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Last European coloniser: United Kingdom · Largest religious group: Christians. These are labels that describe the country, not numbers, so they are never compared with other measures. The numbers behind them, such as population shares, are.

Eswatini

Against lower middle income countries, Eswatini ranks 10th of 46 on education and 47th of 47 on labour. Each ranking counts only the countries that report that score, so the totals differ and the two ranks can’t be compared directly. Both compare Eswatini with countries of similar wealth. That is the only kind of ranking that tells you something a ranking by income does not already show.

How it has changed

Every measure Eswatini reports, over all the years it has been published. Pick one. Hover or use the arrow keys to read a year. Gaps in a line are years with no data. They are left open, not filled in.

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Scores by area

Each score averages the measures in one area, such as health. Each measure is first put on a common scale and turned so that higher is always better. Zero is the average country in an average year. One point is a typical gap between countries (a standard deviation), so +1 means about one typical gap above average. These are summaries, not measurements. See how the country scores are built and how the topic scores compare with each other.

ScoreValueRank, all countriesRank, similar incomeMostly income?
Governance score 2025-1.05156 of 17940 of 45moderate +0.53
Health score 2024-0.80184 of 19344 of 47moderate +0.32
Education score 2022+0.40124 of 19910 of 46proxy +0.81
Equality score 2016-1.85160 of 16543 of 44high +0.64
Infrastructure score 2024+0.53145 of 21017 of 47proxy +0.90
Gender score 2024-0.04136 of 18630 of 46moderate +0.37
Environment score 2024-0.41153 of 21338 of 47moderate -0.33
Labour score 2025-1.97195 of 19547 of 47high +0.79

The last column shows how closely each score just tracks national income. The number is its link with GDP per person (the value of everything a country produces, divided by its people), from −1 to +1. A score marked proxy is mostly a measure of how rich the country is. Its rank among all countries says little that GDP per person does not. That is why the rank among similar-income countries sits beside it.

The measures behind them

Every measure reported for Eswatini, grouped by area. Some measures have no agreed better direction, such as population growth, inflation and military spending. They are listed here but left out of every score, since there is no fair way to say which way is better. Some names use technical terms: PPP means adjusted for what money buys in each country, HDI is a United Nations score combining life expectancy, schooling and income, and a Gini indexmeasures how unequally income is shared. Each measure’s own page explains it.

crime

Conflict deaths0per 100,000 people2025higher is worse
Armed conflict present01 if any conflict, else 02025higher is worse
Homicide rate12.5per 100,000 population2021higher is worse

culture

Religiously unaffiliated6.16%% of population2020no agreed direction
Christian share93.2%% of population2020no agreed direction
Muslim share0.136%% of population2020no agreed direction
Single-parent households12.9%% of households2014no agreed direction
One-person households21.7%% of households2014no agreed direction
Women in a union36.4%% of women aged 15-492022no agreed direction

demography

Median age22years2023no agreed direction
Age at childbearing27.9years2023no agreed direction
Population1,256,174people2025no agreed direction
Population growth1.07%% per year2025no agreed direction
Urbanization26.7%% of population2025no agreed direction
Population 65+4.35%% of population2025no agreed direction
Population 0-1433%% of population2025no agreed direction
Fertility rate2.72births per woman2024no agreed direction
Birth rate23.6per 1,000 people2024no agreed direction
Net migration-5,775people2025no agreed direction
Migrant share of population2.7%% of population2024no agreed direction

economy

HDI0.695index, 0 to 12023higher is better
Inequality-adjusted HDI0.431index, 0 to 12023higher is better
GDP per capita (PPP)$10,707international $2025higher is better
GNI per capita (PPP)$9,234international $2024higher is better
GDP per capita (market)$3,986US$2025higher is better
GDP growth4.19%% per year2025no agreed direction
Inflation2.6%% per year2019no agreed direction
Trade openness107%% of GDP2024no agreed direction
FDI inflows1.55%% of GDP2024no agreed direction
Tax revenue24.3%% of GDP2021no agreed direction
Government consumption21.5%% of GDP2024no agreed direction
Government expense24.6%% of GDP2021no agreed direction
Military spending1.44%% of GDP2024no agreed direction
Employment in agriculture14.5%% of employment2025no agreed direction

education

Primary completion82.5%% of children2025higher is better
Expected schooling15.2years2023higher is better
Mean years of schooling8.69years2023higher is better
Education spending6.03%% of GDP2024no agreed direction
Primary enrollment117%% gross2023higher is better
Secondary enrollment82%% gross2016higher is better
Tertiary enrollment6.44%% gross2013higher is better
Adult literacy90.8%% of adults2022higher is better
Compulsory schooling7years2025no agreed direction
Out of school, primary3.83%% of primary-age children2022higher is worse
Pupil-teacher ratio26.6pupils per teacher2017higher is worse
Researchers138per million people2015higher is better

