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Eswatini vs Uganda statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Eswatini has a population of 1.24M (ranked 157/197), compared with 50M in Uganda (ranked 31/197). Eswatini's land area is 6,641 sq mi versus 77,421 sq mi for Uganda (ranked 154th vs. 84th).

By GDP, Eswatini ranks 162/197 ($4.89B) and Uganda ranks 89/197 ($53.7B). By GDP per capita, Eswatini ranks 131/197 ($3,936), while Uganda ranks 173/197 ($1,073).

Main facts and rankings

Eswatini Uganda
Population
1267161
52490669
Population rank 156/197 30/197
GDP
$4.89B
2024
$53.7B
2024
GDP rank 162/197 89/197
GDP per capita
$3,936
2024
$1,073
2024
GDP per capita rank 131/197 173/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$11,784
2024
$3,276
2024
Government debt
$1.82B
2024
$27.8B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
38.7%
2025
54%
2025
Government debt per person
$1,465
2024
$556
2024
Government debt per person rank 129/185 162/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$3,418
2025
$1,648
2025
Land area
6,641 sq mi
2025
77,421 sq mi
2025
Population density
187.1 ppl/mi²
2024
646 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
2.75
2023
4.28
2023
Median age
23.2 years
2024
17.8 years
2024
Life expectancy
64.4 years
2025
68.7 years
2025

Eswatini and Uganda: Comparison Charts

Eswatini and Uganda economies compared

GDP
Eswatini

Uganda
Year GDP
Eswatini Uganda
1960 $35,076,846 $423,145,605
1961 $43,026,043 $441,667,335
1962 $45,927,962 $449,158,233
1963 $54,129,438 $516,315,231
1964 $64,980,554 $589,247,687
1965 $70,279,972 $884,502,310
1966 $76,859,969 $925,381,492
1967 $74,759,970 $967,240,655
1968 $79,799,968 $1,037,379,252
1969 $105,419,958 $1,168,556,629
1970 $112,139,955 $1,259,554,809
1971 $136,462,081 $1,417,191,656
1972 $146,736,479 $1,490,970,181
1973 $221,915,128 $1,701,829,789
1974 $264,320,941 $2,098,944,967
1975 $288,299,789 $2,359,555,556
1976 $272,550,068 $2,447,300,000
1977 $304,060,076 $2,936,470,588
1978 $340,630,085 $2,420,260,870
1979 $412,093,134 $2,139,025,000
1980 $541,976,853 $1,244,610,000
1981 $570,774,825 $1,337,300,000
1982 $537,568,059 $2,177,500,000
1983 $555,336,146 $2,240,333,333
1984 $494,483,409 $3,615,647,477
1985 $360,079,419 $3,519,695,444
1986 $449,140,318 $3,923,244,050
1987 $584,126,092 $6,269,522,042
1988 $692,026,455 $6,508,931,652
1989 $696,921,542 $5,276,480,799
1990 $1,114,694,041 $4,304,399,310
1991 $1,156,135,718 $3,321,729,160
1992 $1,284,759,928 $2,857,457,762
1993 $1,357,189,552 $3,220,439,044
1994 $1,419,294,254 $3,990,430,447
1995 $1,698,989,464 $5,755,818,842
1996 $1,602,741,834 $6,044,585,327
1997 $1,716,714,070 $6,269,333,313
1998 $1,576,908,856 $6,584,815,847
1999 $1,547,888,496 $5,998,563,258
2000 $1,738,093,840 $6,193,246,837
2001 $1,542,477,309 $5,840,503,869
2002 $1,432,221,739 $6,178,563,591
2003 $2,197,598,466 $6,606,884,275
2004 $2,770,082,792 $7,939,487,548
2005 $3,178,112,499 $9,239,221,763
2006 $3,291,330,019 $9,977,647,683
2007 $3,469,381,231 $11,902,564,495
2008 $3,294,084,314 $14,440,404,132
2009 $3,580,428,053 $25,127,805,567
2010 $4,438,765,086 $26,673,441,431
2011 $4,820,478,680 $27,871,725,241
2012 $4,886,551,484 $27,305,915,911
2013 $4,464,726,181 $28,915,786,517
2014 $4,286,015,248 $32,612,397,257
2015 $3,909,281,650 $32,387,183,730
2016 $3,724,180,911 $29,203,988,696
2017 $4,463,673,661 $30,744,473,841
2018 $4,644,696,656 $32,927,025,620
2019 $4,616,996,145 $35,353,061,008
2020 $4,120,621,325 $37,600,368,240
2021 $4,785,708,166 $40,529,788,744
2022 $4,741,163,885 $45,565,333,216
2023 $4,604,172,127 $48,768,955,859
2024 $4,891,883,720 $53,651,874,314

