https://www.humantruth.info/equatorial_guinea.html
By Vexen Crabtree 2013
Equatorial Guinea Republic of Equatorial Guinea | ![]() |
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Status | Independent State |
Social and Moral Index | 193rd best |
Capital | Malabo |
Land Area | 28 050km21 |
Location | Africa |
Population | 1.3m2 |
Life Expectancy | 60.59yrs (2017)3 |
GNI | $12 074 (2017)4 |
ISO3166-1 Codes | GQ, GNQ, 2265 |
Internet Domain | .gq6 |
Currency | Franc (XAF)7 |
Telephone | +2408 |
“Equatorial Guinea gained independence in 1968 after 190 years of Spanish rule. This tiny country, composed of a mainland portion plus five inhabited islands, is one of the smallest on the African continent. President Teodoro OBIANG NGUEMA MBASOGO has ruled the country since 1979 when he seized power in a coup. Although nominally a constitutional democracy since 1991, the 1996, 2002, and 2009 presidential elections - as well as the 1999, 2004, and 2008 legislative elections - were widely seen as flawed. The president exerts almost total control over the political system and has discouraged political opposition. Equatorial Guinea has experienced rapid economic growth due to the discovery of large offshore oil reserves, and in the last decade has become Sub-Saharan Africa's third largest oil exporter. Despite the country's economic windfall from oil production, resulting in a massive increase in government revenue in recent years, improvements in the population's living standards have been slow to develop.”
CIA's The World Factbook (2013)9
“A country of two distinct halves, Equatorial Guinea is a nation divided not only by the sea but also by oil wealth and its attendant issues. Equatorial Guinea´s large reserves of black gold were discovered beneath the ocean´s floor off the coast of Bioko Island in the mid-1990s, and the subsequent industrial development forever changed the island´s landscape, economy and culture. The country´s mainland (Rio Muni), however, is much the same as it has been for centuries.With oil wealth came problems: failed coups, danger money, bushmeat and buckets of oil - you could say Equatorial Guinea has something of a reputation. However, this is also the land of primates with painted faces, soft clouds of butterflies and insects so colourful they belong in the realm of fiction. On the mainland, white beaches, forest paths and junglescapes await. And if the excited beats of Equatorial-Guinea hip hop don´t get you dancing, the architecture will - Gothic cathedrals, ancient wooden churches and butter-coloured homes.”
#economics #human_development #wealth
UN HDI (2021)11 | ||
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Pos. | Higher is better Value11 | |
1 | Switzerland | 0.962 |
2 | Norway | 0.961 |
3 | Iceland | 0.959 |
... | ||
142= | Vanuatu | 0.607 |
143 | Nepal | 0.602 |
144 | Swaziland | 0.597 |
145 | Equatorial Guinea | 0.596 |
146= | Cambodia | 0.593 |
146= | Zimbabwe | 0.593 |
148 | Angola | 0.586 |
149 | Myanmar (Burma) | 0.585 |
Africa Avg | 0.56 | |
World Avg | 0.72 | |
q=191. |
Gross National Income Per-Capita (2021)11 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Higher is better PPP $11 | |
1 | Liechtenstein | $146 830 |
2 | Singapore | $90 919 |
3 | Qatar | $87 134 |
... | ||
96 | Paraguay | $12 349 |
97 | Barbados | $12 306 |
98 | Peru | $12 246 |
99 | Equatorial Guinea | $12 074 |
100 | St Lucia | $12 048 |
101 | St Vincent & Grenadines | $11 961 |
102 | Egypt | $11 732 |
103 | Dominica | $11 488 |
Africa Avg | $5 339 | |
World Avg | $20 136 | |
q=193. |
Social & Moral Development Index12 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Lower is better Avg Rank12 | |
1 | Denmark | 27.0 |
2 | Norway | 29.9 |
3 | Sweden | 31.8 |
... | ||
190 | Chad | 132.9 |
191 | Afghanistan | 134.1 |
192 | Sudan | 134.4 |
193 | Equatorial Guinea | 135.7 |
194 | Angola | 136.4 |
195 | Vatican City | 142.5 |
196 | Eritrea | 146.0 |
197 | S. Sudan | 150.8 |
Africa Avg | 119.0 | |
World Avg | 88.6 | |
q=199. |
The United Nations produces an annual Human Development Report which includes the Human Development Index. The factors taken into account include life expectancy, education and schooling and Gross National Income (GNI) amongst many others..
