Lesotho
Flag, capital, map and facts, with World Bank figures ranked against the world and Africa.
South Africa’s outline has a hole in it: Lesotho, which South Africa surrounds.
- Capital
- Maseru
- Continent
- Africa
More Africa quizzes - Land neighbours
- South Africa
- Population
- 2,363,325 (2025)
- Total area
- 30,360 km² (2023)
- Centre of main landmass
- 29.6° S, 28.2° E
Lesotho at a glance
Lesotho is a country in Africa. Its capital is Maseru. Its only land neighbour is South Africa.
Flag of Lesotho
Lesotho’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: Uzbekistan.
Lesotho in numbers
| Measure | Value | World rank | Rank in Africa |
|---|---|---|---|
| Populationpeople · 2025 | 2,363,325 | 142ndof 195 | 45thof 54 |
| Total areakm² · 2023 | 30,360 km² | 137thof 194 | 43rdof 54 |
| GDPUS dollars · 2025 | $2.574B | 162ndof 182 | 48thof 52 |
| GDP per capitaUS dollars per person · 2025 | $1,089 | 169thof 182 | 39thof 52 |
| Life expectancyyears at birth · 2024 | 57.8 years | 191stof 195 | 50thof 54 |
| Fertility ratebirths per woman · 2024 | 2.66 | 66thof 195 | 46thof 54 |
| Health spendingUS dollars per person · 2023 | $123 | 138thof 191 | 16thof 54 |
| Urban population% of people · 2025 | 44.7% | 142ndof 195 | 30thof 54 |
| Internet users% of people · 2024 | 51.8% | 142ndof 180 | 19thof 51 |
| Forest cover% of land area · 2023 | 1.1% | 178thof 191 | 48thof 54 |
| CO₂ per persontonnes per person · 2024 | 0.43 t | 152ndof 181 | 28thof 53 |
Each measure links to its higher-or-lower game. How these figures are compiled.
Lesotho compared with its neighbours
| Country | Population2025 | Area2023 | GDP per person2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lesotho | 2,363,325 | 30,360 km² | $1,089 |
| South Africa | 64,747,319 | 1,219,090 km² | $6,598 |
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Sources
- World Bank Open Data: Lesotho · 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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