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Topic 06 of 18 · Country Index 2026
Rwanda: Development & Human Capital
Is a country turning its resources into better lives?
Rwanda is placed joint 168th of 196 countries on development & human capital in the Country Index 2026, from 3 of its 3 key statistics. Readings behind it: Social Protection Coverage 7.7 (2025); Maternal Mortality Ratio 229.48 (2023).
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of 196 countries placed
Placed from 3 of 3 key statistics
01The evidence
The 3 key statistics that decide it
Only these place Rwanda on development & human capital — one vote each. Every value is the publisher’s own, read at the edition the Country Index 2026 used — or, for a survey-based key, each country’s latest reading; the grey ticks are every other country it was compared with, lowest on the left.
Key 2 of 3
Maternal Mortality Ratio
UN Maternal Mortality Estimation Inter-Agency Group (MMEIG)
2023 edition · data for 2023 · CC BY 3.0 IGO
229.48
Maternal deaths per 100,000 live births
Lower is better
Rwanda: 229.48. Across the 195 countries in this edition, values run from 0.11 (Cook Islands) to 992.83 (Nigeria); the world median is 46.65.
- World median
- 46.65
- Best in Eastern Africa
- 41.89 Seychelles
- Land neighbours
- Burundi 391.97 · DR Congo 427.05 · Tanzania 275.84 · Uganda 170.31
Key 3 of 3
Human Development Index
UNDP Human Development Report Office
2023 edition · data for 2023 · CC BY 3.0 IGO
0.578
HDI score (0–1)
Higher is better
Ranked 159th of 193 by UNDP Human Development Report Office
Rwanda: 0.578. Across the 193 countries in this edition, values run from 0.388 (South Sudan) to 0.972 (Iceland); the world median is 0.762.
- World median
- 0.762
- Best in Eastern Africa
- 0.848 Seychelles
- Land neighbours
- Burundi 0.439 · DR Congo 0.522 · Tanzania 0.555 · Uganda 0.582
02Over time
Which way Rwanda is moving
Each key’s published value, edition by edition, beside the world median. The Country Index 2026 is the first edition of the standing, so the standing itself has no history to chart yet.
Maternal Mortality Ratio
Maternal deaths per 100,000 live births · lower is better
RwandaWorld median
Rwanda fell from 885.24 in 2000 to 229.48 in 2023; the world median went from 70.99 to 46.65.
Every year’s figures
Year Rwanda World median 2023 229.5 46.7 2022 234.0 53.0 2021 254.0 76.6 2020 252.1 56.0 2019 261.3 48.4 2018 268.7 49.3 2017 275.1 47.2 2016 278.1 50.6 2015 291.6 51.9 2014 301.1 52.8 2013 316.5 53.3 2012 330.8 54.6 2011 358.5 55.0 2010 392.9 56.1 2009 418.3 56.3 2008 453.9 55.8 2007 493.6 56.8 2006 493.8 58.1 2005 465.4 60.1 2004 459.9 63.0 2003 551.1 66.8 2002 677.2 66.0 2001 769.1 68.1 2000 885.2 71.0 Human Development Index
HDI score (0–1) · higher is better
RwandaWorld median
Rwanda rose from 0.34 in 2000 to 0.578 in 2023; the world median went from 0.672 to 0.762.
Every year’s figures
Year Rwanda World median 2023 0.578 0.7620 2022 0.570 0.7610 2021 0.562 0.7450 2020 0.555 0.7425 2019 0.550 0.7515 2018 0.540 0.7520 2017 0.539 0.7480 2016 0.534 0.7500 2015 0.525 0.7430 2014 0.525 0.7410 2013 0.499 0.7390 2012 0.521 0.7350 2011 0.512 0.7250 2010 0.504 0.7250 2009 0.493 0.7220 2008 0.479 0.7180 2007 0.467 0.7100 2006 0.452 0.7045 2005 0.433 0.6960 2004 0.417 0.6960 2003 0.398 0.6910 2002 0.385 0.6845 2001 0.370 0.6770 2000 0.340 0.6720
03In context
Rwanda beside its neighbours
A position reads best beside the countries around it. Every position below is a place among all 196 countries on development & human capital, never a place within the region.
