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Rwanda

Republic of Rwanda

Capital
Kigali
Population
14.6 million 2025
Area
26,338 km²
Neighbours
4
Locator map of RwandaRWANDAKigaliDR CONGOTANZANIABURUNDI0100 km
Rwanda hatched, Kigali marked with a triangle, land neighbours shaded. Orthographic projection centred on 1.9°S 29.9°E; the scale bar is true at the centre.

Landlocked in Eastern Africa, Rwanda has four land neighbours: Burundi, the DR Congo, Tanzania and Uganda. Its area of 26,338 km² puts it 144th in the world and 46th of 54 in Africa.

Its population was 14.6 million in 2025 (World Bank), the 76th-largest of 194. Density is 553 people per km². Most people live outside urban areas: the urban share was 30.9% in 2025.

GDP per capita was US$1,124 in 2025 (World Bank, current US$), 174th of 191 and 38th of 52 in Africa. Life expectancy at birth was 68.0 years in 2024.

Its main landmass lies entirely in the Southern and Eastern hemispheres. North to south it runs about 194 km, between 2.8°S and 1.1°S. Kigali's antipode is in the North Pacific Ocean, about 800 km from Kiribati, the nearest land.

How it compares Africa: 54 countries

MeasureFigureWorldAfrica
Population14,569,3412025, World Bank76th of 19429th of 54
Area26,338 km²world-countries144th of 19546th of 54
GDPUS$16.4 billion2025, World Bank, current US$140th of 19131st of 52
GDP per capitaUS$1,1242025, World Bank, current US$174th of 19138th of 52
Population density553 per km²population 2025, World Bank; area, world-countries13th of 1942nd of 54
Life expectancy68.0 years2024, World Bank144th of 19416th of 54
Urban population30.9%2025, World Bank172nd of 19446th of 54
Forest area26.1% of land2024, World Bank107th of 19421st of 54
Population growth+2.17% a year2025, World Bank40th of 19428th of 54
Internet users31.7%2024, World Bank166th of 18835th of 53
Fertility rate3.65 births per woman2024, World Bank38th of 19435th of 54
Land neighbours4world-countries; among the 19559th of 19523rd of 54
 Ranks run from the largest value (1st) among the countries with data; equal values share a rank.

Closest in areaNorth Macedonia, Haiti and Burundi

Closest in populationBurundi, Benin and Guinea

Neighbours 4 countries by land, nearest capital first

  • Burundi166 km
    Kigali to Gitega, capital to capital
  • Uganda377 km
    Kigali to Kampala, capital to capital
  • Tanzania787 km
    Kigali to Dodoma, capital to capital
  • DR Congo1,658 km
    Kigali to Kinshasa, capital to capital

Where on Earth main landmass

Hemispheres
Southern and Eastern
Capital
Kigali
1.95°S 30.06°E
Northernmost latitude
1.06°S
Southernmost latitude
2.81°S
Westernmost longitude
28.86°E
Easternmost longitude
30.88°E
North to south
about 194 km
Antipode of Kigali
1.95°N 149.94°W
in the North Pacific Ocean, about 800 km from the nearest land (Kiribati)