- 4.12
- Urban population (2025)
- 71.6%
- Labor force (2025)
- 62.3%
Population structure
- Dependency ratio
- 69.1%
- Profile
- Very Young
- Urban population (2025)
- 71.6%
- Birth rate (2024)
- 30.0 /1000
- Death rate (2024)
- 7.9 /1000
- Largest city (2025)
- 37.0%
- Fertility rate (2024)
- 4.12
- Infant mortality (2024)
- 47.6 /1000
- Slum population (2022)
- 64.7%
Languages and culture
| Language | Native name |
|---|---|
| French | français |
| Portuguese | Português |
| Spanish | Español |
| Religion | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Christianity | 88.7% |
| No religion | 5.0% |
| Islam | 4.0% |
| Traditional faiths | 1.7% |
| Other | 0.6% |
| Ethnicity | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Fang | 85.7% |
| Bubi | 6.5% |
| Ndowe | 3.6% |
| Annobon | 1.6% |
| Bujeba | 1.1% |
| Others | 1.1% |
- Demonym (male)
- Equatorial Guinean
- Demonym (female)
- Equatorial Guinean
- National anthem
- Caminemos pisando las sendas de nuestra inmensa felicidad
Healthcare
- Life expectancy (2024)
- 63.9 yrs
- HALE (2021)
- 53.3 yrs
- Health spending (2023)
- 3.5% of GDP
- Infant mortality (2024)
- 47.6/1000
- UHC index (2023)
- 49/100
- Hospital beds (2010)
- 2.1/1000
- Physicians (2022)
- 0.15/1000
- Nurses (2022)
- 1.38/1000
- Health spending per capita (2023)
- $234
- Out-of-pocket (2023)
- 66.0%
Education and technology
- Internet users (2024)
- 63.3%
- Mobile subscriptions (2022)
- 49.5/100
- Broadband (2022)
- 0.1/100
- Secure servers (2024)
- 67/1M
Broadband connectivity
- Broadband per 100 (2022)
- 0.1
Geography and practical
- Area
- 28,051 km²
- Continent
- Africa
- Region
- Africa
- Subregion
- Middle Africa
- Landlocked
- No
- Driving side
- Right
- Timezones
- UTC+01:00
- Calling codes
- +240
- TLD
- .gq
- Maps
- Google Maps · OpenStreetMap
Borders
National symbols
- Flag
- The flag of Equatorial Guinea is composed of three equal horizontal bands of green, white and red with the national coat of arms centered in the white band and an isosceles triangle superimposed on the hoist side of the field. The triangle is light blue, has its base on the hoist end and spans about one-fifth the width of the field.
- National anthem
- Caminemos pisando las sendas de nuestra inmensa felicidad