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Equatorial Guinea vs Mexico: Compare Statistics

Side-by-side comparison of 103 key metrics across economy, population, geography, and more — latest data through 2026.

Equatorial Guinea
gnq
Leads on 34 of 103 metrics
Mexico
mex
Leads on 60 of 103 metrics

Summary

Comparing Equatorial Guinea and Mexico: Equatorial Guinea leads on Oil Exports (395,000) against Mexico (1.51); Equatorial Guinea leads on Oil Production (322,700) against Mexico (2.98); Equatorial Guinea leads on Major Urban Areas Population (297,000 people) against Mexico (22.28 people). Across 103 compared metrics, Equatorial Guinea wins on 34 and Mexico wins on 60.

  • Communications: 6 metrics compared
  • Economy: 45 metrics compared
  • Environment: 5 metrics compared
  • Geography: 5 metrics compared
  • Government: 4 metrics compared
  • Health: 8 metrics compared
  • Military and Security: 1 metric compared
  • People and Society: 26 metrics compared
  • Transportation: 3 metrics compared

Communications

6 metrics
Metric🇬🇶 Equatorial Guinea🇲🇽 MexicoShare
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)60.37 %81.18 %★
Internet Userspercent of population: 60% (2023 est.)percent of population: 81% (2023 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score48.68 points★45.55 points
Radios180,000★31
Televisions4,000★25.6
Waterwaysnone2,900

Economy

45 metrics
Metric🇬🇶 Equatorial Guinea🇲🇽 MexicoShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country333.62M $69.44B $★
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars14.53B $2.29T $★
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)8.5 %★7.25 %
Coal Revenue00.03★
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)15 %★7.34 %
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)3 % of GDP5.4 % of GDP★
Ease of Doing Business Index41.186.1★
Electricity Consumption465★258.7
Electricity Exports07.31★
Electricity from Fossil Fuels6171★
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants38★17
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels02★
Electricity from Other Renewables29★
Electricity Imports03.53★
Electricity Installed Capacity331,000★72.56
Electricity Production500★302.7
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)54.51 USD per capita57.54 USD per capita★
Gini Index Coefficient38.543.5★
Gross Fixed Investment44.6★21.5
Gross National Saving6.121.4★
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)0.8 %★0.2 %
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)4.8 %4.7 %★
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)1 % of GDP★0.9 % of GDP
Natural Gas Consumption1.1981.61★
Natural Gas Exports4.8836.81★
Natural Gas Imports050.12★
Natural Gas Production6.0731.57★
Natural Gas Proved Reserves36.81279.8★
Oil Consumption2,000★2.07
Oil Exports395,000★1.51
Oil Imports1,729496,000★
Oil Production322,700★2.98
Oil Proved Reserves1.110.42★
Population Below Poverty Line44 people41.9 people★
Public Debt43.3★45.1
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)0.9 USD1.5 USD★
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption5,200★1.98
Refined Petroleum Products Exports0155,800★
Refined Petroleum Products Imports5,094867,500★
Refined Petroleum Products Production0844,600★
Remittances03.7★
Revenue from Forest Resources1.52★0.1
Share of population in poverty ($3 a day)8.792.33★
Taxes and Other Revenues6.614.2★
Unemployment Rate7.9 %2.8 %★

Environment

5 metrics
Metric🇬🇶 Equatorial Guinea🇲🇽 MexicoShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)96,989★2.73M
Carbon Dioxide Emissions5.47★441.05
Population Distributionthe two large cities are Bata on the mainland and the capital Malabo on the island of Bioko; small communities are scattered throughout the mainland and the five inhabited islands, as shown in this population distribution mapmost of the population is found in the middle of the country between the states of Jalisco and Veracruz; approximately a quarter of the population lives in and around Mexico City
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country10 Cubic meters per year150 Cubic meters per year★
Total Renewable Water Resources26461.89★

Geography

5 metrics
Metric🇬🇶 Equatorial Guinea🇲🇽 MexicoShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization1.07 %1.86 %★
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)214.5★52.44
Agricultural land1,052.18 sq. km1.04M sq. km★
Coastline Length (km)296 km9,330 km★
Irrigated LandNA59,910

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇬🇶 Equatorial Guinea🇲🇽 MexicoShare
Rule of Law Index by Country7.85 %17.92 %★
Administrative Divisions832★
Independence1216★
Suffrage Participation Rate1818

Health

8 metrics
Metric🇬🇶 Equatorial Guinea🇲🇽 MexicoShare
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)8.216.4★
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)3.4 % of GDP6.1 % of GDP★
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence Rate6.9 %0.4 %★
Hospital Bed Density2.1 people/sq km★1.5 people/sq km
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)174 %42 %★
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)8 %★28.9 %
People Living With HIV/AIDS68,000★340,000
Underweight Children Under 55.64.7★

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇬🇶 Equatorial Guinea🇲🇽 MexicoShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)1,000341,000★

People and Society

26 metrics
Metric🇬🇶 Equatorial Guinea🇲🇽 MexicoShare
Currently married (Percent)58.66 %★51.87 %
Life expectancy at birth66.68 years80.06 years★
Median age of population20.82 years29.96 years★
Population Change45,905.9 persons1.20M persons★
Population density70.68 per sq. km67.89 per sq. km★
Total population1.98M persons133.03M persons★
Academic Freedom Index0.110.71★
Birth Rate (%)28.55 %★14.73 %
Contraceptive Prevalence RateNA73.1 %
Death Rate (%)8.81 %6.04 %★
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)NA4.3 % of GDP
Female population of reproductive age453,535.6 persons35.92M persons★
Labor Force Participation Rate715,000★60.96
Length of paid parental leave for mother0 days0 days
Major Urban Areas Population297,000 people★22.28 people
Mean Male Height (cm)167.36169.01★
Military Service Age and Obligation1818
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization90.22 %★77.59 %
Physician Density0.15 people/sq km2.59 people/sq km★
Population Growth Rate3.1 %★0.81 %
Population living in slums66.55 %★15.76 %
Total deaths15,060.2 persons★685,869.9 persons
Total demand for family planning (Percent)41.26 %62.6 %★
Total fertility rate3.98 per woman★1.84 per woman
Total net-migration2,797.6 persons★-98,968.7 persons
Under-five mortality rate65.38 per live births11.69 per live births★

Transportation

3 metrics
Metric🇬🇶 Equatorial Guinea🇲🇽 MexicoShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)0.160.48★
Airports71,580★
Civil Air Travel1186★

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