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🇸🇿 Eswatini

Kingdom of Eswatini

SWZ SZ L Swazi lilangeni (SZL)

Every statistic we track for Eswatini — 102 indicators, each with its latest value and world rank. Open the interactive profile →

GDP per capita (PPP)

$14,245

#119 of 191

Life expectancy

50.7 yrs

#187 of 188

Happiness score

3.91

#137 of 147

Liberal democracy

0.10

#148 of 179

All indicators

📈 Economy

Account Ownership 65.1% #81/139 2024
Bank Account Ownership 65.1% #80/139 2024
Bank Branches 6 #117/153 2024
Current Account Balance -1.8% #97/190 2026
Debit Card Ownership 31.7% #91/140 2024
Digital Payments Usage 61.2% #33/97 2024
Exchange Rate (per US$) 18.3 #85/197 2024
Extreme Poverty 0% #104/237 2023
Fiscal Balance -6.9% #167/189 2026
GDP (current US$) 5.8 #158/190 2026
GDP (PPP) 16.7 #153/191 2026
GDP per Capita 4,927 #127/190 2026
GDP per Capita (Long Run) 8,522 #100/165 2022
GDP per Capita (PPP) 14,245 #119/191 2026
GDP per Capita Growth 0.8% #172/184 2019
Government Debt 50% #100/185 2026
Income per Person 4,703 #123/183 2018
Income per Person 4,703 #123/183 2018
Inflation (CPI) 3.5% #94/191 2026
Mobile Money Account 50.4% #18/80 2024
Real GDP Growth 4% #53/191 2026
Share of World GDP (PPP) 0% #160/191 2026
Total GDP (Long Run) 9,594,910,875 #151/165 2022

👥 Demographics

Fertility Rate (WB) 2.7 #64/217 2024
Median Age 22.7 #179/235 2026
Population 1.2 #156/229 2013
Population 1.2 #151/191 2026
Population Density 73.1 #146/235 2026
Refugees by Country of Origin 220 #136/195 2025
Urban Population 26.2% #198/213 2024

🌐 Connectivity

Access to Electricity 86.4% #164/214 2023
Internet Users 63.4% #132/182 2024
Mobile Subscriptions 121.5 #76/209 2022
Read News Online 35.8% #46/75 2024

🫀 Health

Adult Obesity 28.4% #67/199 2022
Alcohol Consumption per Capita 5.8 #88/207 2022
Child Mortality (under-5) 4.5 #35/199 2024
Health Spending (QoG) 7.2% #83/189 2022
Hypertension Prevalence 42.5% #52/194 2019
Infant Mortality (QoG) 43.5 #22/191 2023
Life Expectancy 50.7 #187/188 2013
Life Expectancy 58 #184/186 2020
Suicide Rate 31.8 #2/185 2021
Tobacco Use Prevalence 11.4% #132/167 2022
Undernourishment 14.7% #39/166 2023
Universal Health Coverage Index 72 #97/195 2023

🎓 Education

Education Spending (QoG) 5% #31/112 2023
Mean Years of Schooling 6.5 #120/146 2020

🌱 Environment

CO₂ per Capita (WB) 0.9 #144/203 2024
Energy Use per Person 1,007 #91/149 2023
Renewable Electricity 96.7% #13/195 2024

🏛️ Governance

Civil Liberties (V-Dem) 0.2 #164/179 2025
Clean Elections (V-Dem) 0.4 #106/179 2025
Control of Corruption (QoG) -0.8 #142/192 2024
Corruption Perceptions Index 27 #134/179 2024
Corruption Perceptions Index (QoG) 27 #137/177 2024
Deliberative Democracy (V-Dem) 0.1 #159/179 2025
Egalitarian Democracy (V-Dem) 0.1 #173/179 2025
Electoral Democracy (V-Dem) 0.1 #169/179 2025
Freedom House Status (QoG) 3 #45/193 2024
Freedom in the World Score 17 #166/196 2024
Freedom of Expression (V-Dem) 0.1 #161/179 2025
Gender Equality (V-Dem) 0.4 #165/179 2025
Government Effectiveness (QoG) -0.8 #152/192 2024
Judicial Constraints on Executive (V-Dem) 0.3 #124/179 2025
Liberal Democracy (V-Dem) 0.1 #148/179 2025
Military Spending 1.6% #79/150 2025
Participatory Democracy (V-Dem) 0.1 #144/179 2025
Perceived Democracy (Afrobarometer) 18.5% #38/39 2023
Political Corruption (V-Dem) 0.6 #86/179 2025
Press Freedom (RSF) (QoG) 58.3 #83/173 2024
Rule of Law (V-Dem) 0.2 #138/179 2025
Support for Democracy (Afrobarometer) 59% #26/39 2023
Trust in the President (Afrobarometer) 24.5% #37/39 2023
Voice & Accountability (QoG) -1.4 #169/192 2024

📰 Media & news

Press Freedom Index 51.9 #98/177 2026

🛡️ Safety

Homicide Rate 40.3 #6/204 2023
Road Traffic Deaths 24.7 #19/195 2021

⚠️ Risk & resilience

Climate Seen as a Threat 93.8% #18/142 2023
Confident Can Protect Family 38.6% #95/142 2023
Disaster Exposure (WRI) 0.1 #167/193 2025
Experienced a Disaster 47.2% #19/142 2023
Experienced Discrimination (Skin Colour) 9% #51/139 2023
INFORM Risk Index 4.3 #78/191 2025
Resilience to Risk (WRP) 49.6 #91/141 2023
World Risk Index 1.8 #159/193 2025
Worry About Violent Crime 81.9% #28/142 2023

😊 Wellbeing

Happiness (Cantril Ladder) 3.9 #137/147 2025
Happiness Driver: Freedom 0.6 #137/146 2025
Happiness Driver: GDP 1.4 #100/147 2025
Happiness Driver: Generosity 0.1 #124/147 2025
Happiness Driver: Healthy Life Expectancy 0 #142/146 2025
Happiness Driver: Low Corruption 0.1 #59/147 2025
Happiness Driver: Social Support 1 #107/147 2025
Human Development Index 0.7 #127/193 2023

🧭 Attitudes & values

Attended a Demonstration 6.6% #116/151 2017
Believe Vaccines Are Effective 77.7% #102/143 2018
Believe Vaccines Are Safe 75.6% #80/143 2018
Trust in parliament 5.3 #41/151 2017
Trust in Science 68.5% #97/143 2018
Trust in Scientists 58.6% #97/143 2018
Trust in the legal system 6.1 #24/153 2017

Latest available period per indicator; rank is the country's position among all countries with data. Sources are credited on each indicator page.