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Rwanda vs Vanuatu statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Rwanda has a population of 14.3M (ranked 77/197), compared with 328K in Vanuatu (ranked 174/197). Rwanda's land area is 9,525 sq mi versus 4,707 sq mi for Vanuatu (ranked 146th vs. 157th).

By GDP, Rwanda ranks 144/197 ($14.3B) and Vanuatu ranks 185/197 ($1.16B). By GDP per capita, Rwanda ranks 177/197 ($1,000), while Vanuatu ranks 133/197 ($3,543).

Main facts and rankings

Rwanda Vanuatu
Population
14826674
341110
Population rank 77/197 174/197
GDP
$14.3B
2024
$1.16B
2024
GDP rank 144/197 185/197
GDP per capita
$1,000
2024
$3,543
2024
GDP per capita rank 177/197 133/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$3,711
2024
$3,602
2024
Government debt
$9.58B
2024
$518M
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
77.6%
2025
48.5%
2025
Government debt per person
$672
2024
$1,580
2024
Government debt per person rank 156/185 126/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$2,587
2025
$2,778
2025
Land area
9,525 sq mi
2025
4,707 sq mi
2025
Population density
1,497 ppl/mi²
2024
69.6 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
3.7
2023
3.6
2023
Median age
20.8 years
2024
21.3 years
2024
Life expectancy
68.2 years
2025
71.8 years
2025

Rwanda and Vanuatu: Comparison Charts

Rwanda and Vanuatu economies compared

GDP
Rwanda

Vanuatu
Year GDP
Rwanda Vanuatu
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 $119,258,835
1980 $1,254,765,642 $121,185,498
1981 $1,407,062,527 $113,781,796
1982 $1,407,243,139 $114,501,913
1983 $1,479,687,587 $117,389,554
1984 $1,587,413,084 $144,482,515
1985 $1,715,626,331 $131,856,421
1986 $1,944,710,684 $126,498,935
1987 $2,157,432,668 $139,464,174
1988 $2,395,492,687 $158,351,368
1989 $2,405,022,593 $154,013,202
1990 $2,550,185,679 $168,879,207
1991 $1,911,600,237 $201,334,169
1992 $2,029,026,962 $209,088,825
1993 $1,971,525,712 $200,491,853
1994 $753,636,370 $233,701,301
1995 $1,293,535,193 $249,333,250
1996 $1,382,334,879 $261,370,044
1997 $1,851,558,197 $272,771,209
1998 $1,989,343,546 $262,293,411
1999 $2,157,108,263 $268,006,973
2000 $2,068,836,754 $272,014,628
2001 $1,966,600,715 $257,926,882
2002 $1,966,003,468 $262,596,536
2003 $2,138,237,279 $314,471,413
2004 $2,376,496,067 $364,996,869
2005 $2,933,819,766 $394,962,433
2006 $3,319,784,539 $439,358,587
2007 $4,070,507,895 $516,392,923
2008 $5,179,854,065 $590,748,429
2009 $5,674,476,969 $592,622,319
2010 $6,124,756,654 $670,712,980
2011 $6,884,913,658 $770,153,588
2012 $7,654,761,045 $747,839,698
2013 $7,819,964,024 $758,304,466
2014 $8,238,966,120 $773,717,011
2015 $8,543,760,206 $759,690,181
2016 $8,695,272,061 $804,323,577
2017 $9,252,833,894 $880,043,284
2018 $9,637,904,519 $914,727,908
2019 $10,349,300,277 $936,526,268
2020 $10,174,386,855 $909,421,044
2021 $11,078,787,095 $982,362,212
2022 $13,316,161,006 $1,030,654,208
2023 $14,331,722,700 $1,126,313,359
2024 $14,251,642,231 $1,161,251,868

