Rwanda vs Zambia

Rwanda (Africa) and Zambia (Africa) side by side. Each value is the latest available for that country, so the year may differ; the rank is among all countries of the world.

Over time

with the world for reference

GDP per capita

US$ · 1960-2025

Rwanda Zambia World

0 5,000 10k 15k 1960 Rwanda: 39.37 Zambia: 221.56 World: 452.65 1961 Rwanda: 39.27 Zambia: 209.69 World: 471.93 1962 Rwanda: 39.23 Zambia: 202.28 World: 496.11 1963 Rwanda: 39.28 Zambia: 203.22 World: 525.19 1964 Rwanda: 38.98 Zambia: 229.98 World: 563.85 1965 Rwanda: 43.47 Zambia: 287.43 World: 601.89 1966 Rwanda: 35.36 Zambia: 325.03 World: 638.97 1967 Rwanda: 43.96 Zambia: 340.58 World: 664.4 1968 Rwanda: 45.99 Zambia: 387.09 World: 703.46 1969 Rwanda: 48.87 Zambia: 458.98 World: 761.11 1970 Rwanda: 55.24 Zambia: 413.9 World: 817.68 1971 Rwanda: 54.38 Zambia: 372.14 World: 884.88 1972 Rwanda: 58.4 Zambia: 409.78 World: 1,002 1973 Rwanda: 66.91 Zambia: 517.63 World: 1,201.53 1974 Rwanda: 68.94 Zambia: 601.1 World: 1,362.19 1975 Rwanda: 124.11 Zambia: 489.51 World: 1,488.94 1976 Rwanda: 134.38 Zambia: 533.23 World: 1,589.73 1977 Rwanda: 152.74 Zambia: 474.36 World: 1,766.28 1978 Rwanda: 179.88 Zambia: 514.33 World: 2,055.49 1979 Rwanda: 213.77 Zambia: 595.46 World: 2,335.19 1980 Rwanda: 234.39 Zambia: 669.42 World: 2,587.01 1981 Rwanda: 254.57 Zambia: 669.89 World: 2,628.62 1982 Rwanda: 246.39 Zambia: 626.53 World: 2,554.08 1983 Rwanda: 250.57 Zambia: 520.46 World: 2,561.17 1984 Rwanda: 259.91 Zambia: 413.27 World: 2,614.33 1985 Rwanda: 271.58 Zambia: 332.17 World: 2,690.59 1986 Rwanda: 297.73 Zambia: 238.23 World: 3,118.57 1987 Rwanda: 319.64 Zambia: 315 World: 3,487.88 1988 Rwanda: 343.78 Zambia: 504.49 World: 3,829.99 1989 Rwanda: 334.74 Zambia: 526.36 World: 3,930.51 1990 Rwanda: 345.77 Zambia: 422.34 World: 4,338.94 1991 Rwanda: 253.97 Zambia: 423.07 World: 4,453.9 1992 Rwanda: 264.08 Zambia: 389.25 World: 4,679.98 1993 Rwanda: 247.02 Zambia: 390.92 World: 4,685.3 1994 Rwanda: 110.95 Zambia: 426.39 World: 4,967.01 1995 Rwanda: 227.97 Zambia: 433.31 World: 5,463.2 1996 Rwanda: 206.05 Zambia: 399.51 World: 5,507.22 1997 Rwanda: 238.75 Zambia: 465.87 World: 5,408.57 1998 Rwanda: 246.15 Zambia: 373.08 World: 5,302.34 1999 Rwanda: 264.74 Zambia: 349.52 World: 5,401.23 2000 Rwanda: 251.87 Zambia: 359.43 World: 5,512.56 2001 Rwanda: 237.31 Zambia: 396.55 World: 5,404.2 2002 Rwanda: 234.04 Zambia: 393.86 World: 5,539.32 2003 Rwanda: 249.01 Zambia: 446.29 World: 6,129.87 2004 Rwanda: 269.54 Zambia: 548.69 World: 6,818 2005 Rwanda: 324.02 Zambia: 710.98 World: 7,290.57 2006 Rwanda: 352.09 Zambia: 1,051.72 World: 7,803.19 2007 Rwanda: 420.73 Zambia: 1,118.73 World: 8,685.33 2008 Rwanda: 522.29 Zambia: 1,375.5 World: 9,425.74 2009 Rwanda: 556.97 Zambia: 1,136.24 World: 8,827.04 2010 Rwanda: 586.6 Zambia: 1,451.11 World: 9,555.07 2011 Rwanda: 643.36 Zambia: 1,624.87 World: 10,496.93 2012 Rwanda: 697.76 Zambia: 1,710.05 World: 10,597.85 2013 Rwanda: 695.4 Zambia: 1,820.72 World: 10,759.35 2014 Rwanda: 715.37 Zambia: 1,707.49 World: 10,912.24 2015 Rwanda: 725.69 Zambia: 1,295.88 World: 10,191.98 2016 Rwanda: 721.26 Zambia: 1,239.09 World: 10,239.47 2017 Rwanda: 751.05 Zambia: 1,483.47 World: 10,784.4 2018 Rwanda: 772.76 Zambia: 1,463.9 World: 11,344.73 2019 Rwanda: 823.36 Zambia: 1,258.99 World: 11,417.6 2020 Rwanda: 802.64 Zambia: 951.64 World: 10,999.49 2021 Rwanda: 842.58 Zambia: 1,127.16 World: 12,472.91 2022 Rwanda: 1,007.06 Zambia: 1,447.12 World: 12,876.24 2023 Rwanda: 1,061.06 Zambia: 1,330.73 World: 13,313.86 2024 Rwanda: 1,059.94 Zambia: 1,187.11 World: 13,717.09 2025 Rwanda: 1,123.74 Zambia: 1,317.88 World: 14,405.85 1960 1980 1990 2000 2010 2025

