Red List Index in Eswatini
Eswatini: Red List Index was 0.9636 index in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
0.9636 index
Change on year
down 0.0%
World rank
31st
of 261 countries
All-time high
0.9649 index
in 1980
All-time low
0.9636 index
in 2025
Years of data
46
1980–2025
Red List Index in Eswatini, 1980–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in index.
Analysis
In 2025, red list index in Eswatini stood at 0.9636 index. That is the lowest value across all 46 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, red list index in Eswatini peaked at 0.9649 index in 1980 and was at its lowest, 0.9636 index, in 2025.
That places Eswatini 31st out of 261 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
Red List Index in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 0.9649 index | — |
| 1981 | 0.9649 index | -0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.9649 index | -0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.9649 index | -0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.9648 index | -0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.9648 index | -0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.9648 index | -0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.9648 index | -0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.9647 index | -0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.9647 index | -0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.9647 index | -0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.9647 index | -0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.9647 index | -0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.9646 index | -0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.9646 index | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.9646 index | -0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.9645 index | -0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.9645 index | -0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.9645 index | -0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.9644 index | -0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.9644 index | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.9644 index | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.9644 index | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.9643 index | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.9643 index | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.9642 index | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.9642 index | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.9641 index | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.9641 index | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.964 index | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.9639 index | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.9639 index | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.9639 index | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.9638 index | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.9638 index | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.9638 index | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.9638 index | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.9637 index | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.9637 index | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.9637 index | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.9637 index | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.9637 index | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.9637 index | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.9637 index | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.9636 index | -0.0% |
| 2025 | 0.9636 index | -0.0% |
Eswatini compared with similar countries
- Eswatini's 0.9636 index is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.8827 index, 1.1× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Eswatini's 0.9636 index is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.9225 index, 1.0× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.9648 index | 0.9647 index | 0.9649 index | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.9646 index | 0.9644 index | 0.9647 index | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9642 index | 0.964 index | 0.9644 index | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9638 index | 0.9637 index | 0.9639 index | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9637 index | 0.9636 index | 0.9637 index | 6 |
Countries ranked near Eswatini
- 28 Mauritania 0.967 index compare
- 29 Luxembourg 0.9661 index compare
- 30 Canada 0.9638 index compare
- 32 Belgium 0.9636 index compare
- 33 Congo 0.9635 index compare
- 34 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 0.9592 index compare
- 34 United Kingdom 0.9592 index compare
More development goals data for Eswatini
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 12.89 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 1,105 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 20 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 20 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 19 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 15 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 15 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 15 (2025)
- Infant deaths 1,236 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths 735 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is red list index in Eswatini?
- Red list index in Eswatini was 0.9636 index in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest red list index recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9649 index in 1980.
- What is the lowest red list index recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9636 index in 2025.
- How does Eswatini rank for red list index?
- Eswatini ranks 31st out of 261 countries with data for 2025.
- Is red list index rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Eswatini data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Red List Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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