Government of Canada

Facts at a Glance

This table provides some facts about Rwanda related to international development and compares them with similar facts about Canada.

Topic Rwanda Canada
Official name: Rwandese Republic Canada
Capital: Kigali Ottawa
Area (thousands of km2) 26 9,985
Population (millions) 10.0 (2008) 33.4 (2008)
Population density (per km2) 385 (2008) 3 (2008)
Urban population (%-2008) 18 80
Gross national income (GNI) (per capita) US$320 (2007) US$39,420 (2007)
GNI purchasing power parity (PPP) (per capita): US$860 (2007) US$35,310 (2007)
Structure of GDP PIB (%-2007)
Agriculture
Industry
Services

36
14
50

2
32
66
Ecological footprint (global hectares per person-2006): 0.8 7.1
Human development index HDI ranking: 165th of 179 countries (2006) 3rd (2006)
Gender-related development index (GDI ) ranking 142nd of 157 countries (2006) 4th (2006)
Life expectancy at birth: 44 (1970), 46 (2007) 73 (1970), 81 (2007)
Mortality rate under 5 years old (per 1,000) 195 (1990), 181 (2007) 8 (1990), 6 (2007)
Adult literacy rate (% 2000-2006)
Total
Men
Women

65
71
60

99
99
99
Population using improved drinking water sources (%-2006)
Total
Urban
Rural


65
82
61


100
100
99