Life expectancy at birth

years · 1960-2024

Rwanda Zambia World

0 20 40 60 80 1960 Rwanda: 47.02 Zambia: 50.65 World: 50.94 1961 Rwanda: 47.46 Zambia: 51.04 World: 52.8 1962 Rwanda: 47.8 Zambia: 51.33 World: 55.29 1963 Rwanda: 44 Zambia: 51.61 World: 55.65 1964 Rwanda: 48.13 Zambia: 51.17 World: 56.1 1965 Rwanda: 48.2 Zambia: 52.08 World: 55.93 1966 Rwanda: 48.08 Zambia: 52.29 World: 56.45 1967 Rwanda: 47.99 Zambia: 52.51 World: 56.9 1968 Rwanda: 47.73 Zambia: 52.72 World: 57.34 1969 Rwanda: 47.44 Zambia: 53.04 World: 57.68 1970 Rwanda: 47.12 Zambia: 53.4 World: 57.94 1971 Rwanda: 46.76 Zambia: 53.89 World: 58.02 1972 Rwanda: 46.34 Zambia: 54.38 World: 58.84 1973 Rwanda: 45.94 Zambia: 54.91 World: 59.3 1974 Rwanda: 45.57 Zambia: 55.38 World: 59.7 1975 Rwanda: 45.32 Zambia: 55.74 World: 60.13 1976 Rwanda: 45.31 Zambia: 56.1 World: 60.45 1977 Rwanda: 45.58 Zambia: 56.28 World: 61.04 1978 Rwanda: 46.17 Zambia: 56.34 World: 61.39 1979 Rwanda: 47.09 Zambia: 56.05 World: 61.84 1980 Rwanda: 48.12 Zambia: 55.5 World: 62.15 1981 Rwanda: 49.22 Zambia: 54.99 World: 62.52 1982 Rwanda: 50.19 Zambia: 54.36 World: 62.87 1983 Rwanda: 50.94 Zambia: 53.67 World: 63.13 1984 Rwanda: 51.45 Zambia: 52.88 World: 63.44 1985 Rwanda: 51.7 Zambia: 52 World: 63.73 1986 Rwanda: 51.71 Zambia: 51.15 World: 64.12 1987 Rwanda: 51.47 Zambia: 50.42 World: 64.46 1988 Rwanda: 50.91 Zambia: 49.67 World: 64.67 1989 Rwanda: 49.49 Zambia: 48.88 World: 64.96 1990 Rwanda: 47.76 Zambia: 48.2 World: 65.11 1991 Rwanda: 46.24 Zambia: 47.44 World: 65.3 1992 Rwanda: 44.4 Zambia: 46.97 World: 65.55 1993 Rwanda: 42.94 Zambia: 46.68 World: 65.74 1994 Rwanda: 12.16 Zambia: 46.34 World: 65.96 1995 Rwanda: 41.52 Zambia: 46.05 World: 66.2 1996 Rwanda: 42.49 Zambia: 45.76 World: 66.52 1997 Rwanda: 41.98 Zambia: 45.74 World: 66.83 1998 Rwanda: 43.1 Zambia: 45.71 World: 67.07 1999 Rwanda: 45.75 Zambia: 45.92 World: 67.31 2000 Rwanda: 47.8 Zambia: 46.58 World: 67.65 2001 Rwanda: 49.49 Zambia: 47.41 World: 67.95 2002 Rwanda: 51.26 Zambia: 48.46 World: 68.23 2003 Rwanda: 53.53 Zambia: 49.62 World: 68.52 2004 Rwanda: 55.52 Zambia: 50.54 World: 68.77 2005 Rwanda: 56.97 Zambia: 51.62 World: 69.11 2006 Rwanda: 58.34 Zambia: 52.69 World: 69.47 2007 Rwanda: 59.5 Zambia: 53.73 World: 69.81 2008 Rwanda: 60.64 Zambia: 54.84 World: 70 2009 Rwanda: 61.81 Zambia: 55.89 World: 70.38 2010 Rwanda: 62.8 Zambia: 56.9 World: 70.68 2011 Rwanda: 63.48 Zambia: 57.84 World: 70.97 2012 Rwanda: 64.19 Zambia: 58.7 World: 71.26 2013 Rwanda: 64.65 Zambia: 59.45 World: 71.53 2014 Rwanda: 65.09 Zambia: 60.11 World: 71.78 2015 Rwanda: 65.42 Zambia: 60.73 World: 71.97 2016 Rwanda: 65.73 Zambia: 61.13 World: 72.19 2017 Rwanda: 66.14 Zambia: 61.56 World: 72.37 2018 Rwanda: 66.35 Zambia: 62.14 World: 72.64 2019 Rwanda: 66.69 Zambia: 62.91 World: 72.87 2020 Rwanda: 66.95 Zambia: 63.36 World: 72.18 2021 Rwanda: 66.85 Zambia: 62.36 World: 71.22 2022 Rwanda: 67.53 Zambia: 65.28 World: 72.97 2023 Rwanda: 67.79 Zambia: 66.35 World: 73.33 2024 Rwanda: 68.02 Zambia: 66.53 World: 73.48 1960 1980 1990 2000 2024