The Social and Moral Development Index concentrates on moral issues and human rights, violence, public health, equality, tolerance, freedom and effectiveness in climate change mitigation and environmentalism, and on some technological issues. A country scores higher for achieving well in those areas, and for sustaining that achievement in the long term. Those countries towards the top of this index can truly said to be setting good examples and leading humankind onwards into a bright, humane, and free future. See: Which are the Best Countries in the World? The Social and Moral Development Index.
#birth_control #demographics #fertility #health #immigration #life_expectancy #longevity #migration #overpopulation #population #yemen
Population:
Equatorial Guinea's population is predicted to fall to 1 102 000 by 2030. This country has a fertility rate of 4.17. The fertility rate is, in simple terms, the average amount of children that each woman has. The higher the figure, the quicker the population will grow, although, to calculate the rate you also need to take into account morbidity - the rate at which people die. If people live healthy and long lives and morbidity is low, then, 2.0 approximates to the replacement rate (two new children for each set of parents who die), which would keep the population stable. If all countries had such a fertility rate, population growth would end. The actual replacement rate in most developed countries is around 2.1. The highest fertility rate ever detected in a single year was in Yemen in 1985, at 8.86.13Population2 | ||
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Pos. | 2018 Population2 | |
1 | China | 1.4b |
2 | India | 1.4b |
3 | USA | 327.1m |
... | ||
150 | Bahrain | 1.6m |
151 | Trinidad & Tobago | 1.4m |
152 | Estonia | 1.3m |
153 | Equatorial Guinea | 1.3m |
154 | Timor-Leste (E. Timor) | 1.3m |
155 | Mauritius | 1.3m |
156 | Cyprus | 1.2m |
157 | Swaziland | 1.1m |
World Avg | 39.0m | |
q=195. |
Life Expectancy Higher is better11 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 2021 Years11 | |
1 | Monaco | 85.9 |
2 | Hong Kong | 85.5 |
3 | Japan | 84.8 |
... | ||
173 | Zambia | 61.2 |
174 | Botswana | 61.1 |
175 | Liberia | 60.7 |
176 | Equatorial Guinea | 60.6 |
177 | Cameroon | 60.3 |
178 | Sierra Leone | 60.1 |
179 | Benin | 59.8 |
180 | Guinea-Bissau | 59.7 |
World Avg | 71.28 | |
q=195. |
Fertility Rate 2.0 is best14 | ||
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Pos. | 202214 | |
1 | US Virgin Islands | 2.00 |
2 | Ecuador | 2.00 |
3 | Nepal | 2.01 |
... | ||
180 | Liberia | 4.02 |
181 | Ethiopia | 4.06 |
182 | Congo, (Brazzaville) | 4.10 |
183 | Equatorial Guinea | 4.17 |
184 | Togo | 4.20 |
185 | Zambia | 4.24 |
186 | Guinea | 4.30 |
187 | Senegal | 4.31 |
World Avg | 2.47 | |
q=208. |
Old-Age Dependency Ratio Lower is better15 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 2016 Per 10015 | |
1 | Uganda | 04.3 |
2 | Mali | 04.5 |
3= | Chad | 04.7 |
... | ||
60 | Syria | 09.0 |
61= | Djibouti | 09.1 |
61= | Tajikistan | 09.1 |
63 | Equatorial Guinea | 09.4 |
64= | Kiribati | 09.5 |
64= | Guatemala | 09.5 |
64= | Saudi Arabia | 09.5 |
67 | Haiti | 09.6 |
World Avg | 18.3 | |
q=185. |
Migration:
Immigrants16 | ||
