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Rwanda vs Egypt

Rwanda and Egypt side by side across 201 indicators — each row links to the full 54-country ranking, with sources and the API call behind every figure.

GDP$17.34B vs $429.65BRwanda vs Egypt
GDP per Capita$1,198 vs $3,904Rwanda vs Egypt
Population14.57M vs 118.37MRwanda vs Egypt

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201 indicators

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Indicator Rwanda EgyptPeriod
GDPEconomy$17.34B$429.65B2026
GDP per CapitaEconomy$1,198$3,9042026
Inflation RateEconomy5.6%14.3%2026
Official Exchange RateEconomy1,464.4 LCU/USD49.83 LCU/USD2026-07
Budget BalanceEconomy-4.3%-12.1%2026
Unemployment RateEconomy5.4%6.8%2025
Public DebtEconomy66.8%87%2026
Trade BalanceEconomy$-2.22B$-42.71B2025
GDP GrowthEconomy7.2%4.2%2026
GNI per CapitaEconomy$1,150$3,2602025
GNI per Capita (PPP)Economy$4,070$19,3302025
GDP (PPP)Economy$60.67B$2.39T2025
Agriculture (% of GDP)Economy20.3%16.6%2025
Industry (% of GDP)Economy22%32.1%2025
Manufacturing (% of GDP)Economy8.3%14.5%2025
Services (% of GDP)Economy52.3%47.3%2025
Investment (% of GDP)Economy34.1%12.9%2025
Remittances ReceivedEconomy$517.04M$41.52B2024/2025
Remittances (% of GDP)Economy3.4%11.4%2024/2025
External Debt (% of GNI)Economy93.9%42%2024
Foreign ReservesEconomy$1.96B$48.88B2025
Credit to Private Sector (% of GDP)Economy22.1%25.8%2025
Tax Revenue (% of GDP)Economy13.1%12.5%2023/2015 ⚠
Labor Force ParticipationEconomy63.7%44.6%2025
Female Labor Force ParticipationEconomy57.3%18.5%2025
Income Inequality (Gini)Economy39.428.52023/2021
Extreme Poverty RateEconomy38.6%1.4%2023/2021
Account OwnershipEconomy50%43.1%2017/2024 ⚠
Youth NEET RateEconomy15.3%23.8%2025/2024
Military Spending (% of GDP)Economy1.2%0.7%2024
Trade Openness (% of GDP)Economy56.7%51.3%2025
Inflation (GDP Deflator)Economy7.4%25%2025
Tourism ReceiptsEconomy$212M$4.87B2020
Tourist ArrivalsEconomy1.63M13.03M2019
Current Account BalanceEconomy-13.4%-4.2%2026
Foreign Direct InvestmentEconomy$818.95M$46.58B2024
FDI (% of GDP)Economy5.4%15.2%2024
Government Revenue (% of GDP)Economy22.2%—2024
Government Spending (% of GDP)Economy28.8%—2024
Youth Unemployment RateEconomy8.6%15.3%2025/2024
Productive Capacity IndexEconomy36.342.22024
Natural Resource RentsEconomy4%5.1%2021
Oil Rents (% of GDP)Economy0%3%2021
Mineral Rents (% of GDP)Economy0%0%2021
Natural Gas Rents (% of GDP)Economy0.1%2%2021
Foreign Aid (% of GNI)Economy9.5%0.1%2023
Foreign Aid per CapitaEconomy$99$42023
Lending Interest RateEconomy16%24.3%2024
Real Interest RateEconomy7.3%-7%2024
Gross Savings (% of GDP)Economy22.8%8.1%2024/2025
Adjusted Net Income per CapitaEconomy$674$3,1852021
Employment in AgricultureEconomy35.1%17.5%2025
Employment in IndustryEconomy18.4%29.4%2025
Employment in ServicesEconomy46.5%53.1%2025
Vulnerable EmploymentEconomy39.4%23.9%2025
Household Consumption (% of GDP)Economy64.4%93.4%2025
Income Share of Poorest 20%Economy7.4%9.7%2023/2021
Bank Branches per 100,000Economy4.76.62024
ATMs per 100,000Economy3.537.12024
GDP per Capita GrowthEconomy7%2.8%2025
Debt Service (% of GNI)Economy2.9%8.9%2024
Poverty Rate ($3.65/day)Economy62.2%7.1%2023/2021
Poverty Rate ($6.85/day)Economy89.8%58.5%2023/2021
Exports of Goods & ServicesTrade$3.53B$72.39B2025
Imports of Goods & ServicesTrade$5.75B$115.11B2025
Export Diversification IndexTrade0.7640.5992024