Rwanda and the countries it borders
Standing among all 196; the key columns are the publishers’ own values.
| Country | Standing | Social Protection CoveragePopulation covered by at least one social protection benefit (%) | Maternal Mortality RatioMaternal deaths per 100,000 live births | Human Development IndexHDI score (0–1) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rwanda | =168th | 7.7 | 229.48 | 0.578 |
 Uganda | 172nd | 3.1 | 170.31 | 0.582 |
 Tanzania | 173rd | 11.4 | 275.84 | 0.555 |
 Burundi | =182nd | 16.1 | 391.97 | 0.439 |
 DR Congo | 187th | 5.2 | 427.05 | 0.522 |
“—”: no published reading in that edition. What a standing is
Across Eastern Africa
Every country in the sub-region, by its place among all 196.
Placed either side on development & human capital
The countries immediately above and below Rwanda in the topic’s list.
04Context, no vote
Where Rwanda is ahead of the world, and behind
52 more statistics filed under development & human capital, published in full and deliberately given no vote in the standing. Select a row for the publisher, the rank and the links.
Ahead of the world median9
Statistics on which Rwanda does better than the middle country measured.
Country Policy and Institutional AssessmentWorld Bank Group · 2025 · world median 3.2464.2253.246No real change since 2015
Rwanda: 4.225 · world median 3.246 · IDA Resource Allocation Index (1 = low to 6 = high). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 1.617 to 4.225; higher is better.
Position 1st of 78 · derived.
Exclusive Breastfeeding Under Six MonthsUNICEF · 2024 · world median 40.7480.940.74No earlier reading
Rwanda: 80.9 · world median 40.74 · Infants under 6 months exclusively breastfed (%). UNICEF, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 3.497 to 83.3; higher is better.
Position 3rd of 136 · derived.
Wasting Prevalence in Children Under FiveUNICEF, WHO and World Bank Group (Joint Malnutrition Estimates) · 2024 · world median 3.5461.1193.546No earlier reading
Rwanda: 1.119 · world median 3.546 · Children under 5 who are wasted (%). UNICEF, WHO and World Bank Group (Joint Malnutrition Estimates), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.1 to 22.74; lower is better.
Position 143rd of 163 · derived, 1st = worst.
Child MarriageUNICEF · 2025 · world median 17.15.517.1No earlier reading
Rwanda: 5.5 · world median 17.1 · Women 20–24 married before 18 (%). UNICEF, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 76.3; lower is better.
Position 116th of 143 · derived, 1st = worst.
Immunisation Coverage, DTP3WUENIC · 2025 · world median 919591▼ Worsened since 2015
Rwanda: 95 · world median 91 · Infants given a third dose of DTP vaccine (%). WHO and UNICEF (WUENIC), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 39 to 99; higher is better.
Immunisation Coverage, Measles First Dose (MCV1)WUENIC · 2025 · world median 909390▼ Worsened since 2015
Rwanda: 93 · world median 90 · Infants given a first dose of measles vaccine (%). WHO and UNICEF (WUENIC), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 13 to 99; higher is better.
Low Birthweight PrevalenceUNICEF and WHO (Joint Low Birthweight Estimates) · 2020 · world median 10.219.39910.21▼ Worsened since 2010
Rwanda: 9.399 · world median 10.21 · Live births weighing under 2,500 g (%). UNICEF and WHO (Joint Low Birthweight Estimates), 2020 edition, data for 2020.
Published values in that edition run from 3.993 to 27.44; lower is better.
Position 90th of 158 · derived, 1st = worst.
Malaria Incidence (P. falciparum)MAP · 2025 · world median 52.4738.3952.47▲ Improved since 2015
Rwanda: 38.39 · world median 52.47 · New P. falciparum malaria cases per 1,000 people per year. Malaria Atlas Project (MAP), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 334.75; lower is better.
Statistical Performance IndicatorsWorld Bank Group · 2024 · world median 69.372.669.3▲ Improved since 2016
Rwanda: 72.6 · world median 69.3 · SPI overall score (0–100). World Bank Group, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 27.12 to 94.14; higher is better.
