Eswatini
Flag, capital, map and facts, with World Bank figures ranked against the world and Africa.
- Capital
- Mbabane
Also accepted in our quizzes: Lobamba - Also known as
- Swaziland
- Continent
- Africa
More Africa quizzes - Land neighbours
- Mozambique, South Africa
- Population
- 1,256,174 (2025)
- Total area
- 17,360 km² (2023)
- Centre of main landmass
- 26.6° S, 31.5° E
Eswatini at a glance
Eswatini is a country in Africa. Its capital is Mbabane; our capitals quizzes also accept Lobamba. It shares land borders with 2 countries: Mozambique and South Africa.
Flag of Eswatini
Eswatini’s flag is drawn in the proportions 2:3 (height to width), the most common shape among the 197 flags in our quizzes (87 of them).
When it is the question in Guess the Flag, the wrong answers include the flag most like it in layout and colour: Cambodia.
Eswatini in numbers
| Measure | Value | World rank | Rank in Africa |
|---|---|---|---|
| Populationpeople · 2025 | 1,256,174 | 156thof 195 | 48thof 54 |
| Total areakm² · 2023 | 17,360 km² | 153rdof 194 | 48thof 54 |
| GDPUS dollars · 2025 | $5.161B | 151stof 182 | 42ndof 52 |
| GDP per capitaUS dollars per person · 2025 | $4,108 | 122ndof 182 | 13thof 52 |
| Life expectancyyears at birth · 2024 | 64.3 years | 170thof 195 | 30thof 54 |
| Fertility ratebirths per woman · 2024 | 2.72 | 62ndof 195 | 43rdof 54 |
| Health spendingUS dollars per person · 2023 | $296 | 113thof 191 | 8thof 54 |
| Urban population% of people · 2025 | 26.7% | 179thof 195 | 49thof 54 |
| Internet users% of people · 2024 | 63.4% | 130thof 180 | 14thof 51 |
| Forest cover% of land area · 2023 | 29.1% | 103rdof 191 | 19thof 54 |
| CO₂ per persontonnes per person · 2024 | 0.88 t | 131stof 181 | 16thof 53 |
Each measure links to its higher-or-lower game. How these figures are compiled.
Eswatini compared with its neighbours
| Country | Population2025 | Area2023 | GDP per person2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eswatini | 1,256,174 | 17,360 km² | $4,108 |
| Mozambique | 35,631,653 | 799,380 km² | $627 |
| South Africa | 64,747,319 | 1,219,090 km² | $6,598 |
Quizzes featuring Eswatini
Map quizzes
Flag, outline and capital quizzes
- Flags of the World
- Country Shapes
- World Capitals
- Guess the Flag
- Guess the Capital
- Flags of Africa
- Capitals of Africa
- Africa Country Shapes
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Sources
- World Bank Open Data: Eswatini · Indicators as listed in the table, each with its own data year; collected 2026-10-01.
- Flag: Wikimedia Commons · Public domain
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