https://www.humantruth.info/rwanda.html
By Vexen Crabtree 2013
Rwanda Republic of Rwanda | ![]() |
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Status | Independent State |
Social and Moral Index | 132nd best |
Capital | Kigali |
Land Area | 24 670km21 |
Location | Africa |
Population | 12.3m2 |
Life Expectancy | 66.07yrs (2017)3 |
GNI | $2 210 (2017)4 |
ISO3166-1 Codes | RW, RWA, 6465 |
Internet Domain | .rw6 |
Currency | Franc (RWF)7 |
Telephone | +2508 |
“In 1959, three years before independence from Belgium, the majority ethnic group, the Hutus, overthrew the ruling Tutsi king. Over the next several years, thousands of Tutsis were killed, and some 150,000 driven into exile in neighboring countries. The children of these exiles later formed a rebel group, the Rwandan Patriotic Front (RPF), and began a civil war in 1990. The war, along with several political and economic upheavals, exacerbated ethnic tensions, culminating in April 1994 in a state-orchestrated genocide, in which Rwandans killed up to a million of their fellow citizens, including approximately three-quarters of the Tutsi population. The genocide ended later that same year when the predominantly Tutsi RPF, operating out of Uganda and northern Rwanda, defeated the national army and Hutu militias, and established an RPF-led government of national unity. Approximately 2 million Hutu refugees - many fearing Tutsi retribution - fled to neighboring Burundi, Tanzania, Uganda, and former Zaire. Since then, most of the refugees have returned to Rwanda, but several thousand remained in the neighboring Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC, the former Zaire) and formed an extremist insurgency bent on retaking Rwanda, much as the RPF did in 1990. Rwanda held its first local elections in 1999 and its first post-genocide presidential and legislative elections in 2003. Rwanda in 2009 staged a joint military operation with the Congolese Army in DRC to rout out the Hutu extremist insurgency there, and Kigali and Kinshasa restored diplomatic relations. Rwanda also joined the Commonwealth in late 2009. In January 2013, Rwanda assumed a nonpermanent seat on the UN Security Council for the 2013-14 term.”
CIA's The World Factbook (2013)9
“While the scars still run deep, Rwanda has done a remarkable job of healing its wounds and turning towards the future with a surprising measure of optimism. Mention Rwanda to anyone with a small measure of geopolitical conscience, and they´ll no doubt recall images of the horrific genocide that brutalised this tiny country in 1994 when, in the span of just three months, nearly one million Tutsis and moderate Hutus were systematically butchered. But since those dark days a miraculous transformation has been wrought and today the country is one of ethnic unity and relative political stability, and a new-found air of optimism pervades the country.
Tourism is once again a key contributor to the economy and the industry´s brightest star is the chance to track rare mountain gorillas through bamboo forests in the shadow of the Virunga volcanoes. Of course, `Le Pays des Mille Collines´ (the Land of a Thousand Hills) isn´t all monkey business: Rwanda is a lush country of endless mountains and stunning scenery. The shores of Lake Kivu conceal some of Africa´s best inland beaches, while Parc National Nyungwe Forest protects extensive tracts of montane rainforest.”
#economics #human_development #wealth
UN HDI (2021)11 | ||
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Pos. | Higher is better Value11 | |
1 | Switzerland | 0.962 |
2 | Norway | 0.961 |
3 | Iceland | 0.959 |
... | ||
162 | Togo | 0.539 |
163= | Haiti | 0.535 |
163= | Nigeria | 0.535 |
165 | Rwanda | 0.534 |
166= | Benin | 0.525 |
166= | Uganda | 0.525 |
168 | Lesotho | 0.514 |
169 | Malawi | 0.512 |
Africa Avg | 0.56 | |
World Avg | 0.72 | |
q=191. |
Gross National Income Per-Capita (2021)11 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Higher is better PPP $11 | |
1 | Liechtenstein | $146 830 |
2 | Singapore | $90 919 |
3 | Qatar | $87 134 |
... | ||
169 | Solomon Islands | $2 482 |
170 | Guinea | $2 481 |
171 | Ethiopia | $2 361 |
172 | Rwanda | $2 210 |
173 | Uganda | $2 181 |
174 | Gambia | $2 172 |
175 | Togo | $2 167 |
176 | Mali | $2 133 |
Africa Avg | $5 339 | |
World Avg | $20 136 | |
q=193. |
Social & Moral Development Index12 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Lower is better Avg Rank12 | |
1 | Denmark | 29.1 |
2 | Norway | 32.3 |
3 | Sweden | 34.1 |
... | ||
129 | Timor-Leste (E. Timor) | 101.7 |
130 | Honduras | 101.9 |
131 | Lesotho | 102.2 |
132 | Rwanda | 102.9 |
133 | Palau | 103.2 |
134 | Egypt | 103.4 |
135 | Madagascar | 103.4 |
136 | Uganda | 104.2 |
Africa Avg | 119.0 | |
World Avg | 88.9 | |
q=199. |
The United Nations produces an annual Human Development Report which includes the Human Development Index. The factors taken into account include life expectancy, education and schooling and Gross National Income (GNI) amongst many others..
The Social and Moral Development Index concentrates on moral issues and human rights, violence, public health, equality, tolerance, freedom and effectiveness in climate change mitigation and environmentalism, and on some technological issues. A country scores higher for achieving well in those areas, and for sustaining that achievement in the long term. Those countries towards the top of this index can truly said to be setting good examples and leading humankind onwards into a bright, humane, and free future. See: Which are the Best Countries in the World? The Social and Moral Development Index.
