Eswatini vs Ethiopia: Self-reported life satisfaction vs. GDP per capita

Eswatini
3.91
in 2025
Ethiopia
3.98
in 2025
Eswatini rank
140th
Ethiopia rank
138th

Self-reported life satisfaction vs. GDP per capita over time

  • Eswatini
  • Ethiopia
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How they compare

Ethiopia currently reports 3.98 against 3.91 in Eswatini, a difference of 0.076.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 9 shared years of data; in 2012 it was Eswatini ahead.

Globally, Eswatini ranks 140th and Ethiopia ranks 138th of 157 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Self-reported life satisfaction vs. GDP per capita
Source
Wellbeing Research Centre (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
157 places, 2,073 data points, 2011–2025
Last refreshed

Average of survey responses. The survey question asks respondents their current position on a hypothetical ladder, where the best possible life for them is a 10, and the worst possible life is a 0.