Eswatini vs South Africa statistics compared

Eswatini has a population of 1.24M (ranked 157/197), compared with 64M in South Africa (ranked 24/197). Eswatini's land area is 6,641 sq mi versus 468,377 sq mi for South Africa (ranked 154th vs. 24th).

By GDP, Eswatini ranks 162/197 ($4.89B) and South Africa ranks 41/197 ($400B). By GDP per capita, Eswatini ranks 131/197 ($3,936), while South Africa ranks 112/197 ($6,253).

Eswatini and South Africa: Comparison Charts

Eswatini and South Africa economies compared

GDP

Eswatini

South Africa

Table

Year	GDP
	Eswatini	South Africa
1960	$35,076,846	$8,748,596,501
1961	$43,026,043	$9,225,996,310
1962	$45,927,962	$9,813,996,074
1963	$54,129,438	$10,854,195,658
1964	$64,980,554	$11,955,995,218
1965	$70,279,972	$13,068,994,772
1966	$76,859,969	$14,211,394,315
1967	$74,759,970	$15,821,393,671
1968	$79,799,968	$17,124,793,150
1969	$105,419,958	$19,256,992,297
1970	$112,139,955	$21,218,391,513
1971	$136,462,081	$23,411,076,638
1972	$146,736,479	$24,515,919,217
1973	$221,915,128	$33,262,772,008
1974	$264,320,941	$41,389,186,095
1975	$288,299,789	$42,906,905,672
1976	$272,550,068	$41,150,460,288
1977	$304,060,076	$45,328,411,332
1978	$340,630,085	$51,607,412,902
1979	$412,093,134	$63,038,658,089
1980	$541,976,853	$89,411,864,402
1981	$570,774,825	$93,141,472,164
1982	$537,568,059	$85,904,057,409
1983	$555,336,146	$96,204,110,942
1984	$494,483,409	$84,870,163,366
1985	$360,079,419	$64,459,376,087
1986	$449,140,318	$73,354,771,399
1987	$584,126,092	$96,535,763,418
1988	$692,026,455	$103,976,831,871
1989	$696,921,542	$108,055,624,082
1990	$1,114,694,041	$126,048,140,142
1991	$1,156,135,718	$135,203,698,238
1992	$1,284,759,928	$146,956,150,987
1993	$1,357,189,552	$147,194,747,566
1994	$1,419,294,254	$153,512,712,382
1995	$1,698,989,464	$171,735,933,897
1996	$1,602,741,834	$163,234,925,381
1997	$1,716,714,070	$168,978,057,328
1998	$1,576,908,856	$152,982,984,557
1999	$1,547,888,496	$151,516,957,079
2000	$1,738,093,840	$151,752,757,215
2001	$1,542,477,309	$135,429,905,923
2002	$1,432,221,739	$129,087,556,612
2003	$2,197,598,466	$197,018,965,309
2004	$2,770,082,792	$255,806,908,595
2005	$3,178,112,499	$288,867,217,197
2006	$3,291,330,019	$303,858,675,364
2007	$3,469,381,231	$333,077,117,254
2008	$3,294,084,314	$316,131,258,616
2009	$3,580,428,053	$329,754,060,647
2010	$4,438,765,086	$417,363,822,802
2011	$4,820,478,680	$458,199,494,831
2012	$4,886,551,484	$434,400,545,086
2013	$4,464,726,181	$400,886,013,596
2014	$4,286,015,248	$381,198,869,776
2015	$3,909,281,650	$346,709,790,459
2016	$3,724,180,911	$323,585,509,674
2017	$4,463,673,661	$381,448,814,653
2018	$4,644,696,656	$405,260,723,893
2019	$4,616,996,145	$389,330,032,224
2020	$4,120,621,325	$337,974,655,408
2021	$4,785,708,166	$420,886,877,629
2022	$4,741,163,885	$406,920,004,594
2023	$4,604,172,127	$380,699,271,816
2024	$4,891,883,720	$400,260,724,226

