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Zambia vs Eswatini

Zambia and Eswatini side by side across 198 indicators — each row links to the full 54-country ranking, with sources and the API call behind every figure.

GDP$41.24B vs $5.79BZambia vs Eswatini
GDP per Capita$1,831 vs $4,927Zambia vs Eswatini
Population21.91M vs 1.26MZambia vs Eswatini

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Indicator Zambia EswatiniPeriod
GDPEconomy$41.24B$5.79B2026
GDP per CapitaEconomy$1,831$4,9272026
Inflation RateEconomy6.5%3.5%2026-06
Official Exchange RateEconomy18.22 LCU/USD16.37 LCU/USD2026-07
Budget BalanceEconomy-4.9%-6.9%2026
Unemployment RateEconomy5.9%34.2%2025
Public DebtEconomy86%50%2025/2026
Trade BalanceEconomy$1.88B$1.51M2024
GDP GrowthEconomy4.3%4%2026
GNI per CapitaEconomy$1,200$3,7302025
GNI per Capita (PPP)Economy$3,990$11,3902025
GDP (PPP)Economy$95.97B$15.74B2025
Agriculture (% of GDP)Economy4.1%6.4%2025
Industry (% of GDP)Economy35.3%33.6%2025
Manufacturing (% of GDP)Economy8.7%28.1%2025
Services (% of GDP)Economy57%52.4%2025
Investment (% of GDP)Economy23.8%15%2024
Remittances ReceivedEconomy$334.31M$33.35M2024
Remittances (% of GDP)Economy1.3%0.7%2024
External Debt (% of GNI)Economy114.2%27.8%2024
Foreign ReservesEconomy$4.09B$536.57M2024
Credit to Private Sector (% of GDP)Economy17%23.1%2024/2025
Tax Revenue (% of GDP)Economy18.8%24.3%2024/2021
Labor Force ParticipationEconomy61.9%51.2%2025
Female Labor Force ParticipationEconomy56.4%48.5%2025
Income Inequality (Gini)Economy51.554.62022/2016 ⚠
Extreme Poverty RateEconomy71.7%44.5%2022/2016 ⚠
Account OwnershipEconomy72.7%65.1%2024
Youth NEET RateEconomy26.7%36.5%2024/2023
Military Spending (% of GDP)Economy1.3%1.4%2024
Trade Openness (% of GDP)Economy62.5%107.5%2024
Inflation (GDP Deflator)Economy5.6%-0.4%2025
Tourism ReceiptsEconomy—$7.3M2020
Tourist ArrivalsEconomy502K345.3K2020
Current Account BalanceEconomy0.9%-1.8%2026
Foreign Direct InvestmentEconomy$1.24B$92.57M2024
FDI (% of GDP)Economy4.9%1.9%2024
Government Revenue (% of GDP)Economy—31.5%2024
Government Spending (% of GDP)Economy—32.8%2024
Youth Unemployment RateEconomy10.8%54%2024/2023
Productive Capacity IndexEconomy33.539.42024
Natural Resource RentsEconomy35.3%3%2021
Oil Rents (% of GDP)Economy0%0%2021
Mineral Rents (% of GDP)Economy28.2%0%2021
Natural Gas Rents (% of GDP)Economy0%0%2021
Foreign Aid (% of GNI)Economy5.5%2.6%2023
Foreign Aid per CapitaEconomy$69$902023
Lending Interest RateEconomy9.5%10.9%2020/2024
Real Interest RateEconomy-3.9%9.5%2020/2024
Gross Savings (% of GDP)Economy32.2%17.7%2024
Adjusted Net Income per CapitaEconomy$611$2,8862021
Employment in AgricultureEconomy54.5%14.5%2025
Employment in IndustryEconomy10.3%26.7%2025
Employment in ServicesEconomy35.2%58.7%2025
Vulnerable EmploymentEconomy70.2%28.4%2025
Household Consumption (% of GDP)Economy48%63.5%2024
Income Share of Poorest 20%Economy3.9%3.7%2022/2016 ⚠
Bank Branches per 100,000Economy2.562024
ATMs per 100,000Economy7.741.82024
GDP per Capita GrowthEconomy0.9%3.1%2025
Debt Service (% of GNI)Economy17.3%4.9%2024
Poverty Rate ($3.65/day)Economy81.4%58.3%2022/2016 ⚠
Poverty Rate ($6.85/day)Economy94%79.3%2022/2016 ⚠
Exports of Goods & ServicesTrade$8.85B$2.61B2024
