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Eswatini vs Iceland statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Eswatini has a population of 1.24M (ranked 157/197), compared with 387K in Iceland (ranked 173/197). Eswatini's land area is 6,641 sq mi versus 38,931 sq mi for Iceland (ranked 154th vs. 104th).

By GDP, Eswatini ranks 162/197 ($4.86B) and Iceland ranks 108/197 ($33.3B). By GDP per capita, Eswatini ranks 131/197 ($3,910), while Iceland ranks 9/197 ($86,041).

Main facts and rankings

Eswatini Iceland
Population
1270000
395314
Population rank 156/197 173/197
GDP
$4.86B
2024
$33.3B
2024
GDP rank 162/197 108/197
GDP per capita
$3,910
2024
$86,041
2024
GDP per capita rank 131/197 9/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$11,799
2024
$81,924
2024
Government debt
$1.81B
2024
$19.6B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
39.9%
2026
49.8%
2026
Government debt per person
$1,455
2024
$50,830
2024
Government debt per person rank 133/185 9/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$3,418
2026
$54,155
2026
Land area
6,641 sq mi
2026
38,931 sq mi
2026
Population density
187.1 ppl/mi²
2024
9.93 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
2.75
2023
1.59
2023
Median age
23.2 years
2024
37.1 years
2024
Life expectancy
64.5 years
2026
83.3 years
2026

Eswatini and Iceland: Comparison Charts

Eswatini and Iceland economies compared

GDP
Eswatini

Iceland
Year GDP
Eswatini Iceland
1960 $35,076,846 $260,984,499
1961 $43,026,043 $266,711,460
1962 $45,927,962 $299,309,938
1963 $54,129,438 $357,240,896
1964 $64,980,554 $456,206,299
1965 $70,279,972 $550,150,988
1966 $76,859,969 $660,663,763
1967 $74,759,970 $652,609,076
1968 $79,799,968 $498,365,200
1969 $105,419,958 $435,659,610
1970 $112,139,955 $545,115,909
1971 $136,462,081 $693,679,545
1972 $146,736,479 $869,002,946
1973 $221,915,128 $1,194,794,186
1974 $264,320,941 $1,568,154,077
1975 $288,299,789 $1,456,052,700
1976 $272,550,068 $1,727,845,419
1977 $304,060,076 $2,285,707,749
1978 $340,630,085 $2,599,627,089
1979 $412,093,134 $2,953,176,971
1980 $541,976,853 $3,499,616,683
1981 $570,774,825 $3,615,094,820
1982 $537,568,059 $3,318,714,326
1983 $555,336,146 $2,862,634,164
1984 $494,483,409 $2,964,568,006
1985 $360,079,419 $3,088,359,967
1986 $449,140,318 $4,129,080,094
1987 $584,126,092 $5,713,281,235
1988 $692,026,455 $6,320,093,411
1989 $696,921,542 $5,870,854,233
1990 $1,114,694,041 $6,694,851,159
1991 $1,156,135,718 $7,151,260,062
1992 $1,284,759,928 $7,328,497,599
1993 $1,357,189,552 $6,435,952,174
1994 $1,419,294,254 $6,612,804,056
1995 $1,698,989,464 $7,372,640,169
1996 $1,602,741,834 $7,686,566,105
1997 $1,716,714,070 $7,716,781,803
1998 $1,576,908,856 $8,637,732,542
1999 $1,547,888,496 $9,107,644,691
2000 $1,697,161,558 $9,140,168,922
2001 $1,502,870,486 $8,323,401,820
2002 $1,393,945,031 $9,416,199,700
2003 $2,149,632,433 $11,564,687,742
2004 $2,710,331,785 $13,963,943,244
2005 $3,097,946,371 $17,146,410,561
2006 $3,215,307,901 $17,671,649,843
2007 $3,391,122,887 $21,960,110,030
2008 $3,235,921,171 $18,247,921,360
2009 $3,525,213,502 $13,212,543,838
2010 $4,360,714,359 $13,922,711,577
2011 $4,722,912,047 $15,394,005,872
2012 $4,747,813,067 $14,943,757,823
2013 $4,463,396,204 $16,244,319,959
2014 $4,285,065,665 $18,052,183,515
2015 $3,908,217,914 $17,700,486,957
2016 $3,722,306,117 $21,083,713,310
2017 $4,462,640,651 $25,060,086,488
2018 $4,643,751,059 $26,677,652,544
2019 $4,617,018,959 $24,985,687,022
2020 $4,134,677,810 $22,034,665,041
2021 $4,807,069,277 $26,234,872,402
2022 $4,746,660,274 $29,166,102,877
2023 $4,621,191,262 $31,677,891,897
2024 $4,858,885,841 $33,255,181,469