Eswatini and Uganda economies compared

GDP per capita
Eswatini

Uganda
Year GDP per capita
Eswatini Uganda
1960 $101.6 $55.4
1961 $121.8 $56.2
1962 $127.1 $55.5
1963 $146.4 $62
1964 $171.6 $68.6
1965 $181 $100
1966 $192.7 $101.4
1967 $182.8 $102.8
1968 $190.4 $106.9
1969 $245.2 $116.7
1970 $254.2 $122
1971 $301 $133.5
1972 $315 $137
1973 $463 $152.7
1974 $536 $183.7
1975 $568 $201.2
1976 $521 $203.3
1977 $563 $237.6
1978 $610 $190.7
1979 $714 $164.5
1980 $908 $93.8
1981 $925 $98.6
1982 $843 $157
1983 $843 $157.5
1984 $726 $247.5
1985 $510 $234.3
1986 $611 $253.6
1987 $765 $393
1988 $865 $395
1989 $832 $310
1990 $1,278 $245
1991 $1,273 $183
1992 $1,362 $152.1
1993 $1,397 $165.6
1994 $1,461 $198.4
1995 $1,751 $278.5
1996 $1,619 $284.7
1997 $1,705 $286.8
1998 $1,547 $292.5
1999 $1,502 $257.9
2000 $1,669 $258.1
2001 $1,468 $236
2002 $1,352 $242
2003 $2,060 $250.7
2004 $2,581 $292.4
2005 $2,945 $330
2006 $3,035 $347
2007 $3,181 $401
2008 $3,000 $473
2009 $3,240 $799
2010 $3,993 $823
2011 $4,312 $836
2012 $4,348 $795
2013 $3,951 $818
2014 $3,772 $896
2015 $3,421 $863
2016 $3,240 $753
2017 $3,854 $765
2018 $3,973 $792
2019 $3,913 $822
2020 $3,455 $846
2021 $3,966 $883
2022 $3,890 $963
2023 $3,742 $1,002
2024 $3,936 $1,073

Eswatini vs. Uganda life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Eswatini

Uganda
Year Life expectancy, years
Eswatini Uganda
1950 43.4 39.7
1951 43.7 40.2
1952 44 40.8
1953 44.3 41.3
1954 44.6 41.8
1955 44.8 42.4
1956 45.1 43
1957 45.4 43.7
1958 45.8 44.3
1959 46.1 45
1960 46.4 45.6
1961 46.7 46.3
1962 47.1 46.8
1963 47.5 47.4
1964 47.9 47.8
1965 48.4 48.3
1966 49 48.5
1967 49.5 49
1968 50.1 49.3
1969 50.6 49.5
1970 51.2 49.6
1971 51.8 47.1
1972 52.4 47.2
1973 53 47
1974 53.7 46.9
1975 54.4 46.5
1976 55.2 46.2
1977 56 45.8
1978 56.8 45.6
1979 57.5 45.4
1980 58.2 43.5
1981 58.8 43.5
1982 59.5 43.3
1983 58.4 43.5
1984 60.4 43.7
1985 61.2 45.5
1986 61.6 45.7
1987 61.9 47.4
1988 61.9 47.5
1989 61.7 47.5
1990 61.2 47.6
1991 60.4 47.5
1992 59.3 47.7
1993 58.1 47.7
1994 56.6 47.7
1995 55.1 47.7
1996 53.3 47.8
1997 51.7 48
1998 50.1 48.3
1999 48.8 49
2000 47.6 49.6
2001 46.3 50.6
2002 45.4 51.4
2003 44.6 52.4
2004 43.9 53.7
2005 44 54.9
2006 44.6 56.1
2007 45.2 57.2
2008 45.9 58.3
2009 46.9 59.2
2010 48.3 60
2011 49.1 60.8
2012 50.7 61.6
2013 52.1 62.4
2014 53.5 63.1
2015 54.9 63.8
2016 56.2 64.5
2017 57.6 65.2
2018 58.7 65.8
2019 59.8 66.4
2020 59.9 66.4
2021 58.2 66.4
2022 63 67.7
2023 64.1 68.3
2024 64.3 68.5
2025 64.4 68.7

