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Eswatini vs Vanuatu statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Eswatini has a population of 1.24M (ranked 157/197), compared with 328K in Vanuatu (ranked 174/197). Eswatini's land area is 6,641 sq mi versus 4,707 sq mi for Vanuatu (ranked 154th vs. 157th).

By GDP, Eswatini ranks 162/197 ($4.89B) and Vanuatu ranks 185/197 ($1.16B). By GDP per capita, Eswatini ranks 131/197 ($3,936), while Vanuatu ranks 133/197 ($3,543).

Main facts and rankings

Eswatini Vanuatu
Population
1267161
341110
Population rank 156/197 174/197
GDP
$4.89B
2024
$1.16B
2024
GDP rank 162/197 185/197
GDP per capita
$3,936
2024
$3,543
2024
GDP per capita rank 131/197 133/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$11,784
2024
$3,602
2024
Government debt
$1.82B
2024
$518M
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
38.7%
2025
48.5%
2025
Government debt per person
$1,465
2024
$1,580
2024
Government debt per person rank 129/185 126/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$3,418
2025
$2,778
2025
Land area
6,641 sq mi
2025
4,707 sq mi
2025
Population density
187.1 ppl/mi²
2024
69.6 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
2.75
2023
3.6
2023
Median age
23.2 years
2024
21.3 years
2024
Life expectancy
64.4 years
2025
71.8 years
2025

Eswatini and Vanuatu: Comparison Charts

Eswatini and Vanuatu economies compared

GDP
Eswatini

Vanuatu
Year GDP
Eswatini Vanuatu
1960 $35,076,846 -
1961 $43,026,043 -
1962 $45,927,962 -
1963 $54,129,438 -
1964 $64,980,554 -
1965 $70,279,972 -
1966 $76,859,969 -
1967 $74,759,970 -
1968 $79,799,968 -
1969 $105,419,958 -
1970 $112,139,955 -
1971 $136,462,081 -
1972 $146,736,479 -
1973 $221,915,128 -
1974 $264,320,941 -
1975 $288,299,789 -
1976 $272,550,068 -
1977 $304,060,076 -
1978 $340,630,085 -
1979 $412,093,134 $119,258,835
1980 $541,976,853 $121,185,498
1981 $570,774,825 $113,781,796
1982 $537,568,059 $114,501,913
1983 $555,336,146 $117,389,554
1984 $494,483,409 $144,482,515
1985 $360,079,419 $131,856,421
1986 $449,140,318 $126,498,935
1987 $584,126,092 $139,464,174
1988 $692,026,455 $158,351,368
1989 $696,921,542 $154,013,202
1990 $1,114,694,041 $168,879,207
1991 $1,156,135,718 $201,334,169
1992 $1,284,759,928 $209,088,825
1993 $1,357,189,552 $200,491,853
1994 $1,419,294,254 $233,701,301
1995 $1,698,989,464 $249,333,250
1996 $1,602,741,834 $261,370,044
1997 $1,716,714,070 $272,771,209
1998 $1,576,908,856 $262,293,411
1999 $1,547,888,496 $268,006,973
2000 $1,738,093,840 $272,014,628
2001 $1,542,477,309 $257,926,882
2002 $1,432,221,739 $262,596,536
2003 $2,197,598,466 $314,471,413
2004 $2,770,082,792 $364,996,869
2005 $3,178,112,499 $394,962,433
2006 $3,291,330,019 $439,358,587
2007 $3,469,381,231 $516,392,923
2008 $3,294,084,314 $590,748,429
2009 $3,580,428,053 $592,622,319
2010 $4,438,765,086 $670,712,980
2011 $4,820,478,680 $770,153,588
2012 $4,886,551,484 $747,839,698
2013 $4,464,726,181 $758,304,466
2014 $4,286,015,248 $773,717,011
2015 $3,909,281,650 $759,690,181
2016 $3,724,180,911 $804,323,577
2017 $4,463,673,661 $880,043,284
2018 $4,644,696,656 $914,727,908
2019 $4,616,996,145 $936,526,268
2020 $4,120,621,325 $909,421,044
2021 $4,785,708,166 $982,362,212
2022 $4,741,163,885 $1,030,654,208
2023 $4,604,172,127 $1,126,313,359
2024 $4,891,883,720 $1,161,251,868

