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Rwanda vs Turkmenistan statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Rwanda has a population of 14.3M (ranked 77/197), compared with 7.49M in Turkmenistan (ranked 104/197). Rwanda's land area is 9,525 sq mi versus 181,441 sq mi for Turkmenistan (ranked 146th vs. 53rd).

By GDP, Rwanda ranks 144/197 ($14.3B) and Turkmenistan ranks 88/197 ($64.2B). By GDP per capita, Rwanda ranks 177/197 ($1,000), while Turkmenistan ranks 91/197 ($8,572).

Main facts and rankings

Rwanda Turkmenistan
Population
14826674
7713465
Population rank 77/197 104/197
GDP
$14.3B
2024
$64.2B
2024
GDP rank 144/197 88/197
GDP per capita
$1,000
2024
$8,572
2024
GDP per capita rank 177/197 91/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$3,711
2024
$20,408
2024
Government debt
$9.58B
2024
$2.97B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
77.6%
2025
4.5%
2025
Government debt per person
$672
2024
$396
2024
Government debt per person rank 156/185 172/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$2,587
2025
$8,974
2025
Land area
9,525 sq mi
2025
181,441 sq mi
2025
Population density
1,497 ppl/mi²
2024
41.3 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
3.7
2023
2.69
2023
Median age
20.8 years
2024
27.5 years
2024
Life expectancy
68.2 years
2025
70.3 years
2025

Rwanda and Turkmenistan: Comparison Charts

Rwanda and Turkmenistan economies compared

GDP
Rwanda

Turkmenistan
Year GDP
Rwanda Turkmenistan
1960 $119,000,024 -
1961 $122,000,016 -
1962 $125,000,008 -
1963 $128,000,000 -
1964 $129,999,994 -
1965 $148,799,980 -
1966 $124,525,703 -
1967 $159,560,018 -
1968 $172,200,018 -
1969 $188,700,037 -
1970 $219,900,006 -
1971 $222,952,504 -
1972 $246,457,838 -
1973 $290,746,157 -
1974 $308,458,423 -
1975 $571,863,500 -
1976 $637,753,853 -
1977 $746,650,613 -
1978 $905,709,076 -
1979 $1,109,346,131 -
1980 $1,254,765,642 -
1981 $1,407,062,527 -
1982 $1,407,243,139 -
1983 $1,479,687,587 -
1984 $1,587,413,084 -
1985 $1,715,626,331 -
1986 $1,944,710,684 -
1987 $2,157,432,668 $2,331,358,820
1988 $2,395,492,687 $3,010,982,414
1989 $2,405,022,593 $3,006,988,217
1990 $2,550,185,679 $3,189,539,641
1991 $1,911,600,237 $3,208,098,919
1992 $2,029,026,962 $3,200,539,816
1993 $1,971,525,712 $3,179,225,949
1994 $753,636,370 $2,561,118,608
1995 $1,293,535,193 $2,482,228,440
1996 $1,382,334,879 $2,378,759,975
1997 $1,851,558,197 $2,450,350,625
1998 $1,989,343,546 $2,605,689,134
1999 $2,157,108,263 $2,450,564,100
2000 $2,068,836,754 $2,904,663,311
2001 $1,966,600,715 $3,534,772,732
2002 $1,966,003,468 $4,462,029,109
2003 $2,138,237,279 $5,977,440,583
2004 $2,376,496,067 $6,838,351,088
2005 $2,933,819,766 $8,103,901,996
2006 $3,319,784,539 $10,276,674,365
2007 $4,070,507,895 $12,664,165,103
2008 $5,179,854,065 $19,271,523,179
2009 $5,674,476,969 $20,214,385,965
2010 $6,124,756,654 $22,583,157,895
2011 $6,884,913,658 $29,233,333,333
2012 $7,654,761,045 $35,164,210,526
2013 $7,819,964,024 $39,197,543,860
2014 $8,238,966,120 $43,524,210,526
2015 $8,543,760,206 $35,799,714,286
2016 $8,695,272,061 $36,169,428,571
2017 $9,252,833,894 $37,926,285,714
2018 $9,637,904,519 $40,765,428,571
2019 $10,349,300,277 $45,232,857,143
2020 $10,174,386,855 $45,818,000,000
2021 $11,078,787,095 $50,007,428,571
2022 $13,316,161,006 $58,972,000,000
2023 $14,331,722,700 $60,628,857,143
2024 $14,251,642,231 $64,239,891,739

