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Eswatini

Eswatini / SZ

01 / BASIC INFORMATION

Eswatini in numbers.

Area17,360 kmยฒWorld # 155 โ†’Population1.3MWorld # 157 โ†’Population density72.4 people/kmยฒWorld # 129 โ†’Life expectancy64.3 yearsWorld # 190 โ†’GDP per capitaUS$ 4,108World # 147 โ†’

02 / ALL RANKINGS

Eswatini across 51 rankings.

Essentials

Area17,360 kmยฒWorld # 155 / 2023 โ†’Population1.3MWorld # 157 / 2025 โ†’Population density72.4 people/kmยฒWorld # 129 / Population 2025 ยท area 2023 โ†’Independence / founding reference year1,968World # 56 / CIA World Factbook 2025 archive โ†’

People & society

Population growth1.1%World # 97 / 2025 โ†’Total fertility rate2.7World # 64 / 2024 โ†’Birth rate23.6 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 57 / 2024 โ†’Death rate7.7 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 91 / 2024 โ†’Median age22 yearsWorld # 180 / 2023 โ†’Population aged 65+4.3%World # 159 / 2025 โ†’Population aged 0โ€“1433%World # 59 / 2025 โ†’Urban population26.7%World # 199 / 2025 โ†’Net migration-5.8KWorld # 140 / 2025 โ†’Net migration rate-4.6 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 190 / 2025 โ†’International migrant share2.7%World # 139 / 2024 โ†’

Health

Life expectancy64.3 yearsWorld # 190 / 2024 โ†’Healthy life expectancy47.5 yearsWorld # 182 / 2021 โ†’Physicians per 1,000 people0.6 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 135 / 2023 โ†’Smoking rate11.5%World # 123 / 2024 โ†’

Economy & work

GDP per capitaUS$ 4,108World # 147 / 2025 โ†’Nominal GDPUS$ 5.2BWorld # 169 / 2025 โ†’GDP per capita (PPP)US$ 12,529World # 132 / 2025 โ†’Real GDP growth4.2%World # 77 / 2025 โ†’Inflation2.6%World # 106 / 2019 โ†’Unemployment34.2%World # 1 / 2025 โ†’Youth unemployment54.3%World # 3 / 2025 โ†’Average annual working hoursNo dataNo rank โ†’Average sleep timeNo dataNo rank โ†’Income inequality (Gini index)54.6World # 3 / 2016 โ†’

Education & science

Education spending (% of GDP)6%World # 25 / 2024 โ†’Researchers per million people137.9 per million peopleWorld # 103 / 2015 โ†’R&D spending (% of GDP)0.3%World # 92 / 2015 โ†’Patent applications per million peopleNo dataNo rank โ†’

Food & agriculture

Calorie supply per person2,574 kcal/dayWorld # 150 / 2023 โ†’Meat supply per person22.4 kg/person/yearWorld # 144 / 2023 โ†’Rice production1K tWorld # 110 / 2024 โ†’Wheat production721.8 tWorld # 118 / 2024 โ†’Coffee productionNo dataNo rank โ†’Coffee consumption per personNo dataNo rank โ†’

Environment & digital

Forest area29.1%World # 111 / 2023 โ†’Electricity use per person1,200 kWh/personWorld # 103 / 2023 โ†’COโ‚‚ emissions per person0.8 tWorld # 163 / 2024 โ†’Internet use63.4%World # 147 / 2024 โ†’Mobile subscriptions139.8 per 100 peopleWorld # 42 / 2024 โ†’

Safety & politics

Homicide rate12.5 per 100,000 peopleWorld # 31 / 2021 โ†’Road traffic death rate33.5 per 100,000 peopleWorld # 12 / 2019 โ†’Military spending (% of GDP)1.4%World # 91 / 2024 โ†’Women in parliament21.6%World # 117 / 2025 โ†’

Travel & culture

International tourist arrivals345.3KWorld # 142 / 2020 โ†’International tourism receiptsUS$ 7.3MWorld # 177 / 2020 โ†’World Heritage sitesNo dataNo rank โ†’

03 / CULTURE & INDUSTRY

Society, culture and industry.

Largest religious groupChristianity2015 / 90%Main languageEnglishMain functional languageLeading electricity sourceHydro2024Top export categoryChemicals and pharmaceuticals2023Most mapped OSM sportFootball and futsal101 facilities countedWriting directionLeft to rightEnglishLargest staple-food calorie sourceMaize2023Current currencyLilangeniSZLDriving sideLeft-hand trafficSide of the road used by trafficCountry-name originNo dataNo comparison data for this country