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Chad vs Senegal statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Chad has a population of 20.3M (ranked 65/197), compared with 18.5M in Senegal (ranked 69/197). Chad's land area is 486,180 sq mi versus 74,336 sq mi for Senegal (ranked 21st vs. 85th).

By GDP, Chad ranks 127/197 ($20.6B) and Senegal ranks 110/197 ($32.3B). By GDP per capita, Chad ranks 175/197 ($1,016), while Senegal ranks 160/197 ($1,744).

Main facts and rankings

Chad Senegal
Population
21450865
19281054
Population rank 64/197 68/197
GDP
$20.6B
2024
$32.3B
2024
GDP rank 127/197 110/197
GDP per capita
$1,016
2024
$1,744
2024
GDP per capita rank 175/197 160/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$2,962
2024
$5,110
2024
Government debt
$6.97B
2024
$36.7B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
33.9%
2025
111.4%
2025
Government debt per person
$343
2024
$1,982
2024
Government debt per person rank 175/185 119/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$1,511
2025
$1,890
2025
Land area
486,180 sq mi
2025
74,336 sq mi
2025
Population density
41.8 ppl/mi²
2024
248.9 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
6.12
2023
3.82
2023
Median age
16.8 years
2024
20.4 years
2024
Life expectancy
55.4 years
2025
69.2 years
2025

Chad and Senegal: Comparison Charts

Chad and Senegal economies compared

GDP
Chad

Senegal
Year GDP
Chad Senegal
1960 $313,582,728 $1,003,692,370
1961 $333,975,336 $1,058,975,257
1962 $357,635,713 $1,085,475,791
1963 $371,767,002 $1,122,139,862
1964 $392,247,518 $1,188,930,645
1965 $416,926,303 $1,210,058,228
1966 $432,794,922 $1,246,908,186
1967 $449,826,323 $1,246,480,766
1968 $453,980,096 $1,309,384,862
1969 $471,635,622 $1,245,234,931
1970 $469,266,737 $1,297,407,655
1971 $501,866,730 $1,339,549,033
1972 $585,427,547 $1,620,857,104
1973 $647,199,483 $1,863,398,590
1974 $652,532,795 $2,099,325,229
1975 $864,602,105 $2,830,388,405
1976 $866,044,962 $2,869,777,884
1977 $935,360,465 $2,938,046,463
1978 $1,113,920,124 $3,280,354,921
1979 $1,004,316,496 $4,084,877,823
1980 $1,033,002,404 $4,510,108,291
1981 $876,937,558 $4,095,892,781
1982 $834,369,860 $4,013,951,443
1983 $832,415,806 $3,569,356,125
1984 $919,103,735 $3,485,165,432
1985 $1,033,069,709 $3,818,944,918
1986 $1,067,828,246 $5,392,093,446
1987 $1,163,426,852 $6,487,353,103
1988 $1,482,597,298 $6,418,419,389
1989 $1,433,686,312 $6,366,039,373
1990 $1,738,605,558 $7,390,967,360
1991 $1,877,137,982 $7,255,210,470
1992 $1,881,847,670 $7,769,817,840
1993 $1,463,251,164 $7,367,986,241
1994 $1,179,837,963 $5,034,588,196
1995 $1,445,919,895 $6,326,342,633
1996 $1,607,345,356 $6,559,712,166
1997 $1,544,689,577 $6,041,478,726
1998 $1,744,794,531 $6,505,607,909
1999 $1,534,673,583 $6,592,834,933
2000 $1,388,506,772 $6,013,185,004
2001 $1,710,843,377 $6,507,824,829
2002 $1,997,005,709 $7,006,402,320
2003 $2,742,815,072 $8,768,721,563
2004 $4,422,855,661 $10,076,816,667
2005 $8,655,892,393 $11,009,033,438
2006 $9,709,626,596 $11,697,918,243
2007 $10,865,385,132 $13,994,218,413
2008 $13,385,593,990 $16,853,989,628
2009 $12,317,614,054 $16,145,867,495
2010 $14,058,506,664 $16,121,315,909
2011 $16,685,349,674 $17,814,283,639
2012 $17,892,228,570 $17,660,870,412
2013 $17,865,316,886 $18,918,667,725
2014 $18,144,336,904 $19,797,253,440
2015 $14,559,599,500 $17,774,766,696
2016 $13,026,289,836 $19,040,312,333
2017 $13,349,041,409 $20,996,562,944
2018 $15,327,000,249 $23,116,701,556
2019 $14,905,517,743 $23,403,995,992
2020 $14,932,897,821 $24,530,513,038
2021 $16,871,937,698 $27,520,784,130
2022 $17,828,508,290 $27,783,332,223
2023 $19,107,685,021 $30,696,331,296
2024 $20,625,711,665 $32,267,254,425

