Equatorial Guinea vs Ireland: Population by world region
Equatorial Guinea
5.00 million people
in 2100
Ireland
5.29 million people
in 2100
Equatorial Guinea rank
128th
Ireland rank
126th
Population by world region over time
- Equatorial Guinea
- Ireland
How they compare
Ireland currently reports 5.29 million people against 5.00 million people in Equatorial Guinea, a difference of 282,900 people.
That makes Ireland's figure about 1.1 times Equatorial Guinea's.
Across all 151 years both countries report, Ireland has been ahead every year.
Equatorial Guinea ranks 128th and Ireland ranks 126th of 238 countries.
Ireland has averaged higher in every one of the 16 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Equatorial Guinea | Ireland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 245,377 people | 2.90 million people | 2.65 million people | Ireland |
| 1960s | 295,925 people | 2.87 million people | 2.58 million people | Ireland |
| 1970s | 294,560 people | 3.16 million people | 2.87 million people | Ireland |
| 1980s | 373,178 people | 3.50 million people | 3.13 million people | Ireland |
| 1990s | 564,783 people | 3.62 million people | 3.05 million people | Ireland |
| 2000s | 919,287 people | 4.15 million people | 3.23 million people | Ireland |
| 2010s | 1.43 million people | 4.71 million people | 3.28 million people | Ireland |
| 2020s | 1.92 million people | 5.26 million people | 3.34 million people | Ireland |
| 2030s | 2.39 million people | 5.67 million people | 3.28 million people | Ireland |
| 2040s | 2.88 million people | 5.90 million people | 3.02 million people | Ireland |
| 2050s | 3.35 million people | 5.97 million people | 2.61 million people | Ireland |
| 2060s | 3.80 million people | 5.87 million people | 2.07 million people | Ireland |
| 2070s | 4.22 million people | 5.72 million people | 1.50 million people | Ireland |
| 2080s | 4.58 million people | 5.58 million people | 994,301 people | Ireland |
| 2090s | 4.87 million people | 5.41 million people | 536,126 people | Ireland |
| 2100s | 5.00 million people | 5.29 million people | 282,900 people | Ireland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population by world region, Equatorial Guinea or Ireland?
- Ireland, at 5.29 million people against 5.00 million people in Equatorial Guinea as of 2100.
- What is the difference in population by world region between Equatorial Guinea and Ireland?
- 282,900 people, with Ireland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Equatorial Guinea and Ireland?
- 151 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2100.
- How do Equatorial Guinea and Ireland rank globally for population by world region?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 128th and Ireland ranks 126th of 238 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Population by world region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Population by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2100, based on data and estimates from different sources.