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Eswatini vs Somalia statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Eswatini has a population of 1.24M (ranked 157/197), compared with 19M in Somalia (ranked 68/197). Eswatini's land area is 6,641 sq mi versus 242,217 sq mi for Somalia (ranked 154th vs. 42nd).

By GDP, Eswatini ranks 162/197 ($4.89B) and Somalia ranks 149/197 ($12.1B). By GDP per capita, Eswatini ranks 131/197 ($3,936), while Somalia ranks 191/197 ($637).

Main facts and rankings

Eswatini Somalia
Population
1267161
20177806
Population rank 156/197 66/197
GDP
$4.89B
2024
$12.1B
2024
GDP rank 162/197 149/197
GDP per capita
$3,936
2024
$637
2024
GDP per capita rank 131/197 191/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$11,784
2024
$1,601
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
$1,941
2025
Land area
6,641 sq mi
2025
242,217 sq mi
2025
Population density
187.1 ppl/mi²
2024
78.5 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
2.75
2023
6.13
2023
Median age
23.2 years
2024
16.6 years
2024
Life expectancy
64.4 years
2025
59.1 years
2025

Eswatini and Somalia: Comparison Charts

Eswatini and Somalia economies compared

GDP
Eswatini

Somalia
Year GDP
Eswatini Somalia
1960 $35,076,846 $180,459,937
1961 $43,026,043 $191,659,914
1962 $45,927,962 $203,531,928
1963 $54,129,438 $216,145,936
1964 $64,980,554 $229,529,913
1965 $70,279,972 $243,725,898
1966 $76,859,969 $257,375,897
1967 $74,759,970 $271,781,887
1968 $79,799,968 $286,719,885
1969 $105,419,958 $306,357,285
1970 $112,139,955 $347,985,394
1971 $136,462,081 $347,039,446
1972 $146,736,479 $447,883,941
1973 $221,915,128 $483,699,611
1974 $264,320,941 $572,504,036
1975 $288,299,789 $757,015,879
1976 $272,550,068 $871,344,245
1977 $304,060,076 $498,550,725
1978 $340,630,085 $564,571,823
1979 $412,093,134 $589,566,929
1980 $541,976,853 $602,515,548
1981 $570,774,825 $699,302,473
1982 $537,568,059 $774,578,932
1983 $555,336,146 $735,408,642
1984 $494,483,409 $787,434,542
1985 $360,079,419 $875,702,247
1986 $449,140,318 $916,590,786
1987 $584,126,092 $1,018,972,664
1988 $692,026,455 $1,051,596,967
1989 $696,921,542 $1,181,360,844
1990 $1,114,694,041 $1,031,282,081
1991 $1,156,135,718 $717,974,930
1992 $1,284,759,928 $709,297,579
1993 $1,357,189,552 $1,260,132,956
1994 $1,419,294,254 $1,481,205,098
1995 $1,698,989,464 $1,534,756,135
1996 $1,602,741,834 $1,792,234,297
1997 $1,716,714,070 $2,191,749,014
1998 $1,576,908,856 $2,962,047,564
1999 $1,547,888,496 $3,045,751,528
2000 $1,738,093,840 $3,412,797,450
2001 $1,542,477,309 $2,252,847,465
2002 $1,432,221,739 $2,192,684,135
2003 $2,197,598,466 $2,836,724,352
2004 $2,770,082,792 $3,859,592,813
2005 $3,178,112,499 $4,683,246,454
2006 $3,291,330,019 $5,026,743,282
2007 $3,469,381,231 $5,430,713,729
2008 $3,294,084,314 $5,913,620,293
2009 $3,580,428,053 $2,948,594,552
2010 $4,438,765,086 $2,687,807,004
2011 $4,820,478,680 $2,906,000,097
2012 $4,886,551,484 $4,364,670,160
2013 $4,464,726,181 $5,062,881,600
2014 $4,286,015,248 $5,728,399,720
2015 $3,909,281,650 $6,152,149,100
2016 $3,724,180,911 $6,613,743,070
2017 $4,463,673,661 $7,621,501,710
2018 $4,644,696,656 $7,873,440,830
2019 $4,616,996,145 $8,655,023,960
2020 $4,120,621,325 $8,628,393,720
2021 $4,785,708,166 $9,483,997,390
2022 $4,741,163,885 $10,202,767,270
2023 $4,604,172,127 $10,968,517,090
2024 $4,891,883,720 $12,108,515,110

