Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Swaziland instead of Nicaragua, you would:
Health
be 30.4% less likely to be obese
In Nicaragua, 23.7% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Swaziland, that number is 16.5% of people as of 2016.
be 134.0 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Nicaragua, 0.2% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Swaziland, that number is 26.8% of people as of 2020.
live 15.1 years less
In Nicaragua, the average life expectancy is 75 years (73 years for men, 77 years for women) as of 2022. In Swaziland, that number is 60 years (58 years for men, 62 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 58.5% more money
Nicaragua has a GDP per capita of $5,300 as of 2020, while in Swaziland, the GDP per capita is $8,400 as of 2020.
be 4.4 times more likely to be unemployed
In Nicaragua, 6.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Swaziland, that number is 28.0% as of 2014.
be 2.4 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Nicaragua, 24.9% live below the poverty line as of 2016. In Swaziland, however, that number is 58.9% as of 2016.
pay a 10.0% higher top tax rate
Nicaragua has a top tax rate of 30.0% as of 2016. In Swaziland, the top tax rate is 33.0% as of 2016.
Life
have 41.3% more children
In Nicaragua, there are approximately 16.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Swaziland, there are 23.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 2.2 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Nicaragua, approximately 198.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Swaziland, 437.0 women do as of 2017.
be 2.1 times more likely to die during infancy
In Nicaragua, approximately 19.1 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Swaziland, on the other hand, 39.6 children do as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 19.0% less on healthcare
Nicaragua spends 8.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Swaziland, that number is 6.8% of GDP as of 2019.
spend 55.9% more on education
Nicaragua spends 3.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Swaziland spends 5.3% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: General Directorate of Revenues, The World Factbook, Swaziland Revenue Authority.
Swaziland: At a glance
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