Rwanda
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Identity
Formal name: Republic of Rwanda.
CIA 2026
Matchup file
Rwanda vs Uganda
117 shared metrics.
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Uganda
Quick notes before you compare the numbers.
Identity
Formal name: Republic of Uganda.
CIA 2026
Curated stat
Uganda's Rwenzori Mountains include Africa's third-highest peak and glaciers near the equator.
Analysis
Uganda leads in 62 of 117 shared metrics, while Rwanda leads in 55.
Rwanda's Air Passengers is 70.0x that of Uganda (1.54M vs 21.7K).
Rwanda's EV Chargers per 100,000 People is 11.8x that of Uganda (0.05 per 100k people vs 0.00 per 100k people).
Rwanda's Researchers is 9.7x that of Uganda (133.12 per 1M vs 12.44 per 1M).
Rwanda's Electricity Carbon Intensity is 5.0x that of Uganda (353.98 gCO2/kWh vs 58.52 gCO2/kWh).
Rwanda's Unemployment Rate is 3.1x that of Uganda (11.99% vs 2.9%).
Key Comparisons
Air PassengersRwanda leads
Rwanda
1.54M
Uganda
21.7K
EV Chargers per 100,000 PeopleRwanda leads
Rwanda
0.05 per 100k people
Uganda
0.00 per 100k people
ResearchersRwanda leads
Rwanda
133.12 per 1M
Uganda
12.44 per 1M
Electricity Carbon IntensityRwanda leads
Rwanda
353.98 gCO2/kWh
Uganda
58.52 gCO2/kWh
Unemployment RateRwanda leads
Rwanda
11.99%
Uganda
2.9%
Water Stress (%)Rwanda leads
Rwanda
6.4%
Uganda
1.6%
All Metrics
Air Passengers
RwandaRwanda
1.54M
Uganda
21.7K
6999% higher
EV Chargers per 100,000 People
RwandaRwanda
0.05 per 100k people
Uganda
0.00 per 100k people
1175% higher
Researchers
RwandaRwanda
133.12 per 1M
Uganda
12.44 per 1M
970% higher
Electricity Carbon Intensity
RwandaRwanda
353.98 gCO2/kWh
Uganda
58.52 gCO2/kWh
505% higher
Unemployment Rate
RwandaRwanda
11.99%
Uganda
2.9%
308% higher
Water Stress (%)
RwandaRwanda
6.4%
Uganda
1.6%
293% higher
Youth Unemployment Rate
RwandaRwanda
16.41% of youth labor force
Uganda
4.2% of youth labor force
292% higher
Internet Users (%)
RwandaRwanda
34%
Uganda
8.9%
280% higher
Sanitation Access (%)
RwandaRwanda
81.33%
Uganda
23.9%
240% higher
R&D Spending (% GDP)
RwandaRwanda
0.79% of GDP
Uganda
0.31% of GDP
156% higher
High-Tech Exports (%)
RwandaRwanda
4.8%
Uganda
1.9%
150% higher
Population Density
RwandaRwanda
565.65 /km²
Uganda
242.65 /km²
133% higher
Corruption Perceptions Index
RwandaRwanda
58 pts
Uganda
25 pts
132% higher
Official Languages Count
RwandaRwanda
4.0
Uganda
2.0
100% higher
Smoking Rate
RwandaRwanda
14.3%
Uganda
7.5%
91% higher
Land Area
UgandaRwanda
24.7K km²
Uganda
200.5K km²
88% lower
Women in Parliament (%)
RwandaRwanda
63.75%
Uganda
33.93%
88% higher
Forest Area
UgandaRwanda
2.8K km²
Uganda
22.1K km²
87% lower
Exports (% GDP)
RwandaRwanda
30.82% of GDP
Uganda
16.76% of GDP
84% higher
Education Spending (% GDP)
RwandaRwanda
4.7% of GDP
Uganda
2.6% of GDP
83% higher
Beer Consumption
RwandaRwanda
1.4 L/person/yr
Uganda
0.77 L/person/yr
82% higher
Electricity Generation
UgandaRwanda
1.1 TWh
Uganda
5.8 TWh
82% lower
Milk Consumption per Person
UgandaRwanda
7.2 kg/person/yr
Uganda
37.27 kg/person/yr
81% lower
Airports
UgandaRwanda
8.0
Uganda
40
80% lower
Electric Generating Capacity
UgandaRwanda
294.0K kW
Uganda
1.45M kW
80% lower
Health Spending (% GDP)
RwandaRwanda
7.9% of GDP
Uganda
4.4% of GDP
79% higher
Elderly Population (%)
RwandaRwanda
3.9%
Uganda
2.2%
79% higher
Firms Making Informal Payments
UgandaRwanda
9.4% of firms
Uganda
40.29% of firms
77% lower
Alcohol Consumption
UgandaRwanda
2.9 L/adult/yr
Uganda
11.3 L/adult/yr
75% lower
GDP (Nominal)
UgandaRwanda
$14,251,642,235.1
Uganda
$53,911,907,086.15
74% lower
Health Spending Per Capita
RwandaRwanda
$76.84
Uganda
$44.15
74% higher
Population
UgandaRwanda
13.62M
Uganda
50.86M
73% lower
Scientific Publications
