Eswatini vs Namibia

Eswatini (Africa) and Namibia (Africa) side by side. Each value is the latest available for that country, so the year may differ; the rank is among all countries of the world.

Over time

with the world for reference

GDP per capita

US$ · 1980-2025

Eswatini Namibia World

0 5,000 10k 15k 1980 Eswatini: 908.38 Namibia: 2,467.81 World: 2,587.01 1981 Eswatini: 925.37 Namibia: 2,266.91 World: 2,628.62 1982 Eswatini: 843.04 Namibia: 2,097.09 World: 2,554.08 1983 Eswatini: 842.75 Namibia: 2,214.34 World: 2,561.17 1984 Eswatini: 726.35 Namibia: 1,830.47 World: 2,614.33 1985 Eswatini: 509.89 Namibia: 1,466.18 World: 2,690.59 1986 Eswatini: 611.3 Namibia: 1,599.4 World: 3,118.57 1987 Eswatini: 764.75 Namibia: 1,969.42 World: 3,487.88 1988 Eswatini: 865.25 Namibia: 2,062.58 World: 3,829.99 1989 Eswatini: 831.85 Namibia: 1,966.83 World: 3,930.51 1990 Eswatini: 1,277.69 Namibia: 2,037.48 World: 4,338.94 1991 Eswatini: 1,273.01 Namibia: 2,116.91 World: 4,453.9 1992 Eswatini: 1,361.82 Namibia: 2,346.86 World: 4,679.98 1993 Eswatini: 1,397.27 Namibia: 2,154.96 World: 4,685.3 1994 Eswatini: 1,461.36 Namibia: 2,355.9 World: 4,967.01 1995 Eswatini: 1,750.75 Namibia: 2,483.2 World: 5,463.2 1996 Eswatini: 1,619.19 Namibia: 2,423.4 World: 5,507.22 1997 Eswatini: 1,705.4 Namibia: 2,459.65 World: 5,408.57 1998 Eswatini: 1,546.52 Namibia: 2,235.25 World: 5,302.34 1999 Eswatini: 1,501.66 Namibia: 2,177.79 World: 5,401.23 2000 Eswatini: 1,629.67 Namibia: 2,156.68 World: 5,512.56 2001 Eswatini: 1,429.86 Namibia: 1,915.59 World: 5,404.2 2002 Eswatini: 1,315.74 Namibia: 1,772.08 World: 5,539.32 2003 Eswatini: 2,015.22 Namibia: 2,569.25 World: 6,129.87 2004 Eswatini: 2,525.56 Namibia: 3,403.16 World: 6,818 2005 Eswatini: 2,871.07 Namibia: 3,685.77 World: 7,290.57 2006 Eswatini: 2,964.96 Namibia: 4,017.18 World: 7,803.19 2007 Eswatini: 3,109.11 Namibia: 4,379.04 World: 8,685.33 2008 Eswatini: 2,946.86 Namibia: 4,204.79 World: 9,425.74 2009 Eswatini: 3,189.8 Namibia: 4,302.91 World: 8,827.04 2010 Eswatini: 3,922.74 Namibia: 5,418.22 World: 9,555.07 2011 Eswatini: 4,225.06 Namibia: 5,834.79 World: 10,496.93 2012 Eswatini: 4,224.55 Namibia: 5,942.65 World: 10,597.85 2013 Eswatini: 3,949.94 Namibia: 5,346.62 World: 10,759.35 2014 Eswatini: 3,771.07 Namibia: 5,378.32 World: 10,912.24 2015 Eswatini: 3,419.82 Namibia: 4,774.11 World: 10,191.98 2016 Eswatini: 3,238.18 Namibia: 4,395.69 World: 10,239.47 2017 Eswatini: 3,853.1 Namibia: 5,143.96 World: 10,784.4 2018 Eswatini: 3,972.65 Namibia: 5,308.61 World: 11,344.73 2019 Eswatini: 3,913.15 Namibia: 4,731.92 World: 11,417.6 2020 Eswatini: 3,466.57 Namibia: 3,878.59 World: 10,999.49 2021 Eswatini: 3,984 Namibia: 4,412.84 World: 12,472.91 2022 Eswatini: 3,894.16 Namibia: 4,349.8 World: 12,876.24 2023 Eswatini: 3,755.52 Namibia: 4,225.99 World: 13,313.86 2024 Eswatini: 3,909.56 Namibia: 4,501.85 World: 13,717.09 2025 Eswatini: 4,108.25 Namibia: 4,875.93 World: 14,405.85 1980 1994 2001 2008 2025