Position 88th of 188 · derived.
Behind the world median40
Statistics on which Rwanda does worse than the middle country measured.
Malaria Mortality (P. falciparum)MAP · 2024 · world median 8.10619.488.106▲ Improved since 2014
Rwanda: 19.48 · world median 8.106 · Deaths from P. falciparum malaria per 100,000 people per year. Malaria Atlas Project (MAP), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 133.27; lower is better.
Gender Inequality IndexUNDP Human Development Report Office · 2023 · world median 0.3510.3940.351No real change since 2013
Rwanda: 0.394 · world median 0.351 · GII (0 = full equality, 1 = maximum inequality). UNDP Human Development Report Office, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.003 to 0.838; lower is better.
Ranked 99th of 172 by UNDP Human Development Report Office.
Mortality Rate, Ages 5–14UN IGME · 2024 · world median 2.8584.272.858▲ Improved since 2014
Rwanda: 4.27 · world median 2.858 · Deaths between ages 5 and 14 (per 1,000 children aged 5). UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UN IGME), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.392 to 59.04; lower is better.
Position 72nd of 200 · derived, 1st = worst.
Expected Years of SchoolingUNDP Human Development Report Office · 2023 · world median 13.3412.5913.34▲ Improved since 2013
Rwanda: 12.59 · world median 13.34 · Expected years of schooling. UNDP Human Development Report Office, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 5.635 to 21.69; higher is better.
Position 126th of 195 · derived.
Completeness of Birth RegistrationUNICEF · 2025 · world median 98.485.698.4No earlier reading
Rwanda: 85.6 · world median 98.4 · Children under 5 whose birth is registered (%). UNICEF, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 2.7 to 100; higher is better.
Employment Injury Protection CoverageILO · 2024 · world median 45.917.345.9No earlier reading
Rwanda: 17.3 · world median 45.9 · Labour force covered in the event of a work injury (%). International Labour Organization (ILO), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 100; higher is better.
Neonatal Mortality RateUN IGME · 2024 · world median 8.13417.358.134▼ Worsened since 2014
Rwanda: 17.35 · world median 8.134 · Deaths in the first 28 days (per 1,000 live births). UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UN IGME), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.544 to 39.47; lower is better.
Position 53rd of 200 · derived, 1st = worst.
Infant Mortality RateUN IGME · 2024 · world median 12.2629.3712.26▼ Worsened since 2014
Rwanda: 29.37 · world median 12.26 · Deaths before age one (per 1,000 live births). UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UN IGME), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 1.214 to 71.87; lower is better.
Position 48th of 200 · derived, 1st = worst.
Planetary pressures-adjusted HDIUNDP Human Development Report Office · 2023 · world median 0.6780.5670.678▲ Improved since 2013
Rwanda: 0.567 · world median 0.678 · PHDI (0–1). UNDP Human Development Report Office, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.276 to 0.827; higher is better.
Position 120th of 156 · derived.
Coefficient of Human InequalityUNDP Human Development Report Office · 2023 · world median 17.0530.1917.05No real change since 2013
Rwanda: 30.19 · world median 17.05 · Coefficient of Human Inequality (%). UNDP Human Development Report Office, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 4.865 to 43.08; lower is better.
Position 40th of 169 · derived, 1st = worst.
Productive Capacities IndexUNCTAD · 2022 · world median 46.6735.3446.67▲ Improved since 2012
Rwanda: 35.34 · world median 46.67 · Productive Capacities Index (1–100). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2022 edition, data for 2022.
Published values in that edition run from 17.8 to 71.02; higher is better.
Position 150th of 195 · derived.
Life Expectancy at BirthUN DESA Population Division · 2023 · world median 74.6367.7974.63▲ Improved since 2013
Rwanda: 67.79 · world median 74.63 · Years a newborn would live at current death rates. UN DESA Population Division, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 54.46 to 86.37; higher is better.
Position 171st of 222 · derived.
