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Rwanda vs Senegal statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Rwanda has a population of 14.3M (ranked 77/197), compared with 18.5M in Senegal (ranked 69/197). Rwanda's land area is 9,525 sq mi versus 74,336 sq mi for Senegal (ranked 146th vs. 85th).

By GDP, Rwanda ranks 144/197 ($14.3B) and Senegal ranks 110/197 ($32.3B). By GDP per capita, Rwanda ranks 177/197 ($1,000), while Senegal ranks 160/197 ($1,744).

Main facts and rankings

Rwanda Senegal
Population
14826674
19281054
Population rank 77/197 68/197
GDP
$14.3B
2024
$32.3B
2024
GDP rank 144/197 110/197
GDP per capita
$1,000
2024
$1,744
2024
GDP per capita rank 177/197 160/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$3,711
2024
$5,110
2024
Government debt
$9.58B
2024
$36.7B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
77.6%
2025
111.4%
2025
Government debt per person
$672
2024
$1,982
2024
Government debt per person rank 156/185 119/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$2,587
2025
$1,890
2025
Land area
9,525 sq mi
2025
74,336 sq mi
2025
Population density
1,497 ppl/mi²
2024
248.9 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
3.7
2023
3.82
2023
Median age
20.8 years
2024
20.4 years
2024
Life expectancy
68.2 years
2025
69.2 years
2025

Rwanda and Senegal: Comparison Charts

Rwanda and Senegal economies compared

GDP
Rwanda

Senegal
Year GDP
Rwanda Senegal
1960 $119,000,024 $1,003,692,370
1961 $122,000,016 $1,058,975,257
1962 $125,000,008 $1,085,475,791
1963 $128,000,000 $1,122,139,862
1964 $129,999,994 $1,188,930,645
1965 $148,799,980 $1,210,058,228
1966 $124,525,703 $1,246,908,186
1967 $159,560,018 $1,246,480,766
1968 $172,200,018 $1,309,384,862
1969 $188,700,037 $1,245,234,931
1970 $219,900,006 $1,297,407,655
1971 $222,952,504 $1,339,549,033
1972 $246,457,838 $1,620,857,104
1973 $290,746,157 $1,863,398,590
1974 $308,458,423 $2,099,325,229
1975 $571,863,500 $2,830,388,405
1976 $637,753,853 $2,869,777,884
1977 $746,650,613 $2,938,046,463
1978 $905,709,076 $3,280,354,921
1979 $1,109,346,131 $4,084,877,823
1980 $1,254,765,642 $4,510,108,291
1981 $1,407,062,527 $4,095,892,781
1982 $1,407,243,139 $4,013,951,443
1983 $1,479,687,587 $3,569,356,125
1984 $1,587,413,084 $3,485,165,432
1985 $1,715,626,331 $3,818,944,918
1986 $1,944,710,684 $5,392,093,446
1987 $2,157,432,668 $6,487,353,103
1988 $2,395,492,687 $6,418,419,389
1989 $2,405,022,593 $6,366,039,373
1990 $2,550,185,679 $7,390,967,360
1991 $1,911,600,237 $7,255,210,470
1992 $2,029,026,962 $7,769,817,840
1993 $1,971,525,712 $7,367,986,241
1994 $753,636,370 $5,034,588,196
1995 $1,293,535,193 $6,326,342,633
1996 $1,382,334,879 $6,559,712,166
1997 $1,851,558,197 $6,041,478,726
1998 $1,989,343,546 $6,505,607,909
1999 $2,157,108,263 $6,592,834,933
2000 $2,068,836,754 $6,013,185,004
2001 $1,966,600,715 $6,507,824,829
2002 $1,966,003,468 $7,006,402,320
2003 $2,138,237,279 $8,768,721,563
2004 $2,376,496,067 $10,076,816,667
2005 $2,933,819,766 $11,009,033,438
2006 $3,319,784,539 $11,697,918,243
2007 $4,070,507,895 $13,994,218,413
2008 $5,179,854,065 $16,853,989,628
2009 $5,674,476,969 $16,145,867,495
2010 $6,124,756,654 $16,121,315,909
2011 $6,884,913,658 $17,814,283,639
2012 $7,654,761,045 $17,660,870,412
2013 $7,819,964,024 $18,918,667,725
2014 $8,238,966,120 $19,797,253,440
2015 $8,543,760,206 $17,774,766,696
2016 $8,695,272,061 $19,040,312,333
2017 $9,252,833,894 $20,996,562,944
2018 $9,637,904,519 $23,116,701,556
2019 $10,349,300,277 $23,403,995,992
2020 $10,174,386,855 $24,530,513,038
2021 $11,078,787,095 $27,520,784,130
2022 $13,316,161,006 $27,783,332,223
2023 $14,331,722,700 $30,696,331,296
2024 $14,251,642,231 $32,267,254,425

