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Eswatini vs Rwanda statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Eswatini has a population of 1.24M (ranked 157/197), compared with 14.3M in Rwanda (ranked 77/197). Eswatini's land area is 6,641 sq mi versus 9,525 sq mi for Rwanda (ranked 154th vs. 146th).

By GDP, Eswatini ranks 162/197 ($4.89B) and Rwanda ranks 144/197 ($14.3B). By GDP per capita, Eswatini ranks 131/197 ($3,936), while Rwanda ranks 177/197 ($1,000).

Main facts and rankings

Eswatini Rwanda
Population
1267161
14826674
Population rank 156/197 77/197
GDP
$4.89B
2024
$14.3B
2024
GDP rank 162/197 144/197
GDP per capita
$3,936
2024
$1,000
2024
GDP per capita rank 131/197 177/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$11,784
2024
$3,711
2024
Government debt
$1.82B
2024
$9.58B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
38.7%
2025
77.6%
2025
Government debt per person
$1,465
2024
$672
2024
Government debt per person rank 129/185 156/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$3,418
2025
$2,587
2025
Land area
6,641 sq mi
2025
9,525 sq mi
2025
Population density
187.1 ppl/mi²
2024
1,497 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
2.75
2023
3.7
2023
Median age
23.2 years
2024
20.8 years
2024
Life expectancy
64.4 years
2025
68.2 years
2025

Eswatini and Rwanda: Comparison Charts

Eswatini and Rwanda economies compared

GDP
Eswatini

Rwanda
Year GDP
Eswatini Rwanda
1960 $35,076,846 $119,000,024
1961 $43,026,043 $122,000,016
1962 $45,927,962 $125,000,008
1963 $54,129,438 $128,000,000
1964 $64,980,554 $129,999,994
1965 $70,279,972 $148,799,980
1966 $76,859,969 $124,525,703
1967 $74,759,970 $159,560,018
1968 $79,799,968 $172,200,018
1969 $105,419,958 $188,700,037
1970 $112,139,955 $219,900,006
1971 $136,462,081 $222,952,504
1972 $146,736,479 $246,457,838
1973 $221,915,128 $290,746,157
1974 $264,320,941 $308,458,423
1975 $288,299,789 $571,863,500
1976 $272,550,068 $637,753,853
1977 $304,060,076 $746,650,613
1978 $340,630,085 $905,709,076
1979 $412,093,134 $1,109,346,131
1980 $541,976,853 $1,254,765,642
1981 $570,774,825 $1,407,062,527
1982 $537,568,059 $1,407,243,139
1983 $555,336,146 $1,479,687,587
1984 $494,483,409 $1,587,413,084
1985 $360,079,419 $1,715,626,331
1986 $449,140,318 $1,944,710,684
1987 $584,126,092 $2,157,432,668
1988 $692,026,455 $2,395,492,687
1989 $696,921,542 $2,405,022,593
1990 $1,114,694,041 $2,550,185,679
1991 $1,156,135,718 $1,911,600,237
1992 $1,284,759,928 $2,029,026,962
1993 $1,357,189,552 $1,971,525,712
1994 $1,419,294,254 $753,636,370
1995 $1,698,989,464 $1,293,535,193
1996 $1,602,741,834 $1,382,334,879
1997 $1,716,714,070 $1,851,558,197
1998 $1,576,908,856 $1,989,343,546
1999 $1,547,888,496 $2,157,108,263
2000 $1,738,093,840 $2,068,836,754
2001 $1,542,477,309 $1,966,600,715
2002 $1,432,221,739 $1,966,003,468
2003 $2,197,598,466 $2,138,237,279
2004 $2,770,082,792 $2,376,496,067
2005 $3,178,112,499 $2,933,819,766
2006 $3,291,330,019 $3,319,784,539
2007 $3,469,381,231 $4,070,507,895
2008 $3,294,084,314 $5,179,854,065
2009 $3,580,428,053 $5,674,476,969
2010 $4,438,765,086 $6,124,756,654
2011 $4,820,478,680 $6,884,913,658
2012 $4,886,551,484 $7,654,761,045
2013 $4,464,726,181 $7,819,964,024
2014 $4,286,015,248 $8,238,966,120
2015 $3,909,281,650 $8,543,760,206
2016 $3,724,180,911 $8,695,272,061
2017 $4,463,673,661 $9,252,833,894
2018 $4,644,696,656 $9,637,904,519
2019 $4,616,996,145 $10,349,300,277
2020 $4,120,621,325 $10,174,386,855
2021 $4,785,708,166 $11,078,787,095
2022 $4,741,163,885 $13,316,161,006
2023 $4,604,172,127 $14,331,722,700
2024 $4,891,883,720 $14,251,642,231