Eswatini and Vanuatu economies compared

GDP per capita
Eswatini

Vanuatu
Year GDP per capita
Eswatini Vanuatu
1960 $101.6 -
1961 $121.8 -
1962 $127.1 -
1963 $146.4 -
1964 $171.6 -
1965 $181 -
1966 $192.7 -
1967 $182.8 -
1968 $190.4 -
1969 $245.2 -
1970 $254.2 -
1971 $301 -
1972 $315 -
1973 $463 -
1974 $536 -
1975 $568 -
1976 $521 -
1977 $563 -
1978 $610 -
1979 $714 $1,055
1980 $908 $1,048
1981 $925 $962
1982 $843 $946
1983 $843 $947
1984 $726 $1,137
1985 $510 $1,012
1986 $611 $946
1987 $765 $1,017
1988 $865 $1,125
1989 $832 $1,067
1990 $1,278 $1,141
1991 $1,273 $1,326
1992 $1,362 $1,344
1993 $1,397 $1,257
1994 $1,461 $1,431
1995 $1,751 $1,492
1996 $1,619 $1,529
1997 $1,705 $1,562
1998 $1,547 $1,471
1999 $1,502 $1,472
2000 $1,669 $1,460
2001 $1,468 $1,350
2002 $1,352 $1,341
2003 $2,060 $1,567
2004 $2,581 $1,774
2005 $2,945 $1,874
2006 $3,035 $2,035
2007 $3,181 $2,334
2008 $3,000 $2,604
2009 $3,240 $2,546
2010 $3,993 $2,815
2011 $4,312 $3,163
2012 $4,348 $3,005
2013 $3,951 $2,980
2014 $3,772 $2,973
2015 $3,421 $2,855
2016 $3,240 $2,956
2017 $3,854 $3,160
2018 $3,973 $3,207
2019 $3,913 $3,207
2020 $3,455 $3,043
2021 $3,966 $3,212
2022 $3,890 $3,292
2023 $3,742 $3,515
2024 $3,936 $3,543

Eswatini vs. Vanuatu life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Eswatini

Vanuatu
Year Life expectancy, years
Eswatini Vanuatu
1950 43.4 43.9
1951 43.7 42.2
1952 44 45.3
1953 44.3 45.8
1954 44.6 46.5
1955 44.8 47.1
1956 45.1 47.7
1957 45.4 48.2
1958 45.8 48.7
1959 46.1 49.3
1960 46.4 49.8
1961 46.7 50.4
1962 47.1 50.9
1963 47.5 51.5
1964 47.9 52
1965 48.4 52.5
1966 49 53.1
1967 49.5 53.7
1968 50.1 54.2
1969 50.6 54.8
1970 51.2 55.3
1971 51.8 55.9
1972 52.4 56.4
1973 53 57
1974 53.7 57.6
1975 54.4 58.1
1976 55.2 58.7
1977 56 59.2
1978 56.8 59.9
1979 57.5 60.9
1980 58.2 61.3
1981 58.8 61.9
1982 59.5 62.5
1983 58.4 63.1
1984 60.4 63.5
1985 61.2 63.9
1986 61.6 64.6
1987 61.9 64.4
1988 61.9 65.7
1989 61.7 66
1990 61.2 66.7
1991 60.4 67.1
1992 59.3 67.4
1993 58.1 67.7
1994 56.6 68
1995 55.1 68.1
1996 53.3 68.2
1997 51.7 68.3
1998 50.1 68.4
1999 48.8 67.9
2000 47.6 68.6
2001 46.3 68.7
2002 45.4 68.8
2003 44.6 68.9
2004 43.9 69
2005 44 69.2
2006 44.6 69.1
2007 45.2 69.1
2008 45.9 69.3
2009 46.9 69.4
2010 48.3 69.6
2011 49.1 69.7
2012 50.7 69.9
2013 52.1 70
2014 53.5 70
2015 54.9 70.2
2016 56.2 70.4
2017 57.6 70.5
2018 58.7 70.6
2019 59.8 70.8
2020 59.9 70.4
2021 58.2 70
2022 63 71.3
2023 64.1 71.5
2024 64.3 71.7
2025 64.4 71.8

