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Rwanda vs Vatican statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Rwanda has a population of 14.3M (ranked 77/197), compared with 1K in The Vatican (ranked 197/197). Rwanda's land area is 9,525 sq mi versus 0.17 sq mi for The Vatican (ranked 146th vs. 197th).

By GDP, Rwanda ranks 144/197 ($14.3B) and The Vatican ranks 197/197 ($19.8M). By GDP per capita, Rwanda ranks 177/197 ($1,000), while The Vatican ranks 59/197 ($19,800).

Main facts and rankings

Rwanda Vatican
Population
14826674
949
Population rank 77/197 197/197
GDP
$14.3B
2024
$19.8M
2025
GDP rank 144/197 197/197
GDP per capita
$1,000
2024
$19,800
2025
GDP per capita rank 177/197 59/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$3,711
2024
$39,191
2025
Government debt
$9.58B
2024
n/a
Debt-to-GDP ratio
77.6%
2025
n/a
Government debt per person
$672
2024
n/a
Government debt per person rank 156/185 n/a
Average annual personal income after taxes
$2,587
2025
$17,307
2025
Land area
9,525 sq mi
2025
0.17 sq mi
2025
Population density
1,497 ppl/mi²
2024
5,886 ppl/mi²
2019
Fertility rate
3.7
2023
n/a
Median age
20.8 years
2024
n/a
Life expectancy
68.2 years
2025
83.3 years
2025

Rwanda and Vatican: Comparison Charts

Rwanda vs. Vatican life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Rwanda

Vatican
Year Life expectancy, years
Rwanda Vatican
1950 43.2 65.9
1951 43.5 65.3
1952 43.8 65.7
1953 44.1 66.3
1954 44.4 67.5
1955 44.8 67.8
1956 45.2 67.3
1957 45.6 67.5
1958 46.1 68.7
1959 46.5 69.2
1960 47 69.2
1961 47.5 69.8
1962 47.8 69.2
1963 44 69.3
1964 48.1 70.3
1965 48.2 70.1
1966 48.1 70.9
1967 48 70.9
1968 47.7 70.7
1969 47.4 70.7
1970 47.1 71.5
1971 46.8 71.7
1972 46.3 72
1973 45.9 71.9
1974 45.6 72.7
1975 45.3 72.6
1976 45.3 72.9
1977 45.6 73.3
1978 46.2 73.7
1979 47.1 74
1980 48.1 74.1
1981 49.2 74.3
1982 50.2 74.8
1983 50.9 74.7
1984 51.4 75.1
1985 51.7 75.5
1986 51.7 75.7
1987 51.5 76.2
1988 50.9 76.4
1989 49.5 76.8
1990 47.8 76.9
1991 46.2 76.9
1992 44.4 77.3
1993 42.9 77
1994 12.2 77.7
1995 41.5 77.8
1996 42.5 78.5
1997 42 78.2
1998 43.1 78.3
1999 45.7 78.7
2000 47.8 79.3
2001 49.5 79.9
2002 51.3 80
2003 53.5 79.8
2004 55.5 80.2
2005 57 80.6
2006 58.3 81.2
2007 59.5 81.3
2008 60.6 81.4
2009 61.8 81.3
2010 62.8 81.5
2011 63.5 81.7
2012 64.2 82
2013 64.7 82.5
2014 65.1 82.6
2015 65.4 82.5
2016 65.7 82.9
2017 66.1 82.7
2018 66.4 83.3
2019 66.7 83.6
2020 67 83
2021 66.8 82.9
2022 67.5 83.3
2023 67.8 83
2024 68 83.1
2025 68.2 83.3

