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Eswatini

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In brief

Homicides per 100,000 people: 12.5 (2021). World rank 125 of 149 (1 = best); in Africa, 18 of 20. Road deaths per 100,000 people: 33.5 (2019). World rank 175 of 186 (1 = best); in Africa, 46 of 54. Suicides per 100,000 people: 27.2 (2021). World rank 183 of 185 (1 = best); in Africa, 53 of 54. From 2015 to 2025: political stability and absence of violence 57.8 → 55.6 (score 0–⁠100). Worse than all its neighbours (Mozambique and South Africa): road deaths per 100,000 people and suicides per 100,000 people.

Safety

Homicides per 100,000 people
12.5 2021
Road deaths per 100,000 people
33.5 2019
Suicides per 100,000 people
27.2 2021
Political stability and absence of violence, score 0–⁠100
55.6 2025
Natural hazards
droughts
Emergency numbers
933, 977, 999