Rwanda and Turkmenistan economies compared

GDP per capita
Rwanda

Turkmenistan
Year GDP per capita
Rwanda Turkmenistan
1960 $39.4 -
1961 $39.3 -
1962 $39.2 -
1963 $39.3 -
1964 $39 -
1965 $43.5 -
1966 $35.4 -
1967 $44 -
1968 $46 -
1969 $48.9 -
1970 $55.2 -
1971 $54.4 -
1972 $58.4 -
1973 $66.9 -
1974 $68.9 -
1975 $124.1 -
1976 $134.4 -
1977 $152.7 -
1978 $179.9 -
1979 $213.8 -
1980 $234.4 -
1981 $254.6 -
1982 $246.4 -
1983 $250.6 -
1984 $259.9 -
1985 $271.6 -
1986 $297.7 -
1987 $320 $675
1988 $344 $846
1989 $335 $821
1990 $346 $848
1991 $254 $832
1992 $264.1 $811
1993 $247 $788
1994 $111 $622
1995 $228 $592
1996 $206 $558
1997 $238.7 $565
1998 $246.2 $591
1999 $264.7 $546
2000 $251.9 $634
2001 $237.3 $756
2002 $234 $936
2003 $249 $1,229
2004 $269.5 $1,379
2005 $324 $1,604
2006 $357 $1,997
2007 $426 $2,415
2008 $528 $3,606
2009 $564 $3,708
2010 $594 $4,059
2011 $651 $5,144
2012 $707 $6,054
2013 $705 $6,600
2014 $725 $7,164
2015 $734 $5,759
2016 $730 $5,687
2017 $758 $5,828
2018 $772 $6,125
2019 $810 $6,648
2020 $779 $6,593
2021 $830 $7,051
2022 $975 $8,156
2023 $1,027 $8,233
2024 $1,000 $8,572

Rwanda vs. Turkmenistan life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Rwanda

Turkmenistan
Year Life expectancy, years
Rwanda Turkmenistan
1950 43.2 48.1
1951 43.5 48.6
1952 43.8 49
1953 44.1 49.4
1954 44.4 49.8
1955 44.8 50.2
1956 45.2 50.6
1957 45.6 51
1958 46.1 51.4
1959 46.5 51.8
1960 47 52.1
1961 47.5 52.5
1962 47.8 52.9
1963 44 53.2
1964 48.1 53.6
1965 48.2 54
1966 48.1 54.4
1967 48 54.8
1968 47.7 55.3
1969 47.4 55.7
1970 47.1 56
1971 46.8 56.3
1972 46.3 56.6
1973 45.9 56.8
1974 45.6 57
1975 45.3 57.2
1976 45.3 57.4
1977 45.6 57.7
1978 46.2 58.3
1979 47.1 59.1
1980 48.1 60.2
1981 49.2 61
1982 50.2 61.6
1983 50.9 62
1984 51.4 62.4
1985 51.7 62.8
1986 51.7 63.2
1987 51.5 63.5
1988 50.9 63.7
1989 49.5 63.8
1990 47.8 63.9
1991 46.2 63.8
1992 44.4 63.8
1993 42.9 63.6
1994 12.2 63.5
1995 41.5 63.5
1996 42.5 63.5
1997 42 63.7
1998 43.1 64
1999 45.7 64.5
2000 47.8 64.9
2001 49.5 65.3
2002 51.3 65.6
2003 53.5 65.9
2004 55.5 66.1
2005 57 66.3
2006 58.3 66.6
2007 59.5 67
2008 60.6 67.6
2009 61.8 68.2
2010 62.8 68.6
2011 63.5 68.9
2012 64.2 69
2013 64.7 69
2014 65.1 69
2015 65.4 69.1
2016 65.7 69.1
2017 66.1 69.2
2018 66.4 69.3
2019 66.7 69.4
2020 67 68.8
2021 66.8 69.4
2022 67.5 69.9
2023 67.8 70.1
2024 68 70.2
2025 68.2 70.3

