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Eswatini vs Latvia statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Eswatini has a population of 1.24M (ranked 157/197), compared with 1.86M in Latvia (ranked 149/197). Eswatini's land area is 6,641 sq mi versus 24,027 sq mi for Latvia (ranked 154th vs. 121st).

By GDP, Eswatini ranks 162/197 ($4.89B) and Latvia ranks 100/197 ($43.5B). By GDP per capita, Eswatini ranks 131/197 ($3,936), while Latvia ranks 53/197 ($23,368).

Main facts and rankings

Eswatini Latvia
Population
1267161
1844219
Population rank 156/197 149/197
GDP
$4.89B
2024
$43.5B
2024
GDP rank 162/197 100/197
GDP per capita
$3,936
2024
$23,368
2024
GDP per capita rank 131/197 53/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$11,784
2024
$43,867
2024
Government debt
$1.82B
2024
$20.6B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
38.7%
2025
48.3%
2025
Government debt per person
$1,465
2024
$11,068
2024
Government debt per person rank 129/185 52/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$3,418
2025
$15,995
2025
Land area
6,641 sq mi
2025
24,027 sq mi
2025
Population density
187.1 ppl/mi²
2024
77.5 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
2.75
2023
1.36
2023
Median age
23.2 years
2024
44.3 years
2024
Life expectancy
64.4 years
2025
76.5 years
2025

Eswatini and Latvia: Comparison Charts

Eswatini and Latvia economies compared

GDP
Eswatini

Latvia
Year GDP
Eswatini Latvia
1960 $35,076,846 -
1961 $43,026,043 -
1962 $45,927,962 -
1963 $54,129,438 -
1964 $64,980,554 -
1965 $70,279,972 -
1966 $76,859,969 -
1967 $74,759,970 -
1968 $79,799,968 -
1969 $105,419,958 -
1970 $112,139,955 -
1971 $136,462,081 -
1972 $146,736,479 -
1973 $221,915,128 -
1974 $264,320,941 -
1975 $288,299,789 -
1976 $272,550,068 -
1977 $304,060,076 -
1978 $340,630,085 -
1979 $412,093,134 -
1980 $541,976,853 -
1981 $570,774,825 -
1982 $537,568,059 -
1983 $555,336,146 -
1984 $494,483,409 -
1985 $360,079,419 -
1986 $449,140,318 -
1987 $584,126,092 -
1988 $692,026,455 -
1989 $696,921,542 -
1990 $1,114,694,041 -
1991 $1,156,135,718 -
1992 $1,284,759,928 -
1993 $1,357,189,552 -
1994 $1,419,294,254 -
1995 $1,698,989,464 $5,608,208,785
1996 $1,602,741,834 $5,799,465,288
1997 $1,716,714,070 $6,349,481,007
1998 $1,576,908,856 $6,974,112,951
1999 $1,547,888,496 $7,324,192,890
2000 $1,738,093,840 $7,761,252,607
2001 $1,542,477,309 $8,190,888,740
2002 $1,432,221,739 $9,249,030,241
2003 $2,197,598,466 $11,244,337,720
2004 $2,770,082,792 $13,827,070,379
2005 $3,178,112,499 $16,306,935,905
2006 $3,291,330,019 $20,434,922,247
2007 $3,469,381,231 $29,420,499,248
2008 $3,294,084,314 $34,135,200,994
2009 $3,580,428,053 $25,691,530,442
2010 $4,438,765,086 $23,468,324,572
2011 $4,820,478,680 $26,575,547,901
2012 $4,886,551,484 $27,116,149,949
2013 $4,464,726,181 $29,152,128,168
2014 $4,286,015,248 $30,277,203,767
2015 $3,909,281,650 $26,344,565,877
2016 $3,724,180,911 $27,117,105,060
2017 $4,463,673,661 $29,391,059,767
2018 $4,644,696,656 $33,247,935,477
2019 $4,616,996,145 $33,099,503,951
2020 $4,120,621,325 $33,379,927,435
2021 $4,785,708,166 $38,183,326,785
2022 $4,741,163,885 $38,014,713,596
2023 $4,604,172,127 $42,572,151,720
2024 $4,891,883,720 $43,520,773,851

