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Estonia vs Rwanda statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Estonia has a population of 1.37M (ranked 153/197), compared with 14.3M in Rwanda (ranked 77/197). Estonia's land area is 16,498 sq mi versus 9,525 sq mi for Rwanda (ranked 129th vs. 146th).

By GDP, Estonia ranks 102/197 ($42.8B) and Rwanda ranks 144/197 ($14.3B). By GDP per capita, Estonia ranks 40/197 ($31,170), while Rwanda ranks 177/197 ($1,000).

Main facts and rankings

Estonia Rwanda
Population
1355535
14826674
Population rank 155/197 77/197
GDP
$42.8B
2024
$14.3B
2024
GDP rank 102/197 144/197
GDP per capita
$31,170
2024
$1,000
2024
GDP per capita rank 40/197 177/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$49,334
2024
$3,711
2024
Government debt
$10.1B
2024
$9.58B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
25.4%
2025
77.6%
2025
Government debt per person
$7,362
2024
$672
2024
Government debt per person rank 66/185 156/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$21,368
2025
$2,587
2025
Land area
16,498 sq mi
2025
9,525 sq mi
2025
Population density
83.2 ppl/mi²
2024
1,497 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.31
2023
3.7
2023
Median age
43.3 years
2024
20.8 years
2024
Life expectancy
79.5 years
2025
68.2 years
2025

Estonia and Rwanda: Comparison Charts

Estonia and Rwanda economies compared

GDP
Estonia

Rwanda
Year GDP
Estonia Rwanda
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
1988 - $2,395,492,687
1989 - $2,405,022,593
1990 - $2,550,185,679
1991 - $1,911,600,237
1992 - $2,029,026,962
1993 $4,013,091,682 $1,971,525,712
1994 $4,123,011,420 $753,636,370
1995 $4,502,970,889 $1,293,535,193
1996 $4,786,018,988 $1,382,334,879
1997 $5,154,420,649 $1,851,558,197
1998 $5,674,080,543 $1,989,343,546
1999 $5,756,912,266 $2,157,108,263
2000 $5,686,579,748 $2,068,836,754
2001 $6,250,218,423 $1,966,600,715
2002 $7,370,119,619 $1,966,003,468
2003 $9,876,595,528 $2,138,237,279
2004 $12,148,595,031 $2,376,496,067
2005 $14,109,491,357 $2,933,819,766
2006 $17,025,671,810 $3,319,784,539
2007 $22,450,264,166 $4,070,507,895
2008 $24,342,935,404 $5,179,854,065
2009 $19,633,984,440 $5,674,476,969
2010 $19,524,355,419 $6,124,756,654
2011 $23,303,915,795 $6,884,913,658
2012 $23,237,406,116 $7,654,761,045
2013 $25,451,032,781 $7,819,964,024
2014 $27,055,689,003 $8,238,966,120
2015 $23,311,847,751 $8,543,760,206
2016 $24,561,027,788 $8,695,272,061
2017 $27,469,461,919 $9,252,833,894
2018 $31,222,632,741 $9,637,904,519
2019 $31,873,748,770 $10,349,300,277
2020 $31,820,771,494 $10,174,386,855
2021 $37,204,563,051 $11,078,787,095
2022 $38,376,046,175 $13,316,161,006
2023 $41,291,245,222 $14,331,722,700
2024 $42,764,929,169 $14,251,642,231

Estonia and Rwanda economies compared

GDP per capita
Estonia

Rwanda
Year GDP per capita
Estonia Rwanda
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
1988 - $344
1989 - $335
1990 - $346
1991 - $254
1992 - $264.1
1993 $2,686 $247
1994 $2,819 $111
1995 $3,134 $228
1996 $3,381 $206
1997 $3,683 $238.7
1998 $4,093 $246.2
1999 $4,141 $264.7
2000 $4,071 $251.9
2001 $4,503 $237.3
2002 $5,343 $234
2003 $7,205 $249
2004 $8,916 $269.5
2005 $10,415 $324
2006 $12,641 $357
2007 $16,745 $426
2008 $18,206 $528
2009 $14,712 $564
2010 $14,664 $594
2011 $17,556 $651
2012 $17,568 $707
2013 $19,310 $705
2014 $20,582 $725
2015 $17,722 $734
2016 $18,666 $730
2017 $20,852 $758
2018 $23,618 $772
2019 $24,021 $810
2020 $23,934 $779
2021 $27,954 $830
2022 $28,451 $975
2023 $30,133 $1,027
2024 $31,170 $1,000

