Eswatini

Rank 164 / 190

Absolute Monarchy·Mbabane (administrative capital); Lobamba (royal and legislative capital)·1M population·Africa

Civica IndexBeta

CI · Q4 2024 (Beta)

20/ 100

90% CI: 16–24

F · Failed / authoritarianQuarterly cadence

Rank 164 of 190. Composite of 4 governance dimensions. Updated quarterly.

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Civica Index breakdown · 4 governance dimensionsweights empirically derived · source-specific inputs

How the 20 is calculated.

Democratic Quality

V-Dem · Liberal Democracy Index

27%

contributes 3 pts

Rule of Law

World Bank WGI

26%

contributes 8 pts

Freedoms & Rights

Freedom House

23%

contributes 2 pts

Corruption Control

Transparency International

24%

contributes 6 pts

History · quarterly CI trend

How the index has moved over time.

Historical CI data is not available yet for this country.

Regional rank

Where Eswatini sits against peers.

Global#164 of 190

Africa#42 of 53

Sub-Saharan Africa · Lower middle income

#17of 19

Closed Autocracy

#16of 29

Compare with

+ Zimbabwe + Gabon + Cameroon

CapitalMbabane (administrative capital); Lobamba (royal and legislative capital)

Population1,137,268

Current quarter2024 Q4

MethodologyBeta

Government taxonomy

Raw source

absolute monarchy

Regime type

Royal dictatorship · 2025

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Civica Index for Eswatini, 2026-05-07. Civica Atlas. https://civicaatlas.org/civica-index/eswatini