4th lowest life satisfaction3.27 · #4 of 163 · 2021
9th lowest adult obesity5.2% · #9 of 195 · 2024
12th lowest CO₂ per person0.1 t · #12 of 203 · 2024
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COUNTRYDUEL AFRICA
Surprising facts about Rwanda
The comparisons that stand out most against its neighbours, its region and the world median.
Picked for surprise among Rwanda’s neighbours, its region and the world median.
Rwanda among 213 countries & territories
Each dot shows where Rwanda sits between the lowest and the highest value in the world; “See it” opens the full visual against the
world median. Higher is not automatically better.
World twins
The countries most like Rwanda across 12 indicators (GDP/person, Life exp., Median age, Fertility, Urban, Internet, Schooling, CO₂/person, Density, Temperature, Happiness, Obesity). Each indicator is standardised and compared by average distance; a resemblance, not a score.
Rwanda
vs Burundi 
vs DR Congo 
vs Tanzania 
vs Uganda