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Rwanda
Sub-Saharan Africa · Low income · capital Kigali
Reports 20 of 21 indicators tracked here.
Every figure below is the most recent year this country reported — the years differ, sometimes by a decade. Nothing is interpolated or carried forward.
Health
Life expectancy
2024 · 2 years old68.0years
Ranks 167 of 217 in 2024
9% below world median · 6% above Sub-Saharan Africa
Medians computed across 217 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure
Under-5 mortality
2024 · 2 years old37.7per 1,000 live births
Ranks 151 of 196 in 2024
1.5× above world median · 23% below Sub-Saharan Africa
Medians computed across 196 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure
Maternal mortality
2023 · 3 years old229per 100,000 live births
Ranks 161 of 194 in 2023
3.9× above world median · 11% below Sub-Saharan Africa
Medians computed across 194 countries reporting in 2023 — not a published figure
Child stunting
2020 · 6 years old33.1% of under-5s
Ranks 20 of 26 in 2020
79% above world median · 9% above Sub-Saharan Africa
Medians computed across 26 countries reporting in 2020 — not a published figure
Health spending
2023 · 3 years old5.13% of GDP
Not ranked — no better end
19% below world median
Medians computed across 192 countries reporting in 2023 — not a published figure
Fertility rate
2024 · 2 years old3.65births per woman
Not ranked — no better end
92% above world median
Medians computed across 217 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure
Education
Adult literacy
2022 · 4 years old78.8% of adults 15+
Ranks 33 of 45 in 2022
13% below world median · 25% above Sub-Saharan Africa
Medians computed across 45 countries reporting in 2022 — not a published figure
Primary enrolment
2024 · 2 years old149.6% gross
Ranks 2 of 134 in 2024
50% above world median · 52% above Sub-Saharan Africa
Medians computed across 134 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure
Education spending
2024 · 2 years old4.61% of GDP
Ranks 17 of 40 in 2024
8% above world median · about the same Sub-Saharan Africa
Medians computed across 40 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure
Economy
GDP per capita
2025 · 1 year old1,124current US$
Ranks 172 of 186 in 2025
86% below world median · 17% below Sub-Saharan Africa
Medians computed across 186 countries reporting in 2025 — not a published figure
GDP per capita (PPP)
2025 · 1 year old4,164international $
Ranks 162 of 185 in 2025
79% below world median · 6% below Sub-Saharan Africa
Medians computed across 185 countries reporting in 2025 — not a published figure
Extreme poverty
2023 · 3 years old38.6% of population
Ranks 57 of 57 in 2023
41.9× above world median · about the same Sub-Saharan Africa
Medians computed across 57 countries reporting in 2023 — not a published figure
Income inequality (Gini)
2023 · 3 years old39.4index, 0–100
Ranks 41 of 57 in 2023
16% above world median · about the same Sub-Saharan Africa
Medians computed across 57 countries reporting in 2023 — not a published figure
Unemployment
2025 · 1 year old11.4% of labour force
Ranks 154 of 182 in 2025
1.2× above world median · 1.2× above Sub-Saharan Africa
Medians computed across 182 countries reporting in 2025 — not a published figure
Inflation
2025 · 1 year old5.9% per year
Not ranked — no better end
94% above world median
Medians computed across 165 countries reporting in 2025 — not a published figure
Military spending
2024 · 2 years old1.25% of GDP
Not ranked — no better end
21% below world median · about the same Sub-Saharan Africa
Medians computed across 147 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure
Infrastructure
Electricity access
2024 · 2 years old72.0% of population
Ranks 176 of 215 in 2024
28% below world median · 25% above Sub-Saharan Africa
Medians computed across 215 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure
Internet use
2024 · 2 years old31.7% of population
Ranks 163 of 182 in 2024
61% below world median · 14% below Sub-Saharan Africa
Medians computed across 182 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure
Environment
CO₂ per person
2024 · 2 years old0.16t CO₂e per person
Not ranked — no better end
94% below world median
Medians computed across 203 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure
Society
Population
2025 · 1 year old14.6mpeople
Not ranked — no better end
1.2× above world median
Medians computed across 217 countries reporting in 2025 — not a published figure
Never reported
Rwanda has no figure in this dataset for Safe drinking water. That is an absence of measurement, not a value of zero.
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Retrieved into this site's own database; see methodology.