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Eswatini vs Libya statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Eswatini has a population of 1.24M (ranked 157/197), compared with 7.38M in Libya (ranked 105/197). Eswatini's land area is 6,641 sq mi versus 679,362 sq mi for Libya (ranked 154th vs. 16th).

By GDP, Eswatini ranks 162/197 ($4.89B) and Libya ranks 96/197 ($46.6B). By GDP per capita, Eswatini ranks 131/197 ($3,936), while Libya ranks 110/197 ($6,318).

Main facts and rankings

Eswatini Libya
Population
1267161
7523849
Population rank 156/197 105/197
GDP
$4.89B
2024
$46.6B
2024
GDP rank 162/197 96/197
GDP per capita
$3,936
2024
$6,318
2024
GDP per capita rank 131/197 110/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$11,784
2024
$13,954
2024
Government debt
$1.82B
2024
n/a
Debt-to-GDP ratio
38.7%
2025
n/a
Government debt per person
$1,465
2024
n/a
Government debt per person rank 129/185 n/a
Average annual personal income after taxes
$3,418
2025
$3,735
2025
Land area
6,641 sq mi
2025
679,362 sq mi
2025
Population density
187.1 ppl/mi²
2024
10.9 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
2.75
2023
2.36
2023
Median age
23.2 years
2024
28.5 years
2024
Life expectancy
64.4 years
2025
73.2 years
2025

Eswatini and Libya: Comparison Charts

Eswatini and Libya economies compared

GDP
Eswatini

Libya
Year GDP
Eswatini Libya
1960 $35,076,846 $401,644,249
1961 $43,026,043 $443,905,612
1962 $45,927,962 $619,725,785
1963 $54,129,438 $892,327,911
1964 $64,980,554 $1,341,395,421
1965 $70,279,972 $1,804,979,680
1966 $76,859,969 $2,312,438,536
1967 $74,759,970 $2,726,986,913
1968 $79,799,968 $3,850,623,095
1969 $105,419,958 $4,380,987,481
1970 $112,139,955 $4,601,649,451
1971 $136,462,081 $5,260,185,125
1972 $146,736,479 $6,299,395,544
1973 $221,915,128 $8,625,889,430
1974 $264,320,941 $15,112,543,717
1975 $288,299,789 $14,710,912,458
1976 $272,550,068 $19,096,943,017
1977 $304,060,076 $22,428,297,108
1978 $340,630,085 $22,136,422,643
1979 $412,093,134 $30,536,429,497
1980 $541,976,853 $40,953,924,949
1981 $570,774,825 $36,374,353,880
1982 $537,568,059 $33,760,146,991
1983 $555,336,146 $33,200,520,140
1984 $494,483,409 $29,476,109,153
1985 $360,079,419 $31,530,566,324
1986 $449,140,318 $24,180,400,959
1987 $584,126,092 $26,697,659,335
1988 $692,026,455 $24,308,959,591
1989 $696,921,542 $25,156,707,899
1990 $1,114,694,041 $28,904,183,602
1991 $1,156,135,718 $31,991,821,265
1992 $1,284,759,928 $33,887,047,909
1993 $1,357,189,552 $30,660,051,911
1994 $1,419,294,254 $28,610,549,763
1995 $1,698,989,464 $25,541,379,187
1996 $1,602,741,834 $27,884,615,385
1997 $1,716,714,070 $30,700,897,875
1998 $1,576,908,856 $27,251,301,398
1999 $1,547,888,496 $35,975,860,857
2000 $1,738,093,840 $38,270,954,138
2001 $1,542,477,309 $34,112,093,927
2002 $1,432,221,739 $20,481,889,764
2003 $2,197,598,466 $26,265,625,000
2004 $2,770,082,792 $33,122,307,692
2005 $3,178,112,499 $47,334,691,241
2006 $3,291,330,019 $60,094,231,607
2007 $3,469,381,231 $68,032,978,391
2008 $3,294,084,314 $86,710,767,415
2009 $3,580,428,053 $60,808,562,033
2010 $4,438,765,086 $75,380,825,062
2011 $4,820,478,680 $48,169,263,294
2012 $4,886,551,484 $92,540,938,129
2013 $4,464,726,181 $75,351,107,029
2014 $4,286,015,248 $57,372,355,592
2015 $3,909,281,650 $48,717,501,321
2016 $3,724,180,911 $49,912,073,701
2017 $4,463,673,661 $67,157,452,182
2018 $4,644,696,656 $76,686,029,772
2019 $4,616,996,145 $69,254,496,472
2020 $4,120,621,325 $46,854,285,441
2021 $4,785,708,166 $35,217,995,647
2022 $4,741,163,885 $43,246,297,922
2023 $4,604,172,127 $45,096,462,972
2024 $4,891,883,720 $46,636,278,902