Estonia vs. Rwanda life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Estonia

Rwanda
Year Life expectancy, years
Estonia Rwanda
1950 66.4 43.2
1951 66.8 43.5
1952 67.2 43.8
1953 67.5 44.1
1954 67.8 44.4
1955 68.2 44.8
1956 68.5 45.2
1957 68.8 45.6
1958 68.8 46.1
1959 68.7 46.5
1960 69.3 47
1961 69.6 47.5
1962 69.8 47.8
1963 69.9 44
1964 70.6 48.1
1965 70.7 48.2
1966 70.7 48.1
1967 71 48
1968 70.6 47.7
1969 70.3 47.4
1970 70.4 47.1
1971 70.6 46.8
1972 70.4 46.3
1973 70.7 45.9
1974 70.8 45.6
1975 70.1 45.3
1976 69.7 45.3
1977 69.8 45.6
1978 69.7 46.2
1979 69.4 47.1
1980 69.5 48.1
1981 69.3 49.2
1982 69.9 50.2
1983 69.8 50.9
1984 69.6 51.4
1985 69.8 51.7
1986 70.9 51.7
1987 70.9 51.5
1988 71 50.9
1989 70.5 49.5
1990 69.9 47.8
1991 69.8 46.2
1992 69.2 44.4
1993 68.2 42.9
1994 66.7 12.2
1995 67.8 41.5
1996 70 42.5
1997 70.2 42
1998 69.8 43.1
1999 70.7 45.7
2000 71 47.8
2001 70.8 49.5
2002 71.4 51.3
2003 71.9 53.5
2004 72.4 55.5
2005 73 57
2006 73.2 58.3
2007 73.2 59.5
2008 74.3 60.6
2009 75.2 61.8
2010 75.9 62.8
2011 76.3 63.5
2012 76.4 64.2
2013 77.3 64.7
2014 77.1 65.1
2015 77.7 65.4
2016 77.8 65.7
2017 78.2 66.1
2018 78.3 66.4
2019 78.8 66.7
2020 78.9 67
2021 77.4 66.8
2022 78.2 67.5
2023 79.2 67.8
2024 79.3 68
2025 79.5 68.2

Estonia and Rwanda population clocks and comparison

Population
Estonia

Rwanda
Year Population
Estonia Rwanda
1960 1,211,537 3,022,294
1961 1,225,077 3,106,779
1962 1,241,623 3,186,025
1963 1,258,857 3,258,890
1964 1,277,086 3,334,834
1965 1,294,566 3,423,210
1966 1,308,597 3,521,626
1967 1,318,946 3,629,577
1968 1,331,214 3,744,010
1969 1,345,249 3,861,271
1970 1,360,076 3,980,669
1971 1,376,955 4,100,044
1972 1,392,518 4,220,335
1973 1,405,951 4,345,047
1974 1,418,169 4,474,228
1975 1,429,352 4,607,728
1976 1,439,576 4,745,954
1977 1,450,211 4,888,240
1978 1,460,188 5,035,171
1979 1,468,333 5,189,541
1980 1,477,219 5,353,259
1981 1,487,666 5,527,230
1982 1,498,414 5,711,549
1983 1,508,745 5,905,311
1984 1,518,617 6,107,627
1985 1,528,781 6,317,228
1986 1,540,190 6,531,881
1987 1,552,221 6,749,493
1988 1,561,900 6,968,071
1989 1,568,131 7,184,706
1990 1,569,174 7,375,307
1991 1,561,314 7,526,966
1992 1,533,091 7,683,266
1993 1,494,128 7,981,132
1994 1,462,514 6,792,352
1995 1,436,634 5,674,118
1996 1,415,594 6,708,764
1997 1,399,535 7,755,238
1998 1,386,156 8,081,681
1999 1,390,244 8,147,912
2000 1,396,985 8,213,931
2001 1,388,115 8,287,094
2002 1,379,350 8,400,180
2003 1,370,720 8,586,875
2004 1,362,550 8,816,844
2005 1,354,775 9,054,528
2006 1,346,810 9,299,246
2007 1,340,680 9,549,933
2008 1,337,090 9,804,269
2009 1,334,515 10,060,432
2010 1,331,475 10,317,553
2011 1,327,439 10,573,733
2012 1,322,696 10,829,901
2013 1,317,997 11,093,340
2014 1,314,545 11,364,757
2015 1,315,407 11,640,022
2016 1,315,790 11,919,183
2017 1,317,384 12,202,060
2018 1,321,977 12,487,996
2019 1,326,898 12,776,103
2020 1,329,522 13,065,837
2021 1,330,932 13,355,260
2022 1,348,840 13,651,030
2023 1,370,286 13,954,471
2024 1,371,986 14,256,567

