IndicatorSWZEswatiniSub-Saharan Africa
Governance
Civil liberties index (V-Dem)0-1Our World in Data0.21rank #138Data 2025 · Status unspecified
Control of Corruption0-100 percentileWorld Bank (WGI)31.9rank #153Data 2025 · Status unspecified
Deliberative democracy index (V-Dem)0-1Our World in Data0.06rank #140Data 2025 · Status unspecified
Egalitarian democracy index (V-Dem)0-1Our World in Data0.08rank #151Data 2025 · Status unspecified
Freedom of expression index (V-Dem)0-1Our World in Data0.11rank #136Data 2025 · Status unspecified
Government Effectiveness0-100 percentileWorld Bank (WGI)35.2rank #169Data 2025 · Status unspecified
Human rights index (V-Dem)0-1Our World in Data0.21rank #138Data 2025 · Status unspecified
Military spending% GDPWorld Bank (WDI)1.6%rank #79Data 2025 · Status unspecified
Participatory democracy index (V-Dem)0-1Our World in Data0.11rank #125Data 2025 · Status unspecified
Political Stability & Absence of Violence0-100 percentileWorld Bank (WGI)55.6rank #159Data 2025 · Status unspecified
Regulatory Quality0-100 percentileWorld Bank (WGI)43.9rank #149Data 2025 · Status unspecified
Rule of Law0-100 percentileWorld Bank (WGI)45.8rank #150Data 2025 · Status unspecified
Rule of law index (V-Dem)0-1Our World in Data0.23rank #120Data 2025 · Status unspecified
V-Dem electoral democracy0-1Our World in Data0.13rank #144Data 2025 · Status unspecified
V-Dem liberal democracy0-1Our World in Data0.1rank #131Data 2025 · Status unspecified
Voice & Accountability0-100 percentileWorld Bank (WGI)31rank #176Data 2025 · Status unspecified
Women in parliament% seatsWorld Bank (WDI)21.6%rank #106Data 2025 · Status unspecified
Women's political empowerment index (V-Dem)0-1Our World in Data0.39rank #136Data 2025 · Status unspecified
Economy
Agricultural employment% employmentWorld Bank (WDI)14.5%rank #91Data 2025 · Status unspecified
Agriculture value added% GDPWorld Bank (WDI)6.4%rank #81Data 2025 · Status unspecified
Capital stock per worker2017 US$ per workerPenn World Table92,132.4rank #109Data 2019 · Status unspecified
Current account balance% GDPWorld Bank (WDI)2.4%rank #37Data 2025 · Status unspecified
Employment-to-population ratio%ILOSTAT33.9%rank #175Data 2026 · Status unspecified
External debt stocks% GNIWorld Bank (WDI)27.8%rank #24Data 2024 · Status unspecified
FDI net inflows% GDPWorld Bank (WDI)1%rank #134Data 2025 · Status unspecified
GDPcurrent US$World Bank (WDI)5.16Brank #154Data 2025 · Status unspecified
GDP growth%World Bank (WDI)4.2%rank #69Data 2025 · Status unspecified
GDP per capita (nominal)current US$World Bank (WDI)4,108.3rank #126Data 2025 · Status unspecified
GDP per capita, PPP2021 intl $World Bank (WDI)10,706.8rank #121Data 2025 · Status unspecified
GNI per capita (PPP)2021 intl $UNDP (HDRO)9,919.1rank #120Data 2023 · Status unspecified
Government expenditure% GDPWorld Bank (WDI)24.6%rank #76Data 2021 · Status unspecified
Gross capital formation% GDPWorld Bank (WDI)15%rank #149Data 2024 · Status unspecified
Gross savings% GDPWorld Bank (WDI)18.2%rank #100Data 2024 · Status unspecified
High-technology exports% manuf. exportsWorld Bank (WDI)0.29%rank #149Data 2023 · Status unspecified
Human capital indexindexPenn World Table2.2rank #109Data 2019 · Status unspecified
Industry value added% GDPWorld Bank (WDI)33.6%rank #33Data 2025 · Status unspecified
