Share of people who don't drink alcohol, men vs women in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: Share of people who don't drink alcohol, men vs women was 20.9% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Share of people who don't drink alcohol, men vs women in Equatorial Guinea, 2000–2020
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Equatorial Guinea recorded 20.9% for share of people who don't drink alcohol, men vs women in 2020.
That represents a change of up 6.4% on the previous year and up 29.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of people who don't drink alcohol, men vs women in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 22.7% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 14.4%, in 2012.
That places Equatorial Guinea 121st out of 187 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Share of people who don't drink alcohol, men vs women in Equatorial Guinea, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 22.7% | — |
| 2001 | 21.9% | -3.6% |
| 2002 | 21.4% | -2.4% |
| 2003 | 20.4% | -4.3% |
| 2004 | 19.2% | -6.1% |
| 2005 | 18.1% | -5.5% |
| 2006 | 17.9% | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 17.2% | -3.7% |
| 2008 | 16.8% | -2.6% |
| 2009 | 17.2% | +2.8% |
| 2010 | 16.2% | -6.2% |
| 2011 | 15.4% | -4.8% |
| 2012 | 14.4% | -6.4% |
| 2013 | 15.3% | +6.4% |
| 2014 | 15.6% | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 17.5% | +12.6% |
| 2016 | 18.9% | +7.6% |
| 2017 | 19.9% | +5.6% |
| 2018 | 20.1% | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 19.7% | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 20.9% | +6.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 19.3% | 16.8% | 22.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.3% | 14.4% | 20.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.9% | 20.9% | 20.9% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Equatorial Guinea
More gender data for Equatorial Guinea
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 776.54 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 1.41 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 1,394 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 1,394 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 2.65 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 27,111 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 27,774 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 26,090 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 26,693 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 25,351 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of people who don't drink alcohol, men vs women in Equatorial Guinea?
- Share of people who don't drink alcohol, men vs women in Equatorial Guinea was 20.9% in 2020, according to World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of people who don't drink alcohol, men vs women recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 22.7% in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of people who don't drink alcohol, men vs women recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.4% in 2012.
- How does Equatorial Guinea rank for share of people who don't drink alcohol, men vs women?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 121st out of 187 countries with data for 2020.
- Is share of people who don't drink alcohol, men vs women rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Equatorial Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of people who don't drink alcohol, men vs women. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 21 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).
About this data
Share of men vs women (15 years and older) who have not consumed any alcohol during their lifetime. This data is age-standardized.