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Rwanda vs Tajikistan statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Rwanda has a population of 14.3M (ranked 77/197), compared with 10.6M in Tajikistan (ranked 91/197). Rwanda's land area is 9,525 sq mi versus 53,587 sq mi for Tajikistan (ranked 146th vs. 93rd).

By GDP, Rwanda ranks 144/197 ($14.3B) and Tajikistan ranks 145/197 ($14.2B). By GDP per capita, Rwanda ranks 177/197 ($1,000), while Tajikistan ranks 167/197 ($1,341).

Main facts and rankings

Rwanda Tajikistan
Population
14826674
10940854
Population rank 77/197 88/197
GDP
$14.3B
2024
$14.2B
2024
GDP rank 144/197 145/197
GDP per capita
$1,000
2024
$1,341
2024
GDP per capita rank 177/197 167/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$3,711
2024
$5,406
2024
Government debt
$9.58B
2024
$4.2B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
77.6%
2025
28.4%
2025
Government debt per person
$672
2024
$396
2024
Government debt per person rank 156/185 171/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$2,587
2025
$2,250
2025
Land area
9,525 sq mi
2025
53,587 sq mi
2025
Population density
1,497 ppl/mi²
2024
197.6 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
3.7
2023
3.07
2023
Median age
20.8 years
2024
23 years
2024
Life expectancy
68.2 years
2025
72.1 years
2025

Rwanda and Tajikistan: Comparison Charts

Rwanda and Tajikistan economies compared

GDP
Rwanda

Tajikistan
Year GDP
Rwanda Tajikistan
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 $2,629,395,066
1991 $1,911,600,237 $2,536,585,366
1992 $2,029,026,962 $1,908,554,572
1993 $1,971,525,712 $1,646,623,195
1994 $753,636,370 $1,522,001,206
1995 $1,293,535,193 $1,231,561,860
1996 $1,382,334,879 $1,043,654,822
1997 $1,851,558,197 $921,518,033
1998 $1,989,343,546 $1,320,199,582
1999 $2,157,108,263 $1,086,612,290
2000 $2,068,836,754 $860,541,842
2001 $1,966,600,715 $1,080,772,551
2002 $1,966,003,468 $1,221,106,220
2003 $2,138,237,279 $1,555,318,261
2004 $2,376,496,067 $2,076,176,869
2005 $2,933,819,766 $2,312,352,021
2006 $3,319,784,539 $2,830,213,849
2007 $4,070,507,895 $3,719,524,541
2008 $5,179,854,065 $5,161,299,725
2009 $5,674,476,969 $4,979,472,364
2010 $6,124,756,654 $5,642,221,099
2011 $6,884,913,658 $6,522,756,255
2012 $7,654,761,045 $7,633,036,903
2013 $7,819,964,024 $8,448,411,318
2014 $8,238,966,120 $9,112,605,459
2015 $8,543,760,206 $8,271,431,485
2016 $8,695,272,061 $6,992,416,097
2017 $9,252,833,894 $7,536,402,853
2018 $9,637,904,519 $7,764,999,999
2019 $10,349,300,277 $8,300,813,599
2020 $10,174,386,855 $8,133,963,551
2021 $11,078,787,095 $8,937,805,347
2022 $13,316,161,006 $10,713,525,200
2023 $14,331,722,700 $12,244,169,293
2024 $14,251,642,231 $14,204,575,549

Rwanda and Tajikistan economies compared

GDP per capita
Rwanda

Tajikistan
Year GDP per capita
Rwanda Tajikistan
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 $487
1991 $254 $458
1992 $264.1 $338
1993 $247 $287.6
1994 $111 $261.3
1995 $228 $207
1996 $206 $172
1997 $238.7 $150.1
1998 $246.2 $213.7
1999 $264.7 $175
2000 $251.9 $136.9
2001 $237.3 $168.7
2002 $234 $187
2003 $249 $233.6
2004 $269.5 $306
2005 $324 $334
2006 $357 $401
2007 $426 $517
2008 $528 $703
2009 $564 $665
2010 $594 $737
2011 $651 $834
2012 $707 $952
2013 $705 $1,028
2014 $725 $1,082
2015 $734 $957
2016 $730 $789
2017 $758 $829
2018 $772 $834
2019 $810 $871
2020 $779 $834
2021 $830 $897
2022 $975 $1,052
2023 $1,027 $1,178
2024 $1,000 $1,341