Eswatini and Vanuatu population clocks and comparison

Population
Eswatini

Vanuatu
Year Population
Eswatini Vanuatu
1960 345,337 64,431
1961 353,264 66,264
1962 361,365 68,174
1963 369,759 70,159
1964 378,656 72,219
1965 388,336 74,358
1966 398,766 76,590
1967 409,031 78,921
1968 419,147 81,314
1969 429,875 83,755
1970 441,216 86,266
1971 453,183 88,862
1972 465,788 91,562
1973 479,038 94,362
1974 492,988 97,260
1975 507,673 100,269
1976 523,330 103,388
1977 540,348 106,618
1978 558,446 109,963
1979 577,199 113,040
1980 596,644 115,660
1981 616,808 118,249
1982 637,652 121,035
1983 658,957 123,998
1984 680,783 127,109
1985 706,196 130,356
1986 734,732 133,720
1987 763,811 137,187
1988 799,798 140,756
1989 837,800 144,393
1990 872,428 148,063
1991 908,189 151,793
1992 943,416 155,608
1993 971,318 159,463
1994 971,212 163,314
1995 970,433 167,137
1996 989,841 170,911
1997 1,006,635 174,626
1998 1,019,653 178,313
1999 1,030,782 182,048
2000 1,041,414 186,281
2001 1,051,064 191,031
2002 1,059,441 195,863
2003 1,066,700 200,746
2004 1,073,159 205,711
2005 1,079,022 210,760
2006 1,084,436 215,923
2007 1,090,705 221,276
2008 1,098,091 226,896
2009 1,105,153 232,731
2010 1,111,650 238,248
2011 1,117,833 243,474
2012 1,123,863 248,883
2013 1,129,990 254,482
2014 1,136,299 260,240
2015 1,142,813 266,101
2016 1,149,507 272,087
2017 1,158,195 278,507
2018 1,168,929 285,259
2019 1,179,874 291,985
2020 1,192,729 298,858
2021 1,206,593 305,868
2022 1,218,917 313,046
2023 1,230,506 320,409
2024 1,242,822 327,777

Fertility rates in Eswatini and Vanuatu

Fertility rate
Eswatini

Vanuatu
Year Fertility rate
Eswatini Vanuatu
1960 6.75 6.78
1961 6.77 6.73
1962 6.79 6.67
1963 6.8 6.62
1964 6.79 6.57
1965 6.79 6.52
1966 6.8 6.51
1967 6.77 6.51
1968 6.76 6.46
1969 6.76 6.41
1970 6.75 6.35
1971 6.74 6.29
1972 6.72 6.23
1973 6.72 6.15
1974 6.71 6.06
1975 6.71 5.98
1976 6.7 5.89
1977 6.68 5.81
1978 6.65 5.77
1979 6.61 5.73
1980 6.57 5.69
1981 6.54 5.65
1982 6.49 5.6
1983 6.43 5.55
1984 6.36 5.49
1985 6.28 5.43
1986 6.11 5.38
1987 5.9 5.33
1988 5.69 5.27
1989 5.48 5.21
1990 5.3 5.17
1991 5.13 5.13
1992 4.98 5.09
1993 4.82 5.02
1994 4.66 4.94
1995 4.52 4.85
1996 4.38 4.75
1997 4.24 4.66
1998 4.13 4.6
1999 4.09 4.56
2000 4.03 4.54
2001 3.94 4.5
2002 3.85 4.38
2003 3.8 4.29
2004 3.76 4.21
2005 3.7 4.13
2006 3.63 4.1
2007 3.58 4.12
2008 3.57 4.16
2009 3.5 4.16
2010 3.38 4.13
2011 3.32 4.09
2012 3.27 4.06
2013 3.24 4.04
2014 3.18 4
2015 3.12 3.95
2016 3.07 3.92
2017 3.02 3.88
2018 2.97 3.83
2019 2.93 3.79
2020 2.89 3.74
2021 2.84 3.7
2022 2.8 3.65
2023 2.75 3.6