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Pos. | 2017 %16 | |
1 | UAE | 88.4% |
2 | Kuwait | 75.5% |
3 | Qatar | 65.2% |
... | ||
24 | Kazakhstan | 20.0% |
25 | Austria | 19.0% |
26 | Sweden | 17.6% |
27 | Equatorial Guinea | 17.5% |
28 | Ireland | 16.9% |
29 | Cyprus | 16.0% |
30 | Belize | 16.0% |
31 | San Marino | 15.7% |
World Avg | 9.4% | |
q=195. |
Emigrants17 | ||
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Pos. | 2010 %17 | |
1 | Dominica | 104.8% |
2 | Palestine | 68.4% |
3 | Samoa | 67.3% |
... | ||
40 | Azerbaijan | 16.0% |
41 | Bulgaria | 16.0% |
42 | Lebanon | 15.6% |
43 | Equatorial Guinea | 14.9% |
44 | Seychelles | 14.6% |
45 | New Zealand | 14.5% |
46 | Ukraine | 14.4% |
47 | Israel | 14.0% |
World Avg | 11.5% | |
q=192. |
#equality #Equatorial_Guinea #equatorial_guinea_homosexuality #freedom #gender_equality #homosexuality #human_rights #morals #politics #prejudice #tolerance
Human Rights, Equality & Tolerance (2025)18 | ||
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Pos. | Lower is better Avg Rank18 | |
1 | Sweden | 6.1 |
2 | Denmark | 8.6 |
3 | Norway | 9.0 |
... | ||
191 | Palestine | 145.3 |
192 | Myanmar (Burma) | 145.3 |
193 | Turkmenistan | 145.8 |
194 | Equatorial Guinea | 146.0 |
195 | Sudan | 150.2 |
196 | Eritrea | 153.3 |
Africa Avg | 110.04 | |
World Avg | 86.55 | |
q=199. |
For tables, charts and commentary, see:
#alcohol #birth_control #demographics #equatorial_guinea #health #life_expectancy #longevity #obesity #overpopulation #parenting #population #smoking #vaccines
Compared to Africa (2025)25 | ||
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Pos. | Lower is better Avg Rank25 | |
1 | Tunisia | 69.2 |
2 | Mauritius | 69.2 |
3 | Seychelles | 84.8 |
... | ||
41 | Central African Rep. | 155.4 |
42 | Mozambique | 155.8 |
43 | Zambia | 157.1 |
44 | Equatorial Guinea | 157.4 |
45 | Burkina Faso | 157.5 |
46 | Uganda | 159.0 |
47 | Chad | 163.2 |
48 | Somalia | 163.7 |
49 | Niger | 164.3 |
Africa Avg | 111.13 | |
q=54. |
Health (2025)25 | ||
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Pos. | Lower is better Avg Rank25 | |
1 | Monaco | 14.3 |
2 | Liechtenstein | 30.1 |
3 | Isle of Man | 32.1 |
... | ||
198 | Central African Rep. | 155.4 |
199 | Mozambique | 155.8 |
200 | Zambia | 157.1 |
201 | Equatorial Guinea | 157.4 |
202 | Marshall Islands | 157.4 |
203 | Burkina Faso | 157.5 |
204 | Uganda | 159.0 |
205 | Chad | 163.2 |
World Avg | 96.74 | |
q=212. |
The countries with the best overall approach to public health, in terms of both public policy and individual lifestyle choices, are Monaco, Liechtenstein and The Isle of Man26. These countries are worth emulating. And, although often through no fault of the average citizen, the worst countries are S. Sudan, Angola and Nigeria26.
21 datasets are used to calculate points for each country, including multiple decades of data on its average life expectancy, its alcohol consumption rate, its fertility rate, its smoking rate, its suicide rate, its food aid and health contributions and WHO compliance, the prevalence of overweight adults, its adolescent birth rate and its immunizations take-up. The regions with the best average results per country are Scandinavia, Europe and The Balkans26, whereas the worst are Africa, Micronesia and Melanesia26.
