Child mortality (under 5)
survival · World Bank
45.10 per 1,000 live births(2024)
Normalized: 55/100 · lower is better
Sworn Score
Country profile
Eswatini
Sub-Saharan Africa · Sub-Saharan Africa · Capital: Mbabane
Rank #193 of scored countries.
Survival
23.8
Living
47.0
Governance
18.3
Metrics
19 verified indicators
From official sources, sorted by category. Each card shows the latest value, a sparkline, and a link back to the source.
survival·7
Physicians per 1,000 people
survival · World Bank / WHO
0.56 per 1,000(2023)
Normalized: 9/100 · higher is better
Poverty rate (national line)
survival · World Bank
58.90 %(2016)
Normalized: 7/100 · lower is better
Access to safely managed drinking water
survival · World Bank / WHO-UNICEF JMP
38.22 %(2024)
Normalized: 31/100 · higher is better
Undernourishment
survival · World Bank / FAO
14.70 %(2023)
Normalized: 65/100 · lower is better
Unemployment rate (total)
survival · World Bank / ILO
34.20 %(2025)
Normalized: 0/100 · lower is better
Youth unemployment (15–24)
survival · World Bank / ILO
54.33 %(2025)
Normalized: 0/100 · lower is better
living·5
Education expenditure (% of GDP)
living · World Bank / UNESCO
6.03 % of GDP(2024)
Normalized: 62/100 · higher is better
GDP per capita (PPP)
living · World Bank
11,799 USD (PPP)(2024)
Normalized: 9/100 · higher is better
Health expenditure (% of GDP)
living · World Bank
7.50 % of GDP(2023)
Normalized: 45/100 · higher is better
Inflation (CPI, annual %)
living · World Bank / IMF
2.60 %(2019)
Normalized: 95/100 · lower is better
Life expectancy at birth
living · World Bank / WHO
64.26 years(2024)
Normalized: 24/100 · higher is better
governance·7
Corruption Perceptions Index
governance · Transparency International
—
Normalized: — · higher is better
Gini coefficient
governance · World Bank
54.60 0–100 index(2016)
Normalized: 0/100 · lower is better
World Press Freedom Index
governance · Reporters Without Borders
—
Normalized: — · higher is better
Control of Corruption (WGI)
governance · World Bank
-0.79 WGI estimate(2024)
Normalized: 22/100 · higher is better
Government Effectiveness (WGI)
governance · World Bank
-0.78 WGI estimate(2024)
Normalized: 27/100 · higher is better
Rule of Law (WGI)
governance · World Bank
-0.86 WGI estimate(2024)
Normalized: 28/100 · higher is better
Voice and Accountability (WGI)
governance · World Bank
-1.35 WGI estimate(2024)
Normalized: 15/100 · higher is better
History
Eswatini — Sworn Score over time
Each year is a snapshot using that year's methodology (trimmed-bounds over the trailing 5-year value pool). Click a column header to sort.