Eswatini and Iceland economies compared

GDP per capita
Eswatini

Iceland
Year GDP per capita
Eswatini Iceland
1960 $101.6 $1,486
1961 $121.8 $1,490
1962 $127.1 $1,641
1963 $146.4 $1,924
1964 $171.6 $2,414
1965 $181 $2,861
1966 $192.7 $3,378
1967 $182.8 $3,284
1968 $190.4 $2,473
1969 $245.2 $2,142
1970 $254.2 $2,666
1971 $301 $3,366
1972 $315 $4,155
1973 $463 $5,627
1974 $536 $7,287
1975 $568 $6,680
1976 $521 $7,848
1977 $563 $10,305
1978 $610 $11,630
1979 $714 $13,082
1980 $908 $15,340
1981 $925 $15,666
1982 $843 $14,191
1983 $843 $12,080
1984 $726 $12,378
1985 $510 $12,793
1986 $611 $16,980
1987 $765 $23,238
1988 $865 $25,307
1989 $832 $23,219
1990 $1,278 $26,272
1991 $1,273 $27,740
1992 $1,362 $28,072
1993 $1,397 $24,404
1994 $1,461 $24,858
1995 $1,751 $27,565
1996 $1,619 $28,584
1997 $1,705 $28,462
1998 $1,547 $31,519
1999 $1,502 $32,834
2000 $1,630 $32,504
2001 $1,430 $29,208
2002 $1,316 $32,749
2003 $2,015 $39,944
2004 $2,526 $47,810
2005 $2,871 $57,784
2006 $2,965 $58,172
2007 $3,109 $70,483
2008 $2,947 $57,489
2009 $3,190 $41,484
2010 $3,923 $43,776
2011 $4,225 $48,255
2012 $4,225 $46,595
2013 $3,950 $50,173
2014 $3,771 $55,140
2015 $3,420 $53,506
2016 $3,238 $62,854
2017 $3,853 $72,976
2018 $3,973 $75,634
2019 $3,913 $69,296
2020 $3,467 $60,128
2021 $3,984 $70,425
2022 $3,894 $76,350
2023 $3,756 $82,139
2024 $3,910 $86,041

Eswatini vs. Iceland life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Eswatini

Iceland
Year Life expectancy, years
Eswatini Iceland
1950 43.4 71
1951 43.7 71
1952 44 72.4
1953 44.3 72.3
1954 44.6 73.3
1955 44.8 73.3
1956 45.1 72.9
1957 45.4 73.4
1958 45.8 73.3
1959 46.1 72.6
1960 46.4 74
1961 46.7 73.4
1962 47.1 73.6
1963 47.5 72.9
1964 47.9 73.5
1965 48.4 73.8
1966 49 73.1
1967 49.5 73.7
1968 50.1 73.9
1969 50.6 73.7
1970 51.2 73.8
1971 51.8 73.5
1972 52.4 74.4
1973 53 74.3
1974 53.7 74.1
1975 54.4 75.3
1976 55.2 76.6
1977 56 76.1
1978 56.8 76.4
1979 57.5 76.5
1980 58.2 76.6
1981 58.8 76.2
1982 59.5 76.8
1983 58.4 76.4
1984 60.4 77.3
1985 61.2 77.4
1986 61.6 77.9
1987 61.9 77.1
1988 61.9 76.9
1989 61.7 77.9
1990 61.2 77.7
1991 60.4 77.8
1992 59.3 78.6
1993 58.1 78.8
1994 56.6 79
1995 55.1 77.5
1996 53.3 78.6
1997 51.7 78.7
1998 50.1 79.4
1999 48.8 79.2
2000 47.6 79.5
2001 46.3 80.4
2002 45.4 80.3
2003 44.6 80.8
2004 43.9 80.7
2005 44 81.2
2006 44.6 80.9
2007 45.2 81.1
2008 45.9 81.2
2009 46.9 81.4
2010 48.3 81.6
2011 49.1 82
2012 50.7 82.3
2013 52.1 81.7
2014 53.5 82.4
2015 54.9 82.2
2016 56.2 81.8
2017 57.6 82.2
2018 58.7 82.5
2019 59.8 82.8
2020 59.9 82.7
2021 58.2 82.8
2022 63 81.6
2023 64.1 82.7
2024 64.3 83
2025 64.4 83.2
2026 64.5 83.3