Rwanda vs. Tajikistan life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Rwanda

Tajikistan
Year Life expectancy, years
Rwanda Tajikistan
1950 43.2 49.3
1951 43.5 49.6
1952 43.8 49.9
1953 44.1 50.2
1954 44.4 50.5
1955 44.8 50.8
1956 45.2 51.1
1957 45.6 51.4
1958 46.1 51.8
1959 46.5 52.2
1960 47 52.5
1961 47.5 52.9
1962 47.8 53.4
1963 44 53.8
1964 48.1 54.2
1965 48.2 54.7
1966 48.1 55.1
1967 48 55.5
1968 47.7 55.9
1969 47.4 56.3
1970 47.1 56.6
1971 46.8 56.9
1972 46.3 57.2
1973 45.9 57.4
1974 45.6 57.7
1975 45.3 57.9
1976 45.3 58.1
1977 45.6 58.2
1978 46.2 58.4
1979 47.1 58.5
1980 48.1 58.6
1981 49.2 58.8
1982 50.2 60.2
1983 50.9 60.5
1984 51.4 60.7
1985 51.7 61
1986 51.7 61.8
1987 51.5 61.6
1988 50.9 61.8
1989 49.5 61.7
1990 47.8 61.6
1991 46.2 61.7
1992 44.4 57.1
1993 42.9 55.5
1994 12.2 60.1
1995 41.5 61.4
1996 42.5 60.8
1997 42 61.9
1998 43.1 62.4
1999 45.7 63.1
2000 47.8 63.5
2001 49.5 64.2
2002 51.3 64.9
2003 53.5 65.9
2004 55.5 66.6
2005 57 66.5
2006 58.3 67
2007 59.5 67.4
2008 60.6 67.9
2009 61.8 68.2
2010 62.8 68.4
2011 63.5 68.7
2012 64.2 69.1
2013 64.7 69.6
2014 65.1 69.7
2015 65.4 69.7
2016 65.7 70
2017 66.1 70.5
2018 66.4 70.7
2019 66.7 71
2020 67 68.6
2021 66.8 69.6
2022 67.5 71.6
2023 67.8 71.8
2024 68 71.9
2025 68.2 72.1

Rwanda and Tajikistan population clocks and comparison

Population
Rwanda

Tajikistan
Year Population
Rwanda Tajikistan
1960 3,022,294 2,112,131
1961 3,106,779 2,181,805
1962 3,186,025 2,255,026
1963 3,258,890 2,331,736
1964 3,334,834 2,411,260
1965 3,423,210 2,492,998
1966 3,521,626 2,577,184
1967 3,629,577 2,664,130
1968 3,744,010 2,753,848
1969 3,861,271 2,845,273
1970 3,980,669 2,936,779
1971 4,100,044 3,028,837
1972 4,220,335 3,123,691
1973 4,345,047 3,222,290
1974 4,474,228 3,324,499
1975 4,607,728 3,430,425
1976 4,745,954 3,540,076
1977 4,888,240 3,653,265
1978 5,035,171 3,768,508
1979 5,189,541 3,882,691
1980 5,353,259 3,995,256
1981 5,527,230 4,109,022
1982 5,711,549 4,227,171
1983 5,905,311 4,350,874
1984 6,107,627 4,480,026
1985 6,317,228 4,619,003
1986 6,531,881 4,772,139
1987 6,749,493 4,939,059
1988 6,968,071 5,114,989
1989 7,184,706 5,267,249
1990 7,375,307 5,398,768
1991 7,526,966 5,541,205
1992 7,683,266 5,649,400
1993 7,981,132 5,724,993
1994 6,792,352 5,825,368
1995 5,674,118 5,948,584
1996 6,708,764 6,066,523
1997 7,755,238 6,139,829
1998 8,081,681 6,176,397
1999 8,147,912 6,208,370
2000 8,213,931 6,284,735
2001 8,287,094 6,407,377
2002 8,400,180 6,531,669
2003 8,586,875 6,658,575
2004 8,816,844 6,790,547
2005 9,054,528 6,924,720
2006 9,299,246 7,057,566
2007 9,549,933 7,194,477
2008 9,804,269 7,338,403
2009 10,060,432 7,490,230
2010 10,317,553 7,652,141
2011 10,573,733 7,824,785
2012 10,829,901 8,014,084
2013 11,093,340 8,216,724
2014 11,364,757 8,425,552
2015 11,640,022 8,643,840
2016 11,919,183 8,865,631
2017 12,202,060 9,085,946
2018 12,487,996 9,307,333
2019 12,776,103 9,529,966
2020 13,065,837 9,749,310
2021 13,355,260 9,966,908
2022 13,651,030 10,182,222
2023 13,954,471 10,389,799
2024 14,256,567 10,590,927

