Africa · Southern Africa
Eswatini
Eswatini covers about 17,100 km² (6,610 mi²), the 159th largest of the 246 places listed here. That is close to Kuwait, at about 17,500 km².
- 17,100km²Area, main territory
- 1.2 millionPopulation
- 0.56In Belgiums
20 km
- Eswatini
Facts
| Area, main territory | 17,100 km²6,610 mi² |
|---|---|
| Official area | 17,400 km²Wikidata · agrees with our measure |
| In Belgiums | 0.56 |
| Capital | Mbabane; Lobamba |
| Population | 1.2 millionWikidata, 2023 |
| Density | 72 people per km² |
| Latitude range | 27°S to 26°S |
| In other languages | Esuatini Español · Essuatíni Português · エスワティニ 日本語 · 斯威士兰 中文 · 에스와티니 한국어 |
| Continent | Africa#50 of 54 countries by area |
What the numbers say about Eswatini
- Russia, the largest place listed, is 992× the size of Eswatini.
- At 72 people per km², Eswatini is the 96th most densely populated of the 185 places over 1,000 km²; the median is 72 per km².
- On a standard web map (Web Mercator), a place at 27°S is drawn about 1.2× too large in area, so Eswatini looks bigger there than it is.
- Laid out flat, Eswatini's main territory stretches about 176 km north to south and 133 km east to west.
- Wikidata's official figure of 17,400 km² agrees with our measured area of 17,100 km², to within 2%.
How Eswatini measures up
Eswatini holds 0.1% of the land area and 0.1% of the people of the 54 countries listed for Africa. In Southern Africa it is the 5th largest of 5.
| Where it ranks | Figure | Position |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 17,100 km² | 158th of 239 |
| Population | 1.2 million | 160th of 237 |
| Density | 72 per km² | 96th of 185 |
| Farthest north | 26.6°S | 205th of 212 |
| Compared with | Its area | Eswatini is |
|---|---|---|
| Belgium | 30,700 km² | 0.56× its size |
| United Kingdom | 244,000 km² | 0.07× its size |
| Germany | 358,000 km² | 0.05× its size |
| Japan | 374,000 km² | 0.05× its size |
| France | 548,000 km² | 0.03× its size |
| India | 3,151,000 km² | 0.01× its size |
| Brazil | 8,473,000 km² | 1 in 495 its size |
| United States | 9,447,000 km² | 1 in 552 its size |
| Russia | 16,980,000 km² | 1 in 992 its size |
Where Eswatini sits
- Eswatini's centre lies at 26.6°S, 31.5°E, in the southern and eastern hemispheres, about 2,950 km from the equator.
- Its main territory spans 27°S to 26°S, about 180 km from its southern edge to its northern.
Closest neighbours, by distance between centres
On the same latitude, elsewhere in the world
If Eswatini had other densities
- At Bangladesh's density of 1,252 people per km², Eswatini would have 21.4 million people. It has 1.2 million.
- At Canada's density of 3.7 people per km², Eswatini would have 64,000 people. It has 1.2 million.
- At the median density of the places listed, 72 per km², it would have 1.2 million.
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Sources and method
- Outline
- Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 0 - Countries, public domain
- Boundary
- De facto, as drawn by Natural Earth.
- Area
- Measured on the WGS84 ellipsoid from the full-detail outline, shown rounded
- Official figures
- Area, population and capital from Wikidata (CC0), fetched 2026-11-11
- Population
- Wikidata, 2023; covers the whole country, overseas territory included
- Data built
- 2026-11-11