UgandaRwanda
352.94
Uganda
1.2K
72% lower
Total CO2 Emissions
UgandaRwanda
2.3 Mt CO2e
Uganda
8.3 Mt CO2e
72% lower
Teen Birth Rate
UgandaRwanda
30.78 per 1k
Uganda
106.95 per 1k
71% lower
Seafood Consumption per Person
UgandaRwanda
4.5 kg/person/yr
Uganda
14.77 kg/person/yr
70% lower
Land Border Length
UgandaRwanda
930 km
Uganda
2.7K km
66% lower
Credit Card Ownership
UgandaRwanda
0.73% of adults
Uganda
2.0% of adults
64% lower
Vehicles per 1,000 People
UgandaRwanda
15.11 per 1k people
Uganda
41.11 per 1k people
63% lower
Can Raise Emergency Money
UgandaRwanda
35.18% of adults
Uganda
95.57% of adults
63% lower
Spirits Consumption
UgandaRwanda
0.16 L/person/yr
Uganda
0.43 L/person/yr
62% lower
Freedom of Expression Index
UgandaRwanda
0.17
Uganda
0.43
61% lower
Homicide Rate
UgandaRwanda
3.6 per 100k
Uganda
9.0 per 100k
60% lower
Tourism Revenue
UgandaRwanda
$212,000,000
Uganda
$518,000,000
59% lower
Suicide Rate
RwandaRwanda
8.7 per 100k
Uganda
5.5 per 100k
58% higher
Lowest Elevation
RwandaRwanda
950 m
Uganda
614 m
55% higher
Mobile Money Accounts
UgandaRwanda
31.11% of adults
Uganda
67.74% of adults
54% lower
Insufficient Physical Activity
RwandaRwanda
9.6% of adults
Uganda
6.2% of adults
54% higher
Political Corruption Index
UgandaRwanda
0.42
Uganda
0.89
53% lower
Doctors (per 1,000)
UgandaRwanda
0.09 per 1k
Uganda
0.19 per 1k
53% lower
Imports (% GDP)
RwandaRwanda
39.13% of GDP
Uganda
25.9% of GDP
51% higher
Foreign Patents
UgandaRwanda
2.0
Uganda
4.0
50% lower
GDP Growth Rate
RwandaRwanda
8.9%
Uganda
6.1%
47% higher
Liberal Democracy Index
UgandaRwanda
0.09
Uganda
0.17
45% lower
Inflation Rate
UgandaRwanda
1.8%
Uganda
3.3%
45% lower
Digital Payments Used
UgandaRwanda
38.92% of adults
Uganda
70.64% of adults
45% lower
Protected Land (%)
UgandaRwanda
9.1%
Uganda
16.1%
43% lower
Firms Asked for Bribes
UgandaRwanda
12.32% of firms
Uganda
20.45% of firms
40% lower
Fertility Rate
UgandaRwanda
3.2 children/woman
Uganda
5.1 children/woman
37% lower
Birth Rate
UgandaRwanda
25.05 per 1k
Uganda
38.91 per 1k
36% lower
Obesity Rate
UgandaRwanda
4.6%
Uganda
6.9%
34% lower
Average Weekly Work Hours
UgandaRwanda
29.2 hrs/week
Uganda
44.44 hrs/week
34% lower
Military Spending
UgandaRwanda
1.2% of GDP
Uganda
1.9% of GDP
34% lower
FDI Inflows (% GDP)
UgandaRwanda
4.0% of GDP
Uganda
6.0% of GDP
33% lower
UNESCO World Heritage Sites
UgandaRwanda
2.0 sites
Uganda
3.0 sites
33% lower
Capital Elevation
RwandaRwanda
1.6K m
Uganda
1.2K m
32% higher
Government Debt (% GDP)
UgandaRwanda
37.3% of GDP
Uganda
53.1% of GDP
30% lower
Road Traffic Death Rate
UgandaRwanda
11.6 per 100k
Uganda
16 per 100k
28% lower
Tobacco Use Prevalence
RwandaRwanda
9.3% of adults
Uganda
7.5% of adults
24% higher
Electricity Access (%)
RwandaRwanda
63.9%
Uganda
51.5%
24% higher
Armed Forces Personnel
UgandaRwanda
35.0K
Uganda
46.0K
24% lower
Electoral Democracy Index
UgandaRwanda
0.19
Uganda
0.25
24% lower
Electricity Use (Per Capita)
UgandaRwanda
68.13 kWh/person
Uganda
89.87 kWh/person
24% lower
Firms Hit by Power Outages
UgandaRwanda
60.59% of firms
Uganda
79.94% of firms
24% lower
Firms with Female Top Manager
RwandaRwanda
28.1% of firms
Uganda
22.61% of firms
24% higher
Energy Use (Per Capita)
UgandaRwanda
372.99 kg oil eq/person
Uganda
482.82 kg oil eq/person
23% lower
Solar Electricity Share
RwandaRwanda
3.5%
Uganda
2.9%
21% higher
Women in Senior Management
RwandaRwanda
30.78% of managers
Uganda
25.57% of managers
20% higher
Food Waste per Person
RwandaRwanda
181.48 kg/person/yr
Uganda
151.06 kg/person/yr
20% higher
Border Neighbors
UgandaRwanda
4.0
Uganda
5.0
20% lower
Median Age
RwandaRwanda
19.4 years
Uganda
16.5 years
18% higher
Dependency Ratio
UgandaRwanda
70.32% of working-age pop.