Chad and Senegal economies compared

GDP per capita
Chad

Senegal
Year GDP per capita
Chad Senegal
1960 $102.8 $300
1961 $107.3 $308
1962 $112.6 $307
1963 $114.7 $309
1964 $118.6 $318
1965 $123.6 $314
1966 $125.8 $315
1967 $128.2 $305
1968 $126.9 $311
1969 $129.2 $287.3
1970 $125.9 $290.5
1971 $131.8 $291.1
1972 $150.4 $342
1973 $162.4 $381
1974 $160 $417
1975 $207.5 $547
1976 $203.7 $541
1977 $215.9 $540
1978 $252.5 $589
1979 $222.9 $716
1980 $228.8 $772
1981 $194 $683
1982 $176.1 $652
1983 $167.2 $564
1984 $182.2 $536
1985 $202.7 $571
1986 $203.4 $784
1987 $213.9 $916
1988 $263.5 $880
1989 $246.4 $849
1990 $290.6 $957
1991 $302 $913
1992 $290.6 $951
1993 $220.7 $878
1994 $173.9 $584
1995 $204 $715
1996 $216.9 $723
1997 $201.4 $651
1998 $219.8 $685
1999 $186.6 $678
2000 $163.1 $603
2001 $194.3 $637
2002 $219.1 $669
2003 $289.1 $818
2004 $446 $918
2005 $838 $980
2006 $907 $1,017
2007 $980 $1,189
2008 $1,166 $1,399
2009 $1,036 $1,309
2010 $1,142 $1,276
2011 $1,308 $1,375
2012 $1,354 $1,327
2013 $1,305 $1,380
2014 $1,279 $1,399
2015 $994 $1,218
2016 $862 $1,266
2017 $854 $1,357
2018 $949 $1,453
2019 $893 $1,431
2020 $867 $1,461
2021 $946 $1,598
2022 $966 $1,574
2023 $989 $1,698
2024 $1,016 $1,744

Chad vs. Senegal life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Chad

Senegal
Year Life expectancy, years
Chad Senegal
1950 35.2 36.5
1951 35.5 36.9
1952 35.9 37.4
1953 36.3 37.8
1954 36.8 38.2
1955 37.3 38.5
1956 37.9 38.9
1957 38.3 39.1
1958 38.7 39.4
1959 39 39.5
1960 39.2 39.7
1961 39.4 39.7
1962 39.6 39.7
1963 39.9 39.7
1964 40.1 39.8
1965 40.1 39.8
1966 40.1 39.8
1967 40.4 40
1968 40.7 40.1
1969 41 40.4
1970 41.4 40.8
1971 40.9 41.2
1972 41.9 41.8
1973 42.4 42.4
1974 42.6 43.1
1975 42.7 43.9
1976 42.7 44.8
1977 42.9 45.7
1978 43 46.6
1979 43.2 47.5
1980 43.5 48.3
1981 43.5 49.1
1982 43.9 49.9
1983 44.4 50.8
1984 44.7 51.7
1985 45.3 52.6
1986 45.6 53.7
1987 43.1 54.6
1988 46.4 55.5
1989 46.4 56.2
1990 45.1 56.7
1991 46.6 57
1992 46.8 57.3
1993 47 57.3
1994 47.1 57.5
1995 47.5 57.3
1996 47.6 57.1
1997 47.8 57.1
1998 47.8 57.1
1999 47.9 57.3
2000 47.9 57.6
2001 48.3 58.2
2002 48.4 58.9
2003 48.6 59.5
2004 48.7 60.3
2005 48.9 61
2006 48.7 61.8
2007 49.2 62.7
2008 49.5 63.2
2009 49.8 63.8
2010 50.1 64.2
2011 50.4 64.8
2012 50.8 65.2
2013 51.1 65.6
2014 51.1 66
2015 51.3 66.5
2016 51.6 66.7
2017 51.9 67.1
2018 52.4 67.4
2019 53 67.7
2020 53.1 67.5
2021 53.1 66.9
2022 54.5 67.8
2023 55.1 68.7
2024 55.2 68.9
2025 55.4 69.2