Change since 1994: +3.2 points
| Year | Score | Rank | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | — | — | 27.1 | 34.8 | — |
| 1966 | — | — | 27.7 | 60.0 | — |
| 1967 | — | — | 28.1 | 62.6 | — |
| 1968 | — | — | 28.4 | 62.0 | — |
| 1969 | — | — | 28.8 | 59.4 | — |
| 1970 | — | — | 29.8 | 60.8 | — |
| 1971 | — | — | 30.1 | 59.6 | — |
| 1972 | — | — | 29.9 | 61.9 | — |
| 1973 | — | — | 30.0 | 44.4 | — |
| 1974 | — | — | 30.2 | 43.6 | — |
| 1975 | — | — | 30.5 | 57.8 | — |
| 1976 | — | — | 31.0 | 58.8 | — |
| 1977 | — | — | 31.6 | 53.0 | — |
| 1978 | — | — | 32.7 | 71.2 | — |
| 1979 | — | — | 33.2 | 71.0 | — |
| 1980 | — | — | 33.0 | 63.5 | — |
| 1981 | — | — | 33.8 | 71.1 | — |
| 1982 | — | — | 34.5 | 77.8 | — |
| 1983 | — | — | 32.4 | 77.5 | — |
| 1984 | — | — | 35.3 | 78.9 | — |
| 1985 | — | — | 36.2 | 78.0 | — |
| 1986 | — | — | 36.9 | 79.3 | — |
| 1987 | — | — | 37.5 | 74.7 | — |
| 1988 | — | — | 38.0 | 71.2 | — |
| 1989 | — | — | 38.3 | 74.7 | — |
| 1990 | — | — | 39.1 | 57.3 | — |
| 1991 | — | — | 22.2 | 58.0 | — |
| 1992 | — | — | 22.7 | 57.1 | — |
| 1993 | — | — | 20.8 | 54.2 | — |
| 1994 | 27.3 | 95 | 20.7 | 51.3 | 4.3 |
| 1995 | 27.2 | 100 | 20.0 | 52.1 | 3.8 |
| 1996 | 32.3 | 183 | 19.5 | 47.8 | 31.1 |
| 1997 | 31.0 | 184 | 17.6 | 46.2 | 31.2 |
| 1998 | 29.1 | 188 | 14.5 | 44.5 | 30.9 |
| 1999 | 27.8 | 193 | 13.2 | 42.4 | 30.6 |
| 2000 | 26.1 | 192 | 12.1 | 37.9 | 32.0 |
| 2001 | 29.4 | 184 | 22.0 | 36.3 | 31.7 |
| 2002 | 28.0 | 186 | 21.8 | 33.1 | 31.0 |
| 2003 | 29.1 | 185 | 21.5 | 38.9 | 27.6 |
| 2004 | 28.0 | 193 | 20.9 | 39.8 | 22.7 |
| 2005 | 28.6 | 192 | 20.1 | 42.6 | 22.7 |
| 2006 | 29.8 | 189 | 19.7 | 42.1 | 28.8 |
| 2007 | 27.9 | 192 | 18.7 | 39.4 | 26.5 |
| 2008 | 28.1 | 192 | 17.1 | 40.1 | 28.9 |
| 2009 | 28.1 | 197 | 15.5 | 42.0 | 28.8 |
| 2010 | 27.7 | 195 | 15.5 | 42.3 | 26.9 |
| 2011 | 28.6 | 194 | 17.6 | 43.8 | 25.1 |
| 2012 | 27.0 | 196 | 19.3 | 36.7 | 25.8 |
| 2013 | 27.5 | 198 | 20.8 | 36.5 | 25.6 |
| 2014 | 30.1 | 194 | 21.8 | 43.7 | 24.3 |
| 2015 | 28.9 | 194 | 22.5 | 39.3 | 24.5 |
| 2016 | 28.0 | 195 | 23.5 | 36.5 | 23.4 |
| 2017 | 29.4 | 191 | 22.4 | 40.7 | 24.6 |
| 2018 | 29.6 | 193 | 22.9 | 42.2 | 22.9 |
| 2019 | 31.2 | 189 | 23.2 | 46.5 | 22.5 |
| 2020 | 29.2 | 193 | 23.3 | 41.7 | 21.3 |
| 2021 | 28.2 | 195 | 23.3 | 40.4 | 18.8 |
| 2022 | 29.9 | 192 | 23.7 | 44.3 | 19.6 |
| 2023 | 29.6 | 193 | 23.0 | 44.1 | 19.8 |
| 2024 | 30.1 | 193 | 23.2 | 46.7 | 17.9 |
| 2025 | 30.6 | 193 | 23.8 | 47.0 | 18.3 |
| 2026 | 30.5 | 192 | 23.1 | 47.6 | 18.5 |
Promises
What was committed, where it stands
No promises tracked yet.
No promises tracked yet for Eswatini.