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Rwanda vs Eritrea

Rwanda and Eritrea side by side across 198 indicators — each row links to the full 54-country ranking, with sources and the API call behind every figure.

GDP$17.34B vs $1.98BRwanda vs Eritrea
GDP per Capita$1,198 vs $567Rwanda vs Eritrea
Population14.57M vs 3.61MRwanda vs Eritrea

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198 indicators

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Indicator Rwanda EritreaPeriod
GDPEconomy$17.34B$1.98B2026/2019 ⚠
GDP per CapitaEconomy$1,198$5672026/2019 ⚠
Inflation RateEconomy5.6%1.3%2026/2019 ⚠
Official Exchange RateEconomy1,464.4 LCU/USD15.08 LCU/USD2026-07
Budget BalanceEconomy-4.3%2.7%2026/2019 ⚠
Unemployment RateEconomy5.4%6%2025
Public DebtEconomy66.8%260.4%2026/2019 ⚠
Trade BalanceEconomy$-2.22B$-228.89M2025/2011 ⚠
GDP GrowthEconomy7.2%3.8%2026/2019 ⚠
GNI per CapitaEconomy$1,150$6502025/2011 ⚠
GNI per Capita (PPP)Economy$4,070$1,7202025/2011 ⚠
GDP (PPP)Economy$60.67B$5.22B2025/2011 ⚠
Agriculture (% of GDP)Economy20.3%14.1%2025/2009 ⚠
Industry (% of GDP)Economy22%21.8%2025/2009 ⚠
Manufacturing (% of GDP)Economy8.3%5.5%2025/2009 ⚠
Services (% of GDP)Economy52.3%—2025
Investment (% of GDP)Economy34.1%12.6%2025/2011 ⚠
Remittances ReceivedEconomy$517.04M$3.28M2024/2000 ⚠
Remittances (% of GDP)Economy3.4%0.5%2024/2000 ⚠
External Debt (% of GNI)Economy93.9%51.5%2024/2011 ⚠
Foreign ReservesEconomy$1.96B$191.69M2025/2019 ⚠
Credit to Private Sector (% of GDP)Economy22.1%53.2%2025/2014 ⚠
Tax Revenue (% of GDP)Economy13.1%—2023
Labor Force ParticipationEconomy63.7%78.3%2025
Female Labor Force ParticipationEconomy57.3%72.8%2025
Income Inequality (Gini)Economy39.4—2023
Extreme Poverty RateEconomy38.6%—2023
Account OwnershipEconomy50%—2017
Youth NEET RateEconomy15.3%—2025
Military Spending (% of GDP)Economy1.2%20.9%2024/2003 ⚠
Trade Openness (% of GDP)Economy56.7%47.4%2025/2011 ⚠
Inflation (GDP Deflator)Economy7.4%19.5%2025/2011 ⚠
Tourism ReceiptsEconomy$212M$48M2020/2016
Tourist ArrivalsEconomy1.63M142K2019/2016
Current Account BalanceEconomy-13.4%13%2026/2019 ⚠
Foreign Direct InvestmentEconomy$818.95M$-27.95M2024
FDI (% of GDP)Economy5.4%-1.5%2024
Government Revenue (% of GDP)Economy22.2%—2024
Government Spending (% of GDP)Economy28.8%—2024
Youth Unemployment RateEconomy8.6%—2025
Productive Capacity IndexEconomy36.324.92024
Natural Resource RentsEconomy4%27%2021/2011 ⚠
Oil Rents (% of GDP)Economy0%0%2021/2011 ⚠
Mineral Rents (% of GDP)Economy0%24.6%2021/2011 ⚠
Natural Gas Rents (% of GDP)Economy0.1%0%2021/2011 ⚠
Foreign Aid (% of GNI)Economy9.5%6.5%2023/2011 ⚠
Foreign Aid per CapitaEconomy$99$372023
Lending Interest RateEconomy16%—2024
Real Interest RateEconomy7.3%—2024
Gross Savings (% of GDP)Economy22.8%15.8%2024/2000 ⚠
Adjusted Net Income per CapitaEconomy$674$4852021/2011 ⚠
Employment in AgricultureEconomy35.1%55.5%2025
Employment in IndustryEconomy18.4%12.7%2025
Employment in ServicesEconomy46.5%31.8%2025
Vulnerable EmploymentEconomy39.4%47.9%2025
Household Consumption (% of GDP)Economy64.4%98.2%2025/2011 ⚠
Income Share of Poorest 20%Economy7.4%—2023
Bank Branches per 100,000Economy4.7—2024
ATMs per 100,000Economy3.5—2024
GDP per Capita GrowthEconomy7%6.7%2025/2011 ⚠
Debt Service (% of GNI)Economy2.9%1.1%2024/2011 ⚠
Poverty Rate ($3.65/day)Economy62.2%—2023
