Equatorial Guinea vs Gabon
Equatorial Guinea vs Gabon: Internet users
Internet users in 2024: 63.3% in Equatorial Guinea and 68.7% in Gabon, by ITU estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Gabon, by 5.4 percentage points, or 1.09 times that in Equatorial Guinea.
% of people · ITU
What the numbers say
- Gabon has been higher since 1997.
- In 2024, Equatorial Guinea ranked 133 and Gabon ranked 121 of 182 countries, counting from the highest.
- The world as a whole: 71.2% in 2024.
Every year
% of people · ITU
| Year | Equatorial Guinea | Gabon | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | – | – | 73.6 |
| 2024 | 63.3 | 68.7 | 71.2 |
| 2023 | 63.5 | 68.2 | 69.2 |
| 2022 | 63.7 | 67.7 | 67 |
| 2021 | 58.7 | 65.8 | 63.8 |
| 2020 | 55 | 63.9 | 60.1 |
| 2019 | 49.1 | 59.5 | 53.9 |
| 2018 | 29.4 | 55.4 | 49.4 |
| 2017 | 26.2 | 51.6 | 46.3 |
| 2016 | 23.8 | 48.1 | 43.6 |
| 2015 | 21.3 | 45.8 | 39.9 |
| 2014 | 18.9 | 38.1 | 37.4 |
| 2013 | 16.4 | 30.5 | 35.3 |
| 2012 | 13.9 | 24 | 33.3 |
| 2011 | 11.5 | 18 | 30.9 |
| 2010 | 6 | 13 | 28.4 |
| 2009 | 2.1 | 9.5 | 25.3 |
| 2008 | 1.8 | 7.5 | 22.8 |
| 2007 | 1.6 | 5.8 | 20.2 |
| 2006 | 1.3 | 5.5 | 17.2 |
| 2005 | 1.2 | 4.9 | 15.6 |
| 2004 | 0.8 | 3 | – |
| 2003 | 0.5 | 2.7 | – |
| 2002 | 0.3 | 1.9 | – |
| 2001 | 0.2 | 1.3 | – |
| 2000 | 0.1 | 1.2 | – |
| 1999 | 0.1 | 0.2 | – |
| 1998 | 0.1 | 0.2 | – |
| 1997 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | – | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 0 | 0 | – |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- The share of people who used the internet in the last three months, from anywhere.
- Source: ITU, via the World Bank.
- Ranks count the 182 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