Rwanda and Senegal economies compared

GDP per capita
Rwanda

Senegal
Year GDP per capita
Rwanda Senegal
1960 $39.4 $300
1961 $39.3 $308
1962 $39.2 $307
1963 $39.3 $309
1964 $39 $318
1965 $43.5 $314
1966 $35.4 $315
1967 $44 $305
1968 $46 $311
1969 $48.9 $287.3
1970 $55.2 $290.5
1971 $54.4 $291.1
1972 $58.4 $342
1973 $66.9 $381
1974 $68.9 $417
1975 $124.1 $547
1976 $134.4 $541
1977 $152.7 $540
1978 $179.9 $589
1979 $213.8 $716
1980 $234.4 $772
1981 $254.6 $683
1982 $246.4 $652
1983 $250.6 $564
1984 $259.9 $536
1985 $271.6 $571
1986 $297.7 $784
1987 $320 $916
1988 $344 $880
1989 $335 $849
1990 $346 $957
1991 $254 $913
1992 $264.1 $951
1993 $247 $878
1994 $111 $584
1995 $228 $715
1996 $206 $723
1997 $238.7 $651
1998 $246.2 $685
1999 $264.7 $678
2000 $251.9 $603
2001 $237.3 $637
2002 $234 $669
2003 $249 $818
2004 $269.5 $918
2005 $324 $980
2006 $357 $1,017
2007 $426 $1,189
2008 $528 $1,399
2009 $564 $1,309
2010 $594 $1,276
2011 $651 $1,375
2012 $707 $1,327
2013 $705 $1,380
2014 $725 $1,399
2015 $734 $1,218
2016 $730 $1,266
2017 $758 $1,357
2018 $772 $1,453
2019 $810 $1,431
2020 $779 $1,461
2021 $830 $1,598
2022 $975 $1,574
2023 $1,027 $1,698
2024 $1,000 $1,744

Rwanda vs. Senegal life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Rwanda

Senegal
Year Life expectancy, years
Rwanda Senegal
1950 43.2 36.5
1951 43.5 36.9
1952 43.8 37.4
1953 44.1 37.8
1954 44.4 38.2
1955 44.8 38.5
1956 45.2 38.9
1957 45.6 39.1
1958 46.1 39.4
1959 46.5 39.5
1960 47 39.7
1961 47.5 39.7
1962 47.8 39.7
1963 44 39.7
1964 48.1 39.8
1965 48.2 39.8
1966 48.1 39.8
1967 48 40
1968 47.7 40.1
1969 47.4 40.4
1970 47.1 40.8
1971 46.8 41.2
1972 46.3 41.8
1973 45.9 42.4
1974 45.6 43.1
1975 45.3 43.9
1976 45.3 44.8
1977 45.6 45.7
1978 46.2 46.6
1979 47.1 47.5
1980 48.1 48.3
1981 49.2 49.1
1982 50.2 49.9
1983 50.9 50.8
1984 51.4 51.7
1985 51.7 52.6
1986 51.7 53.7
1987 51.5 54.6
1988 50.9 55.5
1989 49.5 56.2
1990 47.8 56.7
1991 46.2 57
1992 44.4 57.3
1993 42.9 57.3
1994 12.2 57.5
1995 41.5 57.3
1996 42.5 57.1
1997 42 57.1
1998 43.1 57.1
1999 45.7 57.3
2000 47.8 57.6
2001 49.5 58.2
2002 51.3 58.9
2003 53.5 59.5
2004 55.5 60.3
2005 57 61
2006 58.3 61.8
2007 59.5 62.7
2008 60.6 63.2
2009 61.8 63.8
2010 62.8 64.2
2011 63.5 64.8
2012 64.2 65.2
2013 64.7 65.6
2014 65.1 66
2015 65.4 66.5
2016 65.7 66.7
2017 66.1 67.1
2018 66.4 67.4
2019 66.7 67.7
2020 67 67.5
2021 66.8 66.9
2022 67.5 67.8
2023 67.8 68.7
2024 68 68.9
2025 68.2 69.2

