Country profile
Rwanda
Rwanda ranks #76 of 215 for population, #192 of 209 for gdp per capita, #166 of 216 for life expectancy, across 25 open-data indicators.
People
Population
14M
people · 2024
Rank #76 of 215
Life expectancy
68
years · 2024
Rank #166 of 216
Poverty headcount
38.6%
% of population · 2023
Rank #31 of 186
Under-5 mortality
37.7
per 1,000 live births · 2024
Rank #64 of 244
Secondary school enrollment
35.9%
% net enrollment · 2018
Rank #199 of 232
Tobacco use
14.3%
% of adults · 2022
Rank #106 of 163
Calorie supply
2,405
kcal per person per day · 2023
Rank #161 of 189
Prosperity
Tourism arrivals
1,634,000
arrivals · 2019
Rank #77 of 203
GDP per capita
$1,000
current US$ · 2024
Rank #192 of 209
Inflation, consumer prices
1.77
annual % growth · 2024
Rank #146 of 195
Planet
Consumer Price Indices
202
index (2015=100) · 2025
Rank #40 of 210
Forest area
11.3%
% of land area · 2023
Rank #201 of 262
PM2.5 air pollution
31.3
micrograms per cubic meter · 2020
Rank #70 of 248
Protected areas
9.1%
% of territorial area · 2025
Rank #154 of 261
CO2 emissions per capita
0.14
tonnes per person · 2024
Rank #199 of 210
Fertilizer use
24.6
kg per hectare · 2023
Rank #132 of 194
Pesticide use
1.35
kg per hectare · 2023
Rank #108 of 193
Cereal yield
1.78
tonnes per hectare · 2024
Rank #131 of 182
Digital
Internet users
31.7%
% of population · 2024
Rank #183 of 213
Fixed broadband subscriptions
0.6
per 100 people · 2024
Rank #224 of 256
Mobile cellular subscriptions
93.2
per 100 people · 2024
Rank #186 of 262
Energy
Access to electricity
63.9%
% of population · 2023
Rank #181 of 215
Renewable electricity output
59.9%
% of electricity output · 2021
Rank #61 of 257
Energy use per person
530
kWh per person · 2023
Rank #201 of 210
Society
Electoral democracy index
0.19
index (0-1) · 2025
Rank #136 of 174
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Sources and methodology
Each value is the latest available observation for Rwanda; years differ by indicator. Ranks compare countries and territories with data, so totals vary. Read about our methods.
- World Bank Open Data: Tourism arrivals
- World Bank Open Data: Population
- World Bank Open Data: GDP per capita
- World Bank Open Data: Access to electricity
- World Bank Open Data: Internet users
- World Bank Open Data: Life expectancy
- World Bank Data360 / FAOSTAT: Consumer Price Indices
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Forest area
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: PM2.5 air pollution
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Renewable electricity output
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Protected areas
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Fixed broadband subscriptions
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Mobile cellular subscriptions
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Inflation, consumer prices
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Poverty headcount
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Under-5 mortality
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Secondary school enrollment
- Our World in Data: CO2 emissions per capita
- Our World in Data: Energy use per person
- Our World in Data: Electoral democracy index
- Our World in Data: Tobacco use
- FAOSTAT via Our World in Data: Fertilizer use
- FAOSTAT via Our World in Data: Pesticide use
- FAOSTAT via Our World in Data: Calorie supply
- FAOSTAT via Our World in Data: Cereal yield