This country comparison is a concise, tabular overview of numerous data from our respective country pages for France and Equatorial Guinea. There, we provide many explanations and details per country that go far beyond this comparison.
See also: Explanations and country ranking on quality of life
General information
| France | Equatorial Guinea | |
|---|---|---|
| Region: | Western Europe | Central Africa |
| Area: | 549,087 km² | 28,050 km² |
| National language: | French | Spanish |
| Government form: | Semi-presidential republic | Presidential republic |
| Independent since: | 843 AD | 1968 AD |
| Capital: | Paris | Malabo |
Population
Details for France and Equatorial Guinea| France | Equatorial Guinea | |
|---|---|---|
| Population: | 67,750,000 | 1,634,000 |
| Inhabitants/km²: | 123.4 | 58.3 |
| Life expectancy males: | Ø 79 years | Ø 59 years |
| Life expectancy females: | Ø 85 years | Ø 63 years |
| Average age: | Ø 41.7 years | Ø 20.3 years |
| Birth rate: | 10.90 ‰ | 31.17 ‰ |
| Death rate: | 9.90 ‰ | 9.03 ‰ |
| Migrationrate: | 1.06 ‰ | 13.96 ‰ |
Quality of life
Values from 0 (bad) to 100 (very good)See also: Explanations and country ranking on quality of life
| France | Equatorial Guinea | |
|---|---|---|
| Political stability: | 74 | 52 |
| Civil rights: | 85 | 5 |
| Health: | 92 | 10 |
| Climate: | 41 | 57 |
| Cost of Living: | 30 | 36 |
| Popularity: | 71 | 92 |
Economy
| France | Equatorial Guinea | |
|---|---|---|
| Currency: | euro (1 EUR = 100 Cent) | Central African franc |
| Unemployment rate: | 7.9 % | 9.2 % |
| Inflation rate: | 1.64 % | 4.77 % |
| Cost of Living: (USA = 100%) | 96.23 % | 55.87 % |
| Commercial taxes and contributions: | 60.70 % | 79.40 % |
| Average income: | 44,160 US$ | 5,150 US$ |
| Corruption index: | 28 (good) | 83 (very bad) |
| FRA: total | per 1000 inh. | GNQ: total | per 1000 inh. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross domestic product: | 2,957,880 M US$ | 43.66 M US$ | 12,269 M US$ | 7.51 M US$ |
| Gross national product: | 2,991,553 M US$ | 44.16 M US$ | 8,418 M US$ | 5.15 M US$ |
| Exported goods: | 920,864 M US$ | 13.59 M US$ | 180 M US$ | 0.11 M US$ |
| Imported goods: | 957,717 M US$ | 14.14 M US$ | 477 M US$ | 0.29 M US$ |
Infrastructure
Details for France and Equatorial Guinea| FRA: total | per 1000 inh. | GNQ: total | per 1000 inh. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roadways: | 1,053,215 km | 15.55 km | 2,880 km | 1.76 km |
| Harbours: | 548 | 0.0081 | 42 | 0.0257 |
| Passenger airports: | 61 | 0.0009 | 3 | 0.0018 |
Energy balance
Details for France and Equatorial Guinea| FRA: total | per 1000 inh. | GNQ: total | per 1000 inh. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Energy consumption: | 450.80 bn kWh | 6.65 m kWh | 465.00 m kWh | 284,496.59 kWh |
| Energy production: | 529.10 bn kWh | 7.81 m kWh | 500.00 m kWh | 305,910.31 kWh |
| Energy export: | 61.41 bn kWh | 906,425.59 kWh | 0.00 kWh | 0.00 kWh |
| Energy imports: | 19.90 bn kWh | 293,728.53 kWh | 0.00 kWh | 0.00 kWh |
| CO2 emissions: | 300.52 m t | 4,435.74 t | 5.35 m t | 3,273.24 t |
Telecommunication
Details for France and Equatorial Guinea| France | Equatorial Guinea | |
|---|---|---|
| International dialing: | +33 | +240 |
| Internet domain: | .fr | .gq |
| FRA total | FRA per 1000 inh. | GNQ total | GNQ per 1000 inh. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Landlines: | 37,759,000 | 557 | 11,000 | 7 |
| Mobile cellulars: | 72,751,000 | 1074 | 645,000 | 395 |
| Internet server: | 17,266,000 | 255 | 7 | 0 |
| Internet users: | 58,329,375 | 861 | 428,884 | 262 |
| Broadband Internet: | 30,627,000 | 452 | 1,000 | 1 |
Healthcare system
Details for France and Equatorial Guinea| France | Equatorial Guinea | |
|---|---|---|
| Hospital beds per 1000 inh.: | 5.91 | 2.10 |
| Physicians per 1000 inh.: | 3.23 | 0.40 |
| Diabetes: | 4.8 % | 6.0 % |
| HIV: | 0.17 % | 5.77 % |
| Tuberculosis: | 0.08 ‰ | 2.75 ‰ |
| Tuberculosis cure rate: | 37.0 % | 74.0 % |
Climate
We also provide a more detailed climate comparison of both countries.The data for each country can be found here: France and Equatorial Guinea
| France | Equatorial Guinea | |
|---|---|---|
| Daytime temperatures: | 16.9 °C | 29.9 °C |
| Nighttime temperatures: | 7.9 °C | 22.8 °C |
| Rain days: | 8.9 | 9.4 |
| Sunshine hours per day: | 5.5 | 3.5 |
Native languages
| France | Equatorial Guinea | |
|---|---|---|
| French: | 93.6 % | 2.4 % |
| Spanish: | 0.4 % | 61.6 % |
| Fang: | n/a | 22.2 % |
| Bube: | n/a | 6.7 % |
| Arabic: | 2.5 % | n/a |
| Portuguese: | 1.2 % | 1.2 % |
| Italian: | 0.4 % | n/a |
| Turkish: | 0.4 % | n/a |
| other: | 1.5 % | 5.9 % |