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Chad vs El Salvador statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Chad has a population of 20.3M (ranked 65/197), compared with 6.34M in El Salvador (ranked 111/197). Chad's land area is 486,180 sq mi versus 8,000 sq mi for El Salvador (ranked 21st vs. 150th).

By GDP, Chad ranks 127/197 ($20.6B) and El Salvador ranks 105/197 ($35.4B). By GDP per capita, Chad ranks 175/197 ($1,016), while El Salvador ranks 116/197 ($5,580).

Main facts and rankings

Chad El Salvador
Population
21450865
6386184
Population rank 64/197 112/197
GDP
$20.6B
2024
$35.4B
2024
GDP rank 127/197 105/197
GDP per capita
$1,016
2024
$5,580
2024
GDP per capita rank 175/197 116/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$2,962
2024
$13,264
2024
Government debt
$6.97B
2024
$31B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
33.9%
2025
87.9%
2025
Government debt per person
$343
2024
$4,887
2024
Government debt per person rank 175/185 80/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$1,511
2025
$4,836
2025
Land area
486,180 sq mi
2025
8,000 sq mi
2025
Population density
41.8 ppl/mi²
2024
792 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
6.12
2023
1.78
2023
Median age
16.8 years
2024
28.5 years
2024
Life expectancy
55.4 years
2025
72.5 years
2025

Chad and El Salvador: Comparison Charts

Chad and El Salvador economies compared

GDP
Chad

El Salvador
Year GDP
Chad El Salvador
1960 $313,582,728 -
1961 $333,975,336 -
1962 $357,635,713 -
1963 $371,767,002 -
1964 $392,247,518 -
1965 $416,926,303 $877,720,000
1966 $432,794,922 $929,520,000
1967 $449,826,323 $976,200,000
1968 $453,980,096 $1,009,760,100
1969 $471,635,622 $1,049,400,000
1970 $469,266,737 $1,132,920,000
1971 $501,866,730 $1,186,120,000
1972 $585,427,547 $1,263,720,000
1973 $647,199,483 $1,442,320,000
1974 $652,532,795 $1,665,880,000
1975 $864,602,105 $1,884,120,100
1976 $866,044,962 $2,328,280,100
1977 $935,360,465 $2,941,640,100
1978 $1,113,920,124 $3,127,960,000
1979 $1,004,316,496 $3,463,639,900
1980 $1,033,002,404 $3,573,959,900
1981 $876,937,558 $3,437,200,200
1982 $834,369,860 $3,399,189,100
1983 $832,415,806 $3,506,347,800
1984 $919,103,735 $3,661,683,400
1985 $1,033,069,709 $3,800,368,600
1986 $1,067,828,246 $3,771,663,200
1987 $1,163,426,852 $3,958,045,800
1988 $1,482,597,298 $4,189,880,000
1989 $1,433,686,312 $4,372,215,300
1990 $1,738,605,558 $4,817,542,204
1991 $1,877,137,982 $5,252,342,400
1992 $1,881,847,670 $5,813,399,300
1993 $1,463,251,164 $6,680,269,200
1994 $1,179,837,963 $7,679,384,000
1995 $1,445,919,895 $8,921,947,100
1996 $1,607,345,356 $9,586,327,800
1997 $1,544,689,577 $10,221,705,900
1998 $1,744,794,531 $10,936,669,900
1999 $1,534,673,583 $11,284,197,000
2000 $1,388,506,772 $11,784,927,700
2001 $1,710,843,377 $12,282,533,600
2002 $1,997,005,709 $12,664,190,300
2003 $2,742,815,072 $13,243,892,200
2004 $4,422,855,661 $13,724,810,900
2005 $8,655,892,393 $14,698,000,000
2006 $9,709,626,596 $15,999,890,000
2007 $10,865,385,132 $17,011,750,000
2008 $13,385,593,990 $17,986,890,000
2009 $12,317,614,054 $17,601,620,000
2010 $14,058,506,664 $18,447,920,000
2011 $16,685,349,674 $20,283,780,000
2012 $17,892,228,570 $21,386,150,000
2013 $17,865,316,886 $21,990,960,000
2014 $18,144,336,904 $22,593,470,000
2015 $14,559,599,500 $23,438,240,000
2016 $13,026,289,836 $24,191,430,000
2017 $13,349,041,409 $24,979,190,000
2018 $15,327,000,249 $26,020,850,000
2019 $14,905,517,743 $26,881,140,000
2020 $14,932,897,821 $24,921,190,000
2021 $16,871,937,698 $29,043,140,000
2022 $17,828,508,290 $31,870,120,000
2023 $19,107,685,021 $33,853,940,000
2024 $20,625,711,665 $35,364,960,000