Eswatini and Rwanda economies compared

GDP per capita
Eswatini

Rwanda
Year GDP per capita
Eswatini Rwanda
1960 $101.6 $39.4
1961 $121.8 $39.3
1962 $127.1 $39.2
1963 $146.4 $39.3
1964 $171.6 $39
1965 $181 $43.5
1966 $192.7 $35.4
1967 $182.8 $44
1968 $190.4 $46
1969 $245.2 $48.9
1970 $254.2 $55.2
1971 $301 $54.4
1972 $315 $58.4
1973 $463 $66.9
1974 $536 $68.9
1975 $568 $124.1
1976 $521 $134.4
1977 $563 $152.7
1978 $610 $179.9
1979 $714 $213.8
1980 $908 $234.4
1981 $925 $254.6
1982 $843 $246.4
1983 $843 $250.6
1984 $726 $259.9
1985 $510 $271.6
1986 $611 $297.7
1987 $765 $320
1988 $865 $344
1989 $832 $335
1990 $1,278 $346
1991 $1,273 $254
1992 $1,362 $264.1
1993 $1,397 $247
1994 $1,461 $111
1995 $1,751 $228
1996 $1,619 $206
1997 $1,705 $238.7
1998 $1,547 $246.2
1999 $1,502 $264.7
2000 $1,669 $251.9
2001 $1,468 $237.3
2002 $1,352 $234
2003 $2,060 $249
2004 $2,581 $269.5
2005 $2,945 $324
2006 $3,035 $357
2007 $3,181 $426
2008 $3,000 $528
2009 $3,240 $564
2010 $3,993 $594
2011 $4,312 $651
2012 $4,348 $707
2013 $3,951 $705
2014 $3,772 $725
2015 $3,421 $734
2016 $3,240 $730
2017 $3,854 $758
2018 $3,973 $772
2019 $3,913 $810
2020 $3,455 $779
2021 $3,966 $830
2022 $3,890 $975
2023 $3,742 $1,027
2024 $3,936 $1,000

Eswatini vs. Rwanda life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Eswatini

Rwanda
Year Life expectancy, years
Eswatini Rwanda
1950 43.4 43.2
1951 43.7 43.5
1952 44 43.8
1953 44.3 44.1
1954 44.6 44.4
1955 44.8 44.8
1956 45.1 45.2
1957 45.4 45.6
1958 45.8 46.1
1959 46.1 46.5
1960 46.4 47
1961 46.7 47.5
1962 47.1 47.8
1963 47.5 44
1964 47.9 48.1
1965 48.4 48.2
1966 49 48.1
1967 49.5 48
1968 50.1 47.7
1969 50.6 47.4
1970 51.2 47.1
1971 51.8 46.8
1972 52.4 46.3
1973 53 45.9
1974 53.7 45.6
1975 54.4 45.3
1976 55.2 45.3
1977 56 45.6
1978 56.8 46.2
1979 57.5 47.1
1980 58.2 48.1
1981 58.8 49.2
1982 59.5 50.2
1983 58.4 50.9
1984 60.4 51.4
1985 61.2 51.7
1986 61.6 51.7
1987 61.9 51.5
1988 61.9 50.9
1989 61.7 49.5
1990 61.2 47.8
1991 60.4 46.2
1992 59.3 44.4
1993 58.1 42.9
1994 56.6 12.2
1995 55.1 41.5
1996 53.3 42.5
1997 51.7 42
1998 50.1 43.1
1999 48.8 45.7
2000 47.6 47.8
2001 46.3 49.5
2002 45.4 51.3
2003 44.6 53.5
2004 43.9 55.5
2005 44 57
2006 44.6 58.3
2007 45.2 59.5
2008 45.9 60.6
2009 46.9 61.8
2010 48.3 62.8
2011 49.1 63.5
2012 50.7 64.2
2013 52.1 64.7
2014 53.5 65.1
2015 54.9 65.4
2016 56.2 65.7
2017 57.6 66.1
2018 58.7 66.4
2019 59.8 66.7
2020 59.9 67
2021 58.2 66.8
2022 63 67.5
2023 64.1 67.8
2024 64.3 68
2025 64.4 68.2

