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Eswatini vs Sierra Leone statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Eswatini has a population of 1.24M (ranked 157/197), compared with 8.64M in Sierra Leone (ranked 102/197). Eswatini's land area is 6,641 sq mi versus 27,869 sq mi for Sierra Leone (ranked 154th vs. 116th).

By GDP, Eswatini ranks 162/197 ($4.89B) and Sierra Leone ranks 157/197 ($7.55B). By GDP per capita, Eswatini ranks 131/197 ($3,936), while Sierra Leone ranks 183/197 ($873).

Main facts and rankings

Eswatini Sierra Leone
Population
1267161
8961932
Population rank 156/197 102/197
GDP
$4.89B
2024
$7.55B
2024
GDP rank 162/197 157/197
GDP per capita
$3,936
2024
$873
2024
GDP per capita rank 131/197 183/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$11,784
2024
$3,516
2024
Government debt
$1.82B
2024
$3.25B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
38.7%
2025
44.3%
2025
Government debt per person
$1,465
2024
$376
2024
Government debt per person rank 129/185 174/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$3,418
2025
$3,438
2025
Land area
6,641 sq mi
2025
27,869 sq mi
2025
Population density
187.1 ppl/mi²
2024
310 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
2.75
2023
3.79
2023
Median age
23.2 years
2024
20.5 years
2024
Life expectancy
64.4 years
2025
62.2 years
2025

Eswatini and Sierra Leone: Comparison Charts

Eswatini and Sierra Leone economies compared

GDP
Eswatini

Sierra Leone
Year GDP
Eswatini Sierra Leone
1960 $35,076,846 $322,151,961
1961 $43,026,043 $327,978,758
1962 $45,927,962 $342,872,549
1963 $54,129,438 $348,700,980
1964 $64,980,554 $372,011,438
1965 $70,279,972 $359,523,810
1966 $76,859,969 $375,630,252
1967 $74,759,970 $348,895,028
1968 $79,799,968 $329,991,597
1969 $105,419,958 $408,853,541
1970 $112,139,955 $434,584,634
1971 $136,462,081 $419,495,788
1972 $146,736,479 $465,254,682
1973 $221,915,128 $575,471,814
1974 $264,320,941 $648,940,351
1975 $288,299,789 $679,352,876
1976 $272,550,068 $594,810,422
1977 $304,060,076 $692,079,407
1978 $340,630,085 $960,765,043
1979 $412,093,134 $1,109,343,425
1980 $541,976,853 $1,100,476,190
1981 $570,774,825 $1,114,926,661
1982 $537,568,059 $1,294,995,964
1983 $555,336,146 $995,278,515
1984 $494,483,409 $1,087,450,199
1985 $360,079,419 $856,890,459
1986 $449,140,318 $490,181,457
1987 $584,126,092 $660,106,336
1988 $692,026,455 $1,055,083,933
1989 $696,921,542 $932,974,420
1990 $1,114,694,041 $649,644,098
1991 $1,156,135,718 $779,981,987
1992 $1,284,759,928 $679,940,814
1993 $1,357,189,552 $768,867,883
1994 $1,419,294,254 $911,853,802
1995 $1,698,989,464 $870,740,292
1996 $1,602,741,834 $941,709,423
1997 $1,716,714,070 $850,232,760
1998 $1,576,908,856 $672,368,187
1999 $1,547,888,496 $669,386,624
2000 $1,738,093,840 $635,866,404
2001 $1,542,477,309 $1,681,473,894
2002 $1,432,221,739 $1,933,863,911
2003 $2,197,598,466 $2,142,618,046
2004 $2,770,082,792 $2,237,350,687
2005 $3,178,112,499 $2,545,275,313
2006 $3,291,330,019 $3,263,697,467
2007 $3,469,381,231 $3,632,957,611
2008 $3,294,084,314 $4,157,895,298
2009 $3,580,428,053 $3,953,403,098
2010 $4,438,765,086 $4,262,805,967
2011 $4,820,478,680 $4,861,632,885
2012 $4,886,551,484 $6,141,666,509
2013 $4,464,726,181 $7,502,762,863
2014 $4,286,015,248 $7,686,138,791
2015 $3,909,281,650 $6,788,352,975
2016 $3,724,180,911 $6,084,297,211
2017 $4,463,673,661 $5,749,846,528
2018 $4,644,696,656 $6,390,514,689
2019 $4,616,996,145 $6,526,183,564
2020 $4,120,621,325 $6,693,888,876
2021 $4,785,708,166 $7,173,379,137
2022 $4,741,163,885 $7,124,465,160
2023 $4,604,172,127 $6,411,787,856
2024 $4,891,883,720 $7,547,843,281