Chad and El Salvador economies compared

GDP per capita
Chad

El Salvador
Year GDP per capita
Chad El Salvador
1960 $102.8 -
1961 $107.3 -
1962 $112.6 -
1963 $114.7 -
1964 $118.6 -
1965 $123.6 $274.3
1966 $125.8 $282.4
1967 $128.2 $288.4
1968 $126.9 $290.1
1969 $129.2 $293.4
1970 $125.9 $309
1971 $131.8 $316
1972 $150.4 $329
1973 $162.4 $366
1974 $160 $413
1975 $207.5 $457
1976 $203.7 $553
1977 $215.9 $684
1978 $252.5 $712
1979 $222.9 $773
1980 $228.8 $787
1981 $194 $752
1982 $176.1 $735
1983 $167.2 $745
1984 $182.2 $763
1985 $202.7 $776
1986 $203.4 $755
1987 $213.9 $777
1988 $263.5 $806
1989 $246.4 $825
1990 $290.6 $892
1991 $302 $956
1992 $290.6 $1,041
1993 $220.7 $1,180
1994 $173.9 $1,344
1995 $204 $1,548
1996 $216.9 $1,651
1997 $201.4 $1,749
1998 $219.8 $1,860
1999 $186.6 $1,908
2000 $163.1 $1,983
2001 $194.3 $2,058
2002 $219.1 $2,115
2003 $289.1 $2,208
2004 $446 $2,286
2005 $838 $2,447
2006 $907 $2,666
2007 $980 $2,831
2008 $1,166 $2,983
2009 $1,036 $2,910
2010 $1,142 $3,040
2011 $1,308 $3,331
2012 $1,354 $3,498
2013 $1,305 $3,582
2014 $1,279 $3,666
2015 $994 $3,790
2016 $862 $3,901
2017 $854 $4,020
2018 $949 $4,184
2019 $893 $4,320
2020 $867 $3,997
2021 $946 $4,643
2022 $966 $5,075
2023 $989 $5,365
2024 $1,016 $5,580

Chad vs. El Salvador life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Chad

El Salvador
Year Life expectancy, years
Chad El Salvador
1950 35.2 44.2
1951 35.5 43.8
1952 35.9 44.8
1953 36.3 45
1954 36.8 45.5
1955 37.3 46
1956 37.9 46.6
1957 38.3 47.1
1958 38.7 47.7
1959 39 48
1960 39.2 48.3
1961 39.4 48.6
1962 39.6 49
1963 39.9 49.4
1964 40.1 49.7
1965 40.1 50.2
1966 40.1 50.7
1967 40.4 50.8
1968 40.7 50.8
1969 41 51.3
1970 41.4 51.4
1971 40.9 51.7
1972 41.9 52
1973 42.4 52.8
1974 42.6 52.9
1975 42.7 53.4
1976 42.7 54.4
1977 42.9 54
1978 43 54.7
1979 43.2 53.8
1980 43.5 48.6
1981 43.5 50.9
1982 43.9 53.3
1983 44.4 54.4
1984 44.7 56.6
1985 45.3 58
1986 45.6 59.3
1987 43.1 59.4
1988 46.4 60
1989 46.4 61.3
1990 45.1 62
1991 46.6 62.5
1992 46.8 62.9
1993 47 64
1994 47.1 64.5
1995 47.5 64.9
1996 47.6 65.5
1997 47.8 66.2
1998 47.8 66.7
1999 47.9 67.3
2000 47.9 67.7
2001 48.3 68
2002 48.4 68.5
2003 48.6 68.8
2004 48.7 69.3
2005 48.9 69.3
2006 48.7 69.6
2007 49.2 69.8
2008 49.5 70.1
2009 49.8 70.4
2010 50.1 70.9
2011 50.4 71.2
2012 50.8 71.4
2013 51.1 71.2
2014 51.1 71.1
2015 51.3 71
2016 51.6 70.9
2017 51.9 71
2018 52.4 71.4
2019 53 71.7
2020 53.1 70.2
2021 53.1 69.9
2022 54.5 72
2023 55.1 72.1
2024 55.2 72.3
2025 55.4 72.5