Life expectancy at birth

years · 1960-2024

Eswatini Namibia World

40 50 60 70 80 1960 Eswatini: 46.39 Namibia: 48.53 World: 50.94 1961 Eswatini: 46.75 Namibia: 49.24 World: 52.8 1962 Eswatini: 47.15 Namibia: 49.97 World: 55.29 1963 Eswatini: 47.47 Namibia: 50.64 World: 55.65 1964 Eswatini: 47.92 Namibia: 51.35 World: 56.1 1965 Eswatini: 48.43 Namibia: 52 World: 55.93 1966 Eswatini: 48.99 Namibia: 52.3 World: 56.45 1967 Eswatini: 49.53 Namibia: 52.93 World: 56.9 1968 Eswatini: 50.08 Namibia: 53.55 World: 57.34 1969 Eswatini: 50.64 Namibia: 54.13 World: 57.68 1970 Eswatini: 51.21 Namibia: 54.69 World: 57.94 1971 Eswatini: 51.78 Namibia: 55.29 World: 58.02 1972 Eswatini: 52.35 Namibia: 55.85 World: 58.84 1973 Eswatini: 52.99 Namibia: 56.42 World: 59.3 1974 Eswatini: 53.66 Namibia: 56.94 World: 59.7 1975 Eswatini: 54.4 Namibia: 57.55 World: 60.13 1976 Eswatini: 55.17 Namibia: 58.04 World: 60.45 1977 Eswatini: 55.97 Namibia: 58.59 World: 61.04 1978 Eswatini: 56.79 Namibia: 59.11 World: 61.39 1979 Eswatini: 57.54 Namibia: 59.52 World: 61.84 1980 Eswatini: 58.23 Namibia: 56.57 World: 62.15 1981 Eswatini: 58.79 Namibia: 56.91 World: 62.52 1982 Eswatini: 59.47 Namibia: 57.34 World: 62.87 1983 Eswatini: 58.42 Namibia: 57.64 World: 63.13 1984 Eswatini: 60.44 Namibia: 58.1 World: 63.44 1985 Eswatini: 61.17 Namibia: 58.47 World: 63.73 1986 Eswatini: 61.6 Namibia: 58.73 World: 64.12 1987 Eswatini: 61.9 Namibia: 59.12 World: 64.46 1988 Eswatini: 61.93 Namibia: 59.03 World: 64.67 1989 Eswatini: 61.67 Namibia: 60.77 World: 64.96 1990 Eswatini: 61.17 Namibia: 61.36 World: 65.11 1991 Eswatini: 60.39 Namibia: 60.83 World: 65.3 1992 Eswatini: 59.28 Namibia: 60.16 World: 65.55 1993 Eswatini: 58.09 Namibia: 59.26 World: 65.74 1994 Eswatini: 56.64 Namibia: 58.44 World: 65.96 1995 Eswatini: 55.08 Namibia: 57.52 World: 66.2 1996 Eswatini: 53.3 Namibia: 56.64 World: 66.52 1997 Eswatini: 51.7 Namibia: 55.84 World: 66.83 1998 Eswatini: 50.07 Namibia: 54.77 World: 67.07 1999 Eswatini: 48.81 Namibia: 53.98 World: 67.31 2000 Eswatini: 47.63 Namibia: 52.95 World: 67.65 2001 Eswatini: 46.34 Namibia: 51.98 World: 67.95 2002 Eswatini: 45.38 Namibia: 51.99 World: 68.23 2003 Eswatini: 44.63 Namibia: 51.92 World: 68.52 2004 Eswatini: 43.91 Namibia: 52.18 World: 68.77 2005 Eswatini: 43.96 Namibia: 52.56 World: 69.11 2006 Eswatini: 44.56 Namibia: 53.18 World: 69.47 2007 Eswatini: 45.16 Namibia: 54.03 World: 69.81 2008 Eswatini: 45.85 Namibia: 54.74 World: 70 2009 Eswatini: 46.91 Namibia: 55.35 World: 70.38 2010 Eswatini: 48.33 Namibia: 56.09 World: 70.68 2011 Eswatini: 49.06 Namibia: 56.65 World: 70.97 2012 Eswatini: 50.71 Namibia: 57.73 World: 71.26 2013 Eswatini: 52.11 Namibia: 58.47 World: 71.53 2014 Eswatini: 53.49 Namibia: 59.31 World: 71.78 2015 Eswatini: 54.94 Namibia: 60.01 World: 71.97 2016 Eswatini: 56.23 Namibia: 60.81 World: 72.19 2017 Eswatini: 57.57 Namibia: 61.66 World: 72.37 2018 Eswatini: 58.71 Namibia: 62.58 World: 72.64 2019 Eswatini: 59.85 Namibia: 63.55 World: 72.87 2020 Eswatini: 59.86 Namibia: 64.07 World: 72.18 2021 Eswatini: 58.23 Namibia: 60.85 World: 71.22 2022 Eswatini: 63.03 Namibia: 64.19 World: 72.97 2023 Eswatini: 64.12 Namibia: 67.39 World: 73.33 2024 Eswatini: 64.26 Namibia: 67.52 World: 73.48 1960 1980 1990 2000 2024

