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Chad vs Ghana statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Chad has a population of 20.3M (ranked 65/197), compared with 34.4M in Ghana (ranked 47/197). Chad's land area is 486,180 sq mi versus 87,851 sq mi for Ghana (ranked 21st vs. 81st).

By GDP, Chad ranks 127/197 ($20.6B) and Ghana ranks 79/197 ($82.8B). By GDP per capita, Chad ranks 175/197 ($1,016), while Ghana ranks 150/197 ($2,406).

Main facts and rankings

Chad Ghana
Population
21450865
35572974
Population rank 64/197 47/197
GDP
$20.6B
2024
$82.8B
2024
GDP rank 127/197 79/197
GDP per capita
$1,016
2024
$2,406
2024
GDP per capita rank 175/197 150/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$2,962
2024
$8,027
2024
Government debt
$6.97B
2024
$58.4B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
33.9%
2025
66.4%
2025
Government debt per person
$343
2024
$1,696
2024
Government debt per person rank 175/185 122/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$1,511
2025
$1,836
2025
Land area
486,180 sq mi
2025
87,851 sq mi
2025
Population density
41.8 ppl/mi²
2024
392 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
6.12
2023
3.4
2023
Median age
16.8 years
2024
22.2 years
2024
Life expectancy
55.4 years
2025
65.9 years
2025

Chad and Ghana: Comparison Charts

Chad and Ghana economies compared

GDP
Chad

Ghana
Year GDP
Chad Ghana
1960 $313,582,728 $1,217,230,095
1961 $333,975,336 $1,302,674,325
1962 $357,635,713 $1,382,515,654
1963 $371,767,002 $1,540,797,589
1964 $392,247,518 $1,731,296,200
1965 $416,926,303 $2,053,462,968
1966 $432,794,922 $2,126,300,672
1967 $449,826,323 $1,747,187,645
1968 $453,980,096 $1,666,909,518
1969 $471,635,622 $1,962,050,556
1970 $469,266,737 $2,215,028,588
1971 $501,866,730 $2,417,108,578
1972 $585,427,547 $2,112,293,280
1973 $647,199,483 $3,006,766,758
1974 $652,532,795 $2,894,409,938
1975 $864,602,105 $2,810,106,383
1976 $866,044,962 $2,765,254,237
1977 $935,360,465 $3,189,428,571
1978 $1,113,920,124 $3,662,478,185
1979 $1,004,316,496 $4,020,227,920
1980 $1,033,002,404 $4,445,228,216
1981 $876,937,558 $4,222,441,860
1982 $834,369,860 $4,035,994,398
1983 $832,415,806 $4,057,275,132
1984 $919,103,735 $4,412,279,843
1985 $1,033,069,709 $4,504,306,723
1986 $1,067,828,246 $5,735,677,434
1987 $1,163,426,852 $5,074,829,932
1988 $1,482,597,298 $5,197,765,032
1989 $1,433,686,312 $5,251,858,440
1990 $1,738,605,558 $5,889,106,573
1991 $1,877,137,982 $6,603,185,268
1992 $1,881,847,670 $6,416,103,926
1993 $1,463,251,164 $5,968,922,939
1994 $1,179,837,963 $5,446,383,727
1995 $1,445,919,895 $6,464,382,808
1996 $1,607,345,356 $6,932,991,739
1997 $1,544,689,577 $6,891,443,192
1998 $1,744,794,531 $7,482,069,162
1999 $1,534,673,583 $7,718,109,982
2000 $1,388,506,772 $4,982,850,662
2001 $1,710,843,377 $5,314,872,854
2002 $1,997,005,709 $6,166,197,848
2003 $2,742,815,072 $7,632,723,556
2004 $4,422,855,661 $8,881,417,907
2005 $8,655,892,393 $10,744,568,381
2006 $9,709,626,596 $20,885,037,597
2007 $10,865,385,132 $24,827,339,138
2008 $13,385,593,990 $28,679,383,241
2009 $12,317,614,054 $26,048,720,006
2010 $14,058,506,664 $32,197,655,567
2011 $16,685,349,674 $39,336,668,081
2012 $17,892,228,570 $41,271,701,061
2013 $17,865,316,886 $62,845,721,960
2014 $18,144,336,904 $54,678,533,806
2015 $14,559,599,500 $49,436,806,230
2016 $13,026,289,836 $56,144,179,398
2017 $13,349,041,409 $60,385,409,435
2018 $15,327,000,249 $67,259,353,966
2019 $14,905,517,743 $68,352,629,246
2020 $14,932,897,821 $70,008,243,860
2021 $16,871,937,698 $79,514,204,730
2022 $17,828,508,290 $73,919,003,210
2023 $19,107,685,021 $80,547,146,878
2024 $20,625,711,665 $82,825,288,889

