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Rwanda

Rwanda's best placing is 11th of 194 for population by area.

Best placing: #11Population by area
Top 10 placings: 0 / 13
Population: 14.6 million
Land area: 24,670 km²

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Best placings first. The bar shows how far up the ranking Rwanda is.

Population by area

#11 of 194

590.57 people per km²

World Bank · 2025

Population

#76 of 195

14,569,341 people

29th in Africa · World Bank · 2025

Rainfall

#74 of 179

1,212 mm of precipitation per year

17th in Africa · World Bank · 2022

Airports by area

#105 of 191

3.24 airports per 10,000 km²

Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) · 2025

GDP

#134 of 182

16,372,132,990 US$ (current prices)

31st in Africa · World Bank · 2025

Land area

#145 of 194

24,670 km² of land

46th in Africa · World Bank · 2023

Forest by area

#147 of 194

11.3 % of land area covered by forest

World Bank · 2023

Forest

#150 of 194

2,790 km² of forest

44th in Africa · World Bank · 2023

Airports

#157 of 193

8 airports

45th in Africa · Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) · 2025

Forest per person

#174 of 194

0.0002 km² of forest per person

World Bank · 2023

GDP per person

#168 of 182

1,124 GDP per person (US$)

World Bank · 2025

Airports per person

#181 of 192

0.55 airports per million people

Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) · 2025

Land area per person

#184 of 194

0.002 km² of land per person

World Bank · 2023

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