#birth_control #demographics #fertility #health #immigration #life_expectancy #longevity #migration #overpopulation #population #yemen
Population:
Rwanda's population is predicted to rise to 17.58 million by 2030. These millions of extra people will all need space to live, food to eat, energy to consume, and will increase the burden on the planet's resources. This country has a fertility rate of 3.75. The fertility rate is, in simple terms, the average amount of children that each woman has. The higher the figure, the quicker the population will grow, although, to calculate the rate you also need to take into account morbidity - the rate at which people die. If people live healthy and long lives and morbidity is low, then, 2.0 approximates to the replacement rate (two new children for each set of parents who die), which would keep the population stable. If all countries had such a fertility rate, population growth would end. The actual replacement rate in most developed countries is around 2.1. The highest fertility rate ever detected in a single year was in Yemen in 1985, at 8.86.13Population2 | ||
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Pos. | 2018 Population2 | |
1 | China | 1.4b |
2 | India | 1.4b |
3 | USA | 327.1m |
... | ||
72 | Somalia | 15.0m |
73 | Zimbabwe | 14.4m |
74 | Guinea | 12.4m |
75 | Rwanda | 12.3m |
76 | Tunisia | 11.6m |
77 | Benin | 11.5m |
78 | Belgium | 11.5m |
79 | Bolivia | 11.4m |
World Avg | 39.0m | |
q=195. |
Life Expectancy Higher is better11 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 2021 Years11 | |
1 | Monaco | 85.9 |
2 | Hong Kong | 85.5 |
3 | Japan | 84.8 |
... | ||
140 | Eritrea | 66.5 |
141 | Tanzania | 66.2 |
142 | Pakistan | 66.1 |
143 | Rwanda | 66.1 |
144 | Palau | 66.0 |
145 | Gabon | 65.8 |
146 | Guyana | 65.7 |
147 | Myanmar (Burma) | 65.7 |
World Avg | 71.28 | |
q=195. |
Fertility Rate 2.0 is best14 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 202214 | |
1 | US Virgin Islands | 2.00 |
2 | Ecuador | 2.00 |
3 | Nepal | 2.01 |
... | ||
167 | Ghana | 3.51 |
168 | Vanuatu | 3.70 |
169 | Yemen | 3.72 |
170 | Rwanda | 3.75 |
171 | Sao Tome & Principe | 3.75 |
172 | Eritrea | 3.79 |
173 | Madagascar | 3.79 |
174 | Malawi | 3.85 |
World Avg | 2.47 | |
q=208. |
Old-Age Dependency Ratio Lower is better15 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 2016 Per 10015 | |
1 | Uganda | 04.3 |
2 | Mali | 04.5 |
3= | Chad | 04.7 |
... | ||
45 | Kuwait | 06.8 |
46 | Congo, (Brazzaville) | 07.0 |
47= | Solomon Islands | 07.0 |
47= | Rwanda | 07.0 |
49 | Namibia | 07.4 |
50= | Botswana | 07.7 |
50= | UAE | 07.7 |
52 | Oman | 07.8 |
World Avg | 18.3 | |
q=185. |
Migration:
Immigrants16 | ||
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Pos. | 2017 %16 | |
1 | UAE | 88.4% |
2 | Kuwait | 75.5% |
3 | Qatar | 65.2% |
... | ||
97 | Trinidad & Tobago | 3.7% |
98 | Togo | 3.6% |
99 | Uzbekistan | 3.6% |
100 | Rwanda | 3.6% |
101 | Moldova | 3.5% |
102 | Slovakia | 3.4% |
103 | Turkmenistan | 3.4% |
104 | Iran | 3.3% |
World Avg | 9.4% | |
q=195. |
Emigrants17 | ||
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Pos. | 2010 %17 | |
1 | Dominica | 104.8% |
2 | Palestine | 68.4% |
3 | Samoa | 67.3% |
... | ||
143 | Angola | 2.8% |
144 | France | 2.8% |
145 | Costa Rica | 2.7% |
146 | Rwanda | 2.6% |
147 | Pakistan | 2.5% |
148 | Vietnam | 2.5% |
149 | Niger | 2.4% |
150 | Argentina | 2.4% |
World Avg | 11.5% | |
q=192. |
#equality #freedom #gender_equality #human_rights #morals #politics #prejudice #rwanda #rwanda_human_rights #tolerance #UK
Human Rights, Equality & Tolerance (2025)18 | ||
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Pos. | Lower is better Avg Rank18 | |
1 | Sweden | 6.1 |
2 | Denmark | 8.6 |
3 | Norway | 9.0 |
... | ||
152 | Bhutan | 115.8 |
153 | Nigeria | 117.1 |
154 | Niger | 117.3 |
155 | Rwanda | 117.3 |
156 | Egypt | 118.4 |
157 | Cuba | 119.1 |
Africa Avg | 110.04 | |
World Avg | 86.55 | |
q=199. |
For tables, charts and commentary, see:
#alcohol #birth_control #demographics #health #life_expectancy #longevity #marshall_islands #obesity #overpopulation #parenting #population #rwanda #smoking #south_sudan #vaccines #yemen
Compared to Africa (2025)28 | ||
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Pos. | Lower is better Avg Rank28 | |
1 | Mauritius | 71.9 |
2 | Tunisia | 75.6 |
3 | Morocco | 88.2 |
... | ||
7 | Djibouti | 108.3 |
8 | Libya | 108.5 |
9 | Eritrea | 109.3 |
10 | Rwanda | 113.0 |
11 | Botswana | 118.5 |
12 | Sao Tome & Principe | 121.3 |
13 | Lesotho | 121.4 |
14= | Ghana | 121.8 |
14= | S. Africa | 121.8 |
Africa Avg | 111.13 | |
q=54. |
Health (2025)28 | ||
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Pos. | Lower is better Avg Rank28 | |
1 | Monaco | 14.3 |
2 | Liechtenstein | 30.1 |
3 | Isle of Man | 32.1 |
... | ||
137 | Dominican Rep. | 109.8 |
138 | Puerto Rico | 109.9 |
139 | Tajikistan | 110.6 |
140 | Rwanda | 113.0 |
141 | Paraguay | 113.6 |
142 | French Polynesia | 114.5 |
143 | Haiti | 115.3 |
144 | Laos | 115.8 |
World Avg | 97.60 | |
q=213. |
The countries with the best overall approach to public health, in terms of both public policy and individual lifestyle choices, are Monaco, Liechtenstein and The Isle of Man29. These countries are worth emulating. And, although often through no fault of the average citizen, the worst countries are The Cook Islands, The Marshall Islands and Niue29.
