Afghanistan vs Rwanda: Self-reported life satisfaction vs. GDP per capita

Afghanistan
1.45
in 2025
Rwanda
3.27
in 2021
Afghanistan rank
157th
Rwanda rank
154th

Self-reported life satisfaction vs. GDP per capita over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Rwanda
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How they compare

Rwanda currently reports 3.27 against 1.45 in Afghanistan, a difference of 1.82.

That makes Rwanda's figure about 2.3 times Afghanistan's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 10 shared years of data; in 2011 it was Afghanistan ahead.

Globally, Afghanistan ranks 157th and Rwanda ranks 154th of 157 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Self-reported life satisfaction vs. GDP per capita
Source
Wellbeing Research Centre (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
157 places, 2,073 data points, 2011–2025
Last refreshed

Average of survey responses. The survey question asks respondents their current position on a hypothetical ladder, where the best possible life for them is a 10, and the worst possible life is a 0.