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Chad vs Gabon statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Chad has a population of 20.3M (ranked 65/197), compared with 2.54M in Gabon (ranked 142/197). Chad's land area is 486,180 sq mi versus 99,487 sq mi for Gabon (ranked 21st vs. 75th).

By GDP, Chad ranks 127/197 ($20.6B) and Gabon ranks 126/197 ($20.9B). By GDP per capita, Chad ranks 175/197 ($1,016), while Gabon ranks 96/197 ($8,219).

Main facts and rankings

Chad Gabon
Population
21450865
2636721
Population rank 64/197 142/197
GDP
$20.6B
2024
$20.9B
2024
GDP rank 127/197 126/197
GDP per capita
$1,016
2024
$8,219
2024
GDP per capita rank 175/197 96/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$2,962
2024
$21,510
2024
Government debt
$6.97B
2024
$15.3B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
33.9%
2025
79.2%
2025
Government debt per person
$343
2024
$6,033
2024
Government debt per person rank 175/185 73/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$1,511
2025
$5,135
2025
Land area
486,180 sq mi
2025
99,487 sq mi
2025
Population density
41.8 ppl/mi²
2024
25.5 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
6.12
2023
3.65
2023
Median age
16.8 years
2024
22.6 years
2024
Life expectancy
55.4 years
2025
68.7 years
2025

Chad and Gabon: Comparison Charts

Chad and Gabon economies compared

GDP
Chad

Gabon
Year GDP
Chad Gabon
1960 $313,582,728 $141,468,978
1961 $333,975,336 $167,637,907
1962 $357,635,713 $182,796,536
1963 $371,767,002 $154,480,244
1964 $392,247,518 $215,679,855
1965 $416,926,303 $226,474,286
1966 $432,794,922 $245,849,781
1967 $449,826,323 $271,543,680
1968 $453,980,096 $294,468,564
1969 $471,635,622 $318,124,701
1970 $469,266,737 $323,802,476
1971 $501,866,730 $381,687,073
1972 $585,427,547 $430,508,359
1973 $647,199,483 $722,780,701
1974 $652,532,795 $1,544,216,002
1975 $864,602,105 $2,157,592,940
1976 $866,044,962 $3,009,409,974
1977 $935,360,465 $2,809,349,069
1978 $1,113,920,124 $2,389,479,272
1979 $1,004,316,496 $3,030,251,120
1980 $1,033,002,404 $4,279,637,942
1981 $876,937,558 $3,862,269,121
1982 $834,369,860 $3,618,007,841
1983 $832,415,806 $3,391,275,732
1984 $919,103,735 $3,561,451,561
1985 $1,033,069,709 $3,339,914,757
1986 $1,067,828,246 $3,403,638,189
1987 $1,163,426,852 $3,281,797,043
1988 $1,482,597,298 $3,834,503,376
1989 $1,433,686,312 $4,186,411,464
1990 $1,738,605,558 $5,952,293,765
1991 $1,877,137,982 $5,402,919,785
1992 $1,881,847,670 $5,592,390,827
1993 $1,463,251,164 $4,378,645,081
1994 $1,179,837,963 $4,190,819,344
1995 $1,445,919,895 $4,958,845,648
1996 $1,607,345,356 $5,694,040,003
1997 $1,544,689,577 $5,326,817,115
1998 $1,744,794,531 $4,483,417,310
1999 $1,534,673,583 $4,662,992,036
2000 $1,388,506,772 $5,080,483,629
2001 $1,710,843,377 $5,023,265,413
2002 $1,997,005,709 $5,335,451,100
2003 $2,742,815,072 $6,511,903,365
2004 $4,422,855,661 $7,770,219,008
2005 $8,655,892,393 $9,582,783,991
2006 $9,709,626,596 $10,327,598,306
2007 $10,865,385,132 $12,455,409,587
2008 $13,385,593,990 $15,571,348,344
2009 $12,317,614,054 $12,113,699,068
2010 $14,058,506,664 $14,372,593,020
2011 $16,685,349,674 $18,210,307,744
2012 $17,892,228,570 $17,170,464,016
2013 $17,865,316,886 $17,595,744,798
2014 $18,144,336,904 $18,203,966,896
2015 $14,559,599,500 $14,383,107,763
2016 $13,026,289,836 $14,023,890,265
2017 $13,349,041,409 $14,929,487,485
2018 $15,327,000,249 $16,867,326,402
2019 $14,905,517,743 $16,874,405,465
2020 $14,932,897,821 $15,342,236,164
2021 $16,871,937,698 $19,444,935,097
2022 $17,828,508,290 $20,440,655,695
2023 $19,107,685,021 $20,055,720,403
2024 $20,625,711,665 $20,867,044,936