For more, see:
Health:
Equatorial Guinea is amongst the unhealthiest places in the world, causing serious issues for most of its citizens. Equatorial Guinea does worse than average in its smoking rate27, its food aid and health contributions and WHO compliance28 (still low for Africa), its alcohol consumption rate29 (amongst the worst in Africa) and in its fertility rate14. It sits amongst the bottom 20 when it comes to its average life expectancy11 and in its adolescent birth rate30. And finally, it is the worst in its immunizations take-up31. The prevalence of overweight adults has increased by 14% over the last 40 years. Life expectancy in Equatorial Guinea in 1990 was 50.9yrs, lower than the global average of 64.6. It improved by +10.8yrs in the 30 years from then, better than the global average of +7.9yrs. Equatorial Guinea's peak fertility rate was 5.99 in 1990.Life Expectancy Higher is better11 | ||
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Pos. | 2021 Years11 | |
1 | Monaco | 85.9 |
2 | Hong Kong | 85.5 |
3 | Japan | 84.8 |
... | ||
173 | Zambia | 61.2 |
174 | Botswana | 61.1 |
175 | Liberia | 60.7 |
176 | Equatorial Guinea | 60.6 |
177 | Cameroon | 60.3 |
178 | Sierra Leone | 60.1 |
179 | Benin | 59.8 |
180 | Guinea-Bissau | 59.7 |
Africa Avg | 62.79 | |
World Avg | 71.28 | |
q=195. |
Alcohol Consumption Lower is better29 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 2016 Per Capita29 | |
1 | Bangladesh | 0.0 |
2 | Kuwait | 0.0 |
3 | Libya | 0.0 |
... | ||
162 | Serbia | 11.1 |
163 | Belarus | 11.2 |
164= | Andorra | 11.3 |
164= | Equatorial Guinea | 11.3 |
166 | Hungary | 11.4 |
167= | UK | 11.5 |
167= | Gabon | 11.5 |
167= | Slovakia | 11.5 |
Africa Avg | 4.8 | |
World Avg | 6.2 | |
q=189. |
Fertility Rate 2.0 is best14 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 202214 | |
1 | US Virgin Islands | 2.00 |
2 | Ecuador | 2.00 |
3 | Nepal | 2.01 |
... | ||
180 | Liberia | 4.02 |
181 | Ethiopia | 4.06 |
182 | Congo, (Brazzaville) | 4.10 |
183 | Equatorial Guinea | 4.17 |
184 | Togo | 4.20 |
185 | Zambia | 4.24 |
186 | Guinea | 4.30 |
187 | Senegal | 4.31 |
Africa Avg | 3.97 | |
World Avg | 2.47 | |
q=208. |
Smoking Rates Lower is better27 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 201427 | |
1 | Guinea | 15 |
2 | Solomon Islands | 26 |
3 | Kiribati | 28 |
... | ||
97 | N. Korea | 610 |
98 | Fiji | 618 |
99 | Cambodia | 645 |
100 | Equatorial Guinea | 649 |
101 | Singapore | 652 |
102 | Bangladesh | 665 |
103 | Morocco | 671 |
104 | New Zealand | 680 |
Africa Avg | 340 | |
World Avg | 819 | |
q=182. |
Food Aid, Health Contributions & WHO Compliance Lower is better28 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 2017 Rank28 | |
1 | Sweden | 1 |
2 | Ireland | 2 |
3 | Denmark | 3 |
... | ||
99 | Vietnam | 99 |
100 | Lesotho | 100 |
101 | Tanzania | 101 |
102 | Equatorial Guinea | 102 |
103 | Barbados | 103 |
104 | Venezuela | 104 |
105 | Timor-Leste (E. Timor) | 105 |
106 | Serbia | 106 |
Africa Avg | 117.0 | |
World Avg | 82.0 | |
q=163. |
Overweight Adults Lower is better32 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 2016 %32 | |
1 | Vietnam | 18.3 |
2 | India | 19.7 |
3 | Bangladesh | 20.0 |
... | ||
23 | Central African Rep. | 26.2 |
24 | Mozambique | 26.4 |
25 | Guinea | 26.6 |
26 | Equatorial Guinea | 26.7 |
27= | Comoros | 27.1 |
27= | Bhutan | 27.1 |
29 | Japan | 27.2 |
30 | Angola | 27.5 |
Africa Avg | 33.3 | |
World Avg | 49.0 | |
q=191. |
Children's Health:
Adolescent Birth Rate Lower is better30 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 2022 Per 100030 | |
1 | Hong Kong | 1.6 |
2 | Denmark | 1.8 |
3 | S. Korea | 2.1 |
... | ||
188 | Tanzania | 123.4 |
189 | Chad | 135.7 |
190 | Angola | 135.8 |
191 | Equatorial Guinea | 136.4 |
192 | Mali | 147.7 |
193 | Central African Rep. | 159.0 |
194 | Mozambique | 165.1 |
195 | Niger | 168.0 |
Africa Avg | 84.6 | |
World Avg | 43.8 | |
q=195. |
Infant Immunizations 2011-2015 Higher is better31 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 2015 Avg %31 | |
1= | Hungary | 99.0 |
1= | China | 99.0 |
3 | Uzbekistan | 98.9 |
... | ||
187 | Syria | 62.4 |
188 | Ukraine | 55.2 |
189 | Chad | 52.5 |
190 | Nigeria | 50.0 |
191 | Central African Rep. | 49.4 |
192 | Somalia | 46.0 |
193 | S. Sudan | 45.7 |
194 | Equatorial Guinea | 36.8 |
Africa Avg | 81.7 | |
World Avg | 88.3 | |
q=194. |
Equatorial Guinea was 4th-worst amongst 49 countries in the 1990s, who had an adolescent birth rate of over 100 (per 1000 girls aged 15-19), and it remained in that spot in the 2000s, before slightly improving.
