Country file(EQUATORIAL GUINEA)

Macro-economic and social benchmarks

Macro-economic indicators

GDP

(current US$)

2021

12.3 billion

GDP Per Capita

(current US$)

2021

7,506

GDP Growth

(annual %)

2021

-0,9

Unemployment

(% of population)

2021

9,1

GNI Per Capita, Atlas Method

(current USD)

2021

5150
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General information

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Legal and legislative indicators

Focus: Association / Civil Society

  • Legal framework:

 

Constituição da Guiné Equatorial de 1991 (revisada em 2012) https://jus.com.br/artigos/97983/constituicao-da-guine-equatorial-de-1991-revisada-em-2012

Artigo 13

  1. Todo cidadão goza dos seguintes direitos e liberdades:
  2. À liberdade de associação, reunião e manifestação.

Article 13

  1. Every citizen shall enjoy the following rights and freedoms:
  2. Freedom of association, assembly and demonstration.

 

  • Legislative framework:

 

– Law no. 1992-11 of 1 September 1992 on associations (Ley núm.11/11992 de fecha 1° de Septiembre, Asociaciones generales)

http://www.droit-afrique.com/upload/doc/guinee-equatoriale/GE-Decret-1992-associations-ESP.pdf

– Law no. 4/1992 of 6 January on freedom of assembly and demonstration. (Ley Num 4/1.992, de fecha 6 de Enero, Sobre la libertad de Reunion y Manifestacion.)

https://www.rightofassembly.info/assets/downloads/Ley_4_de_1992_sobre_libertad_de_reunion_y_manifestacion.pdf

  • International conventions ratified:

 

UN: accession 12/11/1968

ICESCR Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights: Signature: NO,

Ratification/Accession: Accession 25/09/1987

ICCPR International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights: Signature: NO Ratification/Accession: Accession 25/09/1987

Convention on the Rights of the Child: Signature : NO, Ratification/Accession : Accession 15/06/1992

International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families: Signature: NO, Ratification/Accession: NO

UNESCO: Member since 1979 – Conventions signed and/or ratified from 1993 to 2010

CEDAW Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women: Signature: NO, Ratification/Accession: Accession 23/10/1984

 

  • Regional and inter-regional conventions ratified:

 

Currency: CFA franc

African Union: 12 October 1968

African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights: 7 April 1986

European Convention on Human Rights:       NO

ACP (African, Caribbean and Pacific countries): —-

ECCAS (Economic Community of Central African States): 1983

Societal environment indicators

The country in the world through international indices

Population Growth

(annual %)

2021

#
+2,4

Fertility Rate

(births per woman)

2020

#
4,3

Ratio of Poor Population to National Poverty Line

(% of population)

2006

#
76,8

Youth Literacy Rate

(% of young people aged 15-24)

2010

#
98

Net Enrollment Rate

(% population)

#

#
N/A

Internet Users

(% of population)

2017

#
26

Access to Electricity

(% of population)

2020

#
66,7

Intentional Homicides

(per 100,000 people)

2012

#
3,4

Happiness Index /10

#

#
N/A

Press Freedom Index /10

2022

141/180
43,96

GINI Index /100

#

#
N/A

Democracy Index /10

2020

#
1,92

Corruption Perceptions Index /100

Transparency International

2022

171/180
17

ITUC Global Rights Index /5

#

#
N/A

HDI

2021

145
0,596

Documentation

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