Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Hawaii instead of Swaziland, you would:
Health
be 13.5% less likely to be obese
In Swaziland, 29.6% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Hawaii, that number is 25.6% of people as of 2022.
Economy
be 93.6% less likely to be unemployed
In Swaziland, 34.2% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Hawaii, that number is 2.2% as of 2025.
be 81.7% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Swaziland, 53.5% live below the poverty line as of 2023. In Hawaii, however, that number is 9.8% as of 2023.
make 15.6 times more money
Swaziland has a GDP per capita of $4,108 as of 2025, while in Hawaii, the GDP per capita is $64,124 as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 43.8% more likely to have internet access
In Swaziland, approximately 63.4% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Hawaii, about 91.2% do as of 2023.
Sources: World Bank (2023–2025), US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) (2023), World Health Organization (2024), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (PLACES) (2022), Bureau of Labor Statistics (2025), Bureau of Economic Analysis (2024). How we calculate this
