Equatorial Guinea vs Gabon
Equatorial Guinea vs Gabon: Net migration rate
Net migration rate in 2023: 2.2 per 1,000 people in Equatorial Guinea and 0.4 per 1,000 people in Gabon, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Equatorial Guinea, by 1.8 per 1,000 people, or 5.45 times that in Gabon.
per 1,000 people · UN
What the numbers say
- Equatorial Guinea has been higher since 2021, when it overtook Gabon.
- In 2023, Equatorial Guinea ranked 67 and Gabon ranked 89 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
- The UN projection (medium variant) puts Equatorial Guinea at 0.7 per 1,000 people and Gabon at 0.8 per 1,000 people in 2100.
Every year
per 1,000 people · UN
| Year | Equatorial Guinea | Gabon |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 2.2 | 0.4 |
| 2022 | 2.2 | 0.4 |
| 2021 | 3.7 | 0.6 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0.6 |
| 2019 | 8.8 | 1 |
| 2018 | 9.6 | 1.3 |
| 2017 | 10.5 | 1.9 |
| 2016 | 11.3 | 3.5 |
| 2015 | 12.2 | 5.9 |
| 2014 | 12.9 | 8.4 |
| 2013 | 13.5 | 10.2 |
| 2012 | 13.8 | 10.8 |
| 2011 | 14.2 | 10.6 |
| 2010 | 18.5 | 10 |
| 2009 | 18.7 | 9.2 |
| 2008 | 18.4 | 8.4 |
| 2007 | 17.8 | 7.7 |
| 2006 | 17.1 | 6.9 |
| 2005 | 16.4 | 5.8 |
| 2004 | 31.8 | 4.8 |
| 2003 | 32.7 | 3.9 |
| 2002 | 34.1 | 3.4 |
| 2001 | 35.9 | 2.9 |
| 2000 | 38 | 2.4 |
| 1999 | 11.8 | 2 |
| 1998 | 11.4 | 1.7 |
| 1997 | 10.9 | 1.5 |
| 1996 | 10.1 | 1.4 |
| 1995 | 9.3 | 1.2 |
| 1994 | 8.5 | 1 |
| 1993 | 7.9 | 0.9 |
| 1992 | 7.6 | 1 |
| 1991 | 7.4 | 1 |
| 1990 | 7.4 | 1 |
| 1989 | 7.8 | 1 |
| 1988 | 8.6 | 1.1 |
| 1987 | 10.6 | 1.1 |
| 1986 | 15.6 | 1.1 |
| 1985 | 22.9 | 1.2 |
| 1984 | 30.8 | 1.2 |
| 1983 | 37.2 | 1.2 |
| 1982 | 39 | 1.3 |
| 1981 | 31.7 | 1.3 |
| 1980 | 17 | 1.3 |
| 1979 | -0.8 | 1.4 |
| 1978 | -16.5 | 1.4 |
| 1977 | -25.8 | 1.4 |
| 1976 | -33.4 | 1.3 |
| 1975 | -39.6 | 1.2 |
| 1974 | -44 | 1.1 |
| 1973 | -45.9 | 1 |
| 1972 | -43.9 | 1 |
| 1971 | -34.1 | 1.9 |
| 1970 | -20.3 | 3.2 |
| 1969 | -6.9 | 4.5 |
| 1968 | 1.8 | 0 |
| 1967 | 3.1 | 0 |
| 1966 | 3 | 0 |
| 1965 | 2.8 | 0 |
| 1964 | 2.5 | 0 |
| 1963 | 2.2 | 0 |
| 1962 | 1.9 | 0 |
| 1961 | 1.4 | 0 |
| 1960 | 0.8 | 0 |
| 1959 | 0.3 | 0 |
| 1958 | 0 | 0 |
| 1957 | 0 | 0 |
| 1956 | 0 | 0 |
| 1955 | 0 | 0 |
| 1954 | 0 | 0 |
| 1953 | 0 | 0 |
| 1952 | 0 | 0 |
| 1951 | 0 | 0 |
| 1950 | 0 | 0 |
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
| Year | Equatorial Guinea | Gabon |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2.1-10.7–13.9 | 0.4-2.1–2.1 |
| 2025 | 2-15.6–18 | 0.4-2.8–2.7 |
| 2026 | 1.8-19.6–20.4 | 0.4-3.3–3.2 |
| 2027 | 1.8-21.4–23.3 | 0.5-3.9–3.5 |
| 2028 | 1.6-24.3–23.8 | 0.5-4.1–3.9 |
| 2029 | 1.4-26.7–26.1 | 0.5-4.5–4.3 |
| 2030 | 1.5-26.9–27.4 | 0.5-4.8–4.5 |
| 2031 | 1.8-28.4–30.5 | 0.6-5.2–4.8 |
| 2032 | 2.2-28.9–30.6 | 0.6-5.3–5 |
| 2033 | 1.4-32.4–32.5 | 0.6-5.6–5.3 |
| 2034 | 1.7-33.3–34.6 | 0.6-5.8–5.5 |
| 2035 | 1.5-31.5–34.2 | 0.7-5.8–5.8 |
| 2036 | 1.6-32.3–35.1 | 0.7-6.4–5.7 |
