Social Development in Eswatini 133 indicators covering social development for Eswatini. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 1,414 2025 up 103.7% 120th Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 220 2025 up 3.3% 135th Political Rights Rating 7 2025 unchanged 1st Electoral democracy 0 2025 — 116th Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 — 11th Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 7 2025 unchanged 1st Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0002 units per person 2025 down 6.0% 108th Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 220 2025 up 3.3% 135th Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0011 units per person 2025 up 85.4% 87th Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 up 54.3% 70th Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 9.19 % change on previous year 2025 down 74.3% 43rd Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 1,414 2025 up 103.7% 120th Sovereign state gleditsch ward, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 — 1st Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 46.67 % change on previous year 2025 up 13.7% 11th Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 21.8% 90th Human Rights Index vs. Electoral Democracy Index 0.206 2025 down 33.5% 162nd Liberal Democracy Index 0.097 2025 unchanged 145th Electoral Democracy Index 0.128 2025 down 2.3% 164th Freedom of Association Index 0.023 2025 down 47.7% 173rd Freedom of Expression Index 0.113 2025 down 43.2% 158th Participatory Democracy Index 0.11 2025 down 9.1% 140th Varieties of democracy 0.128 2025 down 2.3% 164th Liberal democracy 0 2025 — 142nd Electoral democracy 0 2025 — 142nd Human Rights Index 0.206 2025 down 33.5% 162nd Key features of human rights 0.206 2025 down 33.5% 162nd Key features of electoral democracy 0.128 2025 down 2.3% 164th Key features of liberal democracy 0.097 2025 unchanged 145th Executive Corruption Index 0.647 2025 up 10.8% 60th Judicial Corruption Score 1.5 2025 up 42.5% 41st Public Sector Corruption Index 0.864 2025 up 9.9% 22nd Key features of democracy 0.128 2025 down 2.3% 164th Key features of democracy, annual growth rate -0.7752 % change on previous year 2025 — 97th Key features of liberal democracy, annual growth rate -3.96 % change on previous year 2025 — 133rd Key features of liberal democracy, gaps filled 0.097 2025 unchanged 145th Key features of electoral democracy, annual growth rate -0.7752 % change on previous year 2025 — 97th Key features of human rights, annual growth rate 0.4878 % change on previous year 2025 — 44th Electoral democracy row, gaps filled 0 2025 — 142nd Liberal democracy row, gaps filled 0 2025 — 142nd Varieties democracy vdem, annual growth rate -0.7752 % change on previous year 2025 — 97th Government Effectiveness Index vs. Electoral Democracy Index 0.128 2025 down 2.3% 163rd Egalitarian Democracy Index 0.077 2025 down 17.2% 169th Deliberative Democracy Index 0.064 2025 down 28.1% 154th Direct Democracy Index 0.013 2025 unchanged 128th Key media freedoms -1.78 2025 down 89.2% 153rd Media Corruption Score -1.24 2025 down 5,064.0% 155th Key media freedoms, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 — 35th Academic Freedom Index 0.179 2025 up 4.1% 146th Legislative Corruption Score -0.371 2025 down 372.8% 95th Key features of democracy, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 26.0% 34th Key features of liberal democracy, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 24.3% 30th Key features of electoral democracy, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 26.0% 34th Varieties democracy vdem, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 26.0% 34th Political rights rating fh, per square kilometre 0.0004 units per square kilometre 2023 unchanged 33rd Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0699 units per square kilometre 2023 up 139.9% 87th Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0074 units per square kilometre 2023 up 24.3% 116th Physical Integrity Rights Score 1.11 2019 up 7,737.6% 91st Democracy Index -7 2018 unchanged 150th Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin 472 2025 up 196.9% 127th Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita 0.0004 units per person 2025 up 170.1% 102nd Page 1 of 3 Next →