Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in Swaziland instead of Yemen, you would:

Health

be 268.0 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Yemen, 0.1% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Swaziland, that number is 26.8% of people as of 2020.

live 7.8 years less

In Yemen, the average life expectancy is 68 years (65 years for men, 70 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 3.4 times more money

Yemen has a GDP per capita of $2,500 as of 2017, while in Swaziland, the GDP per capita is $8,400 as of 2020.

be 21.2% more likely to live below the poverty line

In Yemen, 48.6% live below the poverty line as of 2014. In Swaziland, however, that number is 58.9% as of 2016.

pay a 2.2 times higher top tax rate

Yemen has a top tax rate of 15.0% as of 2016. In Swaziland, the top tax rate is 33.0% as of 2016.

Life

be 26.1% more likely to be literate

In Yemen, the literacy rate is 70.1% as of 2015. In Swaziland, it is 88.4% as of 2018.

be 14.8% less likely to die during infancy

In Yemen, approximately 46.5 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.

be 2.7 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Yemen, approximately 164.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Swaziland, 437.0 women do as of 2017.

Basic Needs

be 91.5% more likely to have access to electricity

In Yemen, approximately 47% of people have electricity access (72% in urban areas, and 31% in rural areas) as of 2019. In Swaziland, that number is 90% of people on average (98% in urban areas, and 87% in rural areas) as of 2019.

be 74.1% more likely to have internet access

In Yemen, approximately 27.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In Swaziland, about 47.0% do as of 2019.

be 19.4% less likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Yemen, approximately 100% of people have improved drinking water access (98% in urban areas, and 84% in rural areas) as of 2020. In Swaziland, that number is 80% of people on average (98% in urban areas, and 75% in rural areas) as of 2020.

Expenditures

spend 58.1% more on healthcare

Yemen spends 4.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2015. In Swaziland, that number is 6.8% of GDP as of 2019.

The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: Yemen Tax Authority, The World Factbook, Swaziland Revenue Authority.

Swaziland: At a glance

Swaziland is a sovereign country in Africa, with a total land area of approximately 17,204 sq km. Autonomy for the Swazis of southern Africa was guaranteed by the British in the late 19th century; independence was granted in 1968. Student and labor unrest during the 1990s pressured King MSWATI III, Africa's last absolute monarch, to grudgingly allow political reform and greater democracy, although he has backslid on these promises in recent years. A constitution came into effect in 2006, but the legal status of political parties remains unclear. The African United Democratic Party tried unsuccessfully to register as an official political party in mid 2006. Talks over the constitution broke down between the government and progressive groups in 2007. Swaziland recently surpassed Botswana as the country with the world's highest known HIV/AIDS prevalence rate.
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