Chad and Ghana economies compared

GDP per capita
Chad

Ghana
Year GDP per capita
Chad Ghana
1960 $102.8 $174.9
1961 $107.3 $181.9
1962 $112.6 $188.4
1963 $114.7 $205
1964 $118.6 $225
1965 $123.6 $260.5
1966 $125.8 $263.3
1967 $128.2 $211.2
1968 $126.9 $196.7
1969 $129.2 $225.8
1970 $125.9 $248.2
1971 $131.8 $263.4
1972 $150.4 $223.8
1973 $162.4 $310
1974 $160 $289.4
1975 $207.5 $273
1976 $203.7 $261
1977 $215.9 $292.3
1978 $252.5 $326
1979 $222.9 $347
1980 $228.8 $372
1981 $194 $344
1982 $176.1 $319
1983 $167.2 $311
1984 $182.2 $330
1985 $202.7 $330
1986 $203.4 $411
1987 $213.9 $355
1988 $263.5 $355
1989 $246.4 $350
1990 $290.6 $383
1991 $302 $418
1992 $290.6 $396
1993 $220.7 $360
1994 $173.9 $321
1995 $204 $372
1996 $216.9 $389
1997 $201.4 $378
1998 $219.8 $400
1999 $186.6 $403
2000 $163.1 $253.7
2001 $194.3 $263.5
2002 $219.1 $297.5
2003 $289.1 $358
2004 $446 $406
2005 $838 $479
2006 $907 $906
2007 $980 $1,050
2008 $1,166 $1,183
2009 $1,036 $1,048
2010 $1,142 $1,264
2011 $1,308 $1,507
2012 $1,354 $1,544
2013 $1,305 $2,295
2014 $1,279 $1,950
2015 $994 $1,723
2016 $862 $1,912
2017 $854 $2,012
2018 $949 $2,195
2019 $893 $2,187
2020 $867 $2,195
2021 $946 $2,445
2022 $966 $2,230
2023 $989 $2,384
2024 $1,016 $2,406

Chad vs. Ghana life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Chad

Ghana
Year Life expectancy, years
Chad Ghana
1950 35.2 43.1
1951 35.5 43.6
1952 35.9 44
1953 36.3 44.5
1954 36.8 45
1955 37.3 45.4
1956 37.9 45.7
1957 38.3 46.1
1958 38.7 46.4
1959 39 46.7
1960 39.2 46.9
1961 39.4 47.1
1962 39.6 47.3
1963 39.9 47.5
1964 40.1 47.6
1965 40.1 47.7
1966 40.1 47.7
1967 40.4 47.7
1968 40.7 47.8
1969 41 47.9
1970 41.4 47.9
1971 40.9 47.9
1972 41.9 48.3
1973 42.4 48.6
1974 42.6 48.9
1975 42.7 49.3
1976 42.7 49.7
1977 42.9 50.1
1978 43 50.5
1979 43.2 50.8
1980 43.5 51.1
1981 43.5 51.3
1982 43.9 51.4
1983 44.4 51.8
1984 44.7 52.2
1985 45.3 52.7
1986 45.6 53.3
1987 43.1 53.8
1988 46.4 54.4
1989 46.4 54.9
1990 45.1 55.4
1991 46.6 55.7
1992 46.8 56.1
1993 47 56.3
1994 47.1 56.2
1995 47.5 56.7
1996 47.6 57
1997 47.8 57.2
1998 47.8 57.5
1999 47.9 57.8
2000 47.9 58.1
2001 48.3 58.4
2002 48.4 58.7
2003 48.6 59
2004 48.7 59.3
2005 48.9 59.6
2006 48.7 60
2007 49.2 60.3
2008 49.5 60.6
2009 49.8 60.9
2010 50.1 61.3
2011 50.4 61.6
2012 50.8 62
2013 51.1 62.4
2014 51.1 62.8
2015 51.3 63.2
2016 51.6 63.5
2017 51.9 63.8
2018 52.4 64.1
2019 53 64.5
2020 53.1 64.3
2021 53.1 64.3
2022 54.5 65.2
2023 55.1 65.5
2024 55.2 65.7
2025 55.4 65.9

