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Equatorial Guinea

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In brief

Mobile subscriptions per 100 people: 50 (2022). World rank 200 of 210; in Africa, 49 of 54. Home broadband per 100 people: 0.1 (2022). World rank 195 of 208 (1 = best); in Africa, 44 of 54. Scientific articles per year: 3 (2023). World rank 191 of 197; in Africa, 54 of 54. From 2014 to 2024: using the internet 18.9% → 63.3%, access to electricity 66% → 65.1%, and electricity use 732 → 855 (kWh per person). Worse than all its neighbours (Cameroon and Gabon): home broadband per 100 people, access to electricity, renewable share of energy use, electricity from renewables, and electricity from fossil fuels.

Internet and communications

Using the internet
63.3% 2024
Mobile subscriptions per 100 people
50 2022
Home broadband per 100 people
0.1 2022
Internet domain
.gq

Energy

Access to electricity
65.1% 2024
Electricity use, kWh per person
855 2024
Renewable share of energy use
4.2% 2022
Electricity from renewables
8.8% 2021
Electricity from fossil fuels
70.4% 2024
Mains voltage
220 V
Plug types
C, E

Transport

Driving side
Right
Air passengers per year
118,427 2023
Airports
7 2025
Railways, km
No data

Science and innovation

Research spending, share of GDP
No data
Researchers per million people
No data
Scientific articles per year
3 2023
Patent applications by residents
No data
High-tech share of manufactured exports
No data