25 datasets are used to calculate points for each country, including multiple decades of data on its average life expectancy, its alcohol consumption rate, its fertility rate, its smoking rate, its suicide rate, its food aid and health contributions and WHO compliance, the prevalence of overweight adults, obesity rate, its adolescent birth rate and its immunizations take-up. The regions with the best average results per country are Scandinavia, Europe and The Balkans29, whereas the worst are Micronesia, Africa and Australasia29.
For more, see:
Health:
Rwanda does relatively well in encouraging good health, compared to many other countries. Rwanda comes in the best 20 for its smoking rate30 (amongst the lowest in Africa) and in the prevalence of overweight adults31. It does better than average in terms of its immunizations take-up32 and in its adolescent birth rate33. But, things still need to improve in Rwanda. Rwanda does worse than average for its alcohol consumption rate34, its food aid and health contributions and WHO compliance35, its average life expectancy11 (still good for Africa) and in its fertility rate14 (still good for Africa). The number of overweight adults has increased by 14% between 1976 and 2016.Life expectancy in Rwanda in 1990 was 48.4yrs, much lower than the global average of 64.6, and in 1995-8 it had the second-lowest in the world (after South Sudan). But it improved greatly, by +18yrs, in the 30 years from then (especially in the 2010s), well over double the global average improvement of +7.9yrs.
Rwanda had the 2nd-highest average fertility rate in the world in the 1960s and 1970s (after the Marshall Islands and then after Yemen), but it declined to 7.7 in the 1980s, the 3rd-highest average of all countries in that decade. Its peak fertility rate was 8.25 in 1978. Overall, it is amongst only 41 countries who have seen their fertility rate drop by more than 4 since the 1960s.
Life Expectancy Higher is better11 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 2021 Years11 | |
1 | Monaco | 85.9 |
2 | Hong Kong | 85.5 |
3 | Japan | 84.8 |
... | ||
140 | Eritrea | 66.5 |
141 | Tanzania | 66.2 |
142 | Pakistan | 66.1 |
143 | Rwanda | 66.1 |
144 | Palau | 66.0 |
145 | Gabon | 65.8 |
146 | Guyana | 65.7 |
147 | Myanmar (Burma) | 65.7 |
Africa Avg | 62.79 | |
World Avg | 71.28 | |
q=195. |
Alcohol Consumption Lower is better34 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 2016 Per Capita34 | |
1 | Bangladesh | 0.0 |
2 | Kuwait | 0.0 |
3 | Libya | 0.0 |
... | ||
132= | Croatia | 8.9 |
132= | Cameroon | 8.9 |
132= | Canada | 8.9 |
135 | Rwanda | 9.0 |
136 | Iceland | 9.1 |
137 | Sweden | 9.2 |
138= | Chile | 9.3 |
138= | Grenada | 9.3 |
Africa Avg | 4.8 | |
World Avg | 6.2 | |
q=189. |
Fertility Rate 2.0 is best14 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 202214 | |
1 | US Virgin Islands | 2.00 |
2 | Ecuador | 2.00 |
3 | Nepal | 2.01 |
... | ||
167 | Ghana | 3.51 |
168 | Vanuatu | 3.70 |
169 | Yemen | 3.72 |
170 | Rwanda | 3.75 |
171 | Sao Tome & Principe | 3.75 |
172 | Eritrea | 3.79 |
173 | Madagascar | 3.79 |
174 | Malawi | 3.85 |
Africa Avg | 3.97 | |
World Avg | 2.47 | |
q=208. |
Smoking Rates Lower is better30 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 201430 | |
1 | Guinea | 15 |
2 | Solomon Islands | 26 |
3 | Kiribati | 28 |
4 | Uganda | 41 |
5 | Rwanda | 53 |
6 | Samoa | 54 |
7 | Congo, DR | 74 |
8 | Ethiopia | 76 |
9 | Vanuatu | 76 |
10 | Guyana | 77 |
11 | Suriname | 79 |
12 | Malawi | 80 |
Africa Avg | 340 | |
World Avg | 819 | |
q=182. |
Food Aid, Health Contributions & WHO Compliance Lower is better35 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 2017 Rank35 | |
1 | Sweden | 1 |
2 | Ireland | 2 |
3 | Denmark | 3 |
... | ||
138 | Albania | 138 |
139 | Ghana | 139 |
