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Eswatini

Sub-Saharan Africa ·Lower middle incomeSWZ

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🌍Population
2024

1.2M

159th of 217 countries

💰GDP per Capita
2024

$3,910

134th of 192 countries

❤️Life Expectancy
2023

64.1 yrs

192nd of 217 countries

🌫️Emissions per Capita
2024

0.88 t

144th of 203 countries

📉Unemployment
2025

34.2%

1st of 182 countries

🔥Inflation
2019

2.6%

81st of 183 countries

⚖️Inequality
2016

42.7%

1st of 83 countries

🛡️Military Spending
2024

1.4%

83rd of 147 countries

🏥Healthcare
2023

$296

113th of 191 countries

🌐Internet Users
2023

57.6%

139th of 181 countries

Electricity Access
2023

86.4%

165th of 215 countries

🎓Human Development
2022

0.610

142nd of 193 countries

🏚️Poverty
2016

44.5%

5th of 83 countries

👶Fertility Rate
2023

2.75

62nd of 217 countries

🏙️Urbanization
2024

26.2%

202nd of 217 countries

😮‍💨Air Pollution
2020

18.8 µg/m³

111th of 200 countries

🏛️Gov. Debt
2021

35.7%

36th of 43 countries

✈️Tourism
2020

345,299.988

95th of 132 countries

🍼Child Mortality
2023

45.0 / 1k

32nd of 196 countries

📚Literacy Rate
2022

90.8%

23rd of 45 countries

🌲Forest Area
2023

29.1%

111th of 213 countries

👴Aging Population
2024

4.3%

160th of 217 countries

🌏Foreign Investment
2024

1.6%

122nd of 186 countries

🚢Trade
2024

107.5%

49th of 160 countries

♻️Renewables
2021

27.5%

21st of 208 countries

🎒Education
2024

6.0%

4th of 26 countries

💸Remittances
2024

0.7%

127th of 175 countries

📱Mobile
2023

128.4

56th of 162 countries

🍩Obesity
2022

57.1%

92nd of 196 countries

🔫Homicide Rate
2021

12.5 / 100k

25th of 116 countries

👩‍⚖️Women in Parliament
2024

21.6%

110th of 183 countries

🏭Total Emissions
2024

2.9 Mt

159th of 203 countries

🔍Corruption
2023

25.0

152nd of 205 countries

Data from World Bank Open Data

Global rankings · Eswatini

  • In 2025, Eswatini ranks 1st out of 182 countries in unemployment rate (34.2%) — placing it in the top 1% globally.
  • In 2016, Eswatini ranks 1st out of 83 countries in income inequality (42.7%) — placing it in the top 1% globally.
  • In 2016, Eswatini ranks 5th out of 83 countries in poverty rate (44.5%) — placing it in the top 6% globally.
  • Eswatini records 26.2% in urban population (2024), ranking 202nd out of 217 countries — in the bottom 7% globally.
  • In 2021, Eswatini ranks 21st out of 208 countries in renewable electricity (27.5%) — placing it in the top 10% globally.

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