Congo vs Equatorial Guinea: Oil reserves, per capita

Congo
77.76 cubic meters per person
in 2021
Equatorial Guinea
99.44 cubic meters per person
in 2021
Congo rank
18th
Equatorial Guinea rank
16th

Oil reserves, per capita over time

  • Congo
  • Equatorial Guinea
050100150198020002021

How they compare

Equatorial Guinea currently reports 99.44 cubic meters per person against 77.76 cubic meters per person in Congo, a difference of 21.68 cubic meters per person.

That makes Equatorial Guinea's figure about 1.3 times Congo's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 29 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Congo ahead.

Congo ranks 18th and Equatorial Guinea ranks 16th of 201 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Congo averaged higher in 2 and Equatorial Guinea in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Congo Equatorial Guinea Difference Ahead
1990s 73.57 cubic meters per person 2.51 cubic meters per person 71.05 cubic meters per person Congo
2000s 77.2 cubic meters per person 50 cubic meters per person 27.2 cubic meters per person Congo
2010s 82.97 cubic meters per person 123.9 cubic meters per person 40.94 cubic meters per person Equatorial Guinea
2020s 80.09 cubic meters per person 100.66 cubic meters per person 20.57 cubic meters per person Equatorial Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher oil reserves, per capita, Congo or Equatorial Guinea?
Equatorial Guinea, at 99.44 cubic meters per person against 77.76 cubic meters per person in Congo as of 2021.
What is the difference in oil reserves, per capita between Congo and Equatorial Guinea?
21.68 cubic meters per person, with Equatorial Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Equatorial Guinea?
29 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2021.
How do Congo and Equatorial Guinea rank globally for oil reserves, per capita?
Congo ranks 18th and Equatorial Guinea ranks 16th of 201 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Oil reserves, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Oil reserves, per capita
Unit
cubic meters per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
201 places, 7,683 data points, 1980–2021
Last refreshed

Oil reserves divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.