140 | Chad | 140 |
141 | Rwanda | 141 |
142 | Mali | 142 |
143 | Niger | 143 |
144 | Marshall Islands | 144 |
145 | Botswana | 145 |
Africa Avg | 117.0 | |
World Avg | 82.0 | |
q=163. |
Overweight Adults Lower is better31 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 1976 %31 | |
1 | Bangladesh | 4.7 |
2 | Vietnam | 5.1 |
3 | Nepal | 5.4 |
... | ||
15 | Myanmar (Burma) | 7.6 |
16 | Burundi | 7.7 |
17 | Niger | 7.8 |
18 | Rwanda | 7.9 |
19 | Uganda | 8.0 |
20= | Madagascar | 8.1 |
20= | Eritrea | 8.1 |
22 | Chad | 8.2 |
Africa Avg | 13.4 | |
World Avg | 27.1 | |
q=191. |
Adult Obesity Lower is better36 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 2022 %36 | |
1 | Vietnam | 2.1% |
2 | Timor-Leste (E. Timor) | 2.2% |
3 | Ethiopia | 2.4% |
4 | Madagascar | 3.8% |
5 | Eritrea | 4.2% |
6 | Cambodia | 4.4% |
7 | Burundi | 4.5% |
8 | Rwanda | 4.6% |
9 | Japan | 4.9% |
10 | Bangladesh | 5.3% |
11 | Niger | 5.3% |
12 | Chad | 5.7% |
Africa Avg | 13.7% | |
World Avg | 24.7% | |
q=199. |
Children's Health:
Adolescent Birth Rate Lower is better33 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 2022 Per 100033 | |
1 | Hong Kong | 1.6 |
2 | Denmark | 1.8 |
3 | S. Korea | 2.1 |
... | ||
87 | Tuvalu | 31.7 |
88 | Jamaica | 32.0 |
89 | Grenada | 32.1 |
90 | Rwanda | 32.2 |
91 | Antigua & Barbuda | 32.3 |
92 | Myanmar (Burma) | 32.8 |
93 | Indonesia | 32.9 |
94 | Timor-Leste (E. Timor) | 33.3 |
Africa Avg | 84.6 | |
World Avg | 43.8 | |
q=195. |
Infant Immunizations 2011-2015 Higher is better32 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 2015 Avg %32 | |
1= | Hungary | 99.0 |
1= | China | 99.0 |
3 | Uzbekistan | 98.9 |
... | ||
45 | Bahamas | 96.2 |
46 | Maldives | 96.2 |
47 | Tajikistan | 96.1 |
48 | Rwanda | 96.1 |
49 | Sao Tome & Principe | 96.0 |
50 | Malaysia | 96.0 |
51 | Croatia | 95.9 |
52 | Nicaragua | 95.9 |
Africa Avg | 81.7 | |
World Avg | 88.3 | |
q=194. |
#biodiversity #climate_change #deforestation #environmentalism #food #internationalism #meat #over-exploitation #rwanda #the_environment #veganism #vegetarianism
Compared to Africa (2025)37 | ||
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Pos. | Lower is better Avg Rank37 | |
1 | Morocco | 46.5 |
2 | Burundi | 47.8 |
3 | Mali | 51.0 |
4 | Madagascar | 52.4 |
5 | Nigeria | 55.8 |
6 | Rwanda | 56.4 |
7 | Uganda | 57.8 |
8 | Kenya | 57.9 |
9 | Mauritius | 58.1 |
10 | Ghana | 58.6 |
11 | Tunisia | 60.1 |
12 | Niger | 61.3 |
13 | Tanzania | 61.6 |
Africa Avg | 80.07 | |
q=53. |
Responsibility Towards The Environment (2025)37 | ||
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Pos. | Lower is better Avg Rank37 | |
1 | Sri Lanka | 34.9 |
2 | Uruguay | 43.2 |
3 | Switzerland | 45.0 |
... | ||
12 | Mali | 51.0 |
13 | Madagascar | 52.4 |
14 | Nigeria | 55.8 |
15 | Rwanda | 56.4 |
16 | Chile | 56.4 |
17 | Peru | 56.7 |
18 | Liechtenstein | 56.8 |
19 | Japan | 57.4 |
World Avg | 84.93 | |
q=199. |
We have known for a long term that we must protect the environment from habitation destruction, over-exploitation, pollution, and the emissions that cause climate change. In 1998, Greenpeace wrote that "Environment can no longer be meaningfully separated from health, quality of life, democracy, education, economy or trade"38. What countries have been doing the right thing, via legislation and national culture? All countries' current and historical approach towards the environment is gauged via 21 datasets, including multiple decades of data on its forested percent change 2000-2020, its environmental performance, energy to GDP efficiency, its sign-up rate to major international accords on protecting the environment, the rate of rational beliefs on the environment in the population, reducing annual meat consumption per person and its score on the Green Future Index.
