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Rwanda vs Ukraine statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Rwanda has a population of 14.3M (ranked 77/197), compared with 37.9M in Ukraine (ranked 41/197). Rwanda's land area is 9,525 sq mi versus 223,708 sq mi for Ukraine (ranked 146th vs. 46th).

By GDP, Rwanda ranks 144/197 ($14.3B) and Ukraine ranks 57/197 ($191B). By GDP per capita, Rwanda ranks 177/197 ($1,000), while Ukraine ranks 118/197 ($5,038).

Main facts and rankings

Rwanda Ukraine
Population
14826674
39426577
Population rank 77/197 40/197
GDP
$14.3B
2024
$191B
2024
GDP rank 144/197 57/197
GDP per capita
$1,000
2024
$5,038
2024
GDP per capita rank 177/197 118/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$3,711
2024
$18,550
2024
Government debt
$9.58B
2024
$171B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
77.6%
2025
110%
2025
Government debt per person
$672
2024
$4,526
2024
Government debt per person rank 156/185 85/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$2,587
2025
$5,178
2025
Land area
9,525 sq mi
2025
223,708 sq mi
2025
Population density
1,497 ppl/mi²
2024
169.2 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
3.7
2023
0.98
2023
Median age
20.8 years
2024
43.2 years
2024
Life expectancy
68.2 years
2025
74.9 years
2025

Rwanda and Ukraine: Comparison Charts

Rwanda and Ukraine economies compared

GDP
Rwanda

Ukraine
Year GDP
Rwanda Ukraine
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 $64,087,694,038
1988 $2,395,492,687 $74,703,517,903
1989 $2,405,022,593 $82,709,161,099
1990 $2,550,185,679 $81,393,558,423
1991 $1,911,600,237 $77,350,733,982
1992 $2,029,026,962 $73,945,908,384
1993 $1,971,525,712 $65,648,559,903
1994 $753,636,370 $52,549,580,265
1995 $1,293,535,193 $48,213,856,469
1996 $1,382,334,879 $44,558,831,005
1997 $1,851,558,197 $50,151,531,592
1998 $1,989,343,546 $41,882,523,345
1999 $2,157,108,263 $31,580,639,554
2000 $2,068,836,754 $32,375,083,935
2001 $1,966,600,715 $39,309,580,983
2002 $1,966,003,468 $43,956,163,612
2003 $2,138,237,279 $52,010,355,753
2004 $2,376,496,067 $67,220,154,164
2005 $2,933,819,766 $89,238,865,119
2006 $3,319,784,539 $111,884,752,475
2007 $4,070,507,895 $148,733,861,386
2008 $5,179,854,065 $188,110,390,660
2009 $5,674,476,969 $121,552,153,444
2010 $6,124,756,654 $141,209,170,427
2011 $6,884,913,658 $169,333,835,202
2012 $7,654,761,045 $182,591,753,828
2013 $7,819,964,024 $190,498,811,460
2014 $8,238,966,120 $133,503,871,862
2015 $8,543,760,206 $91,030,967,789
2016 $8,695,272,061 $93,355,869,404
2017 $9,252,833,894 $112,090,505,082
2018 $9,637,904,519 $130,891,088,294
2019 $10,349,300,277 $153,883,047,510
2020 $10,174,386,855 $156,617,722,013
2021 $11,078,787,095 $199,765,859,571
2022 $13,316,161,006 $161,989,520,721
2023 $14,331,722,700 $181,221,517,869
2024 $14,251,642,231 $190,741,263,732

Rwanda and Ukraine economies compared

GDP per capita
Rwanda

Ukraine
Year GDP per capita
Rwanda Ukraine
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 $1,244
1988 $344 $1,444
1989 $335 $1,593
1990 $346 $1,564
1991 $254 $1,483
1992 $264.1 $1,413
1993 $247 $1,254
1994 $111 $1,009
1995 $228 $933
1996 $206 $870
1997 $238.7 $987
1998 $246.2 $831
1999 $264.7 $632
2000 $251.9 $653
2001 $237.3 $800
2002 $234 $903
2003 $249 $1,076
2004 $269.5 $1,401
2005 $324 $1,875
2006 $357 $2,366
2007 $426 $3,160
2008 $528 $4,018
2009 $564 $2,607
2010 $594 $3,040
2011 $651 $3,657
2012 $707 $3,951
2013 $705 $4,130
2014 $725 $2,904
2015 $734 $1,988
2016 $730 $2,047
2017 $758 $2,467
2018 $772 $2,895
2019 $810 $3,423
2020 $779 $3,505
2021 $830 $4,510
2022 $975 $3,946
2023 $1,027 $4,803
2024 $1,000 $5,038

