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Rwanda

Sub-Saharan AfricaLow incomeCapital: Kigali244,971 observations
Population
14.57M
world rank #76 / 217
GDP
16.37B
world rank #137 / 186
GDP / capita
3,558.7
world rank #162 / 185
Life expectancy
68
world rank #167 / 217

Governance

597 indicators
Control of Corruption0-100 percentile60.5#53Government Effectiveness0-100 percentile58.1#75Political Stability & Absence of Violence0-100 percentile65.1#107Rule of Law0-100 percentile58.7#94
World Bank (WGI) CC BY 4.0World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0Our World in Data CC BY 4.0 · updated 2025

Economy

2,117 indicators
GDPcurrent US$16.37B#137GDP per capita, PPP2021 intl $3,558.7#162GDP growth%9.4%#6Inflation%5.9%#135
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0Our World in Data CC BY 4.0UNDP (HDRO) CC BY 3.0 IGOILOSTAT CC BY 4.0Penn World Table CC BY 4.0 · updated 2026

Trade

133 indicators
Merchandise exportscurrent US$2.45B#140Merchandise importscurrent US$5.07B#139Exports of goods & services% GDP21.6%#106Imports of goods & services% GDP35.1%#81
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0 · updated 2025

Health

3,788 indicators
Life expectancyyears68#167Infant mortalityper 1k births29.4#106Maternal mortalityper 100k229#85Health spending% GDP5.1%#122
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0Our World in Data CC BY 4.0UNICEF CC BY 3.0 IGO · updated 2024

Education

3,871 indicators
Secondary enrollment% gross48.8%#104Education spending% GDP4.6%#17Adult literacy%78.8%#32Primary enrollment% gross149.6%#2
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0UNDP (HDRO) CC BY 3.0 IGO · updated 2024

Demography

1,324 indicators
Populationpeople14.57M#76Population growth%2.2%#40Urban population%30.9%#184Fertility ratebirths/woman3.6#38
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0UN WPP CC BY 3.0 IGO · updated 2025

Climate

276 indicators
Electricity access% pop72%#44Renewable energy share%79.9%#8Forest area% land11.3%#158Electric power consumptionkWh per capita76.7#145
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0Our World in Data CC BY 4.0Ember CC BY 4.0Climate Watch CC BY 4.0 · updated 2024

Energy

219 indicators
Electricity access, rural% rural pop65.2%#43Electricity access, urban% urban pop88%#35Energy use per capitakg oil eq.371.9#135Electricity from coal% of output14.3%#42
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0 · updated 2024

Environment

308 indicators
Terrestrial protected areas% land area9.1%#125Freshwater withdrawals% internal resources6.4%#80Capture fisheries productiontonnes34,670#116
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0 · updated 2025

Agriculture

291 indicators
Agricultural land% land area76.3%#9Cereal yieldkg per hectare1,784#52Aquaculture productiontonnes8,392#91Food production index2014-16 = 100117.3#51
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0 · updated 2024

Technology

92 indicators
Mobile subscriptionsper 100 people93.2#125Secure internet serversper 1M people161#156Fixed telephone subscriptionsper 100 people0.06#139
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0 · updated 2024

Society

2,768 indicators
Gini indexindex39.4#34Extreme poverty% pop38.6%#35Internet users% pop31.7%#161Homicide rateper 100k3.6#77
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0Our World in Data CC BY 4.0UNDP (HDRO) CC BY 3.0 IGOILOSTAT CC BY 4.0World Bank (PIP) CC BY 4.0UNHCR CC BY 4.0 · updated 2026

Risk

385 indicators
Deaths in armed conflictsdeaths1#2INFORM risk score0-105.1#40Hazard & exposure0-104.7#41Vulnerability0-105.7#46
Our World in Data CC BY 4.0EC JRC (INFORM) CC BY 4.0UCDP CC BY 4.0 · updated 2026

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