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Chad vs Djibouti statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Chad has a population of 20.3M (ranked 65/197), compared with 1.17M in Djibouti (ranked 158/197). Chad's land area is 486,180 sq mi versus 8,950 sq mi for Djibouti (ranked 21st vs. 147th).

By GDP, Chad ranks 127/197 ($20.6B) and Djibouti ranks 165/197 ($4.09B). By GDP per capita, Chad ranks 175/197 ($1,016), while Djibouti ranks 134/197 ($3,496).

Main facts and rankings

Chad Djibouti
Population
21450865
1196428
Population rank 64/197 158/197
GDP
$20.6B
2024
$4.09B
2024
GDP rank 127/197 165/197
GDP per capita
$1,016
2024
$3,496
2024
GDP per capita rank 175/197 134/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$2,962
2024
$7,776
2024
Government debt
$6.97B
2024
$1.36B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
33.9%
2025
31.2%
2025
Government debt per person
$343
2024
$1,163
2024
Government debt per person rank 175/185 138/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$1,511
2025
$2,788
2025
Land area
486,180 sq mi
2025
8,950 sq mi
2025
Population density
41.8 ppl/mi²
2024
130.6 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
6.12
2023
2.61
2023
Median age
16.8 years
2024
25.7 years
2024
Life expectancy
55.4 years
2025
66.4 years
2025

Chad and Djibouti: Comparison Charts

Chad and Djibouti economies compared

GDP
Chad

Djibouti
Year GDP
Chad Djibouti
1960 $313,582,728 -
1961 $333,975,336 -
1962 $357,635,713 -
1963 $371,767,002 -
1964 $392,247,518 -
1965 $416,926,303 -
1966 $432,794,922 -
1967 $449,826,323 -
1968 $453,980,096 -
1969 $471,635,622 -
1970 $469,266,737 -
1971 $501,866,730 -
1972 $585,427,547 -
1973 $647,199,483 -
1974 $652,532,795 -
1975 $864,602,105 -
1976 $866,044,962 -
1977 $935,360,465 -
1978 $1,113,920,124 -
1979 $1,004,316,496 -
1980 $1,033,002,404 -
1981 $876,937,558 -
1982 $834,369,860 -
1983 $832,415,806 -
1984 $919,103,735 -
1985 $1,033,069,709 $340,989,528
1986 $1,067,828,246 -
1987 $1,163,426,852 $373,371,738
1988 $1,482,597,298 $395,794,539
1989 $1,433,686,312 $409,220,087
1990 $1,738,605,558 $452,328,087
1991 $1,877,137,982 $462,421,999
1992 $1,881,847,670 $478,058,305
1993 $1,463,251,164 $466,048,469
1994 $1,179,837,963 $491,689,221
1995 $1,445,919,895 $497,723,961
1996 $1,607,345,356 $494,004,648
1997 $1,544,689,577 $502,675,542
1998 $1,744,794,531 $514,267,869
1999 $1,534,673,583 $536,080,148
2000 $1,388,506,772 $551,230,862
2001 $1,710,843,377 $572,417,441
2002 $1,997,005,709 $591,122,040
2003 $2,742,815,072 $622,044,666
2004 $4,422,855,661 $666,072,102
2005 $8,655,892,393 $708,633,195
2006 $9,709,626,596 $768,873,684
2007 $10,865,385,132 $847,918,929
2008 $13,385,593,990 $999,105,339
2009 $12,317,614,054 $1,049,110,685
2010 $14,058,506,664 $1,128,611,700
2011 $16,685,349,674 $1,239,144,502
2012 $17,892,228,570 $1,353,632,942
2013 $17,865,316,886 $2,044,440,443
2014 $18,144,336,904 $2,220,637,966
2015 $14,559,599,500 $2,424,391,785
2016 $13,026,289,836 $2,604,955,229
2017 $13,349,041,409 $2,762,581,334
2018 $15,327,000,249 $2,913,464,658
2019 $14,905,517,743 $3,088,851,450
2020 $14,932,897,821 $3,144,136,197
2021 $16,871,937,698 $3,392,796,953
2022 $17,828,508,290 $3,562,814,909
2023 $19,107,685,021 $3,917,150,481
2024 $20,625,711,665 $4,086,402,719