Eswatini and Sierra Leone economies compared

GDP per capita
Eswatini

Sierra Leone
Year GDP per capita
Eswatini Sierra Leone
1960 $101.6 $142
1961 $121.8 $142.3
1962 $127.1 $146.4
1963 $146.4 $146.4
1964 $171.6 $153.4
1965 $181 $145.6
1966 $192.7 $149.4
1967 $182.8 $136.2
1968 $190.4 $126.4
1969 $245.2 $153.6
1970 $254.2 $160.2
1971 $301 $151.8
1972 $315 $165.3
1973 $463 $200.7
1974 $536 $222.2
1975 $568 $228.4
1976 $521 $196.4
1977 $563 $224.3
1978 $610 $305
1979 $714 $346
1980 $908 $336
1981 $925 $334
1982 $843 $380
1983 $843 $285.9
1984 $726 $306
1985 $510 $235.5
1986 $611 $131.5
1987 $765 $172.4
1988 $865 $268.2
1989 $832 $231.3
1990 $1,278 $154.8
1991 $1,273 $183.7
1992 $1,362 $163.2
1993 $1,397 $185
1994 $1,461 $218.5
1995 $1,751 $208.4
1996 $1,619 $224.3
1997 $1,705 $199.9
1998 $1,547 $156.5
1999 $1,502 $155
2000 $1,669 $143.7
2001 $1,468 $358
2002 $1,352 $389
2003 $2,060 $414
2004 $2,581 $418
2005 $2,945 $463
2006 $3,035 $580
2007 $3,181 $632
2008 $3,000 $705
2009 $3,240 $653
2010 $3,993 $685
2011 $4,312 $761
2012 $4,348 $938
2013 $3,951 $1,117
2014 $3,772 $1,118
2015 $3,421 $965
2016 $3,240 $844
2017 $3,854 $779
2018 $3,973 $846
2019 $3,913 $844
2020 $3,455 $846
2021 $3,966 $886
2022 $3,890 $861
2023 $3,742 $758
2024 $3,936 $873

Eswatini vs. Sierra Leone life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Eswatini

Sierra Leone
Year Life expectancy, years
Eswatini Sierra Leone
1950 43.4 28.9
1951 43.7 29.3
1952 44 29.7
1953 44.3 30.1
1954 44.6 30.5
1955 44.8 30.9
1956 45.1 31.3
1957 45.4 31.8
1958 45.8 32.1
1959 46.1 32.6
1960 46.4 33.1
1961 46.7 33.6
1962 47.1 34.2
1963 47.5 34.7
1964 47.9 35.3
1965 48.4 35.9
1966 49 36.6
1967 49.5 37.3
1968 50.1 37.8
1969 50.6 38.2
1970 51.2 38.6
1971 51.8 39.1
1972 52.4 39.5
1973 53 40
1974 53.7 40.4
1975 54.4 41
1976 55.2 41.4
1977 56 41.8
1978 56.8 42.2
1979 57.5 42.5
1980 58.2 42.8
1981 58.8 43.1
1982 59.5 43.3
1983 58.4 43.5
1984 60.4 43.6
1985 61.2 43.6
1986 61.6 43.5
1987 61.9 43.7
1988 61.9 43.8
1989 61.7 43.7
1990 61.2 43.7
1991 60.4 43.3
1992 59.3 43.5
1993 58.1 43.4
1994 56.6 42.8
1995 55.1 42.6
1996 53.3 43.5
1997 51.7 43.6
1998 50.1 42.7
1999 48.8 42
2000 47.6 44.8
2001 46.3 45.4
2002 45.4 46.2
2003 44.6 46.8
2004 43.9 47.5
2005 44 48.3
2006 44.6 49.5
2007 45.2 50
2008 45.9 50.7
2009 46.9 51.3
2010 48.3 51.9
2011 49.1 52.6
2012 50.7 53.2
2013 52.1 54.1
2014 53.5 54.3
2015 54.9 55.5
2016 56.2 56.9
2017 57.6 57.8
2018 58.7 59.1
2019 59.8 59.6
2020 59.9 59.7
2021 58.2 60.3
2022 63 61.3
2023 64.1 61.8
2024 64.3 62
2025 64.4 62.2