Uganda
84.27% of working-age pop.
17% lower
Youth Population (%)
UgandaRwanda
37.36%
Uganda
43.54%
14% lower
CO2 Per Capita
RwandaRwanda
0.14 t/person/yr
Uganda
0.13 t/person/yr
13% higher
GDP Per Capita (PPP)
RwandaRwanda
$3,710.86
Uganda
$3,273.27
13% higher
Renewable Energy (%)
UgandaRwanda
79.9%
Uganda
90.9%
12% lower
Highest Elevation
UgandaRwanda
4.5K m
Uganda
5.1K m
12% lower
Hypertension Prevalence
UgandaRwanda
30.5% of adults
Uganda
34.2% of adults
11% lower
Infant Mortality
RwandaRwanda
30.5 per 1k births
Uganda
27.6 per 1k births
11% higher
Mobile Subscriptions (%)
RwandaRwanda
91.46 per 100 people
Uganda
83 per 100 people
10% higher
Irrigated Land
UgandaRwanda
96 km²
Uganda
105 km²
9% lower
ATMs per 100,000 Adults
RwandaRwanda
4.0 per 100k
Uganda
3.6 per 100k
8% higher
Air Pollution (PM2.5)
UgandaRwanda
31.29 µg/m³
Uganda
33.81 µg/m³
7% lower
Meat Consumption per Person
UgandaRwanda
9.1 kg/person/yr
Uganda
9.7 kg/person/yr
6% lower
Agricultural Land (%)
RwandaRwanda
76.33%
Uganda
71.89%
6% higher
Death Rate
RwandaRwanda
4.9 per 1k
Uganda
4.6 per 1k
6% higher
Informal Employment Share
UgandaRwanda
90.06% of employed people
Uganda
94.48% of employed people
5% lower
Water Withdrawal
UgandaRwanda
0.61 B m³
Uganda
0.64 B m³
4% lower
Tax Revenue (% GDP)
RwandaRwanda
13.51% of GDP
Uganda
12.97% of GDP
4% higher
Urban Population (%)
UgandaRwanda
29.89%
Uganda
31.28%
4% lower
Child Mortality
RwandaRwanda
40 per 1k births
Uganda
38.8 per 1k births
3% higher
Women's Political Empowerment
UgandaRwanda
0.63
Uganda
0.64
2% lower
Forest Coverage (%)
RwandaRwanda
11.31%
Uganda
11.04%
2% higher
GNI Per Capita
RwandaRwanda
$1,040
Uganda
$1,020
2% higher
Human Development Index
UgandaRwanda
0.58
Uganda
0.58
1% lower
Life Expectancy
UgandaRwanda
67.8 years
Uganda
68.3 years
1% lower
Time Zones Count
RwandaRwanda
2.0 time zones
Uganda
2.0 time zones
equal
Minimum Paid Vacation Days
RwandaRwanda
15 days/yr
Uganda
15 days/yr
equal
Domestic Patents
RwandaRwanda
14
Uganda
14
equal
Coastline Length
RwandaRwanda
0 km
Uganda
0 km
ranked higher
Coal Electricity Share
RwandaRwanda
15.04%
Uganda
0%
ranked higher
Wind Electricity Share
RwandaRwanda
0%
Uganda
0%
ranked higher
Broadband Access (%)
RwandaRwanda
202 per 100 people
Uganda
202 per 100 people
equal
Adult Literacy Rate
UgandaRwanda
78.76%
Uganda
79.06%
equal
Nobel Laureates Born per Million People
RwandaRwanda
0 per 1M people
Uganda
0 per 1M people
ranked higher
Current Account Balance (% of GDP)
UgandaRwanda
-13% of GDP
Uganda
-6.2% of GDP
ranked lower
McDonald's Outlets per Million People
RwandaRwanda
0 per 1M people
Uganda
0 per 1M people
ranked higher
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