Imports of Goods & ServicesTrade$6.97B$2.61B2024
Export Diversification IndexTrade0.8330.7712024
Export Concentration IndexTrade0.6640.312024
Fuel Exports (% of Exports)Trade2.7%3.6%2024/2023
Manufactures Exports (% of Exports)Trade14.1%59.8%2024/2023
Food Exports (% of Exports)Trade8.7%29.7%2024/2023
High-Tech Exports (% of Manufactured)Trade1.5%0.3%2024/2023
Exports (% of GDP)Trade35%53.8%2024
Imports (% of GDP)Trade27.6%53.7%2024
Human Development IndexDevelopment0.5950.6952023
Gender Inequality IndexDevelopment0.5240.4842023
Inequality-adjusted HDIDevelopment0.3610.4312023
PopulationDemographics21.91M1.26M2025
Population GrowthDemographics2.8%1.1%2025
Life ExpectancyDemographics66.5 years64.3 years2024
Median AgeDemographics18.2 years22.7 years2026
Fertility RateDemographics4.042.722024
Rural PopulationDemographics54.1%73.3%2025
Population Under 15Demographics41%33%2025
Urban PopulationDemographics45.9%26.7%2025
Population DensityDemographics30.3/km²73.1/km²2026
Birth RateDemographics3222.92026
Death RateDemographics5.17.792026
Net Migration RateDemographics0.31-4.332026
Life Expectancy (Female)Demographics68.9 years67.1 years2024
Life Expectancy (Male)Demographics64.1 years61.3 years2024
Urban Population GrowthDemographics3.7%2.8%2025
Infant MortalityHealth34.642.22024
HIV PrevalenceHealth9.4%23.4%2024
Health Spending (% of GDP)Health6%7.5%2023
Physicians per 1,000Health0.320.562022/2023
UHC Service Coverage IndexHealth62722023
Road Traffic DeathsHealth17.124.72021
Premature NCD MortalityHealth23.6%32.3%2021
Out-of-Pocket Health SpendingHealth10.3%11%2023
Safely Managed SanitationHealth—60.8%2024
Maternal MortalityHealth85.5117.92023
Under-Five MortalityHealth44.7452023
Neonatal MortalityHealth2224.52023
Tuberculosis IncidenceHealth2723192024
Measles ImmunizationHealth92%88%2025
DTP3 ImmunizationHealth91%84%2025
Basic Drinking WaterHealth—42.2%2024
Basic SanitationHealth—3.6%2024
Diabetes PrevalenceHealth10.3%7.9%2024
Hospital Beds per 1,000Health22.022010/2013
Contraceptive PrevalenceHealth49.6%57.7%2018/2022
Skilled Birth AttendanceHealth80.4%88.3%2019/2014 ⚠
Nurses & Midwives per 1,000Health2.944.262022/2023
Adolescent Fertility RateHealth115.568.22024
Health Spending per CapitaHealth$80$2962023
NCD Share of DeathsHealth31.2%34.8%2021
Smoking PrevalenceHealth14.3%11.5%2024
Antenatal Care CoverageHealth96.9%98.5%2019/2014 ⚠
Child StuntingChild Welfare32.3%18.9%2024
Child WastingChild Welfare4.2%1.8%2018/2021
Birth RegistrationChild Welfare7.9%65.7%2024/2022
Child MarriageChild Welfare23.9%1.9%2024/2022
Overweight ChildrenChild Welfare5.2%9.8%2018/2021
Education Spending (% of GDP)Education4.1%6%2023/2024
Tertiary EnrollmentEducation4%6.4%2012/2013
Adult Literacy RateEducation71.8%90.8%2024/2022
Youth Literacy RateEducation77.7%98.7%2024/2022
Primary Completion RateEducation74.3%79.7%2024/2022
Lower Secondary CompletionEducation53%57.8%2024/2022
Primary Net EnrollmentEducation96.5%96.2%2024/2022
Lower Secondary EnrollmentEducation87.6%92.7%2024/2022
Upper Secondary EnrollmentEducation34.4%75.7%2024/2022
Upper Secondary CompletionEducation29.1%36.6%2024/2022
Qualified Primary TeachersEducation98.8%68.3%2017/2022 ⚠
Secondary EnrollmentEducation56.8%82%2024/2016 ⚠
UndernourishmentFood Security37.2%14.7%2023