Eswatini and Vanuatu demographics compared

Median age
Eswatini

Vanuatu
Year Median age, years
Eswatini Vanuatu
1960 16.6 17.7
1961 16.4 17.6
1962 16.3 17.5
1963 16.1 17.4
1964 16.1 17.3
1965 16.1 17.2
1966 16.1 17.1
1967 16.1 17.1
1968 16.2 17
1969 16.2 17
1970 16.3 17
1971 16.3 17
1972 16.3 17
1973 16.2 17
1974 16.2 17.1
1975 16.1 17.1
1976 16 17.1
1977 15.9 17.2
1978 15.8 17.3
1979 15.7 17.5
1980 15.6 17.6
1981 15.5 17.7
1982 15.4 17.7
1983 15.3 17.7
1984 15.3 17.7
1985 15.2 17.7
1986 15.3 17.8
1987 15.3 17.8
1988 15.6 17.8
1989 15.9 17.8
1990 16.1 17.8
1991 16.3 17.9
1992 16.5 17.8
1993 16.7 17.7
1994 16.3 17.7
1995 16.1 17.8
1996 16.3 18
1997 16.6 18
1998 16.9 18
1999 17.3 18
2000 17.6 18.2
2001 17.8 18.5
2002 18.1 18.7
2003 18.3 18.9
2004 18.5 19.2
2005 18.6 19.4
2006 18.7 19.6
2007 18.9 19.9
2008 19.1 20.1
2009 19.4 20.3
2010 19.6 20.5
2011 19.9 20.6
2012 20.2 20.8
2013 20.5 20.9
2014 20.7 21
2015 21 21.1
2016 21.2 21.1
2017 21.5 21.2
2018 21.8 21.2
2019 22.1 21.2
2020 22.4 21.2
2021 22.6 21.2
2022 22.8 21.2
2023 23 21.2
2024 23.2 21.3

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Eswatini Vanuatu
GNI, Atlas method
$4.45B
2024
$1.29B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
32.8%
2025
38.6%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
6.03%
2024
7.58%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.57%
2023
n/a
Armed forces personnel
3,000
1999
n/a
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-5.51%
2025
-5.96%
2025
Unemployment rate
34.6%
2023
4.05%
2020
Services, % of GDP
51.7%
2023
60.4%
2022
Industry, % of GDP
34.7%
2023
7.55%
2022
Economic freedom index
56.4
2025
61.8
2025
Income share by richest 10%
42.7%
2016
24.7%
2019
Income share by poorest 10%
1.4%
2016
3%
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
$615M
2024
Personal remittances received
$33.3M
2024
$145M
2024
International tourist arrivals
345,299
2020
82,400
2020
International tourism as share of exports
0.4%
2020
50.4%
2020
Banked people share
65.1%
2024
n/a

Energy

Eswatini Vanuatu
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
959 kg
2022
158.2 kg
2007
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$11.1
2022
$16.3
2007
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
1.39 megatons
2023
0.29 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
1.13 tons
2023
0.9 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2022
0%
2007
Renewable energy use share
64.7%
2022
25%
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
25.2%
2021
Hydroelectric share
60.4%
2022
10.7%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
86.4%
2023
61.6%
2023

Society

Eswatini Vanuatu
% of world population
0.02%
2024
0.004%
2024
Annual migration change
-6,754
2024
-43
2024
Urban population
25%
2024
26.1%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.56 ft
2025
5.52 ft
2025
Average female height
5.21 ft
2025
5.27 ft
2025
Quality of life index
30.5
2025
45.1
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
27
2024
50
2024
Higher education index
28
2025
n/a
Homicides per 100K people
12.7
2021
0.32
2020
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
33.5
2019
14.9
2019
Visa free countries
81
2025
96
2025
Adult literacy rate
90.8%
2022
88%
2023
English speaking
48.2%
2023
83.5%
2023
People using the Internet
57.6%
2023
45.7%
2023

Health

Eswatini Vanuatu
Government health expenditure per capita
$283.9
2022
$135.4
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$29.4
2022
$10.3
2022
Life expectancy
64.4 years
2025
71.8 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
28%
2022
49.3%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
1.59
2022
0.16
2019
Age at first childbirth
19.5 years
2017
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
118
2023
100
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
45
2023
16.8
2023
Obesity rate
30.6%
2022
22.1%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
7.9%
2024
19.7%
2024
Air quality index
36
2025
96
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
9.5%
2022
n/a
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
6.79 liters
2020
2.04 liters
2020

Territory

Eswatini Vanuatu
% of world land
0.01%
2025
0.008%
2025
Land area per capita
5,343 sq mi
2024
14,359 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
4,614 sq mi
2025
722 sq mi
2025
Forest area
1,935 sq mi
2025
1,708 sq mi
2025
Roads length
2,342 mi
2019
665 mi
2000

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