The countries that do the best (Sri Lanka, Uruguay and Switzerland) tend to have avoided the excesses of early industrial countries, and have not yet repeated the same mistakes of environmental destruction - at least, not on the same scale. The regions with the best average results per country are Central America, South America and Scandinavia. The worst are Eritrea, The Vatican City and Timor-Leste (E. Timor), and the worst regions Micronesia, Australasia and Melanesia.
For more, see:
Rwanda is positioned 15th-best in the world regarding its responsibility towards the environment. This rank is formulated from 21 data sets. Rwanda does the best for energy to GDP efficiency39. It comes in the best 20 when it comes to reducing annual meat consumption per person40. But that's it. Rwanda has problems. It does worse than average in the rate of rational beliefs on the environment in the population41, its sign-up rate to major international accords on protecting the environment, its environmental performance42 and in its forested percent change 2000-202043.Forest Area Change 2000-2020 Higher is better43 | ||
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Pos. | Total43 | |
1 | Guernsey | 82.6% |
2 | Bahrain | 75.2% |
3 | Iceland | 64.7% |
... | ||
161 | S. Korea | -2.9% |
162 | Timor-Leste (E. Timor) | -3.0% |
163 | American Samoa | -3.4% |
164 | Rwanda | -3.5% |
165 | Trinidad & Tobago | -3.6% |
166 | Mexico | -4.0% |
167 | Peru | -4.0% |
168 | S. Africa | -4.1% |
Africa Avg | -8.7% | |
World Avg | -0.1% | |
q=234. |
Environmental Performance Higher is better42 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 201842 | |
1 | Switzerland | 87.4 |
2 | France | 84.0 |
3 | Denmark | 81.6 |
... | ||
145 | Uganda | 44.3 |
146 | Comoros | 44.2 |
147 | Mali | 43.7 |
148 | Rwanda | 43.7 |
149 | Zimbabwe | 43.4 |
150 | Cambodia | 43.2 |
151 | Solomon Islands | 43.2 |
152 | Iraq | 43.2 |
Africa Avg | 46.4 | |
World Avg | 56.4 | |
q=180. |
Energy to GDP Efficiency Lower is better39 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 2022 Avg39 | |
1 | Rwanda | 0.25 |
2 | Chad | 0.26 |
3 | Tanzania | 0.31 |
4 | Uganda | 0.37 |
5 | Sierra Leone | 0.37 |
6 | Malawi | 0.37 |
7 | Madagascar | 0.38 |
8 | Sri Lanka | 0.39 |
9 | Burundi | 0.41 |
10 | Central African Rep. | 0.41 |
11 | Ethiopia | 0.42 |
12 | Afghanistan | 0.43 |
Africa Avg | 0.83 | |
World Avg | 1.23 | |
q=165. |
International Accords on the Environment Higher is better | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Total Avg Rate | |
1 | Sweden | 83% |
2 | Canada | 82% |
3 | Norway | 81% |
... | ||
113 | Israel | 55% |
114 | Vietnam | 55% |
115 | Malta | 55% |
116 | Rwanda | 55% |
117 | Mongolia | 55% |
118 | Liberia | 55% |
119 | Chad | 55% |
120 | Ethiopia | 55% |
Africa Avg | 56.4% | |
World Avg | 57.5% | |
q=197. |
Rational Beliefs on the Environment Higher is better41 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 2011 %41 | |
1 | Argentina | 78.3% |
2 | Greece | 77.6% |
3 | Brazil | 77.1% |
... | ||
78 | Namibia | 36.6% |
79 | Germany | 36.1% |
80 | Montenegro | 35.9% |
81 | Rwanda | 35.8% |
82 | Romania | 33.4% |
83 | Luxembourg | 33.3% |
84 | Togo | 33.3% |
85 | Benin | 32.6% |
Africa Avg | 38.3% | |
World Avg | 39.9% | |
q=145. |
Meat Consumption Lower is better40 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 2021 kg40 | |
1 | Congo, DR | 03.0 |
2 | Burundi | 03.5 |
3 | Bangladesh | 04.3 |
4 | Madagascar | 05.4 |
5 | India | 05.7 |
6 | Nigeria | 07.0 |
7 | Ethiopia | 07.1 |
8 | Rwanda | 07.6 |
9 | Mali | 07.8 |
10 | Niger | 08.1 |
11 | Afghanistan | 08.7 |
12 | Uganda | 09.4 |
Africa Avg | 24.9 | |
World Avg | 52.5 | |
q=185. |
In the 2010s, Rwanda had the 9th-lowest meat consumption per person in the world.40
#education #intelligence #it_security #modernity #politics #religion #religiosity #secularisation #technology #the_internet
Compared to Africa (2020)44 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Lower is better Avg Rank44 | |
1 | S. Africa | 56.9 |
2 | Tunisia | 70.8 |
3= | Mauritius | 79.6 |
... | ||
18 | Cameroon | 114.2 |
19 | Swaziland | 115.9 |
20 | Zambia | 116.3 |
21 | Rwanda | 123.0 |
22 | Guinea-Bissau | 124.4 |
23 | Malawi | 125.4 |
24 | Togo | 125.8 |
25 | Sao Tome & Principe | 126.0 |
26 | Ethiopia | 128.3 |
Africa Avg | 120.19 | |
q=53. |
Modernity & Learning (2020)44 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Lower is better Avg Rank44 | |
1 | Finland | 7.1 |
2 | Belgium | 12.9 |
3 | Denmark | 13.6 |
... | ||
138 | Nicaragua | 121.4 |
139 | Guatemala | 121.5 |
140 | Guyana | 122.5 |
141 | Rwanda | 123.0 |
142 | Bhutan | 123.9 |
143 | Guinea-Bissau | 124.4 |
144 | Laos | 124.4 |
145 | Iraq | 124.6 |
World Avg | 86.31 | |
q=190. |
The most modern countries, with the best results from education, the highest levels of research, and with the easiest access to information on the Internet, are Finland, Belgium and Denmark45. The worst countries are Eritrea, S. Sudan and Sierra Leone45. Despite improves in global education, access to tertiary (adult) education is becoming increasingly unequal between the rich haves and the poor have-nots46.