Rwanda and Vanuatu economies compared

GDP per capita
Rwanda

Vanuatu
Year GDP per capita
Rwanda Vanuatu
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 $1,055
1980 $234.4 $1,048
1981 $254.6 $962
1982 $246.4 $946
1983 $250.6 $947
1984 $259.9 $1,137
1985 $271.6 $1,012
1986 $297.7 $946
1987 $320 $1,017
1988 $344 $1,125
1989 $335 $1,067
1990 $346 $1,141
1991 $254 $1,326
1992 $264.1 $1,344
1993 $247 $1,257
1994 $111 $1,431
1995 $228 $1,492
1996 $206 $1,529
1997 $238.7 $1,562
1998 $246.2 $1,471
1999 $264.7 $1,472
2000 $251.9 $1,460
2001 $237.3 $1,350
2002 $234 $1,341
2003 $249 $1,567
2004 $269.5 $1,774
2005 $324 $1,874
2006 $357 $2,035
2007 $426 $2,334
2008 $528 $2,604
2009 $564 $2,546
2010 $594 $2,815
2011 $651 $3,163
2012 $707 $3,005
2013 $705 $2,980
2014 $725 $2,973
2015 $734 $2,855
2016 $730 $2,956
2017 $758 $3,160
2018 $772 $3,207
2019 $810 $3,207
2020 $779 $3,043
2021 $830 $3,212
2022 $975 $3,292
2023 $1,027 $3,515
2024 $1,000 $3,543

Rwanda vs. Vanuatu life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Rwanda

Vanuatu
Year Life expectancy, years
Rwanda Vanuatu
1950 43.2 43.9
1951 43.5 42.2
1952 43.8 45.3
1953 44.1 45.8
1954 44.4 46.5
1955 44.8 47.1
1956 45.2 47.7
1957 45.6 48.2
1958 46.1 48.7
1959 46.5 49.3
1960 47 49.8
1961 47.5 50.4
1962 47.8 50.9
1963 44 51.5
1964 48.1 52
1965 48.2 52.5
1966 48.1 53.1
1967 48 53.7
1968 47.7 54.2
1969 47.4 54.8
1970 47.1 55.3
1971 46.8 55.9
1972 46.3 56.4
1973 45.9 57
1974 45.6 57.6
1975 45.3 58.1
1976 45.3 58.7
1977 45.6 59.2
1978 46.2 59.9
1979 47.1 60.9
1980 48.1 61.3
1981 49.2 61.9
1982 50.2 62.5
1983 50.9 63.1
1984 51.4 63.5
1985 51.7 63.9
1986 51.7 64.6
1987 51.5 64.4
1988 50.9 65.7
1989 49.5 66
1990 47.8 66.7
1991 46.2 67.1
1992 44.4 67.4
1993 42.9 67.7
1994 12.2 68
1995 41.5 68.1
1996 42.5 68.2
1997 42 68.3
1998 43.1 68.4
1999 45.7 67.9
2000 47.8 68.6
2001 49.5 68.7
2002 51.3 68.8
2003 53.5 68.9
2004 55.5 69
2005 57 69.2
2006 58.3 69.1
2007 59.5 69.1
2008 60.6 69.3
2009 61.8 69.4
2010 62.8 69.6
2011 63.5 69.7
2012 64.2 69.9
2013 64.7 70
2014 65.1 70
2015 65.4 70.2
2016 65.7 70.4
2017 66.1 70.5
2018 66.4 70.6
2019 66.7 70.8
2020 67 70.4
2021 66.8 70
2022 67.5 71.3
2023 67.8 71.5
2024 68 71.7
2025 68.2 71.8