Rwanda vs. Ukraine life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Rwanda

Ukraine
Year Life expectancy, years
Rwanda Ukraine
1950 43.2 61.2
1951 43.5 61.4
1952 43.8 62.1
1953 44.1 63
1954 44.4 64.1
1955 44.8 65.3
1956 45.2 66.3
1957 45.6 67.2
1958 46.1 67.7
1959 46.5 68.7
1960 47 69.4
1961 47.5 70
1962 47.8 70.4
1963 44 70.7
1964 48.1 71
1965 48.2 71.1
1966 48.1 71.2
1967 48 71.1
1968 47.7 71
1969 47.4 70.8
1970 47.1 70.8
1971 46.8 70.9
1972 46.3 71
1973 45.9 70.8
1974 45.6 70.6
1975 45.3 70.4
1976 45.3 70.1
1977 45.6 70
1978 46.2 69.8
1979 47.1 69.8
1980 48.1 69.8
1981 49.2 69.8
1982 50.2 69.9
1983 50.9 69.9
1984 51.4 70
1985 51.7 70.4
1986 51.7 70.8
1987 51.5 71.2
1988 50.9 71
1989 49.5 70.8
1990 47.8 70.4
1991 46.2 69.7
1992 44.4 68.9
1993 42.9 68.3
1994 12.2 67.5
1995 41.5 67.1
1996 42.5 67.1
1997 42 67.7
1998 43.1 68
1999 45.7 68
2000 47.8 67.8
2001 49.5 67.7
2002 51.3 67.7
2003 53.5 67.6
2004 55.5 67.5
2005 57 67.5
2006 58.3 67.5
2007 59.5 67.7
2008 60.6 68.3
2009 61.8 69.2
2010 62.8 70.2
2011 63.5 70.7
2012 64.2 71.1
2013 64.7 71.5
2014 65.1 71.8
2015 65.4 72.7
2016 65.7 73.4
2017 66.1 74
2018 66.4 73.6
2019 66.7 73.9
2020 67 73.3
2021 66.8 71.6
2022 67.5 72.7
2023 67.8 73.4
2024 68 74.7
2025 68.2 74.9

Rwanda and Ukraine population clocks and comparison

Population
Rwanda

Ukraine
Year Population
Rwanda Ukraine
1960 3,022,294 42,824,093
1961 3,106,779 43,399,766
1962 3,186,025 43,943,674
1963 3,258,890 44,462,372
1964 3,334,834 44,951,156
1965 3,423,210 45,386,892
1966 3,521,626 45,802,519
1967 3,629,577 46,215,988
1968 3,744,010 46,614,325
1969 3,861,271 46,976,256
1970 3,980,669 47,261,306
1971 4,100,044 47,573,287
1972 4,220,335 47,946,893
1973 4,345,047 48,277,121
1974 4,474,228 48,576,570
1975 4,607,728 48,865,229
1976 4,745,954 49,120,842
1977 4,888,240 49,336,481
1978 5,035,171 49,521,243
1979 5,189,541 49,721,381
1980 5,353,259 49,955,152
1981 5,527,230 50,189,281
1982 5,711,549 50,402,724
1983 5,905,311 50,637,029
1984 6,107,627 50,887,599
1985 6,317,228 51,108,770
1986 6,531,881 51,318,745
1987 6,749,493 51,515,732
1988 6,968,071 51,724,853
1989 7,184,706 51,917,817
1990 7,375,307 52,054,092
1991 7,526,966 52,170,961
1992 7,683,266 52,323,671
1993 7,981,132 52,350,126
1994 6,792,352 52,075,998
1995 5,674,118 51,665,539
1996 6,708,764 51,226,109
1997 7,755,238 50,786,885
1998 8,081,681 50,379,731
1999 8,147,912 49,976,446
2000 8,213,931 49,556,660
2001 8,287,094 49,106,855
2002 8,400,180 48,677,281
2003 8,586,875 48,315,136
2004 8,816,844 47,979,507
2005 9,054,528 47,585,556
2006 9,299,246 47,278,694
2007 9,549,933 47,062,798
2008 9,804,269 46,819,175
2009 10,060,432 46,623,731
2010 10,317,553 46,456,003
2011 10,573,733 46,307,853
2012 10,829,901 46,210,056
2013 11,093,340 46,126,770
2014 11,364,757 45,972,380
2015 11,640,022 45,784,896
2016 11,919,183 45,616,832
2017 12,202,060 45,436,041
2018 12,487,996 45,208,907
2019 12,776,103 44,957,458
2020 13,065,837 44,680,014
2021 13,355,260 44,298,640
2022 13,651,030 41,048,766
2023 13,954,471 37,732,836
2024 14,256,567 37,860,221

