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Rwanda vs Serbia statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Rwanda has a population of 14.3M (ranked 77/197), compared with 6.59M in Serbia (ranked 109/197). Rwanda's land area is 9,525 sq mi versus 32,467 sq mi for Serbia (ranked 146th vs. 111th).

By GDP, Rwanda ranks 144/197 ($14.3B) and Serbia ranks 75/197 ($89.1B). By GDP per capita, Rwanda ranks 177/197 ($1,000), while Serbia ranks 74/197 ($13,524).

Main facts and rankings

Rwanda Serbia
Population
14826674
6541064
Population rank 77/197 110/197
GDP
$14.3B
2024
$89.1B
2024
GDP rank 144/197 75/197
GDP per capita
$1,000
2024
$13,524
2024
GDP per capita rank 177/197 74/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$3,711
2024
$31,867
2024
Government debt
$9.58B
2024
$39.6B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
77.6%
2025
44.4%
2025
Government debt per person
$672
2024
$6,015
2024
Government debt per person rank 156/185 74/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$2,587
2025
$11,469
2025
Land area
9,525 sq mi
2025
32,467 sq mi
2025
Population density
1,497 ppl/mi²
2024
202.9 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
3.7
2023
1.61
2023
Median age
20.8 years
2024
45.1 years
2024
Life expectancy
68.2 years
2025
77.1 years
2025

Rwanda and Serbia: Comparison Charts

Rwanda and Serbia economies compared

GDP
Rwanda

Serbia
Year GDP
Rwanda Serbia
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 $1,971,525,712 -
1994 $753,636,370 -
1995 $1,293,535,193 $17,921,892,655
1996 $1,382,334,879 $23,277,430,168
1997 $1,851,558,197 $27,153,408,995
1998 $1,989,343,546 $21,004,077,441
1999 $2,157,108,263 $20,878,694,851
2000 $2,068,836,754 $7,326,373,882
2001 $1,966,600,715 $13,599,378,662
2002 $1,966,003,468 $17,930,583,571
2003 $2,138,237,279 $23,593,044,418
2004 $2,376,496,067 $26,845,632,342
2005 $2,933,819,766 $28,334,256,181
2006 $3,319,784,539 $33,298,057,362
2007 $4,070,507,895 $44,888,028,946
2008 $5,179,854,065 $54,220,641,202
2009 $5,674,476,969 $46,955,984,410
2010 $6,124,756,654 $43,536,629,233
2011 $6,884,913,658 $51,251,098,408
2012 $7,654,761,045 $45,103,269,969
2013 $7,819,964,024 $50,455,529,604
2014 $8,238,966,120 $49,114,321,280
2015 $8,543,760,206 $41,297,410,635
2016 $8,695,272,061 $42,225,495,910
2017 $9,252,833,894 $45,972,834,714
2018 $9,637,904,519 $52,787,520,249
2019 $10,349,300,277 $53,864,693,665
2020 $10,174,386,855 $55,874,017,669
2021 $11,078,787,095 $66,159,884,073
2022 $13,316,161,006 $66,797,564,758
2023 $14,331,722,700 $81,342,660,752
2024 $14,251,642,231 $89,083,506,277

Rwanda and Serbia economies compared

GDP per capita
Rwanda

Serbia
Year GDP per capita
Rwanda Serbia
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 $247 -
1994 $111 -
1995 $228 $2,349
1996 $206 $3,054
1997 $238.7 $3,574
1998 $246.2 $2,775
1999 $264.7 $2,769
2000 $251.9 $975
2001 $237.3 $1,812
2002 $234 $2,391
2003 $249 $3,154
2004 $269.5 $3,597
2005 $324 $3,808
2006 $357 $4,493
2007 $426 $6,081
2008 $528 $7,377
2009 $564 $6,414
2010 $594 $5,971
2011 $651 $7,082
2012 $707 $6,263
2013 $705 $7,040
2014 $725 $6,887
2015 $734 $5,820
2016 $730 $5,982
2017 $758 $6,548
2018 $772 $7,560
2019 $810 $7,756
2020 $779 $8,099
2021 $830 $9,681
2022 $975 $10,023
2023 $1,027 $12,282
2024 $1,000 $13,524

