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Topic 03 of 18 · Country Index 2026
Equatorial Guinea: Work & Labour
Can people find work, and on what terms?
Equatorial Guinea is placed 138th of 182 countries on work & labour in the Country Index 2026, from 4 of its 4 key statistics. Readings behind it: Employment-to-Population Ratio 55.47 (2025); Labour Income Share 40.67 (2025).
Share
Work & Labour
138th
of 182 countries placed
Placed from 4 of 4 key statistics
01The evidence
The 4 key statistics that decide it
Only these place Equatorial Guinea on work & labour — one vote each. Every value is the publisher’s own, read at the edition the Country Index 2026 used; the grey ticks are every other country it was compared with, lowest on the left.
Key 1 of 4
Employment-to-Population Ratio
International Labour Organization (ILO)
2025 edition · data for 2025 · CC BY 4.0
55.47
Employed share of the population aged 15+ (%)
Higher is better
Equatorial Guinea: 55.47. Across the 182 countries in this edition, values run from 21.21 (São Tomé and Príncipe) to 86.9 (Qatar); the world median is 57.72.
- World median
- 57.72
- Best in Middle Africa
- 68.8 Central African Republic
- Land neighbours
- Cameroon 62.82 · Gabon 40.77
Key 3 of 4
Unemployment Rate
International Labour Organization (ILO)
2025 edition · data for 2025 · CC BY 4.0
8.337
Unemployment (% of labour force)
Lower is better
Equatorial Guinea: 8.337. Across the 182 countries in this edition, values run from 0.13 (Qatar) to 34.2 (Eswatini); the world median is 5.084.
- World median
- 5.084
- Best in Middle Africa
- 1.057 Chad
- Land neighbours
- Cameroon 3.602 · Gabon 20.15
Key 4 of 4
Vulnerable Employment
International Labour Organization (ILO)
2025 edition · data for 2025 · CC BY 4.0
23.08
Vulnerable employment (% of total employment)
Lower is better
Equatorial Guinea: 23.08. Across the 182 countries in this edition, values run from 0.456 (Qatar) to 90.22 (Chad); the world median is 28.67.
- World median
- 28.67
- Best in Middle Africa
- 23.08 Equatorial Guinea
- Land neighbours
- Cameroon 67.56 · Gabon 29.81
02Over time
Which way Equatorial Guinea is moving
Each key’s published value, edition by edition, beside the world median. The Country Index 2026 is the first edition of the standing, so the standing itself has no history to chart yet.
Employment-to-Population Ratio
Employed share of the population aged 15+ (%) · higher is better
Equatorial GuineaWorld median
Equatorial Guinea fell from 57.11 in 2000 to 55.47 in 2025; the world median went from 55.86 to 57.72.
Every year’s figures
Year Equatorial Guinea World median 2025 55.47 57.720 2024 55.86 57.694 2023 56.12 58.158 2022 56.04 57.688 2021 52.59 56.066 2020 52.09 55.691 2019 56.35 57.871 2018 56.51 56.911 2017 56.50 56.738 2016 56.43 56.845 2015 56.27 56.788 2014 56.08 56.774 2013 55.75 56.229 2012 55.35 56.289 2011 54.95 56.297 2010 54.63 56.212 2009 54.50 56.255 2008 54.44 57.308 2007 54.38 56.933 2006 54.41 56.685 2005 54.51 56.129 2004 54.87 55.465 2003 55.41 55.630 2002 56.01 55.843 2001 56.60 56.018 2000 57.11 55.861 Labour Income Share
Labour income share of GDP (%) · higher is better
Equatorial GuineaWorld median
Equatorial Guinea rose from 38.6 in 2004 to 40.67 in 2025; the world median went from 46.01 to 46.23.
Every year’s figures
Year Equatorial Guinea World median 2025 40.674 46.230 2024 40.544 46.060 2023 40.893 45.900 2022 40.444 45.615 2021 39.742 45.433 2020 41.495 47.267 2019 40.639 46.277 2018 40.703 46.187 2017 40.703 46.467 2016 40.884 46.798 2015 40.926 46.876 2014 40.493 47.281 2013 40.736 46.887 2012 40.154 46.231 2011 40.256 45.679 2010 41.008 46.024 2009 40.510 47.071 2008 39.708 45.312 2007 39.813 45.246 2006 40.151 45.670 2005 39.676 46.265 2004 38.604 46.012 Unemployment Rate
Unemployment (% of labour force) · lower is better
Equatorial GuineaWorld median
Equatorial Guinea rose from 7.444 in 2000 to 8.337 in 2025; the world median went from 6.918 to 5.084.