Eswatini and Rwanda population clocks and comparison

Population
Eswatini

Rwanda
Year Population
Eswatini Rwanda
1960 345,337 3,022,294
1961 353,264 3,106,779
1962 361,365 3,186,025
1963 369,759 3,258,890
1964 378,656 3,334,834
1965 388,336 3,423,210
1966 398,766 3,521,626
1967 409,031 3,629,577
1968 419,147 3,744,010
1969 429,875 3,861,271
1970 441,216 3,980,669
1971 453,183 4,100,044
1972 465,788 4,220,335
1973 479,038 4,345,047
1974 492,988 4,474,228
1975 507,673 4,607,728
1976 523,330 4,745,954
1977 540,348 4,888,240
1978 558,446 5,035,171
1979 577,199 5,189,541
1980 596,644 5,353,259
1981 616,808 5,527,230
1982 637,652 5,711,549
1983 658,957 5,905,311
1984 680,783 6,107,627
1985 706,196 6,317,228
1986 734,732 6,531,881
1987 763,811 6,749,493
1988 799,798 6,968,071
1989 837,800 7,184,706
1990 872,428 7,375,307
1991 908,189 7,526,966
1992 943,416 7,683,266
1993 971,318 7,981,132
1994 971,212 6,792,352
1995 970,433 5,674,118
1996 989,841 6,708,764
1997 1,006,635 7,755,238
1998 1,019,653 8,081,681
1999 1,030,782 8,147,912
2000 1,041,414 8,213,931
2001 1,051,064 8,287,094
2002 1,059,441 8,400,180
2003 1,066,700 8,586,875
2004 1,073,159 8,816,844
2005 1,079,022 9,054,528
2006 1,084,436 9,299,246
2007 1,090,705 9,549,933
2008 1,098,091 9,804,269
2009 1,105,153 10,060,432
2010 1,111,650 10,317,553
2011 1,117,833 10,573,733
2012 1,123,863 10,829,901
2013 1,129,990 11,093,340
2014 1,136,299 11,364,757
2015 1,142,813 11,640,022
2016 1,149,507 11,919,183
2017 1,158,195 12,202,060
2018 1,168,929 12,487,996
2019 1,179,874 12,776,103
2020 1,192,729 13,065,837
2021 1,206,593 13,355,260
2022 1,218,917 13,651,030
2023 1,230,506 13,954,471
2024 1,242,822 14,256,567

Fertility rates in Eswatini and Rwanda

Fertility rate
Eswatini

Rwanda
Year Fertility rate
Eswatini Rwanda
1960 6.75 8.28
1961 6.77 8.28
1962 6.79 8.27
1963 6.8 8.27
1964 6.79 8.27
1965 6.79 8.25
1966 6.8 8.23
1967 6.77 8.21
1968 6.76 8.19
1969 6.76 8.18
1970 6.75 8.15
1971 6.74 8.09
1972 6.72 8.09
1973 6.72 8.09
1974 6.71 8.1
1975 6.71 8.1
1976 6.7 8.12
1977 6.68 8.14
1978 6.65 8.16
1979 6.61 8.13
1980 6.57 8.12
1981 6.54 8.1
1982 6.49 8.06
1983 6.43 8
1984 6.36 7.91
1985 6.28 7.79
1986 6.11 7.61
1987 5.9 7.43
1988 5.69 7.23
1989 5.48 7.03
1990 5.3 6.8
1991 5.13 6.62
1992 4.98 6.54
1993 4.82 6.48
1994 4.66 6.42
1995 4.52 6.35
1996 4.38 6.29
1997 4.24 6.24
1998 4.13 6.17
1999 4.09 6.06
2000 4.03 5.97
2001 3.94 5.89
2002 3.85 5.82
2003 3.8 5.74
2004 3.76 5.64
2005 3.7 5.5
2006 3.63 5.34
2007 3.58 5.14
2008 3.57 4.92
2009 3.5 4.71
2010 3.38 4.52
2011 3.32 4.33
2012 3.27 4.2
2013 3.24 4.14
2014 3.18 4.12
2015 3.12 4.11
2016 3.07 4.11
2017 3.02 4.08
2018 2.97 4.05
2019 2.93 3.99
2020 2.89 3.91
2021 2.84 3.84
2022 2.8 3.78
2023 2.75 3.7

