Equatorial Guinea vs Namibia

Equatorial Guinea and Namibia compared on 10 key figures from official sources. Each value is the latest one published for that country, so the year is shown with it.

• Namibia has about 1.6 times as many people as Equatorial Guinea: 3.1 million against 1.9 million in 2025.
• GDP per person in Equatorial Guinea ($6,615) is 36% higher than in Namibia ($4,876) in 2025.
• The economy grew faster in Namibia (1.7%) than in Equatorial Guinea (-5.8%), a difference of 7.5 percentage points in 2025.
• Consumer prices rose faster in Namibia (3.5% in 2025) than in Equatorial Guinea (2.9% in 2024), a difference of 0.6 percentage points.
• The unemployment rate was higher in Namibia (19.3%) than in Equatorial Guinea (8.3%), a difference of 11 percentage points in 2025.
• A baby born in Namibia can expect to live 3.6 years longer than one born in Equatorial Guinea: 67.5 years against 63.9 years in 2024.
• Half of the population is older than about 21 years in both Equatorial Guinea and Namibia in 2023.
• A larger share of people used the internet in Namibia (64.9%) than in Equatorial Guinea (63.3%), a difference of 1.6 percentage points in 2024.
• CO2 emissions per person in Equatorial Guinea (2.6 tonnes) are about 2.2 times as high as in Namibia (1.2 tonnes) in 2024.
• Forest covers a larger share of the land in Equatorial Guinea (86.1%) than in Namibia (9.8%), a difference of 76.3 percentage points in 2024.