Eswatini and Libya economies compared

GDP per capita
Eswatini

Libya
Year GDP per capita
Eswatini Libya
1960 $101.6 $269
1961 $121.8 $285.3
1962 $127.1 $382
1963 $146.4 $528
1964 $171.6 $765
1965 $181 $1,001
1966 $192.7 $1,251
1967 $182.8 $1,437
1968 $190.4 $1,972
1969 $245.2 $2,175
1970 $254.2 $2,210
1971 $301 $2,443
1972 $315 $2,830
1973 $463 $3,727
1974 $536 $6,214
1975 $568 $5,721
1976 $521 $7,018
1977 $563 $7,783
1978 $610 $7,252
1979 $714 $9,443
1980 $908 $11,960
1981 $925 $10,044
1982 $843 $9,064
1983 $843 $8,927
1984 $726 $7,811
1985 $510 $8,087
1986 $611 $6,019
1987 $765 $6,465
1988 $865 $5,736
1989 $832 $5,793
1990 $1,278 $6,502
1991 $1,273 $7,040
1992 $1,362 $7,303
1993 $1,397 $6,478
1994 $1,461 $5,933
1995 $1,751 $5,205
1996 $1,619 $5,591
1997 $1,705 $6,062
1998 $1,547 $5,301
1999 $1,502 $6,895
2000 $1,669 $7,214
2001 $1,468 $6,313
2002 $1,352 $3,718
2003 $2,060 $4,674
2004 $2,581 $5,774
2005 $2,945 $8,079
2006 $3,035 $10,049
2007 $3,181 $11,145
2008 $3,000 $13,906
2009 $3,240 $9,551
2010 $3,993 $11,601
2011 $4,312 $7,594
2012 $4,348 $14,976
2013 $3,951 $11,952
2014 $3,772 $8,926
2015 $3,421 $7,458
2016 $3,240 $7,526
2017 $3,854 $9,966
2018 $3,973 $11,197
2019 $3,913 $9,963
2020 $3,455 $6,650
2021 $3,966 $4,936
2022 $3,890 $5,987
2023 $3,742 $6,173
2024 $3,936 $6,318

Eswatini vs. Libya life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Eswatini

Libya
Year Life expectancy, years
Eswatini Libya
1950 43.4 33.1
1951 43.7 33.5
1952 44 33.8
1953 44.3 34.2
1954 44.6 34.7
1955 44.8 35.2
1956 45.1 36
1957 45.4 36.9
1958 45.8 38
1959 46.1 39.3
1960 46.4 40.8
1961 46.7 42.4
1962 47.1 44.1
1963 47.5 45.6
1964 47.9 47.7
1965 48.4 49.3
1966 49 50.9
1967 49.5 52.5
1968 50.1 53.8
1969 50.6 55.2
1970 51.2 56.4
1971 51.8 57.6
1972 52.4 58.7
1973 53 59.7
1974 53.7 60.7
1975 54.4 61.6
1976 55.2 62.4
1977 56 63.1
1978 56.8 63.8
1979 57.5 64.3
1980 58.2 64.8
1981 58.8 65.3
1982 59.5 65.8
1983 58.4 66.3
1984 60.4 66.7
1985 61.2 67.3
1986 61.6 67.8
1987 61.9 68.3
1988 61.9 68.6
1989 61.7 69
1990 61.2 69.3
1991 60.4 69.6
1992 59.3 70
1993 58.1 70.2
1994 56.6 70.5
1995 55.1 70.6
1996 53.3 70.7
1997 51.7 70.7
1998 50.1 70.7
1999 48.8 70.6
2000 47.6 70.5
2001 46.3 70.7
2002 45.4 70.8
2003 44.6 71
2004 43.9 71.2
2005 44 71.4
2006 44.6 71.6
2007 45.2 71.8
2008 45.9 71.9
2009 46.9 72.1
2010 48.3 72.2
2011 49.1 69.9
2012 50.7 72.2
2013 52.1 72.3
2014 53.5 71.3
2015 54.9 71.6
2016 56.2 71.8
2017 57.6 72.7
2018 58.7 73.2
2019 59.8 72.9
2020 59.9 72.4
2021 58.2 72.1
2022 63 74.5
2023 64.1 69.3
2024 64.3 71.1
2025 64.4 73.2

