Quality of life comparison
compared to
If you lived in Swaziland instead of Christmas Island, you would:
Basic Needs
be 24.9% less likely to have internet access
In Christmas Island, approximately 78.6% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Swaziland, about 59.0% do as of 2021.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Swaziland: At a glance
Swaziland is a sovereign country in Africa, with a total land area of approximately 17,204 sq km. Autonomy for the Swazis of southern Africa was guaranteed by the British in the late 19th century; independence was granted in 1968. Student and labor unrest during the 1990s pressured King MSWATI III, Africa's last absolute monarch, to grudgingly allow political reform and greater democracy, although he has backslid on these promises in recent years. A constitution came into effect in 2006, but the legal status of political parties remains unclear. The African United Democratic Party tried unsuccessfully to register as an official political party in mid 2006. Talks over the constitution broke down between the government and progressive groups in 2007. Swaziland recently surpassed Botswana as the country with the world's highest known HIV/AIDS prevalence rate.
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