Equatorial Guinea

Sub-Saharan Africa · Malabo

Rank #153 of 173

23.8Strength score

Photos

U S Army Civil Affairs team executes Joint Combined Exchange Training (JCET) with Equatorial Guinea (9608748) — U S Army Civil Affairs team executes Joint Combined Exchange Training (JCET) with Equatorial Guinea (9608748)U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Trenton Jancze · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

US Navy 080202-N-8933S-006 Landing Craft Utility (LCU) 1655 leads the Equatorial Guinea Navy in formation behind Africa Partnership Station (APS) flagship USS Fort McHenry (LSD 43), a dock landing ship, as they pass along the E — US Navy 080202-N-8933S-006 Landing Craft Utility (LCU) 1655 leads the Equatorial Guinea Navy in formation behind Africa Partnership Station (APS) flagship USS Fort McHenry (LSD 43), a dock landing ship, as they pass along the EU.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class RJ Stratchko · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Antonov An-72P, Equatorial Guinea - Air Force AN1612764 — Antonov An-72P, Equatorial Guinea - Air Force AN1612764Oleg V. Belyakov - AirTeamImages · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Equipment figures for this country are not added yet. The score uses budget and personnel only.

Strength by area

Finance68
Air power—
Manpower46
Land forces—
Naval power—
Nuclear—

Finance

Defence budget: $121M #143
Budget as % of GDP: 0.90% #130
Spending per person: $62 #98
GDP: $12.8B #148
Population: 1,938,431 #147

Manpower

Active personnel: 1,000 (World Bank figure) #167
Reserve personnel: —
Paramilitary: —
Total personnel: 1,000 #167

Land forces

Tanks: —
Armoured vehicles: —
Self-propelled artillery: —
Towed artillery: —
Rocket launchers (MLRS): —

Air power

Total aircraft: —
Fighter jets: —
Attack aircraft & bombers: —
Transport aircraft: —
Helicopters: —
Attack helicopters: —

Naval power

Total naval vessels: —
Aircraft carriers: —
Helicopter carriers: —
Submarines: —
Destroyers: —
Frigates: —
Corvettes: —
Patrol vessels: —

Nuclear

Nuclear warheads: —

Compare with…

Others in the region

37Nigeria60.1 VS
45South Africa57.5 VS
47Ethiopia51.5 VS
64Angola30.9 VS
66Congo, Dem. Rep.30.8 VS
82Sudan29.8 VS
83Uganda29.8 VS
87Eritrea29.5 VS

Source

Budget, GDP, population and personnel: World Bank open data (SIPRI / IISS based). (Defence budget: 2025)