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Eswatini vs Seychelles statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Eswatini has a population of 1.24M (ranked 157/197), compared with 121K in The Seychelles (ranked 181/197). Eswatini's land area is 6,641 sq mi versus 177.6 sq mi for The Seychelles (ranked 154th vs. 181st).

By GDP, Eswatini ranks 162/197 ($4.89B) and The Seychelles ranks 176/197 ($2.17B). By GDP per capita, Eswatini ranks 131/197 ($3,936), while The Seychelles ranks 63/197 ($17,859).

Main facts and rankings

Eswatini Seychelles
Population
1267161
125181
Population rank 156/197 181/197
GDP
$4.89B
2024
$2.17B
2024
GDP rank 162/197 176/197
GDP per capita
$3,936
2024
$17,859
2024
GDP per capita rank 131/197 63/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$11,784
2024
$33,239
2024
Government debt
$1.82B
2024
$1.25B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
38.7%
2025
59.3%
2025
Government debt per person
$1,465
2024
$10,323
2024
Government debt per person rank 129/185 59/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$3,418
2025
$9,988
2025
Land area
6,641 sq mi
2025
177.6 sq mi
2025
Population density
187.1 ppl/mi²
2024
683 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
2.75
2023
2.02
2023
Median age
23.2 years
2024
35 years
2024
Life expectancy
64.4 years
2025
73.1 years
2025

Eswatini and Seychelles: Comparison Charts

Eswatini and Seychelles economies compared

GDP
Eswatini

Seychelles
Year GDP
Eswatini Seychelles
1960 $35,076,846 $12,012,025
1961 $43,026,043 $11,592,024
1962 $45,927,962 $12,642,026
1963 $54,129,438 $13,923,029
1964 $64,980,554 $15,393,032
1965 $70,279,972 $15,603,032
1966 $76,859,969 $16,443,034
1967 $74,759,970 $16,632,032
1968 $79,799,968 $16,074,028
1969 $105,419,958 $16,452,028
1970 $112,139,955 $18,432,032
1971 $136,462,081 $21,965,951
1972 $146,736,479 $30,645,123
1973 $221,915,128 $36,896,280
1974 $264,320,941 $43,134,496
1975 $288,299,789 $47,803,146
1976 $272,550,068 $49,278,982
1977 $304,060,076 $64,526,401
1978 $340,630,085 $85,552,366
1979 $412,093,134 $127,261,099
1980 $541,976,853 $156,783,830
1981 $570,774,825 $163,750,728
1982 $537,568,059 $157,211,790
1983 $555,336,146 $156,098,237
1984 $494,483,409 $160,992,921
1985 $360,079,419 $179,691,483
1986 $449,140,318 $221,147,061
1987 $584,126,092 $265,212,957
1988 $692,026,455 $301,985,618
1989 $696,921,542 $324,333,367
1990 $1,114,694,041 $392,163,561
1991 $1,156,135,718 $398,307,170
1992 $1,284,759,928 $461,409,399
1993 $1,357,189,552 $504,230,621
1994 $1,419,294,254 $517,570,058
1995 $1,698,989,464 $540,733,048
1996 $1,602,741,834 $535,250,347
1997 $1,716,714,070 $598,966,982
1998 $1,576,908,856 $647,287,376
1999 $1,547,888,496 $662,838,615
2000 $1,738,093,840 $654,212,394
2001 $1,542,477,309 $662,064,156
2002 $1,432,221,739 $742,134,838
2003 $2,197,598,466 $750,847,230
2004 $2,770,082,792 $893,012,218
2005 $3,178,112,499 $977,899,382
2006 $3,291,330,019 $1,081,441,283
2007 $3,469,381,231 $1,077,308,814
2008 $3,294,084,314 $979,597,394
2009 $3,580,428,053 $850,901,620
2010 $4,438,765,086 $981,616,542
2011 $4,820,478,680 $1,058,918,707
2012 $4,886,551,484 $1,089,407,839
2013 $4,464,726,181 $1,333,160,407
2014 $4,286,015,248 $1,387,577,870
2015 $3,909,281,650 $1,432,403,352
2016 $3,724,180,911 $1,568,513,348
2017 $4,463,673,661 $1,675,370,641
2018 $4,644,696,656 $1,784,313,927
2019 $4,616,996,145 $1,868,690,097
2020 $4,120,621,325 $1,382,551,752
2021 $4,785,708,166 $1,487,173,795
2022 $4,741,163,885 $2,018,346,589
2023 $4,604,172,127 $2,187,379,755
2024 $4,891,883,720 $2,167,239,562