Fertility rate

1960-2024

Eswatini Namibia World

2 3 4 5 6 7 1960 Eswatini: 6.75 Namibia: 6.24 World: 4.69 1961 Eswatini: 6.77 Namibia: 6.29 World: 4.56 1962 Eswatini: 6.79 Namibia: 6.35 World: 5.02 1963 Eswatini: 6.8 Namibia: 6.41 World: 5.31 1964 Eswatini: 6.79 Namibia: 6.43 World: 5.13 1965 Eswatini: 6.79 Namibia: 6.45 World: 5.08 1966 Eswatini: 6.8 Namibia: 6.47 World: 4.97 1967 Eswatini: 6.77 Namibia: 6.49 World: 4.87 1968 Eswatini: 6.76 Namibia: 6.5 World: 4.98 1969 Eswatini: 6.76 Namibia: 6.51 World: 4.88 1970 Eswatini: 6.75 Namibia: 6.52 World: 4.84 1971 Eswatini: 6.74 Namibia: 6.52 World: 4.69 1972 Eswatini: 6.72 Namibia: 6.53 World: 4.55 1973 Eswatini: 6.72 Namibia: 6.54 World: 4.42 1974 Eswatini: 6.71 Namibia: 6.55 World: 4.26 1975 Eswatini: 6.71 Namibia: 6.53 World: 4.07 1976 Eswatini: 6.7 Namibia: 6.49 World: 3.97 1977 Eswatini: 6.68 Namibia: 6.44 World: 3.84 1978 Eswatini: 6.65 Namibia: 6.38 World: 3.77 1979 Eswatini: 6.61 Namibia: 6.31 World: 3.76 1980 Eswatini: 6.57 Namibia: 6.24 World: 3.73 1981 Eswatini: 6.54 Namibia: 6.16 World: 3.71 1982 Eswatini: 6.49 Namibia: 6.08 World: 3.72 1983 Eswatini: 6.43 Namibia: 6 World: 3.59 1984 Eswatini: 6.36 Namibia: 5.94 World: 3.57 1985 Eswatini: 6.28 Namibia: 5.88 World: 3.53 1986 Eswatini: 6.11 Namibia: 5.79 World: 3.51 1987 Eswatini: 5.9 Namibia: 5.7 World: 3.48 1988 Eswatini: 5.69 Namibia: 5.61 World: 3.39 1989 Eswatini: 5.48 Namibia: 5.52 World: 3.35 1990 Eswatini: 5.3 Namibia: 5.4 World: 3.31 1991 Eswatini: 5.13 Namibia: 5.29 World: 3.13 1992 Eswatini: 4.98 Namibia: 5.11 World: 3.04 1993 Eswatini: 4.82 Namibia: 4.91 World: 2.97 1994 Eswatini: 4.66 Namibia: 4.68 World: 2.92 1995 Eswatini: 4.52 Namibia: 4.42 World: 2.87 1996 Eswatini: 4.38 Namibia: 4.2 World: 2.82 1997 Eswatini: 4.24 Namibia: 4.17 World: 2.78 1998 Eswatini: 4.13 Namibia: 4.18 World: 2.75 1999 Eswatini: 4.09 Namibia: 4.14 World: 2.72 2000 Eswatini: 4.03 Namibia: 3.99 World: 2.73 2001 Eswatini: 3.94 Namibia: 3.83 World: 2.69 2002 Eswatini: 3.85 Namibia: 3.69 World: 2.66 2003 Eswatini: 3.8 Namibia: 3.58 World: 2.64 2004 Eswatini: 3.76 Namibia: 3.55 World: 2.63 2005 Eswatini: 3.7 Namibia: 3.57 World: 2.61 2006 Eswatini: 3.63 Namibia: 3.6 World: 2.61 2007 Eswatini: 3.58 Namibia: 3.61 World: 2.6 2008 Eswatini: 3.57 Namibia: 3.62 World: 2.6 2009 Eswatini: 3.5 Namibia: 3.63 World: 2.59 2010 Eswatini: 3.38 Namibia: 3.66 World: 2.57 2011 Eswatini: 3.32 Namibia: 3.66 World: 2.55 2012 Eswatini: 3.27 Namibia: 3.68 World: 2.56 2013 Eswatini: 3.24 Namibia: 3.65 World: 2.53 2014 Eswatini: 3.18 Namibia: 3.64 World: 2.52 2015 Eswatini: 3.12 Namibia: 3.6 World: 2.49 2016 Eswatini: 3.07 Namibia: 3.57 World: 2.49 2017 Eswatini: 3.02 Namibia: 3.51 World: 2.46 2018 Eswatini: 2.97 Namibia: 3.46 World: 2.39 2019 Eswatini: 2.93 Namibia: 3.4 World: 2.35 2020 Eswatini: 2.89 Namibia: 3.35 World: 2.28 2021 Eswatini: 2.84 Namibia: 3.3 World: 2.25 2022 Eswatini: 2.8 Namibia: 3.25 World: 2.22 2023 Eswatini: 2.75 Namibia: 3.21 World: 2.2 2024 Eswatini: 2.72 Namibia: 3.21 World: 2.19 1960 1980 1990 2000 2024