Eswatini and South Africa economies compared

GDP per capita

Eswatini

South Africa

Table

Year	GDP per capita
	Eswatini	South Africa
1960	$101.6	$532
1961	$121.8	$546
1962	$127.1	$563
1963	$146.4	$605
1964	$171.6	$646
1965	$181	$685
1966	$192.7	$722
1967	$182.8	$779
1968	$190.4	$817
1969	$245.2	$891
1970	$254.2	$952
1971	$301	$1,020
1972	$315	$1,038
1973	$463	$1,369
1974	$536	$1,656
1975	$568	$1,670
1976	$521	$1,559
1977	$563	$1,671
1978	$610	$1,852
1979	$714	$2,202
1980	$908	$3,029
1981	$925	$3,050
1982	$843	$2,717
1983	$843	$2,938
1984	$726	$2,504
1985	$510	$1,839
1986	$611	$2,027
1987	$765	$2,586
1988	$865	$2,702
1989	$832	$2,727
1990	$1,278	$3,093
1991	$1,273	$3,243
1992	$1,362	$3,462
1993	$1,397	$3,400
1994	$1,461	$3,489
1995	$1,751	$3,856
1996	$1,619	$3,618
1997	$1,705	$3,700
1998	$1,547	$3,310
1999	$1,502	$3,242
2000	$1,669	$3,218
2001	$1,468	$2,847
2002	$1,352	$2,688
2003	$2,060	$4,062
2004	$2,581	$5,221
2005	$2,945	$5,837
2006	$3,035	$6,077
2007	$3,181	$6,592
2008	$3,000	$6,185
2009	$3,240	$6,375
2010	$3,993	$7,973
2011	$4,312	$8,646
2012	$4,348	$8,077
2013	$3,951	$7,332
2014	$3,772	$6,857
2015	$3,421	$6,112
2016	$3,240	$5,651
2017	$3,854	$6,618
2018	$3,973	$6,914
2019	$3,913	$6,534
2020	$3,455	$5,581
2021	$3,966	$6,843
2022	$3,890	$6,523
2023	$3,742	$6,023
2024	$3,936	$6,253

Eswatini vs. South Africa life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy

Eswatini

South Africa

Table

Year	Life expectancy, years
	Eswatini	South Africa
1950	43.4	43.1
1951	43.7	44.1
1952	44	45
1953	44.3	46.1
1954	44.6	47.1
1955	44.8	48.2
1956	45.1	49.2
1957	45.4	50.2
1958	45.8	51.1
1959	46.1	51.9
1960	46.4	52.6
1961	46.7	53.1
1962	47.1	53.6
1963	47.5	53.9
1964	47.9	54.2
1965	48.4	54.4
1966	49	54.7
1967	49.5	55
1968	50.1	55.2
1969	50.6	55.4
1970	51.2	55.7
1971	51.8	56
1972	52.4	56.4
1973	53	56.7
1974	53.7	57.1
1975	54.4	57.6
1976	55.2	58
1977	56	58.5
1978	56.8	59
1979	57.5	59.5
1980	58.2	60
1981	58.8	60.4
1982	59.5	60.9
1983	58.4	61.4
1984	60.4	61.8
1985	61.2	62.2
1986	61.6	62.4
1987	61.9	62.7
1988	61.9	62.9
1989	61.7	63
1990	61.2	62.9
1991	60.4	63
1992	59.3	62.8
1993	58.1	62.6
1994	56.6	62.1
1995	55.1	61.6
1996	53.3	61.1
1997	51.7	60.5
1998	50.1	59.9
1999	48.8	59.2
2000	47.6	58.4
2001	46.3	57.2
2002	45.4	55.6
2003	44.6	54.2
2004	43.9	54
2005	44	53.9
2006	44.6	54.2
2007	45.2	54.9
2008	45.9	56
2009	46.9	57.4
2010	48.3	58.9
2011	49.1	60.6
2012	50.7	61.7
2013	52.1	62.4
2014	53.5	63.2
2015	54.9	64.1
2016	56.2	64.7
2017	57.6	65.4
2018	58.7	65.7
2019	59.8	66.1
2020	59.9	65.2
2021	58.2	62
2022	63	65.5
2023	64.1	66.1
2024	64.3	66.3
2025	64.4	66.5

Eswatini and South Africa population clocks and comparison

Population

Eswatini

South Africa

Table

Year	Population
	Eswatini	South Africa
1960	345,337	16,440,172
1961	353,264	16,908,035
1962	361,365	17,418,522
1963	369,759	17,954,564
1964	378,656	18,511,361
1965	388,336	19,089,380
1966	398,766	19,690,087
1967	409,031	20,314,066
1968	419,147	20,957,287
1969	429,875	21,614,676
1970	441,216	22,279,984
1971	453,183	22,942,143
1972	465,788	23,609,456
1973	479,038	24,294,263
1974	492,988	24,989,108
1975	507,673	25,690,940
1976	523,330	26,395,450
1977	540,348	27,118,952
1978	558,446	27,869,507
1979	577,199	28,634,162
1980	596,644	29,518,857
1981	616,808	30,541,044
1982	637,652	31,615,339
1983	658,957	32,739,304
1984	680,783	33,892,788
1985	706,196	35,042,093
1986	734,732	36,180,515
1987	763,811	37,326,190
1988	799,798	38,480,649
1989	837,800	39,628,575
1990	872,428	40,746,268
1991	908,189	41,687,898
1992	943,416	42,443,509
1993	971,318	43,297,156
1994	971,212	44,004,139
1995	970,433	44,541,554
1996	989,841	45,123,018
1997	1,006,635	45,666,838
1998	1,019,653	46,223,880
1999	1,030,782	46,730,335
2000	1,041,414	47,159,719
2001	1,051,064	47,566,800
2002	1,059,441	48,019,415
2003	1,066,700	48,500,348
2004	1,073,159	48,991,421
2005	1,079,022	49,490,033
2006	1,084,436	49,998,277
2007	1,090,705	50,528,584
2008	1,098,091	51,114,599
2009	1,105,153	51,728,516
2010	1,111,650	52,344,051
2011	1,117,833	52,995,205
2012	1,123,863	53,782,567
2013	1,129,990	54,678,791
2014	1,136,299	55,594,838
2015	1,142,813	56,723,537
2016	1,149,507	57,259,551
2017	1,158,195	57,635,162
2018	1,168,929	58,613,001
2019	1,179,874	59,587,885
2020	1,192,729	60,562,381
2021	1,206,593	61,502,603
2022	1,218,917	62,378,410
2023	1,230,506	63,212,384
2024	1,242,822	64,007,187