Chad and Djibouti economies compared

GDP per capita
Chad

Djibouti
Year GDP per capita
Chad Djibouti
1960 $102.8 -
1961 $107.3 -
1962 $112.6 -
1963 $114.7 -
1964 $118.6 -
1965 $123.6 -
1966 $125.8 -
1967 $128.2 -
1968 $126.9 -
1969 $129.2 -
1970 $125.9 -
1971 $131.8 -
1972 $150.4 -
1973 $162.4 -
1974 $160 -
1975 $207.5 -
1976 $203.7 -
1977 $215.9 -
1978 $252.5 -
1979 $222.9 -
1980 $228.8 -
1981 $194 -
1982 $176.1 -
1983 $167.2 -
1984 $182.2 -
1985 $202.7 $847
1986 $203.4 $800
1987 $213.9 $822
1988 $263.5 $817
1989 $246.4 $782
1990 $290.6 $780
1991 $302 $733
1992 $290.6 $764
1993 $220.7 $759
1994 $173.9 $785
1995 $204 $786
1996 $216.9 $762
1997 $201.4 $748
1998 $219.8 $735
1999 $186.6 $740
2000 $163.1 $738
2001 $194.3 $742
2002 $219.1 $743
2003 $289.1 $765
2004 $446 $806
2005 $838 $844
2006 $907 $898
2007 $980 $970
2008 $1,166 $1,119
2009 $1,036 $1,151
2010 $1,142 $1,213
2011 $1,308 $1,306
2012 $1,354 $1,400
2013 $1,305 $2,076
2014 $1,279 $2,215
2015 $994 $2,376
2016 $862 $2,510
2017 $854 $2,619
2018 $949 $2,718
2019 $893 $2,837
2020 $867 $2,845
2021 $946 $3,026
2022 $966 $3,133
2023 $989 $3,398
2024 $1,016 $3,496

Chad vs. Djibouti life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Chad

Djibouti
Year Life expectancy, years
Chad Djibouti
1950 35.2 40.7
1951 35.5 41
1952 35.9 41.2
1953 36.3 41.5
1954 36.8 41.8
1955 37.3 42
1956 37.9 42.3
1957 38.3 42.6
1958 38.7 42.8
1959 39 43.1
1960 39.2 43.4
1961 39.4 43.8
1962 39.6 44.1
1963 39.9 44.4
1964 40.1 44.8
1965 40.1 45.2
1966 40.1 45.6
1967 40.4 46.1
1968 40.7 46.6
1969 41 47.1
1970 41.4 47.5
1971 40.9 47.3
1972 41.9 48.5
1973 42.4 49.1
1974 42.6 49.5
1975 42.7 49.9
1976 42.7 50.3
1977 42.9 50.8
1978 43 51.2
1979 43.2 51.6
1980 43.5 52
1981 43.5 52.4
1982 43.9 52.9
1983 44.4 53.3
1984 44.7 53.7
1985 45.3 54.1
1986 45.6 54.5
1987 43.1 54.8
1988 46.4 55.1
1989 46.4 55.4
1990 45.1 55.5
1991 46.6 55.2
1992 46.8 54.4
1993 47 55.7
1994 47.1 55.6
1995 47.5 56.2
1996 47.6 56.3
1997 47.8 56.2
1998 47.8 56.4
1999 47.9 56.6
2000 47.9 56.7
2001 48.3 57.5
2002 48.4 57.8
2003 48.6 58
2004 48.7 58.1
2005 48.9 58.5
2006 48.7 59
2007 49.2 59.4
2008 49.5 59.8
2009 49.8 60.4
2010 50.1 60.7
2011 50.4 61.3
2012 50.8 61.7
2013 51.1 62.1
2014 51.1 62.4
2015 51.3 62.8
2016 51.6 63.3
2017 51.9 63.7
2018 52.4 64.1
2019 53 64.4
2020 53.1 64.2
2021 53.1 63.8
2022 54.5 65.5
2023 55.1 66
2024 55.2 66.2
2025 55.4 66.4

