Human Rights Index vs. Electoral Democracy Index in Eswatini
Eswatini: Human Rights Index vs. Electoral Democracy Index was 0.206 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
0.206
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
162nd
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.365
in 1970
All-time low
0.187
in 2022
Years of data
126
1900–2025
Human Rights Index vs. Electoral Democracy Index in Eswatini, 1900–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Eswatini recorded 0.206 for human rights index vs. electoral democracy index in 2025.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and down 33.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, human rights index vs. electoral democracy index in Eswatini peaked at 0.365 in 1970 and was at its lowest, 0.187, in 2022.
Eswatini ranks 162nd of 176 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 126 years of available data.
Human Rights Index vs. Electoral Democracy Index in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1900 | 0.333 | — |
| 1901 | 0.333 | +0.0% |
| 1902 | 0.331 | -0.6% |
| 1903 | 0.331 | +0.0% |
| 1904 | 0.331 | +0.0% |
| 1905 | 0.331 | +0.0% |
| 1906 | 0.331 | +0.0% |
| 1907 | 0.331 | +0.0% |
| 1908 | 0.328 | -0.9% |
| 1909 | 0.352 | +7.3% |
| 1910 | 0.352 | +0.0% |
| 1911 | 0.352 | +0.0% |
| 1912 | 0.352 | +0.0% |
| 1913 | 0.352 | +0.0% |
| 1914 | 0.352 | +0.0% |
| 1915 | 0.352 | +0.0% |
| 1916 | 0.352 | +0.0% |
| 1917 | 0.352 | +0.0% |
| 1918 | 0.352 | +0.0% |
| 1919 | 0.352 | +0.0% |
| 1920 | 0.352 | +0.0% |
| 1921 | 0.352 | +0.0% |
| 1922 | 0.352 | +0.0% |
| 1923 | 0.352 | +0.0% |
| 1924 | 0.352 | +0.0% |
| 1925 | 0.352 | +0.0% |
| 1926 | 0.352 | +0.0% |
| 1927 | 0.352 | +0.0% |
| 1928 | 0.352 | +0.0% |
| 1929 | 0.352 | +0.0% |
| 1930 | 0.352 | +0.0% |
| 1931 | 0.352 | +0.0% |
| 1932 | 0.352 | +0.0% |
| 1933 | 0.352 | +0.0% |
| 1934 | 0.352 | +0.0% |
| 1935 | 0.352 | +0.0% |
| 1936 | 0.352 | +0.0% |
| 1937 | 0.352 | +0.0% |
| 1938 | 0.352 | +0.0% |
| 1939 | 0.352 | +0.0% |
| 1940 | 0.352 | +0.0% |
| 1941 | 0.352 | +0.0% |
| 1942 | 0.352 | +0.0% |
| 1943 | 0.352 | +0.0% |
| 1944 | 0.352 | +0.0% |
| 1945 | 0.352 | +0.0% |
| 1946 | 0.352 | +0.0% |
| 1947 | 0.352 | +0.0% |
| 1948 | 0.352 | +0.0% |
| 1949 | 0.352 | +0.0% |
| 1950 | 0.352 | +0.0% |
| 1951 | 0.352 | +0.0% |
| 1952 | 0.352 | +0.0% |
| 1953 | 0.352 | +0.0% |
| 1954 | 0.352 | +0.0% |
| 1955 | 0.352 | +0.0% |
| 1956 | 0.352 | +0.0% |
| 1957 | 0.352 | +0.0% |
| 1958 | 0.352 | +0.0% |
| 1959 | 0.352 | +0.0% |
| 1960 | 0.349 | -0.9% |
| 1961 | 0.347 | -0.6% |
| 1962 | 0.347 | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.354 | +2.0% |
| 1964 | 0.341 | -3.7% |
| 1965 | 0.346 | +1.5% |
| 1966 | 0.346 | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.351 | +1.4% |
| 1968 | 0.354 | +0.9% |
| 1969 | 0.361 | +2.0% |
| 1970 | 0.365 | +1.1% |
| 1971 | 0.357 | -2.2% |
| 1972 | 0.344 | -3.6% |
| 1973 | 0.32 | -7.0% |
| 1974 | 0.308 | -3.8% |
| 1975 | 0.308 | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.312 | +1.3% |
| 1977 | 0.312 | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.312 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.312 | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.312 | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.312 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.312 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.312 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.311 | -0.3% |
| 1985 | 0.311 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.311 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.311 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.311 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.311 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.292 | -6.1% |
| 1991 | 0.292 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.292 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.292 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.292 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.293 | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 0.29 | -1.0% |
| 1997 | 0.29 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.29 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.29 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.309 | +6.6% |
| 2001 | 0.312 | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 0.312 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.312 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.312 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.312 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.295 | -5.4% |
| 2007 | 0.28 | -5.1% |
| 2008 | 0.294 | +5.0% |
| 2009 | 0.293 | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 0.278 | -5.1% |
| 2011 | 0.298 | +7.2% |
| 2012 | 0.298 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.31 | +4.0% |
| 2014 | 0.31 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.31 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.31 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.312 | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 0.322 | +3.2% |
| 2019 | 0.319 | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 0.316 | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 0.204 | -35.4% |
| 2022 | 0.187 | -8.3% |
| 2023 | 0.187 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.205 | +9.6% |
| 2025 | 0.206 | +0.5% |
Eswatini compared with similar countries
- Eswatini's 0.206 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.6365, 32% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Eswatini's 0.206 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.6165, 33% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.3332 | 0.328 | 0.352 | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.352 | 0.352 | 0.352 | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.352 | 0.352 | 0.352 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.352 | 0.352 | 0.352 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.352 | 0.352 | 0.352 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.352 | 0.352 | 0.352 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.3496 | 0.341 | 0.361 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.325 | 0.308 | 0.365 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3114 | 0.311 | 0.312 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2913 | 0.29 | 0.293 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3031 | 0.28 | 0.312 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3067 | 0.278 | 0.322 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2175 | 0.187 | 0.316 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Eswatini
More social development data for Eswatini
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 1,414 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 220 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 7 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 7 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0002 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 220 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0011 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is human rights index vs. electoral democracy index in Eswatini?
- Human rights index vs. electoral democracy index in Eswatini was 0.206 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest human rights index vs. electoral democracy index recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 0.365 in 1970.
- What is the lowest human rights index vs. electoral democracy index recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.187 in 2022.
- How does Eswatini rank for human rights index vs. electoral democracy index?
- Eswatini ranks 162nd out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Is human rights index vs. electoral democracy index rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Eswatini data come from?
- The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Human Rights Index vs. Electoral Democracy Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Central estimate of the extent to which people are free from government torture, political killings, and forced labor, they have property rights, and enjoy the freedoms of movement, religion, expression, and association.