Democracy in Eswatini
Eswatini: Democracy was 0 in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
0
World rank
142nd
of 176 countries
All-time high
0
in 1900
All-time low
0
in 1900
Years of data
126
1900–2025
Democracy in Eswatini, 1900–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Eswatini recorded 0 for democracy in 2025. That is the highest value across all 126 years on record.
Over the whole period, democracy in Eswatini peaked at 0 in 1900 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1900.
Eswatini ranks 142nd of 176 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1920s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Eswatini
- 139 Iran 2 compare
- 139 Turkmenistan 2 compare
- 139 Uzbekistan 2 compare
- 142 Afghanistan 0 compare
- 142 Bahrain 0 compare
- 142 Bangladesh 0 compare
- 142 Belarus 0 compare
- 142 Burkina Faso 0 compare
- 142 China 0 compare
- 142 Cuba 0 compare
- 142 Eritrea 0 compare
- 142 Guinea 0 compare
- 142 Guinea-Bissau 0 compare
- 142 Haiti 0 compare
- 142 Hong Kong 0 compare
- 142 Jordan 0 compare
- 142 Kuwait 0 compare
- 142 Laos 0 compare
- 142 Libya 0 compare
- 142 Madagascar 0 compare
- 142 Mali 0 compare
- 142 Morocco 0 compare
- 142 Myanmar 0 compare
- 142 Niger 0 compare
- 142 North Korea 0 compare
- 142 Oman 0 compare
- 142 Palestine 0 compare
- 142 Qatar 0 compare
- 142 Saudi Arabia 0 compare
- 142 Somalia 0 compare
- 142 South Sudan 0 compare
- 142 Sudan 0 compare
- 142 Syria 0 compare
- 142 United Arab Emirates 0 compare
- 142 Vatican 0 compare
- 142 Vietnam 0 compare
- 142 Yemen 0 compare
More reference data data for Eswatini
- Spring temperature anomalies 0.3694 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 1.45 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month -0.5399 °C (2026)
- Universal right to vote in practice 0 (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 0.7504 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies -0.6507 °C (2025)
- Consumer price index 166.82 2010 = 100 (2019)
- Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
- Competitive elections 0 (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is democracy in Eswatini?
- Democracy in Eswatini was 0 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest democracy recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 0 in 1900.
- What is the lowest democracy recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1900.
- How does Eswatini rank for democracy?
- Eswatini ranks 142nd out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Where does this Eswatini data come from?
- The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Democracy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Political regime of a country using the Regimes of the World classification by political scientists Anna Lührmann, Marcus Tannenberg and Staffan Lindberg, including ambiguous categories.