With an overall score of 41.4/100, Eswatini is constrained across most freedoms. It ranks #168 of the 197 countries we track and sits within the Africa region, where it can be compared directly against its neighbours.

Its strongest freedom is Religion (7.4/10), while Assembly & Association (0.2/10) is where it scores lowest. That 7.2-point spread means Eswatini's record is very uneven — freedom here depends heavily on which right you look at. The category breakdown below shows each of the ten freedoms in full, with the source behind every score.