Equatorial Guinea vs Malaysia: Share of the population that is female
Equatorial Guinea
47.3%
in 2025
Malaysia
47.7%
in 2025
Equatorial Guinea rank
203rd
Malaysia rank
201st
Share of the population that is female over time
- Equatorial Guinea
- Malaysia
How they compare
Malaysia currently reports 47.7% against 47.3% in Equatorial Guinea, a difference of 0.4%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Equatorial Guinea ahead.
Equatorial Guinea ranks 203rd and Malaysia ranks 201st of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Equatorial Guinea averaged higher in 5 and Malaysia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Equatorial Guinea | Malaysia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 51.3% | 49.4% | 1.9% | Equatorial Guinea |
| 1970s | 51.5% | 49.7% | 1.8% | Equatorial Guinea |
| 1980s | 51.4% | 49.4% | 2.0% | Equatorial Guinea |
| 1990s | 50.6% | 48.8% | 1.8% | Equatorial Guinea |
| 2000s | 48.8% | 48.4% | 0.5% | Equatorial Guinea |
| 2010s | 47.3% | 47.7% | 0.4% | Malaysia |
| 2020s | 47.2% | 47.6% | 0.4% | Malaysia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of the population that is female, Equatorial Guinea or Malaysia?
- Malaysia, at 47.7% against 47.3% in Equatorial Guinea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of the population that is female between Equatorial Guinea and Malaysia?
- 0.4%, with Malaysia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Equatorial Guinea and Malaysia?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Equatorial Guinea and Malaysia rank globally for share of the population that is female?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 203rd and Malaysia ranks 201st of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Population Division and World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Share of the population that is female. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.