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Digital & energy access · Sub-Saharan Africa · Upper-middle income

Equatorial Guinea: internet, mobile and energy access

Internet users is 63.3% (2024), 136th of 188 in the world and 9th of 46 in Sub-Saharan Africa. Mobile subscriptions is 49.5 (2022), 200th of 210 in the world and 44th of 48 in Sub-Saharan Africa. Fixed broadband is 0.1 (2022), 195th of 208 in the world and 38th of 48 in Sub-Saharan Africa.

Internet users63.3%2024 · world 136/188 · region 9/46Mobile subscriptions49.52022 · world 200/210 · region 44/48Fixed broadband0.12022 · world 195/208 · region 38/48Fixed telephone0.62022 · world 176/213 · region 19/48
Internet users
Equatorial GuineaSub-Saharan AfricaUpper-middle incomeWorld
0%25%50%75%100%199720022007201220172022Equatorial Guinea63.3%Sub-Saharan AfricaUpper-middle incomeWorld
Mobile subscriptions
Equatorial GuineaSub-Saharan AfricaUpper-middle incomeWorld
0.0501001501995200020052010201520202025Equatorial Guinea49.5Sub-Saharan AfricaUpper-middle incomeWorld
12 indicators

Digital & energy access: Equatorial Guinea in detail

Latest reported value, world rank and rank within Sub-Saharan Africa; values around 2000, 2010, 2020; group and world columns are World Bank aggregates.

IndicatorLatestWorld rankIn region~2000~2010~202010-year changeRegionIncome groupWorldSince 2000
Internet usersInternet users, % of population63.3%2024136/1889/460.1%6.0%55.0%+44.4 ppsince 201435.7%88.8%73.6%
Mobile subscriptionsMobile subscriptions per 100 people49.52022200/21044/480.733.643.3+28%since 201290.4132.4111.5
Fixed broadbandFixed broadband per 100 people0.12022195/20838/48·0.10.1−12%since 20121.133.020.1
Fixed telephoneFixed telephone lines per 100 people0.62022176/21319/480.91.10.7−45%since 20120.411.09.9
Secure serversSecure internet servers per million people672024176/21516/48·027+3,007%since 20149033,11016,381
Electricity accessAccess to electricity, % of population65.1%2024182/21518/4864.8%66.1%66.7%−0.9 ppsince 201455.1%99.3%91.9%
Electricity access, ruralAccess to electricity, rural, % of rural population5.1%2024206/21142/4736.2%13.8%1.8%−0.4 ppsince 201435.7%98.5%84.9%
Electricity access, urbanAccess to electricity, urban, % of urban population89.3%2024179/21318/4894.5%93.2%90.5%−2.5 ppsince 201482.9%99.8%97.8%
Clean cookingAccess to clean cooking fuels, % of population50.0%2024139/19211/4810.0%21.0%46.0%+17.0 ppsince 201422.9%90.2%75.4%
Electricity use per personElectric power consumption, kWh per person855 kWh2024111/1497/3290 kWh214 kWh733 kWh+17%since 2014380 kWh4,606 kWh3,708 kWh
Energy use per personEnergy use, kg of oil equivalent per person1,251 kgoe202484/1504/32343 kgoe1,409 kgoe1,116 kgoe−18%since 2014476 kgoe2,183 kgoe1,892 kgoe
Power lossesElectricity transmission and distribution losses, % of output10.7%202468/14927/327.4%7.6%10.7%−0.1 ppsince 201413.4%6.3%6.9%
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)“·” — no value reported within two years of that date. World rank counts countries with a recent value.

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neighbours

Equatorial Guinea and its neighbours

Countries sharing a land border with Equatorial Guinea. Latest values since 2005; the highest in each row is marked.

IndicatorEquatorial GuineaCameroonGabonSão Tomé and Príncipe
Internet users63.3%202446.3%202468.7%202459.1%2024
Mobile subscriptions49.52022108.22024125.3202462.42024
Fixed broadband0.120222.120224.720243.02024
Fixed telephone0.620220.220242.620240.82024
Secure servers672024252024872024422024
Electricity access65.1%202472.0%202495.1%202477.7%2024
Electricity access, rural5.1%202442.7%202451.3%202475.1%2024
Electricity access, urban89.3%202495.6%202499.0%202478.9%2024
Clean cooking50.0%202432.0%202493.0%20247.0%2024
Cameroon: digital & energy accessGabon: digital & energy accessSão Tomé and Príncipe: digital & energy access
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