| 2037 | 1.6-31.8–36 | 0.7-6.5–6 |
| 2038 | 2-31.2–37.8 | 0.6-6.4–6.1 |
| 2039 | 1.1-31.8–35 | 0.7-6.4–6.1 |
| 2040 | 1.5-31.4–36.5 | 0.7-6.7–6.2 |
| 2041 | 0.8-31.7–36.6 | 0.7-7–6.2 |
| 2042 | 0.9-30.4–36.7 | 0.7-7.1–6.5 |
| 2043 | 0.5-30.9–35.6 | 0.7-7.4–6.5 |
| 2044 | 0.7-30.9–37.3 | 0.8-7.6–6.6 |
| 2045 | 0.5-33.7–36.3 | 0.8-8–6.6 |
| 2046 | 0.1-34.3–37.5 | 0.8-7.7–6.8 |
| 2047 | -0.4-37.2–39.7 | 0.7-8–6.9 |
| 2048 | -0.1-36.2–37.5 | 0.7-7.8–7.1 |
| 2049 | -0.1-36.5–38.1 | 0.7-8–7.1 |
| 2050 | 0.1-34.1–41.4 | 0.8-8.3–7 |
| 2051 | 0.3-33.5–41.1 | 0.8-8.6–7.3 |
| 2052 | 0.5-31.5–41.7 | 0.8-8.6–7.2 |
| 2053 | 0.6-34–42.7 | 0.8-8.8–7.2 |
| 2054 | 0.8-33.2–41.3 | 0.9-8.8–7 |
| 2055 | 0.7-29.5–41.4 | 0.8-9.2–7.1 |
| 2056 | 0.5-32.4–41.9 | 0.9-9.1–7.2 |
| 2057 | 0.6-31.2–41.1 | 0.7-8.9–7.1 |
| 2058 | 1-30.8–39 | 0.9-9–7.4 |
| 2059 | 0.6-33.3–39.9 | 0.9-9.5–7.2 |
| 2060 | 0.3-33.4–39.2 | 0.8-9.2–7 |
| 2061 | 0.2-34.2–40.2 | 0.8-9.1–7.8 |
| 2062 | 0-35.2–39.4 | 0.8-9.6–7.8 |
| 2063 | 0.1-34–37.7 | 0.9-9.8–8.1 |
| 2064 | 0.5-31.9–40 | 0.8-9.7–7.5 |
| 2065 | 0.5-32.8–40.3 | 0.8-9.9–7.4 |
| 2066 | 0.2-33.6–39.6 | 0.9-10.1–7.6 |
| 2067 | 0.1-33.8–39.3 | 0.9-9.8–7.7 |
| 2068 | -0.1-34.7–42.8 | 0.8-10.3–7.9 |
| 2069 | 0.5-31–42.9 | 0.9-10.5–7.5 |
| 2070 | 0.7-31–42 | 0.9-10.3–7.7 |
| 2071 | 0.4-32–43.5 | 0.9-10.8–7.8 |
| 2072 | 0.6-31.8–42.7 | 0.9-10.8–7.8 |
| 2073 | 0.6-33.2–44.2 | 0.9-11.3–7.4 |
| 2074 | 0.7-32.9–42.3 | 0.8-10.9–7.1 |
| 2075 | 1-31.3–43.9 | 0.9-11.5–7.4 |
| 2076 | 1-31.9–42.9 | 0.8-10.9–7.7 |
| 2077 | 0.5-32.6–41.6 | 0.9-11.5–7.9 |
| 2078 | 0.4-33.3–43.6 | 0.9-11.5–7.9 |
| 2079 | 0.7-31.9–42.3 | 0.9-11.4–8 |
| 2080 | 0.2-32.6–41.4 | 0.8-11.4–8 |
| 2081 | 0.2-34.1–41.3 | 0.9-11.5–8.4 |
| 2082 | -0-35.5–39.4 | 0.9-11.2–7.8 |
| 2083 | -0-34.4–41.3 | 0.8-11.7–8.2 |
| 2084 | 0.6-30.3–39.7 | 0.8-11.6–7.9 |
| 2085 | -0.1-36.6–39.4 | 0.7-11.6–7.6 |
| 2086 | -0-36.9–40.9 | 0.8-11.8–7.7 |
| 2087 | 0.2-35.2–40.5 | 0.8-11.8–8.1 |
| 2088 | 0.5-31.7–41.2 | 0.9-12.1–8.3 |
| 2089 | 0.6-31.4–41.6 | 0.7-12.1–8 |
| 2090 | 0.1-34.8–41.3 | 0.7-12.2–8.1 |
| 2091 | -0-34.9–39.4 | 0.7-12–8.2 |
| 2092 | 0.5-33–41.5 | 0.7-12–8.6 |
| 2093 | 0.6-32.3–40.6 | 0.7-12.8–8.5 |
| 2094 | 0.8-30.4–42.4 | 0.7-13.5–8.6 |
| 2095 | 0.6-32.2–40.4 | 0.9-13.5–8.7 |
| 2096 | 0.4-30.9–42.1 | 0.8-13.4–9.2 |
| 2097 | 0.6-29.8–43.5 | 0.8-13.1–8.6 |
| 2098 | 0.6-30.9–41.2 | 0.7-13.2–8.2 |
| 2099 | 0.6-31.6–41.1 | 0.7-13–8.7 |
| 2100 | 0.7-30.6–40.1 | 0.8-13.4–9.1 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- People moving in minus people moving out in a year, per 1,000 residents; below zero, more left than arrived.
- Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024.
- The dashed line is the UN projection (medium variant), a scenario rather than a forecast; the band is its 95% prediction interval.
- Ranks count the 229 countries with a value in 2023, highest first.
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
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