Rwanda vs Uganda: Share of population living in urban areas vs. GDP per capita

Rwanda

30.9%

in 2025

Uganda

31.9%

in 2025

Rwanda rank

210th

Uganda rank

207th

Share of population living in urban areas vs. GDP per capita over time

Uganda currently reports 31.9% against 30.9% in Rwanda, a difference of 1.0%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 76 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Uganda ahead.

Rwanda ranks 210th and Uganda ranks 207th of 236 countries.

Indicator: Share of population living in urban areas vs. GDP per capita
Unit: %
Source: United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 237 places, 18,012 data points, 1950–2025
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Share of the population living in urban areas, based on each country's national definition.