Chad and Ghana population clocks and comparison

Population
Chad

Ghana
Year Population
Chad Ghana
1960 3,049,838 6,961,215
1961 3,111,947 7,162,667
1962 3,175,598 7,337,375
1963 3,240,905 7,514,714
1964 3,307,479 7,695,739
1965 3,374,220 7,882,606
1966 3,440,903 8,074,521
1967 3,508,512 8,271,913
1968 3,578,231 8,475,729
1969 3,651,113 8,690,383
1970 3,727,828 8,925,813
1971 3,807,316 9,176,264
1972 3,893,252 9,438,187
1973 3,985,909 9,714,617
1974 4,078,356 10,000,523
1975 4,167,234 10,294,308
1976 4,251,297 10,594,913
1977 4,331,667 10,911,871
1978 4,411,366 11,248,450
1979 4,505,384 11,597,255
1980 4,515,453 11,941,448
1981 4,520,959 12,281,712
1982 4,738,483 12,643,819
1983 4,979,130 13,029,836
1984 5,045,145 13,370,590
1985 5,096,269 13,661,229
1986 5,251,069 13,965,217
1987 5,438,309 14,289,108
1988 5,625,602 14,636,568
1989 5,819,586 15,006,813
1990 5,982,833 15,394,648
1991 6,205,676 15,787,496
1992 6,474,656 16,184,855
1993 6,629,146 16,589,519
1994 6,783,450 16,993,190
1995 7,089,064 17,399,017
1996 7,410,108 17,810,181
1997 7,670,366 18,238,958
1998 7,938,840 18,688,036
1999 8,222,705 19,149,864
2000 8,512,093 19,637,087
2001 8,804,124 20,167,069
2002 9,116,192 20,729,388
2003 9,487,833 21,296,705
2004 9,920,036 21,868,298
2005 10,328,092 22,449,438
2006 10,706,424 23,040,702
2007 11,081,660 23,642,279
2008 11,476,296 24,249,946
2009 11,893,754 24,862,664
2010 12,312,575 25,474,995
2011 12,754,997 26,095,088
2012 13,210,998 26,734,268
2013 13,691,079 27,386,193
2014 14,188,678 28,041,592
2015 14,647,621 28,696,068
2016 15,114,655 29,356,742
2017 15,622,759 30,008,354
2018 16,156,531 30,637,585
2019 16,685,223 31,258,945
2020 17,224,679 31,887,809
2021 17,828,273 32,518,665
2022 18,455,316 33,149,152
2023 19,319,064 33,787,914
2024 20,299,123 34,427,414

Fertility rates in Chad and Ghana

Fertility rate
Chad

Ghana
Year Fertility rate
Chad Ghana
1960 6.25 6.89
1961 6.27 6.91
1962 6.29 6.94
1963 6.3 6.94
1964 6.32 6.9
1965 6.34 6.88
1966 6.36 6.86
1967 6.39 6.89
1968 6.43 6.89
1969 6.48 6.95
1970 6.53 6.95
1971 6.58 6.95
1972 6.85 6.92
1973 6.87 6.87
1974 6.86 6.82
1975 6.88 6.76
1976 6.89 6.7
1977 6.9 6.64
1978 6.89 6.56
1979 6.91 6.51
1980 6.91 6.47
1981 6.94 6.42
1982 6.96 6.31
1983 6.98 6.23
1984 7.02 6.15
1985 7.04 6.12
1986 7.07 6.08
1987 7.11 6.02
1988 7.15 5.92
1989 7.19 5.82
1990 7.22 5.74
1991 7.26 5.63
1992 7.3 5.52
1993 7.34 5.41
1994 7.31 5.25
1995 7.29 5.11
1996 7.29 4.96
1997 7.27 4.88
1998 7.27 4.83
1999 7.26 4.82
2000 7.25 4.83
2001 7.23 4.77
2002 7.2 4.69
2003 7.18 4.6
2004 7.16 4.5
2005 7.13 4.5
2006 7.12 4.4
2007 7.09 4.29
2008 7.06 4.22
2009 7.02 4.18
2010 6.99 4.18
2011 6.95 4.18
2012 6.91 4.15
2013 6.84 4.11
2014 6.78 4.03
2015 6.71 3.98
2016 6.62 3.87
2017 6.54 3.72
2018 6.46 3.65
2019 6.41 3.59
2020 6.35 3.54
2021 6.26 3.49
2022 6.22 3.43
2023 6.12 3.4