Rwanda vs. Serbia life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Rwanda

Serbia
Year Life expectancy, years
Rwanda Serbia
1950 43.2 55.1
1951 43.5 55.6
1952 43.8 57.4
1953 44.1 59.8
1954 44.4 60.7
1955 44.8 61.3
1956 45.2 61.9
1957 45.6 63.2
1958 46.1 64.3
1959 46.5 65.2
1960 47 65.7
1961 47.5 66.3
1962 47.8 67
1963 44 67.4
1964 48.1 68
1965 48.2 68.7
1966 48.1 69.4
1967 48 70.1
1968 47.7 70.1
1969 47.4 70
1970 47.1 69.7
1971 46.8 69.7
1972 46.3 70
1973 45.9 70.5
1974 45.6 71.1
1975 45.3 71.6
1976 45.3 71.9
1977 45.6 71.8
1978 46.2 71.4
1979 47.1 71.2
1980 48.1 71.1
1981 49.2 71.1
1982 50.2 71
1983 50.9 71.1
1984 51.4 71.2
1985 51.7 71.4
1986 51.7 71.6
1987 51.5 71.9
1988 50.9 72
1989 49.5 72.3
1990 47.8 72.2
1991 46.2 71.9
1992 44.4 71.6
1993 42.9 71.9
1994 12.2 72.3
1995 41.5 72.7
1996 42.5 72.9
1997 42 72.9
1998 43.1 72.3
1999 45.7 70
2000 47.8 72.3
2001 49.5 72.3
2002 51.3 72.6
2003 53.5 72.7
2004 55.5 72.9
2005 57 73.1
2006 58.3 73.4
2007 59.5 73.7
2008 60.6 73.9
2009 61.8 74.1
2010 62.8 74.4
2011 63.5 74.7
2012 64.2 75.1
2013 64.7 75.3
2014 65.1 75.5
2015 65.4 75.7
2016 65.7 75.7
2017 66.1 75.8
2018 66.4 76
2019 66.7 76.1
2020 67 74.5
2021 66.8 72.9
2022 67.5 75.5
2023 67.8 76.8
2024 68 76.9
2025 68.2 77.1

Rwanda and Serbia population clocks and comparison

Population
Rwanda

Serbia
Year Population
Rwanda Serbia
1960 3,022,294 6,638,992
1961 3,106,779 6,689,077
1962 3,186,025 6,740,264
1963 3,258,890 6,787,950
1964 3,334,834 6,832,855
1965 3,423,210 6,876,624
1966 3,521,626 6,927,969
1967 3,629,577 6,966,522
1968 3,744,010 7,007,586
1969 3,861,271 7,123,249
1970 3,980,669 7,164,993
1971 4,100,044 7,211,716
1972 4,220,335 7,252,012
1973 4,345,047 7,283,902
1974 4,474,228 7,326,043
1975 4,607,728 7,368,717
1976 4,745,954 7,418,973
1977 4,888,240 7,462,783
1978 5,035,171 7,504,017
1979 5,189,541 7,541,997
1980 5,353,259 7,709,544
1981 5,527,230 7,736,787
1982 5,711,549 7,763,335
1983 5,905,311 7,788,100
1984 6,107,627 7,813,549
1985 6,317,228 7,835,902
1986 6,531,881 7,853,824
1987 6,749,493 7,868,027
1988 6,968,071 7,884,218
1989 7,184,706 7,893,787
1990 7,375,307 7,897,937
1991 7,526,966 7,595,636
1992 7,683,266 7,604,063
1993 7,981,132 7,614,328
1994 6,792,352 7,622,711
1995 5,674,118 7,628,264
1996 6,708,764 7,622,185
1997 7,755,238 7,598,538
1998 8,081,681 7,567,745
1999 8,147,912 7,540,401
2000 8,213,931 7,516,346
2001 8,287,094 7,503,433
2002 8,400,180 7,500,031
2003 8,586,875 7,480,591
2004 8,816,844 7,463,157
2005 9,054,528 7,440,769
2006 9,299,246 7,411,569
2007 9,549,933 7,381,579
2008 9,804,269 7,350,222
2009 10,060,432 7,320,807
2010 10,317,553 7,291,436
2011 10,573,733 7,236,519
2012 10,829,901 7,201,497
2013 11,093,340 7,166,553
2014 11,364,757 7,131,787
2015 11,640,022 7,095,383
2016 11,919,183 7,058,322
2017 12,202,060 7,020,858
2018 12,487,996 6,982,604
2019 12,776,103 6,945,235
2020 13,065,837 6,899,126
2021 13,355,260 6,834,326
2022 13,651,030 6,664,449
2023 13,954,471 6,623,183
2024 14,256,567 6,587,202