Inflation%World Bank (WDI)2.6%rank #104Data 2019 · Status unspecified
Labour force participation rate%ILOSTAT51.2%rank #156Data 2026 · Status unspecified
Personal remittances received% GDPWorld Bank (WDI)0.75%rank #90Data 2025 · Status unspecified
R&D expenditure% GDPWorld Bank (WDI)0.28%rank #73Data 2015 · Status unspecified
Researchers in R&Dper millionWorld Bank (WDI)137.9rank #74Data 2015 · Status unspecified
Tax revenue% GDPWorld Bank (WDI)24.3%rank #16Data 2021 · Status unspecified
Total factor productivity (current PPPs, USA=1)index (USA=1)Penn World Table0.65rank #59Data 2019 · Status unspecified
Trade openness% GDPWorld Bank (WDI)107.5%rank #51Data 2024 · Status unspecified
Unemployment% labor forceWorld Bank (WDI)34.2%rank #181Data 2025 · Status unspecified
Unemployment rate (ILO modelled)%ILOSTAT33.8%rank #180Data 2026 · Status unspecified
Vulnerable employment% employmentWorld Bank (WDI)28.4%rank #91Data 2025 · Status unspecified
Youth unemployment% ages 15-24World Bank (WDI)54.3%rank #179Data 2025 · Status unspecified
Youth unemployment rate (ILO modelled)% ages 15-24ILOSTAT53.8%rank #180Data 2026 · Status unspecified
Trade
Exports of goods & services% GDPWorld Bank (WDI)53.8%rank #45Data 2024 · Status unspecified
Imports of goods & services% GDPWorld Bank (WDI)53.7%rank #64Data 2024 · Status unspecified
Merchandise exportscurrent US$World Bank (WDI)2.37Brank #141Data 2025 · Status unspecified
Merchandise importscurrent US$World Bank (WDI)2.09Brank #164Data 2025 · Status unspecified
Health
Basic drinking water access% popWorld Bank (WDI)80.4%rank #135Data 2024 · Status unspecified
Basic sanitation access% popWorld Bank (WDI)64.5%rank #134Data 2024 · Status unspecified
Child mortalityper 100Our World in Data4.5rank #123Data 2024 · Status unspecified
Daily caloric supply per capitakcalOur World in Data2,573.8rank #142Data 2023 · Status unspecified
DTP3 immunization coverage%UNICEF84%rank #16Data 2024 · Status unspecified
Health spending% GDPWorld Bank (WDI)7.5%rank #71Data 2023 · Status unspecified
Infant mortalityper 1k birthsWorld Bank (WDI)42.2rank #128Data 2024 · Status unspecified
Life expectancyyearsWorld Bank (WDI)64.3rank #192Data 2024 · Status unspecified
Maternal mortalityper 100kWorld Bank (WDI)118rank #62Data 2023 · Status unspecified
Measles immunization% childrenWorld Bank (WDI)85%rank #15Data 2024 · Status unspecified
Measles (MCV1) immunization coverage%UNICEF85%rank #15Data 2024 · Status unspecified
Overweight prevalence (under 5)%UNICEF9.8%rank #26Data 2021 · Status unspecified
Physiciansper 1kWorld Bank (WDI)0.56rank #38Data 2023 · Status unspecified
PM2.5 air pollution exposureug/m3World Bank (WDI)16.7rank #98Data 2023 · Status unspecified
Road traffic deathsper 100kWorld Bank (WDI)33.5rank #130Data 2019 · Status unspecified
Smoking prevalence% adultsWorld Bank (WDI)11.5%rank #31Data 2024 · Status unspecified
Stunting prevalence (under 5)%UNICEF20%rank #17Data 2021 · Status unspecified
Suicide mortality rateper 100kWorld Bank (WDI)27.2rank #176Data 2021 · Status unspecified
Tuberculosis incidenceper 100kWorld Bank (WDI)319rank #132Data 2024 · Status unspecified
Under-5 mortality rateper 1k birthsUNICEF45.1rank #162Data 2024 · Status unspecified
Undernourishment% popWorld Bank (WDI)15.1%rank #52Data 2024 · Status unspecified
Wasting prevalence (under 5)%UNICEF1.8%rank #9Data 2021 · Status unspecified