Rwanda and Turkmenistan population clocks and comparison

Population
Rwanda

Turkmenistan
Year Population
Rwanda Turkmenistan
1960 3,022,294 1,643,457
1961 3,106,779 1,695,400
1962 3,186,025 1,749,214
1963 3,258,890 1,804,272
1964 3,334,834 1,859,997
1965 3,423,210 1,915,916
1966 3,521,626 1,971,737
1967 3,629,577 2,027,403
1968 3,744,010 2,083,069
1969 3,861,271 2,139,024
1970 3,980,669 2,195,616
1971 4,100,044 2,253,119
1972 4,220,335 2,311,430
1973 4,345,047 2,370,919
1974 4,474,228 2,432,028
1975 4,607,728 2,494,570
1976 4,745,954 2,558,521
1977 4,888,240 2,623,948
1978 5,035,171 2,691,088
1979 5,189,541 2,760,358
1980 5,353,259 2,832,203
1981 5,527,230 2,907,187
1982 5,711,549 2,985,557
1983 5,905,311 3,067,534
1984 6,107,627 3,154,079
1985 6,317,228 3,247,534
1986 6,531,881 3,347,809
1987 6,749,493 3,452,731
1988 6,968,071 3,559,363
1989 7,184,706 3,662,459
1990 7,375,307 3,760,562
1991 7,526,966 3,855,894
1992 7,683,266 3,944,689
1993 7,981,132 4,032,407
1994 6,792,352 4,116,662
1995 5,674,118 4,191,203
1996 6,708,764 4,263,819
1997 7,755,238 4,336,730
1998 8,081,681 4,410,507
1999 8,147,912 4,492,170
2000 8,213,931 4,582,677
2001 8,287,094 4,675,409
2002 8,400,180 4,769,465
2003 8,586,875 4,863,865
2004 8,816,844 4,958,093
2005 9,054,528 5,052,257
2006 9,299,246 5,147,105
2007 9,549,933 5,244,046
2008 9,804,269 5,345,029
2009 10,060,432 5,451,592
2010 10,317,553 5,564,356
2011 10,573,733 5,683,417
2012 10,829,901 5,808,546
2013 11,093,340 5,939,341
2014 11,364,757 6,075,283
2015 11,640,022 6,215,770
2016 11,919,183 6,360,041
2017 12,202,060 6,507,061
2018 12,487,996 6,655,524
2019 12,776,103 6,803,944
2020 13,065,837 6,949,912
2021 13,355,260 7,092,043
2022 13,651,030 7,230,193
2023 13,954,471 7,364,438
2024 14,256,567 7,494,498

Fertility rates in Rwanda and Turkmenistan

Fertility rate
Rwanda

Turkmenistan
Year Fertility rate
Rwanda Turkmenistan
1960 8.28 6.59
1961 8.28 6.69
1962 8.27 6.76
1963 8.27 6.79
1964 8.27 6.79
1965 8.25 6.76
1966 8.23 6.7
1967 8.21 6.64
1968 8.19 6.56
1969 8.18 6.48
1970 8.15 6.4
1971 8.09 6.32
1972 8.09 6.2
1973 8.09 6.15
1974 8.1 6.09
1975 8.1 6
1976 8.12 5.9
1977 8.14 5.77
1978 8.16 5.61
1979 8.13 5.46
1980 8.12 5.3
1981 8.1 5.16
1982 8.06 5.04
1983 8 4.97
1984 7.91 4.96
1985 7.79 4.97
1986 7.61 4.94
1987 7.43 4.84
1988 7.23 4.68
1989 7.03 4.46
1990 6.8 4.29
1991 6.62 4.14
1992 6.54 3.96
1993 6.48 3.78
1994 6.42 3.62
1995 6.35 3.49
1996 6.29 3.29
1997 6.24 3.18
1998 6.17 3.08
1999 6.06 2.98
2000 5.97 2.9
2001 5.89 2.81
2002 5.82 2.71
2003 5.74 2.67
2004 5.64 2.67
2005 5.5 2.71
2006 5.34 2.72
2007 5.14 2.73
2008 4.92 2.75
2009 4.71 2.79
2010 4.52 2.85
2011 4.33 2.9
2012 4.2 2.96
2013 4.14 3.01
2014 4.12 3.02
2015 4.11 3.03
2016 4.11 2.99
2017 4.08 2.93
2018 4.05 2.88
2019 3.99 2.83
2020 3.91 2.79
2021 3.84 2.75
2022 3.78 2.73
2023 3.7 2.69

