Equatorial Guinea
Flag, capital, map and facts, with World Bank figures ranked against the world and Africa.
Equatorial Guinea is drawn as a square mainland block with Bioko Island offshore.
- Capital
- Ciudad de la Paz
Also accepted in our quizzes: Djibloho, Oyala - Continent
- Africa
More Africa quizzes - Land neighbours
- Cameroon, Gabon
- Population
- 1,938,431 (2025)
- Total area
- 28,050 km² (2023)
- Centre of main landmass
- 1.6° N, 10.5° E
Equatorial Guinea at a glance
Equatorial Guinea is a country in Africa. Its capital is Ciudad de la Paz, not Malabo. It shares land borders with 2 countries: Cameroon and Gabon.
Flag of Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea’s flag is drawn in the proportions 2:3 (height to width), the most common shape among the 197 flags in our quizzes (87 of them).
When it is the question in Guess the Flag, the wrong answers include one or two of the flags most like it in layout and colour: Iran and Kuwait.
Equatorial Guinea in numbers
| Measure | Value | World rank | Rank in Africa |
|---|---|---|---|
| Populationpeople · 2025 | 1,938,431 | 147thof 195 | 47thof 54 |
| Total areakm² · 2023 | 28,050 km² | 141stof 194 | 44thof 54 |
| GDPUS dollars · 2025 | $12.82B | 141stof 182 | 37thof 52 |
| GDP per capitaUS dollars per person · 2025 | $6,615 | 98thof 182 | 5thof 52 |
| Life expectancyyears at birth · 2024 | 63.9 years | 173rdof 195 | 33rdof 54 |
| Fertility ratebirths per woman · 2024 | 4.12 | 21stof 195 | 19thof 54 |
| Health spendingUS dollars per person · 2023 | $234 | 122ndof 191 | 11thof 54 |
| Urban population% of people · 2025 | 71.6% | 67thof 195 | 6thof 54 |
| Internet users% of people · 2024 | 63.3% | 131stof 180 | 15thof 51 |
| Forest cover% of land area · 2023 | 86.4% | 7thof 191 | 2ndof 54 |
| CO₂ per persontonnes per person · 2024 | 2.55 t | 91stof 181 | 8thof 53 |
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Equatorial Guinea compared with its neighbours
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Sources
- World Bank Open Data: Equatorial Guinea · Indicators as listed in the table, each with its own data year; collected 2026-10-01.
- Flag: Wikimedia Commons · Public domain
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