Rwanda and Vanuatu population clocks and comparison

Population
Rwanda

Vanuatu
Year Population
Rwanda Vanuatu
1960 3,022,294 64,431
1961 3,106,779 66,264
1962 3,186,025 68,174
1963 3,258,890 70,159
1964 3,334,834 72,219
1965 3,423,210 74,358
1966 3,521,626 76,590
1967 3,629,577 78,921
1968 3,744,010 81,314
1969 3,861,271 83,755
1970 3,980,669 86,266
1971 4,100,044 88,862
1972 4,220,335 91,562
1973 4,345,047 94,362
1974 4,474,228 97,260
1975 4,607,728 100,269
1976 4,745,954 103,388
1977 4,888,240 106,618
1978 5,035,171 109,963
1979 5,189,541 113,040
1980 5,353,259 115,660
1981 5,527,230 118,249
1982 5,711,549 121,035
1983 5,905,311 123,998
1984 6,107,627 127,109
1985 6,317,228 130,356
1986 6,531,881 133,720
1987 6,749,493 137,187
1988 6,968,071 140,756
1989 7,184,706 144,393
1990 7,375,307 148,063
1991 7,526,966 151,793
1992 7,683,266 155,608
1993 7,981,132 159,463
1994 6,792,352 163,314
1995 5,674,118 167,137
1996 6,708,764 170,911
1997 7,755,238 174,626
1998 8,081,681 178,313
1999 8,147,912 182,048
2000 8,213,931 186,281
2001 8,287,094 191,031
2002 8,400,180 195,863
2003 8,586,875 200,746
2004 8,816,844 205,711
2005 9,054,528 210,760
2006 9,299,246 215,923
2007 9,549,933 221,276
2008 9,804,269 226,896
2009 10,060,432 232,731
2010 10,317,553 238,248
2011 10,573,733 243,474
2012 10,829,901 248,883
2013 11,093,340 254,482
2014 11,364,757 260,240
2015 11,640,022 266,101
2016 11,919,183 272,087
2017 12,202,060 278,507
2018 12,487,996 285,259
2019 12,776,103 291,985
2020 13,065,837 298,858
2021 13,355,260 305,868
2022 13,651,030 313,046
2023 13,954,471 320,409
2024 14,256,567 327,777

Fertility rates in Rwanda and Vanuatu

Fertility rate
Rwanda

Vanuatu
Year Fertility rate
Rwanda Vanuatu
1960 8.28 6.78
1961 8.28 6.73
1962 8.27 6.67
1963 8.27 6.62
1964 8.27 6.57
1965 8.25 6.52
1966 8.23 6.51
1967 8.21 6.51
1968 8.19 6.46
1969 8.18 6.41
1970 8.15 6.35
1971 8.09 6.29
1972 8.09 6.23
1973 8.09 6.15
1974 8.1 6.06
1975 8.1 5.98
1976 8.12 5.89
1977 8.14 5.81
1978 8.16 5.77
1979 8.13 5.73
1980 8.12 5.69
1981 8.1 5.65
1982 8.06 5.6
1983 8 5.55
1984 7.91 5.49
1985 7.79 5.43
1986 7.61 5.38
1987 7.43 5.33
1988 7.23 5.27
1989 7.03 5.21
1990 6.8 5.17
1991 6.62 5.13
1992 6.54 5.09
1993 6.48 5.02
1994 6.42 4.94
1995 6.35 4.85
1996 6.29 4.75
1997 6.24 4.66
1998 6.17 4.6
1999 6.06 4.56
2000 5.97 4.54
2001 5.89 4.5
2002 5.82 4.38
2003 5.74 4.29
2004 5.64 4.21
2005 5.5 4.13
2006 5.34 4.1
2007 5.14 4.12
2008 4.92 4.16
2009 4.71 4.16
2010 4.52 4.13
2011 4.33 4.09
2012 4.2 4.06
2013 4.14 4.04
2014 4.12 4
2015 4.11 3.95
2016 4.11 3.92
2017 4.08 3.88
2018 4.05 3.83
2019 3.99 3.79
2020 3.91 3.74
2021 3.84 3.7
2022 3.78 3.65
2023 3.7 3.6