Chad and Senegal population clocks and comparison

Population
Chad

Senegal
Year Population
Chad Senegal
1960 3,049,838 3,340,907
1961 3,111,947 3,436,375
1962 3,175,598 3,534,686
1963 3,240,905 3,635,876
1964 3,307,479 3,740,535
1965 3,374,220 3,849,788
1966 3,440,903 3,964,299
1967 3,508,512 4,083,870
1968 3,578,231 4,207,587
1969 3,651,113 4,334,974
1970 3,727,828 4,466,328
1971 3,807,316 4,601,864
1972 3,893,252 4,741,631
1973 3,985,909 4,885,181
1974 4,078,356 5,029,437
1975 4,167,234 5,170,810
1976 4,251,297 5,308,564
1977 4,331,667 5,439,549
1978 4,411,366 5,568,096
1979 4,505,384 5,702,895
1980 4,515,453 5,845,638
1981 4,520,959 5,997,160
1982 4,738,483 6,156,961
1983 4,979,130 6,324,504
1984 5,045,145 6,499,364
1985 5,096,269 6,683,287
1986 5,251,069 6,878,192
1987 5,438,309 7,081,530
1988 5,625,602 7,289,618
1989 5,819,586 7,502,207
1990 5,982,833 7,720,523
1991 6,205,676 7,943,085
1992 6,474,656 8,168,395
1993 6,629,146 8,396,288
1994 6,783,450 8,624,078
1995 7,089,064 8,848,101
1996 7,410,108 9,067,014
1997 7,670,366 9,283,495
1998 7,938,840 9,502,952
1999 8,222,705 9,730,887
2000 8,512,093 9,968,260
2001 8,804,124 10,212,942
2002 9,116,192 10,466,214
2003 9,487,833 10,721,176
2004 9,920,036 10,975,704
2005 10,328,092 11,235,472
2006 10,706,424 11,500,094
2007 11,081,660 11,770,344
2008 11,476,296 12,048,959
2009 11,893,754 12,337,389
2010 12,312,575 12,635,413
2011 12,754,997 12,958,897
2012 13,210,998 13,310,495
2013 13,691,079 13,710,849
2014 14,188,678 14,152,102
2015 14,647,621 14,593,331
2016 15,114,655 15,034,521
2017 15,622,759 15,475,002
2018 16,156,531 15,914,498
2019 16,685,223 16,352,922
2020 17,224,679 16,789,219
2021 17,828,273 17,220,867
2022 18,455,316 17,651,103
2023 19,319,064 18,077,573
2024 20,299,123 18,501,984

Fertility rates in Chad and Senegal

Fertility rate
Chad

Senegal
Year Fertility rate
Chad Senegal
1960 6.25 7
1961 6.27 7.04
1962 6.29 7.08
1963 6.3 7.12
1964 6.32 7.16
1965 6.34 7.19
1966 6.36 7.22
1967 6.39 7.24
1968 6.43 7.25
1969 6.48 7.26
1970 6.53 7.26
1971 6.58 7.26
1972 6.85 7.26
1973 6.87 7.26
1974 6.86 7.25
1975 6.88 7.25
1976 6.89 7.26
1977 6.9 7.27
1978 6.89 7.28
1979 6.91 7.29
1980 6.91 7.29
1981 6.94 7.28
1982 6.96 7.25
1983 6.98 7.19
1984 7.02 7.11
1985 7.04 7.01
1986 7.07 6.9
1987 7.11 6.79
1988 7.15 6.58
1989 7.19 6.48
1990 7.22 6.4
1991 7.26 6.27
1992 7.3 6.15
1993 7.34 6.05
1994 7.31 5.92
1995 7.29 5.82
1996 7.29 5.72
1997 7.27 5.64
1998 7.27 5.58
1999 7.26 5.57
2000 7.25 5.5
2001 7.23 5.4
2002 7.2 5.3
2003 7.18 5.25
2004 7.16 5.19
2005 7.13 5.13
2006 7.12 5.06
2007 7.09 5.02
2008 7.06 5.02
2009 7.02 5.03
2010 6.99 5.06
2011 6.95 5.1
2012 6.91 5.13
2013 6.84 5.05
2014 6.78 4.88
2015 6.71 4.75
2016 6.62 4.65
2017 6.54 4.49
2018 6.46 4.29
2019 6.41 4.1
2020 6.35 4
2021 6.26 3.94
2022 6.22 3.86
2023 6.12 3.82

