Rwanda, Africa

This post was last updated by José of onez on Sunday, 27 April 2025.

Image of Kigali, capital city of Rwanda

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Rwanda is a country on the Sub-Saharan Africa located in the Eastern Africa sub‑region of the Africa continent.

Easy learning about Rwanda
Rwanda is located in	Sub-Saharan Africa Eastern Africa Africa Continent
Rwanda has a population of	13,954,471 inhabitants (2023 UN data) Inhabitants of Rwanda are called Rwandans, Banyarwanda
The country’s total area is	26,338 Km² ( 16,366 sq mi)
Global Peace Index Rank	92
Global Peace Index Score	2
Human Development Index (HDI)	Rwanda HDI ranks in position nº 161 worldwide Low Human Development HDI of 0.548 (0.4 to 1) (2022 data from UNDP)
Rwanda’s passport	allows visa-free entry to 65 countries Rwanda passport ranks in position nº 74 in the world (2025 HP Index data)
Rwanda GDP per capita is	$1,043 USD (2025 estimated data from IMF)
Rwanda ’s LGBTI legal status	Same-sex sexual acts are Legal (2025 ILGA data)
Rwanda EPI (English Proficiency Index)	is classified as Very low proficiency in English has a score of 401 ranks 113th worldwide (2024 data from EPI)
Latitude & Longitude	2° 00' S, 30° 00' E Open in Google Maps
Rwanda Capital city	Kigali
Neighbouring countries	Tanzania, Congo Democratic Republic, Burundi, Uganda
Rwanda Climate	temperate; two rainy seasons (February to April, November to January); mild in mountains with frost and snow possible
Most predominant religion	Protestant (includes Adventist
Second most predominant religion	),
Currency name & code	Franc (RWF)
Internet ccTLD	.rw
Rwanda calling code	+250

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