🇸🇿 Eswatini: Politics & Democracy
By V-Dem's measure, no — Eswatini scores 9.7 on the 0–100 liberal democracy index, which places it firmly in the autocratic range.
Current leaders
Mswati III
Head of State
Edeupa Yerimin
Head of Government
Democracy trend
Voting alignment
Eswatini's closest UN General Assembly voting partners since 1946:
Frequently asked questions
Is Eswatini a democracy?
By V-Dem's measure, no — Eswatini scores 9.7 on the 0–100 liberal democracy index, which places it firmly in the autocratic range. It ranks #148 of 179 countries in 2025.
Is democracy in Eswatini improving or declining?
Eswatini's V-Dem liberal democracy score has essentially unchanged over the past decade, standing at 9.7 in 2025 (1-year change: −0.4).
Who leads Eswatini?
Mswati III is Eswatini's head of state; Edeupa Yerimin serves as head of government.