Justified Political Positions Score in Eswatini

Eswatini: Justified Political Positions Score was -1.83 in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)
-1.83
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
167th
of 175 countries
All-time high
-0.733
in 1969
All-time low
-1.83
in 2022
Years of data
126
1900–2025

Justified Political Positions Score in Eswatini, 1900–2025

-1.8-1.5-1.2-1-0.75190019622025

Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for justified political positions score in Eswatini is -1.83, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 126 years on record.

The figure is down 105.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, justified political positions score in Eswatini peaked at -0.733 in 1969 and was at its lowest, -1.83, in 2022.

That places Eswatini 167th out of 175 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 126 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1900s -1.07 -1.07 -1.07 10
1910s -1.07 -1.07 -1.07 10
1920s -1.07 -1.07 -1.07 10
1930s -1.07 -1.07 -1.07 10
1940s -1.07 -1.07 -1.07 10
1950s -1.07 -1.07 -1.07 10
1960s -1.04 -1.07 -0.733 10
1970s -1.09 -1.33 -0.733 10
1980s -1.02 -1.02 -1.02 10
1990s -1.02 -1.02 -1.02 10
2000s -0.888 -0.888 -0.888 10
2010s -0.9489 -1.5 -0.888 10
2020s -1.72 -1.83 -1.5 6

Countries ranked near Eswatini

  1. 164 Guinea-Bissau -1.42 compare
  2. 165 Afghanistan -1.52 compare
  3. 166 Equatorial Guinea -1.82 compare
  4. 168 Palestine -1.95 compare
  5. 169 Nicaragua -1.96 compare
  6. 170 North Korea -2 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is justified political positions score in Eswatini?
Justified political positions score in Eswatini was -1.83 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest justified political positions score recorded in Eswatini?
The highest recorded value was -0.733 in 1969.
What is the lowest justified political positions score recorded in Eswatini?
The lowest recorded value was -1.83 in 2022.
How does Eswatini rank for justified political positions score?
Eswatini ranks 167th out of 175 countries with data for 2025.
Is justified political positions score rising or falling in Eswatini?
Over the last ten years it is down 105.6%. 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 Justified Political Positions Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Justified Political Positions Score
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
175 places, 20,802 data points, 1900–2025
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Central estimate of the extent to which political elites provide complex, nuanced, and complete justifications for their views when considering important policy changes.