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Equatorial Guinea

Equatorial Guinea · GNQ · population about 2.0 million

Of every 1,000 babies born in the world right now, 0 are born here — about one in 2289. That is 0.1 million a year, or 0.1 a minute.

This is a draw with the birthplace fixed, not weighted. Sex, family and everything after are still random.

The numbers here

16 indicators and where they rank among 237 countries and territories. Rank 1 is the better end (longer lives first, lower mortality first).

Births, deaths, income and education in Equatorial Guinea, and where each ranks among 237 countries and territories
IndicatorValueRank
Female life expectancyhigher is better65.7yrs#218 / 237
Male life expectancyhigher is better62.0yrs#211 / 237
Dies before fivelower is better66.5‰#224 / 237
Infant mortalitylower is better49.7‰#224 / 237
GDP per person (PPP)higher is better16,133int$#154 / 237
Gini coefficientlower is more equal38.5#163 / 237
Maternal mortalitylower is better174/100k births#195 / 237
Secondary enrolmenthigher is better18%#235 / 237
Tertiary enrolmenthigher is better2%#236 / 237
Urban populationhigher is better72%#82 / 237
Agricultural employmentlower is better55%#221 / 237
Road deathslower is better27.2/100k people#199 / 237
Male smokinglower is better10%#32 / 237
Out-of-pocket healthlower is better66%#228 / 237
Internet usehigher is better63%#176 / 237
Fertility ratehigher is better3.96#24 / 237

2 of these had no recent observation and were filled with the regional median: hom, smoke.

Sources:UN World Population Prospects 2024 (births, population, life expectancy, infant and under-five mortality, fertility), World Bank WDI (income, Gini, enrolment, urbanisation, agricultural employment, internet use, out-of-pocket health spending), WHO (maternal mortality, smoking, road deaths), UNODC (homicide). Estimated values are marked. Methods and limits are inhow it is calculated.

Three questions about Equatorial Guinea

What are the odds of being born in Equatorial Guinea?

About 0.1 million babies are born in Equatorial Guinea in 2026, 0.04% of the world’s 132.5 million newborns — roughly one in 2289. At 4.2 births a second worldwide, that is about 0.1 a minute here.

What is life expectancy in Equatorial Guinea?

On the UN life table, women in Equatorial Guinea live 65.7 years and men 62.0; female life expectancy ranks 218 of 237. Infant mortality is 49.7‰ and under-five mortality 66.5‰.

What is income per person in Equatorial Guinea?

GDP per person (PPP) is about 16,133 international dollars, ranking 154 of 237. The Gini coefficient is 38.5 (lower is more equal), and 72% of people live in cities.