Rwanda and Vanuatu demographics compared

Median age
Rwanda

Vanuatu
Year Median age, years
Rwanda Vanuatu
1960 15.5 17.7
1961 15.1 17.6
1962 14.9 17.5
1963 14.8 17.4
1964 14.7 17.3
1965 14.8 17.2
1966 14.9 17.1
1967 15.1 17.1
1968 15.3 17
1969 15.5 17
1970 15.7 17
1971 15.9 17
1972 16 17
1973 16.2 17
1974 16.3 17.1
1975 16.4 17.1
1976 16.5 17.1
1977 16.6 17.2
1978 16.6 17.3
1979 16.5 17.5
1980 16.5 17.6
1981 16.4 17.7
1982 16.2 17.7
1983 16.1 17.7
1984 16 17.7
1985 15.8 17.7
1986 15.7 17.8
1987 15.6 17.8
1988 15.6 17.8
1989 15.5 17.8
1990 15.5 17.8
1991 15.5 17.9
1992 15.6 17.8
1993 15.7 17.7
1994 15 17.7
1995 14.3 17.8
1996 14.6 18
1997 14.8 18
1998 15.3 18
1999 15.8 18
2000 16.3 18.2
2001 16.8 18.5
2002 17.1 18.7
2003 17.4 18.9
2004 17.6 19.2
2005 17.8 19.4
2006 18 19.6
2007 18.1 19.9
2008 18.3 20.1
2009 18.4 20.3
2010 18.5 20.5
2011 18.7 20.6
2012 18.8 20.8
2013 19 20.9
2014 19.1 21
2015 19.3 21.1
2016 19.4 21.1
2017 19.6 21.2
2018 19.7 21.2
2019 19.8 21.2
2020 19.9 21.2
2021 20 21.2
2022 20.3 21.2
2023 20.5 21.2
2024 20.8 21.3

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Rwanda Vanuatu
GNI, Atlas method
$14.8B
2024
$1.29B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
27.4%
2025
38.6%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.69%
2024
7.58%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.27%
2023
n/a
Armed forces personnel
35,000
2020
n/a
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-6.29%
2025
-5.96%
2025
Unemployment rate
11.3%
2024
4.05%
2020
Services, % of GDP
47.6%
2024
60.4%
2022
Industry, % of GDP
21%
2024
7.55%
2022
Economic freedom index
54.8
2025
61.8
2025
Income share by richest 10%
33.4%
2023
24.7%
2019
Income share by poorest 10%
3.1%
2023
3%
2019
Listed domestic companies
5
2024
n/a
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$2.75B
2024
n/a
Total reserves including gold
$2.41B
2024
$615M
2024
Personal remittances received
$537M
2024
$145M
2024
International tourist arrivals
1,634,000
2019
82,400
2020
International tourism as share of exports
11%
2020
50.4%
2020
Banked people share
50%
2017
n/a

Energy

Rwanda Vanuatu
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
373 kg
2022
158.2 kg
2007
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$8.31
2022
$16.3
2007
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
1.65 megatons
2023
0.29 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.12 tons
2023
0.9 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2022
0%
2007
Renewable energy use share
79.9%
2022
25%
2022
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
0.97%
2022
n/a
Net energy imports use share
10.6%
2022
n/a
Electric power consumption per capita
68.1 kWh
2022
n/a
Renewable electricity output share
61%
2021
25.2%
2021
Hydroelectric share
50.3%
2022
10.7%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
63.9%
2023
61.6%
2023

Society

Rwanda Vanuatu
% of world population
0.18%
2024
0.004%
2024
Annual migration change
-15,582
2024
-43
2024
Urban population
18.1%
2024
26.1%
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
5.27 ft
2025
Quality of life index
33.6
2025
45.1
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
57
2024
50
2024
Higher education index
9
2025
n/a
Homicides per 100K people
3.59
2020
0.32
2020
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
29.4
2019
14.9
2019
Visa free countries
73
2025
96
2025
Adult literacy rate
78.8%
2022
88%
2023
English speaking
15%
2023
83.5%
2023
People using the Internet
34.2%
2023
45.7%
2023

Health

Rwanda Vanuatu
Government health expenditure per capita
$76.8
2022
$135.4
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$7.39
2022
$10.3
2022
Life expectancy
68.2 years
2025
71.8 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
42.9%
2022
49.3%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.12
2019
0.16
2019
Age at first childbirth
23 years
2025
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
229
2023
100
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
40
2023
16.8
2023
Obesity rate
4.99%
2022
22.1%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
2.1%
2024
19.7%
2024
Air quality index
6
2025
96
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
14.3%
2022
n/a
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
2.87 liters
2020
2.04 liters
2020

Territory

Rwanda Vanuatu
% of world land
0.02%
2025
0.008%
2025
Land area per capita
668 sq mi
2024
14,359 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
7,271 sq mi
2025
722 sq mi
2025
Forest area
1,077 sq mi
2025
1,708 sq mi
2025
Roads length
2,920 mi
2021
665 mi
2000

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