Eswatini and Seychelles economies compared

GDP per capita
Eswatini

Seychelles
Year GDP per capita
Eswatini Seychelles
1960 $101.6 $288.1
1961 $121.8 $270.3
1962 $127.1 $287
1963 $146.4 $308
1964 $171.6 $332
1965 $181 $328
1966 $192.7 $338
1967 $182.8 $333
1968 $190.4 $314
1969 $245.2 $314
1970 $254.2 $344
1971 $301 $402
1972 $315 $547
1973 $463 $649
1974 $536 $745
1975 $568 $806
1976 $521 $814
1977 $563 $1,044
1978 $610 $1,377
1979 $714 $2,030
1980 $908 $2,478
1981 $925 $2,557
1982 $843 $2,441
1983 $843 $2,426
1984 $726 $2,488
1985 $510 $2,754
1986 $611 $3,368
1987 $765 $3,872
1988 $865 $4,392
1989 $832 $4,689
1990 $1,278 $5,642
1991 $1,273 $5,655
1992 $1,362 $6,520
1993 $1,397 $6,979
1994 $1,461 $6,975
1995 $1,751 $7,181
1996 $1,619 $7,004
1997 $1,705 $7,747
1998 $1,547 $8,210
1999 $1,502 $8,243
2000 $1,669 $8,064
2001 $1,468 $8,153
2002 $1,352 $8,864
2003 $2,060 $9,070
2004 $2,581 $10,828
2005 $2,945 $11,802
2006 $3,035 $12,783
2007 $3,181 $12,669
2008 $3,000 $11,265
2009 $3,240 $9,747
2010 $3,993 $10,935
2011 $4,312 $12,110
2012 $4,348 $12,337
2013 $3,951 $14,821
2014 $3,772 $15,188
2015 $3,421 $15,333
2016 $3,240 $16,567
2017 $3,854 $17,480
2018 $3,973 $18,440
2019 $3,913 $19,142
2020 $3,455 $14,041
2021 $3,966 $14,983
2022 $3,890 $16,837
2023 $3,742 $18,263
2024 $3,936 $17,859

Eswatini vs. Seychelles life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Eswatini

Seychelles
Year Life expectancy, years
Eswatini Seychelles
1950 43.4 57.8
1951 43.7 58
1952 44 58.4
1953 44.3 58.7
1954 44.6 59
1955 44.8 59.4
1956 45.1 59.8
1957 45.4 60.2
1958 45.8 60.4
1959 46.1 60.4
1960 46.4 60.5
1961 46.7 60.6
1962 47.1 60.7
1963 47.5 60.9
1964 47.9 61.2
1965 48.4 61.4
1966 49 61.7
1967 49.5 62.1
1968 50.1 62.6
1969 50.6 63.3
1970 51.2 64
1971 51.8 64.6
1972 52.4 65.3
1973 53 65.9
1974 53.7 66.4
1975 54.4 66.8
1976 55.2 67.2
1977 56 67.6
1978 56.8 67.9
1979 57.5 68.2
1980 58.2 68.5
1981 58.8 68.7
1982 59.5 69
1983 58.4 69.3
1984 60.4 69.5
1985 61.2 69.6
1986 61.6 69.8
1987 61.9 69.9
1988 61.9 70
1989 61.7 70.1
1990 61.2 70.2
1991 60.4 70.3
1992 59.3 70.3
1993 58.1 70.4
1994 56.6 70.5
1995 55.1 70.6
1996 53.3 70.8
1997 51.7 70.8
1998 50.1 71.1
1999 48.8 71.2
2000 47.6 71.3
2001 46.3 71.4
2002 45.4 71.5
2003 44.6 71.7
2004 43.9 71.7
2005 44 71.9
2006 44.6 72
2007 45.2 72.2
2008 45.9 72.3
2009 46.9 72.4
2010 48.3 72.5
2011 49.1 72.5
2012 50.7 72.5
2013 52.1 72.4
2014 53.5 72.4
2015 54.9 72.3
2016 56.2 72.2
2017 57.6 72.2
2018 58.7 72.2
2019 59.8 72.1
2020 59.9 74.1
2021 58.2 71.2
2022 63 71.2
2023 64.1 72.9
2024 64.3 73
2025 64.4 73.1