environment

CO2 per capita0.88t CO2e per capita2024higher is worse
Forest area29.1%% of land area2023higher is better
Agricultural land69.5%% of land area2023no agreed direction
Protected land4.2%% of land area2025higher is better

gender

Gender Inequality Index0.484index, 0 to 12023higher is worse
Gender Development Index0.964ratio of women's HDI to men's2023no agreed direction
Women's political empowerment0.391index (0-1)2025higher is better
Women ministers26.3%% of ministers2024higher is better
Women in parliament21.6%% of seats2025higher is better
Women in management25.2%% of managers2023higher is better
Married by 181.9%% of women aged 20-242022higher is worse

governance

Corruption Perceptions Index27index (0-100, higher = cleaner)2024higher is better
Political rights (FH)7rating (1-7, 1 = most free)2025higher is worse
Civil liberties (FH)6rating (1-7, 1 = most free)2025higher is worse
Pre-trial detainee share24.5%% of prisoners2022higher is worse
Refugees originating12.1per 100,000 people2024higher is worse
Electoral democracy0.128index (0-1)2025higher is better
Liberal democracy0.097index (0-1)2025higher is better
Participatory democracy0.11index (0-1)2025higher is better
Free and fair elections0.376index (0-1)2025higher is better
Regime type0regime category (0-3)2025higher is better
Political corruption0.554index (0-1)2025higher is worse
Freedom of expression0.113index (0-1)2025higher is better
Freedom of association0.023index (0-1)2025higher is better
Political civil liberties0.062index (0-1)2025higher is better
Civil society participation0.383index (0-1)2025higher is better
Birth registration53.5%% of children under 52014higher is better
Control of corruption-0.785index (approx. -2.5 to 2.5)2024higher is better
Rule of law-0.86index (approx. -2.5 to 2.5)2024higher is better
Government effectiveness-0.781index (approx. -2.5 to 2.5)2024higher is better
Regulatory quality-0.638index (approx. -2.5 to 2.5)2024higher is better
Voice and accountability-1.35index (approx. -2.5 to 2.5)2024higher is better
Political stability-0.733index (approx. -2.5 to 2.5)2024higher is better

health

Life expectancy64.3years2024higher is better
Infant mortality42.2per 1,000 live births2024higher is worse
Under-5 mortality45.1per 1,000 live births2024higher is worse
Health spending7.5%% of GDP2023no agreed direction
Suicide rate27.2per 100,0002021higher is worse
Hospital beds2.02per 1,000 people2013no agreed direction
Basic water access80.4%% of population2024higher is better
Basic sanitation64.5%% of population2024higher is better
Child stunting18.9%% of children under 52024higher is worse
Adolescent fertility68.2births per 1,000 women aged 15-192024higher is worse
Maternal mortality118per 100,000 live births2023higher is worse
Skilled birth attendance88.3%% of births2014higher is better
Alcohol consumption6.79litres per adult per year2020no agreed direction
Tobacco use11.5%% of adults2024higher is worse
Road traffic deaths33.5per 100,000 population2019higher is worse
Physicians0.557per 1,000 people2023higher is better
DTP3 immunisation84%% of children aged 12-23 months2024higher is better
HIV prevalence23.4%% of adults aged 15-492024higher is worse
Tuberculosis incidence319per 100,000 people2024higher is worse
Premature NCD mortality32.3%% probability, ages 30-702021higher is worse
Anaemia in women28.3%% of women aged 15-492023higher is worse
Out-of-pocket health spending11%% of health spending2023higher is worse
Undernourishment14.7%% of population2023higher is worse
Food insecurity59%% of population2023higher is worse
Adult obesity29.6%% of adults2024higher is worse
Health coverage index72index, 0 to 1002023higher is better

inequality

Gini index54.6index (0-100)2016higher is worse
Extreme poverty rate44.5%% of population2016higher is worse

infrastructure

Internet users63.4%% of population2024higher is better
Mobile subscriptions140per 100 people2024higher is better
Electricity access89.3%% of population2024higher is better
Slum share of urban population17%% of urban population2022higher is worse
Fixed broadband2.51per 100 people2024higher is better

labor

Informal employment53.3%% of employment2023higher is worse
Unemployment34.2%% of labor force2025higher is worse
Female labor participation48.5%% of women 15+2025no agreed direction
Male labor participation54%% of men 15+2025no agreed direction
Youth not in work or study36.5%% of 15 to 24 year olds2023higher is worse
Vulnerable employment28.4%% of employment2025higher is worse

wellbeing

Life satisfaction3.91score (0-10)2025higher is better

Values are the most recent in 2010–2025, and different measures can come from different years. The year is shown beside each. Nothing here ranks countries by merit. An area score averages whatever measures its publishers happen to collect, and the choice of what to collect is itself a judgement made by someone else. All countries · How the country data works

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