Rwanda and Senegal population clocks and comparison

Population
Rwanda

Senegal
Year Population
Rwanda Senegal
1960 3,022,294 3,340,907
1961 3,106,779 3,436,375
1962 3,186,025 3,534,686
1963 3,258,890 3,635,876
1964 3,334,834 3,740,535
1965 3,423,210 3,849,788
1966 3,521,626 3,964,299
1967 3,629,577 4,083,870
1968 3,744,010 4,207,587
1969 3,861,271 4,334,974
1970 3,980,669 4,466,328
1971 4,100,044 4,601,864
1972 4,220,335 4,741,631
1973 4,345,047 4,885,181
1974 4,474,228 5,029,437
1975 4,607,728 5,170,810
1976 4,745,954 5,308,564
1977 4,888,240 5,439,549
1978 5,035,171 5,568,096
1979 5,189,541 5,702,895
1980 5,353,259 5,845,638
1981 5,527,230 5,997,160
1982 5,711,549 6,156,961
1983 5,905,311 6,324,504
1984 6,107,627 6,499,364
1985 6,317,228 6,683,287
1986 6,531,881 6,878,192
1987 6,749,493 7,081,530
1988 6,968,071 7,289,618
1989 7,184,706 7,502,207
1990 7,375,307 7,720,523
1991 7,526,966 7,943,085
1992 7,683,266 8,168,395
1993 7,981,132 8,396,288
1994 6,792,352 8,624,078
1995 5,674,118 8,848,101
1996 6,708,764 9,067,014
1997 7,755,238 9,283,495
1998 8,081,681 9,502,952
1999 8,147,912 9,730,887
2000 8,213,931 9,968,260
2001 8,287,094 10,212,942
2002 8,400,180 10,466,214
2003 8,586,875 10,721,176
2004 8,816,844 10,975,704
2005 9,054,528 11,235,472
2006 9,299,246 11,500,094
2007 9,549,933 11,770,344
2008 9,804,269 12,048,959
2009 10,060,432 12,337,389
2010 10,317,553 12,635,413
2011 10,573,733 12,958,897
2012 10,829,901 13,310,495
2013 11,093,340 13,710,849
2014 11,364,757 14,152,102
2015 11,640,022 14,593,331
2016 11,919,183 15,034,521
2017 12,202,060 15,475,002
2018 12,487,996 15,914,498
2019 12,776,103 16,352,922
2020 13,065,837 16,789,219
2021 13,355,260 17,220,867
2022 13,651,030 17,651,103
2023 13,954,471 18,077,573
2024 14,256,567 18,501,984

Fertility rates in Rwanda and Senegal

Fertility rate
Rwanda

Senegal
Year Fertility rate
Rwanda Senegal
1960 8.28 7
1961 8.28 7.04
1962 8.27 7.08
1963 8.27 7.12
1964 8.27 7.16
1965 8.25 7.19
1966 8.23 7.22
1967 8.21 7.24
1968 8.19 7.25
1969 8.18 7.26
1970 8.15 7.26
1971 8.09 7.26
1972 8.09 7.26
1973 8.09 7.26
1974 8.1 7.25
1975 8.1 7.25
1976 8.12 7.26
1977 8.14 7.27
1978 8.16 7.28
1979 8.13 7.29
1980 8.12 7.29
1981 8.1 7.28
1982 8.06 7.25
1983 8 7.19
1984 7.91 7.11
1985 7.79 7.01
1986 7.61 6.9
1987 7.43 6.79
1988 7.23 6.58
1989 7.03 6.48
1990 6.8 6.4
1991 6.62 6.27
1992 6.54 6.15
1993 6.48 6.05
1994 6.42 5.92
1995 6.35 5.82
1996 6.29 5.72
1997 6.24 5.64
1998 6.17 5.58
1999 6.06 5.57
2000 5.97 5.5
2001 5.89 5.4
2002 5.82 5.3
2003 5.74 5.25
2004 5.64 5.19
2005 5.5 5.13
2006 5.34 5.06
2007 5.14 5.02
2008 4.92 5.02
2009 4.71 5.03
2010 4.52 5.06
2011 4.33 5.1
2012 4.2 5.13
2013 4.14 5.05
2014 4.12 4.88
2015 4.11 4.75
2016 4.11 4.65
2017 4.08 4.49
2018 4.05 4.29
2019 3.99 4.1
2020 3.91 4
2021 3.84 3.94
2022 3.78 3.86
2023 3.7 3.82