Eswatini and Seychelles population clocks and comparison

Population
Eswatini

Seychelles
Year Population
Eswatini Seychelles
1960 345,337 41,700
1961 353,264 42,889
1962 361,365 44,042
1963 369,759 45,176
1964 378,656 46,322
1965 388,336 47,500
1966 398,766 48,699
1967 409,031 49,911
1968 419,147 51,134
1969 429,875 52,365
1970 441,216 53,600
1971 453,183 54,695
1972 465,788 56,029
1973 479,038 56,892
1974 492,988 57,937
1975 507,673 59,292
1976 523,330 60,504
1977 540,348 61,786
1978 558,446 62,150
1979 577,199 62,686
1980 596,644 63,261
1981 616,808 64,035
1982 637,652 64,413
1983 658,957 64,335
1984 680,783 64,717
1985 706,196 65,244
1986 734,732 65,652
1987 763,811 68,499
1988 799,798 68,755
1989 837,800 69,167
1990 872,428 69,507
1991 908,189 70,439
1992 943,416 70,763
1993 971,318 72,253
1994 971,212 74,205
1995 970,433 75,304
1996 989,841 76,417
1997 1,006,635 77,319
1998 1,019,653 78,846
1999 1,030,782 80,410
2000 1,041,414 81,131
2001 1,051,064 81,202
2002 1,059,441 83,723
2003 1,066,700 82,781
2004 1,073,159 82,475
2005 1,079,022 82,858
2006 1,084,436 84,600
2007 1,090,705 85,033
2008 1,098,091 86,956
2009 1,105,153 87,298
2010 1,111,650 89,770
2011 1,117,833 87,441
2012 1,123,863 88,303
2013 1,129,990 89,949
2014 1,136,299 91,359
2015 1,142,813 93,419
2016 1,149,507 94,677
2017 1,158,195 95,843
2018 1,168,929 96,762
2019 1,179,874 97,625
2020 1,192,729 98,462
2021 1,206,593 99,258
2022 1,218,917 119,878
2023 1,230,506 119,773
2024 1,242,822 121,354

Fertility rates in Eswatini and Seychelles

Fertility rate
Eswatini

Seychelles
Year Fertility rate
Eswatini Seychelles
1960 6.75 5.31
1961 6.77 5.42
1962 6.79 5.51
1963 6.8 5.61
1964 6.79 5.69
1965 6.79 5.72
1966 6.8 6.13
1967 6.77 5.9
1968 6.76 5.61
1969 6.76 5.48
1970 6.75 5.31
1971 6.74 5.69
1972 6.72 5.16
1973 6.72 4.78
1974 6.71 5.1
1975 6.71 4.75
1976 6.7 4.09
1977 6.68 3.75
1978 6.65 3.92
1979 6.61 3.66
1980 6.57 3.79
1981 6.54 3.67
1982 6.49 3.13
1983 6.43 3.22
1984 6.36 3.24
1985 6.28 3.09
1986 6.11 3.07
1987 5.9 2.92
1988 5.69 2.79
1989 5.48 2.67
1990 5.3 2.61
1991 5.13 2.69
1992 4.98 2.53
1993 4.82 2.58
1994 4.66 2.6
1995 4.52 2.36
1996 4.38 2.31
1997 4.24 2.1
1998 4.13 2.04
1999 4.09 2.04
2000 4.03 2.08
2001 3.94 1.98
2002 3.85 2.04
2003 3.8 2.06
2004 3.76 2.01
2005 3.7 2.2
2006 3.63 2.11
2007 3.58 2.24
2008 3.57 2.33
2009 3.5 2.38
2010 3.38 2.16
2011 3.32 2.33
2012 3.27 2.37
2013 3.24 2.26
2014 3.18 2.25
2015 3.12 2.31
2016 3.07 2.39
2017 3.02 2.41
2018 2.97 2.41
2019 2.93 2.36
2020 2.89 2.29
2021 2.84 2.46
2022 2.8 2.01
2023 2.75 2.02

