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Chad vs Libya statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Chad has a population of 20.3M (ranked 65/197), compared with 7.38M in Libya (ranked 105/197). Chad's land area is 486,180 sq mi versus 679,362 sq mi for Libya (ranked 21st vs. 16th).

By GDP, Chad ranks 127/197 ($20.6B) and Libya ranks 96/197 ($46.6B). By GDP per capita, Chad ranks 175/197 ($1,016), while Libya ranks 110/197 ($6,318).

Main facts and rankings

Chad Libya
Population
21450865
7523849
Population rank 64/197 105/197
GDP
$20.6B
2024
$46.6B
2024
GDP rank 127/197 96/197
GDP per capita
$1,016
2024
$6,318
2024
GDP per capita rank 175/197 110/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$2,962
2024
$13,954
2024
Government debt
$6.97B
2024
n/a
Debt-to-GDP ratio
33.9%
2025
n/a
Government debt per person
$343
2024
n/a
Government debt per person rank 175/185 n/a
Average annual personal income after taxes
$1,511
2025
$3,735
2025
Land area
486,180 sq mi
2025
679,362 sq mi
2025
Population density
41.8 ppl/mi²
2024
10.9 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
6.12
2023
2.36
2023
Median age
16.8 years
2024
28.5 years
2024
Life expectancy
55.4 years
2025
73.2 years
2025

Chad and Libya: Comparison Charts

Chad and Libya economies compared

GDP
Chad

Libya
Year GDP
Chad Libya
1960 $313,582,728 $401,644,249
1961 $333,975,336 $443,905,612
1962 $357,635,713 $619,725,785
1963 $371,767,002 $892,327,911
1964 $392,247,518 $1,341,395,421
1965 $416,926,303 $1,804,979,680
1966 $432,794,922 $2,312,438,536
1967 $449,826,323 $2,726,986,913
1968 $453,980,096 $3,850,623,095
1969 $471,635,622 $4,380,987,481
1970 $469,266,737 $4,601,649,451
1971 $501,866,730 $5,260,185,125
1972 $585,427,547 $6,299,395,544
1973 $647,199,483 $8,625,889,430
1974 $652,532,795 $15,112,543,717
1975 $864,602,105 $14,710,912,458
1976 $866,044,962 $19,096,943,017
1977 $935,360,465 $22,428,297,108
1978 $1,113,920,124 $22,136,422,643
1979 $1,004,316,496 $30,536,429,497
1980 $1,033,002,404 $40,953,924,949
1981 $876,937,558 $36,374,353,880
1982 $834,369,860 $33,760,146,991
1983 $832,415,806 $33,200,520,140
1984 $919,103,735 $29,476,109,153
1985 $1,033,069,709 $31,530,566,324
1986 $1,067,828,246 $24,180,400,959
1987 $1,163,426,852 $26,697,659,335
1988 $1,482,597,298 $24,308,959,591
1989 $1,433,686,312 $25,156,707,899
1990 $1,738,605,558 $28,904,183,602
1991 $1,877,137,982 $31,991,821,265
1992 $1,881,847,670 $33,887,047,909
1993 $1,463,251,164 $30,660,051,911
1994 $1,179,837,963 $28,610,549,763
1995 $1,445,919,895 $25,541,379,187
1996 $1,607,345,356 $27,884,615,385
1997 $1,544,689,577 $30,700,897,875
1998 $1,744,794,531 $27,251,301,398
1999 $1,534,673,583 $35,975,860,857
2000 $1,388,506,772 $38,270,954,138
2001 $1,710,843,377 $34,112,093,927
2002 $1,997,005,709 $20,481,889,764
2003 $2,742,815,072 $26,265,625,000
2004 $4,422,855,661 $33,122,307,692
2005 $8,655,892,393 $47,334,691,241
2006 $9,709,626,596 $60,094,231,607
2007 $10,865,385,132 $68,032,978,391
2008 $13,385,593,990 $86,710,767,415
2009 $12,317,614,054 $60,808,562,033
2010 $14,058,506,664 $75,380,825,062
2011 $16,685,349,674 $48,169,263,294
2012 $17,892,228,570 $92,540,938,129
2013 $17,865,316,886 $75,351,107,029
2014 $18,144,336,904 $57,372,355,592
2015 $14,559,599,500 $48,717,501,321
2016 $13,026,289,836 $49,912,073,701
2017 $13,349,041,409 $67,157,452,182
2018 $15,327,000,249 $76,686,029,772
2019 $14,905,517,743 $69,254,496,472
2020 $14,932,897,821 $46,854,285,441
2021 $16,871,937,698 $35,217,995,647
2022 $17,828,508,290 $43,246,297,922
2023 $19,107,685,021 $45,096,462,972
2024 $20,625,711,665 $46,636,278,902