Rwanda and Vatican population clocks and comparison

Population
Rwanda

Vatican
Year Population
Rwanda Vatican
1960 3,022,294 -
1961 3,106,779 -
1962 3,186,025 -
1963 3,258,890 -
1964 3,334,834 -
1965 3,423,210 -
1966 3,521,626 -
1967 3,629,577 -
1968 3,744,010 -
1969 3,861,271 -
1970 3,980,669 -
1971 4,100,044 -
1972 4,220,335 -
1973 4,345,047 -
1974 4,474,228 -
1975 4,607,728 -
1976 4,745,954 -
1977 4,888,240 -
1978 5,035,171 -
1979 5,189,541 -
1980 5,353,259 -
1981 5,527,230 -
1982 5,711,549 -
1983 5,905,311 -
1984 6,107,627 -
1985 6,317,228 -
1986 6,531,881 -
1987 6,749,493 -
1988 6,968,071 -
1989 7,184,706 -
1990 7,375,307 -
1991 7,526,966 -
1992 7,683,266 -
1993 7,981,132 -
1994 6,792,352 -
1995 5,674,118 -
1996 6,708,764 -
1997 7,755,238 -
1998 8,081,681 -
1999 8,147,912 -
2000 8,213,931 880
2001 8,287,094 890
2002 8,400,180 900
2003 8,586,875 911
2004 8,816,844 921
2005 9,054,528 921
2006 9,299,246 932
2007 9,549,933 821
2008 9,804,269 824
2009 10,060,432 826
2010 10,317,553 829
2011 10,573,733 832
2012 10,829,901 836
2013 11,093,340 839
2014 11,364,757 842
2015 11,640,022 1,000
2016 11,919,183 -
2017 12,202,060 1,000
2018 12,487,996 -
2019 12,776,103 1,000
2020 13,065,837 -
2021 13,355,260 -
2022 13,651,030 -
2023 13,954,471 -
2024 14,256,567 -

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Finance

Rwanda Vatican
GNI, Atlas method
$14.8B
2024
n/a
Government expenditure, % of GDP
27.4%
2025
n/a
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.69%
2024
n/a
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.27%
2023
n/a
Armed forces personnel
35,000
2020
n/a
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-6.29%
2025
n/a
Unemployment rate
11.3%
2024
n/a
Services, % of GDP
47.6%
2024
n/a
Industry, % of GDP
21%
2024
n/a
Economic freedom index
54.8
2025
65
2025
Income share by richest 10%
33.4%
2023
n/a
Income share by poorest 10%
3.1%
2023
n/a
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
n/a
International tourist arrivals
1,634,000
2019
n/a
International tourism as share of exports
11%
2020
n/a
Banked people share
50%
2017
n/a

Energy

Rwanda Vatican
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
373 kg
2022
n/a
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$8.31
2022
n/a
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
n/a
Renewable energy use share
79.9%
2022
n/a
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
n/a
Hydroelectric share
50.3%
2022
n/a
Nuclear share
0%
2021
n/a
Electricity access
63.9%
2023
n/a

Society

Rwanda Vatican
% of world population
0.18%
2024
0.00001%
2024
Annual migration change
-15,582
2024
n/a
Urban population
18.1%
2024
n/a
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
n/a
Average male height
5.45 ft
2025
n/a
Average female height
5.14 ft
2025
n/a
Quality of life index
33.6
2025
76
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
57
2024
60
2025
Higher education index
9
2025
32
2025
Homicides per 100K people
3.59
2020
0
2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
29.4
2019
0.5
2025
Visa free countries
73
2025
150
2025
Adult literacy rate
78.8%
2022
100%
2013
English speaking
15%
2023
20%
2025
People using the Internet
34.2%
2023
n/a

Health

Rwanda Vatican
Government health expenditure per capita
$76.8
2022
n/a
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$7.39
2022
n/a
Life expectancy
68.2 years
2025
83.3 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
42.9%
2022
n/a
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.12
2019
n/a
Age at first childbirth
23 years
2025
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
229
2023
n/a
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
40
2023
n/a
Obesity rate
4.99%
2022
n/a
Diabetes prevalence
2.1%
2024
n/a
Air quality index
6
2025
72
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
14.3%
2022
n/a
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
2.87 liters
2020
n/a

Territory

Rwanda Vatican
% of world land
0.02%
2025
0.0000003%
2025
Land area per capita
668 sq mi
2024
169.9 sq mi
2019
Agricultural land area
7,271 sq mi
2025
n/a
Forest area
1,077 sq mi
2025
n/a
Roads length
2,920 mi
2021
5.59 mi
2003

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