Every year’s figures
Year Equatorial Guinea World median 2025 8.337 5.08 2024 8.293 5.15 2023 8.218 5.21 2022 8.334 5.34 2021 8.821 6.04 2020 8.625 6.38 2019 7.917 5.36 2018 7.818 5.35 2017 7.843 5.59 2016 7.798 5.90 2015 7.778 6.41 2014 7.669 6.58 2013 7.675 6.71 2012 7.761 6.79 2011 7.837 6.90 2010 7.847 7.04 2009 7.702 6.67 2008 7.571 5.79 2007 7.592 6.00 2006 7.612 6.50 2005 7.667 7.09 2004 7.658 6.80 2003 7.701 6.95 2002 7.646 6.91 2001 7.551 6.96 2000 7.444 6.92 Vulnerable Employment
Vulnerable employment (% of total employment) · lower is better
Equatorial GuineaWorld median
Equatorial Guinea fell from 28.73 in 2000 to 23.08 in 2025; the world median went from 35.67 to 28.67.
Every year’s figures
Year Equatorial Guinea World median 2025 23.08 28.67 2024 22.85 29.04 2023 22.64 29.33 2022 22.36 29.67 2021 22.08 30.01 2020 22.94 30.54 2019 23.48 29.98 2018 22.86 30.15 2017 22.17 29.93 2016 21.42 29.91 2015 20.64 30.26 2014 19.90 30.47 2013 19.26 31.14 2012 18.65 31.00 2011 18.34 31.41 2010 18.03 32.37 2009 17.75 32.59 2008 17.85 31.76 2007 18.22 33.47 2006 18.75 34.27 2005 19.51 34.66 2004 20.66 35.51 2003 22.18 35.90 2002 23.91 35.96 2001 26.10 35.27 2000 28.73 35.67
03In context
Equatorial Guinea beside its neighbours
A position reads best beside the countries around it. Every position below is a place among all 182 countries on work & labour, never a place within the region.
Equatorial Guinea and the countries it borders
Standing among all 182; the key columns are the publishers’ own values.
| Country | Standing | Employment-to-Population RatioEmployed share of the population aged 15+ (%) | Labour Income ShareLabour income share of GDP (%) | Unemployment RateUnemployment (% of labour force) | Vulnerable EmploymentVulnerable employment (% of total employment) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Cameroon | 97th | 62.82 | 44.37 | 3.602 | 67.56 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 138th | 55.47 | 40.67 | 8.337 | 23.08 |
 Gabon | 177th | 40.77 | 28.87 | 20.15 | 29.81 |
“—”: no published reading in that edition. What a standing is
Across Middle Africa
Every country in the sub-region, by its place among all 182.
Placed either side on work & labour
The countries immediately above and below Equatorial Guinea in the topic’s list.
South Africa=134th
Pakistan136th
DR Congo137th- Equatorial Guinea138th
Kenya139th
Lesotho=140th
Malawi=140th
04Context, no vote
Where Equatorial Guinea is ahead of the world, and behind
20 more statistics filed under work & labour, published in full and deliberately given no vote in the standing. Select a row for the publisher, the rank and the links.
Ahead of the world median2
Statistics on which Equatorial Guinea does better than the middle country measured.
Firms Offering Formal TrainingWorld Bank Group · 2026 · world median 32.0745.1332.07No earlier reading
Equatorial Guinea: 45.13 · world median 32.07 · Firms offering formal training to permanent full-time workers (%). World Bank Group, 2026 edition, data for 2026.
Published values in that edition run from 1.42 to 79.12; higher is better.
Length of Paid Paternity LeaveWorld Bank Group · 2025 · world median 393No real change since 2015
Equatorial Guinea: 9 · world median 3 · Paid paternity leave set in law (calendar days). World Bank Group, 2026 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 196; higher is better.
Behind the world median12
Statistics on which Equatorial Guinea does worse than the middle country measured.