Cereal YieldFAO · 2023 · world median 3,0721,6053,072▼ Worsened since 2013
Rwanda: 1,605 · world median 3,072 · Cereal yield (kg per hectare). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 23 to 29,147; higher is better.
Position 138th of 179 · derived.
Multidimensional Poverty MeasureWorld Bank Group · 2025 · world median 4.25241.44.252No earlier reading
Rwanda: 41.4 · world median 4.252 · Multidimensional poverty headcount ratio (%). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 87.96; lower is better.
Position 37th of 157 · derived, 1st = worst.
Under-Five Mortality RateUN IGME · 2024 · world median 14.5437.7414.54No real change since 2014
Rwanda: 37.74 · world median 14.54 · Deaths before age five (per 1,000 live births). UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UN IGME), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 1.26 to 115.65; lower is better.
Position 46th of 200 · derived, 1st = worst.
Global Multidimensional Poverty IndexOPHI · 2025 · world median 0.0390.2310.039No real change since 2018
Rwanda: 0.231 · world median 0.039 · MPI (0–1). Oxford Poverty and Human Development Initiative (OPHI), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 0.517; lower is better.
Position 25th of 109 · derived, 1st = worst.
Inequality-adjusted Human Development IndexUNDP Human Development Report Office · 2023 · world median 0.6090.3990.609▲ Improved since 2013
Rwanda: 0.399 · world median 0.609 · IHDI (0–1). UNDP Human Development Report Office, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.226 to 0.923; higher is better.
Position 132nd of 169 · derived.
Stillbirth RateUN IGME · 2023 · world median 8.16316.188.163No real change since 2013
Rwanda: 16.18 · world median 8.163 · Stillbirths (per 1,000 total births). UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UN IGME), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 1.18 to 34.9; lower is better.
Position 43rd of 200 · derived, 1st = worst.
Gender Development IndexUNDP Human Development Report Office · 2023 · world median 0.9710.9220.971▼ Worsened since 2013
Rwanda: 0.922 · world median 0.971 · Gender Development Index (1.000 = parity). UNDP Human Development Report Office, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.407 to 1.038; higher is better.
Position 148th of 184 · derived.
Access to Electricity, RuralWorld Bank Group · 2024 · world median 10065.2100▲ Improved since 2014
Rwanda: 65.2 · world median 100 · Rural population with electricity access (%). World Bank Group, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.7 to 100; higher is better.
Old-Age Pension CoverageILO · 2025 · world median 80.816.780.8No earlier reading
Rwanda: 16.7 · world median 80.8 · People above statutory pensionable age receiving an old-age pension (%). International Labour Organization (ILO), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 100; higher is better.
Access to ElectricityWorld Bank Group · 2024 · world median 10072100▲ Improved since 2014
Rwanda: 72 · world median 100 · Population with electricity access (%). World Bank Group, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 5.4 to 100; higher is better.
GNI per Capita (PPP)World Bank Group · 2025 · world median 14,2733,28014,273▲ Improved since 2015
Rwanda: 3,280 · world median 14,273 · GNI per capita (constant 2021 international $, PPP). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 1,181 to 116,633; higher is better.
Position 84th of 102 · derived.
Poverty Headcount at $3.00 a Day, Line-up EstimatesWorld Bank Group · 2024 · world median 2.137.842.1▲ Improved since 2014
Rwanda: 37.84 · world median 2.1 · Population below $3.00 a day, 2021 PPP, World Bank line-up estimate (%). World Bank Group, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 89.54; lower is better.
Human Capital Wealth per CapitaWorld Bank Group · 2020 · world median 25,2306,28125,230▲ Improved since 2010
Rwanda: 6,281 · world median 25,230 · Human capital per person — present value of future earnings (real chained 2019 US$). World Bank Group, 2020 edition, data for 2020.
Published values in that edition run from 700.38 to 735,422; higher is better.
Position 129th of 151 · derived.
Stunting Prevalence in Children Under FiveUNICEF, WHO and World Bank Group (Joint Malnutrition Estimates) · 2024 · world median 13.833.1213.8No earlier reading
Rwanda: 33.12 · world median 13.8 · Children under 5 who are stunted (%). UNICEF, WHO and World Bank Group (Joint Malnutrition Estimates), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.518 to 52.8; lower is better.