Fertility rate

1960-2024

Rwanda Zambia World

2 4 6 8 10 1960 Rwanda: 8.28 Zambia: 6.95 World: 4.69 1961 Rwanda: 8.28 Zambia: 6.98 World: 4.56 1962 Rwanda: 8.27 Zambia: 7.01 World: 5.02 1963 Rwanda: 8.27 Zambia: 7.06 World: 5.31 1964 Rwanda: 8.27 Zambia: 7.09 World: 5.13 1965 Rwanda: 8.25 Zambia: 7.12 World: 5.08 1966 Rwanda: 8.23 Zambia: 7.14 World: 4.97 1967 Rwanda: 8.21 Zambia: 7.15 World: 4.87 1968 Rwanda: 8.19 Zambia: 7.18 World: 4.98 1969 Rwanda: 8.18 Zambia: 7.18 World: 4.88 1970 Rwanda: 8.15 Zambia: 7.22 World: 4.84 1971 Rwanda: 8.09 Zambia: 7.26 World: 4.69 1972 Rwanda: 8.09 Zambia: 7.3 World: 4.55 1973 Rwanda: 8.09 Zambia: 7.34 World: 4.42 1974 Rwanda: 8.1 Zambia: 7.36 World: 4.26 1975 Rwanda: 8.1 Zambia: 7.42 World: 4.07 1976 Rwanda: 8.12 Zambia: 7.39 World: 3.97 1977 Rwanda: 8.14 Zambia: 7.35 World: 3.84 1978 Rwanda: 8.16 Zambia: 7.29 World: 3.77 1979 Rwanda: 8.13 Zambia: 7.22 World: 3.76 1980 Rwanda: 8.12 Zambia: 7.14 World: 3.73 1981 Rwanda: 8.1 Zambia: 7.07 World: 3.71 1982 Rwanda: 8.06 Zambia: 7.04 World: 3.72 1983 Rwanda: 8 Zambia: 7.01 World: 3.59 1984 Rwanda: 7.91 Zambia: 6.97 World: 3.57 1985 Rwanda: 7.79 Zambia: 6.93 World: 3.53 1986 Rwanda: 7.61 Zambia: 6.87 World: 3.51 1987 Rwanda: 7.43 Zambia: 6.8 World: 3.48 1988 Rwanda: 7.23 Zambia: 6.7 World: 3.39 1989 Rwanda: 7.03 Zambia: 6.64 World: 3.35 1990 Rwanda: 6.8 Zambia: 6.57 World: 3.31 1991 Rwanda: 6.62 Zambia: 6.46 World: 3.13 1992 Rwanda: 6.54 Zambia: 6.35 World: 3.04 1993 Rwanda: 6.48 Zambia: 6.3 World: 2.97 1994 Rwanda: 6.42 Zambia: 6.26 World: 2.92 1995 Rwanda: 6.35 Zambia: 6.23 World: 2.87 1996 Rwanda: 6.29 Zambia: 6.18 World: 2.82 1997 Rwanda: 6.24 Zambia: 6.12 World: 2.78 1998 Rwanda: 6.17 Zambia: 6.07 World: 2.75 1999 Rwanda: 6.06 Zambia: 6 World: 2.72 2000 Rwanda: 5.97 Zambia: 5.92 World: 2.73 2001 Rwanda: 5.89 Zambia: 5.85 World: 2.69 2002 Rwanda: 5.82 Zambia: 5.77 World: 2.66 2003 Rwanda: 5.74 Zambia: 5.71 World: 2.64 2004 Rwanda: 5.64 Zambia: 5.7 World: 2.63 2005 Rwanda: 5.5 Zambia: 5.7 World: 2.61 2006 Rwanda: 5.34 Zambia: 5.68 World: 2.61 2007 Rwanda: 5.14 Zambia: 5.61 World: 2.6 2008 Rwanda: 4.92 Zambia: 5.53 World: 2.6 2009 Rwanda: 4.71 Zambia: 5.45 World: 2.59 2010 Rwanda: 4.52 Zambia: 5.36 World: 2.57 2011 Rwanda: 4.33 Zambia: 5.26 World: 2.55 2012 Rwanda: 4.2 Zambia: 5.14 World: 2.56 2013 Rwanda: 4.14 Zambia: 5.01 World: 2.53 2014 Rwanda: 4.12 Zambia: 4.89 World: 2.52 2015 Rwanda: 4.11 Zambia: 4.78 World: 2.49 2016 Rwanda: 4.11 Zambia: 4.67 World: 2.49 2017 Rwanda: 4.08 Zambia: 4.57 World: 2.46 2018 Rwanda: 4.05 Zambia: 4.49 World: 2.39 2019 Rwanda: 3.99 Zambia: 4.42 World: 2.35 2020 Rwanda: 3.91 Zambia: 4.32 World: 2.28 2021 Rwanda: 3.84 Zambia: 4.25 World: 2.25 2022 Rwanda: 3.78 Zambia: 4.18 World: 2.22 2023 Rwanda: 3.7 Zambia: 4.1 World: 2.2 2024 Rwanda: 3.65 Zambia: 4.04 World: 2.19 1960 1980 1990 2000 2024

Unemployment rate (modelled ILO estimate)