Female Labour Force Participation RateILO · 2025 · world median 53.3652.6253.36▼ Worsened since 2015
Equatorial Guinea: 52.62 · world median 53.36 · Women aged 15+ in the labour force (%). International Labour Organization (ILO), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 4.663 to 82.91; higher is better.
Position 99th of 182 · derived.
Labour Force Participation RateILO · 2025 · world median 61.6660.5161.66▼ Worsened since 2015
Equatorial Guinea: 60.51 · world median 61.66 · Population aged 15+ in the labour force (%). International Labour Organization (ILO), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 23.34 to 87.01; higher is better.
Position 100th of 182 · derived.
Labour Productivity per Hour WorkedILO · 2025 · world median 22.1618.2422.16▼ Worsened since 2015
Equatorial Guinea: 18.24 · world median 22.16 · Output per hour worked (constant 2021 international $ at PPP). International Labour Organization (ILO), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0.92 to 164.65; higher is better.
Position 102nd of 182 · derived.
GDP per Person EmployedWorld Bank Group · 2025 · world median 47,38439,50547,384▼ Worsened since 2015
Equatorial Guinea: 39,505 · world median 47,384 · GDP per person employed (constant 2021 international $). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 2,456 to 262,554; higher is better.
Position 97th of 168 · derived.
Firms Competing Against Informal FirmsWorld Bank Group · 2026 · world median 41.8146.9341.81No earlier reading
Equatorial Guinea: 46.93 · world median 41.81 · Firms competing against unregistered or informal firms (%). World Bank Group, 2026 edition, data for 2026.
Published values in that edition run from 1.926 to 90.5; lower is better.
Position 76th of 181 · derived, 1st = worst.
Youth Unemployment RateILO · 2025 · world median 12.8315.7412.83▼ Worsened since 2015
Equatorial Guinea: 15.74 · world median 12.83 · Unemployment, ages 15-24 (% of youth labour force). International Labour Organization (ILO), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0.457 to 76.77; lower is better.
Position 70th of 182 · derived, 1st = worst.
Length of Paid Maternity LeaveWorld Bank Group · 2025 · world median 988498▼ Worsened since 2015
Equatorial Guinea: 84 · world median 98 · Paid maternity leave set in law (calendar days). World Bank Group, 2026 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 410; higher is better.
Employment Injury Protection CoverageILO · 2024 · world median 45.91345.9No earlier reading
Equatorial Guinea: 13 · world median 45.9 · Labour force covered in the event of a work injury (%). International Labour Organization (ILO), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 100; higher is better.
Informal Employment RateILO · 2025 · world median 36.7679.9836.76No earlier reading
Equatorial Guinea: 79.98 · world median 36.76 · Informal employment (% of total employment). International Labour Organization (ILO), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0.857 to 94.44; lower is better.
Position 21st of 97 · derived, 1st = worst.
Compliance with Labour RightsILO · 2024 · world median 1.614.81.61▲ Improved since 2015
Equatorial Guinea: 4.8 · world median 1.61 · Compliance with freedom of association and collective bargaining rights (0 = best, 10 = worst). International Labour Organization (ILO), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 10; lower is better.
Firms with a Female Top ManagerWorld Bank Group · 2025 · world median 19.168.119.16No earlier reading
Equatorial Guinea: 8.1 · world median 19.16 · Firms with a female top manager (%). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 1.429 to 62.9; higher is better.
Position 156th of 179 · derived.
Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing Value Added per WorkerWorld Bank Group · 2025 · world median 6,742723.716,742▼ Worsened since 2015
Equatorial Guinea: 723.71 · world median 6,742 · Agricultural value added per worker (constant 2015 US$). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 210.77 to 150,632; higher is better.
Position 143rd of 151 · derived.
Level with the median, or no median to compare1
Unemployment Benefit CoverageILO · 2024 · world median 000No earlier reading
Equatorial Guinea: 0 · world median 0 · Unemployed people receiving unemployment benefits (%). International Labour Organization (ILO), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 100; higher is better.
No better end5
These describe the shape of a country — more is not better or worse, only different — so they are never ahead or behind.
Employment in AgricultureILO · 2025 · world median 14.3855.3214.38Moved since 2015
Equatorial Guinea: 55.32 · world median 14.38 · Employment in agriculture (% of total employment). International Labour Organization (ILO), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0.095 to 85.34.