Eswatini and Iceland population clocks and comparison

Population
Eswatini

Iceland
Year Population
Eswatini Iceland
1960 345,337 175,574
1961 353,264 179,029
1962 361,365 182,378
1963 369,759 185,653
1964 378,656 188,983
1965 388,336 192,286
1966 398,766 195,570
1967 409,031 198,751
1968 419,147 201,488
1969 429,875 203,369
1970 441,216 204,438
1971 453,183 206,098
1972 465,788 209,137
1973 479,038 212,317
1974 492,988 215,209
1975 507,673 217,979
1976 523,330 220,154
1977 540,348 221,799
1978 558,446 223,537
1979 577,199 225,735
1980 596,644 228,138
1981 616,808 230,755
1982 637,652 233,860
1983 658,957 236,977
1984 680,783 239,511
1985 706,196 241,405
1986 734,732 243,180
1987 763,811 245,859
1988 799,798 249,740
1989 837,800 252,852
1990 872,428 254,826
1991 908,189 257,797
1992 943,416 261,057
1993 971,318 263,725
1994 971,212 266,021
1995 970,433 267,468
1996 989,841 268,916
1997 1,006,635 271,128
1998 1,019,653 274,047
1999 1,030,782 277,381
2000 1,041,414 281,205
2001 1,051,064 284,968
2002 1,059,441 287,523
2003 1,066,700 289,521
2004 1,073,159 292,074
2005 1,079,022 296,734
2006 1,084,436 303,782
2007 1,090,705 311,566
2008 1,098,091 317,414
2009 1,105,153 318,499
2010 1,111,650 318,041
2011 1,117,833 319,014
2012 1,123,863 320,716
2013 1,129,990 323,764
2014 1,136,299 327,386
2015 1,142,813 330,815
2016 1,149,507 335,439
2017 1,158,195 343,400
2018 1,168,929 352,721
2019 1,179,874 360,563
2020 1,192,729 366,463
2021 1,206,593 372,520
2022 1,218,917 382,003
2023 1,230,506 385,663
2024 1,242,822 386,506

Fertility rates in Eswatini and Iceland

Fertility rate
Eswatini

Iceland
Year Fertility rate
Eswatini Iceland
1960 6.75 4.29
1961 6.77 3.88
1962 6.79 3.98
1963 6.8 3.99
1964 6.79 3.88
1965 6.79 3.73
1966 6.8 3.59
1967 6.77 3.28
1968 6.76 3.06
1969 6.76 2.99
1970 6.75 2.81
1971 6.74 2.92
1972 6.72 3.09
1973 6.72 2.94
1974 6.71 2.66
1975 6.71 2.65
1976 6.7 2.52
1977 6.68 2.31
1978 6.65 2.35
1979 6.61 2.49
1980 6.57 2.48
1981 6.54 2.33
1982 6.49 2.27
1983 6.43 2.24
1984 6.36 2.08
1985 6.28 1.93
1986 6.11 1.92
1987 5.9 2.06
1988 5.69 2.26
1989 5.48 2.19
1990 5.3 2.3
1991 5.13 2.18
1992 4.98 2.21
1993 4.82 2.22
1994 4.66 2.14
1995 4.52 2.08
1996 4.38 2.12
1997 4.24 2.04
1998 4.13 2.05
1999 4.09 1.99
2000 4.03 2.08
2001 3.94 1.95
2002 3.85 1.93
2003 3.8 1.99
2004 3.76 2.04
2005 3.7 2.05
2006 3.63 2.08
2007 3.58 2.09
2008 3.57 2.15
2009 3.5 2.23
2010 3.38 2.2
2011 3.32 2.02
2012 3.27 2.04
2013 3.24 1.93
2014 3.18 1.93
2015 3.12 1.8
2016 3.07 1.74
2017 3.02 1.71
2018 2.97 1.71
2019 2.93 1.74
2020 2.89 1.72
2021 2.84 1.82
2022 2.8 1.59
2023 2.75 1.59

