Polity · 1969 CE – present
Equatorial Guinea
République de Guinée équatoriale · República da Guiné Equatorial · República de Guinea Ecuatorial
Also recorded as Republic of Equatorial Guinea
- Peak recorded area
- 26,921 km²
- 1886 CE
- Rulers on record
- 18
- from 1968 CE
- Data series
- 301
- 1969 CE–2025 CE
Overview
Equatorial Guinea, officially the Republic of Equatorial Guinea, is a country on the west coast of Central Africa. It has an area of 28,000 square kilometres (11,000 sq mi). Formerly the colony of Spanish Guinea, its post-independence name refers to its location both near the Equator and in the African region of Guinea. As of 2025, the country has a population of 1,853,559, over 85% of whom are members of the Fang people, the country's dominant ethnic group.
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Territory
3 dated territorial extents on record from CShapes 2.0. Areas are measured off the recorded polygons; the line steps because each extent holds until the next one is recorded — nothing is interpolated. Cliopatria holds 2 further extents, measured on a different basis and deliberately not merged into this series.
The record
The best-attested series in each category; where several projects publish the same quantity, the one with the most observations is shown. Each row is the most recent value the record holds at or before the last complete year, shown with the year that value belongs to. Some statistical series also publish forward projections — the year column is the honest guide. Nothing on this page is interpolated or estimated by us.
People
6 of 56 series| Series | Value · year · source |
|---|---|
| Population215 obs · 1950 CE–2025 CE | 1.9Mpersons2025 CE · UN World Population Prospects 2024 |
| Life Expectancy165 obs · 1950 CE–2025 CE | 64.1years2025 CE · UN World Population Prospects 2024 |
| Net Migration141 obs · 1950 CE–2025 CE | 3,812persons2025 CE · UN World Population Prospects 2024 |
| Population Growth141 obs · 1950 CE–2025 CE | 2.38% annual2025 CE · UN World Population Prospects 2024 |
| Life Expectancy Female140 obs · 1950 CE–2025 CE | 66.1years2025 CE · UN World Population Prospects 2024 |
| Life Expectancy Male140 obs · 1950 CE–2025 CE | 62.4years2025 CE · UN World Population Prospects 2024 |
Economy
6 of 106 series| Series | Value · year · source |
|---|---|
| GDP per capita PPP220 obs · 1800 CE–2019 CE | 19.9Kint'l $ (inflation adj.)2019 CE · Gapminder |
| GDP Current Usd107 obs · 1962 CE–2025 CE | 12.8Bcurrent US$2025 CE · World Bank World Development Indicators |
| GDP per capita73 obs · 1950 CE–2022 CE | 22.7K2011 int'l $2022 CE · Maddison Project Database 2023 |
| Fao Cattle Stocks64 obs · 1961 CE–2024 CE | 5,520head2024 CE · FAOSTAT |
| Fao Chickens Stocks64 obs · 1961 CE–2024 CE | 385head2024 CE · FAOSTAT |
| Fao Cocoa Area Harvested64 obs · 1961 CE–2024 CE | 5,887ha2024 CE · FAOSTAT |
Military
6 of 20 series| Series | Value · year · source |
|---|---|
| CINC Score49 obs · 1968 CE–2016 CE | 0.0001CINC (share of world capability)2016 CE · Correlates of War NMC v6.0 |
| Energy Consumption49 obs · 1968 CE–2016 CE | 3.5Mcoal-ton equivalents2016 CE · Correlates of War NMC v6.0 |
| Iron Steel Production49 obs · 1968 CE–2016 CE | 0tons2016 CE · Correlates of War NMC v6.0 |
| Military Personnel49 obs · 1968 CE–2016 CE | 1,000persons2016 CE · Correlates of War NMC v6.0 |
| Armed Forces Personnel32 obs · 1985 CE–2020 CE | 1,000persons2020 CE · World Bank World Development Indicators |
