Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Equatorial Guinea fits inside Gabon 9.5 times.
Equatorial Guinea: 28,050 km² (2023) · Gabon: 267,670 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
Gabon’s coastline is 3 times as long as Equatorial Guinea’s.
Equatorial Guinea: 296 km (2026 edition) · Gabon: 885 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Equatorial Guinea’s highest peak towers 1,958 m above Gabon’s.
Equatorial Guinea: 3,008 m (2026 edition) · Gabon: 1,050 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Gabon has 34% more people than Equatorial Guinea.
Equatorial Guinea: 1.94 million (2025) · Gabon: 2.59 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Equatorial Guinea is 6.9 times as densely populated as Gabon.
Equatorial Guinea: 69 per km² (2025) · Gabon: 10 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Gabon are 2.3 cm taller than in Equatorial Guinea.
Equatorial Guinea: 168.2 cm (2019) · Gabon: 170.5 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Gabon are 2.0 cm taller than in Equatorial Guinea.
Equatorial Guinea: 158.1 cm (2019) · Gabon: 160.1 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Gabon is 0.52 years older than in Equatorial Guinea.
Equatorial Guinea: 21 years (2023) · Gabon: 21.5 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Equatorial Guinea have 0.5 more children on average than in Gabon.
Equatorial Guinea: 4.12 children per woman (2024) · Gabon: 3.59 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
Gabon and Equatorial Guinea are practically level.
Equatorial Guinea: 3.8% (2025) · Gabon: 4.1% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Equatorial Guinea and Gabon are practically level.
Equatorial Guinea: 0 (2025) · Gabon: 0 (2025)
How many official languages?
Equatorial Guinea has 3 official languages, Gabon 1.
Equatorial Guinea: 3 (2026) · Gabon: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Gabon’s economy is 67% larger than Equatorial Guinea’s.
Equatorial Guinea: $12.8 billion (2025) · Gabon: $21.4 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Gabon produces 38% more per person than Equatorial Guinea.
Equatorial Guinea: Int$16,133 (2025) · Gabon: Int$22,218 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Equatorial Guinea than in Gabon (Gini 0.5 points higher).
Equatorial Guinea: 38.5 (2022) · Gabon: 38 (2017)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 20% in Gabon, versus 8.3% in Equatorial Guinea.
Equatorial Guinea: 8.3% (2025) · Gabon: 20.2% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Gabon spends 1.5% of its GDP on the military, Equatorial Guinea 1.0%.
Equatorial Guinea: 1% (2024) · Gabon: 1.5% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Equatorial Guinea’s price level (US = 100) is 1.1× Gabon’s.
Equatorial Guinea: 41% (2025) · Gabon: 37% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Gabon spends 8% more on health per person than Equatorial Guinea.
Equatorial Guinea: $234 (2023) · Gabon: $253 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Gabon live 4.6 years longer than in Equatorial Guinea.
Equatorial Guinea: 63.9 years (2024) · Gabon: 68.5 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Equatorial Guinea is 84% more likely to die before turning one than in Gabon.
Equatorial Guinea: 47.6 per 1,000 (2024) · Gabon: 25.9 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Gabon has 3.4 times as many doctors per person as Equatorial Guinea.
Equatorial Guinea: 0.2 per 1,000 (2022) · Gabon: 0.5 per 1,000 (2022)
How common is obesity?
22% of adults in Gabon are obese, versus 19% in Equatorial Guinea.
Equatorial Guinea: 18.8% (2024) · Gabon: 21.8% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
Equatorial Guinea: no data · Gabon: 13.3% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
Equatorial Guinea: no data · Gabon: 5.17 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Gabon drink 52% more alcohol than in Equatorial Guinea.
Equatorial Guinea: 5.3 litres (2023) · Gabon: 8 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Equatorial Guinea: no data · Gabon: 63.1 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Equatorial Guinea: no data · Gabon: 2,686 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Equatorial Guinea: no data · Gabon: 2,174 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Gabon went to school 1.4 years longer than in Equatorial Guinea.
Equatorial Guinea: 8.3 years (2023) · Gabon: 9.7 years (2023)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
69% of people in Gabon are online, versus 63% in Equatorial Guinea.
Equatorial Guinea: 63% (2024) · Gabon: 69% (2024)
Who has electricity at home?
95% of people in Gabon have electricity, versus 65% in Equatorial Guinea.
Equatorial Guinea: 65.1% (2024) · Gabon: 95.1% (2024)
How many live in cities?
92% of people in Gabon live in cities, versus 72% in Equatorial Guinea.
Equatorial Guinea: 72% (2025) · Gabon: 92% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Gabon has 125 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Equatorial Guinea 50.
Equatorial Guinea: 50 (2022) · Gabon: 125 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Equatorial Guinea: no data · Gabon: 648 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Equatorial Guinea fly 2 times as many passengers per resident as those from Gabon.
Equatorial Guinea: 0.06 (2023) · Gabon: 0.03 (2016)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 91% of Gabon, but only 86% of Equatorial Guinea.
Equatorial Guinea: 86.4% (2023) · Gabon: 91.2% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Equatorial Guinea emits 74% more CO₂ than someone in Gabon.
Equatorial Guinea: 3.7 t (2024) · Gabon: 2.1 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
35% of Gabon’s electricity is renewable, versus 27% in Equatorial Guinea.
Equatorial Guinea: 26.8% (2024) · Gabon: 35.4% (2024)
How clean is the air?
The air in Equatorial Guinea carries 10% more fine dust than in Gabon.
Equatorial Guinea: 35.4 µg/m³ (2024) · Gabon: 32.2 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Gabon are 7% deadlier than in Equatorial Guinea.
Equatorial Guinea: 11.7 per 100k (2021) · Gabon: 12.5 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Gabon is on average 0.7 °C warmer than Equatorial Guinea.
Equatorial Guinea: 24.5°C (2016–2025 avg) · Gabon: 25.2°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Equatorial Guinea gets 40% more rain than Gabon.
Equatorial Guinea: 2,914 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Gabon: 2,080 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Equatorial Guinea bigger than Gabon?
Gabon is larger. Equatorial Guinea fits inside Gabon 9.5 times.
Which has more people, Equatorial Guinea or Gabon?
Gabon has 34% more people than Equatorial Guinea (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Equatorial Guinea or Gabon?
People in Gabon live 4.6 years longer than in Equatorial Guinea. Life expectancy at birth is 63.9 years in Equatorial Guinea and 68.5 in Gabon.
Are people taller in Equatorial Guinea or Gabon?
Men in Gabon are 2.3 cm taller than in Equatorial Guinea (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