Fertility rates in Eswatini and South Africa

Fertility rate

Eswatini

South Africa

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Eswatini	South Africa
1960	6.75	6.11
1961	6.77	6.08
1962	6.79	6.05
1963	6.8	6.01
1964	6.79	5.96
1965	6.79	5.89
1966	6.8	5.91
1967	6.77	5.85
1968	6.76	5.78
1969	6.76	5.72
1970	6.75	5.63
1971	6.74	5.57
1972	6.72	5.49
1973	6.72	5.41
1974	6.71	5.3
1975	6.71	5.19
1976	6.7	5.07
1977	6.68	4.94
1978	6.65	4.85
1979	6.61	4.82
1980	6.57	4.78
1981	6.54	4.71
1982	6.49	4.7
1983	6.43	4.63
1984	6.36	4.57
1985	6.28	4.5
1986	6.11	4.41
1987	5.9	4.35
1988	5.69	4.18
1989	5.48	3.98
1990	5.3	3.72
1991	5.13	3.62
1992	4.98	3.48
1993	4.82	3.37
1994	4.66	3.26
1995	4.52	3.17
1996	4.38	2.99
1997	4.24	2.73
1998	4.13	2.63
1999	4.09	2.56
2000	4.03	2.41
2001	3.94	2.37
2002	3.85	2.32
2003	3.8	2.36
2004	3.76	2.44
2005	3.7	2.51
2006	3.63	2.55
2007	3.58	2.55
2008	3.57	2.68
2009	3.5	2.5
2010	3.38	2.44
2011	3.32	2.44
2012	3.27	2.45
2013	3.24	2.43
2014	3.18	2.42
2015	3.12	2.36
2016	3.07	2.26
2017	3.02	2.28
2018	2.97	2.27
2019	2.93	2.26
2020	2.89	2.26
2021	2.84	2.25
2022	2.8	2.23
2023	2.75	2.22

Eswatini and South Africa demographics compared

Median age

Eswatini

South Africa

Table

Year	Median age, years
	Eswatini	South Africa
1960	16.6	19
1961	16.4	19
1962	16.3	18.9
1963	16.1	18.9
1964	16.1	18.9
1965	16.1	18.8
1966	16.1	18.8
1967	16.1	18.8
1968	16.2	18.8
1969	16.2	18.8
1970	16.3	18.8
1971	16.3	18.8
1972	16.3	18.8
1973	16.2	18.8
1974	16.2	18.9
1975	16.1	18.9
1976	16	19
1977	15.9	19.1
1978	15.8	19.2
1979	15.7	19.3
1980	15.6	19.4
1981	15.5	19.6
1982	15.4	19.8
1983	15.3	20
1984	15.3	20.2
1985	15.2	20.4
1986	15.3	20.5
1987	15.3	20.7
1988	15.6	20.9
1989	15.9	21.1
1990	16.1	21.3
1991	16.3	21.5
1992	16.5	21.5
1993	16.7	21.9
1994	16.3	22
1995	16.1	21.5
1996	16.3	21.2
1997	16.6	21.2
1998	16.9	21.4
1999	17.3	21.6
2000	17.6	21.9
2001	17.8	22.2
2002	18.1	22.4
2003	18.3	22.8
2004	18.5	23.1
2005	18.6	23.3
2006	18.7	23.5
2007	18.9	23.8
2008	19.1	24
2009	19.4	24.3
2010	19.6	24.6
2011	19.9	25
2012	20.2	25.3
2013	20.5	25.7
2014	20.7	26
2015	21	26.4
2016	21.2	26.7
2017	21.5	27
2018	21.8	27.5
2019	22.1	27.9
2020	22.4	28.3
2021	22.6	28.6
2022	22.8	28.9
2023	23	29.2
2024	23.2	29.5

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