% · 1991-2025

Rwanda Zambia World

0 5 10 15 20 1991 Rwanda: 12.34 Zambia: 18.9 World: 5.12 1992 Rwanda: 12.11 Zambia: 19.57 World: 5.28 1993 Rwanda: 12.16 Zambia: 19.7 World: 5.54 1994 Rwanda: 12.24 Zambia: 18.69 World: 5.79 1995 Rwanda: 11.94 Zambia: 16.83 World: 5.92 1996 Rwanda: 11.51 Zambia: 15.3 World: 5.98 1997 Rwanda: 11.09 Zambia: 13.27 World: 6.01 1998 Rwanda: 11.26 Zambia: 12 World: 6.16 1999 Rwanda: 11.57 Zambia: 12.5 World: 6.28 2000 Rwanda: 11.7 Zambia: 12.93 World: 6.11 2001 Rwanda: 11.73 Zambia: 13.4 World: 6.19 2002 Rwanda: 11.43 Zambia: 14.13 World: 6.41 2003 Rwanda: 11.66 Zambia: 14.7 World: 6.48 2004 Rwanda: 11.7 Zambia: 15.33 World: 6.33 2005 Rwanda: 11.84 Zambia: 15.9 World: 6.22 2006 Rwanda: 11.59 Zambia: 13.23 World: 5.97 2007 Rwanda: 11.58 Zambia: 10.56 World: 5.77 2008 Rwanda: 11.52 Zambia: 7.93 World: 5.82 2009 Rwanda: 11.63 Zambia: 10.58 World: 6.41 2010 Rwanda: 11.64 Zambia: 13.19 World: 6.28 2011 Rwanda: 11.76 Zambia: 10.55 World: 6.15 2012 Rwanda: 11.67 Zambia: 7.85 World: 6.15 2013 Rwanda: 11.77 Zambia: 7.27 World: 6.1 2014 Rwanda: 11.84 Zambia: 6.58 World: 5.96 2015 Rwanda: 11.83 Zambia: 5.95 World: 6 2016 Rwanda: 11.79 Zambia: 5.24 World: 5.97 2017 Rwanda: 11.88 Zambia: 4.53 World: 5.9 2018 Rwanda: 10.76 Zambia: 5.03 World: 5.76 2019 Rwanda: 11.24 Zambia: 5.54 World: 5.59 2020 Rwanda: 11.83 Zambia: 6.03 World: 6.59 2021 Rwanda: 15.78 Zambia: 5.2 World: 6.05 2022 Rwanda: 15.08 Zambia: 5.99 World: 5.23 2023 Rwanda: 12.35 Zambia: 5.86 World: 4.85 2024 Rwanda: 11.33 Zambia: 5.9 World: 4.81 2025 Rwanda: 11.36 Zambia: 5.92 World: 4.79 1991 2001 2006 2011 2016 2025

CO₂ emissions per capita (excluding land use)

t · 1970-2024

Rwanda Zambia World

0 2 4 6 1970 Rwanda: 0.02 Zambia: 0.86 World: 4.14 1971 Rwanda: 0.02 Zambia: 0.87 World: 4.04 1972 Rwanda: 0.03 Zambia: 0.93 World: 4.16 1973 Rwanda: 0.03 Zambia: 0.97 World: 4.32 1974 Rwanda: 0.02 Zambia: 0.95 World: 4.23 1975 Rwanda: 0.03 Zambia: 0.96 World: 4.14 1976 Rwanda: 0.03 Zambia: 0.93 World: 4.31 1977 Rwanda: 0.03 Zambia: 0.82 