#biodiversity #climate_change #deforestation #environmentalism #internationalism #over-exploitation #the_environment
Compared to Africa (2025)33 | ||
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Pos. | Lower is better Avg Rank33 | |
1 | Morocco | 46.5 |
2 | Burundi | 47.8 |
3 | Mali | 51.0 |
... | ||
37 | Djibouti | 84.5 |
38 | Zambia | 85.4 |
39 | Gabon | 87.9 |
40 | Equatorial Guinea | 91.2 |
41 | S. Africa | 92.2 |
42 | Sao Tome & Principe | 92.7 |
43 | Mozambique | 93.9 |
44 | Liberia | 94.2 |
45 | Sudan | 97.8 |
Africa Avg | 80.07 | |
q=53. |
Responsibility Towards The Environment (2025)33 | ||
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Pos. | Lower is better Avg Rank33 | |
1 | Sri Lanka | 34.9 |
2 | Uruguay | 43.2 |
3 | Switzerland | 45.0 |
... | ||
120 | Malaysia | 89.5 |
121 | Lithuania | 89.5 |
122 | Paraguay | 91.0 |
123 | Equatorial Guinea | 91.2 |
124 | Belize | 91.3 |
125 | Albania | 91.5 |
126 | St Vincent & Grenadines | 92.0 |
127= | Monaco | 92.1 |
World Avg | 84.93 | |
q=199. |
All countries' current and historical approach towards the environment is gauged via 21 datasets, including multiple decades of data on its forested percent change 2000-2020, its environmental performance, energy to GDP efficiency, its sign-up rate to major international accords on protecting the environment, the rate of rational beliefs on the environment in the population, reducing annual meat consumption per person and its score on the Green Future Index.
The countries that do the best (Sri Lanka, Uruguay and Switzerland) tend to have avoided the excesses of early industrial countries, and have not yet repeated the same mistakes of environmental destruction - at least, not on the same scale. The regions with the best average results per country are Central America, South America and Scandinavia. The worst are Eritrea, The Vatican City and Timor-Leste (E. Timor), and the worst regions Micronesia, Australasia and Melanesia.