Chad and El Salvador population clocks and comparison

Population
Chad

El Salvador
Year Population
Chad El Salvador
1960 3,049,838 2,791,459
1961 3,111,947 2,870,016
1962 3,175,598 2,949,204
1963 3,240,905 3,028,679
1964 3,307,479 3,111,883
1965 3,374,220 3,199,466
1966 3,440,903 3,290,961
1967 3,508,512 3,385,184
1968 3,578,231 3,480,773
1969 3,651,113 3,576,485
1970 3,727,828 3,668,796
1971 3,807,316 3,757,523
1972 3,893,252 3,846,830
1973 3,985,909 3,938,068
1974 4,078,356 4,029,671
1975 4,167,234 4,120,449
1976 4,251,297 4,210,310
1977 4,331,667 4,301,256
1978 4,411,366 4,394,114
1979 4,505,384 4,480,388
1980 4,515,453 4,540,382
1981 4,520,959 4,570,599
1982 4,738,483 4,622,477
1983 4,979,130 4,707,367
1984 5,045,145 4,798,003
1985 5,096,269 4,894,706
1986 5,251,069 4,992,769
1987 5,438,309 5,092,441
1988 5,625,602 5,195,833
1989 5,819,586 5,298,979
1990 5,982,833 5,399,726
1991 6,205,676 5,495,077
1992 6,474,656 5,585,609
1993 6,629,146 5,659,957
1994 6,783,450 5,714,129
1995 7,089,064 5,762,131
1996 7,410,108 5,805,286
1997 7,670,366 5,844,578
1998 7,938,840 5,880,781
1999 8,222,705 5,913,900
2000 8,512,093 5,943,366
2001 8,804,124 5,968,060
2002 9,116,192 5,986,631
2003 9,487,833 5,998,599
2004 9,920,036 6,004,671
2005 10,328,092 6,005,578
2006 10,706,424 6,002,319
2007 11,081,660 6,009,824
2008 11,476,296 6,029,297
2009 11,893,754 6,048,279
2010 12,312,575 6,068,249
2011 12,754,997 6,090,127
2012 13,210,998 6,113,975
2013 13,691,079 6,138,839
2014 14,188,678 6,162,955
2015 14,647,621 6,183,676
2016 15,114,655 6,200,800
2017 15,622,759 6,213,533
2018 16,156,531 6,219,807
2019 16,685,223 6,222,318
2020 17,224,679 6,234,673
2021 17,828,273 6,255,782
2022 18,455,316 6,280,319
2023 19,319,064 6,309,624
2024 20,299,123 6,338,193

Fertility rates in Chad and El Salvador

Fertility rate
Chad

El Salvador
Year Fertility rate
Chad El Salvador
1960 6.25 6.62
1961 6.27 6.64
1962 6.29 6.68
1963 6.3 6.69
1964 6.32 6.68
1965 6.34 6.64
1966 6.36 6.57
1967 6.39 6.49
1968 6.43 6.39
1969 6.48 6.28
1970 6.53 6.18
1971 6.58 6.13
1972 6.85 6.03
1973 6.87 5.93
1974 6.86 5.82
1975 6.88 5.71
1976 6.89 5.59
1977 6.9 5.47
1978 6.89 5.36
1979 6.91 5.23
1980 6.91 5.11
1981 6.94 4.99
1982 6.96 4.83
1983 6.98 4.65
1984 7.02 4.48
1985 7.04 4.32
1986 7.07 4.19
1987 7.11 4.18
1988 7.15 4.1
1989 7.19 4.03
1990 7.22 3.96
1991 7.26 3.89
1992 7.3 3.8
1993 7.34 3.69
1994 7.31 3.61
1995 7.29 3.57
1996 7.29 3.48
1997 7.27 3.38
1998 7.27 3.34
1999 7.26 3.22
2000 7.25 3.08
2001 7.23 2.93
2002 7.2 2.78
2003 7.18 2.64
2004 7.16 2.52
2005 7.13 2.44
2006 7.12 2.4
2007 7.09 2.35
2008 7.06 2.29
2009 7.02 2.26
2010 6.99 2.24
2011 6.95 2.22
2012 6.91 2.19
2013 6.84 2.15
2014 6.78 2.13
2015 6.71 2.07
2016 6.62 1.97
2017 6.54 1.9
2018 6.46 1.85
2019 6.41 1.84
2020 6.35 1.82
2021 6.26 1.8
2022 6.22 1.79
2023 6.12 1.78