Eswatini and Uganda population clocks and comparison

Population
Eswatini

Uganda
Year Population
Eswatini Uganda
1960 345,337 7,640,973
1961 353,264 7,862,217
1962 361,365 8,092,231
1963 369,759 8,333,663
1964 378,656 8,586,363
1965 388,336 8,849,203
1966 398,766 9,122,864
1967 409,031 9,408,924
1968 419,147 9,708,632
1969 429,875 10,014,858
1970 441,216 10,321,603
1971 453,183 10,618,206
1972 465,788 10,885,796
1973 479,038 11,144,236
1974 492,988 11,424,846
1975 507,673 11,725,240
1976 523,330 12,037,294
1977 540,348 12,359,669
1978 558,446 12,692,113
1979 577,199 13,002,163
1980 596,644 13,275,741
1981 616,808 13,556,452
1982 637,652 13,873,631
1983 658,957 14,221,881
1984 680,783 14,607,677
1985 706,196 15,023,681
1986 734,732 15,467,579
1987 763,811 15,954,170
1988 799,798 16,470,483
1989 837,800 17,010,698
1990 872,428 17,569,897
1991 908,189 18,155,901
1992 943,416 18,785,032
1993 971,318 19,445,161
1994 971,212 20,108,801
1995 970,433 20,665,667
1996 989,841 21,231,550
1997 1,006,635 21,856,046
1998 1,019,653 22,515,806
1999 1,030,782 23,257,281
2000 1,041,414 24,000,150
2001 1,051,064 24,745,676
2002 1,059,441 25,532,870
2003 1,066,700 26,352,124
2004 1,073,159 27,154,515
2005 1,079,022 27,963,289
2006 1,084,436 28,794,003
2007 1,090,705 29,653,430
2008 1,098,091 30,539,553
2009 1,105,153 31,451,151
2010 1,111,650 32,390,802
2011 1,117,833 33,354,543
2012 1,123,863 34,337,438
2013 1,129,990 35,337,042
2014 1,136,299 36,395,539
2015 1,142,813 37,531,446
2016 1,149,507 38,799,152
2017 1,158,195 40,177,388
2018 1,168,929 41,565,831
2019 1,179,874 42,999,637
2020 1,192,729 44,457,152
2021 1,206,593 45,910,930
2022 1,218,917 47,312,719
2023 1,230,506 48,656,601
2024 1,242,822 50,015,092

Fertility rates in Eswatini and Uganda

Fertility rate
Eswatini

Uganda
Year Fertility rate
Eswatini Uganda
1960 6.75 6.91
1961 6.77 6.93
1962 6.79 6.96
1963 6.8 6.98
1964 6.79 7.01
1965 6.79 7.04
1966 6.8 7.07
1967 6.77 7.1
1968 6.76 7.13
1969 6.76 7.12
1970 6.75 7.15
1971 6.74 7.18
1972 6.72 7.19
1973 6.72 7.19
1974 6.71 7.19
1975 6.71 7.2
1976 6.7 7.19
1977 6.68 7.18
1978 6.65 7.16
1979 6.61 7.14
1980 6.57 7.11
1981 6.54 7.12
1982 6.49 7.11
1983 6.43 7.07
1984 6.36 7.02
1985 6.28 7.04
1986 6.11 7.08
1987 5.9 7.12
1988 5.69 7.1
1989 5.48 7.05
1990 5.3 7.01
1991 5.13 6.94
1992 4.98 6.91
1993 4.82 6.89
1994 4.66 6.9
1995 4.52 6.87
1996 4.38 6.84
1997 4.24 6.86
1998 4.13 6.84
1999 4.09 6.83
2000 4.03 6.79
2001 3.94 6.76
2002 3.85 6.74
2003 3.8 6.67
2004 3.76 6.61
2005 3.7 6.53
2006 3.63 6.43
2007 3.58 6.33
2008 3.57 6.2
2009 3.5 6.12
2010 3.38 6.02
2011 3.32 5.89
2012 3.27 5.73
2013 3.24 5.56
2014 3.18 5.41
2015 3.12 5.25
2016 3.07 5.11
2017 3.02 4.99
2018 2.97 4.87
2019 2.93 4.74
2020 2.89 4.62
2021 2.84 4.51
2022 2.8 4.39
2023 2.75 4.28

