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Chad vs Madagascar statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Chad has a population of 20.3M (ranked 65/197), compared with 32M in Madagascar (ranked 49/197). Chad's land area is 486,180 sq mi versus 224,634 sq mi for Madagascar (ranked 21st vs. 44th).

By GDP, Chad ranks 127/197 ($20.6B) and Madagascar ranks 136/197 ($17.4B). By GDP per capita, Chad ranks 175/197 ($1,016), while Madagascar ranks 193/197 ($545).

Main facts and rankings

Chad Madagascar
Population
21450865
33368335
Population rank 64/197 49/197
GDP
$20.6B
2024
$17.4B
2024
GDP rank 127/197 136/197
GDP per capita
$1,016
2024
$545
2024
GDP per capita rank 175/197 193/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$2,962
2024
$1,884
2024
Government debt
$6.97B
2024
$8.78B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
33.9%
2025
51.3%
2025
Government debt per person
$343
2024
$274.7
2024
Government debt per person rank 175/185 180/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$1,511
2025
$1,489
2025
Land area
486,180 sq mi
2025
224,634 sq mi
2025
Population density
41.8 ppl/mi²
2024
142.3 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
6.12
2023
3.97
2023
Median age
16.8 years
2024
20 years
2024
Life expectancy
55.4 years
2025
64 years
2025

Chad and Madagascar: Comparison Charts

Chad and Madagascar economies compared

GDP
Chad

Madagascar
Year GDP
Chad Madagascar
1960 $313,582,728 $673,081,725
1961 $333,975,336 $699,161,945
1962 $357,635,713 $739,286,908
1963 $371,767,002 $759,345,864
1964 $392,247,518 $802,482,184
1965 $416,926,303 $833,563,473
1966 $432,794,922 $900,264,585
1967 $449,826,323 $956,436,932
1968 $453,980,096 $1,031,669,637
1969 $471,635,622 $1,056,391,056
1970 $469,266,737 $1,111,859,571
1971 $501,866,730 $1,199,507,631
1972 $585,427,547 $1,341,590,690
1973 $647,199,483 $1,653,062,335
1974 $652,532,795 $1,917,508,190
1975 $864,602,105 $2,283,049,215
1976 $866,044,962 $2,181,844,179
1977 $935,360,465 $2,358,930,406
1978 $1,113,920,124 $2,669,755,115
1979 $1,004,316,496 $3,463,565,854
1980 $1,033,002,404 $5,201,818,348
1981 $876,937,558 $4,759,333,998
1982 $834,369,860 $4,784,977,326
1983 $832,415,806 $4,686,457,031
1984 $919,103,735 $3,905,938,481
1985 $1,033,069,709 $3,802,557,895
1986 $1,067,828,246 $4,347,989,788
1987 $1,163,426,852 $3,212,900,556
1988 $1,482,597,298 $3,189,456,965
1989 $1,433,686,312 $3,175,638,333
1990 $1,738,605,558 $3,931,334,875
1991 $1,877,137,982 $3,254,713,056
1992 $1,881,847,670 $3,714,966,678
1993 $1,463,251,164 $4,063,298,919
1994 $1,179,837,963 $3,522,227,092
1995 $1,445,919,895 $3,838,100,904
1996 $1,607,345,356 $4,931,861,039
1997 $1,544,689,577 $4,262,965,420
1998 $1,744,794,531 $4,401,967,633
1999 $1,534,673,583 $4,277,903,780
2000 $1,388,506,772 $4,629,247,204
2001 $1,710,843,377 $5,438,332,602
2002 $1,997,005,709 $5,351,701,663
2003 $2,742,815,072 $6,372,498,890
2004 $4,422,855,661 $5,064,732,626
2005 $8,655,892,393 $5,859,269,753
2006 $9,709,626,596 $6,395,712,491
2007 $10,865,385,132 $8,524,620,890
2008 $13,385,593,990 $10,725,137,724
2009 $12,317,614,054 $9,616,879,409
2010 $14,058,506,664 $9,982,711,338
2011 $16,685,349,674 $11,551,819,618
2012 $17,892,228,570 $11,578,975,062
2013 $17,865,316,886 $12,423,555,455
2014 $18,144,336,904 $12,522,957,399
2015 $14,559,599,500 $11,323,020,701
2016 $13,026,289,836 $11,848,613,858
2017 $13,349,041,409 $13,176,313,594
2018 $15,327,000,249 $13,760,033,282
2019 $14,905,517,743 $14,104,664,679
2020 $14,932,897,821 $13,051,441,204
2021 $16,871,937,698 $14,354,731,964
2022 $17,828,508,290 $15,325,603,273
2023 $19,107,685,021 $15,869,945,478
2024 $20,625,711,665 $17,420,814,801