Chad and El Salvador demographics compared

Median age
Chad

El Salvador
Year Median age, years
Chad El Salvador
1960 19.9 17.2
1961 19.8 17.1
1962 19.6 17
1963 19.5 17
1964 19.4 16.9
1965 19.2 16.9
1966 19.1 16.8
1967 19 16.7
1968 18.8 16.6
1969 18.7 16.6
1970 18.6 16.6
1971 18.5 16.6
1972 18.3 16.6
1973 18.2 16.7
1974 18 16.8
1975 17.9 16.9
1976 17.7 17
1977 17.5 17.1
1978 17.3 17.2
1979 17.1 17.4
1980 16.7 17.5
1981 16.2 17.6
1982 16.6 17.7
1983 17 17.8
1984 16.7 18
1985 16.3 18.2
1986 16.3 18.4
1987 16.4 18.5
1988 16.5 18.6
1989 16.5 18.7
1990 16.3 18.8
1991 16.3 18.8
1992 16.4 18.8
1993 16.2 19
1994 15.9 19.3
1995 16 19.6
1996 16.1 19.9
1997 15.9 20.3
1998 15.8 20.6
1999 15.7 21
2000 15.6 21.3
2001 15.5 21.6
2002 15.4 21.9
2003 15.5 22.2
2004 15.7 22.5
2005 15.7 22.7
2006 15.7 23
2007 15.6 23.2
2008 15.6 23.3
2009 15.6 23.5
2010 15.6 23.7
2011 15.6 23.9
2012 15.6 24.1
2013 15.7 24.3
2014 15.7 24.6
2015 15.7 24.9
2016 15.7 25.2
2017 15.8 25.6
2018 15.8 26
2019 15.9 26.4
2020 16 26.8
2021 16.1 27.2
2022 16.2 27.6
2023 16.5 28
2024 16.8 28.5

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Chad El Salvador
GNI, Atlas method
$19.7B
2024
$32.5B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
18.3%
2025
30.5%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
3.2%
2023
3.17%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
2.91%
2023
1.28%
2023
Armed forces personnel
45,000
2020
42,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-0.54%
2025
-3.38%
2025
Unemployment rate
1.14%
2018
2.99%
2023
Services, % of GDP
31.6%
2024
61%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
29.7%
2024
22.4%
2024
Economic freedom index
52.2
2025
56.6
2025
Income share by richest 10%
29.5%
2022
29.7%
2023
Income share by poorest 10%
2.8%
2022
1.9%
2023
Total reserves including gold
$1.05B
2023
$3.7B
2024
Personal remittances received
$0
2023
$8.49B
2024
International tourist arrivals
10,399
2020
707,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports n/a
12.3%
2020
Banked people share
20.9%
2024
43.4%
2024

Energy

Chad El Salvador
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
198.5 kg
2022
769 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$14.3
2022
$15.4
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
2.57 megatons
2023
8.38 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.13 tons
2023
1.33 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2022
55.5%
2022
Renewable energy use share
70%
2022
21.9%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
0.02%
2022
34.2%
2022
Net energy imports use share
-177.8%
2022
59.5%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
14.5 kWh
2022
1,110 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
4.64%
2021
95.6%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
30.3%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
12%
2023
98.3%
2023

Society

Chad El Salvador
% of world population
0.25%
2024
0.08%
2024
Annual migration change
+204,040
2024
-23,102
2024
Urban population
24.7%
2024
76%
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
5.13 ft
2025
Quality of life index
2
2025
41
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
21
2024
30
2024
Higher education index
11
2025
33
2025
Homicides per 100K people
9.04
2015
7.83
2022
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
32.4
2019
20.9
2019
Visa free countries
60
2025
132
2025
Adult literacy rate
27.3%
2022
89.8%
2024
English speaking
0%
2025
1%
2025
People using the Internet
13.2%
2023
67.7%
2023

Health

Chad El Salvador
Government health expenditure per capita
$40.2
2022
$501
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$23.4
2022
$158.4
2022
Life expectancy
55.4 years
2025
72.5 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
18.7%
2022
1.14%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.09
2022
1.55
2022
Age at first childbirth
18.1 years
2025
20.8 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
748
2023
39
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
101.1
2023
10.4
2023
Obesity rate
7.01%
2022
31.3%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
7.3%
2024
12.7%
2024
Air quality index
1
2025
57
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
7.4%
2022
8.9%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
2.91 liters
2020
3.15 liters
2020

Territory

Chad El Salvador
% of world land
0.85%
2025
0.01%
2025
Land area per capita
23,951 sq mi
2024
1,262 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
194,353 sq mi
2025
4,617 sq mi
2025
Forest area
15,368 sq mi
2025
2,202 sq mi
2025
Roads length
24,855 mi
2018
5,600 mi
2017

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