“Education, at all levels and ages, is the single most vital support for equality as well as being a country's most vital economic and social resource. [...] Every successful aspirant to modernisation and economic development, from Japan to South Korea, China to Chile, has got there with a big emphasis on education.”
Bill Emmott (2017)47
15 datasets are used to calculate points for each country, including multiple decades of data on Research and Development, Secondary Education, Length of Schooling, Intellectual Endeavours, Maths, Science & Reading, Religiosity, IQ, the percent of citizens with access to the internet, Freedom On The Internet, IT Security, IPv6 Uptake and digital quality of life. The regions with the best average results per country are Scandinavia, Baltic States and Europe45, whereas the worst are Melanesia, Africa and Micronesia45.
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Modernity and Education:
Secondary Education Higher is better48 | ||
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Pos. | 201848 | |
1= | Luxembourg | 100.0% |
1= | Estonia | 100.0% |
1= | Austria | 100.0% |
... | ||
157 | Senegal | 17.6% |
158 | Sudan | 17.5% |
159 | Ethiopia | 17.1% |
160 | Rwanda | 16.3% |
161 | Tanzania | 14.3% |
162 | Mali | 13.1% |
163 | Papua New Guinea | 12.5% |
164 | Bhutan | 12.0% |
Africa Avg | 34.4% | |
World Avg | 63.0% | |
q=169. |
Length of Schooling Higher is better49 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 2021 Years49 | |
1 | Australia | 21.1 |
2 | New Zealand | 20.3 |
3 | Greece | 20.0 |
... | ||
146 | Vanuatu | 11.5 |
147 | Cambodia | 11.5 |
148 | Lebanon | 11.3 |
149 | Rwanda | 11.2 |
150 | Zambia | 10.9 |
151 | Myanmar (Burma) | 10.9 |
152 | N. Korea | 10.8 |
153 | Benin | 10.8 |
Africa Avg | 11.0 | |
World Avg | 13.5 | |
q=193. |
Intellectual Endeavours Lower is better35 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 2017 Rank35 | |
1 | Ukraine | 1 |
2 | Czechia | 2 |
3 | Hungary | 3 |
... | ||
115 | Bahrain | 115 |
116 | Kazakhstan | 116 |
117 | Sri Lanka | 117 |
118 | Rwanda | 118 |
119 | Guatemala | 119 |
120 | Niger | 120 |
121 | El Salvador | 121 |
122 | Dominican Rep. | 122 |
Africa Avg | 106.4 | |
World Avg | 82.0 | |
q=163. |
Religiosity Lower is better50 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 2018 %50 | |
1 | China | 3 |
2 | Estonia | 6 |
3 | Czechia | 7 |
... | ||
90= | Guatemala | 89 |
91 | Honduras | 90 |
92= | Cameroon | 90 |
92= | Rwanda | 90 |
92= | Liberia | 90 |
95 | Morocco | 91 |
96= | Guinea-Bissau | 91 |
96= | Philippines | 91 |
Africa Avg | 87.0 | |
World Avg | 54.3 | |
q=106. |
IQ Higher is better51 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 200651 | |
1= | Hong Kong | 108 |
1= | Singapore | 108 |
3 | S. Korea | 106 |
... | ||
112= | Namibia | 70 |
112= | Togo | 70 |
112= | Botswana | 70 |
112= | Rwanda | 70 |
112= | Benin | 70 |
117 | Ivory Coast | 69 |
118= | Malawi | 69 |
118= | Niger | 69 |
Africa Avg | 70.6 | |
World Avg | 85.6 | |
q=138. |
Technology and Information:
Internet Users Higher is better52 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 201652 | |
1 | Iceland | 100% |
2 | Faroe Islands | 99% |
3 | Norway | 98% |
... | ||
167 | Bangladesh | 13% |
168 | Iraq | 13% |
169 | Kiribati | 13% |
170 | Rwanda | 12% |
171 | Mali | 12% |
172 | Haiti | 12% |
173= | Papua New Guinea | 12% |
173= | Djibouti | 12% |
Africa Avg | 18.4% | |
World Avg | 48.1% | |
q=201. |
Freedom On The Internet Lower is better53 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 201253 | |
1 | Estonia | 10 |
2 | USA | 12 |
3 | Germany | 15 |
... | ||
26= | Tunisia | 46 |
27 | Venezuela | 48 |
28 | Azerbaijan | 50 |
29 | Rwanda | 51 |
30 | Russia | 52 |
