Eswatini vs Western Sahara: Democracy
Eswatini
1
in 2025
Western Sahara
1
in 2025
Eswatini rank
160th
Western Sahara rank
160th
Democracy over time
- Eswatini
- Western Sahara
How they compare
Eswatini currently reports 1 against 1 in Western Sahara, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1963 it was Western Sahara ahead.
Eswatini ranks 160th and Western Sahara ranks 160th of 198 countries.
Eswatini has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eswatini | Western Sahara | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2 | 0 | 2 | Eswatini |
| 1970s | 1.1 | 0 | 1.1 | Eswatini |
| 1980s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Eswatini |
| 1990s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Eswatini |
| 2000s | 1 | 0.2 | 0.8 | Eswatini |
| 2010s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher democracy, Eswatini or Western Sahara?
- Eswatini, at 1 against 1 in Western Sahara as of 2025.
- What is the difference in democracy between Eswatini and Western Sahara?
- 0, with Eswatini ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eswatini and Western Sahara?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1963 to 2025.
- How do Eswatini and Western Sahara rank globally for democracy?
- Eswatini ranks 160th and Western Sahara ranks 160th of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Democracy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Identifies the political regime of a country. It distinguishes between non-electoral autocracies (score 0), one-party autocracies (score 1), multi-party autocracies without elected executive (score 2), multi-party autocracies (score 3), exclusive democracies (score 4), male democracies (score 5), electoral democracies (score 6), and full democracies (score 7).