Chad and Gabon economies compared

GDP per capita
Chad

Gabon
Year GDP per capita
Chad Gabon
1960 $102.8 $276.1
1961 $107.3 $323
1962 $112.6 $348
1963 $114.7 $290.7
1964 $118.6 $400
1965 $123.6 $415
1966 $125.8 $443
1967 $128.2 $482
1968 $126.9 $515
1969 $129.2 $545
1970 $125.9 $543
1971 $131.8 $627
1972 $150.4 $693
1973 $162.4 $1,140
1974 $160 $2,384
1975 $207.5 $3,258
1976 $203.7 $4,441
1977 $215.9 $4,048
1978 $252.5 $3,360
1979 $222.9 $4,155
1980 $228.8 $5,718
1981 $194 $5,026
1982 $176.1 $4,584
1983 $167.2 $4,182
1984 $182.2 $4,273
1985 $202.7 $3,898
1986 $203.4 $3,865
1987 $213.9 $3,624
1988 $263.5 $4,119
1989 $246.4 $4,374
1990 $290.6 $6,051
1991 $302 $5,345
1992 $290.6 $5,386
1993 $220.7 $4,106
1994 $173.9 $3,828
1995 $204 $4,415
1996 $216.9 $4,943
1997 $201.4 $4,509
1998 $219.8 $3,700
1999 $186.6 $3,751
2000 $163.1 $3,983
2001 $194.3 $3,836
2002 $219.1 $3,966
2003 $289.1 $4,711
2004 $446 $5,466
2005 $838 $6,548
2006 $907 $6,847
2007 $980 $8,004
2008 $1,166 $9,689
2009 $1,036 $7,291
2010 $1,142 $8,357
2011 $1,308 $10,219
2012 $1,354 $9,297
2013 $1,305 $9,198
2014 $1,279 $9,201
2015 $994 $7,047
2016 $862 $6,677
2017 $854 $6,922
2018 $949 $7,624
2019 $893 $7,441
2020 $867 $6,606
2021 $946 $8,181
2022 $966 $8,409
2023 $989 $8,071
2024 $1,016 $8,219

Chad vs. Gabon life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Chad

Gabon
Year Life expectancy, years
Chad Gabon
1950 35.2 39.3
1951 35.5 40
1952 35.9 40.7
1953 36.3 41.5
1954 36.8 42.2
1955 37.3 42.9
1956 37.9 43.7
1957 38.3 44.4
1958 38.7 45.1
1959 39 45.8
1960 39.2 46.4
1961 39.4 47.1
1962 39.6 47.8
1963 39.9 48.4
1964 40.1 49
1965 40.1 49.7
1966 40.1 50.3
1967 40.4 50.9
1968 40.7 51.5
1969 41 52.1
1970 41.4 52.7
1971 40.9 53.3
1972 41.9 53.8
1973 42.4 54.4
1974 42.6 54.9
1975 42.7 55.5
1976 42.7 56
1977 42.9 56.5
1978 43 57
1979 43.2 57.4
1980 43.5 57.9
1981 43.5 58.3
1982 43.9 58.6
1983 44.4 59
1984 44.7 59.3
1985 45.3 59.7
1986 45.6 60
1987 43.1 60.2
1988 46.4 60.4
1989 46.4 60.6
1990 45.1 60.7
1991 46.6 60.9
1992 46.8 61
1993 47 61.1
1994 47.1 61.2
1995 47.5 61.3
1996 47.6 61.3
1997 47.8 61.4
1998 47.8 61.5
1999 47.9 61.7
2000 47.9 61.8
2001 48.3 62
2002 48.4 62.2
2003 48.6 62.5
2004 48.7 62.7
2005 48.9 63
2006 48.7 63.3
2007 49.2 63.6
2008 49.5 64
2009 49.8 64.4
2010 50.1 64.7
2011 50.4 65.1
2012 50.8 65.4
2013 51.1 65.8
2014 51.1 66.1
2015 51.3 66.3
2016 51.6 66.6
2017 51.9 66.8
2018 52.4 67
2019 53 67.3
2020 53.1 67.1
2021 53.1 67.1
2022 54.5 67.7
2023 55.1 68.3
2024 55.2 68.5
2025 55.4 68.7

