Rwanda
Flag, capital, map and facts, with World Bank figures ranked against the world and Africa.
- Capital
- Kigali
- Continent
- Africa
More Africa quizzes - Land neighbours
- Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Tanzania, Uganda
- Population
- 14,569,341 (2025)
- Total area
- 26,338 km² (2023)
- Centre of main landmass
- 2.0° S, 29.9° E
Rwanda at a glance
Rwanda is a country in Africa. Its capital is Kigali. It shares land borders with 4 countries: Burundi, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Tanzania and Uganda.
Flag of Rwanda
Rwanda’s flag is drawn in the proportions 2:3 (height to width), the most common shape among the 197 flags in our quizzes (87 of them).
When it is the question in Guess the Flag, the wrong answers include one or two of the flags most like it in layout and colour: Mauritius and Ukraine.
Rwanda in numbers
| Measure | Value | World rank | Rank in Africa |
|---|---|---|---|
| Populationpeople · 2025 | 14,569,341 | 76thof 195 | 29thof 54 |
| Total areakm² · 2023 | 26,338 km² | 144thof 194 | 46thof 54 |
| GDPUS dollars · 2025 | $16.37B | 134thof 182 | 31stof 52 |
| GDP per capitaUS dollars per person · 2025 | $1,124 | 167thof 182 | 37thof 52 |
| Life expectancyyears at birth · 2024 | 68.0 years | 145thof 195 | 16thof 54 |
| Fertility ratebirths per woman · 2024 | 3.65 | 38thof 195 | 35thof 54 |
| Health spendingUS dollars per person · 2023 | $53 | 169thof 191 | 37thof 54 |
| Urban population% of people · 2025 | 30.9% | 173rdof 195 | 46thof 54 |
| Internet users% of people · 2024 | 31.7% | 161stof 180 | 35thof 51 |
| Forest cover% of land area · 2023 | 11.3% | 146thof 191 | 35thof 54 |
| CO₂ per persontonnes per person · 2024 | 0.16 t | 171stof 181 | 43rdof 53 |
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Rwanda compared with its neighbours
| Country | Population2025 | Area2023 | GDP per person2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rwanda | 14,569,341 | 26,338 km² | $1,124 |
| Burundi | 14,390,003 | 27,830 km² | $234 |
| Democratic Republic of the Congo | 112,832,473 | 2,344,860 km² | $807 |
| Tanzania | 70,545,865 | 947,300 km² | $1,319 |
| Uganda | 51,384,894 | 241,550 km² | $1,206 |
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Sources
- World Bank Open Data: Rwanda · Indicators as listed in the table, each with its own data year; collected 2026-10-01.
- Flag: Wikimedia Commons · Public domain
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