Is Eswatini a good place to live for remote workers?

Eswatini scores 47/100 on our equal-weighted livability composite (internet 32.3 Mbps, safety 25, healthcare 72, air quality 77; English not scored) — rank 138 of 167.

How fast is the internet in Eswatini?

Median fixed broadband is around 32.3 Mbps.

What does $3,000/month get you in Eswatini?

Single-person essentials run about $676/month at local prices, so $3,000 lives "like royalty" (4.4× essentials).

Livability · rank 138/167

Is 🇸🇿 Eswatini (Mbabane) a good place to live?

Quality score 47/100 against essentials of $676/month.

The five metrics

Internet 13 32.3 Mbps median broadband, 63.4% online

Safety 25 12.5 homicides/100k (2021)

Healthcare 72 UHC service coverage 72/100 (2023)

Air quality 77 PM2.5 15.3 µg/m³ (2023)

Beside the score, not inside it

Neither of these is part of the composite above, deliberately. Folding governance into a quality-of-life number would bury a political judgement where you could not see it or argue with it, and connection price is a different question from connection speed — somewhere fast and expensive and somewhere slow and cheap are different trade-offs, not one average.

Rule of law: weak; World Bank WGI estimate -0.86 · corruption control -0.79 · stability -0.73 (2024). Scale −2.5 to +2.5, higher is better.
What connectivity costs: $5.13 /mo broadband; Mobile 10GB $21.62/month. ITU price basket. The speed above is scored; this price is not.

What your budget buys

Monthly budget	vs essentials ($676)	Verdict
$2,000	3.0×	like royalty
$3,000	4.4×	like royalty
$5,000	7.4×	like royalty

Essentials from the Pint & Property basket. Rank countries by your own priorities in the interactive matrix.

Similar value-for-money

🇸🇬 Singapore — quality 89.5, essentials $1,298/mo
🇧🇯 Benin — quality 47, essentials $676/mo
🇱🇸 Lesotho — quality 46.9, essentials $676/mo
🇱🇹 Lithuania — quality 83, essentials $1,217/mo

Frequently asked questions

Is Eswatini a good place to live for remote workers?: Eswatini scores 47/100 on our equal-weighted livability composite (internet 32.3 Mbps, safety 25, healthcare 72, air quality 77; English not scored) — rank 138 of 167.
How fast is the internet in Eswatini?: Median fixed broadband is around 32.3 Mbps.
What does $3,000/month get you in Eswatini?: Single-person essentials run about $676/month at local prices, so $3,000 lives "like royalty" (4.4× essentials).