Fertility rates in Rwanda and Serbia

Fertility rate
Rwanda

Serbia
Year Fertility rate
Rwanda Serbia
1960 8.28 2.15
1961 8.28 2.13
1962 8.27 2.11
1963 8.27 2.08
1964 8.27 2.07
1965 8.25 2.06
1966 8.23 2.04
1967 8.21 2.02
1968 8.19 2.01
1969 8.18 1.99
1970 8.15 1.97
1971 8.09 1.96
1972 8.09 1.95
1973 8.09 1.94
1974 8.1 1.93
1975 8.1 1.92
1976 8.12 1.91
1977 8.14 1.9
1978 8.16 1.89
1979 8.13 1.88
1980 8.12 1.86
1981 8.1 1.85
1982 8.06 1.84
1983 8 1.83
1984 7.91 1.81
1985 7.79 1.8
1986 7.61 1.78
1987 7.43 1.75
1988 7.23 1.72
1989 7.03 1.69
1990 6.8 1.65
1991 6.62 1.61
1992 6.54 1.57
1993 6.48 1.54
1994 6.42 1.51
1995 6.35 1.47
1996 6.29 1.44
1997 6.24 1.4
1998 6.17 1.37
1999 6.06 1.35
2000 5.97 1.48
2001 5.89 1.58
2002 5.82 1.57
2003 5.74 1.59
2004 5.64 1.57
2005 5.5 1.45
2006 5.34 1.43
2007 5.14 1.38
2008 4.92 1.4
2009 4.71 1.44
2010 4.52 1.4
2011 4.33 1.4
2012 4.2 1.45
2013 4.14 1.43
2014 4.12 1.46
2015 4.11 1.46
2016 4.11 1.46
2017 4.08 1.49
2018 4.05 1.49
2019 3.99 1.52
2020 3.91 1.48
2021 3.84 1.52
2022 3.78 1.59
2023 3.7 1.61

Rwanda and Serbia demographics compared

Median age
Rwanda

Serbia
Year Median age, years
Rwanda Serbia
1960 15.5 28.7
1961 15.1 29.1
1962 14.9 29.4
1963 14.8 29.8
1964 14.7 30.2
1965 14.8 30.5
1966 14.9 30.8
1967 15.1 31.1
1968 15.3 31.4
1969 15.5 31.7
1970 15.7 32
1971 15.9 32.2
1972 16 32.5
1973 16.2 32.7
1974 16.3 32.8
1975 16.4 33
1976 16.5 33.2
1977 16.6 33.4
1978 16.6 33.5
1979 16.5 33.7
1980 16.5 33.8
1981 16.4 33.9
1982 16.2 34.1
1983 16.1 34.4
1984 16 34.7
1985 15.8 35
1986 15.7 35.4
1987 15.6 35.7
1988 15.6 36.1
1989 15.5 36.5
1990 15.5 36.8
1991 15.5 37.1
1992 15.6 37.5
1993 15.7 37.8
1994 15 38.2
1995 14.3 38.5
1996 14.6 38.9
1997 14.8 39.2
1998 15.3 39.5
1999 15.8 39.8
2000 16.3 40.1
2001 16.8 40.3
2002 17.1 40.5
2003 17.4 40.7
2004 17.6 40.9
2005 17.8 41.1
2006 18 41.3
2007 18.1 41.5
2008 18.3 41.7
2009 18.4 41.9
2010 18.5 42.1
2011 18.7 42.4
2012 18.8 42.6
2013 19 42.8
2014 19.1 43
2015 19.3 43.3
2016 19.4 43.5
2017 19.6 43.7
2018 19.7 44
2019 19.8 44.2
2020 19.9 44.4
2021 20 44.5
2022 20.3 44.7
2023 20.5 44.9
2024 20.8 45.1