Chad and Madagascar economies compared

GDP per capita
Chad

Madagascar
Year GDP per capita
Chad Madagascar
1960 $102.8 $131.7
1961 $107.3 $133.3
1962 $112.6 $137.3
1963 $114.7 $137.4
1964 $118.6 $141.5
1965 $123.6 $143.2
1966 $125.8 $150.7
1967 $128.2 $155.9
1968 $126.9 $163.6
1969 $129.2 $162.9
1970 $125.9 $166.6
1971 $131.8 $174.6
1972 $150.4 $189.6
1973 $162.4 $226.8
1974 $160 $255.3
1975 $207.5 $295
1976 $203.7 $273.5
1977 $215.9 $286.9
1978 $252.5 $315
1979 $222.9 $396
1980 $228.8 $578
1981 $194 $513
1982 $176.1 $501
1983 $167.2 $476
1984 $182.2 $385
1985 $202.7 $364
1986 $203.4 $405
1987 $213.9 $290.8
1988 $263.5 $280.5
1989 $246.4 $271.3
1990 $290.6 $326
1991 $302 $262
1992 $290.6 $290.2
1993 $220.7 $308
1994 $173.9 $258.7
1995 $204 $273.1
1996 $216.9 $340
1997 $201.4 $284.4
1998 $219.8 $284.2
1999 $186.6 $267.4
2000 $163.1 $280.3
2001 $194.3 $319
2002 $219.1 $305
2003 $289.1 $353
2004 $446 $272.2
2005 $838 $306
2006 $907 $324
2007 $980 $420
2008 $1,166 $513
2009 $1,036 $446
2010 $1,142 $450
2011 $1,308 $506
2012 $1,354 $494
2013 $1,305 $515
2014 $1,279 $506
2015 $994 $445
2016 $862 $454
2017 $854 $492
2018 $949 $500
2019 $893 $500
2020 $867 $451
2021 $946 $483
2022 $966 $504
2023 $989 $509
2024 $1,016 $545

Chad vs. Madagascar life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Chad

Madagascar
Year Life expectancy, years
Chad Madagascar
1950 35.2 39.7
1951 35.5 39.9
1952 35.9 40.3
1953 36.3 40.7
1954 36.8 40.9
1955 37.3 41.3
1956 37.9 41.7
1957 38.3 42.1
1958 38.7 42.5
1959 39 43
1960 39.2 43.3
1961 39.4 43.8
1962 39.6 44.2
1963 39.9 44.6
1964 40.1 45
1965 40.1 45.4
1966 40.1 46
1967 40.4 46.5
1968 40.7 46.9
1969 41 47.3
1970 41.4 47.9
1971 40.9 48.2
1972 41.9 48.5
1973 42.4 48.9
1974 42.6 49.3
1975 42.7 49.6
1976 42.7 49.8
1977 42.9 49.9
1978 43 50
1979 43.2 50.1
1980 43.5 50
1981 43.5 49.8
1982 43.9 50
1983 44.4 50.1
1984 44.7 50.2
1985 45.3 50.4
1986 45.6 50.7
1987 43.1 51.1
1988 46.4 51.4
1989 46.4 51.8
1990 45.1 52.1
1991 46.6 52.6
1992 46.8 52.9
1993 47 53.7
1994 47.1 54.2
1995 47.5 54.8
1996 47.6 55.5
1997 47.8 56.1
1998 47.8 56.8
1999 47.9 57.4
2000 47.9 58
2001 48.3 58.7
2002 48.4 59.2
2003 48.6 59.7
2004 48.7 60.2
2005 48.9 60.7
2006 48.7 61.1
2007 49.2 61.5
2008 49.5 62
2009 49.8 62.3
2010 50.1 62.6
2011 50.4 62.9
2012 50.8 63
2013 51.1 63.2
2014 51.1 63.3
2015 51.3 63.4
2016 51.6 63.4
2017 51.9 63.4
2018 52.4 63.5
2019 53 63.5
2020 53.1 62.7
2021 53.1 62.5
2022 54.5 63.1
2023 55.1 63.6
2024 55.2 63.8
2025 55.4 64

