Share in poverty vs. life expectancy in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: Share in poverty vs. life expectancy was 63.71 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share in poverty vs. life expectancy in Equatorial Guinea, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share in poverty vs. life expectancy in Equatorial Guinea is 63.71 years, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 6.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share in poverty vs. life expectancy in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 63.71 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 30.54 years, in 1976.
Equatorial Guinea ranks 213th of 236 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 41.29 years | 40.11 years | 42.48 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 42.52 years | 31 years | 44.85 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 39.41 years | 30.54 years | 44.66 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 50.27 years | 48.78 years | 51.29 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 52 years | 51.4 years | 53 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 55.59 years | 53.4 years | 57.88 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 60.39 years | 58.34 years | 62.3 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 62.91 years | 62.14 years | 63.71 years | 4 |
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More health data for Equatorial Guinea
- Number of infants who die before age 1 843 deaths (2100)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 863.6 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 deaths (2026)
- Age population, age 17, male, interpolated 18,920 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, female, interpolated 20,652 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, male, interpolated 20,948 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, female, interpolated 19,983 (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male 362,847 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, male, interpolated 20,266 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share in poverty vs. life expectancy in Equatorial Guinea?
- Share in poverty vs. life expectancy in Equatorial Guinea was 63.71 years in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share in poverty vs. life expectancy recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 63.71 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest share in poverty vs. life expectancy recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.54 years in 1976.
- How does Equatorial Guinea rank for share in poverty vs. life expectancy?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 213th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share in poverty vs. life expectancy rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Equatorial Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share in poverty vs. life expectancy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Period life expectancy at birth.