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Rwanda

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Key facts

  • currency: Rwandan franc
  • capital city: Kigali
  • region: Eastern Africa
  • continent: Africa
  • land area: 24,670 km²
  • population: 14,094,683 people
  • political leader: Paul Kagame (President)
Classified as: place

Summary

Rwanda is a country. The capital city is Kigali, located in the Eastern Africa region of Africa. It has a land area of 24,670 km², a population of 14,094,683 people and uses the currency Rwandan franc. The President is Paul Kagame.

Location on a map: [-2°0′S, 30°0′E]

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Environment

Rwanda is one of the countries in Africa, countries in Eastern Africa and 194 countries in our database.
  • Agricultural land: 20,044.60 km²
  • Carbon dioxide emissions (co2): 1.63 Mt of CO2 equivalent
  • Access to electricity: 50.60 % of population
  • Fertility rate: 3.75 births per woman
  • Forest area: 2,770 km²
  • Greenhouse gas emissions (co2, ch4, n2o, hfcs, pfcs, sf6): 9.03 Mt of CO2 equivalent
  • Median age: 15.40
  • Methane emissions: 6.02 Mt of CO2 equivalent
  • Nitrous oxide emissions: 1.36 Mt of CO2 equivalent
  • Female population: 7,193,422 people
  • Male population: 6,901,261 people
  • Renewable energy consumption: 79.90 % of total final energy consumption
  • Rural land area: 22,337.27 km²
  • Rural population: 11,572,862 people
  • Urban land area: 1,506.23 km²
  • Urban population: 2,521,821 people
  • Urban population living in areas where elevation is below 5 meters : 0.00 % of total population

Geographical distribution of cities in Rwanda by population

Cities in Rwanda

Evolution of historical fertility rate in Rwanda

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Relationship between fertility rate and median age in Rwanda

Evolution of historical forest area in Rwanda

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Evolution of historical fossil fuel energy consumption in Rwanda

Relationship between fossil fuel and renewable energy consumption in Rwanda

Evolution of historical other greenhouse gas emissions, HFC, PFC and SF6 in Rwanda

Relationship between other greenhouse gas emissions, HFC, PFC and SF6 and urban land area in Rwanda

Relationship between other greenhouse gas emissions, HFC, PFC and SF6 and urban population in Rwanda

Evolution of historical land area in Rwanda

Evolution of historical median age in Rwanda

Evolution of historical methane emissions in Rwanda

Relationship between methane and nitrous oxide emissions in Rwanda

Relationship between methane emissions and population in Rwanda

Relationship between methane emissions and rural population in Rwanda

Relationship between methane emissions and other greenhouse gas emissions, HFC, PFC and SF6 in Rwanda

Relationship between methane emissions and urban land area in Rwanda

Relationship between methane emissions and urban population in Rwanda

Evolution of historical nitrous oxide emissions in Rwanda

Relationship between nitrous oxide emissions and population in Rwanda

Relationship between nitrous oxide emissions and other greenhouse gas emissions in Rwanda

Relationship between urban land area and nitrous oxide emissions in Rwanda

Relationship between urban population and nitrous oxide emissions in Rwanda

Evolution of historical population in Rwanda

Relationship between urban land area and population in Rwanda

Evolution of historical female population in Rwanda

Evolution of historical male population in Rwanda

Evolution of historical renewable energy consumption in Rwanda

Evolution of historical rural land area in Rwanda

Evolution of historical rural population in Rwanda

Relationship between rural population and urban land area in Rwanda

Evolution of historical urban land area in Rwanda

Relationship between urban land area and urban population in Rwanda

Evolution of historical urban population in Rwanda

Evolution of historical urban population living in areas where elevation is below 5 meters in Rwanda

Relationship between population and date in Rwanda

Relationship between carbon dioxide emissions and other greenhouse gas emissions (CO2, CH4, N2O, HFCs, PFCs, SF6) in Rwanda

Evolution of historical agricultural land in Rwanda

Relationship between agricultural land and methane emissions in Rwanda

Relationship between agricultural land and nitrous oxide emissions in Rwanda

Evolution of historical alternative and nuclear energy in Rwanda

Evolution of historical carbon dioxide emissions (CO2) in Rwanda

Relationship between carbon dioxide emissions (CO2) and GDP in Rwanda

Relationship between carbon dioxide and methane emissions in Rwanda

Relationship between carbon dioxide and nitrous oxide emissions in Rwanda

Relationship between carbon dioxide emissions (CO2) and urban land area in Rwanda

Relationship between carbon dioxide emissions and urban population in Rwanda

Evolution of historical access to electricity in Rwanda

Relationship between access to electricity and birth rate in Rwanda

Relationship between access to electricity and fertility rate in Rwanda

Relationship between access to electricity and life expectancy at birth in Rwanda

Distribution of sites in Rwanda by inscription year

Relationship between access to electricity and renewable energy consumption in Rwanda

Relationship between access to electricity and self-employed workers in Rwanda

Relationship between access to electricity and vulnerable employment in Rwanda

Evolution of historical electricity production from coal sources in Rwanda

Evolution of historical electricity production from natural gas sources in Rwanda

Evolution of historical electricity production from hydroelectric sources in Rwanda

Evolution of historical electricity production from nuclear sources in Rwanda

Evolution of historical electricity production from oil sources in Rwanda

Evolution of historical electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric, in Rwanda