Eswatini and Libya population clocks and comparison

Population
Eswatini

Libya
Year Population
Eswatini Libya
1960 345,337 1,492,890
1961 353,264 1,555,699
1962 361,365 1,621,960
1963 369,759 1,690,457
1964 378,656 1,753,691
1965 388,336 1,804,015
1966 398,766 1,849,063
1967 409,031 1,898,199
1968 419,147 1,952,781
1969 429,875 2,014,293
1970 441,216 2,082,589
1971 453,183 2,153,534
1972 465,788 2,226,091
1973 479,038 2,314,193
1974 492,988 2,432,211
1975 507,673 2,571,556
1976 523,330 2,721,237
1977 540,348 2,881,533
1978 558,446 3,052,526
1979 577,199 3,233,846
1980 596,644 3,424,378
1981 616,808 3,621,486
1982 637,652 3,724,765
1983 658,957 3,718,961
1984 680,783 3,773,633
1985 706,196 3,898,745
1986 734,732 4,017,403
1987 763,811 4,129,739
1988 799,798 4,237,755
1989 837,800 4,342,920
1990 872,428 4,445,239
1991 908,189 4,544,400
1992 943,416 4,640,352
1993 971,318 4,733,045
1994 971,212 4,822,037
1995 970,433 4,906,843
1996 989,841 4,987,393
1997 1,006,635 5,064,639
1998 1,019,653 5,140,704
1999 1,030,782 5,218,038
2000 1,041,414 5,305,021
2001 1,051,064 5,403,639
2002 1,059,441 5,508,410
2003 1,066,700 5,619,398
2004 1,073,159 5,736,693
2005 1,079,022 5,858,798
2006 1,084,436 5,980,211
2007 1,090,705 6,104,380
2008 1,098,091 6,235,430
2009 1,105,153 6,366,686
2010 1,111,650 6,497,839
2011 1,117,833 6,343,203
2012 1,123,863 6,179,328
2013 1,129,990 6,304,628
2014 1,136,299 6,427,252
2015 1,142,813 6,531,819
2016 1,149,507 6,632,126
2017 1,158,195 6,738,770
2018 1,168,929 6,849,055
2019 1,179,874 6,951,033
2020 1,192,729 7,045,399
2021 1,206,593 7,135,175
2022 1,218,917 7,223,805
2023 1,230,506 7,305,659
2024 1,242,822 7,381,023

Fertility rates in Eswatini and Libya

Fertility rate
Eswatini

Libya
Year Fertility rate
Eswatini Libya
1960 6.75 7.51
1961 6.77 7.56
1962 6.79 7.61
1963 6.8 7.69
1964 6.79 7.75
1965 6.79 7.82
1966 6.8 7.89
1967 6.77 7.93
1968 6.76 7.97
1969 6.76 8.01
1970 6.75 8.05
1971 6.74 8.1
1972 6.72 8.07
1973 6.72 8.05
1974 6.71 8.02
1975 6.71 7.98
1976 6.7 7.93
1977 6.68 7.87
1978 6.65 7.79
1979 6.61 7.68
1980 6.57 7.54
1981 6.54 7.37
1982 6.49 7.16
1983 6.43 6.91
1984 6.36 6.62
1985 6.28 6.33
1986 6.11 6.02
1987 5.9 5.72
1988 5.69 5.41
1989 5.48 5.09
1990 5.3 4.78
1991 5.13 4.46
1992 4.98 4.16
1993 4.82 3.88
1994 4.66 3.65
1995 4.52 3.44
1996 4.38 3.26
1997 4.24 3.13
1998 4.13 3.04
1999 4.09 2.97
2000 4.03 2.91
2001 3.94 2.87
2002 3.85 2.83
2003 3.8 2.8
2004 3.76 2.77
2005 3.7 2.77
2006 3.63 2.7
2007 3.58 2.65
2008 3.57 2.6
2009 3.5 2.56
2010 3.38 2.6
2011 3.32 2.65
2012 3.27 2.68
2013 3.24 2.72
2014 3.18 2.75
2015 3.12 2.71
2016 3.07 2.67
2017 3.02 2.63
2018 2.97 2.58
2019 2.93 2.54
2020 2.89 2.51
2021 2.84 2.46
2022 2.8 2.4
2023 2.75 2.36