Rwanda and Senegal demographics compared

Median age
Rwanda

Senegal
Year Median age, years
Rwanda Senegal
1960 15.5 18.1
1961 15.1 18
1962 14.9 18
1963 14.8 17.9
1964 14.7 17.9
1965 14.8 17.9
1966 14.9 17.8
1967 15.1 17.9
1968 15.3 17.9
1969 15.5 17.9
1970 15.7 17.9
1971 15.9 17.9
1972 16 17.9
1973 16.2 17.9
1974 16.3 17.8
1975 16.4 17.7
1976 16.5 17.6
1977 16.6 17.4
1978 16.6 17.2
1979 16.5 17
1980 16.5 16.8
1981 16.4 16.7
1982 16.2 16.5
1983 16.1 16.4
1984 16 16.3
1985 15.8 16.3
1986 15.7 16.3
1987 15.6 16.3
1988 15.6 16.4
1989 15.5 16.5
1990 15.5 16.6
1991 15.5 16.7
1992 15.6 16.8
1993 15.7 16.9
1994 15 17
1995 14.3 17.1
1996 14.6 17.2
1997 14.8 17.3
1998 15.3 17.4
1999 15.8 17.5
2000 16.3 17.6
2001 16.8 17.7
2002 17.1 17.8
2003 17.4 18
2004 17.6 18.1
2005 17.8 18.2
2006 18 18.2
2007 18.1 18.3
2008 18.3 18.4
2009 18.4 18.4
2010 18.5 18.5
2011 18.7 18.5
2012 18.8 18.5
2013 19 18.5
2014 19.1 18.6
2015 19.3 18.6
2016 19.4 18.7
2017 19.6 18.9
2018 19.7 19
2019 19.8 19.2
2020 19.9 19.4
2021 20 19.7
2022 20.3 19.9
2023 20.5 20.1
2024 20.8 20.4

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Rwanda Senegal
GNI, Atlas method
$14.8B
2024
$31B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
27.4%
2025
29%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.69%
2024
6.16%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.27%
2023
1.47%
2023
Armed forces personnel
35,000
2020
19,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-6.29%
2025
-7.25%
2025
Unemployment rate
11.3%
2024
5.78%
2024
Services, % of GDP
47.6%
2024
49.1%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
21%
2024
25.4%
2024
Economic freedom index
54.8
2025
56.4
2025
Income share by richest 10%
33.4%
2023
28.8%
2021
Income share by poorest 10%
3.1%
2023
3%
2021
Listed domestic companies
5
2024
n/a
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$2.75B
2024
n/a
Total reserves including gold
$2.41B
2024
n/a
Personal remittances received
$537M
2024
$3.75B
2024
International tourist arrivals
1,634,000
2019
1,376,000
2017
International tourism as share of exports
11%
2020
10.5%
2018
Banked people share
50%
2017
76.5%
2024

Energy

Rwanda Senegal
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
373 kg
2022
291.1 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$8.31
2022
$16.4
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
1.65 megatons
2023
12 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.12 tons
2023
0.67 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2022
63.2%
2022
Renewable energy use share
79.9%
2022
35.4%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
0.97%
2022
1.58%
2023
Net energy imports use share
10.6%
2022
69%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita
68.1 kWh
2022
410 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
61%
2021
13.3%
2021
Hydroelectric share
50.3%
2022
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
63.9%
2023
74.2%
2023

Society

Rwanda Senegal
% of world population
0.18%
2024
0.23%
2024
Annual migration change
-15,582
2024
-10,307
2024
Urban population
18.1%
2024
50.1%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.45 ft
2025
5.78 ft
2025
Average female height
5.14 ft
2025
5.38 ft
2025
Quality of life index
33.6
2025
32.2
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
57
2024
45
2024
Higher education index
9
2025
55
2025
Homicides per 100K people
3.59
2020
0.3
2015
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
29.4
2019
23.5
2019
Visa free countries
73
2025
68
2025
Adult literacy rate
78.8%
2022
50.4%
2023
English speaking
15%
2023
2%
2025
People using the Internet
34.2%
2023
60.6%
2023

Health

Rwanda Senegal
Government health expenditure per capita
$76.8
2022
$63.7
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$7.39
2022
$31.1
2022
Life expectancy
68.2 years
2025
69.2 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
42.9%
2022
21.2%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.12
2019
0.13
2022
Age at first childbirth
23 years
2025
21.9 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
229
2023
237
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
40
2023
38.5
2023
Obesity rate
4.99%
2022
10.3%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
2.1%
2024
3.8%
2024
Air quality index
6
2025
23
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
14.3%
2022
6.5%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
2.87 liters
2020
0.38 liters
2020

Territory

Rwanda Senegal
% of world land
0.02%
2025
0.13%
2025
Land area per capita
668 sq mi
2024
4,018 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
7,271 sq mi
2025
36,722 sq mi
2025
Forest area
1,077 sq mi
2025
30,688 sq mi
2025
Roads length
2,920 mi
2021
10,355 mi
2017

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