| Mil Equip Aircraft Transport32 obs · 1982 CE–2014 CE | 4count2014 CE · rDMC Military Capabilities v1.0 |
Territory & resources
6 of 48 series| Series | Value · year · source |
|---|---|
| Arable Land %126 obs · 1961 CE–2023 CE | 1.89% of land area2023 CE · World Bank World Development Indicators |
| Forest Area %68 obs · 1990 CE–2023 CE | 86.39% of land area2023 CE · World Bank World Development Indicators |
| Agricultural Land %63 obs · 1961 CE–2023 CE | 3.73%2023 CE · World Bank World Development Indicators |
| Arable Land per capita Ha63 obs · 1961 CE–2023 CE | 0.0287hectares per person2023 CE · World Bank World Development Indicators |
| Fao Agricultural Land63 obs · 1961 CE–2023 CE | 104.7Kha2023 CE · FAOSTAT |
| Fao Arable Land63 obs · 1961 CE–2023 CE | 53Kha2023 CE · FAOSTAT |
Governance
6 of 28 series| Series | Value · year · source |
|---|---|
| Electoral Democracy Index125 obs · 1900 CE–2024 CE | 0.178index (0-1)2024 CE · V-Dem v15 |
| Liberal Democracy Index125 obs · 1900 CE–2024 CE | 0.049index (0-1)2024 CE · V-Dem v15 |
| Participatory Democracy Index125 obs · 1900 CE–2024 CE | 0.047index (0-1)2024 CE · V-Dem v15 |
| Regime Type125 obs · 1900 CE–2024 CE | 1RoW index (0-3)2024 CE · V-Dem v15 |
| Rule Of Law Index125 obs · 1900 CE–2024 CE | 0.053index (0-1)2024 CE · V-Dem v15 |
| Checks And Balances49 obs · 1975 CE–2023 CE | 1count2023 CE · Database of Political Institutions (DPI) 2023 |
Development
6 of 43 series| Series | Value · year · source |
|---|---|
| Freedom Of Expression Index125 obs · 1900 CE–2024 CE | 0.14index (0-1)2024 CE · V-Dem v15 |
| Mobile Subscriptions Per 10051 obs · 1960 CE–2022 CE | 49.54per_1002022 CE · World Bank World Development Indicators |
| Tech Tractors41 obs · 1961 CE–2001 CE | 170count2001 CE · CHAT (Comin-Hobijn) |
| Dpt Immunization %40 obs · 1985 CE–2024 CE | 68%2024 CE · World Bank World Development Indicators |
| Measles Immunization %40 obs · 1985 CE–2024 CE | 53%2024 CE · World Bank World Development Indicators |
| Who Skilled Birth Attendance39 obs · 1985 CE–2023 CE | 173.66%2023 CE · WHO Global Health Observatory |
Rulers
18 on record with dated reigns. Reign years follow the house convention: BCE years are negative.
- Edmundo BossioVice President of Equatorial Guinea1968 CE – 1974 CE
- Francisco Macías Nguema BiyokoHead of State1968 CE – 1979 CE
- Miguel EyegueVice President of Equatorial Guinea1974 CE – 1976 CE
- Bonifacio NguemaVice President of Equatorial Guinea1978 CE – 1979 CE
- Teodoro ObiangHead of State1979 CE –
- Cristino Seriche BiokoPrime Minister of Equatorial Guinea1982 CE – 1992 CE
- Silvestre Siale BilekaPrime Minister of Equatorial Guinea1992 CE – 1996 CE
- Ángel Serafín Seriche DouganPrime Minister of Equatorial Guinea1996 CE – 2001 CE
- Cándido Muatetema RivasPrime Minister of Equatorial Guinea2001 CE – 2004 CE
- Miguel Abia BiteoPrime Minister of Equatorial Guinea2004 CE – 2006 CE
- Ricardo Mangue Obama NfubeaPrime Minister of Equatorial Guinea2006 CE – 2008 CE
- Ignacio Milam TangPrime Minister of Equatorial Guinea2008 CE – 2012 CE
- Ignacio Milam TangVice President of Equatorial Guinea2012 CE – 2016 CE
- Teodoro NguemaVice President of Equatorial Guinea2012 CE –
- Vicente Ehate TomiPrime Minister of Equatorial Guinea2012 CE – 2016 CE
- Francisco Pascual Obama AsuePrime Minister of Equatorial Guinea2016 CE – 2023 CE
- Manuela RokaHead of Government2023 CE – 2024 CE
- Manuel Osa Nsue NsuaHead of Government2024 CE –
Country profile
From the CIA World Factbook 2024. Long entries are trimmed at a sentence boundary.
