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Eswatini vs Nigeria

Eswatini and Nigeria side by side across 202 indicators — each row links to the full 54-country ranking, with sources and the API call behind every figure.

GDP$5.79B vs $377.37BEswatini vs Nigeria
GDP per Capita$4,927 vs $1,556Eswatini vs Nigeria
Population1.26M vs 237.53MEswatini vs Nigeria

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Indicator Eswatini NigeriaPeriod
GDPEconomy$5.79B$377.37B2026
GDP per CapitaEconomy$4,927$1,5562026
Inflation RateEconomy3.5%15.9%2026
Central Bank Policy RateEconomy26.5%2026-07-01
Official Exchange RateEconomy16.37 LCU/USD1,376.34 LCU/USD2026-07
Budget BalanceEconomy-6.9%-4.4%2026
Unemployment RateEconomy34.2%3.1%2025
Public DebtEconomy50%32.3%2026
Trade BalanceEconomy$1.51M$-322.41M2024/1960 ⚠
GDP GrowthEconomy4%4.1%2026
GNI per CapitaEconomy$3,730$1,3602025
GNI per Capita (PPP)Economy$11,390$9,2302025
GDP (PPP)Economy$15.74B$2.26T2025
Agriculture (% of GDP)Economy6.4%23%2025
Industry (% of GDP)Economy33.6%16.4%2025
Manufacturing (% of GDP)Economy28.1%8.3%2025
Services (% of GDP)Economy52.4%58.2%2025
Investment (% of GDP)Economy15%2024
Remittances ReceivedEconomy$33.35M$22.79B2024/2025
Remittances (% of GDP)Economy0.7%7.8%2024/2025
External Debt (% of GNI)Economy27.8%60%2024
Foreign ReservesEconomy$536.57M$46.02B2024/2025
Credit to Private Sector (% of GDP)Economy23.1%9.6%2025/2022
Tax Revenue (% of GDP)Economy24.3%2021
Labor Force ParticipationEconomy51.2%82.5%2025
Female Labor Force ParticipationEconomy48.5%80.7%2025
Income Inequality (Gini)Economy54.633.92016/2022 ⚠
Extreme Poverty RateEconomy44.5%41.8%2016/2022 ⚠
Account OwnershipEconomy65.1%63.3%2024
Youth NEET RateEconomy36.5%11.9%2023/2024
Military Spending (% of GDP)Economy1.4%0.6%2024
Trade Openness (% of GDP)Economy107.5%26.2%2024/1960 ⚠
Inflation (GDP Deflator)Economy-0.4%13.9%2025
Tourism ReceiptsEconomy$7.3M$321M2020
Tourist ArrivalsEconomy345.3K5.27M2020/2016
Current Account BalanceEconomy-1.8%5.8%2026
Foreign Direct InvestmentEconomy$92.57M$1.08B2024
FDI (% of GDP)Economy1.9%0.4%2024
Government Revenue (% of GDP)Economy31.5%10.8%2024
Government Spending (% of GDP)Economy32.8%12.3%2024
Youth Unemployment RateEconomy54%5.4%2023/2024
Productive Capacity IndexEconomy39.430.72024
Natural Resource RentsEconomy3%8.6%2021
Oil Rents (% of GDP)Economy0%6.2%2021
Mineral Rents (% of GDP)Economy0%0%2021
Natural Gas Rents (% of GDP)Economy0%1.2%2021
Foreign Aid (% of GNI)Economy2.6%0.8%2023
Foreign Aid per CapitaEconomy$90$162023
Lending Interest RateEconomy10.9%14%2024/2023
Real Interest RateEconomy9.5%2.9%2024/2023
Gross Savings (% of GDP)Economy17.7%2024
Adjusted Net Income per CapitaEconomy$2,886$1,6632021
Employment in AgricultureEconomy14.5%33.5%2025
Employment in IndustryEconomy26.7%17%2025
Employment in ServicesEconomy58.7%49.5%2025
Vulnerable EmploymentEconomy28.4%66.5%2025
Household Consumption (% of GDP)Economy63.5%2024
Income Share of Poorest 20%Economy3.7%7.5%2016/2022 ⚠
Bank Branches per 100,000Economy63.32024
ATMs per 100,000Economy41.812.82024
GDP per Capita GrowthEconomy3.1%1.9%2025
Debt Service (% of GNI)Economy4.9%5.5%2024
Poverty Rate ($3.65/day)Economy58.3%64%2016/2022 ⚠
Poverty Rate ($6.85/day)Economy79.3%92.9%2016/2022 ⚠
Exports of Goods & ServicesTrade$2.61B$387.79M2024/1960 ⚠
Imports of Goods & ServicesTrade$2.61B$710.2M2024/1960 ⚠
Export Diversification IndexTrade0.7710.8262024
