Social Development in Eswatini 133 indicators covering social development for Eswatini. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 up 124.8% 87th Political Rights Score 1 2025 unchanged 177th Freedom Score 17 2025 down 5.6% 166th Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum 3,511 2025 up 1,235.0% 78th Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita 0.0028 units per person 2025 up 1,114.5% 25th Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 up 911.0% 18th Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, annual growth rate -13.08 % change on previous year 2025 down 196.3% 63rd Full democracy 0 2025 — 78th States involved in state-based conflicts 0 2025 — 36th Sovereign state 1 2025 unchanged 1st Distribution of Democracy Index 3 2018 unchanged 150th Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, annual growth rate 10.97 % change on previous year 2025 up 1,072.4% 46th Equal Rights Protection Index 0.178 2025 down 27.6% 161st Physical Integrity Rights Index 0.132 2025 down 74.3% 165th Political Corruption Index 0.554 2025 up 12.4% 84th Political Corruption Index vs. Electoral Democracy Index 0.554 2025 up 12.4% 84th Alcohol, recorded per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) 1.85 2024 up 11.1% 87th Number of armed conflicts 0 conflicts 2025 — 34th Number of state-based conflicts 0 conflicts 2025 — 19th Countries where armed conflicts took place 0 2025 — 56th Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per square kilometre 0.0146 units per square kilometre 2023 up 71.9% 120th Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre 0.103 units per square kilometre 2023 up 233.7% 41st LGBT+ Rights Index 0.6024 2019 unchanged 119th Forcibly displaced people 4,925 2025 up 414.6% 135th Terrorist attacks by severity 0 attacks 2021 — 1st Press freedom 0 2016 — 131st Countries with accredited independent national human rights institutions 0 number 2025 — 116th Corruption Perceptions Index 27 2024 down 37.2% 134th Internally displaced people due to conflict 0 people 2024 — 38th Alcohol, total per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) 6.09 2024 up 19.6% 86th Alcohol, recorded per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) 5.25 2024 up 19.1% 71st Alcohol, unrecorded per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) 0.8497 2024 up 19.1% 70th Alcohol, tourist consumption (in litres of pure alcohol), three-year -0.0103 2024 up 66.1% 120th Self-reported life satisfaction 3.91 2025 down 19.7% 140th Happiness vs. life satisfaction 3.91 2025 down 19.7% 140th Alcohol, consumption of pure alcohol by type of beverage 36.6% 2024 down 5.8% 107th Homicide rate 12.51 homicides per 100,000 population 2021 down 18.7% 29th Homicides 151 homicides 2021 down 12.2% 84th Homicide rate, WHO vs. UNODC 12.51 homicides per 100,000 population 2021 down 18.7% 29th Homicide rate in 1990 vs. 2020 12.51 homicides per 100,000 population 2021 down 18.7% 29th States involved in interstate conflicts 0 2014 — 51st Citizen support for democracy -0.6218 2020 down 80.2% 91st Citizen satisfaction with democracy -0.8533 2020 down 36.7% 109th Share of countries with independent national human rights institutions 0.0% 2025 — 90th Homicides 218.29 deaths 2021 down 9.8% 109th Homicide rate 18.31 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 down 16.4% 20th Estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population 18.45 2021 down 14.4% 20th Number of current tobacco smokers, estimate 79,000 2030 up 23.4% 145th States involved in wars 0 2011 — 5th Alcohol, total (recorded + unrecorded) per capita (15+) consumption 7.79 2030 up 10.4% 63rd Estimate of current tobacco use prevalence (%) 11.9% 2030 up 5.3% 112th Number of current of tobacco users, estimate 97,000 2030 up 26.0% 145th Alcohol, abstainers lifetime (%), age-standardized 59.8% 2020 down 3.2% 55th Alcohol, abstainers past 12 months (%), age-standardized 71.3% 2020 down 2.1% 58th Alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+), drinkers only, past 30 days 50.5% 2020 down 2.4% 38th Alcohol, consumers past 12 months (%), age-standardized 28.7% 2020 up 5.5% 129th Alcohol, former drinkers (%), age-standardized 11.5% 2020 up 4.6% 99th Alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+) past 30 days (%) 13.9% 2020 up 1.6% 117th Alcohol, average daily intake in grams among drinkers, three-year 51.43 2020 down 8.0% 10th Alcohol, drinkers only per capita (15+) consumption in litres of pure 23.69 2020 down 8.0% 10th ← Previous Page 2 of 3 Next →