What is the highest participatory political institutions index recorded in Eswatini?

The highest recorded value was 0.442 in 1990.

What is the lowest participatory political institutions index recorded in Eswatini?

The lowest recorded value was 0.188 in 1900.

How does Eswatini rank for participatory political institutions index?

Eswatini ranks 127th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.

Is participatory political institutions index rising or falling in Eswatini?

Over the last ten years it is down 8.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Eswatini data come from?

The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Participatory Political Institutions Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Participatory Political Institutions Index in Eswatini

Name: Participatory Political Institutions Index in Eswatini
Creator: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Eswatini: Participatory Political Institutions Index was 0.371 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)

0.371

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

127th

of 176 countries

All-time high

0.442

in 1990

All-time low

0.188

in 1900

Years of data

126

1900–2025

Participatory Political Institutions Index in Eswatini, 1900–2025

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

Analysis

Eswatini recorded 0.371 for participatory political institutions index in 2025.

The figure is down 8.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, participatory political institutions index in Eswatini peaked at 0.442 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.188, in 1900.

Eswatini ranks 127th of 176 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Participatory Political Institutions Index in Eswatini, year by year

Annual values for Participatory Political Institutions Index in Eswatini, 1900 to 2025.
Year	Value	Change
1900	0.188	—
1901	0.188	+0.0%
1902	0.197	+4.8%
1903	0.197	+0.0%
1904	0.197	+0.0%
1905	0.197	+0.0%
1906	0.197	+0.0%
1907	0.197	+0.0%
1908	0.197	+0.0%
1909	0.215	+9.1%
1910	0.215	+0.0%
1911	0.215	+0.0%
1912	0.215	+0.0%
1913	0.215	+0.0%
1914	0.215	+0.0%
1915	0.215	+0.0%
1916	0.215	+0.0%
1917	0.215	+0.0%
1918	0.215	+0.0%
1919	0.215	+0.0%
1920	0.215	+0.0%
1921	0.215	+0.0%
1922	0.215	+0.0%
1923	0.215	+0.0%
1924	0.215	+0.0%
1925	0.215	+0.0%
1926	0.215	+0.0%
1927	0.215	+0.0%
1928	0.215	+0.0%
1929	0.215	+0.0%
1930	0.215	+0.0%
1931	0.215	+0.0%
1932	0.215	+0.0%
1933	0.215	+0.0%
1934	0.215	+0.0%
1935	0.215	+0.0%
1936	0.215	+0.0%
1937	0.215	+0.0%
1938	0.215	+0.0%
1939	0.215	+0.0%
1940	0.215	+0.0%
1941	0.215	+0.0%
1942	0.215	+0.0%
1943	0.215	+0.0%
1944	0.215	+0.0%
1945	0.215	+0.0%
1946	0.215	+0.0%
1947	0.215	+0.0%
1948	0.215	+0.0%
1949	0.215	+0.0%
1950	0.215	+0.0%
1951	0.215	+0.0%
1952	0.215	+0.0%
1953	0.215	+0.0%
1954	0.215	+0.0%
1955	0.215	+0.0%
1956	0.215	+0.0%
1957	0.215	+0.0%
1958	0.215	+0.0%
1959	0.215	+0.0%
1960	0.215	+0.0%
1961	0.215	+0.0%
1962	0.248	+15.3%
1963	0.215	-13.3%
1964	0.378	+75.8%
1965	0.344	-9.0%
1966	0.344	+0.0%
1967	0.322	-6.4%
1968	0.333	+3.4%
1969	0.373	+12.0%
1970	0.391	+4.8%
1971	0.391	+0.0%
1972	0.391	+0.0%
1973	0.417	+6.6%
1974	0.419	+0.5%
1975	0.419	+0.0%
1976	0.419	+0.0%
1977	0.419	+0.0%
1978	0.419	+0.0%
1979	0.419	+0.0%
1980	0.419	+0.0%
1981	0.419	+0.0%
1982	0.419	+0.0%
1983	0.419	+0.0%
1984	0.419	+0.0%
1985	0.419	+0.0%
1986	0.419	+0.0%
1987	0.419	+0.0%
1988	0.419	+0.0%
1989	0.419	+0.0%
1990	0.442	+5.5%
1991	0.442	+0.0%
1992	0.442	+0.0%
1993	0.442	+0.0%
1994	0.442	+0.0%
1995	0.442	+0.0%
1996	0.442	+0.0%
1997	0.442	+0.0%
1998	0.442	+0.0%
1999	0.442	+0.0%
2000	0.442	+0.0%
2001	0.442	+0.0%
2002	0.442	+0.0%
2003	0.442	+0.0%
2004	0.442	+0.0%
2005	0.418	-5.4%
2006	0.433	+3.6%
2007	0.433	+0.0%
2008	0.433	+0.0%
2009	0.433	+0.0%
2010	0.435	+0.5%
2011	0.426	-2.1%
2012	0.426	+0.0%
2013	0.407	-4.5%
2014	0.407	+0.0%
2015	0.407	+0.0%
2016	0.407	+0.0%
2017	0.414	+1.7%
2018	0.398	-3.9%
2019	0.384	-3.5%
2020	0.378	-1.6%
2021	0.368	-2.6%
2022	0.377	+2.4%
2023	0.379	+0.5%
2024	0.371	-2.1%
2025	0.371	+0.0%

Eswatini compared with similar countries

Eswatini's 0.371 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.48, 77% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Eswatini's 0.371 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.4895, 76% of the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1900s	0.197	0.188	0.215	10
1910s	0.215	0.215	0.215	10
1920s	0.215	0.215	0.215	10
1930s	0.215	0.215	0.215	10
1940s	0.215	0.215	0.215	10
1950s	0.215	0.215	0.215	10
1960s	0.2987	0.215	0.378	10
1970s	0.4104	0.391	0.419	10
1980s	0.419	0.419	0.419	10
1990s	0.442	0.442	0.442	10
2000s	0.436	0.418	0.442	10
2010s	0.4111	0.384	0.435	10
2020s	0.374	0.368	0.379	6

Countries ranked near Eswatini

124 Djibouti 0.372 compare
124 Kyrgyzstan 0.372 compare
124 Oman 0.372 compare
128 Guinea 0.362 compare
129 El Salvador 0.35 compare
130 Burkina Faso 0.344 compare

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More reference data data for Eswatini

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Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.3059 (2050)
Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.3309 (2050)
Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0048 (2050)
Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.3309 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0679 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0557 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.66 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.82 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.026 (2050)

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Frequently asked questions

What is participatory political institutions index in Eswatini?: Participatory political institutions index in Eswatini was 0.371 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest participatory political institutions index recorded in Eswatini?: The highest recorded value was 0.442 in 1990.
What is the lowest participatory political institutions index recorded in Eswatini?: The lowest recorded value was 0.188 in 1900.
How does Eswatini rank for participatory political institutions index?: Eswatini ranks 127th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is participatory political institutions index rising or falling in Eswatini?: Over the last ten years it is down 8.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Eswatini data come from?: The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Participatory Political Institutions Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Participatory Political Institutions Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 29,844 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

Central estimate of the extent to which citizens can engage in regional and local government, civil society organizations, and direct democracy.