Eswatini and Somalia economies compared

GDP per capita
Eswatini

Somalia
Year GDP per capita
Eswatini Somalia
1960 $101.6 $62.7
1961 $121.8 $64.9
1962 $127.1 $67.2
1963 $146.4 $69.5
1964 $171.6 $71.9
1965 $181 $74.4
1966 $192.7 $76.5
1967 $182.8 $78.7
1968 $190.4 $80.8
1969 $245.2 $84.1
1970 $254.2 $93.1
1971 $301 $90.4
1972 $315 $113.7
1973 $463 $119.6
1974 $536 $137.9
1975 $568 $177.8
1976 $521 $199.6
1977 $563 $111.2
1978 $610 $117.3
1979 $714 $108.2
1980 $908 $101.5
1981 $925 $116.9
1982 $843 $129
1983 $843 $118.6
1984 $726 $122.5
1985 $510 $130.8
1986 $611 $131.4
1987 $765 $141
1988 $865 $145.3
1989 $832 $166
1990 $1,278 $145.6
1991 $1,273 $105.4
1992 $1,362 $109.2
1993 $1,397 $188.6
1994 $1,461 $210.8
1995 $1,751 $210.7
1996 $1,619 $237.2
1997 $1,705 $280.1
1998 $1,547 $363
1999 $1,502 $359
2000 $1,669 $386
2001 $1,468 $244.9
2002 $1,352 $229.6
2003 $2,060 $286.3
2004 $2,581 $375
2005 $2,945 $440
2006 $3,035 $458
2007 $3,181 $480
2008 $3,000 $507
2009 $3,240 $246.5
2010 $3,993 $219.2
2011 $4,312 $235.3
2012 $4,348 $350
2013 $3,951 $393
2014 $3,772 $429
2015 $3,421 $446
2016 $3,240 $461
2017 $3,854 $511
2018 $3,973 $510
2019 $3,913 $540
2020 $3,455 $518
2021 $3,966 $549
2022 $3,890 $573
2023 $3,742 $597
2024 $3,936 $637

Eswatini vs. Somalia life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Eswatini

Somalia
Year Life expectancy, years
Eswatini Somalia
1950 43.4 41.5
1951 43.7 41.7
1952 44 41.9
1953 44.3 42.1
1954 44.6 42.3
1955 44.8 42.5
1956 45.1 42.7
1957 45.4 42.9
1958 45.8 43.1
1959 46.1 43.3
1960 46.4 43.5
1961 46.7 43.7
1962 47.1 44
1963 47.5 44.2
1964 47.9 44.4
1965 48.4 44.6
1966 49 44.8
1967 49.5 45.1
1968 50.1 45.3
1969 50.6 45.5
1970 51.2 45.6
1971 51.8 45.8
1972 52.4 46
1973 53 46.2
1974 53.7 44.3
1975 54.4 44.5
1976 55.2 44.7
1977 56 47
1978 56.8 47
1979 57.5 47.4
1980 58.2 47.6
1981 58.8 47.8
1982 59.5 48
1983 58.4 48.2
1984 60.4 48.4
1985 61.2 48.3
1986 61.6 48.4
1987 61.9 49
1988 61.9 43.9
1989 61.7 46.6
1990 61.2 46.9
1991 60.4 25.4
1992 59.3 25
1993 58.1 50.6
1994 56.6 50.3
1995 55.1 50.6
1996 53.3 50.5
1997 51.7 50.3
1998 50.1 50.8
1999 48.8 50.6
2000 47.6 50.7
2001 46.3 50.8
2002 45.4 50.8
2003 44.6 50.7
2004 43.9 50.7
2005 44 50.9
2006 44.6 50.9
2007 45.2 50.9
2008 45.9 51.5
2009 46.9 52.1
2010 48.3 48.9
2011 49.1 32.5
2012 50.7 49.1
2013 52.1 54
2014 53.5 54.4
2015 54.9 55.1
2016 56.2 55.3
2017 57.6 52.2
2018 58.7 54.8
2019 59.8 57.2
2020 59.9 57.1
2021 58.2 55.7
2022 63 53.9
2023 64.1 58.8
2024 64.3 59
2025 64.4 59.1

