Eswatini

Name: World Residence Index 2026 scores for Eswatini
Published: 2026

Region: Southern Africa
Capital: Mbabane
Currency: Swazi Lilangeni (SZL)
Density: 79 / km²

WRI Score 2026

45.9

scale 1–100 · higher is better

Global rank: 192nd
In Africa: 43rd
Ranked: 211

Parameter Breakdown · 2026

The nine components behind the score.

Every parameter is scored 1–100, higher is better, equally weighted; their sum normalises to the 0–100 WRI Score.

Personal Income Tax · 100 = no income tax Territorial system · top rate 33%· KPMG / EY
91.0
Territorial system taxes only locally sourced income.
Population Density · 100 = uncrowded 79 / km²· UN WPP
66.3
Moderate population density.
GDP per Capita · 100 = highest output per resident $4,610· IMF WEO 2026
22.1
Among the lowest per-capita output levels on this list.
Life Expectancy · 100 = longest life expectancy 60 years· WHO / UN
1.0
Among the shortest average lifespans on this list.
Tourism & Lifestyle · 100 = strongest lifestyle appeal 0.05 arrivals per capita· UNWTO
22.7
Minimal recorded inbound tourism.
Unemployment · 100 = lowest unemployment 23%· ILO / SECO
9.6
Among the highest unemployment rates on this list.
Warmongering · 100 = least militarised 1.9% of GDP· SIPRI
85.4
Modest military expenditure relative to GDP.
Safety & Rule of Law · 100 = safest Composite· UNODC · WJP · TI
23.8
Among the weakest safety and rule-of-law composites on this list.
Ideological Neutrality · 100 = most ideologically neutral WRI rubric composite· WRI rubric
96.0
Among the highest ideological-neutrality scores on this list.

Where it sits

Among the world's elite tier.

Eswatini holds 192nd of 211 with a WRI Score of 45.90 — ranks among the lowest in the field. The score is driven by exceptional ideological neutrality (96) and its tax treatment (91), with life expectancy standing out as its clearest structural constraint.