SWZ · Africa
Eswatini
Eswatini, formally the Kingdom of Eswatini, also known by its former official names Swaziland and the Kingdom of Swaziland, is a landlocked country in Southern Africa. It is bordered by South Africa on all sides except the east, where it shares a border with Mozambique.
Summary from Wikipédia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Data refreshed on 2026.10.08 · source: Wikidata
Points to watch 2026.10.09
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Context
Not free according to Freedom House (score 17/100). Freedom House 2025
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The Institute's composite reading
Risque élevé
5.8 /10 risk
- Security 0.0
- Legitimacy 2.6
- Economy 3.5
- Diplomacy 5.0
- Influence 0.0
Security: 0 stable → 10 unstable · others: 0 weak → 10 strong. Computed from V-Dem, FH, CPI, RSF, World Bank, SIPRI, sanctions.
- Capital
- Mbabane
- Population
- 1,235,549 inh.
- Area
- 17,364 km²
- Currency
- SZL
- Regime
- absolute monarchy
Executive in office
Head of State
Mswati III
Head of Government
Russell Dlamini
Parliament
Assemblée du Swaziland
70 seats
Sénat
30 seats
Economic indicators World Bank · 2025
GDP
5 G$
GDP / capita
4,108 $
Growth
4.2 %
Inflation
2.6 %
Unemployment
34.2 %
Debt / GDP
35.7 %
Defense / GDP
1.4 %
Life expectancy
64.3 yrs
Governance indices V-Dem 2025 · Freedom House 2026 · CPI 2025 · RSF 2026
Democracy (V-Dem)
0.13/1
Freedoms (Freedom House)
17/100
Corruption (CPI)
23/100
Press freedom (RSF)
52/100
Military posture SIPRI · 2025
Global spending rank
#134
Annual budget
0.1 Md$
Defense effort
1.6 %PIB
Trade dependencies OEC · UN Comtrade · 2023
Exports
2 Md$
Imports
2 Md$
Balance
0 Md$
Top exports
- 21% Sucre + concentrés boissons
Top imports
- 13% Pétrole raffiné
Export partners
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Afrique du Sud
68%
Import partners
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Afrique du Sud
78%
Diplomatic alignment UNGA 2020-2024 · Bailey-Strezhnev-Voeten
Vote concordance with each power at UN General Assembly.
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USA
33%
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GBR
35%
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FRA
38%
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DEU
38%
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RUS
51%
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CHN
58%
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IND
67%
Abstention: 25%
Society · human UNDP HDI 2023 · World Bank · WID · UNHCR 2025
HDI
0.695/1
Refugees hosted
1,414
Refugees originating
220
National anthem
Nkulunkulu Mnikati wetibusiso temaSwati
Alliances and organisations Institut · Wikidata
- UN
- WTO
- Commonwealth
- African Union
- SADC
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Global attention Wikipedia · 90 days
The country's Wikipedia article is usually read 3,897 times a day (French and English). On 2026.10.07: 5,483, or ×1.6.
French + English French usual level 2026.07.10 · 2026.10.07 Wikimedia statistics (CC0), human users
Sources and freshness
- Executive, government, parliament, anthem · Wikidata (CC0) · 2026-10-08
- Economy · World Bank (CC BY 4.0) · 2025
- Indices and figures · V-Dem 2026 (OWID) · Freedom House 2026 (OWID) · Transparency International CPI 2025 · RSF 2026 · PNUD IDH 2025 (OWID) · UNHCR 2025 · SIPRI 2026 (OWID) · read on 2026-10-08
- Memberships · Wikidata (CC0) · 2026-10-08
- Sanctions · US Treasury (OFAC), SDN and non-SDN lists · list of 2026-10-02 · read on 2026-10-08
- Sanctions · United Kingdom, UK Sanctions List (FCDO) · list of 2026-10-07 · read on 2026-10-08
- Sanctions · European Union, consolidated financial sanctions list · list of 2026-09-22 · read on 2026-10-08
- Institute dossier (sanctions, treaties, visits, capabilities) · as of 2026-05-01
- Summary · Wikipédia (CC BY-SA 4.0)