Fertility rates in Estonia and Rwanda

Fertility rate
Estonia

Rwanda
Year Fertility rate
Estonia Rwanda
1960 1.98 8.28
1961 1.98 8.28
1962 1.95 8.27
1963 1.89 8.27
1964 1.94 8.27
1965 1.88 8.25
1966 1.87 8.23
1967 1.9 8.21
1968 2.03 8.19
1969 2.13 8.18
1970 2.17 8.15
1971 2.19 8.09
1972 2.13 8.09
1973 2.06 8.09
1974 2.07 8.1
1975 2.04 8.1
1976 2.07 8.12
1977 2.06 8.14
1978 2.02 8.16
1979 2 8.13
1980 2.02 8.12
1981 2.07 8.1
1982 2.07 8.06
1983 2.16 8
1984 2.17 7.91
1985 2.13 7.79
1986 2.18 7.61
1987 2.27 7.43
1988 2.27 7.23
1989 2.22 7.03
1990 2.05 6.8
1991 1.8 6.62
1992 1.71 6.54
1993 1.49 6.48
1994 1.42 6.42
1995 1.38 6.35
1996 1.37 6.29
1997 1.32 6.24
1998 1.28 6.17
1999 1.3 6.06
2000 1.36 5.97
2001 1.32 5.89
2002 1.36 5.82
2003 1.37 5.74
2004 1.47 5.64
2005 1.52 5.5
2006 1.58 5.34
2007 1.69 5.14
2008 1.72 4.92
2009 1.7 4.71
2010 1.72 4.52
2011 1.61 4.33
2012 1.56 4.2
2013 1.52 4.14
2014 1.54 4.12
2015 1.58 4.11
2016 1.6 4.11
2017 1.59 4.08
2018 1.67 4.05
2019 1.66 3.99
2020 1.58 3.91
2021 1.61 3.84
2022 1.41 3.78
2023 1.31 3.7

Estonia and Rwanda demographics compared

Median age
Estonia

Rwanda
Year Median age, years
Estonia Rwanda
1960 32.2 15.5
1961 32.4 15.1
1962 32.5 14.9
1963 32.7 14.8
1964 32.8 14.7
1965 33 14.8
1966 33.2 14.9
1967 33.4 15.1
1968 33.6 15.3
1969 33.7 15.5
1970 33.7 15.7
1971 33.8 15.9
1972 33.9 16
1973 34.1 16.2
1974 34.2 16.3
1975 34.2 16.4
1976 34.3 16.5
1977 34.3 16.6
1978 34.2 16.6
1979 34 16.5
1980 33.9 16.5
1981 33.8 16.4
1982 33.8 16.2
1983 33.9 16.1
1984 33.9 16
1985 33.9 15.8
1986 34 15.7
1987 34 15.6
1988 34.1 15.6
1989 34.2 15.5
1990 34.3 15.5
1991 34.6 15.5
1992 35 15.6
1993 35.6 15.7
1994 36 15
1995 36.3 14.3
1996 36.7 14.6
1997 37 14.8
1998 37.3 15.3
1999 37.6 15.8
2000 38 16.3
2001 38.3 16.8
2002 38.5 17.1
2003 38.8 17.4
2004 39.1 17.6
2005 39.3 17.8
2006 39.6 18
2007 39.7 18.1
2008 39.8 18.3
2009 40 18.4
2010 40.3 18.5
2011 40.6 18.7
2012 40.9 18.8
2013 41.1 19
2014 41.4 19.1
2015 41.5 19.3
2016 41.7 19.4
2017 41.9 19.6
2018 42 19.7
2019 42.2 19.8
2020 42.4 19.9
2021 42.5 20
2022 42.7 20.3
2023 42.9 20.5
2024 43.3 20.8