Eswatini and Rwanda demographics compared

Median age
Eswatini

Rwanda
Year Median age, years
Eswatini Rwanda
1960 16.6 15.5
1961 16.4 15.1
1962 16.3 14.9
1963 16.1 14.8
1964 16.1 14.7
1965 16.1 14.8
1966 16.1 14.9
1967 16.1 15.1
1968 16.2 15.3
1969 16.2 15.5
1970 16.3 15.7
1971 16.3 15.9
1972 16.3 16
1973 16.2 16.2
1974 16.2 16.3
1975 16.1 16.4
1976 16 16.5
1977 15.9 16.6
1978 15.8 16.6
1979 15.7 16.5
1980 15.6 16.5
1981 15.5 16.4
1982 15.4 16.2
1983 15.3 16.1
1984 15.3 16
1985 15.2 15.8
1986 15.3 15.7
1987 15.3 15.6
1988 15.6 15.6
1989 15.9 15.5
1990 16.1 15.5
1991 16.3 15.5
1992 16.5 15.6
1993 16.7 15.7
1994 16.3 15
1995 16.1 14.3
1996 16.3 14.6
1997 16.6 14.8
1998 16.9 15.3
1999 17.3 15.8
2000 17.6 16.3
2001 17.8 16.8
2002 18.1 17.1
2003 18.3 17.4
2004 18.5 17.6
2005 18.6 17.8
2006 18.7 18
2007 18.9 18.1
2008 19.1 18.3
2009 19.4 18.4
2010 19.6 18.5
2011 19.9 18.7
2012 20.2 18.8
2013 20.5 19
2014 20.7 19.1
2015 21 19.3
2016 21.2 19.4
2017 21.5 19.6
2018 21.8 19.7
2019 22.1 19.8
2020 22.4 19.9
2021 22.6 20
2022 22.8 20.3
2023 23 20.5
2024 23.2 20.8

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Eswatini Rwanda
GNI, Atlas method
$4.45B
2024
$14.8B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
32.8%
2025
27.4%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
6.03%
2024
4.69%
2024
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.57%
2023
1.27%
2023
Armed forces personnel
3,000
1999
35,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-5.51%
2025
-6.29%
2025
Unemployment rate
34.6%
2023
11.3%
2024
Services, % of GDP
51.7%
2023
47.6%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
34.7%
2023
21%
2024
Economic freedom index
56.4
2025
54.8
2025
Income share by richest 10%
42.7%
2016
33.4%
2023
Income share by poorest 10%
1.4%
2016
3.1%
2023
Number of billionaires
1
2025
n/a
Percentage of billionaires
0.0001%
2025
n/a
Listed domestic companies
6
2007
5
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$234M
2007
$2.75B
2024
Total reserves including gold
$479M
2023
$2.41B
2024
Personal remittances received
$33.3M
2024
$537M
2024
International tourist arrivals
345,299
2020
1,634,000
2019
International tourism as share of exports
0.4%
2020
11%
2020
Banked people share
65.1%
2024
50%
2017

Energy

Eswatini Rwanda
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
959 kg
2022
373 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$11.1
2022
$8.31
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
1.39 megatons
2023
1.65 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
1.13 tons
2023
0.12 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2022
0%
2022
Renewable energy use share
64.7%
2022
79.9%
2022
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
2.99%
2022
0.97%
2022
Net energy imports use share
20.6%
2022
10.6%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
1,137 kWh
2022
68.1 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
83.1%
2021
61%
2021
Hydroelectric share
60.4%
2022
50.3%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
86.4%
2023
63.9%
2023

Society

Eswatini Rwanda
% of world population
0.02%
2024
0.18%
2024
Annual migration change
-6,754
2024
-15,582
2024
Urban population
25%
2024
18.1%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.56 ft
2025
5.45 ft
2025
Average female height
5.21 ft
2025
5.14 ft
2025
Quality of life index
30.5
2025
33.6
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
27
2024
57
2024
Higher education index
28
2025
9
2025
Homicides per 100K people
12.7
2021
3.59
2020
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
33.5
2019
29.4
2019
Visa free countries
81
2025
73
2025
Adult literacy rate
90.8%
2022
78.8%
2022
English speaking
48.2%
2023
15%
2023
People using the Internet
57.6%
2023
34.2%
2023

Health

Eswatini Rwanda
Government health expenditure per capita
$283.9
2022
$76.8
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$29.4
2022
$7.39
2022
Life expectancy
64.4 years
2025
68.2 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
28%
2022
42.9%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
1.59
2022
0.12
2019
Age at first childbirth
19.5 years
2017
23 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
118
2023
229
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
45
2023
40
2023
Obesity rate
30.6%
2022
4.99%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
7.9%
2024
2.1%
2024
Air quality index
36
2025
6
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
9.5%
2022
14.3%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
6.79 liters
2020
2.87 liters
2020

Territory

Eswatini Rwanda
% of world land
0.01%
2025
0.02%
2025
Land area per capita
5,343 sq mi
2024
668 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
4,614 sq mi
2025
7,271 sq mi
2025
Forest area
1,935 sq mi
2025
1,077 sq mi
2025
Roads length
2,342 mi
2019
2,920 mi
2021

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