Education
Adult literacy%World Bank (WDI)90.8%rank #22Data 2022 · Status unspecified
Education spending% GDPWorld Bank (WDI)6%rank #8Data 2024 · Status unspecified
Expected years of schoolingyearsUNDP (HDRO)15.2rank #64Data 2023 · Status unspecified
Mean years of schoolingyearsUNDP (HDRO)8.7rank #118Data 2023 · Status unspecified
Primary completion rate% relevant ageWorld Bank (WDI)93.6%rank #84Data 2023 · Status unspecified
Primary enrollment% grossWorld Bank (WDI)116.5%rank #14Data 2023 · Status unspecified
Secondary enrollment% grossWorld Bank (WDI)82%rank #103Data 2016 · Status unspecified
Tertiary enrollment% grossWorld Bank (WDI)6.4%rank #122Data 2013 · Status unspecified
Demography
Crude birth rateper 1,000World Bank (WDI)23.6rank #57Data 2024 · Status unspecified
Fertility ratebirths/womanWorld Bank (WDI)2.7rank #64Data 2024 · Status unspecified
Median age of populationyearsUN WPP22rank #162Data 2023 · Estimate
Net migration rateper 1,000UN WPP-6.9rank #191Data 2023 · Estimate
PopulationpeopleWorld Bank (WDI)1.26Mrank #158Data 2025 · Status unspecified
Population growth%World Bank (WDI)1.1%rank #97Data 2025 · Status unspecified
Projected life expectancy in 2050 (medium)yearsUN WPP67.5rank #200Data 2050 · Projection / forecast
Projected population in 2050 (medium)thousandsUN WPP1,505.3rank #158Data 2050 · Projection / forecast
Total age dependency ratioper 100 working-ageUN WPP60.8rank #70Data 2023 · Estimate
Urban population%World Bank (WDI)26.7%rank #190Data 2025 · Status unspecified
Climate
CO₂ emissionstOur World in Data1.04Mrank #166Data 2024 · Status unspecified
CO₂ per capitatOur World in Data0.84rank #155Data 2024 · Status unspecified
Electricity access% popWorld Bank (WDI)89.3%rank #31Data 2024 · Status unspecified
Electricity from coal% generationEmber3.3%rank #18Data 2024 · Status unspecified
Electricity from hydro% generationEmber57.4%rank #30Data 2024 · Status unspecified
Electricity from solar% generationEmber4.9%rank #77Data 2024 · Status unspecified
Electricity from wind% generationEmber0%rank #104Data 2024 · Status unspecified
Electric power consumptionkWh per capitaWorld Bank (WDI)1,101.5rank #105Data 2024 · Status unspecified
Forest area% landWorld Bank (WDI)25.3%rank #117Data 2024 · Status unspecified
GHG emissions per capitatCO2e per capitaClimate Watch2.9rank #55Data 2023 · Status unspecified
Power-sector CO2 intensitygCO2/kWhEmber131.2rank #32Data 2024 · Status unspecified
Renewable electricity%Our World in Data96.7%rank #7Data 2024 · Status unspecified
Renewable energy share%World Bank (WDI)64.7%rank #14Data 2022 · Status unspecified
Total GHG emissions incl. LULUCFMtCO2eClimate Watch3.6rank #30Data 2023 · Status unspecified
Energy
Electricity access, rural% rural popWorld Bank (WDI)88.3%rank #28Data 2024 · Status unspecified
Electricity access, urban% urban popWorld Bank (WDI)92.1%rank #31Data 2024 · Status unspecified
Electricity from coal% of outputWorld Bank (WDI)2.5%rank #18Data 2024 · Status unspecified
Energy use per capitakg oil eq.World Bank (WDI)977.3rank #91Data 2024 · Status unspecified
Environment
Capture fisheries productiontonnesWorld Bank (WDI)65rank #201Data 2024 · Status unspecified
Freshwater withdrawals% internal resourcesWorld Bank (WDI)40.5%rank #140Data 2022 · Status unspecified
Terrestrial protected areas% land areaWorld Bank (WDI)4.2%rank #146Data 2025 · Status unspecified