Eswatini and Sierra Leone population clocks and comparison

Population
Eswatini

Sierra Leone
Year Population
Eswatini Sierra Leone
1960 345,337 2,268,356
1961 353,264 2,304,227
1962 361,365 2,342,242
1963 369,759 2,382,258
1964 378,656 2,424,390
1965 388,336 2,468,666
1966 398,766 2,514,638
1967 409,031 2,562,384
1968 419,147 2,611,532
1969 429,875 2,661,365
1970 441,216 2,712,286
1971 453,183 2,763,222
1972 465,788 2,814,388
1973 479,038 2,866,955
1974 492,988 2,920,459
1975 507,673 2,974,657
1976 523,330 3,028,820
1977 540,348 3,085,354
1978 558,446 3,145,517
1979 577,199 3,207,499
1980 596,644 3,272,089
1981 616,808 3,338,940
1982 637,652 3,408,183
1983 658,957 3,481,646
1984 680,783 3,558,758
1985 706,196 3,638,438
1986 734,732 3,728,380
1987 763,811 3,829,718
1988 799,798 3,934,517
1989 837,800 4,034,037
1990 872,428 4,196,828
1991 908,189 4,246,267
1992 943,416 4,166,366
1993 971,318 4,157,130
1994 971,212 4,173,105
1995 970,433 4,179,179
1996 989,841 4,199,210
1997 1,006,635 4,253,716
1998 1,019,653 4,295,785
1999 1,030,782 4,318,043
2000 1,041,414 4,423,611
2001 1,051,064 4,692,716
2002 1,059,441 4,971,435
2003 1,066,700 5,177,687
2004 1,073,159 5,355,717
2005 1,079,022 5,501,712
2006 1,084,436 5,624,466
2007 1,090,705 5,749,352
2008 1,098,091 5,894,722
2009 1,105,153 6,055,646
2010 1,111,650 6,222,714
2011 1,117,833 6,387,251
2012 1,123,863 6,551,080
2013 1,129,990 6,714,051
2014 1,136,299 6,876,385
2015 1,142,813 7,037,655
2016 1,149,507 7,205,328
2017 1,158,195 7,379,299
2018 1,168,929 7,554,563
2019 1,179,874 7,731,991
2020 1,192,729 7,912,558
2021 1,206,593 8,094,602
2022 1,218,917 8,276,807
2023 1,230,506 8,460,512
2024 1,242,822 8,642,022

Fertility rates in Eswatini and Sierra Leone

Fertility rate
Eswatini

Sierra Leone
Year Fertility rate
Eswatini Sierra Leone
1960 6.75 6.18
1961 6.77 6.21
1962 6.79 6.22
1963 6.8 6.26
1964 6.79 6.29
1965 6.79 6.31
1966 6.8 6.35
1967 6.77 6.38
1968 6.76 6.39
1969 6.76 6.39
1970 6.75 6.41
1971 6.74 6.43
1972 6.72 6.45
1973 6.72 6.47
1974 6.71 6.53
1975 6.71 6.55
1976 6.7 6.55
1977 6.68 6.57
1978 6.65 6.59
1979 6.61 6.58
1980 6.57 6.56
1981 6.54 6.55
1982 6.49 6.56
1983 6.43 6.57
1984 6.36 6.59
1985 6.28 6.59
1986 6.11 6.6
1987 5.9 6.61
1988 5.69 6.59
1989 5.48 6.57
1990 5.3 6.57
1991 5.13 6.55
1992 4.98 6.56
1993 4.82 6.57
1994 4.66 6.56
1995 4.52 6.56
1996 4.38 6.55
1997 4.24 6.53
1998 4.13 6.5
1999 4.09 6.42
2000 4.03 6.36
2001 3.94 6.31
2002 3.85 6.23
2003 3.8 6.09
2004 3.76 5.92
2005 3.7 5.81
2006 3.63 5.74
2007 3.58 5.64
2008 3.57 5.56
2009 3.5 5.45
2010 3.38 5.33
2011 3.32 5.21
2012 3.27 5.06
2013 3.24 4.87
2014 3.18 4.7
2015 3.12 4.55
2016 3.07 4.47
2017 3.02 4.39
2018 2.97 4.29
2019 2.93 4.19
2020 2.89 4.08
2021 2.84 3.98
2022 2.8 3.88
2023 2.75 3.79

