Physicians
0.2 /1,000per 1,000 people
#168 of 1872022
7% of world average
SERIAL · 226Africa
Equatorial Guinea
CapitalCiudad de la Paz
CurrencyXAF · Central African CFA franc
LanguageFrench, Spanish, Portuguese
Since1968
ISOGNQ · GQ
Population
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Watermark portrait: Lamine Yamal
— THE COUNTRY —
Country in Central Africa
Equatorial Guinea, officially the Republic of Equatorial Guinea, is a country on the west coast of Central Africa and the only Spanish-speaking country in 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. The Bubi people, indigenous to Bioko Island, are the second largest group at approximately 6.5% of the population. The country's new capital, since January 2026, is Ciudad de la Paz, and Malabo, the former capital, is the second largest city, after Bata.
Text: Wikipedia — Equatorial GuineaCC BY-SA 4.0 · revised 2026-07-28
— FACTS —
- Motto
- Unity, Peace, Justice
- Capital
- Ciudad de la Paz
- Currency
- Central African CFA franc (XAF)
- Official language
- French, Spanish, Portuguese
- Drives on the
- Right
- Calling code
- +240
- Top-level domain
- .gq
- Independence / founding
- 12 Oct 1968
- Highest point
- Pico Basilé (3,011 m)
- Lowest point
- Atlantic Ocean (0 m)
- Anthem
- Caminemos pisando las sendas de nuestra inmensa felicidad
— LAND —
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— PEOPLE —
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— MONEY —
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— TRADE —
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— HEALTH —
Nurses and midwives
1.4 /1,000per 1,000 people
#158 of 1962022
29% of world average
Hospital beds
2.1 /1,000per 1,000 people
not enough data to rank2010
71% of world average
Access to clean drinking water
64.7%% of population
#200 of 2142017
71% of world average
Access to basic sanitation
66.3%% of population
#163 of 2132017
82% of world average
Suicide rate
7per 100,000 people
#88 of 1852021
82% of world average
Tuberculosis cases
199per 100,000 people
#174 of 2082024
200% of world average
Children vaccinated against measles
53.0%% of children 12-23 months
#186 of 1932024
62% of world average
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— LEARNING —
Education spending
2.2%% of GDP
not enough data to rank1998
51% of world average
Education spending
5.2%% of government spending
not enough data to rank1998
39% of world average
Adult literacy
88.3%% aged 15+
not enough data to rank2000
105% of world average
Youth literacy
97.1%% aged 15-24
not enough data to rank2000
107% of world average
Primary school enrolment
47.5%% gross
not enough data to rank2015
47% of world average
Secondary school enrolment
17.8%% gross
not enough data to rank2005
20% of world average
University enrolment
1.8%% gross
not enough data to rank2000
4% of world average
Primary school completion
32.6%% of relevant age group
not enough data to rank2015
36% of world average
Pupils per teacher, primary school
23pupils per teacher
not enough data to rank2015
105% of world average
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Years of compulsory education
6.0 yrsyears
#181 of 1972025
60% of world average
— WORK —
Unemployment
8.3%% of labour force
#135 of 1862025
121% of world average
Youth unemployment
15.7%% of labour force aged 15-24
#113 of 1862025
100% of world average
Labour force participation
60.5%% aged 15+
#101 of 1862025
100% of world average
Women in the labour force
52.6%% of women aged 15+
#100 of 1862025
103% of world average
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— CONNECTED —
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— NATURE —
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— STATE —
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— TRADE PARTNERS —
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— TRADE —
No trade data available for Equatorial Guinea.
— EXTRAS —
Anthem
Caminemos pisando las sendas de nuestra inmensa felicidadAudio: Wikimedia Commons
Capital time
--:--:--Ciudad de la Paz · approx. UTC+1
Landmarks
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People
Lamine YamalSpanish footballer (born 2007)
Teodoro ObiangEquatoguinean politician, President of Equatorial Guinea since 1979
Francisco Macías Nguema BiyokoEquatoguinean politician, 1st and former President of Equatorial Guinea (1924-1979)
Salma ParallueloSpanish association football player
LaurenCameroonian footballer (born 1977)
Emilio NsueEquatorial Guinean association football player (born 1989)
Pedro ObiangEquatorial Guinean association football player
Concha BuikaSpanish singer of Equatorial Guinean descent
Omar MascarellEquatorial Guinean association football player (born 1993)
Francisco Pascual Obama AsuePrime Minister of Equatorial Guinea (2016-present)
Eric Moussambani MalongaEquatoguinean swimmer
Javier BalboaEquatorial Guinean association football player
History
12 Oct 1968Equatorial Guinea — founding / independence (Wikidata)
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1960 → now
2026
Population1.9M2025
GDP$12.82B2025
GDP per person$6,6152025