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Eswatini

Kingdom of Eswatini · Umbuso weSwatini

Capital
Lobamba
Population
1.26 million 2025
Area
17,364 km²
Neighbours
2
Locator map of EswatiniESWATINILobambaSOUTH AFRICAMOZAMBIQUELESOTHOIndian OceanMozambiqueChannel0100 km
Eswatini hatched, Lobamba marked with a triangle, land neighbours shaded. Orthographic projection centred on 26.5°S 31.5°E; the scale bar is true at the centre.

Landlocked in Southern Africa, Eswatini has two land neighbours: Mozambique and South Africa. With 17,364 km², it is about the size of Kuwait and Fiji and ranks 153rd of 195 by area.

Its population was 1.26 million in 2025 (World Bank), the 40th-smallest of the 194 countries with data. On average, 72 people live on each km². Most people live outside urban areas: the urban share was 26.7% in 2025.

GDP per capita was US$4,108 in 2025 (World Bank, current US$), 128th of 191 and 13th of 52 in Africa. Life expectancy at birth was 64.3 years in 2024.

Its main landmass lies entirely in the Southern and Eastern hemispheres. North to south it runs about 174 km, between 27.3°S and 25.7°S. Lobamba's antipode is in the North Pacific Ocean, about 970 km from the United States, the nearest land.

How it compares Africa: 54 countries

MeasureFigureWorldAfrica
Population1,256,1742025, World Bank155th of 19448th of 54
Area17,364 km²world-countries153rd of 19548th of 54
GDPUS$5.2 billion2025, World Bank, current US$159th of 19142nd of 52
GDP per capitaUS$4,1082025, World Bank, current US$128th of 19113th of 52
Population density72 per km²population 2025, World Bank; area, world-countries113th of 19426th of 54
Life expectancy64.3 years2024, World Bank169th of 19430th of 54
Urban population26.7%2025, World Bank178th of 19449th of 54
Forest area25.3% of land2024, World Bank109th of 19422nd of 54
Population growth+1.07% a year2025, World Bank94th of 19449th of 54
Internet users63.4%2024, World Bank132nd of 18814th of 53
Fertility rate2.72 births per woman2024, World Bank63rd of 19444th of 54
Land neighbours2world-countries; among the 195112th of 19541st of 54
 Ranks run from the largest value (1st) among the countries with data; equal values share a rank.

Closest in areaKuwait, Fiji and Timor-Leste

Closest in populationMauritius, Djibouti and Estonia

Neighbours 2 countries by land, nearest capital first

  • Mozambique150 km
    Lobamba to Maputo, capital to capital
  • South Africa309 km
    Lobamba to Pretoria, capital to capital

Where on Earth main landmass

Hemispheres
Southern and Eastern
Capital
Lobamba
26.47°S 31.20°E
Northernmost latitude
25.74°S
Southernmost latitude
27.31°S
Westernmost longitude
30.79°E
Easternmost longitude
32.11°E
North to south
about 174 km
Antipode of Lobamba
26.47°N 148.80°W
in the North Pacific Ocean, about 970 km from the nearest land (United States)