Export Concentration IndexTrade0.310.6942024
Liner Shipping ConnectivityTrade20.82021
Fuel Exports (% of Exports)Trade3.6%88.6%2023/2024
Manufactures Exports (% of Exports)Trade59.8%3.5%2023/2024
Food Exports (% of Exports)Trade29.7%6%2023/2024
High-Tech Exports (% of Manufactured)Trade0.3%2.7%2023/2024
Exports (% of GDP)Trade53.8%9.2%2024/1960 ⚠
Imports (% of GDP)Trade53.7%16.9%2024/1960 ⚠
Human Development IndexDevelopment0.6950.562023
Gender Inequality IndexDevelopment0.4840.6772023
Inequality-adjusted HDIDevelopment0.4310.3792023
PopulationDemographics1.26M237.53M2025
Population GrowthDemographics1.1%2.1%2025
Life ExpectancyDemographics64.3 years54.6 years2024
Median AgeDemographics22.7 years18.3 years2026
Fertility RateDemographics2.724.382024
Rural PopulationDemographics73.3%36.2%2025
Population Under 15Demographics33%40.5%2025
Urban PopulationDemographics26.7%63.8%2025
Population DensityDemographics73.1/km²266.2/km²2026
Birth RateDemographics22.931.82026
Death RateDemographics7.7911.52026
Net Migration RateDemographics-4.33-0.012026
Life Expectancy (Female)Demographics67.1 years54.9 years2024
Life Expectancy (Male)Demographics61.3 years54.3 years2024
Urban Population GrowthDemographics2.8%3.3%2025
Infant MortalityHealth42.269.82024
HIV PrevalenceHealth23.4%1.2%2024
Health Spending (% of GDP)Health7.5%4.2%2023
Physicians per 1,000Health0.560.382023
UHC Service Coverage IndexHealth72472023
Road Traffic DeathsHealth24.717.22021
Premature NCD MortalityHealth32.3%17.7%2021
Out-of-Pocket Health SpendingHealth11%70.9%2023
Safely Managed SanitationHealth60.8%32.2%2024
Maternal MortalityHealth117.9992.82023
Under-Five MortalityHealth45104.92023
Neonatal MortalityHealth24.533.72023
Tuberculosis IncidenceHealth3192192024
Measles ImmunizationHealth88%56%2025
DTP3 ImmunizationHealth84%62%2025
Basic Drinking WaterHealth42.2%52.3%2024
Basic SanitationHealth3.6%15.7%2024
Diabetes PrevalenceHealth7.9%3%2024
Hospital Beds per 1,000Health2.020.52013/2004 ⚠
Contraceptive PrevalenceHealth57.7%21.6%2022/2021
Skilled Birth AttendanceHealth88.3%50.7%2014/2022 ⚠
Nurses & Midwives per 1,000Health4.261.652023/2022
Adolescent Fertility RateHealth68.2842024
Health Spending per CapitaHealth$296$672023
NCD Share of DeathsHealth34.8%27.7%2021
Smoking PrevalenceHealth11.5%3.1%2024
Antenatal Care CoverageHealth98.5%67%2014/2018
Child StuntingChild Welfare18.9%33.8%2024
Child WastingChild Welfare1.8%11.6%2021
Birth RegistrationChild Welfare65.7%39.7%2022/2024
Child MarriageChild Welfare1.9%33.4%2022/2024
Overweight ChildrenChild Welfare9.8%1.5%2021
Education Spending (% of GDP)Education6%0.3%2024/2023
Tertiary EnrollmentEducation6.4%9.7%2013/2011
Adult Literacy RateEducation90.8%70.4%2022/2024
Youth Literacy RateEducation98.7%81.4%2022/2024
Primary Completion RateEducation79.7%77.4%2022/2024
Lower Secondary CompletionEducation57.8%74.1%2022/2024
Primary Net EnrollmentEducation96.2%75.7%2022/2023
Lower Secondary EnrollmentEducation92.7%2022
Upper Secondary EnrollmentEducation75.7%2022
Upper Secondary CompletionEducation36.6%68.5%2022/2024
Qualified Primary TeachersEducation68.3%62.2%2022/2018
Secondary EnrollmentEducation82%46.9%2016/2023 ⚠
UndernourishmentFood Security14.7%19.9%2023
Acute Food InsecurityFood Security16.5M2026-06
Agricultural Land (% of Land)Agriculture69.5%76.2%2023
Food Production IndexAgriculture106119.92022
Cassava ProductionAgriculture62.62M t2024
Coffee ProductionAgriculture1.81K t2024