31 | Zimbabwe | 54 |
32 | Sri Lanka | 55 |
33 | Kazakhstan | 58 |
Africa Avg | 45.0 | |
World Avg | 46.7 | |
q=47. |
IT Security Lower is better54 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 201354 | |
1= | Ireland | 0.11 |
1= | Luxembourg | 0.11 |
1= | Belize | 0.11 |
... | ||
66 | Afghanistan | 1.45 |
67 | Germany | 1.46 |
68 | Netherlands | 1.47 |
69 | Rwanda | 1.50 |
70 | Tanzania | 1.50 |
71 | Maldives | 1.57 |
72 | China | 1.59 |
73 | Angola | 1.61 |
Africa Avg | 1.07 | |
World Avg | 0.98 | |
#capitalism #charitability #corruption #culture #economics #equality #extremism #health #human_development #inequality #life_expectancy #peace #politics #poverty #religious_violence #rwanda #social_development #terrorism
Compared to Africa (2020)55 | ||
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Pos. | Lower is better Avg Rank55 | |
1 | Mauritius | 48.3 |
2 | Sao Tome & Principe | 67.7 |
3 | Tunisia | 74.9 |
... | ||
24 | Kenya | 97.8 |
25 | Uganda | 97.9 |
26 | Gabon | 100.3 |
27 | Rwanda | 100.8 |
28 | Benin | 100.8 |
29 | Nigeria | 101.0 |
30 | Ivory Coast | 101.3 |
31 | Madagascar | 101.7 |
32 | Swaziland | 103.2 |
Africa Avg | 101.84 | |
q=53. |
Culture, Peace & Inequality (2020)55 | ||
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Pos. | Lower is better Avg Rank55 | |
1 | Denmark | 11.2 |
2 | Norway | 13.9 |
3 | Netherlands | 14.4 |
... | ||
138 | Azerbaijan | 99.5 |
139 | Palestine | 99.9 |
140 | Gabon | 100.3 |
141 | Rwanda | 100.8 |
142 | Benin | 100.8 |
143 | Nigeria | 101.0 |
144 | Ivory Coast | 101.3 |
145 | Madagascar | 101.7 |
World Avg | 78.12 | |
q=180. |
This is the final pillar of the Social and Moral Development Index; it has 22 datasets, including multiple decades of data on World Giving Index, resisting corruption, overall happiness, Creativity and Culture, Open Trading, Aid and Development, its Global Peace Index rating, Peacekeeping and Security, Refugees and UN Treaties, the impact of terrorism, Inequality in Life Expectancy, Income Inequality (Gini Coefficient) and Multidimensional Poverty.
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National Culture:
Rwanda has an adequate long-term record on corruption.Corruption Higher is better56 | ||
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Pos. | 2022 Points56 | |
1 | Denmark | 90.0 |
2= | Finland | 87.0 |
2= | New Zealand | 87.0 |
... | ||
51 | Grenada | 52.0 |
52= | Cyprus | 52.0 |
52= | Greece | 52.0 |
54 | Rwanda | 51.0 |
55= | Malta | 51.0 |
55= | Saudi Arabia | 51.0 |
57 | Croatia | 50.0 |
58= | Mauritius | 50.0 |
Africa Avg | 32.31 | |
World Avg | 42.98 | |
q=180. |
Creativity & Culture Lower is better35 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 2017 Rank35 | |
1 | Belgium | 1 |
2 | Netherlands | 2 |
3 | Estonia | 3 |
... | ||
156 | Iraq | 156 |
157 | Iran | 157 |
158 | Gabon | 158 |
159 | Central African Rep. | 159 |
160 | Burundi | 160 |
161 | Rwanda | 161 |
162 | Congo, DR | 162 |
163 | Libya | 163 |
Africa Avg | 117.8 | |
World Avg | 82.0 | |
q=163. |
Open Trading, Aid & Development Lower is better35 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 2017 Rank35 | |
1 | Ireland | 1 |
2 | Denmark | 2 |
3 | Sweden | 3 |
... | ||
51 | Niger | 51 |
52 | Sri Lanka | 52 |
53 | Haiti | 53 |
54 | Rwanda | 54 |
55 | Swaziland | 55 |
56 | Luxembourg | 56 |
57 | Mali | 57 |
58 | El Salvador | 58 |
Africa Avg | 96.7 | |
World Avg | 82.0 | |
q=163. |
Peace Versus Instability:
There are signs that Rwanda can turn things around; "globally, Rwanda has the highest proportion of people who feel safer today than they did five years ago"57, but regional strife is a feature that will be hard to repel and reverse at least in the short and medium term.