Eswatini and Libya demographics compared

Median age
Eswatini

Libya
Year Median age, years
Eswatini Libya
1960 16.6 18.5
1961 16.4 18.2
1962 16.3 17.9
1963 16.1 17.5
1964 16.1 17.2
1965 16.1 16.7
1966 16.1 15.9
1967 16.1 15.3
1968 16.2 14.9
1969 16.2 14.7
1970 16.3 14.7
1971 16.3 14.7
1972 16.3 14.7
1973 16.2 14.9
1974 16.2 15.3
1975 16.1 15.5
1976 16 15.6
1977 15.9 15.8
1978 15.8 15.9
1979 15.7 15.9
1980 15.6 16
1981 15.5 16.1
1982 15.4 16.3
1983 15.3 16.5
1984 15.3 16.8
1985 15.2 17.1
1986 15.3 17.3
1987 15.3 17.6
1988 15.6 17.9
1989 15.9 18.2
1990 16.1 18.6
1991 16.3 18.9
1992 16.5 19.3
1993 16.7 19.7
1994 16.3 20.1
1995 16.1 20.6
1996 16.3 21.1
1997 16.6 21.5
1998 16.9 22
1999 17.3 22.4
2000 17.6 22.7
2001 17.8 22.9
2002 18.1 23.1
2003 18.3 23.2
2004 18.5 23.4
2005 18.6 23.6
2006 18.7 23.8
2007 18.9 24.2
2008 19.1 24.6
2009 19.4 25
2010 19.6 25.3
2011 19.9 25.5
2012 20.2 25.7
2013 20.5 25.9
2014 20.7 26.2
2015 21 26.4
2016 21.2 26.6
2017 21.5 26.8
2018 21.8 27
2019 22.1 27.2
2020 22.4 27.5
2021 22.6 27.7
2022 22.8 28
2023 23 28.2
2024 23.2 28.5

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Finance

Eswatini Libya
GNI, Atlas method
$4.45B
2024
$46.6B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
32.8%
2025
65.7%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
6.03%
2024
2.26%
1999
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.57%
2023
15.5%
2014
Armed forces personnel
3,000
1999
0
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-5.51%
2025
+0.21%
2025
Unemployment rate
34.6%
2023
30%
2004
Services, % of GDP
51.7%
2023
34.3%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
34.7%
2023
68.3%
2024
Economic freedom index
56.4
2025
35.9
2012
Income share by richest 10%
42.7%
2016
n/a
Income share by poorest 10%
1.4%
2016
n/a
Number of billionaires
1
2025
n/a
Percentage of billionaires
0.0001%
2025
n/a
Listed domestic companies
6
2007
n/a
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$234M
2007
n/a
Total reserves including gold
$479M
2023
$92.9B
2024
Personal remittances received
$33.3M
2024
$0
2023
International tourist arrivals
345,299
2020
760,000
2008
International tourism as share of exports
0.4%
2020
0.34%
2010
Banked people share
65.1%
2024
33.1%
2024

Energy

Eswatini Libya
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
959 kg
2022
2,539 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$11.1
2022
$4.83
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
1.39 megatons
2023
61.3 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
1.13 tons
2023
8.39 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2022
96.3%
2022
Renewable energy use share
64.7%
2022
3.1%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
2.99%
2022
0%
2022
Net energy imports use share
20.6%
2022
-249.7%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
1,137 kWh
2022
3,979 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
83.1%
2021
0.02%
2021
Hydroelectric share
60.4%
2022
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
86.4%
2023
73.2%
2023

Society

Eswatini Libya
% of world population
0.02%
2024
0.09%
2024
Annual migration change
-6,754
2024
+3,448
2024
Urban population
25%
2024
81.9%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.56 ft
2025
5.79 ft
2025
Average female height
5.21 ft
2025
5.33 ft
2025
Quality of life index
30.5
2025
30.9
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
27
2024
13
2024
Higher education index
28
2025
27
2025
Homicides per 100K people
12.7
2021
2.5
2015
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
33.5
2019
21.3
2019
Visa free countries
81
2025
52
2025
Adult literacy rate
90.8%
2022
76.5%
1994
English speaking
48.2%
2023
2%
2025
People using the Internet
57.6%
2023
88.5%
2023

Health

Eswatini Libya
Government health expenditure per capita
$283.9
2022
$278.4
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$29.4
2022
$84.8
2022
Life expectancy
64.4 years
2025
73.2 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
28%
2022
1.82%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
1.59
2022
2.16
2017
Age at first childbirth
19.5 years
2017
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
118
2023
59
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
45
2023
30.8
2023
Obesity rate
30.6%
2022
37.9%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
7.9%
2024
15.8%
2024
Air quality index
36
2025
70
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
9.5%
2022
n/a
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
6.79 liters
2020
0.01 liters
2020

Territory

Eswatini Libya
% of world land
0.01%
2025
1.18%
2025
Land area per capita
5,343 sq mi
2024
92,042 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
4,614 sq mi
2025
59,267 sq mi
2025
Forest area
1,935 sq mi
2025
838 sq mi
2025
Roads length
2,342 mi
2019
22,991 mi
2010

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