Position 16th of 182 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Average Weekly Hours WorkedILO · 2025 · world median 38.8944.8438.89Moved since 2015
Equatorial Guinea: 44.84 · world median 38.89 · Average weekly hours actually worked per employed person. International Labour Organization (ILO), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 23.64 to 54.7.
Position 22nd of 182 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Self-Employment RateILO · 2025 · world median 31.8427.531.84Moved since 2015
Equatorial Guinea: 27.5 · world median 31.84 · Self-employed (% of total employment). International Labour Organization (ILO), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0.832 to 91.56.
Position 104th of 182 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Employment in IndustryILO · 2025 · world median 18.889.92918.88Moved since 2015
Equatorial Guinea: 9.929 · world median 18.88 · Employment in industry (% of total employment). International Labour Organization (ILO), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 3.103 to 39.44.
Position 161st of 182 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Employment in ServicesILO · 2025 · world median 59.5134.7559.51Moved since 2015
Equatorial Guinea: 34.75 · world median 59.51 · Employment in services (% of total employment). International Labour Organization (ILO), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 11.56 to 92.17.
Position 162nd of 182 · derived, counted from the highest value.
No current reading for Equatorial Guinea
Average Monthly Earnings of Employees (last 2023), Composite Rate of Labour Underutilisation (LU4), Fatal Occupational Injuries, Female Share of Senior and Middle Management, Gini Index of Monthly Earnings (last 2023), Human Capital Wealth per Capita, Labour Inspectors per 10,000 Employed Persons, Low Pay Rate (last 2023), Public Sector Employment, Share of Temporary Employees (last 2023), Statutory Minimum Wage (last 2023), Trade Union Density, Working Poverty Rate and Youth Not in Education, Employment or Training. Listed rather than hidden, so the page can be checked against it.
“Position · derived” is this site’s ordering of the published values, 1st = best unless the row says otherwise; the publisher ranks no country on it. Rank, position and standing
05Country Index 2026
Work & Labour among Equatorial Guinea’s 15 topics
Work & Labour is Equatorial Guinea’s 5th best-placed topic of 15. Strongest first, each marker at its share of that topic’s field.
- Environment & Sustainability33rd of 1862/4 keys
- Risk & Resilience85th of 1933/4 keys
- Mobility & Trade115th of 1772/4 keys
- Energy122nd of 1652/3 keys
- Work & Labour138th of 1824/4 keys
- Poverty & Inequality123rd of 1593/3 keys
- Peace & Securityjoint 137th of 1774/4 keys
- Development & Human Capital156th of 1963/3 keys
- Digital & Technologyjoint 160th of 1984/4 keys
- Economy & Innovation153rd of 1763/4 keys
- Gender & Equality166th of 1833/4 keys
- Democracy & Civil Liberties188th of 1984/4 keys
- Health & Wellbeingjoint 192nd of 2002/4 keys
- Education & Knowledge196th of 1983/4 keys
- Governance & Institutions193rd of 1944/4 keys
No standing on Food & Agriculture: too few of those topics’ key statistics are published for this country.
06The top of the list
Who leads on work & labour
The three countries placed highest of 182, and the leaders Equatorial Guinea can most readily be measured against.
1
IcelandNorthern Europe
1st of 182 · 4 of 4 keys
Photo: Hansueli Krapf · CC BY-SA 3.0, greyscale
2
JapanEastern Asia
2nd of 182 · 4 of 4 keys
Photo: JurriaanH · CC BY-SA 3.0, greyscale
3
South KoreaEastern Asia
3rd of 182 · 4 of 4 keys
Photo: Unknown author · CC BY-SA 2.0, greyscale
Placed highest nearby
Highest in Africa
Nigeria16th4/4 keysHighest in Middle Africa
Cameroon97th4/4 keysThis page
Equatorial Guinea138th4/4 keys
Positions out of 182 placed on the topic. A country needs readings on enough keys to be placed, and the top of the list is often held on fewer of them.
07Analysis
Charts and analysis about Equatorial Guinea and work & labour
On work & labour
Countries in Asia with the highest average salaries 2024
Thirteen Asian countries by gross average monthly wage, each carrying its WORLD rank rather than an Asian one — so the numbers skip, from 11th place to 45th.
On work & labour
Countries With The Highest Average Salaries in 2024
The ten highest-paying countries of 2024, their bars coloured by continent, and six more added for comparison — from Australia in 13th place to India in 85th.