Eswatini and Somalia population clocks and comparison

Population
Eswatini

Somalia
Year Population
Eswatini Somalia
1960 345,337 2,876,331
1961 353,264 2,952,054
1962 361,365 3,030,091
1963 369,759 3,110,361
1964 378,656 3,192,796
1965 388,336 3,277,874
1966 398,766 3,365,106
1967 409,031 3,454,537
1968 419,147 3,546,590
1969 429,875 3,641,015
1970 441,216 3,738,448
1971 453,183 3,837,691
1972 465,788 3,939,436
1973 479,038 4,045,592
1974 492,988 4,151,842
1975 507,673 4,257,535
1976 523,330 4,365,812
1977 540,348 4,484,050
1978 558,446 4,814,892
1979 577,199 5,449,117
1980 596,644 5,936,154
1981 616,808 5,982,849
1982 637,652 6,003,840
1983 658,957 6,198,430
1984 680,783 6,428,389
1985 706,196 6,693,289
1986 734,732 6,974,788
1987 763,811 7,228,302
1988 799,798 7,235,360
1989 837,800 7,114,817
1990 872,428 7,082,811
1991 908,189 6,813,760
1992 943,416 6,495,107
1993 971,318 6,681,399
1994 971,212 7,026,797
1995 970,433 7,285,007
1996 989,841 7,554,474
1997 1,006,635 7,824,525
1998 1,019,653 8,155,417
1999 1,030,782 8,492,059
2000 1,041,414 8,838,713
2001 1,051,064 9,198,493
2002 1,059,441 9,550,063
2003 1,066,700 9,909,157
2004 1,073,159 10,280,998
2005 1,079,022 10,644,228
2006 1,084,436 10,975,502
2007 1,090,705 11,322,582
2008 1,098,091 11,663,084
2009 1,105,153 11,961,201
2010 1,111,650 12,261,756
2011 1,117,833 12,348,830
2012 1,123,863 12,461,160
2013 1,129,990 12,869,594
2014 1,136,299 13,339,491
2015 1,142,813 13,806,963
2016 1,149,507 14,348,740
2017 1,158,195 14,916,629
2018 1,168,929 15,452,487
2019 1,179,874 16,030,971
2020 1,192,729 16,651,191
2021 1,206,593 17,271,431
2022 1,218,917 17,801,897
2023 1,230,506 18,358,615
2024 1,242,822 19,009,151

Fertility rates in Eswatini and Somalia

Fertility rate
Eswatini

Somalia
Year Fertility rate
Eswatini Somalia
1960 6.75 7.25
1961 6.77 7.25
1962 6.79 7.26
1963 6.8 7.26
1964 6.79 7.26
1965 6.79 7.26
1966 6.8 7.26
1967 6.77 7.25
1968 6.76 7.23
1969 6.76 7.21
1970 6.75 7.18
1971 6.74 7.15
1972 6.72 7.12
1973 6.72 7.09
1974 6.71 7.06
1975 6.71 7.03
1976 6.7 7.02
1977 6.68 7
1978 6.65 7.13
1979 6.61 7.16
1980 6.57 7.18
1981 6.54 7.23
1982 6.49 7.25
1983 6.43 7.28
1984 6.36 7.3
1985 6.28 7.33
1986 6.11 7.35
1987 5.9 7.37
1988 5.69 7.4
1989 5.48 7.42
1990 5.3 7.44
1991 5.13 7.47
1992 4.98 7.5
1993 4.82 7.53
1994 4.66 7.54
1995 4.52 7.58
1996 4.38 7.62
1997 4.24 7.66
1998 4.13 7.66
1999 4.09 7.66
2000 4.03 7.65
2001 3.94 7.64
2002 3.85 7.63
2003 3.8 7.6
2004 3.76 7.57
2005 3.7 7.53
2006 3.63 7.49
2007 3.58 7.46
2008 3.57 7.42
2009 3.5 7.38
2010 3.38 7.32
2011 3.32 7.27
2012 3.27 7.21
2013 3.24 7.14
2014 3.18 7.06
2015 3.12 6.98
2016 3.07 6.88
2017 3.02 6.77
2018 2.97 6.66
2019 2.93 6.56
2020 2.89 6.45
2021 2.84 6.35
2022 2.8 6.26
2023 2.75 6.13