Poverty Rate ($6.85/day)Economy89.8%—2023
Exports of Goods & ServicesTrade$3.53B$374.9M2025/2011 ⚠
Imports of Goods & ServicesTrade$5.75B$603.78M2025/2011 ⚠
Export Diversification IndexTrade0.7640.8222024
Export Concentration IndexTrade0.3810.3662024
Liner Shipping ConnectivityTrade—3.52021
Fuel Exports (% of Exports)Trade0.1%0%2022/2002 ⚠
Manufactures Exports (% of Exports)Trade10.4%30.3%2022/2003 ⚠
Food Exports (% of Exports)Trade27.2%42%2022/2003 ⚠
High-Tech Exports (% of Manufactured)Trade4.8%—2022
Exports (% of GDP)Trade21.6%18.2%2025/2011 ⚠
Imports (% of GDP)Trade35.1%29.2%2025/2011 ⚠
Human Development IndexDevelopment0.5780.5032023
Gender Inequality IndexDevelopment0.394—2023
Inequality-adjusted HDIDevelopment0.399—2023
PopulationDemographics14.57M3.61M2025
Population GrowthDemographics2.2%2%2025
Life ExpectancyDemographics68 years68.9 years2024
Median AgeDemographics20.2 years19.5 years2026
Fertility RateDemographics3.653.682024
Rural PopulationDemographics69.1%65.5%2025
Population Under 15Demographics37%37.6%2025
Urban PopulationDemographics30.9%34.5%2025
Population DensityDemographics615/km²30.4/km²2026
Birth RateDemographics27.528.62026
Death RateDemographics5.825.892026
Net Migration RateDemographics-0.47-2.042026
Life Expectancy (Female)Demographics70.1 years70.9 years2024
Life Expectancy (Male)Demographics65.7 years66.8 years2024
Urban Population GrowthDemographics5.6%2%2025
Infant MortalityHealth29.424.72024
HIV PrevalenceHealth2%0.4%2024
Health Spending (% of GDP)Health5.1%3.7%2023
Physicians per 1,000Health0.090.092022
UHC Service Coverage IndexHealth59402023
Road Traffic DeathsHealth11.617.72021
Premature NCD MortalityHealth20%27.3%2021
Out-of-Pocket Health SpendingHealth4.1%48.4%2023
Maternal MortalityHealth229.5291.42023
Under-Five MortalityHealth4035.42023
Neonatal MortalityHealth18.116.42023
Tuberculosis IncidenceHealth621152024
Measles ImmunizationHealth93%93%2025
DTP3 ImmunizationHealth95%96%2025
Diabetes PrevalenceHealth2.1%4.4%2024
Hospital Beds per 1,000Health0.751.022023
Contraceptive PrevalenceHealth64.1%8.7%2020/2010 ⚠
Skilled Birth AttendanceHealth94.2%34.1%2020/2010 ⚠
Nurses & Midwives per 1,000Health1.111.542022
Adolescent Fertility RateHealth30.665.22024
Health Spending per CapitaHealth$53$282023
NCD Share of DeathsHealth50.3%51.6%2021
Smoking PrevalenceHealth10.1%—2024
Antenatal Care CoverageHealth97.7%88.5%2020/2010 ⚠
Child StuntingChild Welfare29.8%48%2024
Child WastingChild Welfare1.1%14.6%2020/2010 ⚠
Birth RegistrationChild Welfare85.6%—2020
Child MarriageChild Welfare5.5%40.7%2020/2010 ⚠
Overweight ChildrenChild Welfare5.6%2.1%2020/2010 ⚠
Education Spending (% of GDP)Education4.6%2.1%2024/2006 ⚠
Tertiary EnrollmentEducation9.4%3.2%2024/2016 ⚠
Adult Literacy RateEducation78.8%64.7%2022/2008 ⚠
Youth Literacy RateEducation90%87%2022/2008 ⚠
Primary Completion RateEducation62.7%—2022
Lower Secondary CompletionEducation32%—2022
Primary Net EnrollmentEducation99%59.6%2024/2022
Lower Secondary EnrollmentEducation94.2%62.9%2024/2022
Upper Secondary EnrollmentEducation71.7%56.2%2024/2022
Upper Secondary CompletionEducation19.2%—2022
Qualified Primary TeachersEducation67.6%76.9%2024/2022
Secondary EnrollmentEducation48.8%44%2024/2022
UndernourishmentFood Security24.4%—2023
Acute Food InsecurityFood Security175K—2023-10