Chad and Madagascar population clocks and comparison

Population
Chad

Madagascar
Year Population
Chad Madagascar
1960 3,049,838 5,111,029
1961 3,111,947 5,246,158
1962 3,175,598 5,384,150
1963 3,240,905 5,525,185
1964 3,307,479 5,669,863
1965 3,374,220 5,819,116
1966 3,440,903 5,974,279
1967 3,508,512 6,136,486
1968 3,578,231 6,306,493
1969 3,651,113 6,484,716
1970 3,727,828 6,672,003
1971 3,807,316 6,868,868
1972 3,893,252 7,074,398
1973 3,985,909 7,288,048
1974 4,078,356 7,509,726
1975 4,167,234 7,739,336
1976 4,251,297 7,976,831
1977 4,331,667 8,222,240
1978 4,411,366 8,475,864
1979 4,505,384 8,737,581
1980 4,515,453 9,006,032
1981 4,520,959 9,279,011
1982 4,738,483 9,557,671
1983 4,979,130 9,843,044
1984 5,045,145 10,134,550
1985 5,096,269 10,433,142
1986 5,251,069 10,736,857
1987 5,438,309 11,047,291
1988 5,625,602 11,369,462
1989 5,819,586 11,704,998
1990 5,982,833 12,055,639
1991 6,205,676 12,421,412
1992 6,474,656 12,800,870
1993 6,629,146 13,197,345
1994 6,783,450 13,613,850
1995 7,089,064 14,051,275
1996 7,410,108 14,510,711
1997 7,670,366 14,990,814
1998 7,938,840 15,489,364
1999 8,222,705 16,000,506
2000 8,512,093 16,516,338
2001 8,804,124 17,032,939
2002 9,116,192 17,549,913
2003 9,487,833 18,071,854
2004 9,920,036 18,606,608
2005 10,328,092 19,159,707
2006 10,706,424 19,730,909
2007 11,081,660 20,318,583
2008 11,476,296 20,923,840
2009 11,893,754 21,547,280
2010 12,312,575 22,183,340
2011 12,754,997 22,822,300
2012 13,210,998 23,462,438
2013 13,691,079 24,109,290
2014 14,188,678 24,764,348
2015 14,647,621 25,426,702
2016 15,114,655 26,099,952
2017 15,622,759 26,788,375
2018 16,156,531 27,494,926
2019 16,685,223 28,219,554
2020 17,224,679 28,953,556
2021 17,828,273 29,691,083
2022 18,455,316 30,437,261
2023 19,319,064 31,195,932
2024 20,299,123 31,964,956

Fertility rates in Chad and Madagascar

Fertility rate
Chad

Madagascar
Year Fertility rate
Chad Madagascar
1960 6.25 7.34
1961 6.27 7.3
1962 6.29 7.26
1963 6.3 7.21
1964 6.32 7.19
1965 6.34 7.17
1966 6.36 7.16
1967 6.39 7.14
1968 6.43 7.13
1969 6.48 7.12
1970 6.53 7.1
1971 6.58 7.07
1972 6.85 7.04
1973 6.87 7.01
1974 6.86 6.99
1975 6.88 6.97
1976 6.89 6.95
1977 6.9 6.93
1978 6.89 6.9
1979 6.91 6.87
1980 6.91 6.84
1981 6.94 6.77
1982 6.96 6.7
1983 6.98 6.63
1984 7.02 6.55
1985 7.04 6.46
1986 7.07 6.34
1987 7.11 6.24
1988 7.15 6.18
1989 7.19 6.15
1990 7.22 6.14
1991 7.26 6.12
1992 7.3 6.08
1993 7.34 6.06
1994 7.31 6.04
1995 7.29 6.04
1996 7.29 6.03
1997 7.27 6.02
1998 7.27 5.99
1999 7.26 5.84
2000 7.25 5.67
2001 7.23 5.53
2002 7.2 5.41
2003 7.18 5.33
2004 7.16 5.26
2005 7.13 5.2
2006 7.12 5.13
2007 7.09 5.08
2008 7.06 5.04
2009 7.02 5
2010 6.99 4.9
2011 6.95 4.74
2012 6.91 4.61
2013 6.84 4.53
2014 6.78 4.42
2015 6.71 4.34
2016 6.62 4.29
2017 6.54 4.26
2018 6.46 4.25
2019 6.41 4.22
2020 6.35 4.17
2021 6.26 4.1
2022 6.22 4.04
2023 6.12 3.97