On work & labour
Countries With The Lowest Average Salaries in 2024
The bottom ten of 196 countries, and six more added for comparison. Niger, Madagascar and Liberia are all published at US$47 a month and still carry three different ranks.
08Questions
Equatorial Guinea on work & labour: questions answered
Every answer is built from the numbers on this page, so none can say something the page does not.
How does Equatorial Guinea rank on work & labour?
Equatorial Guinea is placed 138th of 182 countries on Work & Labour in the Country Index 2026, from 4 of its 4 key statistics (Employment-to-Population Ratio, Labour Income Share, Unemployment Rate and Vulnerable Employment). The position is this site’s ordering of published statistics, not a rank any publisher printed.
What is the latest Employment-to-Population Ratio figure for Equatorial Guinea?
55.47 in 2025 (employed share of the population aged 15+ (%)), according to International Labour Organization (ILO). The world median in the same edition was 57.72.
What is the latest Labour Income Share figure for Equatorial Guinea?
40.67 in 2025 (labour income share of GDP (%)), according to International Labour Organization (ILO). The world median in the same edition was 46.23.
How does Equatorial Guinea compare with Cameroon on work & labour?
Cameroon is placed 97th of 182, and Equatorial Guinea 138th. Employment-to-Population Ratio: Cameroon 62.82, Equatorial Guinea 55.47; Labour Income Share: Cameroon 44.37, Equatorial Guinea 40.67; Unemployment Rate: Cameroon 3.602, Equatorial Guinea 8.337; Vulnerable Employment: Cameroon 67.56, Equatorial Guinea 23.08.
How have Equatorial Guinea’s work & labour figures changed?
Employment-to-Population Ratio fell from 57.11 in 2000 to 55.47 in 2025; Labour Income Share rose from 38.6 in 2004 to 40.67 in 2025; Unemployment Rate rose from 7.444 in 2000 to 8.337 in 2025; Vulnerable Employment fell from 28.73 in 2000 to 23.08 in 2025.
Which work & labour statistics are missing for Equatorial Guinea?
No current reading is published for Equatorial Guinea on Average Monthly Earnings of Employees, Composite Rate of Labour Underutilisation (LU4), Fatal Occupational Injuries, Female Share of Senior and Middle Management, Gini Index of Monthly Earnings, Human Capital Wealth per Capita, Labour Inspectors per 10,000 Employed Persons, Low Pay Rate, Public Sector Employment, Share of Temporary Employees, Statutory Minimum Wage, Trade Union Density, Working Poverty Rate and Youth Not in Education, Employment or Training. They are listed rather than hidden, so the evidence on the page can be checked against it.
09Method
Method, sources and how to cite
What this topic does not measure
Wages in money terms are not a key here, because pay figures are hard to compare fairly across countries with very different prices. Labour productivity, working hours, youth unemployment and the balance between farming, industry and services are published on this page as context. The size and growth of the wider economy belong to Economy & Innovation.
How the Work & Labour standing is decided
A standing is this site’s ordering, named with its edition — never a publisher’s rank. 4 key statistics vote, one vote each; every country’s published value becomes a place within that key’s own field, the places are averaged, and the average is never published. A country needs 2 of the 4 keys to be placed.
The work & labour method, step by stepHow every standing on this site is built
The key statistics and their licences
- Employment-to-Population Ratio — International Labour Organization (ILO), CC BY 4.0
- Labour Income Share — International Labour Organization (ILO), CC BY 4.0
- Unemployment Rate — International Labour Organization (ILO), CC BY 4.0
- Vulnerable Employment — International Labour Organization (ILO), CC BY 4.0
The other 20 statistics on this page come from 2 publishers, each named beside its numbers, with every edition and licence on the datasets pages.
The standing itself is part of the Country Index 2026, published under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Photographs
Equatorial Guinea’s banner and the countries placed highest, from their profiles: Wikimedia Commons, shown in greyscale, each used under the licence named.
- Equatorial Guinea (banner) — Mehlauge, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Iceland — Hansueli Krapf, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Japan — JurriaanH, CC BY-SA 3.0
- South Korea — Unknown author, CC BY-SA 2.0
Cite this page
Nations Inquiry (2026). Equatorial Guinea: Work & Labour — standing and statistics, Country Index 2026. https://nationsinquiry.com/countries/equatorial-guinea/work