- Location
- Central Africa, bordering the Bight of Biafra, between Cameroon and Gabon
- Government type
- presidential republic
- Executive branch
- chief of state: President OBIANG Nguema Mbasogo (since 3 August 1979); head of government: Prime Minister Manuel Osa Nsue Nsua (since 17 August 2024); cabinet: Council of Ministers appointed by the president and overseen by the prime minister;
- Ethnic groups
- Fang 78.1%, Bubi 9.4%, Ndowe 2.8%, Nanguedambo 2.7%, Bisio 0.9%, foreigner 5.3%, other 0.7%, unspecified 0.2% (2011 est.)
- Natural resources
- petroleum, natural gas, timber, gold, bauxite, diamonds, tantalum, sand and gravel, clay
- Economy
- growing CEMAC economy and new OPEC member; large oil and gas reserves; targeting economic diversification and poverty reduction; still recovering from CEMAC crisis; improving public financial management; persistent poverty; hard-hit by COVID-19
Language & currency
- Official & national languages
- other, French, Fa d'Ambo spoken in Annobon), Spanish
- Currency
- Cooperation Financiere en Afrique Centrale francs (XAF)
Memberships
- United NationsUNInternational organisation · member1968 CE –
- 11-member Defense Pact (2000)Military alliance · member2000 CE –
- African UnionAUInternational organisation · founding member2002 CE –
- OPECOPECEconomic bloc · member2017 CE –
Sources
Every figure above comes from one of these. Nothing on this page is estimated, interpolated or model-generated.
CHAT (Comin-Hobijn)2009 (FinalCHAT_72909)
Comin, D. & Hobijn, B. (2009). The CHAT Dataset. NBER Working Paper 15319.
NBER research data, freely downloadable
CIA World Factbook 2024
Correlates of War NMC v6.0v6.0
Singer, J.D. (1987). National Material Capabilities Data (NMC), v6.0. Correlates of War Project.
Free academic use, citation
CShapes 2.02.0
Schvitz, G. et al. (2022). Mapping the International System, 1886-2019: The CShapes 2.0 Dataset. Journal of Conflict Resolution 66(1).
CC BY-NC-SA 4.0
Database of Political Institutions (DPI) 2023DPI 2023
Cruz, C., Keefer, P. & Scartascini, C. (2023). Database of Political Institutions 2023. Inter-American Development Bank.
IDB open data, attribution
FAOSTAT2024 release
FAO (2024). FAOSTAT Statistical Database. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Rome.
CC BY 4.0
Gapminderv14 / systema globalis
Gapminder Foundation. Gapminder systema globalis dataset.
CC BY 4.0
Maddison Project Database 20232023
Bolt, J. & van Zanden, J.L. (2024). Maddison Project Database 2023. University of Groningen GGDC.
CC BY 4.0
rDMC Military Capabilities v1.0v1.0
Reconstructed Data on Military Capabilities (rDMC), v1.0. Harvard Dataverse.
Academic use, attribution
UN World Population Prospects 20242024
United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2024). World Population Prospects 2024.
CC BY 3.0 IGO
V-Dem v15v15
Coppedge, M. et al. (2025). V-Dem Country-Year Dataset v15. Varieties of Democracy Project.
Free academic/non-commercial use, attribution
WHO Global Health Observatory2024
World Health Organization (2024). Global Health Observatory data repository.
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO
Wikipedia contributors. Article lead sections, reused under CC BY-SA 4.0.
CC BY-SA 4.0
World Bank World Development Indicators2024 release
World Bank (2024). World Development Indicators. Washington, DC.
CC BY 4.0
Equatorial Guinea is one of the polities with a sourced record deep enough to publish.