Equatorial Guinea vs Gabon
Equatorial Guinea vs Gabon: Armed forces personnel
Armed forces personnel in 2020: 1,000 people in Equatorial Guinea and 7,000 people in Gabon, by IISS estimates. In 2020 the value was higher in Gabon, by 6,000 people, or 7 times that in Equatorial Guinea.
people · IISS
What the numbers say
- Gabon has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1985.
- The world as a whole: 27.4 million people in 2020.
Every year
people · IISS
| Year | Equatorial Guinea | Gabon | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 1,000 | 7,000 | 27.4 million |
| 2019 | 1,000 | 7,000 | 27.7 million |
| 2018 | 1,450 | 6,700 | 27.7 million |
| 2017 | 1,000 | 7,000 | 27.4 million |
| 2016 | 1,450 | 6,700 | 27.5 million |
| 2015 | 1,320 | 6,700 | 27.4 million |
| 2014 | 1,320 | 6,700 | 27.3 million |
| 2013 | 1,320 | 6,700 | 27.2 million |
| 2012 | 1,320 | 6,700 | 28.2 million |
| 2011 | 1,320 | 6,700 | 28 million |
| 2010 | 1,320 | 6,700 | 28.1 million |
| 2009 | 1,320 | 6,700 | 27.9 million |
| 2008 | 1,000 | 7,000 | 27.5 million |
| 2007 | 1,000 | 7,000 | 27.3 million |
| 2006 | – | – | 27 million |
| 2005 | 1,000 | 7,000 | 28.5 million |
| 2004 | 1,000 | 6,000 | 27.1 million |
| 2003 | 1,300 | 6,700 | 28.2 million |
| 2002 | 2,300 | 6,700 | 28.3 million |
| 2001 | 1,600 | 6,700 | 28.2 million |
| 2000 | 1,600 | 6,700 | 29.4 million |
| 1999 | 1,600 | 9,500 | 29.6 million |
| 1998 | 1,600 | 9,500 | 29.9 million |
| 1997 | 1,620 | 9,500 | 29.9 million |
| 1996 | 1,600 | 9,500 | 30.2 million |
| 1995 | 1,600 | 9,500 | 30.2 million |
| 1994 | 1,000 | 6,000 | 23.2 million |
| 1993 | 1,000 | 7,000 | 23.7 million |
| 1992 | 1,000 | 7,000 | 24.5 million |
| 1991 | 1,000 | 10,000 | 22.7 million |
| 1990 | 1,000 | 9,000 | 23.9 million |
| 1989 | 1,000 | 10,000 | 24.3 million |
| 1985 | 2,200 | 2,400 | 22.2 million |
| 1984 | 3,000 | 7,000 | – |
| 1983 | 2,000 | 7,000 | – |
| 1982 | 2,000 | 7,000 | – |
| 1981 | 2,000 | 7,000 | – |
| 1980 | 2,000 | 5,000 | – |
| 1979 | 2,000 | 5,000 | – |
| 1978 | 2,000 | 4,000 | – |
| 1977 | 2,000 | 4,000 | – |
| 1976 | 5,000 | 3,000 | – |
| 1975 | 5,000 | 3,000 | – |
| 1974 | 5,000 | 2,000 | – |
| 1973 | 2,000 | 2,000 | – |
| 1972 | 2,000 | 2,000 | – |
| 1971 | 1,000 | 1,000 | – |
| 1970 | 1,000 | 1,000 | – |
| 1969 | 1,000 | 1,000 | – |
| 1968 | 0 | 1,000 | – |
| 1967 | – | 1,000 | – |
| 1966 | – | 1,000 | – |
| 1965 | – | 1,000 | – |
| 1964 | – | 1,000 | – |
| 1963 | – | 1,000 | – |
| 1962 | – | 0 | – |
| 1961 | – | 0 | – |
| 1960 | – | 0 | – |
- 12.3Estimates, Correlates of War
Each country on its own
Good to know
- Active-duty military personnel, with paramilitary forces where they are trained and equipped like soldiers, by the IISS Military Balance.
- Source: IISS, The Military Balance, via the World Bank.
- Before 1985: Correlates of War Project, National Material Capabilities v7.0; Singer, Bremer and Stuckey (1972), “Capability Distribution, Uncertainty, and Major Power War, 1820–1965”, in Bruce Russett (ed.), Peace, War, and Numbers, Sage, 19–48.
- Ranks count the 170 countries with a value in 2020, highest first.
- The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Equatorial Guinea vs Gabon
Health
- Life expectancyEquatorial Guinea: 63.7 years in 2023Gabon: 68.3 years in 2023
- Child mortalityEquatorial Guinea: 6.8 per 100 live births in 2024Gabon: 3.3 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityEquatorial Guinea: 52.9 per 1,000 live births in 2023Gabon: 27.5 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionEquatorial Guinea: 4.17% in 2017Gabon: 4.05% in 2017
- Suicide rateEquatorial Guinea: 9.3 per 100,000 people in 2017Gabon: 12.5 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationEquatorial Guinea: 1.85 million people in 2023Gabon: 2.49 million people in 2023
- Population growthEquatorial Guinea: 2.39% a year in 2023Gabon: 2.18% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateEquatorial Guinea: 4.08 births per woman in 2023Gabon: 3.65 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationEquatorial Guinea: 71.6% in 2025Gabon: 92.1% in 2025
- Median ageEquatorial Guinea: 21 years in 2023Gabon: 21.5 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overEquatorial Guinea: 3.6% in 2023Gabon: 4% in 2023
- Net migration rateEquatorial Guinea: 2.2 per 1,000 people in 2023Gabon: 0.4 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingEquatorial Guinea: 0.9% of GDP in 2025Gabon: 1.66% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsEquatorial Guinea: $113M in 2025Gabon: $337M in 2025
- Military spending per personEquatorial Guinea: $63 in 2025Gabon: $139 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingEquatorial Guinea: 4.7% of government spending in 2025Gabon: 6.5% of government spending in 2025
- National powerEquatorial Guinea: 0.02% of world capability in 2022Gabon: 0.02% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersEquatorial Guinea: 0.16% of the labour force in 2020Gabon: 1% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsEquatorial Guinea: 12 million TIV in 2024Gabon: 6 million TIV in 2024