Position 24th of 162 · derived, 1st = worst.
Historical GDP per Capita (Maddison)GGDC · 2022 · world median 12,8902,19812,890▲ Improved since 2012
Rwanda: 2,198 · world median 12,890 · GDP per capita (2011 international $). Maddison Project, Groningen Growth and Development Centre (GGDC), 2022 edition, data for 2022.
Published values in that edition run from 596.39 to 149,171; higher is better.
Position 143rd of 166 · derived.
GDP per Capita (PPP)World Bank Group · 2025 · world median 17,2653,55917,265▲ Improved since 2015
Rwanda: 3,559 · world median 17,265 · GDP per capita (constant 2021 international $, PPP). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 1,067 to 139,593; higher is better.
Position 162nd of 185 · derived.
Mean Years of SchoolingUNDP Human Development Report Office · 2023 · world median 9.9334.889.933No real change since 2013
Rwanda: 4.88 · world median 9.933 · Mean years of schooling (adults 25+). UNDP Human Development Report Office, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 1.412 to 14.3; higher is better.
Position 170th of 193 · derived.
Comprehensive Wealth per CapitaWorld Bank Group · 2020 · world median 46,48610,90046,486▲ Improved since 2010
Rwanda: 10,900 · world median 46,486 · National comprehensive wealth per person (real chained 2019 US$). World Bank Group, 2020 edition, data for 2020.
Published values in that edition run from 4,276 to 1,246,092; higher is better.
Position 134th of 150 · derived.
Child and Family Benefit CoverageILO · 2024 · world median 23.750.823.75No earlier reading
Rwanda: 0.8 · world median 23.75 · Children or households with children receiving child or family cash benefits (%). International Labour Organization (ILO), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 100; higher is better.
Adequacy of Social Protection and Labour BenefitsWorld Bank Group · 2023 · world median 18.654.92518.65No earlier reading
Rwanda: 4.925 · world median 18.65 · Benefits received as a share of beneficiaries' total income or consumption (%). World Bank Group, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.455 to 90.86; higher is better.
Human Capital IndexWorld Bank Group · 2020 · world median 0.5640.380.564No real change since 2017
Rwanda: 0.38 · world median 0.564 · HCI score (0–1). World Bank Group, 2020 edition, data for 2020.
Published values in that edition run from 0.292 to 0.879; higher is better.
Position 157th of 172 · derived.
Disability Benefit CoverageILO · 2025 · world median 43.90.243.9No earlier reading
Rwanda: 0.2 · world median 43.9 · People with severe disabilities receiving disability benefits (%). International Labour Organization (ILO), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 100; higher is better.
Poverty Severity (Squared Poverty Gap) at $3.00 a DayWorld Bank Group · 2023 · world median 0.1853.810.185▲ Improved since 2013
Rwanda: 3.81 · world median 0.185 · Squared poverty gap at $3.00 a day, 2021 PPP (0–100). World Bank Group, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 9.74; lower is better.
Poverty Gap at $3.00 a DayWorld Bank Group · 2023 · world median 0.34510.20.345No real change since 2013
Rwanda: 10.2 · world median 0.345 · Poverty gap at $3.00 a day, 2021 PPP (%). World Bank Group, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 19.95; lower is better.
Position 2nd of 59 · derived, 1st = worst.
Poverty Headcount Ratio at $3.00 a DayWorld Bank Group · 2023 · world median 0.9338.550.93No real change since 2013
Rwanda: 38.55 · world median 0.93 · Population below $3.00 a day, 2021 PPP (%). World Bank Group, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 54.36; lower is better.
Position 2nd of 58 · derived, 1st = worst.
Poverty Headcount Ratio at $4.20 a DayWorld Bank Group · 2023 · world median 1.3462.211.34No real change since 2013
Rwanda: 62.21 · world median 1.34 · Population below $4.20 a day, 2021 PPP (%). World Bank Group, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.02 to 72.3; lower is better.