Cocoa ProductionAgriculture350K t2024
Sorghum ProductionAgriculture1K t6.5M t2024
Millet ProductionAgriculture1.55M t2024
Maize ProductionAgriculture75K t11.16M t2024
Rice ProductionAgriculture1K t9.13M t2024
Wheat ProductionAgriculture721.77 t43.93K t2024
Maize YieldAgriculture1,071 kg/ha2,030 kg/ha2024
Rice YieldAgriculture2,715 kg/ha1,997 kg/ha2024
Wheat YieldAgriculture1,854 kg/ha1,574 kg/ha2024
Cattle StockAgriculture652.5K head20.9M head2024
Homicide RateGovernance12.515.72021/2023
Corruption Perceptions IndexGovernance27262024
Electoral Democracy IndexGovernance0.1280.5052025
Liberal Democracy IndexGovernance0.0970.3112025
Political Corruption IndexGovernance0.5540.8342025
Control of CorruptionGovernance-0.79-1.112024
Government EffectivenessGovernance-0.78-1.012024
Rule of LawGovernance-0.86-1.012024
Political StabilityGovernance-0.73-22024
Regulatory QualityGovernance-0.64-0.632024
Voice and AccountabilityGovernance-1.35-0.732024
Refugees HostedHumanitarian1.41K123.85K2025
Internally Displaced PeopleHumanitarian03.54M2025
Asylum Seekers HostedHumanitarian3.51K18.19K2025
Stateless PeopleHumanitarian002025
Internet UsersTechnology63.4%41.2%2024
Mobile SubscriptionsTechnology139.870.82024
4G CoverageTechnology87%84.6%2024
Fixed Broadband SubscriptionsTechnology2.50.12024
Mobile Data PriceTechnology4.6%1.6%2025
3G CoverageTechnology99.1%89.4%2024
Fixed Broadband PriceTechnology1.7%15.5%2025
Mobile Bundle PriceTechnology0.8%2.7%2025
R&D Spending (% of GDP)Technology0.3%0.3%2015/2019
Electricity AccessInfrastructure89.3%62.5%2024
Air Transport PassengersInfrastructure34.66K5.27M2023
Slum PopulationInfrastructure17%48.5%2022
Renewable Energy CapacityEnergy197.5 MW3.2K MW2025
Solar CapacityEnergy27.9 MW284.5 MW2025
Hydropower CapacityEnergy63.5 MW2.9K MW2025
Renewable Energy ShareEnergy64.7%80.3%2022/2021
Clean Cooking AccessEnergy50.3%26.2%2023
Electricity Consumption per CapitaEnergy1,200 kWh144 kWh2023
Power Transmission LossesEnergy28.1%14.2%2023
Off-grid Renewable CapacityEnergy1.8 MW118.1 MW2025
Rural Electricity AccessEnergy88.3%23.5%2024
Solar Share of ElectricityEnergy4.9%0.3%2024/2025
Wind Share of ElectricityEnergy0%0%2024/2025
Hydropower Share of ElectricityEnergy57.4%30.9%2024/2025
Fossil Share of ElectricityEnergy3.3%68.7%2024/2025
Electricity DemandEnergy1.7 TWh39 TWh2024/2025
Electricity Carbon IntensityEnergy131 gCO₂/kWh456 gCO₂/kWh2024/2025
Primary Energy per CapitaEnergy5,517 kWh2,343 kWh2023
CO2 Emissions per CapitaClimate0.88 t0.57 t2024
Renewable Electricity OutputClimate83.1%22.2%2021
Forest AreaClimate29.1%23.2%2023
Protected AreasClimate4.2%11.6%2025
Freshwater WithdrawalsClimate40.5%5.6%2022
PM2.5 Air PollutionClimate16.7 µg/m³65.7 µg/m³2023

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Frequently asked questions

Does Eswatini or Nigeria have the larger economy?

Nigeria has the larger economy: $5.79B for Eswatini versus $377.37B for Nigeria (GDP, current US$).

How do Eswatini and Nigeria compare across indicators?

This page compares Eswatini and Nigeria on 202 indicators — economy, demographics, health, governance and more — each with its latest value, source, and a link to the full 54-country ranking.

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Call GET /v1/data?metric_key=<key>&latest=true&country_codes=SZ,NG with a free Africa API key to get both countries' latest values as JSON.

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