Unemployment rate (modelled ILO estimate)

% · 1991-2025

Eswatini Namibia World

0 10 20 30 40 1991 Eswatini: 20.52 Namibia: 19.14 World: 5.12 1992 Eswatini: 20.95 Namibia: 18.9 World: 5.28 1993 Eswatini: 21.76 Namibia: 19.08 World: 5.54 1994 Eswatini: 21.73 Namibia: 19.4 World: 5.79 1995 Eswatini: 21.65 Namibia: 21.34 World: 5.92 1996 Eswatini: 22.07 Namibia: 22.84 World: 5.98 1997 Eswatini: 22.5 Namibia: 24.45 World: 6.01 1998 Eswatini: 23.21 Namibia: 23.08 World: 6.16 1999 Eswatini: 23.87 Namibia: 21.67 World: 6.28 2000 Eswatini: 24.55 Namibia: 20.3 World: 6.11 2001 Eswatini: 25.24 Namibia: 21.01 World: 6.19 2002 Eswatini: 25.77 Namibia: 21.54 World: 6.41 2003 Eswatini: 26.26 Namibia: 22.1 World: 6.48 2004 Eswatini: 26.72 Namibia: 22.09 World: 6.33 2005 Eswatini: 27.22 Namibia: 22.11 World: 6.22 2006 Eswatini: 27.69 Namibia: 21.85 World: 5.97 2007 Eswatini: 28.24 Namibia: 22.12 World: 5.77 2008 Eswatini: 27.89 Namibia: 22.01 World: 5.82 2009 Eswatini: 27.49 Namibia: 22.27 World: 6.41 2010 Eswatini: 26.86 Namibia: 22.12 World: 6.28 2011 Eswatini: 26.11 Namibia: 19.48 World: 6.15 2012 Eswatini: 25.23 Namibia: 16.77 World: 6.15 2013 Eswatini: 24.56 Namibia: 19.03 World: 6.1 2014 Eswatini: 23.93 Namibia: 18.52 World: 5.96 2015 Eswatini: 23.43 Namibia: 20.79 World: 6 2016 Eswatini: 22.72 Namibia: 23.35 World: 5.97 2017 Eswatini: 24.54 Namibia: 21.75 World: 5.9 2018 Eswatini: 26.47 Namibia: 19.88 World: 5.76 2019 Eswatini: 28.22 Namibia: 19.93 World: 5.59 2020 Eswatini: 32.98 Namibia: 21 World: 6.59 2021 Eswatini: 34.15 Namibia: 20.93 World: 6.05 2022 Eswatini: 36.47 Namibia: 19.62 World: 5.23 2023 Eswatini: 34.61 Namibia: 19.15 World: 4.85 2024 Eswatini: 34.64 Namibia: 19.16 World: 4.81 2025 Eswatini: 34.2 Namibia: 19.29 World: 4.79 1991 2001 2006 2011 2016 2025

