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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

world rank #167 / 217

Governance

597 indicators

Control of Corruption0-100 percentile60.5#53 Government Effectiveness0-100 percentile58.1#75 Political Stability & Absence of Violence0-100 percentile65.1#107 Rule of Law0-100 percentile58.7#94

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Economy

2,119 indicators

GDPcurrent US$16.37B#137 GDP per capita, PPP2021 intl $3,558.7#162 GDP growth%9.4%#6 Inflation%5.9%#135

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Trade

131 indicators

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Health

3,788 indicators

Life expectancyyears68#167 Infant mortalityper 1k births29.4#106 Maternal mortalityper 100k229#85 Health spending% GDP5.1%#122

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Education

3,871 indicators

Secondary enrollment% gross48.8%#104 Education spending% GDP4.6%#17 Adult literacy%78.8%#32 Primary enrollment% gross149.6%#2

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Demography

1,324 indicators

Populationpeople14.57M#76 Population growth%2.2%#40 Urban population%30.9%#184 Fertility ratebirths/woman3.6#38

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Climate

276 indicators

Electricity access% pop72%#44 Renewable energy share%79.9%#8 Forest area% land11.3%#158 Electric power consumptionkWh per capita76.7#145

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Energy

219 indicators

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Environment

308 indicators

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Agriculture

291 indicators

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Technology

92 indicators

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Society

2,768 indicators

Gini indexindex39.4#34 Extreme poverty% pop38.6%#35 Internet users% pop31.7%#161 Homicide rateper 100k3.6#77

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Risk

385 indicators

Deaths in armed conflictsdeaths1#2 INFORM risk score0-105.1#40 Hazard & exposure0-104.7#41 Vulnerability0-105.7#46

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Other

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