Malabo Cathedral

Equatorial Guinea

Name: World Residence Index 2026 scores for Equatorial Guinea
Published: 2026

Region: Central Africa
Capital: Malabo
Currency: Central African CFA Franc (XAF)
Density: 28 / km²

WRI Score 2026

51.86

scale 1–100 · higher is better

Global rank: 164th
In Africa: 21st
Ranked: 211

Parameter Breakdown · 2026

The nine components behind the score.

Every parameter is scored 1–100, higher is better, equally weighted; their sum normalises to the 0–100 WRI Score.

Personal Income Tax · 100 = no income tax Top rate 35%· KPMG / EY
30.7
Above-average top marginal rate.
Population Density · 100 = uncrowded 28 / km²· UN WPP
100.0
Sparsely populated, well below global norms.
GDP per Capita · 100 = highest output per resident $8,378· IMF WEO 2026
37.2
Below-average per-capita output.
Life Expectancy · 100 = longest life expectancy 60 years· WHO / UN
1.0
Among the shortest average lifespans on this list.
Tourism & Lifestyle · 100 = strongest lifestyle appeal 0.01 arrivals per capita· UNWTO
1.0
Minimal recorded inbound tourism.
Unemployment · 100 = lowest unemployment 8%· ILO / SECO
74.2
Moderate unemployment relative to peers.
Warmongering · 100 = least militarised 0.6% of GDP· SIPRI
99.0
Minimal defence spending relative to output.
Safety & Rule of Law · 100 = safest Composite· UNODC · WJP · TI
32.0
Below-average safety and judicial quality.
Ideological Neutrality · 100 = most ideologically neutral WRI rubric composite· WRI rubric
96.0
Among the highest ideological-neutrality scores on this list.

Where it sits

Among the world's elite tier.

Equatorial Guinea holds 164th of 211 with a WRI Score of 51.86 — sits in the lower tier of the index. Its profile is defined by near-perfect population density (100) and military posture (99), offset by tourism and lifestyle appeal, its clearest structural constraint.