Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in Swaziland instead of Western Sahara, you would:

Health

live 4.8 years less

In Western Sahara, the average life expectancy is 64 years (62 years for men, 67 years for women) as of 2020. In Swaziland, that number is 60 years (58 years for men, 62 years for women) as of 2022.

Economy

make 4.2 times more money

Western Sahara has a GDP per capita of $2,500 as of 2007, while in Swaziland, the GDP per capita is $10,600 as of 2023.

Life

be 17.3% less likely to die during infancy

In Western Sahara, approximately 47.9 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2020. In Swaziland, on the other hand, 39.6 children do as of 2022.

have 20.4% fewer children

In Western Sahara, there are approximately 28.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2020. In Swaziland, there are 22.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

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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