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Eswatini vs Kenya statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Eswatini has a population of 1.24M (ranked 157/197), compared with 56.4M in Kenya (ranked 26/197). Eswatini's land area is 6,641 sq mi versus 224,278 sq mi for Kenya (ranked 154th vs. 45th).

By GDP, Eswatini ranks 162/197 ($4.89B) and Kenya ranks 64/197 ($124B). By GDP per capita, Eswatini ranks 131/197 ($3,936), while Kenya ranks 152/197 ($2,206).

Main facts and rankings

Eswatini Kenya
Population
1267161
58419239
Population rank 156/197 26/197
GDP
$4.89B
2024
$124B
2024
GDP rank 162/197 64/197
GDP per capita
$3,936
2024
$2,206
2024
GDP per capita rank 131/197 152/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$11,784
2024
$6,619
2024
Government debt
$1.82B
2024
$81.7B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
38.7%
2025
68.3%
2025
Government debt per person
$1,465
2024
$1,447
2024
Government debt per person rank 129/185 131/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$3,418
2025
$2,811
2025
Land area
6,641 sq mi
2025
224,278 sq mi
2025
Population density
187.1 ppl/mi²
2024
251.6 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
2.75
2023
3.21
2023
Median age
23.2 years
2024
20.8 years
2024
Life expectancy
64.4 years
2025
64 years
2025

Eswatini and Kenya: Comparison Charts

Eswatini and Kenya economies compared

GDP
Eswatini

Kenya
Year GDP
Eswatini Kenya
1960 $35,076,846 $791,265,459
1961 $43,026,043 $792,959,473
1962 $45,927,962 $868,111,401
1963 $54,129,438 $926,589,349
1964 $64,980,554 $998,759,334
1965 $70,279,972 $997,919,321
1966 $76,859,969 $1,164,519,674
1967 $74,759,970 $1,232,559,507
1968 $79,799,968 $1,353,295,459
1969 $105,419,958 $1,458,379,417
1970 $112,139,955 $1,603,447,359
1971 $136,462,081 $1,778,391,289
1972 $146,736,479 $2,107,279,157
1973 $221,915,128 $2,509,001,324
1974 $264,320,941 $2,969,958,812
1975 $288,299,789 $3,259,345,083
1976 $272,550,068 $3,474,542,392
1977 $304,060,076 $4,494,378,764
1978 $340,630,085 $5,303,735,111
1979 $412,093,134 $6,234,391,113
1980 $541,976,853 $7,265,315,820
1981 $570,774,825 $6,854,491,706
1982 $537,568,059 $6,431,579,357
1983 $555,336,146 $5,979,198,314
1984 $494,483,409 $6,191,437,070
1985 $360,079,419 $6,135,034,214
1986 $449,140,318 $7,239,126,568
1987 $584,126,092 $7,970,820,369
1988 $692,026,455 $8,355,380,879
1989 $696,921,542 $8,283,114,514
1990 $1,114,694,041 $8,572,359,038
1991 $1,156,135,718 $8,151,488,783
1992 $1,284,759,928 $8,209,120,763
1993 $1,357,189,552 $5,751,786,643
1994 $1,419,294,254 $7,148,148,564
1995 $1,698,989,464 $9,046,320,255
1996 $1,602,741,834 $12,045,865,396
1997 $1,716,714,070 $13,115,764,358
1998 $1,576,908,856 $14,093,998,844
1999 $1,547,888,496 $12,896,010,459
2000 $1,738,093,840 $12,705,350,098
2001 $1,542,477,309 $12,986,007,426
2002 $1,432,221,739 $13,147,736,899
2003 $2,197,598,466 $14,904,517,650
2004 $2,770,082,792 $16,095,337,094
2005 $3,178,112,499 $18,737,895,513
2006 $3,291,330,019 $25,825,512,284
2007 $3,469,381,231 $31,958,195,182
2008 $3,294,084,314 $35,895,153,328
2009 $3,580,428,053 $42,347,217,913
2010 $4,438,765,086 $45,405,615,064
2011 $4,820,478,680 $46,869,473,151
2012 $4,886,551,484 $56,396,704,672
2013 $4,464,726,181 $61,671,440,408
2014 $4,286,015,248 $68,285,796,514
2015 $3,909,281,650 $70,120,446,897
2016 $3,724,180,911 $74,815,144,164
2017 $4,463,673,661 $82,036,510,877
2018 $4,644,696,656 $92,202,979,985
2019 $4,616,996,145 $100,378,436,207
2020 $4,120,621,325 $100,657,505,751
2021 $4,785,708,166 $109,703,658,905
2022 $4,741,163,885 $114,448,978,153
2023 $4,604,172,127 $108,038,588,971
2024 $4,891,883,720 $124,498,691,699