Fertility rates in Rwanda and Ukraine

Fertility rate
Rwanda

Ukraine
Year Fertility rate
Rwanda Ukraine
1960 8.28 2.29
1961 8.28 2.2
1962 8.27 2.15
1963 8.27 2.11
1964 8.27 2.01
1965 8.25 1.94
1966 8.23 2.04
1967 8.21 2.04
1968 8.19 2.03
1969 8.18 2.01
1970 8.15 2.08
1971 8.09 2.11
1972 8.09 2.13
1973 8.09 2.04
1974 8.1 2.06
1975 8.1 2.05
1976 8.12 2.04
1977 8.14 1.98
1978 8.16 1.97
1979 8.13 1.96
1980 8.12 1.95
1981 8.1 1.92
1982 8.06 1.95
1983 8 2.1
1984 7.91 2.08
1985 7.79 2.03
1986 7.61 2.12
1987 7.43 2.07
1988 7.23 2.04
1989 7.03 1.93
1990 6.8 1.85
1991 6.62 1.77
1992 6.54 1.67
1993 6.48 1.56
1994 6.42 1.47
1995 6.35 1.4
1996 6.29 1.33
1997 6.24 1.27
1998 6.17 1.21
1999 6.06 1.13
2000 5.97 1.11
2001 5.89 1.09
2002 5.82 1.13
2003 5.74 1.17
2004 5.64 1.22
2005 5.5 1.22
2006 5.34 1.3
2007 5.14 1.34
2008 4.92 1.44
2009 4.71 1.47
2010 4.52 1.44
2011 4.33 1.46
2012 4.2 1.53
2013 4.14 1.52
2014 4.12 1.47
2015 4.11 1.39
2016 4.11 1.39
2017 4.08 1.3
2018 4.05 1.23
2019 3.99 1.22
2020 3.91 1.21
2021 3.84 1.15
2022 3.78 0.9
2023 3.7 0.98

Rwanda and Ukraine demographics compared

Median age
Rwanda

Ukraine
Year Median age, years
Rwanda Ukraine
1960 15.5 29.2
1961 15.1 29.6
1962 14.9 29.7
1963 14.8 29.8
1964 14.7 29.9
1965 14.8 30.1
1966 14.9 30.6
1967 15.1 31.2
1968 15.3 31.6
1969 15.5 32
1970 15.7 32.3
1971 15.9 32.5
1972 16 32.8
1973 16.2 33.1
1974 16.3 33.4
1975 16.4 33.7
1976 16.5 34
1977 16.6 34.2
1978 16.6 34.2
1979 16.5 34
1980 16.5 33.8
1981 16.4 33.7
1982 16.2 33.7
1983 16.1 33.6
1984 16 33.6
1985 15.8 33.8
1986 15.7 33.9
1987 15.6 34.1
1988 15.6 34.1
1989 15.5 34.1
1990 15.5 34.3
1991 15.5 34.5
1992 15.6 34.7
1993 15.7 34.9
1994 15 35.2
1995 14.3 35.5
1996 14.6 35.8
1997 14.8 36.2
1998 15.3 36.5
1999 15.8 36.9
2000 16.3 37.2
2001 16.8 37.6
2002 17.1 37.9
2003 17.4 38.2
2004 17.6 38.4
2005 17.8 38.7
2006 18 38.9
2007 18.1 39.1
2008 18.3 39.2
2009 18.4 39.3
2010 18.5 39.5
2011 18.7 39.7
2012 18.8 39.8
2013 19 39.8
2014 19.1 40
2015 19.3 40.2
2016 19.4 40.6
2017 19.6 40.9
2018 19.7 41.2
2019 19.8 41.5
2020 19.9 41.9
2021 20 42.2
2022 20.3 42.5
2023 20.5 43.1
2024 20.8 43.2