CO₂ emissions per capita (excluding land use)

t · 1970-2024

Eswatini Namibia World

0 1 2 3 4 5 1970 Eswatini: 0.58 Namibia: 0.98 World: 4.14 1971 Eswatini: 0.57 Namibia: 0.95 World: 4.04 1972 Eswatini: 0.57 Namibia: 0.91 World: 4.16 1973 Eswatini: 0.58 Namibia: 0.91 World: 4.32 1974 Eswatini: 0.59 Namibia: 0.95 World: 4.23 1975 Eswatini: 0.64 Namibia: 0.95 World: 4.14 1976 Eswatini: 0.61 Namibia: 0.96 World: 4.31 1977 Eswatini: 0.59 Namibia: 0.96 World: 4.36 1978 Eswatini: 1.08 Namibia: 0.96 World: 4.42 1979 Eswatini: 1.05 Namibia: 1.09 World: 4.46 1980 Eswatini: 1.04 Namibia: 1.05 World: 4.33 1981 Eswatini: 0.94 Namibia: 0.99 World: 4.18 1982 Eswatini: 0.92 Namibia: 0.91 World: 4.05 1983 Eswatini: 0.67 Namibia: 0.96 World: 4.01 1984 Eswatini: 0.73 Namibia: 0.9 World: 4.07 1985 Eswatini: 0.81 Namibia: 0.96 World: 4.05 1986 Eswatini: 0.86 Namibia: 1.02 World: 4.04 1987 Eswatini: 0.87 Namibia: 1.52 World: 4.1 1988 Eswatini: 0.89 Namibia: 1.49 World: 4.16 1989 Eswatini: 0.89 Namibia: 1.24 World: 4.16 1990 Eswatini: 1.27 Namibia: 0.91 World: 4.15 1991 Eswatini: 1.2 Namibia: 0.8 World: 4.1 1992 Eswatini: 0.97 Namibia: 0.85 World: 4.01 1993 Eswatini: 0.84 Namibia: 0.95 World: 3.97 1994 Eswatini: 1.5 Namibia: 1.06 World: 3.94 1995 Eswatini: 1.46 Namibia: 1.12 World: 3.99 1996 Eswatini: 1.15 Namibia: 1.19 World: 4.01 1997 Eswatini: 1.15 Namibia: 1.2 World: 4.02 1998 Eswatini: 1.16 Namibia: 1.21 World: 3.98 1999 Eswatini: 1.23 Namibia: 1.12 World: 3.95 2000 Eswatini: 1.05 Namibia: 1.05 World: 4.01 2001 Eswatini: 1.06 Namibia: 1.32 World: 4.01 2002 Eswatini: 1.02 Namibia: 1.13 World: 4.02 2003 Eswatini: 0.94 Namibia: 1.19 World: 4.15 2004 Eswatini: 0.93 Namibia: 1.23 World: 4.28 2005 Eswatini: 0.92 Namibia: 1.31 World: 4.39 2006 Eswatini: 0.92 Namibia: 1.27 World: 4.48 2007 Eswatini: 0.95 Namibia: 1.29 World: 4.59 2008 Eswatini: 0.92 Namibia: 1.45 World: 4.56 2009 Eswatini: 0.95 Namibia: 1.47 World: 4.45 2010 Eswatini: 0.77 Namibia: 1.27 World: 4.67 2011 Eswatini: 0.73 Namibia: 1.33 World: 4.76 2012 Eswatini: 0.72 Namibia: 1.36 World: 4.77 2013 Eswatini: 0.85 Namibia: 1.38 World: 4.81 2014 Eswatini: 0.87 Namibia: 1.39 World: 4.78 2015 Eswatini: 0.86 Namibia: 1.5 World: 4.7 2016 Eswatini: 0.91 Namibia: 1.6 World: 4.65 2017 Eswatini: 0.92 Namibia: 1.5 World: 4.67 2018 Eswatini: 0.91 Namibia: 1.48 World: 4.73 2019 Eswatini: 0.96 Namibia: 1.46 World: 4.7 2020 Eswatini: 0.81 Namibia: 1.3 World: 4.47 2021 Eswatini: 0.82 Namibia: 1.32 World: 4.68 2022 Eswatini: 0.88 Namibia: 1.24 World: 4.67 2023 Eswatini: 0.88 Namibia: 1.22 World: 4.68 2024 Eswatini: 0.88 Namibia: 1.2 World: 4.69 1970 1986 1994 2002 2010 2024