For more, see:
Equatorial Guinea ranks 123rd in the world regarding its responsibility towards the environment. This rank is derived from 4 data sets. Equatorial Guinea does better than average when it comes to energy to GDP efficiency34 (but bad for Africa) and in its environmental performance35. And finally, it does worse than average in its sign-up rate to major international accords on protecting the environment and in its forested percent change 2000-202036.Forest Area Change 2000-2020 Higher is better36 | ||
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Pos. | Total36 | |
1 | Guernsey | 82.6% |
2 | Bahrain | 75.2% |
3 | Iceland | 64.7% |
... | ||
179 | Cameroon | -5.9% |
180 | Venezuela | -6.0% |
181 | Honduras | -6.3% |
182 | Equatorial Guinea | -6.5% |
183 | N. Korea | -6.7% |
184 | Mauritius | -7.5% |
185 | Liberia | -7.5% |
186 | Bolivia | -7.9% |
Africa Avg | -8.7% | |
World Avg | -0.1% | |
q=234. |
Environmental Performance Higher is better35 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 201835 | |
1 | Switzerland | 87.4 |
2 | France | 84.0 |
3 | Denmark | 81.6 |
... | ||
68 | Macedonia | 61.1 |
69 | Brazil | 60.7 |
70 | Sri Lanka | 60.6 |
71 | Equatorial Guinea | 60.4 |
72 | Mexico | 59.7 |
73 | Dominica | 59.4 |
74 | Argentina | 59.3 |
75 | Malaysia | 59.2 |
Africa Avg | 46.4 | |
World Avg | 56.4 | |
q=180. |
Energy to GDP Efficiency Lower is better34 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 2022 Avg34 | |
1 | Rwanda | 0.25 |
2 | Chad | 0.26 |
3 | Tanzania | 0.31 |
... | ||
68 | Uruguay | 0.96 |
69 | Nicaragua | 0.96 |
70 | Zambia | 0.97 |
71 | Equatorial Guinea | 0.98 |
72 | India | 0.98 |
73 | Spain | 0.98 |
74 | Peru | 0.99 |
75 | Croatia | 1.00 |
Africa Avg | 0.83 | |
World Avg | 1.23 | |
q=165. |
International Accords on the Environment Higher is better | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Total Avg Rate | |
1 | Sweden | 83% |
2 | Canada | 82% |
3 | Norway | 81% |
... | ||
146 | Fiji | 51% |
147 | Qatar | 51% |
148 | Vanuatu | 50% |
149 | Equatorial Guinea | 50% |
150 | Moldova | 50% |
151 | Bahrain | 50% |
152 | Swaziland | 50% |
153 | Kuwait | 49% |
Africa Avg | 56.4% | |
World Avg | 57.5% | |
q=197. |
#corruption #education #equatorial_guinea #extremism #health #human_development #inequality #life_expectancy #modernity #peace #politics #religious_violence #technology #terrorism #the_internet
Compared to Africa (2020)37 | ||
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Pos. | Lower is better Avg Rank37 | |
1 | S. Africa | 56.9 |
2 | Tunisia | 70.8 |
3= | Mauritius | 79.6 |
... | ||
43 | Djibouti | 148.0 |
44 | Burundi | 148.5 |
45= | Gambia | 155.6 |
46 | Equatorial Guinea | 156.7 |
47 | Central African Rep. | 160.3 |
48 | Chad | 162.1 |
49 | Niger | 164.1 |
50 | Guinea | 164.6 |
51 | Sierra Leone | 167.6 |
Africa Avg | 120.19 | |
q=53. |
Modernity & Learning (2020)37 | ||
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Pos. | Lower is better Avg Rank37 | |
1 | Finland | 7.1 |
2 | Belgium | 12.9 |
3 | Denmark | 13.6 |
... | ||
179 | Solomon Islands | 154.5 |
180= | Haiti | 155.6 |
180= | Gambia | 155.6 |
182 | Equatorial Guinea | 156.7 |
183 | Papua New Guinea | 158.4 |
184 | Central African Rep. | 160.3 |
185 | Chad | 162.1 |
186 | Niger | 164.1 |
World Avg | 86.31 | |
q=190. |
The most modern countries, with the best results from education, the highest levels of research, and with the easiest access to information on the Internet, are Finland, Belgium and Denmark38. The worst countries are Eritrea, S. Sudan and Sierra Leone38. Despite improves in global education, access to tertiary (adult) education is becoming increasingly unequal between the rich haves and the poor have-nots39.
“Education, at all levels and ages, is the single most vital support for equality as well as being a country's most vital economic and social resource. [...] Every successful aspirant to modernisation and economic development, from Japan to South Korea, China to Chile, has got there with a big emphasis on education.”
Bill Emmott (2017)40
15 datasets are used to calculate points for each country, including multiple decades of data on Research and Development, Secondary Education, Length of Schooling, Intellectual Endeavours, Maths, Science & Reading, Religiosity, IQ, the percent of citizens with access to the internet, Freedom On The Internet, IT Security, IPv6 Uptake and digital quality of life. The regions with the best average results per country are Scandinavia, Baltic States and Europe38, whereas the worst are Melanesia, Africa and Micronesia38.
