Quality of life comparison
If you lived in New Jersey instead of Swaziland, you would:
Economy
be 86.8% less likely to be unemployed
In Swaziland, 34.2% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In New Jersey, that number is 4.5% as of 2025.
be 82.6% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Swaziland, 53.5% live below the poverty line as of 2023. In New Jersey, however, that number is 9.3% as of 2023.
make 17.2 times more money
Swaziland has a GDP per capita of $4,108 as of 2025, while in New Jersey, the GDP per capita is $70,788 as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 45.0% more likely to have internet access
In Swaziland, approximately 63.4% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In New Jersey, about 91.9% do as of 2023.
Sources: World Bank (2023–2025), US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) (2023), Bureau of Labor Statistics (2025), Bureau of Economic Analysis (2024). How we calculate this
