Human development index (Our World) in Rwanda
Rwanda: Human development index (Our World) 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 in Rwanda, 1995–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, human development index in Rwanda stood at 0.578. That is the highest value across all 29 years on record.
The figure is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 15.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, human development index 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 (Our World) in Rwanda, year by year
| 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% |
Rwanda compared with similar countries
- Rwanda's 0.578 is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.496, 1.2× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Rwanda's 0.578 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.56, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
- 156 Solomon Islands 0.584 compare
- 157 Cote d'Ivoire 0.582 compare
- 157 Uganda 0.582 compare
- 160 Papua New Guinea 0.576 compare
- 161 Togo 0.571 compare
- 162 Syria 0.564 compare
More reference data data for Rwanda
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2282 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.9517 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.38 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1223 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.38 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.7651 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.9517 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 4.27 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 6.98 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.666 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is human development index in Rwanda?
- Human development index in Rwanda was 0.578 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest human development index recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 0.578 in 2023.
- What is the lowest human development index recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.294 in 1995.
- How does Rwanda rank for human development index?
- Rwanda ranks 159th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is human development index 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. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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