Individuals using the internet

% · 2005-2024

Eswatini Namibia World

0 20 40 60 80 2005 Eswatini: 3.7 Namibia: 4.01 World: 15.6 2006 Eswatini: 3.7 Namibia: 4.4 World: 17.2 2007 Eswatini: 4.1 Namibia: 4.84 World: 20.2 2008 Eswatini: 6.85 Namibia: 5.33 World: 22.8 2009 Eswatini: 8.94 Namibia: 6.5 World: 25.3 2010 Eswatini: 11.04 Namibia: 11.6 World: 28.4 2011 Eswatini: 18.13 Namibia: 12 World: 30.9 2012 Eswatini: 20.78 Namibia: 12.94 World: 33.3 2013 Eswatini: 24.7 Namibia: 13.9 World: 35.3 2014 Eswatini: 25 Namibia: 14.84 World: 37.4 2015 Eswatini: 25.64 Namibia: 25.69 World: 39.9 2016 Eswatini: 28.57 Namibia: 31.03 World: 43.6 2017 Eswatini: 35.33 Namibia: 36.84 World: 46.3 2018 Eswatini: 39.38 Namibia: 42.82 World: 49.4 2019 Eswatini: 43.93 Namibia: 49.78 World: 53.9 2020 Eswatini: 49.01 Namibia: 57.86 World: 60.1 2021 Eswatini: 54 Namibia: 60.26 World: 63.8 2022 Eswatini: 57.34 Namibia: 63 World: 67 2023 Eswatini: 61.33 Namibia: 63.7 World: 69.2 2024 Eswatini: 63.4 Namibia: 64.87 World: 71.2 2005 2011 2014 2017 2024

Population

Indicator Eswatini Namibia
Population 1.3 mn 2025
158th of 215		 3.1 mn 2025
136th of 215
Population density 71.5 /km² 2023
133rd of 214		 3.6 /km² 2023
211th of 214
Population growth 1.07 % 2025
96th of 215		 2.05 % 2025
46th of 215
Life expectancy 64.3 years 2024
190th of 215		 67.5 years 2024
170th of 215
Fertility rate 2.72 2024
64th of 215		 3.21 2024
50th of 215
Birth rate 23.6 ‰ 2024
57th of 215		 25.9 ‰ 2024
47th of 215
Infant mortality 42.2 ‰ 2024
173rd of 196		 36.4 ‰ 2024
167th of 196
Urban population 26.7 % 2025
199th of 215		 50.9 % 2025
153rd of 215
Aged 65+ 4.3 % 2025
159th of 215		 3.8 % 2025
169th of 215
Living in cities 7.5 % 2025
182nd of 215		 21.2 % 2025
164th of 215
Living in towns 17.0 % 2025
194th of 215		 22.6 % 2025
167th of 215
Living in rural areas 75.5 % 2025
2nd of 215		 56.2 % 2025
14th of 215

Human development

Indicator Eswatini Namibia
Human Development Index 0.695 2023
127th of 193		 0.665 2023
136th of 193
Inequality-adjusted HDI 0.431 2023
127th of 169		 0.438 2023
125th of 169
Gender Inequality Index 0.484 2023
124th of 172		 0.448 2023
116th of 172
Planetary-adjusted HDI - 0.611 2023
103rd of 156

