Equatorial Guinea vs Gabon
Equatorial Guinea vs Gabon: Depression
Depression in 2017: 4.17% in Equatorial Guinea and 4.05% in Gabon, by IHME estimates. In 2017 the value was higher in Equatorial Guinea, by 0.12 percentage points, or 1.03 times that in Gabon.
% of people · IHME
What the numbers say
- Equatorial Guinea has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1990.
- In 2017, Equatorial Guinea ranked 16 and Gabon ranked 29 of 195 countries, counting from the highest.
- The world as a whole: 3.44% in 2017.
Every year
% of people · IHME
| Year | Equatorial Guinea | Gabon | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 4.17 | 4.05 | 3.44 |
| 2016 | 4.17 | 4.05 | 3.44 |
| 2015 | 4.16 | 4.05 | 3.44 |
| 2014 | 4.16 | 4.05 | 3.44 |
| 2013 | 4.16 | 4.05 | 3.44 |
| 2012 | 4.16 | 4.06 | 3.44 |
| 2011 | 4.16 | 4.07 | 3.44 |
| 2010 | 4.16 | 4.07 | 3.44 |
| 2009 | 4.16 | 4.08 | 3.45 |
| 2008 | 4.16 | 4.1 | 3.48 |
| 2007 | 4.16 | 4.12 | 3.5 |
| 2006 | 4.16 | 4.15 | 3.52 |
| 2005 | 4.16 | 4.16 | 3.53 |
| 2004 | 4.16 | 4.16 | 3.53 |
| 2003 | 4.17 | 4.16 | 3.53 |
| 2002 | 4.18 | 4.16 | 3.53 |
| 2001 | 4.19 | 4.16 | 3.53 |
| 2000 | 4.2 | 4.16 | 3.53 |
| 1999 | 4.2 | 4.16 | 3.54 |
| 1998 | 4.22 | 4.15 | 3.54 |
| 1997 | 4.23 | 4.15 | 3.54 |
| 1996 | 4.24 | 4.14 | 3.55 |
| 1995 | 4.25 | 4.14 | 3.55 |
| 1994 | 4.25 | 4.14 | 3.55 |
| 1993 | 4.26 | 4.13 | 3.55 |
| 1992 | 4.26 | 4.13 | 3.55 |
| 1991 | 4.26 | 4.12 | 3.55 |
| 1990 | 4.26 | 4.12 | 3.54 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- The share of people living with a depressive disorder, as the Global Burden of Disease study estimates it.
- Source: IHME, Global Burden of Disease, via Our World in Data.
- Ranks count the 195 countries with a value in 2017, 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
- 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
- Armed forces personnelEquatorial Guinea: 1,000 people in 2020Gabon: 7,000 people in 2020
- 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