Country profile
eSwatini
eSwatini ranks #158 of 215 for population, #146 of 209 for gdp per capita, #191 of 216 for life expectancy, across 25 open-data indicators.
People
Population
1,242,822
people · 2024
Rank #158 of 215
Life expectancy
64.3
years · 2024
Rank #191 of 216
Poverty headcount
44.5%
% of population · 2016
Rank #17 of 186
Under-5 mortality
45.1
per 1,000 live births · 2024
Rank #48 of 244
Secondary school enrollment
41.7%
% net enrollment · 2015
Rank #185 of 232
Tobacco use
9.5%
% of adults · 2022
Rank #134 of 163
Calorie supply
2,574
kcal per person per day · 2023
Rank #148 of 189
Prosperity
Tourism arrivals
345,300
arrivals · 2020
Rank #145 of 203
GDP per capita
$3,910
current US$ · 2024
Rank #146 of 209
Inflation, consumer prices
2.6
annual % growth · 2019
Rank #119 of 195
Planet
Consumer Price Indices
157
index (2015=100) · 2025
Rank #70 of 210
Forest area
29.1%
% of land area · 2023
Rank #138 of 262
PM2.5 air pollution
18.8
micrograms per cubic meter · 2020
Rank #144 of 248
Protected areas
4.2%
% of territorial area · 2025
Rank #203 of 261
CO2 emissions per capita
0.84
tonnes per person · 2024
Rank #160 of 210
Fertilizer use
73.5
kg per hectare · 2023
Rank #90 of 194
Pesticide use
6.21
kg per hectare · 2023
Rank #49 of 193
Cereal yield
1.08
tonnes per hectare · 2024
Rank #159 of 182
Digital
Internet users
63.4%
% of population · 2024
Rank #148 of 213
Fixed broadband subscriptions
2.51
per 100 people · 2024
Rank #192 of 256
Mobile cellular subscriptions
140
per 100 people · 2024
Rank #45 of 262
Energy
Access to electricity
86.4%
% of population · 2023
Rank #165 of 215
Renewable electricity output
83.1%
% of electricity output · 2021
Rank #25 of 257
Energy use per person
5,517
kWh per person · 2023
Rank #146 of 210
Society
Electoral democracy index
0.13
index (0-1) · 2025
Rank #162 of 174
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Sources and methodology
Each value is the latest available observation for eSwatini; years differ by indicator. Ranks compare countries and territories with data, so totals vary. Read about our methods.
- World Bank Open Data: Tourism arrivals
- World Bank Open Data: Population
- World Bank Open Data: GDP per capita
- World Bank Open Data: Access to electricity
- World Bank Open Data: Internet users
- World Bank Open Data: Life expectancy
- World Bank Data360 / FAOSTAT: Consumer Price Indices
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Forest area
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: PM2.5 air pollution
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Renewable electricity output
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Protected areas
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Fixed broadband subscriptions
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Mobile cellular subscriptions
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Inflation, consumer prices
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Poverty headcount
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Under-5 mortality
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Secondary school enrollment
- Our World in Data: CO2 emissions per capita
- Our World in Data: Energy use per person
- Our World in Data: Electoral democracy index
- Our World in Data: Tobacco use
- FAOSTAT via Our World in Data: Fertilizer use
- FAOSTAT via Our World in Data: Pesticide use
- FAOSTAT via Our World in Data: Calorie supply
- FAOSTAT via Our World in Data: Cereal yield