Chad and Ghana demographics compared

Median age
Chad

Ghana
Year Median age, years
Chad Ghana
1960 19.9 17.7
1961 19.8 17.4
1962 19.6 17.2
1963 19.5 16.9
1964 19.4 16.7
1965 19.2 16.5
1966 19.1 16.4
1967 19 16.2
1968 18.8 16.1
1969 18.7 16
1970 18.6 15.9
1971 18.5 15.9
1972 18.3 15.8
1973 18.2 15.8
1974 18 15.8
1975 17.9 15.9
1976 17.7 16
1977 17.5 16.2
1978 17.3 16.4
1979 17.1 16.5
1980 16.7 16.7
1981 16.2 16.7
1982 16.6 16.9
1983 17 17
1984 16.7 17.1
1985 16.3 17.1
1986 16.3 17.1
1987 16.4 17.1
1988 16.5 17.1
1989 16.5 17.1
1990 16.3 17.2
1991 16.3 17.2
1992 16.4 17.3
1993 16.2 17.4
1994 15.9 17.5
1995 16 17.6
1996 16.1 17.7
1997 15.9 17.9
1998 15.8 18.1
1999 15.7 18.3
2000 15.6 18.4
2001 15.5 18.6
2002 15.4 18.8
2003 15.5 19
2004 15.7 19.1
2005 15.7 19.3
2006 15.7 19.5
2007 15.6 19.7
2008 15.6 19.9
2009 15.6 20
2010 15.6 20.2
2011 15.6 20.3
2012 15.6 20.5
2013 15.7 20.6
2014 15.7 20.7
2015 15.7 20.8
2016 15.7 20.9
2017 15.8 21
2018 15.8 21.2
2019 15.9 21.3
2020 16 21.5
2021 16.1 21.7
2022 16.2 21.8
2023 16.5 22
2024 16.8 22.2

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Chad Ghana
GNI, Atlas method
$19.7B
2024
$79.8B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
18.3%
2025
18.8%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
3.2%
2023
2.91%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP
2.91%
2023
0.39%
2023
Armed forces personnel
45,000
2020
16,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-0.54%
2025
-2.76%
2025
Unemployment rate
1.14%
2018
2.87%
2022
Services, % of GDP
31.6%
2024
43.9%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
29.7%
2024
28.8%
2024
Economic freedom index
52.2
2025
56
2025
Income share by richest 10%
29.5%
2022
32.2%
2016
Income share by poorest 10%
2.8%
2022
1.6%
2016
Listed domestic companies n/a
30
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$7.58B
2024
Total reserves including gold
$1.05B
2023
$3.62B
2023
Personal remittances received
$0
2023
$3.03B
2024
International tourist arrivals
10,399
2020
897,000
2015
International tourism as share of exports n/a
0.87%
2020
Banked people share
20.9%
2024
81.2%
2024

Energy

Chad Ghana
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
198.5 kg
2022
359 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$14.3
2022
$20.1
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
2.57 megatons
2023
24.2 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.13 tons
2023
0.72 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2022
62%
2022
Renewable energy use share
70%
2022
39%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
0.02%
2022
6.03%
2022
Net energy imports use share
-177.8%
2022
-22.4%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
14.5 kWh
2022
553 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
4.64%
2021
34.9%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
35.4%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
12%
2023
89.5%
2023

Society

Chad Ghana
% of world population
0.25%
2024
0.42%
2024
Annual migration change
+204,040
2024
-13,114
2024
Urban population
24.7%
2024
59.9%
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
5.21 ft
2025
Quality of life index
2
2025
39.1
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
21
2024
42
2024
Higher education index
11
2025
64
2025
Homicides per 100K people
9.04
2015
1.81
2022
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
32.4
2019
25.7
2019
Visa free countries
60
2025
74
2025
Adult literacy rate
27.3%
2022
76.5%
2021
English speaking
0%
2025
66.7%
2023
People using the Internet
13.2%
2023
69.9%
2023

Health

Chad Ghana
Government health expenditure per capita
$40.2
2022
$82.3
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$23.4
2022
$20.6
2022
Life expectancy
55.4 years
2025
65.9 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
18.7%
2022
15.8%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.09
2022
0.14
2022
Age at first childbirth
18.1 years
2025
22.1 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
748
2023
234
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
101.1
2023
37.1
2023
Obesity rate
7.01%
2022
13.3%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
7.3%
2024
2.7%
2024
Air quality index
1
2025
21
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
7.4%
2022
3.4%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
2.91 liters
2020
4.26 liters
2020

Territory

Chad Ghana
% of world land
0.85%
2025
0.15%
2025
Land area per capita
23,951 sq mi
2024
2,552 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
194,353 sq mi
2025
48,663 sq mi
2025
Forest area
15,368 sq mi
2025
30,917 sq mi
2025
Roads length
24,855 mi
2018
68,049 mi
2009

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