Eswatini and Uganda demographics compared

Median age
Eswatini

Uganda
Year Median age, years
Eswatini Uganda
1960 16.6 17.1
1961 16.4 16.9
1962 16.3 16.8
1963 16.1 16.7
1964 16.1 16.6
1965 16.1 16.6
1966 16.1 16.6
1967 16.1 16.6
1968 16.2 16.6
1969 16.2 16.6
1970 16.3 16.6
1971 16.3 16.6
1972 16.3 16.5
1973 16.2 16.3
1974 16.2 16.3
1975 16.1 16.2
1976 16 16.2
1977 15.9 16.2
1978 15.8 16.1
1979 15.7 16.1
1980 15.6 16
1981 15.5 15.9
1982 15.4 15.9
1983 15.3 15.9
1984 15.3 15.9
1985 15.2 15.9
1986 15.3 15.9
1987 15.3 15.9
1988 15.6 15.9
1989 15.9 15.8
1990 16.1 15.8
1991 16.3 15.8
1992 16.5 15.7
1993 16.7 15.7
1994 16.3 15.6
1995 16.1 15.4
1996 16.3 15.3
1997 16.6 15.1
1998 16.9 15
1999 17.3 15
2000 17.6 15
2001 17.8 15
2002 18.1 15
2003 18.3 15
2004 18.5 15
2005 18.6 15
2006 18.7 15
2007 18.9 15
2008 19.1 15.1
2009 19.4 15.1
2010 19.6 15.2
2011 19.9 15.3
2012 20.2 15.4
2013 20.5 15.5
2014 20.7 15.6
2015 21 15.8
2016 21.2 16
2017 21.5 16.3
2018 21.8 16.5
2019 22.1 16.8
2020 22.4 17
2021 22.6 17.2
2022 22.8 17.4
2023 23 17.6
2024 23.2 17.8

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Finance

Eswatini Uganda
GNI, Atlas method
$4.45B
2024
$50.9B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
32.8%
2025
21.4%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
6.03%
2024
2.55%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.57%
2023
1.98%
2023
Armed forces personnel
3,000
1999
46,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-5.51%
2025
-6.7%
2025
Unemployment rate
34.6%
2023
3.42%
2021
Services, % of GDP
51.7%
2023
43.1%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
34.7%
2023
24.9%
2024
Economic freedom index
56.4
2025
51.3
2025
Income share by richest 10%
42.7%
2016
34.5%
2019
Income share by poorest 10%
1.4%
2016
2.4%
2019
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
$3.36B
2018
Personal remittances received
$33.3M
2024
$1.44B
2024
International tourist arrivals
345,299
2020
473,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
0.4%
2020
9.21%
2020
Banked people share
65.1%
2024
72.8%
2024

Energy

Eswatini Uganda
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
959 kg
2022
483 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$11.1
2022
$6.05
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
1.39 megatons
2023
7.22 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
1.13 tons
2023
0.15 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2022
0%
2022
Renewable energy use share
64.7%
2022
90.9%
2022
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
2.99%
2022
1.93%
2022
Net energy imports use share
20.6%
2022
20.5%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
1,137 kWh
2022
89.9 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
83.1%
2021
90%
2021
Hydroelectric share
60.4%
2022
86.2%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
86.4%
2023
51.5%
2023

Society

Eswatini Uganda
% of world population
0.02%
2024
0.61%
2024
Annual migration change
-6,754
2024
-117,924
2024
Urban population
25%
2024
27.4%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.56 ft
2025
5.53 ft
2025
Average female height
5.21 ft
2025
5.2 ft
2025
Quality of life index
30.5
2025
28.5
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
27
2024
26
2024
Higher education index
28
2025
67
2025
Homicides per 100K people
12.7
2021
8.77
2022
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
33.5
2019
29.4
2019
Visa free countries
81
2025
74
2025
Adult literacy rate
90.8%
2022
80.6%
2022
English speaking
48.2%
2023
44.7%
2023
People using the Internet
57.6%
2023
8.95%
2024

Health

Eswatini Uganda
Government health expenditure per capita
$283.9
2022
$44.1
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$29.4
2022
$15
2022
Life expectancy
64.4 years
2025
68.7 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
28%
2022
41.6%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
1.59
2022
0.17
2022
Age at first childbirth
19.5 years
2017
19.4 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
118
2023
170
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
45
2023
38.8
2023
Obesity rate
30.6%
2022
8.05%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
7.9%
2024
2.2%
2024
Air quality index
36
2025
8
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
9.5%
2022
7.5%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
6.79 liters
2020
11.3 liters
2020

Territory

Eswatini Uganda
% of world land
0.01%
2025
0.13%
2025
Land area per capita
5,343 sq mi
2024
1,548 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
4,614 sq mi
2025
55,657 sq mi
2025
Forest area
1,935 sq mi
2025
8,549 sq mi
2025
Roads length
2,342 mi
2019
90,720 mi
2019

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