Export Concentration IndexTrade0.3810.1352024
Liner Shipping ConnectivityTrade—66.72021
Fuel Exports (% of Exports)Trade0.1%12.5%2022/2024
Manufactures Exports (% of Exports)Trade10.4%51.9%2022/2024
Food Exports (% of Exports)Trade27.2%21.9%2022/2024
High-Tech Exports (% of Manufactured)Trade4.8%3.8%2022/2024
Exports (% of GDP)Trade21.6%19.8%2025
Imports (% of GDP)Trade35.1%31.5%2025
Human Development IndexDevelopment0.5780.7542023
Gender Inequality IndexDevelopment0.3940.3982023
Inequality-adjusted HDIDevelopment0.3990.5822023
PopulationDemographics14.57M118.37M2025
Population GrowthDemographics2.2%1.6%2025
Life ExpectancyDemographics68 years71.8 years2024
Median AgeDemographics20.2 years24.7 years2026
Fertility RateDemographics3.652.742024
Rural PopulationDemographics69.1%57.1%2025
Population Under 15Demographics37%31.6%2025
Urban PopulationDemographics30.9%42.9%2025
Population DensityDemographics615/km²120.7/km²2026
Birth RateDemographics27.520.52026
Death RateDemographics5.825.62026
Net Migration RateDemographics-0.47-0.442026
Life Expectancy (Female)Demographics70.1 years74 years2024
Life Expectancy (Male)Demographics65.7 years69.7 years2024
Urban Population GrowthDemographics5.6%1.8%2025
Infant MortalityHealth29.420.82024
HIV PrevalenceHealth2%0.1%2024
Health Spending (% of GDP)Health5.1%4.9%2023
Physicians per 1,000Health0.090.672022/2020
UHC Service Coverage IndexHealth59712023
Road Traffic DeathsHealth11.69.42021
Premature NCD MortalityHealth20%26%2021
Out-of-Pocket Health SpendingHealth4.1%57.2%2023
Safely Managed SanitationHealth—57.3%2024
Maternal MortalityHealth229.5172023
Under-Five MortalityHealth4017.52023
Neonatal MortalityHealth18.19.252023
Tuberculosis IncidenceHealth62102024
Measles ImmunizationHealth93%97%2025
DTP3 ImmunizationHealth95%98%2025
Basic Drinking WaterHealth—18.4%2024
Basic SanitationHealth—39.8%2024
Diabetes PrevalenceHealth2.1%22.4%2024
Hospital Beds per 1,000Health0.751.062023/2021
Contraceptive PrevalenceHealth64.1%58.5%2020/2014 ⚠
Skilled Birth AttendanceHealth94.2%97.1%2020/2021
Nurses & Midwives per 1,000Health1.111.792022/2018
Adolescent Fertility RateHealth30.641.12024
Health Spending per CapitaHealth$53$1412023
NCD Share of DeathsHealth50.3%64.2%2021
Smoking PrevalenceHealth10.1%25%2024
Antenatal Care CoverageHealth97.7%90.3%2020/2014 ⚠
Child StuntingChild Welfare29.8%12.9%2024
Child WastingChild Welfare1.1%3.3%2020/2021
Birth RegistrationChild Welfare85.6%99.1%2020/2021
Child MarriageChild Welfare5.5%15.8%2020/2021
Overweight ChildrenChild Welfare5.6%10.1%2020/2021
Education Spending (% of GDP)Education4.6%3.8%2024/2008 ⚠
Tertiary EnrollmentEducation9.4%38%2024/2025
Adult Literacy RateEducation78.8%79.5%2022
Youth Literacy RateEducation90%95.2%2022
Primary Completion RateEducation62.7%96.1%2022
Lower Secondary CompletionEducation32%88.1%2022
Primary Net EnrollmentEducation99%96.5%2024
Lower Secondary EnrollmentEducation94.2%93.4%2024
Upper Secondary EnrollmentEducation71.7%70%2024
Upper Secondary CompletionEducation19.2%75.7%2022
Qualified Primary TeachersEducation67.6%87.1%2024
Secondary EnrollmentEducation48.8%84.8%2024
UndernourishmentFood Security24.4%9.4%2023
Acute Food InsecurityFood Security175K—2023-10
Agricultural Land (% of Land)Agriculture76.3%4.1%2023
Food Production IndexAgriculture117.3109.12022
Cassava ProductionAgriculture1.3M t—2024
Coffee ProductionAgriculture17.84K t—2024