For more, see:
Modernity and Education:
Length of Schooling Higher is better41 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 2021 Years41 | |
1 | Australia | 21.1 |
2 | New Zealand | 20.3 |
3 | Greece | 20.0 |
... | ||
170 | Nigeria | 10.1 |
171 | Congo, DR | 9.8 |
172 | Guinea | 9.8 |
173 | Equatorial Guinea | 9.7 |
174 | Haiti | 9.7 |
175 | Ethiopia | 9.7 |
176 | Sierra Leone | 9.6 |
177 | Gambia | 9.4 |
Africa Avg | 11.0 | |
World Avg | 13.5 | |
q=193. |
Intellectual Endeavours Lower is better28 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 2017 Rank28 | |
1 | Ukraine | 1 |
2 | Czechia | 2 |
3 | Hungary | 3 |
... | ||
154 | Zambia | 154 |
155 | Paraguay | 155 |
156 | Tanzania | 156 |
157 | Equatorial Guinea | 157 |
158 | Guyana | 158 |
159 | Afghanistan | 159 |
160 | Indonesia | 160 |
161 | Bolivia | 161 |
Africa Avg | 106.4 | |
World Avg | 82.0 | |
q=163. |
Technology and Information:
Internet Users Higher is better42 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 201642 | |
1 | Iceland | 100% |
2 | Faroe Islands | 99% |
3 | Norway | 98% |
... | ||
146 | Botswana | 21% |
147 | Libya | 21% |
148 | Zimbabwe | 21% |
149 | Equatorial Guinea | 21% |
150 | Lesotho | 21% |
151 | Indonesia | 20% |
152 | Marshall Islands | 20% |
153 | Algeria | 20% |
Africa Avg | 18.4% | |
World Avg | 48.1% | |
q=201. |
IPv6 Uptake Higher is better43 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 2017 Ratio43 | |
1 | Belgium | 55.4 |
2 | Germany | 41.8 |
3 | Switzerland | 35.1 |
... | ||
158= | Aruba | 0.0 |
158= | Bahrain | 0.0 |
158= | Palau | 0.0 |
158= | Equatorial Guinea | 0.0 |
158= | Belize | 0.0 |
158= | Suriname | 0.0 |
158= | Grenada | 0.0 |
158= | Gabon | 0.0 |
Africa Avg | 0.04 | |
World Avg | 3.82 | |
q=176. |
National Culture:
Corruption Higher is better44 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 2022 Points44 | |
1 | Denmark | 90.0 |
2= | Finland | 87.0 |
2= | New Zealand | 87.0 |
... | ||
168 | Comoros | 19.0 |
169= | Turkmenistan | 19.0 |
169= | Chad | 19.0 |
171 | Equatorial Guinea | 17.0 |
172= | N. Korea | 17.0 |
172= | Libya | 17.0 |
172= | Haiti | 17.0 |
172= | Burundi | 17.0 |
Africa Avg | 32.31 | |
World Avg | 42.98 | |
q=180. |
On average through the 2010s, Equatorial Guinea scored the 10th-worst on the Corruption Perception Index.
