Rwanda vs Uganda: Reduction in Human Development Index when adjusting for inequalities

Rwanda

31.0%

in 2023

Uganda

31.3%

in 2023

Rwanda rank

41st

Uganda rank

40th

Reduction in Human Development Index when adjusting for inequalities over time

Uganda currently reports 31.3% against 31.0% in Rwanda, a difference of 0.3%.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 14 shared years of data; in 2010 it was Rwanda ahead.

Rwanda ranks 41st and Uganda ranks 40th of 166 countries.

Indicator: Reduction in Human Development Index when adjusting for inequalities
Unit: %
Source: UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 166 places, 2,131 data points, 2010–2023
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Percentage difference between the IHDI value and the HDI value.