Eswatini and Latvia economies compared

GDP per capita
Eswatini

Latvia
Year GDP per capita
Eswatini Latvia
1960 $101.6 -
1961 $121.8 -
1962 $127.1 -
1963 $146.4 -
1964 $171.6 -
1965 $181 -
1966 $192.7 -
1967 $182.8 -
1968 $190.4 -
1969 $245.2 -
1970 $254.2 -
1971 $301 -
1972 $315 -
1973 $463 -
1974 $536 -
1975 $568 -
1976 $521 -
1977 $563 -
1978 $610 -
1979 $714 -
1980 $908 -
1981 $925 -
1982 $843 -
1983 $843 -
1984 $726 -
1985 $510 -
1986 $611 -
1987 $765 -
1988 $865 -
1989 $832 -
1990 $1,278 -
1991 $1,273 -
1992 $1,362 -
1993 $1,397 -
1994 $1,461 -
1995 $1,751 $2,257
1996 $1,619 $2,360
1997 $1,705 $2,610
1998 $1,547 $2,894
1999 $1,502 $3,064
2000 $1,669 $3,278
2001 $1,468 $3,505
2002 $1,352 $4,004
2003 $2,060 $4,915
2004 $2,581 $6,110
2005 $2,945 $7,284
2006 $3,035 $9,212
2007 $3,181 $13,371
2008 $3,000 $15,678
2009 $3,240 $11,996
2010 $3,993 $11,188
2011 $4,312 $12,903
2012 $4,348 $13,329
2013 $3,951 $14,484
2014 $3,772 $15,186
2015 $3,421 $13,322
2016 $3,240 $13,839
2017 $3,854 $15,132
2018 $3,973 $17,252
2019 $3,913 $17,295
2020 $3,455 $17,564
2021 $3,966 $20,262
2022 $3,890 $20,227
2023 $3,742 $22,676
2024 $3,936 $23,368

Eswatini vs. Latvia life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Eswatini

Latvia
Year Life expectancy, years
Eswatini Latvia
1950 43.4 64.6
1951 43.7 65.2
1952 44 65.7
1953 44.3 66.2
1954 44.6 66.7
1955 44.8 67.1
1956 45.1 67.6
1957 45.4 68.3
1958 45.8 68.9
1959 46.1 69.5
1960 46.4 70.3
1961 46.7 70.5
1962 47.1 69.9
1963 47.5 70.3
1964 47.9 71.5
1965 48.4 71.2
1966 49 71.2
1967 49.5 70.9
1968 50.1 70.5
1969 50.6 70.2
1970 51.2 70.2
1971 51.8 70.6
1972 52.4 70.3
1973 53 70.2
1974 53.7 70.1
1975 54.4 69.3
1976 55.2 69.4
1977 56 69.4
1978 56.8 69.3
1979 57.5 68.8
1980 58.2 69.1
1981 58.8 69.1
1982 59.5 69.6
1983 58.4 69.4
1984 60.4 69.4
1985 61.2 69.6
1986 61.6 71
1987 61.9 71
1988 61.9 70.9
1989 61.7 70.4
1990 61.2 69.5
1991 60.4 69.2
1992 59.3 68.5
1993 58.1 66.6
1994 56.6 65.2
1995 55.1 66
1996 53.3 68.6
1997 51.7 69.2
1998 50.1 68.9
1999 48.8 69.6
2000 47.6 70.2
2001 46.3 69.9
2002 45.4 70.2
2003 44.6 70.6
2004 43.9 70.9
2005 44 70.6
2006 44.6 70.6
2007 45.2 70.8
2008 45.9 72
2009 46.9 72.7
2010 48.3 73
2011 49.1 73.7
2012 50.7 73.9
2013 52.1 74.2
2014 53.5 74.3
2015 54.9 74.7
2016 56.2 74.8
2017 57.6 74.8
2018 58.7 75
2019 59.8 75.6
2020 59.9 75.5
2021 58.2 73.2
2022 63 74.9
2023 64.1 76.2
2024 64.3 76.3
2025 64.4 76.5

