Rwanda

Highlights

  1. In Rwanda, there are 5 data centers and there is 1 active IXP.
  2. Out of the 1000 most-visited websites, 61% can be reached on a local server or cache in Rwanda. This exceeds Internet Society's target of 50%.
  3. Approximately 34% of the population is an Internet user.
  4. Internet Society gives Rwanda an overall Internet resilience score of 54%, which means it has medium capacity to withstand unexpected faults or challenges to normal operation.
  5. Rwanda received a security preparedness score of 98.08 on the 2024 Global Cybersecurity Index. Its e-government system readiness score is 70.48.
ccTLD
.rw
Flag of Rwanda
Region
Africa
Sub-region
Eastern Africa
Population
14,256,567
UN classification(s)
  • Least Developed Country
  • Land Locked Developing Country
  • Low income country

Internet Usage Permanent link

Internet penetration

34%

of the population used the Internet at least once over a 3-month period

39%
Africa average

Average download speed

Based on an average of 300 users

  • 3.49 Mbps
    Broadband
  • 3.49 Mbps
    Mobile

Average Internet cost

3.17%

of average income (GNI) is needed to cover a low-consumption basket, using at least 3G technology.

Network Infrastructure Permanent link

Mobile 4G and 5G coverage

  • 99%
    has access to at least one device with 4G mobile Internet
  • < 1%
    has access to at least one device with 5G mobile Internet

Active networks

The building blocks of the Internet, identified by Autonomous System (AS) numbers.

20
active networks

International connections

Routes to the global Internet

Upstream diversity is

Very Good
More than 2 connections to the global Internet improves the ability to recover from unexpected events.

Adoption of IPv6

17%
of users can access online resources using IPv6, the new generation of the Internet Protocol
5%
Africa average

Market Overview Permanent link

Data centers

Number of data centers in operation

5

active data centers

Internet Exchange Points

1

IXP in Rwanda

1
Africa average
85% of 20

active networks connect via an IXP

Total number of IXP members in Rwanda

Locally cached content

61%

of the top 1000 websites in Rwanda can be accessed through an in-country server or cache

36%
Africa average

Top Internet service providers

Top Internet Service Providers (ISPs) by market share

  • MTN Rwandacell: 41%
  • Airtel Rwanda Ltd: 26%
  • GVA Cote d'Ivoire SAS: 11%
  • Airtel Uganda Limited: 8%
  • KT RWANDA NETWORK Ltd: 7%

Market competition

Poor

market competitiveness for Internet customers and end users

Digital public services rating

The UN's measure of a country's e-government ecosystem readiness

54.52

Country-level domain use

7,929

domains registered using .rw, the country code top-level domain (ccTLD).

Security Permanent link

Global Cybersecurity Index

Estimates the ability of a country or economy to prevent and manage cyber incidents

98 / 100

Routing security practices

The use of resource public key infrastructure (RPKI), which connects IP prefixes to the correct autonomous system (AS)

ROA

Route origin authorization uses a cryptographic signature to certify network announcements

  • 55%
    of IPv4 prefixes protected
  • 67%
    of IPv6 prefixes protected

ROV

Route origin validation filters out route announcements

  • 4%
    of networks are using ROV to filter out invalid prefixes and networks

DNSSEC status

  • Active

DNSSEC coverage

< 1%

of all domains under the ccTLD are protected with DNSSEC

2%
Africa average

Adoption of DNSSEC

49%

of DNS queries are protected by DNSSEC, across all web traffic

48%
Africa average

Footnotes Permanent link

The geographic boundaries and country names shown do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of the Internet Society concerning the legal status of any country, territory, city or area of its authorities. Regions and Sub-Regions are taken from the UN Standard Country or Area Codes for Statistical Use (Series M, No. 49).

Pulse uses the most recent possible data from international sources. For some indicators in Pulse, the source data may be updated more frequently. For more information on how often we update individual data points, see the Indicator page.