World: 4.36 1978 Rwanda: 0.03 Zambia: 0.76 World: 4.42 1979 Rwanda: 0.03 Zambia: 0.67 World: 4.46 1980 Rwanda: 0.07 Zambia: 0.65 World: 4.33 1981 Rwanda: 0.08 Zambia: 0.58 World: 4.18 1982 Rwanda: 0.08 Zambia: 0.54 World: 4.05 1983 Rwanda: 0.08 Zambia: 0.51 World: 4.01 1984 Rwanda: 0.07 Zambia: 0.48 World: 4.07 1985 Rwanda: 0.07 Zambia: 0.47 World: 4.05 1986 Rwanda: 0.07 Zambia: 0.47 World: 4.04 1987 Rwanda: 0.07 Zambia: 0.45 World: 4.1 1988 Rwanda: 0.08 Zambia: 0.48 World: 4.16 1989 Rwanda: 0.08 Zambia: 0.48 World: 4.16 1990 Rwanda: 0.08 Zambia: 0.39 World: 4.15 1991 Rwanda: 0.07 Zambia: 0.39 World: 4.1 1992 Rwanda: 0.07 Zambia: 0.38 World: 4.01 1993 Rwanda: 0.06 Zambia: 0.34 World: 3.97 1994 Rwanda: 0.07 Zambia: 0.28 World: 3.94 1995 Rwanda: 0.08 Zambia: 0.27 World: 3.99 1996 Rwanda: 0.07 Zambia: 0.22 World: 4.01 1997 Rwanda: 0.06 Zambia: 0.27 World: 4.02 1998 Rwanda: 0.06 Zambia: 0.25 World: 3.98 1999 Rwanda: 0.06 Zambia: 0.2 World: 3.95 2000 Rwanda: 0.08 Zambia: 0.19 World: 4.01 2001 Rwanda: 0.08 Zambia: 0.19 World: 4.01 2002 Rwanda: 0.1 Zambia: 0.19 World: 4.02 2003 Rwanda: 0.08 Zambia: 0.2 World: 4.15 2004 Rwanda: 0.08 Zambia: 0.2 World: 4.28 2005 Rwanda: 0.08 Zambia: 0.21 World: 4.39 2006 Rwanda: 0.08 Zambia: 0.2 World: 4.48 2007 Rwanda: 0.07 Zambia: 0.17 World: 4.59 2008 Rwanda: 0.07 Zambia: 0.2 World: 4.56 2009 Rwanda: 0.07 Zambia: 0.21 World: 4.45 2010 Rwanda: 0.07 Zambia: 0.23 World: 4.67 2011 Rwanda: 0.07 Zambia: 0.24 World: 4.76 2012 Rwanda: 0.08 Zambia: 0.29 World: 4.77 2013 Rwanda: 0.09 Zambia: 0.31 World: 4.81 2014 Rwanda: 0.08 Zambia: 0.35 World: 4.78 2015 Rwanda: 0.1 Zambia: 0.36 World: 4.7 2016 Rwanda: 0.1 Zambia: 0.37 World: 4.65 2017 Rwanda: 0.11 Zambia: 0.46 World: 4.67 2018 Rwanda: 0.12 Zambia: 0.51 World: 4.73 2019 Rwanda: 0.12 Zambia: 0.49 World: 4.7 2020 Rwanda: 0.11 Zambia: 0.5 World: 4.47 2021 Rwanda: 0.13 Zambia: 0.49 World: 4.68 2022 Rwanda: 0.16 Zambia: 0.52 World: 4.67 2023 Rwanda: 0.16 Zambia: 0.55 World: 4.68 2024 Rwanda: 0.16 Zambia: 0.54 World: 4.69 1970 1986 1994 2002 2010 2024