Chad and Gabon population clocks and comparison

Population
Chad

Gabon
Year Population
Chad Gabon
1960 3,049,838 512,316
1961 3,111,947 518,266
1962 3,175,598 524,649
1963 3,240,905 531,452
1964 3,307,479 538,657
1965 3,374,220 546,308
1966 3,440,903 554,463
1967 3,508,512 563,108
1968 3,578,231 572,257
1969 3,651,113 583,276
1970 3,727,828 595,846
1971 3,807,316 608,348
1972 3,893,252 620,960
1973 3,985,909 633,995
1974 4,078,356 647,691
1975 4,167,234 662,197
1976 4,251,297 677,628
1977 4,331,667 693,984
1978 4,411,366 711,245
1979 4,505,384 729,375
1980 4,515,453 748,389
1981 4,520,959 768,385
1982 4,738,483 789,286
1983 4,979,130 811,005
1984 5,045,145 833,501
1985 5,096,269 856,726
1986 5,251,069 880,705
1987 5,438,309 905,479
1988 5,625,602 931,020
1989 5,819,586 957,138
1990 5,982,833 983,734
1991 6,205,676 1,010,818
1992 6,474,656 1,038,380
1993 6,629,146 1,066,405
1994 6,783,450 1,094,720
1995 7,089,064 1,123,213
1996 7,410,108 1,152,015
1997 7,670,366 1,181,439
1998 7,938,840 1,211,736
1999 8,222,705 1,243,016
2000 8,512,093 1,275,572
2001 8,804,124 1,309,589
2002 9,116,192 1,345,135
2003 9,487,833 1,382,350
2004 9,920,036 1,421,609
2005 10,328,092 1,463,495
2006 10,706,424 1,508,337
2007 11,081,660 1,556,237
2008 11,476,296 1,607,175
2009 11,893,754 1,661,556
2010 12,312,575 1,719,879
2011 12,754,997 1,781,985
2012 13,210,998 1,846,889
2013 13,691,079 1,913,059
2014 14,188,678 1,978,399
2015 14,647,621 2,040,989
2016 15,114,655 2,100,306
2017 15,622,759 2,156,900
2018 16,156,531 2,212,318
2019 16,685,223 2,267,706
2020 17,224,679 2,322,539
2021 17,828,273 2,376,722
2022 18,455,316 2,430,747
2023 19,319,064 2,484,789
2024 20,299,123 2,538,952

Fertility rates in Chad and Gabon

Fertility rate
Chad

Gabon
Year Fertility rate
Chad Gabon
1960 6.25 4.42
1961 6.27 4.5
1962 6.29 4.59
1963 6.3 4.65
1964 6.32 4.71
1965 6.34 4.79
1966 6.36 4.86
1967 6.39 4.92
1968 6.43 4.98
1969 6.48 5.05
1970 6.53 5.1
1971 6.58 5.16
1972 6.85 5.24
1973 6.87 5.29
1974 6.86 5.33
1975 6.88 5.39
1976 6.89 5.46
1977 6.9 5.52
1978 6.89 5.57
1979 6.91 5.61
1980 6.91 5.66
1981 6.94 5.73
1982 6.96 5.74
1983 6.98 5.76
1984 7.02 5.73
1985 7.04 5.71
1986 7.07 5.69
1987 7.11 5.67
1988 7.15 5.62
1989 7.19 5.55
1990 7.22 5.46
1991 7.26 5.37
1992 7.3 5.29
1993 7.34 5.19
1994 7.31 5.04
1995 7.29 4.88
1996 7.29 4.74
1997 7.27 4.66
1998 7.27 4.58
1999 7.26 4.5
2000 7.25 4.47
2001 7.23 4.42
2002 7.2 4.36
2003 7.18 4.3
2004 7.16 4.25
2005 7.13 4.21
2006 7.12 4.17
2007 7.09 4.14
2008 7.06 4.12
2009 7.02 4.14
2010 6.99 4.15
2011 6.95 4.15
2012 6.91 4.09
2013 6.84 4.02
2014 6.78 3.95
2015 6.71 3.92
2016 6.62 3.92
2017 6.54 3.91
2018 6.46 3.91
2019 6.41 3.88
2020 6.35 3.83
2021 6.26 3.78
2022 6.22 3.71
2023 6.12 3.65