Rwanda and Turkmenistan demographics compared

Median age
Rwanda

Turkmenistan
Year Median age, years
Rwanda Turkmenistan
1960 15.5 21.3
1961 15.1 20.9
1962 14.9 20.4
1963 14.8 19.7
1964 14.7 19
1965 14.8 18.4
1966 14.9 18
1967 15.1 17.7
1968 15.3 17.5
1969 15.5 17.4
1970 15.7 17.4
1971 15.9 17.4
1972 16 17.5
1973 16.2 17.6
1974 16.3 17.7
1975 16.4 17.9
1976 16.5 18
1977 16.6 18.2
1978 16.6 18.3
1979 16.5 18.5
1980 16.5 18.7
1981 16.4 18.8
1982 16.2 19
1983 16.1 19.1
1984 16 19.2
1985 15.8 19.3
1986 15.7 19.3
1987 15.6 19.3
1988 15.6 19.3
1989 15.5 19.3
1990 15.5 19.3
1991 15.5 19.4
1992 15.6 19.4
1993 15.7 19.5
1994 15 19.6
1995 14.3 19.7
1996 14.6 19.9
1997 14.8 20.1
1998 15.3 20.3
1999 15.8 20.6
2000 16.3 20.9
2001 16.8 21.2
2002 17.1 21.5
2003 17.4 21.8
2004 17.6 22.1
2005 17.8 22.4
2006 18 22.8
2007 18.1 23.1
2008 18.3 23.4
2009 18.4 23.7
2010 18.5 24
2011 18.7 24.3
2012 18.8 24.5
2013 19 24.8
2014 19.1 25
2015 19.3 25.3
2016 19.4 25.5
2017 19.6 25.7
2018 19.7 25.9
2019 19.8 26.2
2020 19.9 26.4
2021 20 26.7
2022 20.3 26.9
2023 20.5 27.2
2024 20.8 27.5

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Rwanda Turkmenistan
GNI, Atlas method
$14.8B
2024
$62.9B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
27.4%
2025
11.1%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.69%
2024
2.71%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.27%
2023
2.9%
1999
Armed forces personnel
35,000
2020
57,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-6.29%
2025
+0.17%
2025
Unemployment rate
11.3%
2024
4%
2010
Services, % of GDP
47.6%
2024
49.4%
2023
Industry, % of GDP
21%
2024
39.3%
2023
Economic freedom index
54.8
2025
47.1
2025
Income share by richest 10%
33.4%
2023
31.5%
1998
Income share by poorest 10%
3.1%
2023
2.4%
1998
Listed domestic companies
5
2024
n/a
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$2.75B
2024
n/a
Total reserves including gold
$2.41B
2024
$1.51B
1999
Personal remittances received
$537M
2024
$0
2023
International tourist arrivals
1,634,000
2019
380,000
1998
International tourism as share of exports
11%
2020
n/a
Banked people share
50%
2017
40.6%
2017

Energy

Rwanda Turkmenistan
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
373 kg
2022
5,626 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$8.31
2022
$3.26
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
1.65 megatons
2023
66 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.12 tons
2023
8.96 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2022
100%
2022
Renewable energy use share
79.9%
2022
0.1%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
0.97%
2022
0%
2022
Net energy imports use share
10.6%
2022
-109.8%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
68.1 kWh
2022
2,829 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
61%
2021
0.01%
2021
Hydroelectric share
50.3%
2022
0.02%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
63.9%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Rwanda Turkmenistan
% of world population
0.18%
2024
0.09%
2024
Annual migration change
-15,582
2024
+14,646
2024
Urban population
18.1%
2024
54.5%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.45 ft
2025
5.72 ft
2025
Average female height
5.14 ft
2025
5.34 ft
2025
Quality of life index
33.6
2025
33.8
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
57
2024
17
2024
Higher education index
9
2025
n/a
Homicides per 100K people
3.59
2020
1.09
2015
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
29.4
2019
13.5
2019
Visa free countries
73
2025
65
2025
Adult literacy rate
78.8%
2022
99.9%
2022
English speaking
15%
2023
2%
2025
People using the Internet
34.2%
2023
21.3%
2017

Health

Rwanda Turkmenistan
Government health expenditure per capita
$76.8
2022
$579
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$7.39
2022
$459
2022
Life expectancy
68.2 years
2025
70.3 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
42.9%
2022
0.63%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.12
2019
2.14
2021
Age at first childbirth
23 years
2025
24.1 years
2021
Maternal mortality per 100K births
229
2023
5
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
40
2023
40
2023
Obesity rate
4.99%
2022
22.2%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
2.1%
2024
7.1%
2024
Air quality index
6
2025
26
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
14.3%
2022
5.6%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
2.87 liters
2020
2.62 liters
2020

Territory

Rwanda Turkmenistan
% of world land
0.02%
2025
0.32%
2025
Land area per capita
668 sq mi
2024
24,210 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
7,271 sq mi
2025
152,812 sq mi
2025
Forest area
1,077 sq mi
2025
15,934 sq mi
2025
Roads length
2,920 mi
2021
n/a

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