Agricultural Land (% of Land)Agriculture32.1%69.5%2023
Food Production IndexAgriculture119.91062022
Cassava ProductionAgriculture3.13M t—2024
Coffee ProductionAgriculture8.8K t—2024
Sorghum ProductionAgriculture2.86K t1K t2024
Millet ProductionAgriculture15.39K t—2024
Maize ProductionAgriculture1.51M t75K t2024
Rice ProductionAgriculture24.57K t1K t2024
Wheat ProductionAgriculture198.89K t721.77 t2024
Maize YieldAgriculture2,208 kg/ha1,071 kg/ha2024
Rice YieldAgriculture1,061 kg/ha2,715 kg/ha2024
Wheat YieldAgriculture7,090 kg/ha1,854 kg/ha2024
Cattle StockAgriculture4.9M head652.5K head2024
Homicide RateGovernance5.212.52015/2021 ⚠
Corruption Perceptions IndexGovernance39272024
Electoral Democracy IndexGovernance0.4970.1282025
Liberal Democracy IndexGovernance0.3750.0972025
Political Corruption IndexGovernance0.4280.5542025
Control of CorruptionGovernance-0.46-0.792024
Government EffectivenessGovernance-0.53-0.782024
Rule of LawGovernance-0.56-0.862024
Political StabilityGovernance-0.1-0.732024
Regulatory QualityGovernance-0.42-0.642024
Voice and AccountabilityGovernance-0.41-1.352024
Refugees HostedHumanitarian83.23K1.41K2025
Internally Displaced PeopleHumanitarian002025
Asylum Seekers HostedHumanitarian12.91K3.51K2025
Stateless PeopleHumanitarian002025
Internet UsersTechnology17.1%63.4%2024
Mobile SubscriptionsTechnology108.7139.82024
4G CoverageTechnology91.2%87%2024
Fixed Broadband SubscriptionsTechnology0.82.52024
Mobile Data PriceTechnology3.2%4.6%2025
3G CoverageTechnology95.5%99.1%2024
Fixed Broadband PriceTechnology4%1.7%2025
Mobile Bundle PriceTechnology3%0.8%2025
R&D Spending (% of GDP)Technology0.3%0.3%2008/2015 ⚠
Electricity AccessInfrastructure53.6%89.3%2024
Air Transport PassengersInfrastructure321.74K34.66K2023
Slum PopulationInfrastructure48.3%17%2022
Renewable Energy CapacityEnergy3.5K MW197.5 MW2025
Solar CapacityEnergy328.1 MW27.9 MW2025
Hydropower CapacityEnergy3.2K MW63.5 MW2025
Renewable Energy ShareEnergy83%64.7%2021/2022
Clean Cooking AccessEnergy9.2%50.3%2023
Electricity Consumption per CapitaEnergy727 kWh1,200 kWh2023
Power Transmission LossesEnergy5.3%28.1%2023
Off-grid Renewable CapacityEnergy9.7 MW1.8 MW2025
Rural Electricity AccessEnergy31.3%88.3%2024
Solar Share of ElectricityEnergy0.9%4.9%2024
Wind Share of ElectricityEnergy0%0%2024
Hydropower Share of ElectricityEnergy86.2%57.4%2024
Fossil Share of ElectricityEnergy12.5%3.3%2024
Electricity DemandEnergy17 TWh1.7 TWh2024
Electricity Carbon IntensityEnergy120 gCO₂/kWh131 gCO₂/kWh2024
Primary Energy per CapitaEnergy2,422 kWh5,517 kWh2023
CO2 Emissions per CapitaClimate0.54 t0.88 t2024
Renewable Electricity OutputClimate92%83.1%2021
Forest AreaClimate59.5%29.1%2023
Protected AreasClimate41.3%4.2%2025
Freshwater WithdrawalsClimate2%40.5%2022
PM2.5 Air PollutionClimate20.2 µg/m³16.7 µg/m³2023

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Frequently asked questions

Does Zambia or Eswatini have the larger economy?

Zambia has the larger economy: $41.24B for Zambia versus $5.79B for Eswatini (GDP, current US$).

How do Zambia and Eswatini compare across indicators?

This page compares Zambia and Eswatini on 198 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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