Eswatini and Latvia population clocks and comparison

Population
Eswatini

Latvia
Year Population
Eswatini Latvia
1960 345,337 2,120,979
1961 353,264 2,152,681
1962 361,365 2,181,586
1963 369,759 2,210,919
1964 378,656 2,240,623
1965 388,336 2,265,919
1966 398,766 2,283,217
1967 409,031 2,301,220
1968 419,147 2,323,619
1969 429,875 2,343,173
1970 441,216 2,359,164
1971 453,183 2,376,389
1972 465,788 2,395,674
1973 479,038 2,415,819
1974 492,988 2,437,186
1975 507,673 2,456,130
1976 523,330 2,470,989
1977 540,348 2,485,073
1978 558,446 2,497,921
1979 577,199 2,505,953
1980 596,644 2,511,701
1981 616,808 2,519,421
1982 637,652 2,531,080
1983 658,957 2,546,011
1984 680,783 2,562,047
1985 706,196 2,578,873
1986 734,732 2,599,892
1987 763,811 2,626,583
1988 799,798 2,653,434
1989 837,800 2,666,955
1990 872,428 2,663,151
1991 908,189 2,650,581
1992 943,416 2,614,338
1993 971,318 2,563,290
1994 971,212 2,520,742
1995 970,433 2,485,056
1996 989,841 2,457,222
1997 1,006,635 2,432,851
1998 1,019,653 2,410,019
1999 1,030,782 2,390,482
2000 1,041,414 2,367,550
2001 1,051,064 2,337,170
2002 1,059,441 2,310,173
2003 1,066,700 2,287,955
2004 1,073,159 2,263,122
2005 1,079,022 2,238,799
2006 1,084,436 2,218,357
2007 1,090,705 2,200,325
2008 1,098,091 2,177,322
2009 1,105,153 2,141,669
2010 1,111,650 2,097,555
2011 1,117,833 2,059,709
2012 1,123,863 2,034,319
2013 1,129,990 2,012,647
2014 1,136,299 1,993,782
2015 1,142,813 1,977,527
2016 1,149,507 1,959,537
2017 1,158,195 1,942,248
2018 1,168,929 1,927,174
2019 1,179,874 1,913,822
2020 1,192,729 1,900,449
2021 1,206,593 1,884,490
2022 1,218,917 1,879,383
2023 1,230,506 1,877,445
2024 1,242,822 1,862,441

Fertility rates in Eswatini and Latvia

Fertility rate
Eswatini

Latvia
Year Fertility rate
Eswatini Latvia
1960 6.75 1.94
1961 6.77 1.94
1962 6.79 1.91
1963 6.8 1.85
1964 6.79 1.79
1965 6.79 1.74
1966 6.8 1.76
1967 6.77 1.8
1968 6.76 1.83
1969 6.76 1.88
1970 6.75 1.96
1971 6.74 2
1972 6.72 2
1973 6.72 1.98
1974 6.71 1.97
1975 6.71 1.96
1976 6.7 1.93
1977 6.68 1.89
1978 6.65 1.87
1979 6.61 1.87
1980 6.57 1.86
1981 6.54 1.88
1982 6.49 1.97
1983 6.43 2.07
1984 6.36 2.09
1985 6.28 2.08
1986 6.11 2.12
1987 5.9 2.15
1988 5.69 2.11
1989 5.48 2.05
1990 5.3 2.02
1991 5.13 1.86
1992 4.98 1.73
1993 4.82 1.51
1994 4.66 1.39
1995 4.52 1.25
1996 4.38 1.16
1997 4.24 1.11
1998 4.13 1.09
1999 4.09 1.16
2000 4.03 1.25
2001 3.94 1.22
2002 3.85 1.26
2003 3.8 1.32
2004 3.76 1.29
2005 3.7 1.39
2006 3.63 1.46
2007 3.58 1.54
2008 3.57 1.58
2009 3.5 1.46
2010 3.38 1.36
2011 3.32 1.33
2012 3.27 1.44
2013 3.24 1.52
2014 3.18 1.65
2015 3.12 1.7
2016 3.07 1.74
2017 3.02 1.69
2018 2.97 1.6
2019 2.93 1.61
2020 2.89 1.55
2021 2.84 1.57
2022 2.8 1.47
2023 2.75 1.36