Eswatini and Somalia demographics compared

Median age
Eswatini

Somalia
Year Median age, years
Eswatini Somalia
1960 16.6 18.1
1961 16.4 17.9
1962 16.3 17.8
1963 16.1 17.7
1964 16.1 17.6
1965 16.1 17.5
1966 16.1 17.5
1967 16.1 17.5
1968 16.2 17.5
1969 16.2 17.5
1970 16.3 17.5
1971 16.3 17.6
1972 16.3 17.6
1973 16.2 17.6
1974 16.2 17.7
1975 16.1 17.7
1976 16 17.7
1977 15.9 17.7
1978 15.8 17.7
1979 15.7 17.6
1980 15.6 17.6
1981 15.5 17.5
1982 15.4 17.4
1983 15.3 17.4
1984 15.3 17.3
1985 15.2 17.2
1986 15.3 17.1
1987 15.3 17
1988 15.6 16.8
1989 15.9 16.7
1990 16.1 16.5
1991 16.3 16.5
1992 16.5 16.7
1993 16.7 16.8
1994 16.3 16.7
1995 16.1 16.6
1996 16.3 16.5
1997 16.6 16.4
1998 16.9 16.4
1999 17.3 16.3
2000 17.6 16.3
2001 17.8 16.2
2002 18.1 16.2
2003 18.3 16.1
2004 18.5 16
2005 18.6 15.9
2006 18.7 15.7
2007 18.9 15.6
2008 19.1 15.6
2009 19.4 15.6
2010 19.6 15.7
2011 19.9 15.8
2012 20.2 16
2013 20.5 16
2014 20.7 16
2015 21 16.1
2016 21.2 16.1
2017 21.5 16.2
2018 21.8 16.2
2019 22.1 16.3
2020 22.4 16.3
2021 22.6 16.4
2022 22.8 16.5
2023 23 16.5
2024 23.2 16.6

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Eswatini Somalia
GNI, Atlas method
$4.45B
2024
$11.5B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
32.8%
2025
13%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
6.03%
2024
0.000008%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.57%
2023
1.53%
1989
Armed forces personnel
3,000
1999
14,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-5.51%
2025
-4.94%
2025
Unemployment rate
34.6%
2023
18.8%
2019
Services, % of GDP
51.7%
2023
n/a
Industry, % of GDP
34.7%
2023
9.66%
1986
Economic freedom index
56.4
2025
29
2025
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
$23.1M
1989
Personal remittances received
$33.3M
2024
$2.12B
2024
International tourist arrivals
345,299
2020
n/a
International tourism as share of exports
0.4%
2020
n/a
Banked people share
65.1%
2024
38.7%
2014

Energy

Eswatini Somalia
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
0.87 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
1.13 tons
2023
0.05 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2022
n/a
Renewable energy use share
64.7%
2022
95.4%
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
11.2%
2021
Hydroelectric share
60.4%
2022
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
86.4%
2023
50.3%
2023

Society

Eswatini Somalia
% of world population
0.02%
2024
0.23%
2024
Annual migration change
-6,754
2024
+26,859
2024
Urban population
25%
2024
48.5%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.56 ft
2025
5.62 ft
2025
Average female height
5.21 ft
2025
5.25 ft
2025
Quality of life index
30.5
2025
7.34
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
27
2024
9
2024
Higher education index
28
2025
11
2025
Homicides per 100K people
12.7
2021
4.31
2015
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
33.5
2019
27.4
2019
Visa free countries
81
2025
44
2025
Adult literacy rate
90.8%
2022
54.1%
2022
English speaking
48.2%
2023
2%
2025
People using the Internet
57.6%
2023
27.6%
2022

Health

Eswatini Somalia
Government health expenditure per capita
$283.9
2022
$15.3
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$29.4
2022
$6.47
2022
Life expectancy
64.4 years
2025
59.1 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
28%
2022
50.4%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
1.59
2022
0.02
2014
Age at first childbirth
19.5 years
2017
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
118
2023
563
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
45
2023
104
2023
Obesity rate
30.6%
2022
14.9%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
7.9%
2024
5.8%
2024
Air quality index
36
2025
35
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
9.5%
2022
n/a
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
6.79 liters
2020
0 liters
2020

Territory

Eswatini Somalia
% of world land
0.01%
2025
0.42%
2025
Land area per capita
5,343 sq mi
2024
12,742 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
4,614 sq mi
2025
170,384 sq mi
2025
Forest area
1,935 sq mi
2025
22,200 sq mi
2025
Roads length
2,342 mi
2019
9,321 mi
2018

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