Economy

Indicator Eswatini Namibia
GDP 5.2 bn US$ 2025
154th of 186		 15.1 bn US$ 2025
140th of 186
GDP per capita 4,108 US$ 2025
126th of 186		 4,876 US$ 2025
120th of 186
GDP per capita (PPP) 12,529 int. $ 2025
121st of 185		 11,986 int. $ 2025
123rd of 185
GNI per capita 3,730 US$ 2025
128th of 182		 4,340 US$ 2025
121st of 182
GDP growth 4.2 % 2025
69th of 186		 1.7 % 2025
143rd of 186
Inflation 2.6 % 2019 3.5 % 2025
70th of 165
Trade 107.5 % 2024 108.6 % 2025
37th of 138
Exports 53.8 % 2024 44.7 % 2025
48th of 138
FDI inflows 1.6 % 2024
125th of 192		 14.2 % 2024
10th of 192
Manufacturing 28.1 % 2025
4th of 132		 10.0 % 2025
76th of 132
Agriculture 6.4 % 2025
81st of 158		 7.0 % 2025
76th of 158
Tax revenue 24.3 % 2021 33.9 % 2024
2nd of 89
Government debt 35.7 % 2021
9th of 56		 4.7 % 2015
Military spending 1.4 % 2024
83rd of 147		 2.7 % 2024
29th of 147

Labour

Indicator Eswatini Namibia
Unemployment 34.2 % 2025
181st of 181		 19.3 % 2025
175th of 181
Youth unemployment 54.3 % 2025
179th of 181		 38.1 % 2025
172nd of 181
Women in the labour force 48.5 % 2025
121st of 181		 54.9 % 2025
83rd of 181
Jobs in agriculture 14.5 % 2025
91st of 181		 22.3 % 2025
77th of 181
Weekly hours worked 41.2 h 2025
65th of 181		 42.1 h 2025
52nd of 181
Youth NEET rate 36.7 % 2025
169th of 181		 30.7 % 2025
158th of 181
Labour income share 41.2 % 2025
75th of 114		 47.1 % 2024
50th of 114
Output per hour 22.2 $ 2025
90th of 181		 15.9 $ 2025
107th of 181

Health

Indicator Eswatini Namibia
Health spending 7.5 % 2023
71st of 192		 9.5 % 2023
35th of 192
Health spending per person 296 US$ 2023
113th of 191		 397 US$ 2023
101st of 191
Physicians 0.56 /1,000 2023
79th of 125		 0.55 /1,000 2022
81st of 125
Under-5 mortality 45.1 ‰ 2024
162nd of 196		 39.5 ‰ 2024
159th of 196
Maternal mortality 118 /100k 2023
133rd of 194		 139 /100k 2023
141st of 194
Tobacco use 11.5 % 2024
44th of 166		 -
Safe drinking water 38.2 % 2024
118th of 147		 -

Food

Indicator Eswatini Namibia
Calories per person 2,574 kcal 2023
121st of 155		 2,500 kcal 2024
129th of 155
Protein supply 59.1 g 2022
154th of 174		 66.0 g 2022
144th of 174
Animal protein supply 17.1 g 2022
146th of 174		 23.1 g 2022
133rd of 174
Fat supply 59.0 g 2022
141st of 174		 65.0 g 2022
129th of 174
Food insecurity 61.7 % 2024
118th of 134		 54.0 % 2024
110th of 134
Severe food insecurity 25.0 % 2024
111th of 124		 28.1 % 2024
117th of 124
Cereal import dependency 67.5 % 2022
53rd of 160		 78.7 % 2022
45th of 160

Education

Indicator Eswatini Namibia
Literacy 90.8 % 2022 87.6 % 2023
Secondary enrolment 82.0 % 2016 82.0 % 2024
83rd of 108
Tertiary enrolment 6.4 % 2013 26.1 % 2022
Education spending 6.0 % 2024
30th of 121		 9.1 % 2024
Expected schooling 15.2 yrs 2023
64th of 195		 11.8 yrs 2023
141st of 195
Mean schooling 8.7 yrs 2023
120th of 193		 7.3 yrs 2023
140th of 193