Chad and Libya economies compared

GDP per capita
Chad

Libya
Year GDP per capita
Chad Libya
1960 $102.8 $269
1961 $107.3 $285.3
1962 $112.6 $382
1963 $114.7 $528
1964 $118.6 $765
1965 $123.6 $1,001
1966 $125.8 $1,251
1967 $128.2 $1,437
1968 $126.9 $1,972
1969 $129.2 $2,175
1970 $125.9 $2,210
1971 $131.8 $2,443
1972 $150.4 $2,830
1973 $162.4 $3,727
1974 $160 $6,214
1975 $207.5 $5,721
1976 $203.7 $7,018
1977 $215.9 $7,783
1978 $252.5 $7,252
1979 $222.9 $9,443
1980 $228.8 $11,960
1981 $194 $10,044
1982 $176.1 $9,064
1983 $167.2 $8,927
1984 $182.2 $7,811
1985 $202.7 $8,087
1986 $203.4 $6,019
1987 $213.9 $6,465
1988 $263.5 $5,736
1989 $246.4 $5,793
1990 $290.6 $6,502
1991 $302 $7,040
1992 $290.6 $7,303
1993 $220.7 $6,478
1994 $173.9 $5,933
1995 $204 $5,205
1996 $216.9 $5,591
1997 $201.4 $6,062
1998 $219.8 $5,301
1999 $186.6 $6,895
2000 $163.1 $7,214
2001 $194.3 $6,313
2002 $219.1 $3,718
2003 $289.1 $4,674
2004 $446 $5,774
2005 $838 $8,079
2006 $907 $10,049
2007 $980 $11,145
2008 $1,166 $13,906
2009 $1,036 $9,551
2010 $1,142 $11,601
2011 $1,308 $7,594
2012 $1,354 $14,976
2013 $1,305 $11,952
2014 $1,279 $8,926
2015 $994 $7,458
2016 $862 $7,526
2017 $854 $9,966
2018 $949 $11,197
2019 $893 $9,963
2020 $867 $6,650
2021 $946 $4,936
2022 $966 $5,987
2023 $989 $6,173
2024 $1,016 $6,318

Chad vs. Libya life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Chad

Libya
Year Life expectancy, years
Chad Libya
1950 35.2 33.1
1951 35.5 33.5
1952 35.9 33.8
1953 36.3 34.2
1954 36.8 34.7
1955 37.3 35.2
1956 37.9 36
1957 38.3 36.9
1958 38.7 38
1959 39 39.3
1960 39.2 40.8
1961 39.4 42.4
1962 39.6 44.1
1963 39.9 45.6
1964 40.1 47.7
1965 40.1 49.3
1966 40.1 50.9
1967 40.4 52.5
1968 40.7 53.8
1969 41 55.2
1970 41.4 56.4
1971 40.9 57.6
1972 41.9 58.7
1973 42.4 59.7
1974 42.6 60.7
1975 42.7 61.6
1976 42.7 62.4
1977 42.9 63.1
1978 43 63.8
1979 43.2 64.3
1980 43.5 64.8
1981 43.5 65.3
1982 43.9 65.8
1983 44.4 66.3
1984 44.7 66.7
1985 45.3 67.3
1986 45.6 67.8
1987 43.1 68.3
1988 46.4 68.6
1989 46.4 69
1990 45.1 69.3
1991 46.6 69.6
1992 46.8 70
1993 47 70.2
1994 47.1 70.5
1995 47.5 70.6
1996 47.6 70.7
1997 47.8 70.7
1998 47.8 70.7
1999 47.9 70.6
2000 47.9 70.5
2001 48.3 70.7
2002 48.4 70.8
2003 48.6 71
2004 48.7 71.2
2005 48.9 71.4
2006 48.7 71.6
2007 49.2 71.8
2008 49.5 71.9
2009 49.8 72.1
2010 50.1 72.2
2011 50.4 69.9
2012 50.8 72.2
2013 51.1 72.3
2014 51.1 71.3
2015 51.3 71.6
2016 51.6 71.8
2017 51.9 72.7
2018 52.4 73.2
2019 53 72.9
2020 53.1 72.4
2021 53.1 72.1
2022 54.5 74.5
2023 55.1 69.3
2024 55.2 71.1
2025 55.4 73.2