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Finance

Rwanda Ukraine
GNI, Atlas method
$14.8B
2024
$185B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
27.4%
2025
58%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.69%
2024
5.93%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.27%
2023
36.7%
2023
Armed forces personnel
35,000
2020
298,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-6.29%
2025
-18.8%
2025
Unemployment rate
11.3%
2024
9.83%
2021
Services, % of GDP
47.6%
2024
60.6%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
21%
2024
19%
2024
Economic freedom index
54.8
2025
54.1
2022
Income share by richest 10%
33.4%
2023
21.7%
2020
Income share by poorest 10%
3.1%
2023
4.3%
2020
Number of billionaires n/a
7
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.00002%
2025
Listed domestic companies
5
2024
78
2018
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$2.75B
2024
$4.42B
2018
Total reserves including gold
$2.41B
2024
$43.8B
2024
Personal remittances received
$537M
2024
$11.9B
2024
International tourist arrivals
1,634,000
2019
3,382,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
11%
2020
1.13%
2020
Banked people share
50%
2017
87.6%
2024

Energy

Rwanda Ukraine
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
373 kg
2022
1,508 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$8.31
2022
$10.9
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
1.65 megatons
2023
136.2 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.12 tons
2023
3.61 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2022
65.5%
2022
Renewable energy use share
79.9%
2022
8.9%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
0.97%
2022
26.4%
2023
Net energy imports use share
10.6%
2022
23.6%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita
68.1 kWh
2022
2,516 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
61%
2021
12%
2021
Hydroelectric share
50.3%
2022
11.7%
2023
Nuclear share
0%
2021
49.4%
2023
Electricity access
63.9%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Rwanda Ukraine
% of world population
0.18%
2024
0.46%
2024
Annual migration change
-15,582
2024
+1,146,012
2024
Urban population
18.1%
2024
70.3%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.45 ft
2025
5.94 ft
2025
Average female height
5.14 ft
2025
5.47 ft
2025
Quality of life index
33.6
2025
49.1
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
57
2024
35
2024
Higher education index
9
2025
64
2025
Homicides per 100K people
3.59
2020
3.84
2021
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
29.4
2019
10.2
2019
Visa free countries
73
2025
147
2025
Adult literacy rate
78.8%
2022
100%
2021
English speaking
15%
2023
51%
2023
People using the Internet
34.2%
2023
82.4%
2023

Health

Rwanda Ukraine
Government health expenditure per capita
$76.8
2022
$370
2021
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$7.39
2022
$167.5
2021
Life expectancy
68.2 years
2025
74.9 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
42.9%
2022
0.68%
2019
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.12
2019
2.99
2014
Age at first childbirth
23 years
2025
26.2 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
229
2023
15
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
40
2023
8.1
2023
Obesity rate
4.99%
2022
24.4%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
2.1%
2024
6%
2024
Air quality index
6
2025
73
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
14.3%
2022
24.9%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
2.87 liters
2020
9.24 liters
2020

Territory

Rwanda Ukraine
% of world land
0.02%
2025
0.39%
2025
Land area per capita
668 sq mi
2024
5,909 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
7,271 sq mi
2025
159,503 sq mi
2025
Forest area
1,077 sq mi
2025
37,483 sq mi
2025
Roads length
2,920 mi
2021
105,443 mi
2012

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