Vanuatu vs Eswatini
POP 3.8x GDP 3.7x LE 7.4 yrs same-band LMC
Widest indicator spreads · Vanuatu vs Eswatini
Economy: Unemployment Rate (Vanuatu, 86% spread)
| Indicator | Vanuatu | Eswatini | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unemployment Rate | 5.0% | 34.6% | 2024 |
| GDP (Current USD) | $1.3B | $4.9B | 2024 |
| Foreign Direct Investment | $28.9M | $75.5M | 2024 |
| Inflation (Consumer Prices) | 1.1% | 2.6% | 2024 |
4 closer economy rows sit on the Vanuatu and Eswatini profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.
Health: Infant Mortality Rate (Vanuatu, 66% spread)
| Indicator | Vanuatu | Eswatini | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Infant Mortality Rate | 14.4 | 42.2 | 2024 |
| Under-5 Mortality Rate | 17.1 | 45.1 | 2024 |
| Health Expenditure (% of GDP) | 4.1% | 7.5% | 2023 |
| Physicians (per 1,000 people) | 0.2 | 0.6 | 2019 |
3 closer health rows sit on the Vanuatu and Eswatini profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.
Education: School Enrollment (Secondary) (Vanuatu, 39% spread)
| Indicator | Vanuatu | Eswatini | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| School Enrollment (Secondary) | 134.7% | 82.0% | 2023 |
| School Enrollment (Tertiary) | 4.9% | 6.4% | 2004 |
| Education Expenditure (% of GDP) | 7.6% | 6.0% | 2024 |
3 closer education rows sit on the Vanuatu and Eswatini profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.
Infrastructure: Internet Users (Eswatini, 65% spread)
| Indicator | Vanuatu | Eswatini | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Internet Users | 22.4% | 63.4% | 2015 |
| Access to Clean Water | 19.2% | 38.2% | 2024 |
| Mobile Subscriptions | 89.3 | 139.8 | 2023 |
| Access to Electricity | 61.6% | 86.4% | 2023 |
1 closer infrastructure rows sit on the Vanuatu and Eswatini profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.
Social: Net Migration (Vanuatu, 99% spread)
| Indicator | Vanuatu | Eswatini | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Net Migration | -43 | -6,754 | 2024 |
| Intentional Homicides | 0.3 | 12.5 | 2020 |
| Poverty (< $2.15/day) | 19.5% | 44.5% | 2019 |
| GINI Index | 32.3 | 54.6 | 2019 |
2 closer social rows sit on the Vanuatu and Eswatini profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.
How to read this Vanuatu vs Eswatini comparison
Vanuatu (LMC, East Asia & Pacific) vs Eswatini (LMC, Sub-Saharan Africa) is a WIDE WDI pair: population is 3.8x smaller (327.8K vs 1.2M) and total GDP is 3.7x smaller ($1.3B vs $4.9B). The gap board leads on Net Migration (~99% relative spread) across 42 indicators in 7 topics. Same income tier; rate and stock gaps are the sharper policy read. Figures may come from different reporting years; dollar values move with exchange rates; national averages conceal inequality. See our methodology.
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Vanuatu vs Eswatini figures: World Bank Open Data and health rows: WHO Global Health Observatory. CC BY 4.0 · same-band LMC · WIDE scale band.