Position 2nd of 59 · derived, 1st = worst.
Poverty Headcount Ratio at $8.30 a DayWorld Bank Group · 2023 · world median 7.8289.797.82No real change since 2013
Rwanda: 89.79 · world median 7.82 · Population below $8.30 a day, 2021 PPP (%). World Bank Group, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.07 to 93.58; lower is better.
Position 2nd of 59 · derived, 1st = worst.
Prosperity GapWorld Bank Group · 2023 · world median 1.7548.7731.754No real change since 2013
Rwanda: 8.773 · world median 1.754 · Average factor incomes must rise by to reach $28 a day. World Bank Group, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.406 to 12.06; lower is better.
Position 2nd of 60 · derived, 1st = worst.
Level with the median, or no median to compare1
Unemployment Benefit CoverageILO · 2024 · world median 000No earlier reading
Rwanda: 0 · world median 0 · Unemployed people receiving unemployment benefits (%). International Labour Organization (ILO), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 100; higher is better.
No better end2
These describe the shape of a country — more is not better or worse, only different — so they are never ahead or behind.
Net Official Development Assistance ReceivedOECD Development Assistance Committee · 2023 · world median 2.5799.5482.579Moved since 2013
Rwanda: 9.548 · world median 2.579 · Net ODA received (% of GNI). OECD Development Assistance Committee, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from -0.001 to 101.78.
Position 24th of 130 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Manufacturing Value Added (% of GDP)World Bank Group · 2025 · world median 11.268.31611.26Moved since 2015
Rwanda: 8.316 · world median 11.26 · Manufacturing value added (% of GDP). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0.481 to 43.97.
Position 91st of 132 · derived, counted from the highest value.
No current reading for Rwanda
Account Ownership at a Financial Institution (last 2017), Children with Functional Difficulties, Foundational ID Ownership (last 2017), Malaria Incidence (P. vivax), Official Development Assistance Given (% of GNI) and Violent Discipline of Children. Listed rather than hidden, so the page can be checked against it.
“Position · derived” is this site’s ordering of the published values, 1st = best unless the row says otherwise; the publisher ranks no country on it. Rank, position and standing
05Country Index 2026
Development & Human Capital among Rwanda’s 15 topics
Development & Human Capital is Rwanda’s 13th best-placed topic of 15. Strongest first, each marker at its share of that topic’s field.
- Environment & Sustainability35th of 1864/4 keys
- Gender & Equality60th of 1834/4 keys
- Energy62nd of 1652/3 keys
- Governance & Institutions81st of 1944/4 keys
- Digital & Technology83rd of 1984/4 keys
- Education & Knowledge100th of 1984/4 keys
- Risk & Resilience135th of 1933/4 keys
- Economy & Innovationjoint 125th of 1763/4 keys
- Peace & Securityjoint 128th of 1774/4 keys
- Democracy & Civil Liberties153rd of 1984/4 keys
- Health & Wellbeing164th of 2003/4 keys
- Food & Agriculturejoint 151st of 1844/4 keys
- Development & Human Capitaljoint 168th of 1963/3 keys
- Work & Labourjoint 158th of 1824/4 keys
- Poverty & Inequality140th of 1593/3 keys
No standing on Mobility & Trade: too few of those topics’ key statistics are published for this country.
06The top of the list
Who leads on development & human capital
The three countries placed highest of 196, and the leaders Rwanda can most readily be measured against.
1
Cook IslandsPolynesia
1st of 196 · 2 of 3 keys
Photo: Benedict Adam · CC BY 2.0, greyscale
2
NorwayNorthern Europe
2nd of 196 · 3 of 3 keys
Photo: Ximonic , Simo Räsänen · CC BY-SA 3.0, greyscale
3
DenmarkNorthern Europe
3rd of 196 · 3 of 3 keys
Photo: User:Aconcagua · CC BY-SA 3.0, greyscale
Placed highest nearby
Highest in Africa
Seychelles74th3/3 keysThis page
Rwanda=168th3/3 keys
Positions out of 196 placed on the topic. A country needs readings on enough keys to be placed, and the top of the list is often held on fewer of them.
