Equatorial Guinea vs Liberia: Total natural resource rents
Equatorial Guinea
23.5%
in 2021
Liberia
21.9%
in 2021
Equatorial Guinea rank
20th
Liberia rank
22nd
Total natural resource rents over time
- Equatorial Guinea
- Liberia
How they compare
Equatorial Guinea currently reports 23.5% against 21.9% in Liberia, a difference of 1.6%.
That makes Equatorial Guinea's figure about 1.1 times Liberia's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 18 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Equatorial Guinea ahead.
Equatorial Guinea ranks 20th and Liberia ranks 22nd of 211 countries.
Equatorial Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Equatorial Guinea | Liberia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 53.9% | 20.2% | 33.7% | Equatorial Guinea |
| 2010s | 28.3% | 21.2% | 7.1% | Equatorial Guinea |
| 2020s | 20.1% | 19.7% | 0.4% | Equatorial Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total natural resource rents, Equatorial Guinea or Liberia?
- Equatorial Guinea, at 23.5% against 21.9% in Liberia as of 2021.
- What is the difference in total natural resource rents between Equatorial Guinea and Liberia?
- 1.6%, with Equatorial Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Equatorial Guinea and Liberia?
- 18 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
- How do Equatorial Guinea and Liberia rank globally for total natural resource rents?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 20th and Liberia ranks 22nd of 211 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- The Changing Wealth of Nations, World Bank staff estimates, via World Bank (2026) β processed by Our World in Data, published as Total natural resource rents. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Natural resources rents are estimated as the difference between the price of a commodity and the average cost of producing it. Total natural resources rents are the sum of oil rents, natural gas rents, coal rents, mineral rents, and forest rents.