Poverty & Inequality in Rwanda

94 indicators covering poverty & inequality for Rwanda.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Share in poverty relative to different poverty lines 38.6% 2023 down 40.9% 15th
Distribution of population between different poverty lines 55,705 people 2023 up 46.6% 97th
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $30 a day 99.1% 2023 down 0.3% 28th
Share of population living in extreme poverty 38.6% 2023 down 40.9% 15th
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $8.30 a day 89.8% 2023 down 4.1% 14th
Number of people living in extreme poverty 8.72 million people 2023 up 122.0% 74th
Distribution of population between different poverty lines 5.47 million people 2023 down 25.8% 24th
Number of people living in extreme poverty 5.47 million people 2023 down 25.8% 24th
Share living on less than $8.30 a day vs. mean income or consumption 89.8% 2023 down 4.1% 14th
The share and number of people living in extreme poverty 38.6% 2023 down 40.9% 15th
Relative poverty: Share of population below 40% of the median 3.1% 2023 down 48.5% 100th
Relative poverty: Share of population below 50% of the median 8.1% 2023 down 33.2% 94th
Relative poverty: Share of population below 60% of the median 15.3% 2023 down 22.5% 91st
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $40 a day 99.6% 2023 down 0.1% 27th
Extreme monetary poverty and multidimensional poverty over time 38.6% 2023 down 40.9% 15th
Share of population living on less than $4.20 per day vs. share in multidimensional poverty 62.2% 2023 down 22.3% 13th
Share of global population living in extreme poverty including and excluding China 38.6% 2023 down 40.9% 15th
Share of the population in poverty vs. Electoral Democracy Index 92.8% 2023 down 2.8% 15th
Number of people living in extreme poverty: September 2024 data vs. latest data 5.47 million people 2023 down 25.8% 24th
Distribution of population between different poverty lines 55,705 people 2023 up 46.6% 97th
Gini coefficient 0.3936 2023 down 12.7% 31st
Share of children who are underweight vs. share in extreme poverty 7.7% 2020 down 34.2% 56th
Cereal yield vs. extreme poverty rate 38.6% 2023 down 40.9% 15th
Distribution of population between different poverty lines (2011 prices) 226,829 people 2016 down 7.3% 111th
Share of population living in extreme poverty (2011 prices) 56.5% 2016 down 18.2% 6th
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $30 a day (2011 prices) 99.8% 2016 up 0.2% 18th
Share of population living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices 56.5% 2016 down 18.2% 6th
Number of people living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices 6.87 million people 2016 up 8.0% 17th
Share of population living on less than the lower-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices 80.3% 2016 down 6.3% 5th
Share of population living on less than the upper-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices 91.9% 2016 down 1.9% 9th
Share of population living in extreme poverty (2017 prices) 52.0% 2016 down 21.3% 6th
Proportion of population living in multidimensional poverty 30.5% 2024 down 7.3% 7th
Share in multidimensional poverty according to national definitions 30.4% 2022 down 18.5% 11th
Proportion of population below the international poverty line of 55.5% 2016 down 18.7% 2nd