Transport and infrastructure in Eswatini

Our listing of the primary types of transport compares the infrastructure of Eswatini with the average of all countries in Africa. The traffic routes have noticeable defects in many places and are often not in particularly good condition.

In terms of the length of its rail network, Eswatini ranks 56th in the world with 0.25 meters per inhabitant. In total, the rail network is 301 kilometers long.

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Road traffic

The network of roads and highways has a total length of 3,769 km. For each of the country's 1.19 million inhabitants, this corresponds to 3.16 meters. This puts Eswatini in 142nd place in the global ranking. However, it is also important to note that the country's population density is very low at around 69 inhabitants per km². In this case, disproportionately long distances generally have to be covered to reach the more remote parts of the country.

With an average of 368 traffic fatalities per year (2013 - 2019), road traffic in Eswatini is considered very dangerous. This corresponds to 32.1 accident fatalities per 100,000 inhabitants per year. By comparison, this figure is 12.3 in the USA and 17.0 worldwide.

In Eswatini, left-hand traffic is the rule on the roads, i.e. you drive in the left lane and overtake on the right. Oncoming traffic comes to meet you on the right side. Here you can also find an overview of all countries with left-hand traffic.

	total	per 1 mio inhabitants	per km²
	Eswatini
Roadways	3,800 km	3,161.19 km	217.11 m
Railroads	300 km	252.46 km	17.34 m
Waterways	0 km	0.00 km	0.00 m
Commercial harbors	0	0.00	0.000
Airports	2	1.68	0.115

	total	per 1 mio inhabitants	per km²
	Africa
Roadways	2,997,800 km	2,151.40 km	98.86 m
Railroads	88,600 km	63.57 km	2.92 m
Waterways	68,400 km	49.09 km	2.26 m
Commercial harbors	7,949	5.70	0.000
Airports	413	0.30	0.000

Data sources used

• Global Health Observatory Data Repository (World Health Organization)
• UNCTAD
• Internation Union of Railways (UIC)
• CIA Factbook
• OECD Statistics
• Wikipedia (german)

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