Perception of the safety of vaccines vs vaccine coverage in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: Perception of the safety of vaccines vs vaccine coverage was 78 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Perception of the safety of vaccines vs vaccine coverage in Equatorial Guinea, 1985–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, perception of the safety of vaccines vs vaccine coverage in Equatorial Guinea stood at 78.
That represents a change of up 14.7% on the previous year and up 95.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, perception of the safety of vaccines vs vaccine coverage in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 81 in 1997 and was at its lowest, 3, in 1985.
That places Equatorial Guinea 157th out of 195 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 41 years of available data.
Perception of the safety of vaccines vs vaccine coverage in Equatorial Guinea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 3 | — |
| 1986 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 10 | +233.3% |
| 1988 | 19 | +90.0% |
| 1989 | 48 | +152.6% |
| 1990 | 77 | +60.4% |
| 1991 | 77 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 76 | -1.3% |
| 1993 | 76 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 77 | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 79 | +2.6% |
| 1996 | 80 | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 81 | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 81 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 33 | -59.3% |
| 2000 | 35 | +6.1% |
| 2001 | 37 | +5.7% |
| 2002 | 39 | +5.4% |
| 2003 | 41 | +5.1% |
| 2004 | 43 | +4.9% |
| 2005 | 44 | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 46 | +4.5% |
| 2007 | 48 | +4.3% |
| 2008 | 50 | +4.2% |
| 2009 | 52 | +4.0% |
| 2010 | 54 | +3.8% |
| 2011 | 54 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 54 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 53 | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 53 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 40 | -24.5% |
| 2016 | 53 | +32.5% |
| 2017 | 56 | +5.7% |
| 2018 | 59 | +5.4% |
| 2019 | 62 | +5.1% |
| 2020 | 64 | +3.2% |
| 2021 | 67 | +4.7% |
| 2022 | 70 | +4.5% |
| 2023 | 74 | +5.7% |
| 2024 | 68 | -8.1% |
| 2025 | 78 | +14.7% |
Equatorial Guinea compared with similar countries
- Equatorial Guinea's 78 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 91, 86% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Equatorial Guinea's 78 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 84, 93% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Perception of the safety of vaccines vs vaccine coverage in Equatorial Guinea changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | +233.3% | 3 | 10 |
| 1989 | +152.6% | 19 | 48 |
| 1988 | +90.0% | 10 | 19 |
| 1999 | -59.3% | 81 | 33 |
| 1990 | +60.4% | 48 | 77 |
| 2016 | +32.5% | 40 | 53 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 16.6 | 3 | 48 | 5 |
| 1990s | 73.7 | 33 | 81 | 10 |
| 2000s | 43.5 | 35 | 52 | 10 |
| 2010s | 53.8 | 40 | 62 | 10 |
| 2020s | 70.17 | 64 | 78 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Equatorial Guinea
More health data for Equatorial Guinea
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.4 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.06 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 843 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 5 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.5 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0663 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.66 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0678 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is perception of the safety of vaccines vs vaccine coverage in Equatorial Guinea?
- Perception of the safety of vaccines vs vaccine coverage in Equatorial Guinea was 78 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest perception of the safety of vaccines vs vaccine coverage recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 81 in 1997.
- What is the lowest perception of the safety of vaccines vs vaccine coverage recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 3 in 1985.
- How does Equatorial Guinea rank for perception of the safety of vaccines vs vaccine coverage?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 157th out of 195 countries with data for 2025.
- Is perception of the safety of vaccines vs vaccine coverage rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 95.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Equatorial Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Perception of the safety of vaccines vs vaccine coverage. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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