Global Peace Index Lower is better58 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 2023 Score58 | |
1 | Iceland | 1.12 |
2 | Denmark | 1.31 |
3 | Ireland | 1.31 |
... | ||
86 | Uzbekistan | 2.03 |
87 | Guinea-Bissau | 2.05 |
88= | Bangladesh | 2.05 |
88= | Rwanda | 2.05 |
90 | Ivory Coast | 2.05 |
91 | Tanzania | 2.06 |
92 | Thailand | 2.06 |
93 | Gabon | 2.07 |
Africa Avg | 2.29 | |
World Avg | 2.07 | |
q=163. |
Peacekeeping & Security Lower is better35 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 2017 Rank35 | |
1 | Samoa | 1 |
2 | S. Africa | 2 |
3 | Tunisia | 3 |
... | ||
26 | Sri Lanka | 26 |
27 | Netherlands | 27 |
28 | Mongolia | 28 |
29 | Rwanda | 29 |
30 | Paraguay | 30 |
31 | Jordan | 31 |
32 | India | 32 |
33 | New Zealand | 33 |
Africa Avg | 83.6 | |
World Avg | 82.0 | |
q=163. |
Refugees & UN Treaties Lower is better35 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 2017 Rank35 | |
1 | Austria | 1 |
2 | Germany | 2 |
3 | Netherlands | 3 |
... | ||
141 | Mongolia | 141 |
142 | Syria | 142 |
143 | Mauritania | 143 |
144 | Rwanda | 144 |
145 | Chad | 145 |
146 | Central African Rep. | 146 |
147 | El Salvador | 147 |
148 | Bahamas | 148 |
Africa Avg | 104.5 | |
World Avg | 82.0 | |
q=163. |
Impact of Terrorism Lower is better59 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 2019 Score59 | |
1 | Togo | 0.00 |
2 | Mongolia | 0.00 |
3 | Swaziland | 0.00 |
... | ||
82 | Ireland | 2.69 |
83 | Zimbabwe | 2.83 |
84 | Peru | 2.84 |
85 | Rwanda | 2.95 |
86 | Nicaragua | 2.95 |
87 | Jordan | 3.09 |
88 | Italy | 3.11 |
89 | Paraguay | 3.12 |
Africa Avg | 3.41 | |
World Avg | 2.78 | |
q=150. |
Economic Inequality and Poverty:
Inequality in Life Expectancy Lower is better60 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 201960 | |
1 | Iceland | 2.40 |
2= | Singapore | 2.50 |
2= | Hong Kong | 2.50 |
... | ||
127 | Guyana | 19.00 |
128 | S. Africa | 19.20 |
129 | Botswana | 19.40 |
130 | Rwanda | 19.50 |
131 | India | 19.70 |
132 | Madagascar | 21.10 |
133 | Senegal | 21.20 |
134 | Eritrea | 21.40 |
Africa Avg | 26.10 | |
World Avg | 14.59 | |
q=184. |
Income Inequality (Gini Coefficient) Lower is better61 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 2023 %61 | |
1 | Slovakia | 24.1%62 |
2 | Slovenia | 24.3%62 |
3 | Belarus | 24.4%63 |
... | ||
138= | Ghana | 43.5%64 |
138= | Mexico | 43.5%65 |
140 | St Lucia | 43.7%66 |
141= | Rwanda | 43.7%64 |
142 | Grenada | 43.8%67 |
143 | S. Sudan | 44.1%64 |
144 | Turkey | 44.4%62 |
145 | Ecuador | 44.6%68 |
Africa Avg | 40.7% | |
World Avg | 36.5% | |
q=167. |
Income inequality data is rarely available for Rwanda - only for 5 years between 1980 and 2019.
Multidimensional Poverty Lower is better69 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 2018 Severity69 | |
1 | Armenia | .001 |
2 | Ukraine | .001 |
3 | Serbia | .001 |
... | ||
72 | Cameroon | .243 |
73 | Malawi | .243 |
74 | Togo | .249 |
75 | Rwanda | .259 |
76 | Mauritania | .261 |
77 | Zambia | .261 |
78 | Uganda | .269 |
79 | Afghanistan | .272 |
Africa Avg | .264 | |
World Avg | .154 | |
q=101. |
#belief #buddhism #christianity #god #hinduism #islam #judaism #religion #religiosity #secularisation
Religiosity (2018)50 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Lower is better %50 | |
1 | China | 3 |
2 | Estonia | 6 |
3 | Czechia | 7 |
... | ||
90= | Guatemala | 89 |
91 | Honduras | 90 |
92= | Cameroon | 90 |
92= | Rwanda | 90 |
92= | Liberia | 90 |
95 | Morocco | 91 |
96= | Guinea-Bissau | 91 |
96= | Philippines | 91 |
96= | Zambia | 91 |
99 | Afghanistan | 92 |
100= | Burkina Faso | 93 |
100= | Tanzania | 93 |
100= | Indonesia | 93 |
103 | Mali | 94 |
104= | Pakistan | 94 |
105 | Ethiopia | 98 |
World Avg | 54.3 | |
q=106. |
Disbelief In God (2007)70 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Higher is better %70 | |
1 | Vietnam | 81 |
2 | Japan | 65 |
3 | Sweden | 64 |
... | ||
121= | Pakistan | 0 |
121= | Niger | 0 |
121= | Saudi Arabia | 0 |
121= | Rwanda | 0 |
121= | Cameroon | 0 |
121= | Philippines | 0 |
121= | Kuwait | 0 |
121= | Madagascar | 0 |
121= | Nigeria | 0 |
121= | Malawi | 0 |
121= | Chad | 0 |
121= | Nepal | 0 |
121= | Morocco | 0 |
121= | Mauritania | 0 |
121= | Mali | 0 |
121= | Senegal | 0 |
World Avg | 9.9 | |
q=137. |
Data from the Pew Forum, a professional polling outfit, states that in 2010 the religious makeup of this country was as follows in the table below71:
Christian | 93.4% |
Muslim | 1.8% |
Hindu | 0.1% |
Buddhist | 0.1% |
Folk Religion | 1% |
Jewish | 0.1% |
Unaffiliated | 3.6% |
The CIA World Factbook has slightly different data, and states: Roman Catholic 56.5%, Protestant 26%, Adventist 11.1%, Muslim 4.6%, indigenous beliefs 0.1%, none 1.7% (2001)72.
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