Eswatini and Kenya economies compared

GDP per capita
Eswatini

Kenya
Year GDP per capita
Eswatini Kenya
1960 $101.6 $102.8
1961 $121.8 $99.3
1962 $127.1 $104.6
1963 $146.4 $107.4
1964 $171.6 $111.3
1965 $181 $106.9
1966 $192.7 $119.8
1967 $182.8 $121.9
1968 $190.4 $128.7
1969 $245.2 $133.3
1970 $254.2 $141
1971 $301 $150.9
1972 $315 $172.6
1973 $463 $198.6
1974 $536 $227.2
1975 $568 $241.2
1976 $521 $248.9
1977 $563 $311
1978 $610 $355
1979 $714 $403
1980 $908 $454
1981 $925 $413
1982 $843 $374
1983 $843 $335
1984 $726 $334
1985 $510 $320
1986 $611 $364
1987 $765 $387
1988 $865 $391
1989 $832 $374
1990 $1,278 $374
1991 $1,273 $345
1992 $1,362 $337
1993 $1,397 $229
1994 $1,461 $276.4
1995 $1,751 $340
1996 $1,619 $441
1997 $1,705 $467
1998 $1,547 $488
1999 $1,502 $434
2000 $1,669 $415
2001 $1,468 $411
2002 $1,352 $403
2003 $2,060 $443
2004 $2,581 $464
2005 $2,945 $523
2006 $3,035 $700
2007 $3,181 $840
2008 $3,000 $916
2009 $3,240 $1,048
2010 $3,993 $1,092
2011 $4,312 $1,096
2012 $4,348 $1,285
2013 $3,951 $1,371
2014 $3,772 $1,483
2015 $3,421 $1,489
2016 $3,240 $1,554
2017 $3,854 $1,667
2018 $3,973 $1,836
2019 $3,913 $1,960
2020 $3,455 $1,928
2021 $3,966 $2,061
2022 $3,890 $2,110
2023 $3,742 $1,952
2024 $3,936 $2,206

Eswatini vs. Kenya life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Eswatini

Kenya
Year Life expectancy, years
Eswatini Kenya
1950 43.4 36.9
1951 43.7 38
1952 44 38.6
1953 44.3 39.8
1954 44.6 41
1955 44.8 42.3
1956 45.1 43.5
1957 45.4 45.3
1958 45.8 46.5
1959 46.1 47.5
1960 46.4 48.5
1961 46.7 49.3
1962 47.1 50.1
1963 47.5 50.8
1964 47.9 51.3
1965 48.4 51.9
1966 49 52.4
1967 49.5 52.8
1968 50.1 53.3
1969 50.6 53.7
1970 51.2 54.1
1971 51.8 54.5
1972 52.4 55
1973 53 55.5
1974 53.7 56
1975 54.4 56.6
1976 55.2 57.2
1977 56 57.7
1978 56.8 58.2
1979 57.5 58.7
1980 58.2 59.2
1981 58.8 59.6
1982 59.5 59.9
1983 58.4 60.3
1984 60.4 60.6
1985 61.2 60.9
1986 61.6 60.8
1987 61.9 60.7
1988 61.9 60.3
1989 61.7 60
1990 61.2 58.3
1991 60.4 57.8
1992 59.3 57.1
1993 58.1 56.7
1994 56.6 56.1
1995 55.1 55.9
1996 53.3 55.6
1997 51.7 55.5
1998 50.1 55.6
1999 48.8 55.9
2000 47.6 56.1
2001 46.3 56.5
2002 45.4 56.8
2003 44.6 57.4
2004 43.9 57.9
2005 44 58.5
2006 44.6 59.1
2007 45.2 59.4
2008 45.9 60
2009 46.9 60.5
2010 48.3 60.9
2011 49.1 61.3
2012 50.7 61.5
2013 52.1 61.7
2014 53.5 62
2015 54.9 62.3
2016 56.2 62.5
2017 57.6 62.7
2018 58.7 62.8
2019 59.8 62.9
2020 59.9 61.6
2021 58.2 61.2
2022 63 63.5
2023 64.1 63.6
2024 64.3 63.8
2025 64.4 64