Society

Indicator Eswatini Namibia
Income inequality 54.6 2016 59.1 2015
Extreme poverty 44.5 % 2016 22.9 % 2015
Internet use 63.4 % 2024
132nd of 182		 64.9 % 2024
131st of 182
Mobile subscriptions 139.8 /100 2024
35th of 151		 85.2 /100 2024
129th of 151
Electricity access 89.3 % 2024
160th of 213		 59.3 % 2024
186th of 213
Women in parliament 21.6 % 2025
113th of 184		 42.3 % 2025
21st of 184

Refugees

Indicator Eswatini Namibia
Refugees hosted 1,414 2025
120th of 177		 5,470 2025
102nd of 177
Refugees hosted per 1,000 1.1 ‰ 2025
87th of 177		 1.8 ‰ 2025
73rd of 177
Asylum-seekers hosted 3,511 2025
78th of 177		 1,326 2025
96th of 177
Refugees from the country 220 2025
135th of 199		 685 2025
109th of 199
Refugees from per 1,000 0.2 ‰ 2025
108th of 199		 0.2 ‰ 2025
100th of 199

Governance

Indicator Eswatini Namibia
Control of corruption 32.0 /100 2024
155th of 207		 50.4 /100 2024
86th of 207
Government effectiveness 36.2 /100 2024
162nd of 205		 53.3 /100 2024
97th of 205
Rule of law 42.2 /100 2024
154th of 207		 62.6 /100 2024
80th of 207
Regulatory quality 44.8 /100 2024
150th of 205		 57.0 /100 2024
80th of 205
Voice and accountability 33.3 /100 2024
180th of 205		 62.7 /100 2024
79th of 205
Political stability 53.4 /100 2024
166th of 207		 75.2 /100 2024
71st of 207

Environment

Indicator Eswatini Namibia
CO₂ per capita 0.88 t 2024
60th of 202		 1.20 t 2024
69th of 202
Fossil CO₂ emissions 1.0 Mt 2024
165th of 204		 3.5 Mt 2024
144th of 204
Share of global CO₂ 0.00 % 2024
165th of 204		 0.01 % 2024
144th of 204
Cumulative CO₂ 0.0 Gt 2024
163rd of 204		 0.1 Gt 2024
149th of 204
GHG per capita 2.36 t 2024
66th of 202		 4.69 t 2024
109th of 202
Renewable energy 64.7 % 2022
33rd of 211		 30.0 % 2021
79th of 211
Forest area 29.1 % 2023
111th of 212		 7.8 % 2023
173rd of 212
PM2.5 exposure 16.7 µg/m³ 2023
98th of 200		 14.2 µg/m³ 2023
77th of 200
Water stress 77.6 % 2022
155th of 176		 0.3 % 2022
8th of 176
Land area 17,200 km² 2023
155th of 214		 823,290 km² 2023
33rd of 214

Energy

Indicator Eswatini Namibia
Renewable electricity 96.7 % 2024
13th of 190		 97.6 % 2024
11th of 190
Wind and solar 4.9 % 2024
104th of 190		 36.6 % 2024
12th of 190
Nuclear power 0.0 % 2024
157th of 180		 0.0 % 2024
126th of 180
Low-carbon electricity 96.7 % 2024
15th of 190		 97.6 % 2024
13th of 190
Fossil electricity 3.3 % 2024
15th of 190		 2.4 % 2024
13th of 190
Coal power 3.3 % 2024
126th of 188		 2.4 % 2024
123rd of 188
Carbon intensity of power 120 g/kWh 2024
30th of 190		 52 g/kWh 2024
13th of 190
Electricity per capita 1.33 MWh 2024
126th of 191		 1.33 MWh 2024
125th of 191

Sources: World Bank (World Development Indicators, Worldwide Governance Indicators), ILO modelled estimates, FAO (FAOSTAT), UNDP (Human Development Report), UNHCR Refugee Population Statistics Database, Ember (electricity), the Global Carbon Project (CO₂) and the UN World Population Prospects and World Urbanization Prospects, under CC BY 4.0 and CC BY 3.0 IGO. Ranks are computed by StatsNode in the latest year for which at least half of the countries have a value. Sources and licences.