Chad and Djibouti population clocks and comparison

Population
Chad

Djibouti
Year Population
Chad Djibouti
1960 3,049,838 86,024
1961 3,111,947 89,390
1962 3,175,598 93,283
1963 3,240,905 97,872
1964 3,307,479 103,198
1965 3,374,220 109,092
1966 3,440,903 115,269
1967 3,508,512 121,649
1968 3,578,231 128,250
1969 3,651,113 136,078
1970 3,727,828 145,175
1971 3,807,316 155,136
1972 3,893,252 166,256
1973 3,985,909 178,449
1974 4,078,356 192,613
1975 4,167,234 209,908
1976 4,251,297 230,737
1977 4,331,667 254,613
1978 4,411,366 280,031
1979 4,505,384 304,513
1980 4,515,453 325,815
1981 4,520,959 343,047
1982 4,738,483 356,880
1983 4,979,130 369,553
1984 5,045,145 384,053
1985 5,096,269 402,687
1986 5,251,069 426,341
1987 5,438,309 454,399
1988 5,625,602 484,523
1989 5,819,586 523,355
1990 5,982,833 579,538
1991 6,205,676 631,092
1992 6,474,656 626,010
1993 6,629,146 614,245
1994 6,783,450 626,710
1995 7,089,064 633,074
1996 7,410,108 648,348
1997 7,670,366 671,817
1998 7,938,840 699,352
1999 8,222,705 724,218
2000 8,512,093 747,318
2001 8,804,124 771,313
2002 9,116,192 795,574
2003 9,487,833 813,519
2004 9,920,036 826,124
2005 10,328,092 839,167
2006 10,706,424 855,764
2007 11,081,660 874,528
2008 11,476,296 892,734
2009 11,893,754 911,527
2010 12,312,575 930,251
2011 12,754,997 948,558
2012 13,210,998 966,747
2013 13,691,079 984,824
2014 14,188,678 1,002,717
2015 14,647,621 1,020,313
2016 15,114,655 1,037,653
2017 15,622,759 1,054,841
2018 16,156,531 1,071,882
2019 16,685,223 1,088,709
2020 17,224,679 1,105,188
2021 17,828,273 1,121,248
2022 18,455,316 1,137,096
2023 19,319,064 1,152,944
2024 20,299,123 1,168,722

Fertility rates in Chad and Djibouti

Fertility rate
Chad

Djibouti
Year Fertility rate
Chad Djibouti
1960 6.25 6.85
1961 6.27 6.85
1962 6.29 6.85
1963 6.3 6.86
1964 6.32 6.87
1965 6.34 6.86
1966 6.36 6.88
1967 6.39 6.87
1968 6.43 6.88
1969 6.48 6.88
1970 6.53 6.88
1971 6.58 6.88
1972 6.85 6.85
1973 6.87 6.82
1974 6.86 6.78
1975 6.88 6.74
1976 6.89 6.69
1977 6.9 6.64
1978 6.89 6.59
1979 6.91 6.52
1980 6.91 6.46
1981 6.94 6.4
1982 6.96 6.34
1983 6.98 6.3
1984 7.02 6.25
1985 7.04 6.19
1986 7.07 6.14
1987 7.11 6.09
1988 7.15 6.03
1989 7.19 5.97
1990 7.22 5.93
1991 7.26 5.86
1992 7.3 5.75
1993 7.34 5.64
1994 7.31 5.51
1995 7.29 5.33
1996 7.29 5.15
1997 7.27 4.97
1998 7.27 4.8
1999 7.26 4.69
2000 7.25 4.6
2001 7.23 4.52
2002 7.2 4.41
2003 7.18 4.3
2004 7.16 4.16
2005 7.13 4.04
2006 7.12 3.9
2007 7.09 3.76
2008 7.06 3.62
2009 7.02 3.52
2010 6.99 3.43
2011 6.95 3.34
2012 6.91 3.26
2013 6.84 3.19
2014 6.78 3.12
2015 6.71 3.04
2016 6.62 2.97
2017 6.54 2.92
2018 6.46 2.86
2019 6.41 2.8
2020 6.35 2.75
2021 6.26 2.7
2022 6.22 2.65
2023 6.12 2.61