Individuals using the internet

% · 2005-2024

Rwanda Zambia World

0 20 40 60 80 2005 Rwanda: 0.56 Zambia: 1.3 World: 15.6 2007 Rwanda: 2.12 Zambia: 1.9 World: 20.2 2008 Rwanda: 4.5 Zambia: 2.2 World: 22.8 2009 Rwanda: 7.7 Zambia: 2.5 World: 25.3 2010 Rwanda: 8 Zambia: 3 World: 28.4 2011 Rwanda: 7 Zambia: 3.5 World: 30.9 2012 Rwanda: 8.02 Zambia: 4.1 World: 33.3 2013 Rwanda: 9 Zambia: 4.8 World: 35.3 2014 Rwanda: 10.6 Zambia: 6.5 World: 37.4 2015 Rwanda: 12.46 Zambia: 8.8 World: 39.9 2016 Rwanda: 14.64 Zambia: 10.3 World: 43.6 2017 Rwanda: 17.2 Zambia: 12.2 World: 46.3 2018 Rwanda: 19.17 Zambia: 14.3 World: 49.4 2019 Rwanda: 21.36 Zambia: 14.47 World: 53.9 2020 Rwanda: 23.8 Zambia: 14.65 World: 60.1 2021 Rwanda: 24.44 Zambia: 14.82 World: 63.8 2022 Rwanda: 28.02 Zambia: 15 World: 67 2023 Rwanda: 28.81 Zambia: 16.45 World: 69.2 2024 Rwanda: 31.7 Zambia: 17.1 World: 71.2 2005 2012 2015 2018 2024

Population

Indicator Rwanda Zambia
Population 14.6 mn 2025
76th of 215		 21.9 mn 2025
61st of 215
Population density 565.6 /km² 2023
16th of 214		 27.9 /km² 2023
173rd of 214
Population growth 2.17 % 2025
40th of 215		 2.77 % 2025
19th of 215
Life expectancy 68.0 years 2024
165th of 215		 66.5 years 2024
179th of 215
Fertility rate 3.65 2024
38th of 215		 4.04 2024
25th of 215
Birth rate 28.1 ‰ 2024
39th of 215		 32.7 ‰ 2024
19th of 215
Infant mortality 29.4 ‰ 2024
149th of 196		 34.6 ‰ 2024
163rd of 196
Urban population 30.9 % 2025
193rd of 215		 45.9 % 2025
158th of 215
Aged 65+ 4.0 % 2025
164th of 215		 2.0 % 2025
213th of 215
Living in cities 14.4 % 2025
178th of 215		 38.6 % 2025
103rd of 215
Living in towns 79.6 % 2025
11th of 215		 16.5 % 2025
196th of 215
Living in rural areas 5.9 % 2025
201st of 215		 45.0 % 2025
30th of 215