Eswatini and Sierra Leone demographics compared

Median age
Eswatini

Sierra Leone
Year Median age, years
Eswatini Sierra Leone
1960 16.6 21.1
1961 16.4 21.1
1962 16.3 21.1
1963 16.1 21
1964 16.1 21
1965 16.1 20.9
1966 16.1 20.9
1967 16.1 20.8
1968 16.2 20.7
1969 16.2 20.6
1970 16.3 20.4
1971 16.3 20.2
1972 16.3 20.1
1973 16.2 19.9
1974 16.2 19.8
1975 16.1 19.6
1976 16 19.5
1977 15.9 19.4
1978 15.8 19.3
1979 15.7 19.2
1980 15.6 19.1
1981 15.5 19.1
1982 15.4 19
1983 15.3 18.9
1984 15.3 18.9
1985 15.2 18.8
1986 15.3 18.7
1987 15.3 18.7
1988 15.6 18.6
1989 15.9 18.6
1990 16.1 18.5
1991 16.3 18.5
1992 16.5 18.4
1993 16.7 18.4
1994 16.3 18.3
1995 16.1 18.2
1996 16.3 18.2
1997 16.6 18.1
1998 16.9 18.1
1999 17.3 18
2000 17.6 18
2001 17.8 18
2002 18.1 17.9
2003 18.3 17.9
2004 18.5 17.9
2005 18.6 18
2006 18.7 18
2007 18.9 18
2008 19.1 18.1
2009 19.4 18.1
2010 19.6 18.2
2011 19.9 18.3
2012 20.2 18.4
2013 20.5 18.5
2014 20.7 18.6
2015 21 18.7
2016 21.2 18.9
2017 21.5 19.1
2018 21.8 19.2
2019 22.1 19.4
2020 22.4 19.6
2021 22.6 19.8
2022 22.8 20
2023 23 20.3
2024 23.2 20.5

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Eswatini Sierra Leone
GNI, Atlas method
$4.45B
2024
$7.26B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
32.8%
2025
17.7%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
6.03%
2024
2.62%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.57%
2023
0.56%
2023
Armed forces personnel
3,000
1999
9,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-5.51%
2025
-4.2%
2025
Unemployment rate
34.6%
2023
3.19%
2018
Services, % of GDP
51.7%
2023
44.8%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
34.7%
2023
27.3%
2024
Economic freedom index
56.4
2025
48
2025
Income share by richest 10%
42.7%
2016
29.4%
2018
Income share by poorest 10%
1.4%
2016
3.4%
2018
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
$433M
2024
Personal remittances received
$33.3M
2024
$322M
2024
International tourist arrivals
345,299
2020
71,000
2019
International tourism as share of exports
0.4%
2020
5.49%
2018
Banked people share
65.1%
2024
38.6%
2024

Energy

Eswatini Sierra Leone
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
959 kg
2022
n/a
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$11.1
2022
n/a
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
1.39 megatons
2023
1.07 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
1.13 tons
2023
0.13 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2022
n/a
Renewable energy use share
64.7%
2022
71.6%
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
75.3%
2021
Hydroelectric share
60.4%
2022
70.5%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
86.4%
2023
35.5%
2023

Society

Eswatini Sierra Leone
% of world population
0.02%
2024
0.11%
2024
Annual migration change
-6,754
2024
-11,000
2024
Urban population
25%
2024
44.8%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.56 ft
2025
5.46 ft
2025
Average female height
5.21 ft
2025
5.16 ft
2025
Quality of life index
30.5
2025
30.5
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
27
2024
33
2024
Higher education index
28
2025
16
2025
Homicides per 100K people
12.7
2021
2.14
2020
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
33.5
2019
33
2019
Visa free countries
81
2025
68
2025
Adult literacy rate
90.8%
2022
48.6%
2022
English speaking
48.2%
2023
83.5%
2023
People using the Internet
57.6%
2023
20.6%
2023

Health

Eswatini Sierra Leone
Government health expenditure per capita
$283.9
2022
$39.3
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$29.4
2022
$20.7
2022
Life expectancy
64.4 years
2025
62.2 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
28%
2022
28%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
1.59
2022
0.04
2022
Age at first childbirth
19.5 years
2017
19.6 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
118
2023
354
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
45
2023
94.3
2023
Obesity rate
30.6%
2022
7.32%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
7.9%
2024
4.8%
2024
Air quality index
36
2025
16
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
9.5%
2022
12.9%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
6.79 liters
2020
0.29 liters
2020

Territory

Eswatini Sierra Leone
% of world land
0.01%
2025
0.05%
2025
Land area per capita
5,343 sq mi
2024
3,225 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
4,614 sq mi
2025
15,247 sq mi
2025
Forest area
1,935 sq mi
2025
9,559 sq mi
2025
Roads length
2,342 mi
2019
7,270 mi
2015

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