Chad and Djibouti demographics compared

Median age
Chad

Djibouti
Year Median age, years
Chad Djibouti
1960 19.9 17.7
1961 19.8 17.7
1962 19.6 17.8
1963 19.5 17.9
1964 19.4 17.9
1965 19.2 17.9
1966 19.1 17.9
1967 19 17.9
1968 18.8 17.9
1969 18.7 17.8
1970 18.6 17.8
1971 18.5 17.7
1972 18.3 17.6
1973 18.2 17.5
1974 18 17.4
1975 17.9 17.3
1976 17.7 17.3
1977 17.5 17.2
1978 17.3 17.2
1979 17.1 17.2
1980 16.7 17.2
1981 16.2 17.2
1982 16.6 17.3
1983 17 17.3
1984 16.7 17.4
1985 16.3 17.4
1986 16.3 17.5
1987 16.4 17.6
1988 16.5 17.7
1989 16.5 17.8
1990 16.3 17.9
1991 16.3 18
1992 16.4 18.1
1993 16.2 18.2
1994 15.9 18.3
1995 16 18.4
1996 16.1 18.6
1997 15.9 18.9
1998 15.8 19.3
1999 15.7 19.6
2000 15.6 19.9
2001 15.5 20.2
2002 15.4 20.4
2003 15.5 20.6
2004 15.7 20.6
2005 15.7 20.7
2006 15.7 20.9
2007 15.6 21.1
2008 15.6 21.3
2009 15.6 21.6
2010 15.6 21.8
2011 15.6 22
2012 15.6 22.3
2013 15.7 22.5
2014 15.7 22.8
2015 15.7 23.1
2016 15.7 23.4
2017 15.8 23.6
2018 15.8 23.9
2019 15.9 24.2
2020 16 24.5
2021 16.1 24.8
2022 16.2 25.1
2023 16.5 25.4
2024 16.8 25.7

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Chad Djibouti
GNI, Atlas method
$19.7B
2024
$4.14B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
18.3%
2025
21.6%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
3.2%
2023
3.75%
2018
Military expenditure, % of GDP
2.91%
2023
2.63%
2008
Armed forces personnel
45,000
2020
13,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-0.54%
2025
-3.05%
2025
Unemployment rate
1.14%
2018
40%
2017
Services, % of GDP
31.6%
2024
75.5%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
29.7%
2024
15.4%
2024
Economic freedom index
52.2
2025
55.7
2025
Income share by richest 10%
29.5%
2022
32.3%
2017
Income share by poorest 10%
2.8%
2022
1.9%
2017
Total reserves including gold
$1.05B
2023
$349M
2024
Personal remittances received
$0
2023
$56M
2024
International tourist arrivals
10,399
2020
63,000
2013
International tourism as share of exports n/a
1.25%
2018
Banked people share
20.9%
2024
12.3%
2011

Energy

Chad Djibouti
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
198.5 kg
2022
163.5 kg
2007
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$14.3
2022
n/a
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
2.57 megatons
2023
0.75 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.13 tons
2023
0.65 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2022
0%
2007
Renewable energy use share
70%
2022
26.9%
2022
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
0.02%
2022
n/a
Net energy imports use share
-177.8%
2022
n/a
Electric power consumption per capita
14.5 kWh
2022
n/a
Renewable electricity output share
4.64%
2021
35.4%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
12%
2023
65.2%
2023

Society

Chad Djibouti
% of world population
0.25%
2024
0.01%
2024
Annual migration change
+204,040
2024
-11
2024
Urban population
24.7%
2024
78.7%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.64 ft
2025
5.6 ft
2025
Average female height
5.32 ft
2025
5.24 ft
2025
Quality of life index
2
2025
24.4
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
21
2024
31
2024
Higher education index
11
2025
6
2025
Homicides per 100K people
9.04
2015
6.48
2015
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
32.4
2019
23.5
2019
Visa free countries
60
2025
62
2025
Adult literacy rate
27.3%
2022
67.9%
2003
English speaking
0%
2025
1%
2025
People using the Internet
13.2%
2023
65%
2023

Health

Chad Djibouti
Government health expenditure per capita
$40.2
2022
$81.8
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$23.4
2022
$25.4
2022
Life expectancy
55.4 years
2025
66.4 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
18.7%
2022
25.8%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.09
2022
0.2
2014
Age at first childbirth
18.1 years
2025
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
748
2023
162
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
101.1
2023
50.4
2023
Obesity rate
7.01%
2022
11.7%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
7.3%
2024
6.5%
2024
Air quality index
1
2025
44
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
7.4%
2022
n/a
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
2.91 liters
2020
0.38 liters
2020

Territory

Chad Djibouti
% of world land
0.85%
2025
0.02%
2025
Land area per capita
23,951 sq mi
2024
7,658 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
194,353 sq mi
2025
6,579 sq mi
2025
Forest area
15,368 sq mi
2025
23.3 sq mi
2025
Roads length
24,855 mi
2018
1,798 mi
2013

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