Chad and Libya population clocks and comparison

Population
Chad

Libya
Year Population
Chad Libya
1960 3,049,838 1,492,890
1961 3,111,947 1,555,699
1962 3,175,598 1,621,960
1963 3,240,905 1,690,457
1964 3,307,479 1,753,691
1965 3,374,220 1,804,015
1966 3,440,903 1,849,063
1967 3,508,512 1,898,199
1968 3,578,231 1,952,781
1969 3,651,113 2,014,293
1970 3,727,828 2,082,589
1971 3,807,316 2,153,534
1972 3,893,252 2,226,091
1973 3,985,909 2,314,193
1974 4,078,356 2,432,211
1975 4,167,234 2,571,556
1976 4,251,297 2,721,237
1977 4,331,667 2,881,533
1978 4,411,366 3,052,526
1979 4,505,384 3,233,846
1980 4,515,453 3,424,378
1981 4,520,959 3,621,486
1982 4,738,483 3,724,765
1983 4,979,130 3,718,961
1984 5,045,145 3,773,633
1985 5,096,269 3,898,745
1986 5,251,069 4,017,403
1987 5,438,309 4,129,739
1988 5,625,602 4,237,755
1989 5,819,586 4,342,920
1990 5,982,833 4,445,239
1991 6,205,676 4,544,400
1992 6,474,656 4,640,352
1993 6,629,146 4,733,045
1994 6,783,450 4,822,037
1995 7,089,064 4,906,843
1996 7,410,108 4,987,393
1997 7,670,366 5,064,639
1998 7,938,840 5,140,704
1999 8,222,705 5,218,038
2000 8,512,093 5,305,021
2001 8,804,124 5,403,639
2002 9,116,192 5,508,410
2003 9,487,833 5,619,398
2004 9,920,036 5,736,693
2005 10,328,092 5,858,798
2006 10,706,424 5,980,211
2007 11,081,660 6,104,380
2008 11,476,296 6,235,430
2009 11,893,754 6,366,686
2010 12,312,575 6,497,839
2011 12,754,997 6,343,203
2012 13,210,998 6,179,328
2013 13,691,079 6,304,628
2014 14,188,678 6,427,252
2015 14,647,621 6,531,819
2016 15,114,655 6,632,126
2017 15,622,759 6,738,770
2018 16,156,531 6,849,055
2019 16,685,223 6,951,033
2020 17,224,679 7,045,399
2021 17,828,273 7,135,175
2022 18,455,316 7,223,805
2023 19,319,064 7,305,659
2024 20,299,123 7,381,023

Fertility rates in Chad and Libya

Fertility rate
Chad

Libya
Year Fertility rate
Chad Libya
1960 6.25 7.51
1961 6.27 7.56
1962 6.29 7.61
1963 6.3 7.69
1964 6.32 7.75
1965 6.34 7.82
1966 6.36 7.89
1967 6.39 7.93
1968 6.43 7.97
1969 6.48 8.01
1970 6.53 8.05
1971 6.58 8.1
1972 6.85 8.07
1973 6.87 8.05
1974 6.86 8.02
1975 6.88 7.98
1976 6.89 7.93
1977 6.9 7.87
1978 6.89 7.79
1979 6.91 7.68
1980 6.91 7.54
1981 6.94 7.37
1982 6.96 7.16
1983 6.98 6.91
1984 7.02 6.62
1985 7.04 6.33
1986 7.07 6.02
1987 7.11 5.72
1988 7.15 5.41
1989 7.19 5.09
1990 7.22 4.78
1991 7.26 4.46
1992 7.3 4.16
1993 7.34 3.88
1994 7.31 3.65
1995 7.29 3.44
1996 7.29 3.26
1997 7.27 3.13
1998 7.27 3.04
1999 7.26 2.97
2000 7.25 2.91
2001 7.23 2.87
2002 7.2 2.83
2003 7.18 2.8
2004 7.16 2.77
2005 7.13 2.77
2006 7.12 2.7
2007 7.09 2.65
2008 7.06 2.6
2009 7.02 2.56
2010 6.99 2.6
2011 6.95 2.65
2012 6.91 2.68
2013 6.84 2.72
2014 6.78 2.75
2015 6.71 2.71
2016 6.62 2.67
2017 6.54 2.63
2018 6.46 2.58
2019 6.41 2.54
2020 6.35 2.51
2021 6.26 2.46
2022 6.22 2.4
2023 6.12 2.36

