Countries / Sub-Saharan Africa

Eswatini

Sub-Saharan AfricaLower middle incomeCapital: Mbabane209,769 observations

Population

1.26M

world rank #158 / 217

GDP

5.16B

world rank #154 / 186

GDP / capita

10,706.8

world rank #121 / 185

Life expectancy

64.3

world rank #192 / 217

Governance

588 indicators

Control of Corruption0-100 percentile32#150 Government Effectiveness0-100 percentile36.2#160 Political Stability & Absence of Violence0-100 percentile53.4#163 Rule of Law0-100 percentile42.2#154

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Economy

2,487 indicators

GDPcurrent US$5.16B#154 GDP per capita, PPP2021 intl $10,706.8#121 GDP growth%4.2%#69 Inflation%2.6%#104

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Trade

121 indicators

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Health

3,154 indicators

Life expectancyyears64.3#192 Infant mortalityper 1k births42.2#128 Maternal mortalityper 100k118#62 Health spending% GDP7.5%#71

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Education

3,288 indicators

Secondary enrollment% gross82%#103 Education spending% GDP6%#8 Adult literacy%90.8%#22 Primary enrollment% gross116.5%#14

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Demography

1,222 indicators

Populationpeople1.26M#158 Population growth%1.1%#97 Urban population%26.7%#190 Fertility ratebirths/woman2.7#64

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Climate

241 indicators

Electricity access% pop89.3%#31 Renewable energy share%64.7%#14 Forest area% land29.1%#111 Electric power consumptionkWh per capita1,199.5#103

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Energy

214 indicators

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Environment

314 indicators

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Agriculture

286 indicators

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Technology

605 indicators

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Society

2,055 indicators

Gini indexindex54.6#72 Extreme poverty% pop44.5%#47 Internet users% pop63.4%#130 Homicide rateper 100k12.5#92

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Risk

405 indicators

Deaths in armed conflictsdeaths0#1 INFORM risk score0-104.3#32 Hazard & exposure0-103.9#33 Vulnerability0-104.2#31

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Other

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