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Equatorial Guinea

Republic of Equatorial Guinea

Capital
Malabo
Population
1.94 million 2025
Area
28,051 km²
Neighbours
2
Locator map of Equatorial GuineaEQUATORIALGUINEAMalaboCAMEROONGABONNIGERIAREPUBLIC OFTHE CONGOGulf of Guinea0100 km
Equatorial Guinea hatched, Malabo marked with a triangle, land neighbours shaded. Orthographic projection centred on 2.4°N 9.9°E; the scale bar is true at the centre.

Equatorial Guinea lies in Middle Africa and shares land borders with Cameroon and Gabon. At 28,051 km², it ranks 141st of 195 by area, close in size to Burundi and Haiti.

Its population was 1.94 million in 2025 (World Bank), the 48th-smallest of the 194 countries with data. Density is 69 people per km². 71.6% of people lived in urban areas in 2025.

GDP per capita was US$6,615 in 2025 (World Bank, current US$), 103rd of 191 and 5th of 52 in Africa. Life expectancy at birth was 63.9 years in 2024. The fertility rate was 4.12 births per woman in 2024. Forest covers 86.1% of its land (2024).

Its main landmass lies entirely in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres. North to south it runs about 311 km, between 0.96°N and 3.8°N. Malabo's antipode is in the South Pacific Ocean, about 70 km from Kiribati, the nearest land.

How it compares Africa: 54 countries

MeasureFigureWorldAfrica
Population1,938,4312025, World Bank147th of 19447th of 54
Area28,051 km²world-countries141st of 19544th of 54
GDPUS$12.8 billion2025, World Bank, current US$148th of 19137th of 52
GDP per capitaUS$6,6152025, World Bank, current US$103rd of 1915th of 52
Population density69 per km²population 2025, World Bank; area, world-countries116th of 19427th of 54
Life expectancy63.9 years2024, World Bank172nd of 19433rd of 54
Urban population71.6%2025, World Bank67th of 1946th of 54
Forest area86.1% of land2024, World Bank7th of 1942nd of 54
Population growth+2.40% a year2025, World Bank29th of 19420th of 54
Internet users63.3%2024, World Bank133rd of 18815th of 53
Fertility rate4.12 births per woman2024, World Bank22nd of 19420th of 54
Land neighbours2world-countries; among the 195112th of 19541st of 54
 Ranks run from the largest value (1st) among the countries with data; equal values share a rank.

Closest in areaBurundi, Haiti and Albania

Closest in populationLatvia, North Macedonia and Slovenia

Neighbours 2 countries by land, nearest capital first

  • Cameroon303 km
    Malabo to Yaoundé, capital to capital
  • Gabon382 km
    Malabo to Libreville, capital to capital

Where on Earth main landmass

Hemispheres
Northern and Eastern
Capital
Malabo
3.75°N 8.78°E
Northernmost latitude
3.76°N
Southernmost latitude
0.96°N
Westernmost longitude
8.43°E
Easternmost longitude
11.34°E
North to south
about 311 km
Antipode of Malabo
3.75°S 171.22°W
in the South Pacific Ocean, about 70 km from the nearest land (Kiribati)