Chad and Gabon demographics compared

Median age
Chad

Gabon
Year Median age, years
Chad Gabon
1960 19.9 27.2
1961 19.8 27
1962 19.6 26.8
1963 19.5 26.5
1964 19.4 26.2
1965 19.2 25.9
1966 19.1 25.6
1967 19 25.2
1968 18.8 24.8
1969 18.7 24.5
1970 18.6 24.2
1971 18.5 23.9
1972 18.3 23.5
1973 18.2 23.2
1974 18 22.9
1975 17.9 22.5
1976 17.7 22.2
1977 17.5 21.9
1978 17.3 21.6
1979 17.1 21.3
1980 16.7 21
1981 16.2 20.7
1982 16.6 20.4
1983 17 20.1
1984 16.7 19.9
1985 16.3 19.7
1986 16.3 19.5
1987 16.4 19.3
1988 16.5 19.2
1989 16.5 19
1990 16.3 18.9
1991 16.3 18.9
1992 16.4 18.8
1993 16.2 18.8
1994 15.9 18.8
1995 16 18.8
1996 16.1 18.9
1997 15.9 18.9
1998 15.8 19
1999 15.7 19.1
2000 15.6 19.3
2001 15.5 19.4
2002 15.4 19.6
2003 15.5 19.7
2004 15.7 19.9
2005 15.7 20.1
2006 15.7 20.3
2007 15.6 20.6
2008 15.6 20.8
2009 15.6 21
2010 15.6 21.2
2011 15.6 21.4
2012 15.6 21.7
2013 15.7 21.9
2014 15.7 22.1
2015 15.7 22.2
2016 15.7 22.3
2017 15.8 22.4
2018 15.8 22.4
2019 15.9 22.5
2020 16 22.5
2021 16.1 22.5
2022 16.2 22.5
2023 16.5 22.6
2024 16.8 22.6

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Chad Gabon
GNI, Atlas method
$19.7B
2024
$19.2B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
18.3%
2025
26.3%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
3.2%
2023
2.32%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
2.91%
2023
1.15%
2023
Armed forces personnel
45,000
2020
7,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-0.54%
2025
-5.85%
2025
Unemployment rate
1.14%
2018
20.4%
2010
Services, % of GDP
31.6%
2024
37.5%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
29.7%
2024
50.9%
2024
Economic freedom index
52.2
2025
56.3
2025
Income share by richest 10%
29.5%
2022
27.7%
2017
Income share by poorest 10%
2.8%
2022
2.2%
2017
Total reserves including gold
$1.05B
2023
$1.45B
2023
Personal remittances received
$0
2023
$18.5M
2023
International tourist arrivals
10,399
2020
526,000
2005
International tourism as share of exports n/a
0.53%
2015
Banked people share
20.9%
2024
68.2%
2024

Energy

Chad Gabon
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
198.5 kg
2022
2,096 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$14.3
2022
$9.54
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
2.57 megatons
2023
4.93 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.13 tons
2023
1.98 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2022
22.8%
2022
Renewable energy use share
70%
2022
91.3%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
0.02%
2022
2.57%
2022
Net energy imports use share
-177.8%
2022
-187.6%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
14.5 kWh
2022
1,065 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
4.64%
2021
33.2%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
47.7%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
12%
2023
94.1%
2023

Society

Chad Gabon
% of world population
0.25%
2024
0.03%
2024
Annual migration change
+204,040
2024
+1,105
2024
Urban population
24.7%
2024
91.3%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.64 ft
2025
5.59 ft
2025
Average female height
5.32 ft
2025
5.25 ft
2025
Quality of life index
2
2025
32.6
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
21
2024
27
2024
Higher education index
11
2025
3
2025
Homicides per 100K people
9.04
2015
8.04
2015
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
32.4
2019
23.9
2019
Visa free countries
60
2025
68
2025
Adult literacy rate
27.3%
2022
85.7%
2022
English speaking
0%
2025
1%
2025
People using the Internet
13.2%
2023
71.9%
2023

Health

Chad Gabon
Government health expenditure per capita
$40.2
2022
$247.1
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$23.4
2022
$46
2022
Life expectancy
55.4 years
2025
68.7 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
18.7%
2022
3.55%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.09
2022
0.48
2022
Age at first childbirth
18.1 years
2025
19.6 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
748
2023
233
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
101.1
2023
33.2
2023
Obesity rate
7.01%
2022
22%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
7.3%
2024
8.5%
2024
Air quality index
1
2025
49
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
7.4%
2022
n/a
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
2.91 liters
2020
8.14 liters
2020

Territory

Chad Gabon
% of world land
0.85%
2025
0.17%
2025
Land area per capita
23,951 sq mi
2024
39,184 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
194,353 sq mi
2025
8,314 sq mi
2025
Forest area
15,368 sq mi
2025
90,715 sq mi
2025
Roads length
24,855 mi
2018
8,886 mi
2001

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