Human development

Indicator Rwanda Zambia
Human Development Index 0.578 2023
159th of 193		 0.595 2023
154th of 193
Inequality-adjusted HDI 0.399 2023
133rd of 169		 0.361 2023
141st of 169
Planetary-adjusted HDI 0.567 2023
120th of 156		 0.585 2023
112th of 156
Gender Inequality Index 0.394 2023
99th of 172		 0.524 2023
142nd of 172

Economy

Indicator Rwanda Zambia
GDP 16.4 bn US$ 2025
137th of 186		 28.9 bn US$ 2025
115th of 186
GDP per capita 1,124 US$ 2025
172nd of 186		 1,318 US$ 2025
165th of 186
GDP per capita (PPP) 4,164 int. $ 2025
162nd of 185		 4,379 int. $ 2025
160th of 185
GNI per capita 1,150 US$ 2025
164th of 182		 1,200 US$ 2025
163rd of 182
GDP growth 9.4 % 2025
6th of 186		 3.8 % 2025
78th of 186
Inflation 5.9 % 2025
31st of 165		 13.9 % 2025
12th of 165
Trade 56.7 % 2025
96th of 138		 62.5 % 2024
Exports 21.6 % 2025
106th of 138		 35.0 % 2024
FDI inflows 3.8 % 2024
65th of 192		 9.3 % 2024
24th of 192
Manufacturing 8.3 % 2025
91st of 132		 8.7 % 2025
87th of 132
Agriculture 20.3 % 2025
29th of 158		 4.1 % 2025
96th of 158
Tax revenue 13.1 % 2023 18.8 % 2024
40th of 89
Military spending 1.2 % 2024
95th of 147		 1.3 % 2024
88th of 147
Government debt - 71.4 % 2021
40th of 56

Labour

Indicator Rwanda Zambia
Unemployment 11.4 % 2025
153rd of 181		 5.9 % 2025
108th of 181
Youth unemployment 16.4 % 2025
116th of 181		 10.5 % 2025
77th of 181
Women in the labour force 57.3 % 2025
63rd of 181		 56.4 % 2025
73rd of 181
Jobs in agriculture 35.1 % 2025
45th of 181		 54.5 % 2025
17th of 181
Weekly hours worked 29.3 h 2025
172nd of 181		 42.5 h 2025
45th of 181
Youth NEET rate 26.0 % 2025
141st of 181		 29.1 % 2025
148th of 181
Labour income share 39.8 % 2025
84th of 114		 26.4 % 2022
Output per hour 6.3 $ 2025
145th of 181		 5.0 $ 2025
157th of 181

Health

Indicator Rwanda Zambia
Health spending 5.1 % 2023
122nd of 192		 6.0 % 2023
104th of 192
Health spending per person 53 US$ 2023
171st of 191		 80 US$ 2023
152nd of 191
Physicians 0.09 /1,000 2022
117th of 125		 0.32 /1,000 2022
88th of 125
Under-5 mortality 37.7 ‰ 2024
151st of 196		 48.4 ‰ 2024
165th of 196
Maternal mortality 229 /100k 2023
161st of 194		 85 /100k 2023
125th of 194
Tobacco use 10.1 % 2024
35th of 166		 14.3 % 2024
61st of 166

Food

Indicator Rwanda Zambia
Calories per person 2,420 kcal 2024
132nd of 155		 1,985 kcal 2024
144th of 155
Protein supply 57.3 g 2022
159th of 174		 47.7 g 2022
169th of 174
Animal protein supply 6.5 g 2022
172nd of 174		 13.3 g 2022
161st of 174
Fat supply 36.8 g 2022
171st of 174		 50.1 g 2022
156th of 174
Cereal import dependency 35.3 % 2022
92nd of 160		 -9.7 % 2022
132nd of 160
Food insecurity - 45.8 % 2024
104th of 134
Severe food insecurity - 17.2 % 2024
103rd of 124

Education

Indicator Rwanda Zambia
Literacy 78.8 % 2022 71.8 % 2024
27th of 29
Secondary enrolment 48.8 % 2024
103rd of 108		 56.8 % 2024
99th of 108
Tertiary enrolment 9.4 % 2024
122nd of 128		 4.0 % 2012
Education spending 4.6 % 2024
32nd of 121		 4.1 % 2023
51st of 121
Expected schooling 12.6 yrs 2023
126th of 195		 11.0 yrs 2023
157th of 195
Mean schooling 4.9 yrs 2023
170th of 193		 7.4 yrs 2023
136th of 193