Agricultural Land (% of Land)Agriculture76.3%62.7%2023
Food Production IndexAgriculture117.3106.12022
Cassava ProductionAgriculture1.3M t—2024
Coffee ProductionAgriculture17.84K t—2024
Sorghum ProductionAgriculture187.77K t140K t2024
Millet ProductionAgriculture2K t25K t2024
Maize ProductionAgriculture627.09K t20K t2024
Rice ProductionAgriculture141.93K t—2024
Wheat ProductionAgriculture16.42K t25K t2024
Maize YieldAgriculture1,834 kg/ha1,000 kg/ha2024
Rice YieldAgriculture4,108 kg/ha—2024
Wheat YieldAgriculture1,272 kg/ha1,000 kg/ha2024
Cattle StockAgriculture1.5M head2.2M head2024
Homicide RateGovernance3.615.62020/2012 ⚠
Corruption Perceptions IndexGovernance57132024
Electoral Democracy IndexGovernance0.1930.0692025
Liberal Democracy IndexGovernance0.090.0092025
Political Corruption IndexGovernance0.4180.7522025
Control of CorruptionGovernance0.63-1.632024
Government EffectivenessGovernance0.35-1.462024
Rule of LawGovernance0.1-1.82024
Political StabilityGovernance-0.04-0.712024
Regulatory QualityGovernance0.27-2.042024
Voice and AccountabilityGovernance-0.59-2.292024
Refugees HostedHumanitarian115.79K1192025
Internally Displaced PeopleHumanitarian002025
Asylum Seekers HostedHumanitarian15.25K02025
Stateless PeopleHumanitarian14.5K02025
Internet UsersTechnology31.7%20%2024/2023
Mobile SubscriptionsTechnology93.259.12024/2022
4G CoverageTechnology98.8%0%2024
Fixed Broadband SubscriptionsTechnology0.60.22024/2022
Mobile Data PriceTechnology1.9%—2025
3G CoverageTechnology99.8%77%2024
Fixed Broadband PriceTechnology23.3%213.8%2025/2013 ⚠
Mobile Bundle PriceTechnology2.8%0%2025/2022
R&D Spending (% of GDP)Technology0.8%—2023
Electricity AccessInfrastructure72%55.3%2024
Air Transport PassengersInfrastructure1.54M45.1K2023/2020
Slum PopulationInfrastructure38.3%48.7%2022
Renewable Energy CapacityEnergy126.8 MW25.9 MW2025
Solar CapacityEnergy15.2 MW25.1 MW2025
Wind CapacityEnergy—0.8 MW2025
Hydropower CapacityEnergy110.8 MW—2025
Renewable Energy ShareEnergy79.9%80.7%2022/2021
Clean Cooking AccessEnergy9.3%12%2023
Electricity Consumption per CapitaEnergy77 kWh123 kWh2023
Power Transmission LossesEnergy18.3%11.8%2023
Off-grid Renewable CapacityEnergy4.3 MW25.6 MW2025
Rural Electricity AccessEnergy65.2%43.2%2024
Solar Share of ElectricityEnergy3.5%11.1%2024
Wind Share of ElectricityEnergy0%0%2024
Hydropower Share of ElectricityEnergy46%0%2024
Fossil Share of ElectricityEnergy50.4%88.9%2024
Electricity DemandEnergy1.2 TWh0.5 TWh2024
Electricity Carbon IntensityEnergy354 gCO₂/kWh578 gCO₂/kWh2024
Primary Energy per CapitaEnergy530 kWh873 kWh2023
CO2 Emissions per CapitaClimate0.16 t0.22 t2024
Renewable Electricity OutputClimate59.9%5.1%2021
Forest AreaClimate11.3%8.6%2023
Protected AreasClimate9.1%0%2025
Freshwater WithdrawalsClimate6.4%20.8%2022
PM2.5 Air PollutionClimate36 µg/m³33.7 µg/m³2023

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Frequently asked questions

Does Rwanda or Eritrea have the larger economy?

Rwanda has the larger economy: $17.34B for Rwanda versus $1.98B for Eritrea (GDP, current US$).

How do Rwanda and Eritrea compare across indicators?

This page compares Rwanda and Eritrea on 198 indicators — economy, demographics, health, governance and more — each with its latest value, source, and a link to the full 54-country ranking.

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