Eswatini and Kenya population clocks and comparison

Population
Eswatini

Kenya
Year Population
Eswatini Kenya
1960 345,337 7,695,307
1961 353,264 7,987,770
1962 361,365 8,299,308
1963 369,759 8,627,971
1964 378,656 8,973,535
1965 388,336 9,338,078
1966 398,766 9,717,816
1967 409,031 10,111,057
1968 419,147 10,518,823
1969 429,875 10,939,695
1970 441,216 11,368,791
1971 453,183 11,788,904
1972 465,788 12,206,060
1973 479,038 12,634,835
1974 492,988 13,070,078
1975 507,673 13,511,671
1976 523,330 13,957,623
1977 540,348 14,428,819
1978 558,446 14,934,126
1979 577,199 15,460,666
1980 596,644 16,018,459
1981 616,808 16,601,507
1982 637,652 17,206,175
1983 658,957 17,846,374
1984 680,783 18,514,906
1985 706,196 19,201,768
1986 734,732 19,901,646
1987 763,811 20,616,096
1988 799,798 21,356,219
1989 837,800 22,118,434
1990 872,428 22,892,651
1991 908,189 23,646,514
1992 943,416 24,382,460
1993 971,318 25,117,188
1994 971,212 25,857,130
1995 970,433 26,601,751
1996 989,841 27,344,211
1997 1,006,635 28,101,768
1998 1,019,653 28,888,057
1999 1,030,782 29,733,408
2000 1,041,414 30,642,890
2001 1,051,064 31,619,170
2002 1,059,441 32,629,808
2003 1,066,700 33,652,223
2004 1,073,159 34,713,455
2005 1,079,022 35,796,484
2006 1,084,436 36,904,008
2007 1,090,705 38,036,349
2008 1,098,091 39,206,351
2009 1,105,153 40,408,891
2010 1,111,650 41,598,567
2011 1,117,833 42,758,461
2012 1,123,863 43,888,303
2013 1,129,990 44,986,791
2014 1,136,299 46,051,440
2015 1,142,813 47,088,526
2016 1,149,507 48,139,687
2017 1,158,195 49,197,766
2018 1,168,929 50,207,107
2019 1,179,874 51,202,827
2020 1,192,729 52,217,334
2021 1,206,593 53,219,166
2022 1,218,917 54,252,461
2023 1,230,506 55,339,003
2024 1,242,822 56,432,944

Fertility rates in Eswatini and Kenya

Fertility rate
Eswatini

Kenya
Year Fertility rate
Eswatini Kenya
1960 6.75 7.65
1961 6.77 7.72
1962 6.79 7.77
1963 6.8 7.82
1964 6.79 7.87
1965 6.79 7.92
1966 6.8 7.96
1967 6.77 7.95
1968 6.76 7.95
1969 6.76 7.95
1970 6.75 7.94
1971 6.74 7.92
1972 6.72 7.89
1973 6.72 7.86
1974 6.71 7.82
1975 6.71 7.8
1976 6.7 7.77
1977 6.68 7.73
1978 6.65 7.67
1979 6.61 7.6
1980 6.57 7.53
1981 6.54 7.45
1982 6.49 7.35
1983 6.43 7.22
1984 6.36 7.08
1985 6.28 6.96
1986 6.11 6.84
1987 5.9 6.69
1988 5.69 6.52
1989 5.48 6.33
1990 5.3 6.14
1991 5.13 5.94
1992 4.98 5.74
1993 4.82 5.57
1994 4.66 5.44
1995 4.52 5.37
1996 4.38 5.31
1997 4.24 5.27
1998 4.13 5.24
1999 4.09 5.18
2000 4.03 5.14
2001 3.94 5.09
2002 3.85 5.03
2003 3.8 4.94
2004 3.76 4.86
2005 3.7 4.8
2006 3.63 4.75
2007 3.58 4.72
2008 3.57 4.66
2009 3.5 4.57
2010 3.38 4.45
2011 3.32 4.28
2012 3.27 4.12
2013 3.24 3.96
2014 3.18 3.84
2015 3.12 3.77
2016 3.07 3.69
2017 3.02 3.61
2018 2.97 3.54
2019 2.93 3.43
2020 2.89 3.36
2021 2.84 3.31
2022 2.8 3.26
2023 2.75 3.21

