Equatorial Guinea vs Iceland: Number of children, working-age adults, and older people

Equatorial Guinea
66,931 people
in 2023
Iceland
59,435 people
in 2023
Equatorial Guinea rank
163rd
Iceland rank
164th

Number of children, working-age adults, and older people over time

  • Equatorial Guinea
  • Iceland
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How they compare

Equatorial Guinea currently reports 66,931 people against 59,435 people in Iceland, a difference of 7,496 people.

That makes Equatorial Guinea's figure about 1.1 times Iceland's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Equatorial Guinea ahead.

Equatorial Guinea ranks 163rd and Iceland ranks 164th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Equatorial Guinea averaged higher in 4 and Iceland in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Equatorial Guinea Iceland Difference Ahead
1950s 13,816 people 12,036 people 1,780 people Equatorial Guinea
1960s 16,029 people 15,960 people 69 people Equatorial Guinea
1970s 14,389 people 19,891 people 5,502 people Iceland
1980s 15,948 people 24,418 people 8,471 people Iceland
1990s 20,170 people 29,657 people 9,487 people Iceland
2000s 31,940 people 34,768 people 2,828 people Iceland
2010s 47,510 people 44,667 people 2,843 people Equatorial Guinea
2020s 63,228 people 56,395 people 6,833 people Equatorial Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of children, working-age adults, and older people, Equatorial Guinea or Iceland?
Equatorial Guinea, at 66,931 people against 59,435 people in Iceland as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of children, working-age adults, and older people between Equatorial Guinea and Iceland?
7,496 people, with Equatorial Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Equatorial Guinea and Iceland?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Equatorial Guinea and Iceland rank globally for number of children, working-age adults, and older people?
Equatorial Guinea ranks 163rd and Iceland ranks 164th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of children, working-age adults, and older people. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Number of children, working-age adults, and older people
Unit
people
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed

The total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown. This only includes people aged 65+.