Chad and Senegal demographics compared

Median age
Chad

Senegal
Year Median age, years
Chad Senegal
1960 19.9 18.1
1961 19.8 18
1962 19.6 18
1963 19.5 17.9
1964 19.4 17.9
1965 19.2 17.9
1966 19.1 17.8
1967 19 17.9
1968 18.8 17.9
1969 18.7 17.9
1970 18.6 17.9
1971 18.5 17.9
1972 18.3 17.9
1973 18.2 17.9
1974 18 17.8
1975 17.9 17.7
1976 17.7 17.6
1977 17.5 17.4
1978 17.3 17.2
1979 17.1 17
1980 16.7 16.8
1981 16.2 16.7
1982 16.6 16.5
1983 17 16.4
1984 16.7 16.3
1985 16.3 16.3
1986 16.3 16.3
1987 16.4 16.3
1988 16.5 16.4
1989 16.5 16.5
1990 16.3 16.6
1991 16.3 16.7
1992 16.4 16.8
1993 16.2 16.9
1994 15.9 17
1995 16 17.1
1996 16.1 17.2
1997 15.9 17.3
1998 15.8 17.4
1999 15.7 17.5
2000 15.6 17.6
2001 15.5 17.7
2002 15.4 17.8
2003 15.5 18
2004 15.7 18.1
2005 15.7 18.2
2006 15.7 18.2
2007 15.6 18.3
2008 15.6 18.4
2009 15.6 18.4
2010 15.6 18.5
2011 15.6 18.5
2012 15.6 18.5
2013 15.7 18.5
2014 15.7 18.6
2015 15.7 18.6
2016 15.7 18.7
2017 15.8 18.9
2018 15.8 19
2019 15.9 19.2
2020 16 19.4
2021 16.1 19.7
2022 16.2 19.9
2023 16.5 20.1
2024 16.8 20.4

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Chad Senegal
GNI, Atlas method
$19.7B
2024
$31B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
18.3%
2025
29%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
3.2%
2023
6.16%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
2.91%
2023
1.47%
2023
Armed forces personnel
45,000
2020
19,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-0.54%
2025
-7.25%
2025
Unemployment rate
1.14%
2018
5.78%
2024
Services, % of GDP
31.6%
2024
49.1%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
29.7%
2024
25.4%
2024
Economic freedom index
52.2
2025
56.4
2025
Income share by richest 10%
29.5%
2022
28.8%
2021
Income share by poorest 10%
2.8%
2022
3%
2021
Total reserves including gold
$1.05B
2023
n/a
Personal remittances received
$0
2023
$3.75B
2024
International tourist arrivals
10,399
2020
1,376,000
2017
International tourism as share of exports n/a
10.5%
2018
Banked people share
20.9%
2024
76.5%
2024

Energy

Chad Senegal
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
198.5 kg
2022
291.1 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$14.3
2022
$16.4
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
2.57 megatons
2023
12 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.13 tons
2023
0.67 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2022
63.2%
2022
Renewable energy use share
70%
2022
35.4%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
0.02%
2022
1.58%
2023
Net energy imports use share
-177.8%
2022
69%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita
14.5 kWh
2022
410 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
4.64%
2021
13.3%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
12%
2023
74.2%
2023

Society

Chad Senegal
% of world population
0.25%
2024
0.23%
2024
Annual migration change
+204,040
2024
-10,307
2024
Urban population
24.7%
2024
50.1%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.64 ft
2025
5.78 ft
2025
Average female height
5.32 ft
2025
5.38 ft
2025
Quality of life index
2
2025
32.2
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
21
2024
45
2024
Higher education index
11
2025
55
2025
Homicides per 100K people
9.04
2015
0.3
2015
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
32.4
2019
23.5
2019
Visa free countries
60
2025
68
2025
Adult literacy rate
27.3%
2022
50.4%
2023
English speaking
0%
2025
2%
2025
People using the Internet
13.2%
2023
60.6%
2023

Health

Chad Senegal
Government health expenditure per capita
$40.2
2022
$63.7
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$23.4
2022
$31.1
2022
Life expectancy
55.4 years
2025
69.2 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
18.7%
2022
21.2%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.09
2022
0.13
2022
Age at first childbirth
18.1 years
2025
21.9 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
748
2023
237
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
101.1
2023
38.5
2023
Obesity rate
7.01%
2022
10.3%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
7.3%
2024
3.8%
2024
Air quality index
1
2025
23
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
7.4%
2022
6.5%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
2.91 liters
2020
0.38 liters
2020

Territory

Chad Senegal
% of world land
0.85%
2025
0.13%
2025
Land area per capita
23,951 sq mi
2024
4,018 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
194,353 sq mi
2025
36,722 sq mi
2025
Forest area
15,368 sq mi
2025
30,688 sq mi
2025
Roads length
24,855 mi
2018
10,355 mi
2017

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