Society

Indicator Rwanda Zambia
Income inequality 39.4 2023 51.5 2022
Extreme poverty 38.6 % 2023 71.7 % 2022
Internet use 31.7 % 2024
163rd of 182		 17.1 % 2024
176th of 182
Mobile subscriptions 93.2 /100 2024
125th of 151		 108.7 /100 2024
101st of 151
Electricity access 72.0 % 2024
175th of 213		 53.6 % 2024
195th of 213
Women in parliament 63.8 % 2025
1st of 184		 15.0 % 2025
144th of 184

Refugees

Indicator Rwanda Zambia
Refugees hosted 115,794 2025
49th of 177		 83,225 2025
55th of 177
Refugees hosted per 1,000 7.9 ‰ 2025
50th of 177		 3.8 ‰ 2025
68th of 177
Asylum-seekers hosted 15,251 2025
46th of 177		 12,906 2025
51st of 177
Refugees from the country 244,415 2025
17th of 199		 346 2025
124th of 199
Refugees from per 1,000 16.8 ‰ 2025
12th of 199		 0.0 ‰ 2025
158th of 199

Governance

Indicator Rwanda Zambia
Control of corruption 60.5 /100 2024
57th of 207		 38.6 /100 2024
130th of 207
Government effectiveness 58.1 /100 2024
75th of 205		 41.0 /100 2024
141st of 205
Rule of law 58.7 /100 2024
94th of 207		 47.3 /100 2024
136th of 207
Regulatory quality 59.1 /100 2024
74th of 205		 48.2 /100 2024
130th of 205
Voice and accountability 46.5 /100 2024
131st of 205		 49.7 /100 2024
124th of 205
Political stability 65.1 /100 2024
110th of 207		 64.2 /100 2024
116th of 207

Environment

Indicator Rwanda Zambia
CO₂ per capita 0.16 t 2024
20th of 202		 0.54 t 2024
45th of 202
Fossil CO₂ emissions 2.0 Mt 2024
155th of 204		 12.0 Mt 2024
104th of 204
Share of global CO₂ 0.01 % 2024
155th of 204		 0.03 % 2024
104th of 204
Cumulative CO₂ 0.0 Gt 2024
166th of 204		 0.3 Gt 2024
117th of 204
GHG per capita 0.59 t 2024
10th of 202		 1.81 t 2024
46th of 202
Renewable energy 79.9 % 2022
18th of 211		 83.0 % 2021
11th of 211
Forest area 11.3 % 2023
158th of 212		 59.5 % 2023
28th of 212
PM2.5 exposure 36.0 µg/m³ 2023
171st of 200		 20.2 µg/m³ 2023
120th of 200
Water stress 20.2 % 2022
109th of 176		 2.8 % 2022
37th of 176
Land area 24,670 km² 2023
146th of 214		 743,390 km² 2023
37th of 214

Energy

Indicator Rwanda Zambia
Renewable electricity 49.6 % 2024
67th of 190		 87.5 % 2024
23rd of 190
Wind and solar 3.5 % 2024
118th of 190		 0.9 % 2024
144th of 190
Nuclear power 0.0 % 2024
148th of 180		 0.0 % 2024
179th of 180
Low-carbon electricity 49.6 % 2024
77th of 190		 87.5 % 2024
28th of 190
Fossil electricity 50.4 % 2024
77th of 190		 12.5 % 2024
28th of 190
Coal power 15.0 % 2024
144th of 188		 10.8 % 2024
139th of 188
Carbon intensity of power 362 g/kWh 2024
78th of 190		 126 g/kWh 2024
32nd of 190
Electricity per capita 0.09 MWh 2024
181st of 191		 0.78 MWh 2024
143rd of 191

Sources: World Bank (World Development Indicators, Worldwide Governance Indicators), ILO modelled estimates, FAO (FAOSTAT), UNDP (Human Development Report), UNHCR Refugee Population Statistics Database, Ember (electricity), the Global Carbon Project (CO₂) and the UN World Population Prospects and World Urbanization Prospects, under CC BY 4.0 and CC BY 3.0 IGO. Ranks are computed by StatsNode in the latest year for which at least half of the countries have a value. Sources and licences.