Creativity & Culture Lower is better28 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 2017 Rank28 | |
1 | Belgium | 1 |
2 | Netherlands | 2 |
3 | Estonia | 3 |
... | ||
144 | Cameroon | 144 |
145 | Laos | 145 |
146 | Nigeria | 146 |
147 | Equatorial Guinea | 147 |
148 | Angola | 148 |
149 | Zambia | 149 |
150 | Pakistan | 150 |
151 | Guinea-Bissau | 151 |
Africa Avg | 117.8 | |
World Avg | 82.0 | |
q=163. |
Open Trading, Aid & Development Lower is better28 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 2017 Rank28 | |
1 | Ireland | 1 |
2 | Denmark | 2 |
3 | Sweden | 3 |
... | ||
156 | Venezuela | 156 |
157 | Bahrain | 157 |
158 | Mauritania | 158 |
159 | Brunei | 159 |
160 | Algeria | 160 |
161 | Papua New Guinea | 161 |
162 | Brazil | 162 |
163 | Equatorial Guinea | 163 |
Africa Avg | 96.7 | |
World Avg | 82.0 | |
q=163. |
Peace Versus Instability:
Global Peace Index Lower is better45 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 2023 Score45 | |
1 | Iceland | 1.12 |
2 | Denmark | 1.31 |
3 | Ireland | 1.31 |
... | ||
79 | Nepal | 2.01 |
80 | China | 2.01 |
81 | Tunisia | 2.01 |
82 | Equatorial Guinea | 2.01 |
83 | Dominican Rep. | 2.02 |
84= | Morocco | 2.02 |
84= | Angola | 2.02 |
86 | Uzbekistan | 2.03 |
Africa Avg | 2.29 | |
World Avg | 2.07 | |
q=163. |
Peacekeeping & Security Lower is better28 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 2017 Rank28 | |
1 | Samoa | 1 |
2 | S. Africa | 2 |
3 | Tunisia | 3 |
... | ||
108 | Ukraine | 108 |
109 | Belgium | 109 |
110 | Panama | 110 |
111 | Equatorial Guinea | 111 |
112 | Botswana | 112 |
113 | Slovakia | 113 |
114 | Suriname | 114 |
115 | Greece | 115 |
Africa Avg | 83.6 | |
World Avg | 82.0 | |
q=163. |
Refugees & UN Treaties Lower is better28 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 2017 Rank28 | |
1 | Austria | 1 |
2 | Germany | 2 |
3 | Netherlands | 3 |
... | ||
156 | Ivory Coast | 156 |
157 | St Lucia | 157 |
158 | Vietnam | 158 |
159 | Laos | 159 |
160 | Equatorial Guinea | 160 |
161 | Fiji | 161 |
162 | Tonga | 162 |
163 | Brunei | 163 |
Africa Avg | 104.5 | |
World Avg | 82.0 | |
q=163. |
Impact of Terrorism Lower is better46 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 2019 Score46 | |
1 | Togo | 0.00 |
2 | Mongolia | 0.00 |
3 | Swaziland | 0.00 |
4 | Equatorial Guinea | 0.00 |
5 | Cambodia | 0.00 |
6 | Portugal | 0.00 |
7 | Croatia | 0.00 |
8 | Benin | 0.00 |
9 | Mauritania | 0.00 |
10 | Slovenia | 0.00 |
11 | Costa Rica | 0.00 |
12 | Romania | 0.00 |
Africa Avg | 3.41 | |
World Avg | 2.78 | |
q=150. |
Economic Inequality and Poverty:
Inequality in Life Expectancy Lower is better47 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 201947 | |
1 | Iceland | 2.40 |
2= | Singapore | 2.50 |
2= | Hong Kong | 2.50 |
... | ||
172 | Lesotho | 33.10 |
173 | Ivory Coast | 33.30 |
174 | Cameroon | 33.50 |
175 | Equatorial Guinea | 34.60 |
176 | Benin | 34.90 |
177 | Congo, DR | 36.10 |
178 | S. Sudan | 36.20 |
179 | Mali | 36.70 |
Africa Avg | 26.10 | |
World Avg | 14.59 | |
q=184. |
#buddhism #christianity #equatorial_guinea #hinduism #islam #judaism
Data from the Pew Forum, a professional polling outfit, states that in 2010 the religious makeup of this country was as follows in the table below48:
Christian | 88.7% |
Muslim | 4% |
Hindu | 0.1% |
Buddhist | 0.1% |
Folk Religion | 1.7% |
Jewish | 0.1% |
Unaffiliated | 5% |
The CIA World Factbook has slightly different data, and states: nominally Christian and predominantly Roman Catholic, pagan practices49.
The International Humanist and Ethical Union produced a report in 2012 entitled "Freedom of Thought" (2012)50, in which they document bias and prejudice at the national level that is based on religion, belief and/or lack of belief. Their entry for Equatorial Guinea states:
“While the constitution and other laws and policies protect freedom of religion or belief, a 1992 presidential decree regulates the exercise of freedom of religion or belief. This decree provides official preference for the Roman Catholic Church and the Reformed Church of Equatorial Guinea. While the decree does not hinder the practice of other religions or beliefs, its preferential effects can be observed in some circumstances; for example, Catholic masses are a normal part of any major ceremonial function51, such as the October 12 National Day and June 5 President's Birthday. In addition, Catholic and Reform church officials are exempt from airport entry and exit taxes.”
"Freedom of Thought" by IHEU (2012)52
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