Equatorial Guinea vs Gabon
Equatorial Guinea vs Gabon: Access to electricity
Access to electricity in 2024: 65.1% in Equatorial Guinea and 95.1% in Gabon, by World Bank estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Gabon, by 30 percentage points, or 1.46 times that in Equatorial Guinea.
% of people · World Bank
What the numbers say
- Gabon has been higher in every year both have figures for since 2000.
- In 2024, Equatorial Guinea ranked 180 and Gabon ranked 152 of 213 countries, counting from the highest.
- The world as a whole: 91.9% in 2024.
Every year
% of people · World Bank
| Year | Equatorial Guinea | Gabon | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 65.1 | 95.1 | 91.9 |
| 2023 | 66.9 | 94.1 | 91.6 |
| 2022 | 67 | 93.5 | 91.3 |
| 2021 | 66.8 | 91.8 | 91.3 |
| 2020 | 66.7 | 91.1 | 90.4 |
| 2019 | 66.6 | 90.3 | 90.1 |
| 2018 | 66.5 | 89.6 | 89.8 |
| 2017 | 66.4 | 86.3 | 88.9 |
| 2016 | 66.2 | 88.1 | 88.1 |
| 2015 | 66.1 | 87.3 | 86.9 |
| 2014 | 66 | 87.1 | 86.2 |
| 2013 | 65.9 | 86.4 | 85.7 |
| 2012 | 65.7 | 89.3 | 84.9 |
| 2011 | 66.1 | 88.7 | 84.5 |
| 2010 | 66.1 | 89.3 | 83.5 |
| 2009 | 65.4 | 82.7 | 82.9 |
| 2008 | 65.2 | 82 | 82.7 |
| 2007 | 65.1 | 81.3 | 82 |
| 2006 | 65.1 | 80.5 | 81.4 |
| 2005 | 65 | 81.6 | 80.7 |
| 2004 | 64.9 | 79.2 | 80 |
| 2003 | 64.9 | 78.5 | 80 |
| 2002 | 64.9 | 77.8 | 79.1 |
| 2001 | 64.9 | 77.2 | 78.7 |
| 2000 | 64.8 | 73.6 | 78.2 |
| 1999 | – | – | 74.5 |
| 1998 | – | – | 73.2 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- The share of people with access to electricity, from national surveys and the power industry.
- Source: Tracking SDG 7 (World Bank ESMAP), via the World Bank.
- Ranks count the 213 countries with a value in 2024, 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
- 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