Eswatini and Kenya demographics compared

Median age
Eswatini

Kenya
Year Median age, years
Eswatini Kenya
1960 16.6 15.7
1961 16.4 15.5
1962 16.3 15.3
1963 16.1 15.2
1964 16.1 15.1
1965 16.1 14.9
1966 16.1 14.8
1967 16.1 14.6
1968 16.2 14.5
1969 16.2 14.5
1970 16.3 14.4
1971 16.3 14.4
1972 16.3 14.3
1973 16.2 14.3
1974 16.2 14.3
1975 16.1 14.3
1976 16 14.3
1977 15.9 14.3
1978 15.8 14.3
1979 15.7 14.4
1980 15.6 14.5
1981 15.5 14.5
1982 15.4 14.6
1983 15.3 14.7
1984 15.3 14.8
1985 15.2 14.9
1986 15.3 15
1987 15.3 15
1988 15.6 15.1
1989 15.9 15.2
1990 16.1 15.3
1991 16.3 15.5
1992 16.5 15.6
1993 16.7 15.7
1994 16.3 15.9
1995 16.1 16
1996 16.3 16.1
1997 16.6 16.2
1998 16.9 16.4
1999 17.3 16.5
2000 17.6 16.7
2001 17.8 16.8
2002 18.1 17
2003 18.3 17.1
2004 18.5 17.3
2005 18.6 17.4
2006 18.7 17.5
2007 18.9 17.6
2008 19.1 17.7
2009 19.4 17.8
2010 19.6 17.9
2011 19.9 18.1
2012 20.2 18.2
2013 20.5 18.4
2014 20.7 18.5
2015 21 18.7
2016 21.2 18.9
2017 21.5 19.1
2018 21.8 19.3
2019 22.1 19.6
2020 22.4 19.8
2021 22.6 20
2022 22.8 20.3
2023 23 20.6
2024 23.2 20.8

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Eswatini Kenya
GNI, Atlas method
$4.45B
2024
$119B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
32.8%
2025
23%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
6.03%
2024
4.02%
2024
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.57%
2023
0.91%
2023
Armed forces personnel
3,000
1999
24,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-5.51%
2025
-5.38%
2025
Unemployment rate
34.6%
2023
5.44%
2022
Services, % of GDP
51.7%
2023
55.9%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
34.7%
2023
16.1%
2024
Economic freedom index
56.4
2025
54.8
2025
Income share by richest 10%
42.7%
2016
30.1%
2022
Income share by poorest 10%
1.4%
2016
2.9%
2022
Number of billionaires
1
2025
n/a
Percentage of billionaires
0.0001%
2025
n/a
Listed domestic companies
6
2007
59
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$234M
2007
$15B
2024
Total reserves including gold
$479M
2023
$10.1B
2024
Personal remittances received
$33.3M
2024
$5B
2024
International tourist arrivals
345,299
2020
2,049,000
2019
International tourism as share of exports
0.4%
2020
15.4%
2019
Banked people share
65.1%
2024
90.1%
2024

Energy

Eswatini Kenya
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
959 kg
2022
545 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$11.1
2022
$11.6
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
1.39 megatons
2023
21.7 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
1.13 tons
2023
0.39 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2022
19.8%
2023
Renewable energy use share
64.7%
2022
67.7%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
2.99%
2022
18.7%
2023
Net energy imports use share
20.6%
2022
22.4%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita
1,137 kWh
2022
190.1 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
83.1%
2021
78.1%
2021
Hydroelectric share
60.4%
2022
21%
2023
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
86.4%
2023
76.2%
2023

Society

Eswatini Kenya
% of world population
0.02%
2024
0.69%
2024
Annual migration change
-6,754
2024
-19,781
2024
Urban population
25%
2024
30%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.56 ft
2025
5.59 ft
2025
Average female height
5.21 ft
2025
5.23 ft
2025
Quality of life index
30.5
2025
39.7
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
27
2024
32
2024
Higher education index
28
2025
66
2025
Homicides per 100K people
12.7
2021
4.89
2022
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
33.5
2019
28.3
2019
Visa free countries
81
2025
78
2025
Adult literacy rate
90.8%
2022
82.9%
2022
English speaking
48.2%
2023
78.7%
2023
People using the Internet
57.6%
2023
35%
2024

Health

Eswatini Kenya
Government health expenditure per capita
$283.9
2022
$90.4
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$29.4
2022
$21.9
2022
Life expectancy
64.4 years
2025
64 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
28%
2022
18.4%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
1.59
2022
0.1
2022
Age at first childbirth
19.5 years
2017
20.3 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
118
2023
149
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
45
2023
39.9
2023
Obesity rate
30.6%
2022
12.9%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
7.9%
2024
3.1%
2024
Air quality index
36
2025
53
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
9.5%
2022
10.7%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
6.79 liters
2020
2.47 liters
2020

Territory

Eswatini Kenya
% of world land
0.01%
2025
0.39%
2025
Land area per capita
5,343 sq mi
2024
3,974 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
4,614 sq mi
2025
111,076 sq mi
2025
Forest area
1,935 sq mi
2025
13,942 sq mi
2025
Roads length
2,342 mi
2019
110,480 mi
2018

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