07Analysis
Charts and analysis about Rwanda and development & human capital
On development & human capital
Global Hunger Index 2025: Countries with the Most Alarming Hunger Crisis
Thirteen countries scored across four editions — 2000, 2008, 2016 and 2025 — and five the report could not score at all. DR Congo and South Sudan share 121st place on 37.5.
On development & human capital
India vs Pakistan 2025: Comparison of Hunger Index, Happiness, HDI, Rule of Law, Literacy & GDP
India and Pakistan on six published measures: hunger, happiness, human development, rule of law, literacy and GDP per capita, each from its own publisher and year.
08Questions
Rwanda on development & human capital: questions answered
Every answer is built from the numbers on this page, so none can say something the page does not.
How does Rwanda rank on development & human capital?
Rwanda is placed joint 168th of 196 countries on Development & Human Capital in the Country Index 2026, from 3 of its 3 key statistics (Social Protection Coverage, Maternal Mortality Ratio and Human Development Index). The position is this site’s ordering of published statistics, not a rank any publisher printed.
What is the latest Social Protection Coverage figure for Rwanda?
7.7 in 2025 (population covered by at least one social protection benefit (%)), according to International Labour Organization (ILO). The world median in the same edition was 52.1.
What is the latest Maternal Mortality Ratio figure for Rwanda?
229.48 in 2023 (maternal deaths per 100,000 live births), according to UN Maternal Mortality Estimation Inter-Agency Group (MMEIG). The world median in the same edition was 46.65.
How does Rwanda compare with DR Congo on development & human capital?
DR Congo is placed 187th of 196, and Rwanda joint 168th. Social Protection Coverage: DR Congo 5.2, Rwanda 7.7; Maternal Mortality Ratio: DR Congo 427.05, Rwanda 229.48; Human Development Index: DR Congo 0.522, Rwanda 0.578.
How have Rwanda’s development & human capital figures changed?
Maternal Mortality Ratio fell from 885.24 in 2000 to 229.48 in 2023; Human Development Index rose from 0.34 in 2000 to 0.578 in 2023.
Which development & human capital statistics are missing for Rwanda?
No current reading is published for Rwanda on Account Ownership at a Financial Institution, Children with Functional Difficulties, Foundational ID Ownership, Malaria Incidence (P. vivax), Official Development Assistance Given (% of GNI) and Violent Discipline of Children. They are listed rather than hidden, so the evidence on the page can be checked against it.
09Method
Method, sources and how to cite
What this topic does not measure
Poverty lines, inequality and aid received are published here as context rather than as keys, often because they cover fewer countries or are measured too rarely. Development is also not the same as economic size or growth, which belong to Economy & Innovation.
How the Development & Human Capital standing is decided
A standing is this site’s ordering, named with its edition — never a publisher’s rank. 3 key statistics vote, one vote each; every country’s published value becomes a place within that key’s own field, the places are averaged, and the average is never published. A country needs 2 of the 3 keys to be placed.
The development & human capital method, step by stepHow every standing on this site is built
The key statistics and their licences
- Social Protection Coverage — International Labour Organization (ILO), CC BY 4.0
- Maternal Mortality Ratio — UN Maternal Mortality Estimation Inter-Agency Group (MMEIG), CC BY 3.0 IGO
- Human Development Index — UNDP Human Development Report Office, CC BY 3.0 IGO
The other 52 statistics on this page come from 15 publishers, each named beside its numbers, with every edition and licence on the datasets pages.
The standing itself is part of the Country Index 2026, published under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Photographs
Rwanda’s banner and the countries placed highest, from their profiles: Wikimedia Commons, shown in greyscale, each used under the licence named.
- Rwanda (banner) — Peace Batuma, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Cook Islands — Benedict Adam, CC BY 2.0
- Norway — Ximonic , Simo Räsänen, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Denmark — User:Aconcagua, CC BY-SA 3.0
Cite this page
Nations Inquiry (2026). Rwanda: Development & Human Capital — standing and statistics, Country Index 2026. https://nationsinquiry.com/countries/rwanda/development