Lesotho is the only country lying entirely above 1,000 meters in altitude — the Kingdom in the Sky. Entirely surrounded by South Africa.
Sesotho, English
These figures are calculated from the data on this page and compared with the other 195 countries Beelad covers.
| Population density | 76 people per km² rank 110 of 196 (highest first); the average across all 196 countries is 60 per km² |
|---|---|
| Share of world population | 0.0286 % world total: 8,091,734,930 (UN, 1 July 2023) |
| Share of Africa | 0.156% of its people, 0.101% of its land area |
| Area in square miles | 11,720 1 km² = 0.386 sq mi |
| Closest in size | Belgium (30,528 km²) |
| Closest in population | Botswana (2,480,244 people) |
Lesotho is the only country in our list that uses LSL.