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Estonia Rwanda
GNI, Atlas method
$39.4B
2024
$14.8B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
44.4%
2025
27.4%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
5.21%
2022
4.69%
2024
Military expenditure, % of GDP
2.87%
2023
1.27%
2023
Armed forces personnel
7,000
2020
35,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-2.69%
2025
-6.29%
2025
Unemployment rate
7.5%
2024
11.3%
2024
Services, % of GDP
65.1%
2024
47.6%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
20.5%
2024
21%
2024
Economic freedom index
78.9
2025
54.8
2025
Income share by richest 10%
23.7%
2023
33.4%
2023
Income share by poorest 10%
3.1%
2023
3.1%
2023
Number of billionaires
2
2025
n/a
Percentage of billionaires
0.0002%
2025
n/a
Listed domestic companies
14
2003
5
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$2.75B
2024
Total reserves including gold
$2.07B
2024
$2.41B
2024
Personal remittances received
$496M
2024
$537M
2024
International tourist arrivals
1,695,000
2020
1,634,000
2019
International tourism as share of exports
3.98%
2020
11%
2020
Banked people share
98.9%
2024
50%
2017

Energy

Estonia Rwanda
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
3,089 kg
2023
373 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$15.1
2023
$8.31
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
11.4 megatons
2023
1.65 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
8.35 tons
2023
0.12 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
60.9%
2023
0%
2022
Renewable energy use share
38%
2021
79.9%
2022
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
2.9%
2023
0.97%
2022
Net energy imports use share
3.77%
2023
10.6%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
5,722 kWh
2023
68.1 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
40%
2021
61%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0.42%
2023
50.3%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
63.9%
2023

Society

Estonia Rwanda
% of world population
0.02%
2024
0.18%
2024
Annual migration change
-7,742
2024
-15,582
2024
Urban population
70%
2024
18.1%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
6 ft
2025
5.45 ft
2025
Average female height
5.53 ft
2025
5.14 ft
2025
Quality of life index
82
2025
33.6
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
76
2024
57
2024
Higher education index
81
2025
9
2025
Homicides per 100K people
1.54
2023
3.59
2020
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
4.5
2019
29.4
2019
Visa free countries
173
2025
73
2025
Adult literacy rate
99.9%
2021
78.8%
2022
English speaking
50.2%
2023
15%
2023
People using the Internet
92.2%
2024
34.2%
2023

Health

Estonia Rwanda
Government health expenditure per capita
$1,999
2022
$76.8
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$463
2022
$7.39
2022
Life expectancy
79.5 years
2025
68.2 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.01%
2022
42.9%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
3.44
2021
0.12
2019
Age at first childbirth
28.7 years
2023
23 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
5
2023
229
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
2.1
2023
40
2023
Obesity rate
22.8%
2022
4.99%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
6.9%
2024
2.1%
2024
Air quality index
95
2025
6
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
28.3%
2022
14.3%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
10.7 liters
2020
2.87 liters
2020

Territory

Estonia Rwanda
% of world land
0.03%
2025
0.02%
2025
Land area per capita
12,025 sq mi
2024
668 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
3,815 sq mi
2025
7,271 sq mi
2025
Forest area
9,415 sq mi
2025
1,077 sq mi
2025
Roads length n/a
2,920 mi
2021

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