Eswatini and Seychelles demographics compared

Median age
Eswatini

Seychelles
Year Median age, years
Eswatini Seychelles
1960 16.6 21.9
1961 16.4 21.6
1962 16.3 21.3
1963 16.1 21
1964 16.1 20.6
1965 16.1 20.2
1966 16.1 19.8
1967 16.1 19.4
1968 16.2 19
1969 16.2 18.7
1970 16.3 18.5
1971 16.3 18.4
1972 16.3 18.5
1973 16.2 18.6
1974 16.2 18.7
1975 16.1 18.9
1976 16 19
1977 15.9 19.3
1978 15.8 19.6
1979 15.7 19.9
1980 15.6 20.4
1981 15.5 20.7
1982 15.4 21.1
1983 15.3 21.4
1984 15.3 21.7
1985 15.2 22
1986 15.3 22.3
1987 15.3 22.5
1988 15.6 22.9
1989 15.9 23.3
1990 16.1 23.6
1991 16.3 24
1992 16.5 24.5
1993 16.7 24.8
1994 16.3 25.2
1995 16.1 25.4
1996 16.3 25.7
1997 16.6 26.1
1998 16.9 26.4
1999 17.3 26.8
2000 17.6 27.3
2001 17.8 27.7
2002 18.1 28.1
2003 18.3 28.5
2004 18.5 28.9
2005 18.6 29.3
2006 18.7 29.6
2007 18.9 30
2008 19.1 30.4
2009 19.4 30.8
2010 19.6 31.2
2011 19.9 31.4
2012 20.2 31.5
2013 20.5 31.6
2014 20.7 31.8
2015 21 32.1
2016 21.2 32.3
2017 21.5 32.6
2018 21.8 32.9
2019 22.1 33.2
2020 22.4 33.6
2021 22.6 34
2022 22.8 34.4
2023 23 34.7
2024 23.2 35

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Eswatini Seychelles
GNI, Atlas method
$4.45B
2024
$2.12B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
32.8%
2025
36%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
6.03%
2024
4.45%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.57%
2023
1.71%
2023
Armed forces personnel
3,000
1999
0
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-5.51%
2025
-1.19%
2025
Unemployment rate
34.6%
2023
2.59%
2024
Services, % of GDP
51.7%
2023
65.8%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
34.7%
2023
12.3%
2024
Economic freedom index
56.4
2025
66.4
2025
Income share by richest 10%
42.7%
2016
23.9%
2018
Income share by poorest 10%
1.4%
2016
2.6%
2018
Number of billionaires
1
2025
n/a
Percentage of billionaires
0.0001%
2025
n/a
Listed domestic companies
6
2007
23
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$234M
2007
$811M
2024
Total reserves including gold
$479M
2023
$774M
2024
Personal remittances received
$33.3M
2024
$11.4M
2024
International tourist arrivals
345,299
2020
124,500
2020
International tourism as share of exports
0.4%
2020
18.4%
2020
Banked people share
65.1%
2024
n/a

Energy

Eswatini Seychelles
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
959 kg
2022
2,411 kg
2007
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$11.1
2022
$8.08
2007
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
1.39 megatons
2023
1.24 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
1.13 tons
2023
10.3 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2022
0%
2007
Renewable energy use share
64.7%
2022
1.9%
2022
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
2.99%
2022
n/a
Net energy imports use share
20.6%
2022
n/a
Electric power consumption per capita
1,137 kWh
2022
n/a
Renewable electricity output share
83.1%
2021
4.51%
2021
Hydroelectric share
60.4%
2022
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
86.4%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Eswatini Seychelles
% of world population
0.02%
2024
0.001%
2024
Annual migration change
-6,754
2024
+1,747
2024
Urban population
25%
2024
59.2%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.56 ft
2025
5.77 ft
2025
Average female height
5.21 ft
2025
5.33 ft
2025
Quality of life index
30.5
2025
61.5
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
27
2024
72
2024
Higher education index
28
2025
7
2025
Homicides per 100K people
12.7
2021
9.34
2022
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
33.5
2019
11.3
2019
Visa free countries
81
2025
149
2025
Adult literacy rate
90.8%
2022
96.2%
2020
English speaking
48.2%
2023
37.9%
2023
People using the Internet
57.6%
2023
87.4%
2023

Health

Eswatini Seychelles
Government health expenditure per capita
$283.9
2022
$695
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$29.4
2022
$169.6
2022
Life expectancy
64.4 years
2025
73.1 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
28%
2022
0%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
1.59
2022
3.82
2022
Age at first childbirth
19.5 years
2017
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
118
2023
42
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
45
2023
14.3
2023
Obesity rate
30.6%
2022
30.2%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
7.9%
2024
9.3%
2024
Air quality index
36
2025
52
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
9.5%
2022
20.2%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
6.79 liters
2020
10.2 liters
2020

Territory

Eswatini Seychelles
% of world land
0.01%
2025
0.0003%
2025
Land area per capita
5,343 sq mi
2024
1,464 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
4,614 sq mi
2025
5.98 sq mi
2025
Forest area
1,935 sq mi
2025
130.1 sq mi
2025
Roads length
2,342 mi
2019
327 mi
2015

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