Fertility rates in Rwanda and Tajikistan

Fertility rate
Rwanda

Tajikistan
Year Fertility rate
Rwanda Tajikistan
1960 8.28 6.24
1961 8.28 6.35
1962 8.27 6.48
1963 8.27 6.62
1964 8.27 6.68
1965 8.25 6.74
1966 8.23 6.82
1967 8.21 6.89
1968 8.19 6.91
1969 8.18 6.91
1970 8.15 6.91
1971 8.09 6.91
1972 8.09 6.89
1973 8.09 6.84
1974 8.1 6.77
1975 8.1 6.69
1976 8.12 6.6
1977 8.14 6.49
1978 8.16 6.4
1979 8.13 6.31
1980 8.12 6.21
1981 8.1 6.12
1982 8.06 6.03
1983 8 5.98
1984 7.91 5.96
1985 7.79 5.94
1986 7.61 5.91
1987 7.43 5.84
1988 7.23 5.75
1989 7.03 5.61
1990 6.8 5.46
1991 6.62 5.28
1992 6.54 5.06
1993 6.48 4.92
1994 6.42 4.79
1995 6.35 4.66
1996 6.29 3.94
1997 6.24 4.06
1998 6.17 4.07
1999 6.06 3.85
2000 5.97 3.49
2001 5.89 3.49
2002 5.82 3.47
2003 5.74 3.42
2004 5.64 3.51
2005 5.5 3.4
2006 5.34 3.34
2007 5.14 3.37
2008 4.92 3.39
2009 4.71 3.43
2010 4.52 3.46
2011 4.33 3.46
2012 4.2 3.42
2013 4.14 3.43
2014 4.12 3.46
2015 4.11 3.46
2016 4.11 3.38
2017 4.08 3.29
2018 4.05 3.29
2019 3.99 3.28
2020 3.91 3.21
2021 3.84 3.17
2022 3.78 3.13
2023 3.7 3.07

Rwanda and Tajikistan demographics compared

Median age
Rwanda

Tajikistan
Year Median age, years
Rwanda Tajikistan
1960 15.5 21.6
1961 15.1 21.4
1962 14.9 20.9
1963 14.8 20.4
1964 14.7 19.6
1965 14.8 18.9
1966 14.9 18.4
1967 15.1 18.1
1968 15.3 17.9
1969 15.5 17.8
1970 15.7 17.8
1971 15.9 17.8
1972 16 17.8
1973 16.2 17.8
1974 16.3 17.8
1975 16.4 17.9
1976 16.5 17.9
1977 16.6 18
1978 16.6 18
1979 16.5 18.1
1980 16.5 18.1
1981 16.4 18.1
1982 16.2 18.2
1983 16.1 18.2
1984 16 18.2
1985 15.8 18.2
1986 15.7 18.3
1987 15.6 18.3
1988 15.6 18.3
1989 15.5 18.2
1990 15.5 18.1
1991 15.5 18
1992 15.6 17.9
1993 15.7 17.8
1994 15 17.7
1995 14.3 17.7
1996 14.6 17.7
1997 14.8 17.9
1998 15.3 18
1999 15.8 18.2
2000 16.3 18.5
2001 16.8 18.7
2002 17.1 18.9
2003 17.4 19.2
2004 17.6 19.4
2005 17.8 19.6
2006 18 19.8
2007 18.1 20.1
2008 18.3 20.4
2009 18.4 20.6
2010 18.5 20.8
2011 18.7 21
2012 18.8 21.2
2013 19 21.4
2014 19.1 21.6
2015 19.3 21.7
2016 19.4 21.9
2017 19.6 22
2018 19.7 22.2
2019 19.8 22.3
2020 19.9 22.5
2021 20 22.6
2022 20.3 22.7
2023 20.5 22.9
2024 20.8 23