Agriculture
Agricultural land% land areaWorld Bank (WDI)69.6%rank #24Data 2024 · Status unspecified
Aquaculture productiontonnesWorld Bank (WDI)25rank #169Data 2024 · Status unspecified
Cereal yieldkg per hectareWorld Bank (WDI)1,083.1rank #154Data 2024 · Status unspecified
Food production index2014-16 = 100World Bank (WDI)110.8rank #87Data 2024 · Status unspecified
Technology
Fixed telephone subscriptionsper 100 peopleWorld Bank (WDI)2.9rank #102Data 2024 · Status unspecified
Mobile subscriptionsper 100 peopleWorld Bank (WDI)139.8rank #35Data 2024 · Status unspecified
Secure internet serversper 1M peopleWorld Bank (WDI)116.7rank #161Data 2024 · Status unspecified
Society
Asylum seekerspeopleUNHCR472rank #56Data 2025 · Status unspecified
Extreme poverty% popWorld Bank (WDI)44.5%rank #47Data 2016 · Status unspecified
Female labor participation%World Bank (WDI)48.5%rank #122Data 2025 · Status unspecified
Fixed broadband subscriptionsper 100World Bank (WDI)2.5rank #123Data 2024 · Status unspecified
Gender Development IndexratioUNDP (HDRO)0.96rank #53Data 2023 · Status unspecified
Gender Inequality Index0-1UNDP (HDRO)0.48rank #112Data 2023 · Status unspecified
Gini indexindexWorld Bank (WDI)54.6rank #72Data 2016 · Status unspecified
Homicide rateper 100kWorld Bank (WDI)12.5rank #92Data 2021 · Status unspecified
Human Development Index0-1UNDP (HDRO)0.7rank #98Data 2023 · Status unspecified
Inequality-adjusted HDI0-1UNDP (HDRO)0.43rank #108Data 2023 · Status unspecified
Internet users% popWorld Bank (WDI)63.4%rank #130Data 2024 · Status unspecified
Life satisfaction0-10Our World in Data3.9rank #134Data 2025 · Status unspecified
Poverty gap at $2.15/dayproportion (0-1)World Bank (PIP)0.08rank #170Data 2026 · Status unspecified
Poverty headcount at $2.15/dayproportion (0-1)World Bank (PIP)0.25rank #133Data 2026 · Status unspecified
Poverty headcount at $3.65/dayproportion (0-1)World Bank (PIP)0.49rank #157Data 2026 · Status unspecified
Poverty headcount at $6.85/dayproportion (0-1)World Bank (PIP)0.72rank #165Data 2026 · Status unspecified
Refugees hosted (by country of asylum)peopleUNHCR1,414rank #120Data 2025 · Status unspecified
Refugees originating (by country of origin)peopleUNHCR220rank #43Data 2025 · Status unspecified
Youth NEET rate%ILOSTAT36.8%rank #168Data 2026 · Status unspecified
Risk
Deaths in armed conflictsdeathsOur World in Data0rank #1Data 2025 · Status unspecified
Hazard & exposure0-10EC JRC (INFORM)3.4rank #27Data 2026 · Status unspecified
Human hazard & exposure0-10EC JRC (INFORM)4.8rank #38Data 2026 · Status unspecified
INFORM risk score0-10EC JRC (INFORM)4.1rank #31Data 2026 · Status unspecified
Lack of coping capacity0-10EC JRC (INFORM)4.7rank #37Data 2026 · Status unspecified
Lack of infrastructure coping capacity0-10EC JRC (INFORM)4rank #37Data 2026 · Status unspecified
Lack of institutional coping capacity0-10EC JRC (INFORM)5.3rank #35Data 2026 · Status unspecified
Natural hazard & exposure0-10EC JRC (INFORM)1.8rank #6Data 2026 · Status unspecified
Organized-violence deaths (total)deaths/yearUCDP1rank #2Data 2025 · Status unspecified
Socio-economic vulnerability0-10EC JRC (INFORM)5rank #47Data 2026 · Status unspecified
Vulnerability0-10EC JRC (INFORM)4.2rank #31Data 2026 · Status unspecified
Vulnerable groups0-10EC JRC (INFORM)3.2rank #25Data 2026 · Status unspecified