Chad and Madagascar demographics compared

Median age
Chad

Madagascar
Year Median age, years
Chad Madagascar
1960 19.9 17.9
1961 19.8 17.5
1962 19.6 17.2
1963 19.5 17
1964 19.4 16.8
1965 19.2 16.8
1966 19.1 16.7
1967 19 16.7
1968 18.8 16.7
1969 18.7 16.6
1970 18.6 16.7
1971 18.5 16.7
1972 18.3 16.6
1973 18.2 16.6
1974 18 16.6
1975 17.9 16.6
1976 17.7 16.6
1977 17.5 16.5
1978 17.3 16.5
1979 17.1 16.5
1980 16.7 16.4
1981 16.2 16.4
1982 16.6 16.4
1983 17 16.4
1984 16.7 16.5
1985 16.3 16.5
1986 16.3 16.6
1987 16.4 16.6
1988 16.5 16.7
1989 16.5 16.8
1990 16.3 16.9
1991 16.3 16.9
1992 16.4 17
1993 16.2 17
1994 15.9 17.1
1995 16 17.1
1996 16.1 17.1
1997 15.9 17.1
1998 15.8 17.2
1999 15.7 17.2
2000 15.6 17.2
2001 15.5 17.2
2002 15.4 17.2
2003 15.5 17.2
2004 15.7 17.3
2005 15.7 17.3
2006 15.7 17.4
2007 15.6 17.5
2008 15.6 17.6
2009 15.6 17.7
2010 15.6 17.8
2011 15.6 17.9
2012 15.6 18.1
2013 15.7 18.2
2014 15.7 18.4
2015 15.7 18.6
2016 15.7 18.7
2017 15.8 18.9
2018 15.8 19.1
2019 15.9 19.3
2020 16 19.4
2021 16.1 19.6
2022 16.2 19.7
2023 16.5 19.9
2024 16.8 20

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Chad Madagascar
GNI, Atlas method
$19.7B
2024
$16.4B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
18.3%
2025
15.7%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
3.2%
2023
3.05%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
2.91%
2023
0.66%
2023
Armed forces personnel
45,000
2020
22,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-0.54%
2025
-3.88%
2025
Unemployment rate
1.14%
2018
3.19%
2022
Services, % of GDP
31.6%
2024
46.4%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
29.7%
2024
22.8%
2024
Economic freedom index
52.2
2025
57
2025
Income share by richest 10%
29.5%
2022
29.6%
2021
Income share by poorest 10%
2.8%
2022
2.9%
2021
Total reserves including gold
$1.05B
2023
$2.78B
2024
Personal remittances received
$0
2023
$385M
2024
International tourist arrivals
10,399
2020
87,099
2020
International tourism as share of exports n/a
7.8%
2020
Banked people share
20.9%
2024
24.5%
2024

Energy

Chad Madagascar
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
198.5 kg
2022
309 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$14.3
2022
$5.56
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
2.57 megatons
2023
4.1 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.13 tons
2023
0.13 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2022
0%
2022
Renewable energy use share
70%
2022
83.1%
2022
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
0.02%
2022
0.8%
2022
Net energy imports use share
-177.8%
2022
13.7%
2017
Electric power consumption per capita
14.5 kWh
2022
81.3 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
4.64%
2021
34%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
31.5%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
12%
2023
39.4%
2023

Society

Chad Madagascar
% of world population
0.25%
2024
0.39%
2024
Annual migration change
+204,040
2024
-1,795
2024
Urban population
24.7%
2024
41.2%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.64 ft
2025
5.42 ft
2025
Average female height
5.32 ft
2025
5.02 ft
2025
Quality of life index
2
2025
23.6
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
21
2024
26
2024
Higher education index
11
2025
29
2025
Homicides per 100K people
9.04
2015
7.69
2015
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
32.4
2019
29.2
2019
Visa free countries
60
2025
70
2025
Adult literacy rate
27.3%
2022
77.5%
2022
English speaking
0%
2025
18%
2023
People using the Internet
13.2%
2023
20.4%
2023

Health

Chad Madagascar
Government health expenditure per capita
$40.2
2022
$16.3
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$23.4
2022
$5.27
2022
Life expectancy
55.4 years
2025
64 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
18.7%
2022
32.8%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.09
2022
0.2
2018
Age at first childbirth
18.1 years
2025
19.5 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
748
2023
445
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
101.1
2023
64.8
2023
Obesity rate
7.01%
2022
4.45%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
7.3%
2024
4.6%
2024
Air quality index
1
2025
38
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
7.4%
2022
26.8%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
2.91 liters
2020
0.99 liters
2020

Territory

Chad Madagascar
% of world land
0.85%
2025
0.39%
2025
Land area per capita
23,951 sq mi
2024
7,028 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
194,353 sq mi
2025
157,896 sq mi
2025
Forest area
15,368 sq mi
2025
47,839 sq mi
2025
Roads length
24,855 mi
2018
19,660 mi
2018

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