Africa · Eastern Africa
Capital: Kigali
Rwanda
Explore the facts and rankings that shape Rwanda in Country Blitz, from its population and economy to its military, innovation, manufacturing, and neighboring countries.
Country Blitz power profile
Overall rank #118
Rwanda's Country Blitz power profile compares population, GDP, military expenditure, research-and-development spending, and manufacturing output across every playable country. A lower numerical rank represents a stronger position in that category.
Population
14.6M
#76 of 196
62nd percentile
2025 · World Bank WDI / UN population sources
View data source ↗GDP (Nominal)
$16.37B
#140 of 196
29th percentile
2025 · World Bank WDI
View data source ↗Military Expenditure
$175.9M
#133 of 196
32nd percentile
2024 · SIPRI via World Bank WDI
View data source ↗R&D Spending
$115.7M
#87 of 196
56th percentile
2023 · UNESCO UIS and World Bank WDI
View data source ↗Manufacturing Output
$1.36B
#139 of 196
29th percentile
2025 · World Bank WDI
View data source ↗Quick facts
- Capital
- Kigali
- Region
- Africa
- Subregion
- Eastern Africa
- Country code
- RWA
Three interesting facts
Rwanda shares land borders with 4 countries: Burundi, DR Congo, Tanzania, and Uganda.
Rwanda spans roughly 26,338 square kilometers, placing it around 144th by area in this factbook.
The country’s linguistic landscape includes Kinyarwanda, English, and French, reflecting a notably diverse cultural history.
Geography
Rwanda on the map
Rwanda is located in Central Africa, east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, north of Burundi. Its terrain is mostly grassy uplands and hills, relief is mountainous with altitude declining from west to east. The climate is temperate, two rainy seasons (February to April, November to January), mild in mountains with frost and snow possible. In area, the country is slightly smaller than Maryland.
Economy
Economic profile
Rwanda's economy is characterized by low-income Sub-Saharan economy, services, industry, and agriculture sectors driving growth, increased government spending on human capital, energy, and healthcare, major infrastructure projects including the Bugesera Airport intended to support long-term growth, challenges include lack of economic diversification, high inflation, and wide current account deficit. Major industries include cement, agricultural products, small-scale beverages, soap, furniture, shoes, plastic goods, textiles, cigarettes. Important agricultural products include bananas, cassava, sweet potatoes, plantains, potatoes, maize, beans, pumpkins/squash, taro, sorghum (2023). Notable exports include gold, rare earth ores, coffee, tea, tin ores (2023).
Demographics
People and population
Rwanda has an estimated population of 14,104,969. Language and cultural traditions vary across Rwanda. The population includes Hutu, Tutsi, Twa. The urban population represents 17.9% of total population (2023).
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