Sorghum ProductionAgriculture187.77K t780K t2024
Millet ProductionAgriculture2K t—2024
Maize ProductionAgriculture627.09K t7.21M t2024
Rice ProductionAgriculture141.93K t6.43M t2024
Wheat ProductionAgriculture16.42K t9.4M t2024
Maize YieldAgriculture1,834 kg/ha7,585 kg/ha2024
Rice YieldAgriculture4,108 kg/ha9,132 kg/ha2024
Wheat YieldAgriculture1,272 kg/ha6,778 kg/ha2024
Cattle StockAgriculture1.5M head2.6M head2024
Homicide RateGovernance3.61.32020/2017
Corruption Perceptions IndexGovernance57302024
Electoral Democracy IndexGovernance0.1930.1872025
Liberal Democracy IndexGovernance0.090.1152025
Political Corruption IndexGovernance0.4180.7292025
Control of CorruptionGovernance0.63-0.832024
Government EffectivenessGovernance0.35-0.12024
Rule of LawGovernance0.1-0.752024
Political StabilityGovernance-0.04-0.982024
Regulatory QualityGovernance0.27-0.52024
Voice and AccountabilityGovernance-0.59-1.62024
Refugees HostedHumanitarian115.79K220.03K2025
Internally Displaced PeopleHumanitarian002025
Asylum Seekers HostedHumanitarian15.25K878.27K2025
Stateless PeopleHumanitarian14.5K52025
Internet UsersTechnology31.7%74.6%2024
Mobile SubscriptionsTechnology93.297.12024
4G CoverageTechnology98.8%98%2024
Fixed Broadband SubscriptionsTechnology0.611.72024
Mobile Data PriceTechnology1.9%1.6%2025
3G CoverageTechnology99.8%99.8%2024
Fixed Broadband PriceTechnology23.3%2.5%2025
Mobile Bundle PriceTechnology2.8%0.7%2025
R&D Spending (% of GDP)Technology0.8%1%2023/2024
Electricity AccessInfrastructure72%100%2024
Air Transport PassengersInfrastructure1.54M16.67M2023
Slum PopulationInfrastructure38.3%3.8%2022
Renewable Energy CapacityEnergy126.8 MW9.3K MW2025
Solar CapacityEnergy15.2 MW3.3K MW2025
Wind CapacityEnergy—3K MW2025
Hydropower CapacityEnergy110.8 MW2.8K MW2025
Renewable Energy ShareEnergy79.9%6.1%2022/2021
Clean Cooking AccessEnergy9.3%99.9%2023
Electricity Consumption per CapitaEnergy77 kWh1,493 kWh2023
Power Transmission LossesEnergy18.3%19.9%2023
Off-grid Renewable CapacityEnergy4.3 MW35.3 MW2025
Rural Electricity AccessEnergy65.2%100%2024
Solar Share of ElectricityEnergy3.5%3.1%2024/2025
Wind Share of ElectricityEnergy0%3.8%2024/2025
Hydropower Share of ElectricityEnergy46%6.1%2024/2025
Fossil Share of ElectricityEnergy50.4%87%2024/2025
Electricity DemandEnergy1.2 TWh244 TWh2024/2025
Electricity Carbon IntensityEnergy354 gCO₂/kWh563 gCO₂/kWh2024/2025
Primary Energy per CapitaEnergy530 kWh9,661 kWh2023/2024
CO2 Emissions per CapitaClimate0.16 t2.5 t2024
Renewable Electricity OutputClimate59.9%12.2%2021
Forest AreaClimate11.3%0%2023
Protected AreasClimate9.1%11.6%2025
Freshwater WithdrawalsClimate6.4%7,750%2022
PM2.5 Air PollutionClimate36 µg/m³43.1 µg/m³2023

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Frequently asked questions

Does Rwanda or Egypt have the larger economy?

Egypt has the larger economy: $17.34B for Rwanda versus $429.65B for Egypt (GDP, current US$).

How do Rwanda and Egypt compare across indicators?

This page compares Rwanda and Egypt on 201 indicators — economy, demographics, health, governance and more — each with its latest value, source, and a link to the full 54-country ranking.

How do I get this comparison via the API?

Call GET /v1/data?metric_key=<key>&latest=true&country_codes=RW,EG with a free Africa API key to get both countries' latest values as JSON.

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