Eswatini and Latvia demographics compared

Median age
Eswatini

Latvia
Year Median age, years
Eswatini Latvia
1960 16.6 32.3
1961 16.4 32.4
1962 16.3 32.6
1963 16.1 32.8
1964 16.1 33
1965 16.1 33.2
1966 16.1 33.5
1967 16.1 33.8
1968 16.2 34
1969 16.2 34.1
1970 16.3 34.2
1971 16.3 34.3
1972 16.3 34.5
1973 16.2 34.6
1974 16.2 34.7
1975 16.1 34.9
1976 16 35
1977 15.9 35.1
1978 15.8 35.1
1979 15.7 35.1
1980 15.6 34.9
1981 15.5 34.8
1982 15.4 34.7
1983 15.3 34.6
1984 15.3 34.7
1985 15.2 34.7
1986 15.3 34.7
1987 15.3 34.6
1988 15.6 34.6
1989 15.9 34.5
1990 16.1 34.6
1991 16.3 34.8
1992 16.5 35.2
1993 16.7 35.6
1994 16.3 36
1995 16.1 36.2
1996 16.3 36.6
1997 16.6 36.9
1998 16.9 37.3
1999 17.3 37.6
2000 17.6 37.9
2001 17.8 38.3
2002 18.1 38.6
2003 18.3 38.9
2004 18.5 39.2
2005 18.6 39.4
2006 18.7 39.7
2007 18.9 39.9
2008 19.1 40.1
2009 19.4 40.5
2010 19.6 41.1
2011 19.9 41.6
2012 20.2 42
2013 20.5 42.3
2014 20.7 42.5
2015 21 42.8
2016 21.2 43
2017 21.5 43.2
2018 21.8 43.4
2019 22.1 43.6
2020 22.4 43.8
2021 22.6 43.9
2022 22.8 44
2023 23 44.1
2024 23.2 44.3

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Eswatini Latvia
GNI, Atlas method
$4.45B
2024
$40.8B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
32.8%
2025
44.4%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
6.03%
2024
4.32%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.57%
2023
2.27%
2023
Armed forces personnel
3,000
1999
9,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-5.51%
2025
-3.63%
2025
Unemployment rate
34.6%
2023
6.88%
2024
Services, % of GDP
51.7%
2023
63.1%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
34.7%
2023
19.9%
2024
Economic freedom index
56.4
2025
71.4
2025
Income share by richest 10%
42.7%
2016
26.2%
2023
Income share by poorest 10%
1.4%
2016
2.6%
2023
Number of billionaires
1
2025
n/a
Percentage of billionaires
0.0001%
2025
n/a
Listed domestic companies
6
2007
56
2003
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$234M
2007
n/a
Total reserves including gold
$479M
2023
$5.14B
2024
Personal remittances received
$33.3M
2024
$1.34B
2024
International tourist arrivals
345,299
2020
3,204,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
0.4%
2020
7.25%
2007
Banked people share
65.1%
2024
95%
2024

Energy

Eswatini Latvia
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
959 kg
2022
2,248 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$11.1
2022
$18.6
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
1.39 megatons
2023
6.55 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
1.13 tons
2023
3.49 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2022
47.8%
2023
Renewable energy use share
64.7%
2022
44%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
2.99%
2022
8.79%
2023
Net energy imports use share
20.6%
2022
34.3%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita
1,137 kWh
2022
3,629 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
83.1%
2021
63.6%
2021
Hydroelectric share
60.4%
2022
59.4%
2023
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
86.4%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Eswatini Latvia
% of world population
0.02%
2024
0.02%
2024
Annual migration change
-6,754
2024
-2,225
2024
Urban population
25%
2024
68.8%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.56 ft
2025
5.94 ft
2025
Average female height
5.21 ft
2025
5.54 ft
2025
Quality of life index
30.5
2025
74.3
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
27
2024
59
2024
Higher education index
28
2025
70
2025
Homicides per 100K people
12.7
2021
2.5
2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
33.5
2019
8.1
2019
Visa free countries
81
2025
172
2025
Adult literacy rate
90.8%
2022
99.9%
2021
English speaking
48.2%
2023
45.9%
2023
People using the Internet
57.6%
2023
92.7%
2024

Health

Eswatini Latvia
Government health expenditure per capita
$283.9
2022
$1,642
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$29.4
2022
$505
2022
Life expectancy
64.4 years
2025
76.5 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
28%
2022
0.18%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
1.59
2022
3.38
2021
Age at first childbirth
19.5 years
2017
28 years
2023
Maternal mortality per 100K births
118
2023
19
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
45
2023
3
2023
Obesity rate
30.6%
2022
24.9%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
7.9%
2024
7.1%
2024
Air quality index
36
2025
75
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
9.5%
2022
33.9%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
6.79 liters
2020
12.9 liters
2020

Territory

Eswatini Latvia
% of world land
0.01%
2025
0.04%
2025
Land area per capita
5,343 sq mi
2024
12,901 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
4,614 sq mi
2025
7,610 sq mi
2025
Forest area
1,935 sq mi
2025
13,214 sq mi
2025
Roads length
2,342 mi
2019
n/a

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