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Finance

Rwanda Tajikistan
GNI, Atlas method
$14.8B
2024
$17.5B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
27.4%
2025
30.3%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.69%
2024
5.44%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.27%
2023
1.22%
2023
Armed forces personnel
35,000
2020
17,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-6.29%
2025
-2.5%
2025
Unemployment rate
11.3%
2024
0.08%
2016
Services, % of GDP
47.6%
2024
34.7%
2023
Industry, % of GDP
21%
2024
33.6%
2023
Economic freedom index
54.8
2025
51.5
2025
Income share by richest 10%
33.4%
2023
28.2%
2024
Income share by poorest 10%
3.1%
2023
2.9%
2024
Listed domestic companies
5
2024
n/a
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$2.75B
2024
n/a
Total reserves including gold
$2.41B
2024
$3.3B
2023
Personal remittances received
$537M
2024
$6.8B
2024
International tourist arrivals
1,634,000
2019
1,035,000
2018
International tourism as share of exports
11%
2020
7.27%
2020
Banked people share
50%
2017
54.5%
2024

Energy

Rwanda Tajikistan
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
373 kg
2022
375 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$8.31
2022
$12
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
1.65 megatons
2023
9.31 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.12 tons
2023
0.9 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2022
60.9%
2022
Renewable energy use share
79.9%
2022
34.9%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
0.97%
2022
44.8%
2022
Net energy imports use share
10.6%
2022
28%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
68.1 kWh
2022
1,476 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
61%
2021
93.4%
2021
Hydroelectric share
50.3%
2022
92.7%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
63.9%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Rwanda Tajikistan
% of world population
0.18%
2024
0.13%
2024
Annual migration change
-15,582
2024
-21,236
2024
Urban population
18.1%
2024
28.5%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.45 ft
2025
5.52 ft
2025
Average female height
5.14 ft
2025
5.19 ft
2025
Quality of life index
33.6
2025
27.7
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
57
2024
19
2024
Higher education index
9
2025
14
2025
Homicides per 100K people
3.59
2020
0.91
2020
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
29.4
2019
15.7
2019
Visa free countries
73
2025
72
2025
Adult literacy rate
78.8%
2022
99.7%
2010
English speaking
15%
2023
5%
2025
People using the Internet
34.2%
2023
56.8%
2023

Health

Rwanda Tajikistan
Government health expenditure per capita
$76.8
2022
$78.6
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$7.39
2022
$51.2
2022
Life expectancy
68.2 years
2025
72.1 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
42.9%
2022
11.3%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.12
2019
2.13
2021
Age at first childbirth
23 years
2025
23.2 years
2017
Maternal mortality per 100K births
229
2023
14
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
40
2023
27.3
2023
Obesity rate
4.99%
2022
24.6%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
2.1%
2024
8%
2024
Air quality index
6
2025
5
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
14.3%
2022
n/a
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
2.87 liters
2020
0.74 liters
2020

Territory

Rwanda Tajikistan
% of world land
0.02%
2025
0.09%
2025
Land area per capita
668 sq mi
2024
5,060 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
7,271 sq mi
2025
14,976 sq mi
2025
Forest area
1,077 sq mi
2025
1,648 sq mi
2025
Roads length
2,920 mi
2021
18,641 mi
2018

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