Evolution of historical net energy imports in Rwanda

Geographical distribution of sites in Rwanda by area

Sites in Rwanda

Proportion of transboundary sites in Rwanda

Geographical distribution of wildfires in Rwanda by mean width

Wildfires in Rwanda

Relationship between mean length and mean width of wildfires in Rwanda

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Politics

  • Armed forces personnel: 35,000 people
  • Democracy score: 3.35
  • Democracy type: Authoritarian
  • Individuals using the internet: 34.44 % of population
  • Military expenditure: 1.45 % of GDP
  • Net migration: -8,999 people
  • Press freedom: 1.49
  • Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments: 61.25 %

Evolution of historical armed forces personnel in Rwanda

Relationship between methane emissions and armed forces personnel in Rwanda

Relationship between armed forces personnel and nitrous oxide emissions in Rwanda

Relationship between armed forces personnel and population in Rwanda

Relationship between rural population and armed forces personnel in Rwanda

Relationship between armed forces personnel and other greenhouse gas emissions, HFC, PFC and SF6 in Rwanda

Relationship between urban land area and armed forces personnel in Rwanda

Relationship between urban population and armed forces personnel in Rwanda

Evolution of historical internally displaced persons, by conflict and violence in Rwanda

Evolution of historical individuals using the Internet in Rwanda

Evolution of historical military expenditure in Rwanda

Evolution of historical net migration in Rwanda

Evolution of the historical proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Rwanda

Political parties in Rwanda

Distribution of politicians from Rwanda by birth year

Proportion of politicians per gender in Rwanda

Politicians from Rwanda

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Business

  • Central government debt: 48.43 % of GDP
  • Expense: 20.09 % of GDP
  • Gdp: 14,097,768,647.67 current US$
  • Inflation: 19.79 annual %
  • Self-employed workers: 64.00 % of total employment
  • Tax revenue: 15.07 % of GDP
  • Unemployment: 14.93 % of total labor force
  • Vulnerable employment: 63.95 % of total employment

Proportion of revenue types by company in Rwanda

Distribution of companies founded in Rwanda by year

Proportion of CEOs per gender in Rwanda

Companies from Rwanda

Proportion of employee types in companies from Rwanda

Evolution of historical central government debt in Rwanda

Evolution of historical expense in Rwanda

Evolution of historical GDP in Rwanda

Relationship between GDP and other greenhouse gas emissions, HFC, PFC and SF6 in Rwanda

Evolution of historical inflation in Rwanda

Evolution of historical proportion of self-employed workers in Rwanda

Relationship between self-employment and vulnerable employment in Rwanda

Evolution of historical tax revenue in Rwanda

Evolution of historical unemployment in Rwanda

Evolution of historical vulnerable employment in Rwanda

Exchanges in Rwanda

Proportion of shops per country in Rwanda

Shops in Rwanda

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Health

  • Birth rate: 29.47 per 1,000 people
  • Death rate: 5.85 per 1,000 people
  • Health expenditure per capita: 60.22 current US$
  • Health expenditure: 7.32 % of GDP
  • Incidence of hiv: 0.24 per 1,000 uninfected population
  • Hospital beds: 0.74 per 1,000 people
  • Life expectancy at birth: 67
  • Suicide mortality rate: 5.60 per 100,000 population

Evolution of historical death rate in Rwanda

Evolution of historical birth rate in Rwanda

Relationship between birth rate and fertility rate in Rwanda

Relationship between birth rate and life expectancy at birth in Rwanda

Relationship between birth rate and proportion of self-employed workers in Rwanda

Relationship between birth rate and vulnerable employment in Rwanda

Relationship between birth rate and median age in Rwanda

Relationship between death rate and life expectancy at birth in Rwanda

Evolution of historical health expenditure per capita in Rwanda

Evolution of historical health expenditure in Rwanda

Evolution of historical incidence of HIV in Rwanda

Evolution of historical hospital beds in Rwanda

Evolution of historical life expectancy at birth in Rwanda

Relationship between life expectancy and the proportion of self-employed workers in Rwanda

Relationship between life expectancy and vulnerable employment in Rwanda

Evolution of historical suicide mortality rate in Rwanda

Diseases in Rwanda

Distribution of diseases by first founded year in Rwanda

Proportion of diseases in Rwanda by mortality rate

Distribution of diseases in Rwanda by start date

Evolution of historical cases in Rwanda

Evolution of historical deaths in Rwanda

Relationship between cases and deaths in Rwanda

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Sports

Distribution of athletes from Rwanda by birth year

Proportion of athletes per gender in Rwanda

Athletes from Rwanda

Proportion of competitions per city in Rwanda

Competitions in Rwanda

Proportion of competitions per country in Rwanda

Distribution of competitions in Rwanda by start date

Proportion of medals won by Rwanda in the Olympics

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Culture

Artists from Rwanda

Distribution of artists from Rwanda by birth year

Proportion of artists per gender in Rwanda

Geographical distribution of museums in Rwanda by visitors

Museums in Rwanda

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Research

Geographical distribution of universities in Rwanda by total students

Distribution of universities in Rwanda per foundation year

Universities in Rwanda

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In literature

There are 256 books written about Rwanda in the database

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Details

This dashboard is based on data from: SIPRI, World Bank, Reporters Without Borders

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