Human development index groups in Rwanda

Rwanda: Human development index groups was 0.578 in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
0.578
Change on year
up 1.4%
World rank
159th
of 192 countries
All-time high
0.578
in 2023
All-time low
0.294
in 1995
Years of data
29
1995–2023

Human development index groups in Rwanda, 1995–2023

00.20.40.61995200920231995: 0.2941996: 0.2971997: 0.2951998: 0.3041999: 0.3172000: 0.342001: 0.372002: 0.3852003: 0.3982004: 0.4172005: 0.4332006: 0.4522007: 0.4672008: 0.4792009: 0.4932010: 0.5042011: 0.5122012: 0.5212013: 0.4992014: 0.5252015: 0.5252016: 0.5342017: 0.5392018: 0.542019: 0.552020: 0.5552021: 0.5622022: 0.572023: 0.578

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Rwanda recorded 0.578 for human development index groups in 2023. That is the highest value across all 29 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 15.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, human development index groups in Rwanda peaked at 0.578 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.294, in 1995.

That places Rwanda 159th out of 192 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.

Human development index groups in Rwanda, year by year

Annual values for Human development index groups in Rwanda, 1995 to 2023.
Year Value Change
1995 0.294 —
1996 0.297 +1.0%
1997 0.295 -0.7%
1998 0.304 +3.1%
1999 0.317 +4.3%
2000 0.34 +7.3%
2001 0.37 +8.8%
2002 0.385 +4.1%
2003 0.398 +3.4%
2004 0.417 +4.8%
2005 0.433 +3.8%
2006 0.452 +4.4%
2007 0.467 +3.3%
2008 0.479 +2.6%
2009 0.493 +2.9%
2010 0.504 +2.2%
2011 0.512 +1.6%
2012 0.521 +1.8%
2013 0.499 -4.2%
2014 0.525 +5.2%
2015 0.525 +0.0%
2016 0.534 +1.7%
2017 0.539 +0.9%
2018 0.54 +0.2%
2019 0.55 +1.9%
2020 0.555 +0.9%
2021 0.562 +1.3%
2022 0.57 +1.4%
2023 0.578 +1.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.3014 0.294 0.317 5
2000s 0.4234 0.34 0.493 10
2010s 0.5249 0.499 0.55 10
2020s 0.5663 0.555 0.578 4

Countries ranked near Rwanda

  1. 156 Solomon Islands 0.584 compare
  2. 157 Cote d'Ivoire 0.582 compare
  3. 157 Uganda 0.582 compare
  4. 160 Papua New Guinea 0.576 compare
  5. 161 Togo 0.571 compare
  6. 162 Syria 0.564 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is human development index groups in Rwanda?
Human development index groups in Rwanda was 0.578 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest human development index groups recorded in Rwanda?
The highest recorded value was 0.578 in 2023.
What is the lowest human development index groups recorded in Rwanda?
The lowest recorded value was 0.294 in 1995.
How does Rwanda rank for human development index groups?
Rwanda ranks 159th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
Is human development index groups rising or falling in Rwanda?
Over the last ten years it is up 15.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Rwanda data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Human development index groups. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Human development index groups
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
192 places, 5,938 data points, 1990–2023
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