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Rwanda Serbia
GNI, Atlas method
$14.8B
2024
$76.2B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
27.4%
2025
43.4%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.69%
2024
3.4%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.27%
2023
2.85%
2023
Armed forces personnel
35,000
2020
32,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-6.29%
2025
-2.77%
2025
Unemployment rate
11.3%
2024
7.24%
2024
Services, % of GDP
47.6%
2024
58.5%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
21%
2024
23.3%
2024
Economic freedom index
54.8
2025
64.4
2025
Income share by richest 10%
33.4%
2023
24.7%
2022
Income share by poorest 10%
3.1%
2023
2.4%
2022
Listed domestic companies
5
2024
n/a
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$2.75B
2024
$4.06B
2011
Total reserves including gold
$2.41B
2024
$30.5B
2024
Personal remittances received
$537M
2024
$5.68B
2024
International tourist arrivals
1,634,000
2019
446,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
11%
2020
5.58%
2020
Banked people share
50%
2017
83.3%
2024

Energy

Rwanda Serbia
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
373 kg
2022
2,378 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$8.31
2022
$12.1
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
1.65 megatons
2023
n/a
CO2 emissions per capita
0.12 tons
2023
n/a
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2022
83%
2022
Renewable energy use share
79.9%
2022
27.2%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
0.97%
2022
7.3%
2023
Net energy imports use share
10.6%
2022
42.6%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita
68.1 kWh
2022
5,090 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
61%
2021
35%
2021
Hydroelectric share
50.3%
2022
32.7%
2023
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
63.9%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Rwanda Serbia
% of world population
0.18%
2024
0.08%
2024
Annual migration change
-15,582
2024
-8,132
2024
Urban population
18.1%
2024
57.4%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.45 ft
2025
5.93 ft
2025
Average female height
5.14 ft
2025
5.52 ft
2025
Quality of life index
33.6
2025
62.7
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
57
2024
35
2024
Higher education index
9
2025
82
2025
Homicides per 100K people
3.59
2020
1.31
2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
29.4
2019
7.5
2019
Visa free countries
73
2025
134
2025
Adult literacy rate
78.8%
2022
99.3%
2022
English speaking
15%
2023
55%
2025
People using the Internet
34.2%
2023
87.7%
2024

Health

Rwanda Serbia
Government health expenditure per capita
$76.8
2022
$903
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$7.39
2022
$330
2022
Life expectancy
68.2 years
2025
77.1 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
42.9%
2022
0.14%
2021
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.12
2019
2.84
2021
Age at first childbirth
23 years
2025
28.4 years
2023
Maternal mortality per 100K births
229
2023
11
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
40
2023
5.2
2023
Obesity rate
4.99%
2022
23.1%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
2.1%
2024
10.5%
2024
Air quality index
6
2025
39
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
14.3%
2022
39.5%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
2.87 liters
2020
7.89 liters
2019

Territory

Rwanda Serbia
% of world land
0.02%
2025
0.06%
2025
Land area per capita
668 sq mi
2024
4,929 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
7,271 sq mi
2025
13,112 sq mi
2025
Forest area
1,077 sq mi
2025
10,516 sq mi
2025
Roads length
2,920 mi
2021
28,222 mi
2024

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