Eswatini and Iceland demographics compared

Median age
Eswatini

Iceland
Year Median age, years
Eswatini Iceland
1960 16.6 25.4
1961 16.4 25.2
1962 16.3 24.9
1963 16.1 24.7
1964 16.1 24.4
1965 16.1 24.2
1966 16.1 24.1
1967 16.1 24.1
1968 16.2 24.2
1969 16.2 24.3
1970 16.3 24.5
1971 16.3 24.7
1972 16.3 24.8
1973 16.2 24.9
1974 16.2 25.1
1975 16.1 25.4
1976 16 25.7
1977 15.9 26
1978 15.8 26.4
1979 15.7 26.7
1980 15.6 26.9
1981 15.5 27.2
1982 15.4 27.5
1983 15.3 27.7
1984 15.3 28
1985 15.2 28.4
1986 15.3 28.8
1987 15.3 29.1
1988 15.6 29.3
1989 15.9 29.6
1990 16.1 30
1991 16.3 30.2
1992 16.5 30.5
1993 16.7 30.8
1994 16.3 31.1
1995 16.1 31.5
1996 16.3 31.8
1997 16.6 32.1
1998 16.9 32.4
1999 17.3 32.6
2000 17.6 32.8
2001 17.8 33
2002 18.1 33.4
2003 18.3 33.7
2004 18.5 34
2005 18.6 34.2
2006 18.7 34.5
2007 18.9 34.6
2008 19.1 34.5
2009 19.4 34.6
2010 19.6 34.9
2011 19.9 35.1
2012 20.2 35.4
2013 20.5 35.5
2014 20.7 35.7
2015 21 36
2016 21.2 36.2
2017 21.5 36.3
2018 21.8 36.4
2019 22.1 36.5
2020 22.4 36.6
2021 22.6 36.7
2022 22.8 36.7
2023 23 36.9
2024 23.2 37.1

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Eswatini Iceland
GNI, Atlas method
$4.46B
2024
$31.8B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
31.4%
2026
43.5%
2026
Education expenditure, % of GDP
6.03%
2024
7.29%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.44%
2024
n/a
Armed forces personnel
3,000
1999
0
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-4.6%
2026
-1.39%
2026
Unemployment rate
34.6%
2023
3.56%
2024
Services, % of GDP
51.4%
2024
64.9%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
34.7%
2024
20.1%
2024
Economic freedom index
56.4
2025
72.8
2025
Income share by richest 10%
42.7%
2016
22.4%
2019
Income share by poorest 10%
1.4%
2016
3.7%
2019
Number of billionaires
1
2025
1
2025
Percentage of billionaires
0.0001%
2025
0.0003%
2025
Listed domestic companies
6
2007
34
2004
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$234M
2007
n/a
Total reserves including gold
$479M
2023
$6.4B
2024
Personal remittances received
$33.3M
2024
$246M
2024
International tourist arrivals
345,299
2020
488,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
0.4%
2020
11.9%
2008
Banked people share
65.1%
2024
99.9%
2024

Energy

Eswatini Iceland
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
959 kg
2022
15,686 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$11.1
2022
$4.99
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
1.09 megatons
2024
3.29 megatons
2024
CO2 emissions per capita
0.88 tons
2024
8.52 tons
2024
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2022
0%
2023
Renewable energy use share
64.7%
2022
82.4%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
2.99%
2022
88.8%
2023
Net energy imports use share
20.6%
2022
20.5%
2009
Electric power consumption per capita
1,137 kWh
2022
50,951 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
83.1%
2021
100%
2016
Hydroelectric share
60.4%
2022
70.3%
2023
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
86.4%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Eswatini Iceland
% of world population
0.02%
2024
0.005%
2024
Annual migration change
-6,754
2024
+3,543
2024
Urban population
26.2%
2024
94.2%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.56 ft
2025
5.97 ft
2025
Average female height
5.21 ft
2025
5.54 ft
2025
Quality of life index
30.5
2026
92.4
2026
Corruption Perceptions Index
27
2024
77
2024
Higher education index
28
2026
79
2026
Homicides per 100K people
12.7
2021
1.07
2022
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
33.5
2019
2
2019
Visa free countries
81
2025
171
2025
Adult literacy rate
90.8%
2022
99%
2003
English speaking
48.2%
2023
98%
2023
People using the Internet
57.6%
2023
99.8%
2023

Health

Eswatini Iceland
Government health expenditure per capita
$283.9
2022
$7,197
2023
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$29.4
2022
$1,035
2023
Life expectancy
64.5 years
2026
83.3 years
2026
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
28%
2022
0%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
1.59
2022
4.52
2022
Age at first childbirth
19.5 years
2017
28.8 years
2023
Maternal mortality per 100K births
118
2023
3
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
45
2023
2.6
2023
Obesity rate
30.6%
2022
21.8%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
7.9%
2024
6.9%
2024
Air quality index
36
2026
98
2026
Tobacco use prevalence
9.5%
2022
9.4%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
6.79 liters
2020
7.94 liters
2020

Territory

Eswatini Iceland
% of world land
0.01%
2026
0.07%
2026
Land area per capita
5,343 sq mi
2024
100,725 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
4,614 sq mi
2026
6,324 sq mi
2026
Forest area
1,935 sq mi
2026
205.8 sq mi
2026
Roads length
2,342 mi
2019
8,014 mi
2012

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