Chad and Libya demographics compared

Median age
Chad

Libya
Year Median age, years
Chad Libya
1960 19.9 18.5
1961 19.8 18.2
1962 19.6 17.9
1963 19.5 17.5
1964 19.4 17.2
1965 19.2 16.7
1966 19.1 15.9
1967 19 15.3
1968 18.8 14.9
1969 18.7 14.7
1970 18.6 14.7
1971 18.5 14.7
1972 18.3 14.7
1973 18.2 14.9
1974 18 15.3
1975 17.9 15.5
1976 17.7 15.6
1977 17.5 15.8
1978 17.3 15.9
1979 17.1 15.9
1980 16.7 16
1981 16.2 16.1
1982 16.6 16.3
1983 17 16.5
1984 16.7 16.8
1985 16.3 17.1
1986 16.3 17.3
1987 16.4 17.6
1988 16.5 17.9
1989 16.5 18.2
1990 16.3 18.6
1991 16.3 18.9
1992 16.4 19.3
1993 16.2 19.7
1994 15.9 20.1
1995 16 20.6
1996 16.1 21.1
1997 15.9 21.5
1998 15.8 22
1999 15.7 22.4
2000 15.6 22.7
2001 15.5 22.9
2002 15.4 23.1
2003 15.5 23.2
2004 15.7 23.4
2005 15.7 23.6
2006 15.7 23.8
2007 15.6 24.2
2008 15.6 24.6
2009 15.6 25
2010 15.6 25.3
2011 15.6 25.5
2012 15.6 25.7
2013 15.7 25.9
2014 15.7 26.2
2015 15.7 26.4
2016 15.7 26.6
2017 15.8 26.8
2018 15.8 27
2019 15.9 27.2
2020 16 27.5
2021 16.1 27.7
2022 16.2 28
2023 16.5 28.2
2024 16.8 28.5

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Chad Libya
GNI, Atlas method
$19.7B
2024
$46.6B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
18.3%
2025
65.7%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
3.2%
2023
2.26%
1999
Military expenditure, % of GDP
2.91%
2023
15.5%
2014
Armed forces personnel
45,000
2020
0
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-0.54%
2025
+0.21%
2025
Unemployment rate
1.14%
2018
30%
2004
Services, % of GDP
31.6%
2024
34.3%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
29.7%
2024
68.3%
2024
Economic freedom index
52.2
2025
35.9
2012
Income share by richest 10%
29.5%
2022
n/a
Income share by poorest 10%
2.8%
2022
n/a
Total reserves including gold
$1.05B
2023
$92.9B
2024
Personal remittances received
$0
2023
$0
2023
International tourist arrivals
10,399
2020
760,000
2008
International tourism as share of exports n/a
0.34%
2010
Banked people share
20.9%
2024
33.1%
2024

Energy

Chad Libya
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
198.5 kg
2022
2,539 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$14.3
2022
$4.83
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
2.57 megatons
2023
61.3 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.13 tons
2023
8.39 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2022
96.3%
2022
Renewable energy use share
70%
2022
3.1%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
0.02%
2022
0%
2022
Net energy imports use share
-177.8%
2022
-249.7%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
14.5 kWh
2022
3,979 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
4.64%
2021
0.02%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
12%
2023
73.2%
2023

Society

Chad Libya
% of world population
0.25%
2024
0.09%
2024
Annual migration change
+204,040
2024
+3,448
2024
Urban population
24.7%
2024
81.9%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.64 ft
2025
5.79 ft
2025
Average female height
5.32 ft
2025
5.33 ft
2025
Quality of life index
2
2025
30.9
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
21
2024
13
2024
Higher education index
11
2025
27
2025
Homicides per 100K people
9.04
2015
2.5
2015
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
32.4
2019
21.3
2019
Visa free countries
60
2025
52
2025
Adult literacy rate
27.3%
2022
76.5%
1994
English speaking
0%
2025
2%
2025
People using the Internet
13.2%
2023
88.5%
2023

Health

Chad Libya
Government health expenditure per capita
$40.2
2022
$278.4
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$23.4
2022
$84.8
2022
Life expectancy
55.4 years
2025
73.2 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
18.7%
2022
1.82%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.09
2022
2.16
2017
Age at first childbirth
18.1 years
2025
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
748
2023
59
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
101.1
2023
30.8
2023
Obesity rate
7.01%
2022
37.9%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
7.3%
2024
15.8%
2024
Air quality index
1
2025
70
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
7.4%
2022
n/a
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
2.91 liters
2020
0.01 liters
2020

Territory

Chad Libya
% of world land
0.85%
2025
1.18%
2025
Land area per capita
23,951 sq mi
2024
92,042 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
194,353 sq mi
2025
59,267 sq mi
2025
Forest area
15,368 sq mi
2025
838 sq mi
2025
Roads length
24,855 mi
2018
22,991 mi
2010

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