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Chad vs Sierra Leone statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Chad has a population of 20.3M (ranked 65/197), compared with 8.64M in Sierra Leone (ranked 102/197). Chad's land area is 486,180 sq mi versus 27,869 sq mi for Sierra Leone (ranked 21st vs. 116th).

By GDP, Chad ranks 127/197 ($20.6B) and Sierra Leone ranks 157/197 ($7.55B). By GDP per capita, Chad ranks 175/197 ($1,016), while Sierra Leone ranks 183/197 ($873).

Main facts and rankings

Chad Sierra Leone
Population
21450865
8961932
Population rank 64/197 102/197
GDP
$20.6B
2024
$7.55B
2024
GDP rank 127/197 157/197
GDP per capita
$1,016
2024
$873
2024
GDP per capita rank 175/197 183/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$2,962
2024
$3,516
2024
Government debt
$6.97B
2024
$3.25B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
33.9%
2025
44.3%
2025
Government debt per person
$343
2024
$376
2024
Government debt per person rank 175/185 174/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$1,511
2025
$3,438
2025
Land area
486,180 sq mi
2025
27,869 sq mi
2025
Population density
41.8 ppl/mi²
2024
310 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
6.12
2023
3.79
2023
Median age
16.8 years
2024
20.5 years
2024
Life expectancy
55.4 years
2025
62.2 years
2025

Chad and Sierra Leone: Comparison Charts

Chad and Sierra Leone economies compared

GDP
Chad

Sierra Leone
Year GDP
Chad Sierra Leone
1960 $313,582,728 $322,151,961
1961 $333,975,336 $327,978,758
1962 $357,635,713 $342,872,549
1963 $371,767,002 $348,700,980
1964 $392,247,518 $372,011,438
1965 $416,926,303 $359,523,810
1966 $432,794,922 $375,630,252
1967 $449,826,323 $348,895,028
1968 $453,980,096 $329,991,597
1969 $471,635,622 $408,853,541
1970 $469,266,737 $434,584,634
1971 $501,866,730 $419,495,788
1972 $585,427,547 $465,254,682
1973 $647,199,483 $575,471,814
1974 $652,532,795 $648,940,351
1975 $864,602,105 $679,352,876
1976 $866,044,962 $594,810,422
1977 $935,360,465 $692,079,407
1978 $1,113,920,124 $960,765,043
1979 $1,004,316,496 $1,109,343,425
1980 $1,033,002,404 $1,100,476,190
1981 $876,937,558 $1,114,926,661
1982 $834,369,860 $1,294,995,964
1983 $832,415,806 $995,278,515
1984 $919,103,735 $1,087,450,199
1985 $1,033,069,709 $856,890,459
1986 $1,067,828,246 $490,181,457
1987 $1,163,426,852 $660,106,336
1988 $1,482,597,298 $1,055,083,933
1989 $1,433,686,312 $932,974,420
1990 $1,738,605,558 $649,644,098
1991 $1,877,137,982 $779,981,987
1992 $1,881,847,670 $679,940,814
1993 $1,463,251,164 $768,867,883
1994 $1,179,837,963 $911,853,802
1995 $1,445,919,895 $870,740,292
1996 $1,607,345,356 $941,709,423
1997 $1,544,689,577 $850,232,760
1998 $1,744,794,531 $672,368,187
1999 $1,534,673,583 $669,386,624
2000 $1,388,506,772 $635,866,404
2001 $1,710,843,377 $1,681,473,894
2002 $1,997,005,709 $1,933,863,911
2003 $2,742,815,072 $2,142,618,046
2004 $4,422,855,661 $2,237,350,687
2005 $8,655,892,393 $2,545,275,313
2006 $9,709,626,596 $3,263,697,467
2007 $10,865,385,132 $3,632,957,611
2008 $13,385,593,990 $4,157,895,298
2009 $12,317,614,054 $3,953,403,098
2010 $14,058,506,664 $4,262,805,967
2011 $16,685,349,674 $4,861,632,885
2012 $17,892,228,570 $6,141,666,509
2013 $17,865,316,886 $7,502,762,863
2014 $18,144,336,904 $7,686,138,791
2015 $14,559,599,500 $6,788,352,975
2016 $13,026,289,836 $6,084,297,211
2017 $13,349,041,409 $5,749,846,528
2018 $15,327,000,249 $6,390,514,689
2019 $14,905,517,743 $6,526,183,564
2020 $14,932,897,821 $6,693,888,876
2021 $16,871,937,698 $7,173,379,137
2022 $17,828,508,290 $7,124,465,160
2023 $19,107,685,021 $6,411,787,856
2024 $20,625,711,665 $7,547,843,281

Chad and Sierra Leone economies compared

GDP per capita
Chad

Sierra Leone
Year GDP per capita
Chad Sierra Leone
1960 $102.8 $142
1961 $107.3 $142.3
1962 $112.6 $146.4
1963 $114.7 $146.4
1964 $118.6 $153.4
1965 $123.6 $145.6
1966 $125.8 $149.4
1967 $128.2 $136.2
1968 $126.9 $126.4
1969 $129.2 $153.6
1970 $125.9 $160.2
1971 $131.8 $151.8
1972 $150.4 $165.3
1973 $162.4 $200.7
1974 $160 $222.2
1975 $207.5 $228.4
1976 $203.7 $196.4
1977 $215.9 $224.3
1978 $252.5 $305
1979 $222.9 $346
1980 $228.8 $336
1981 $194 $334
1982 $176.1 $380
1983 $167.2 $285.9
1984 $182.2 $306
1985 $202.7 $235.5
1986 $203.4 $131.5
1987 $213.9 $172.4
1988 $263.5 $268.2
1989 $246.4 $231.3
1990 $290.6 $154.8
1991 $302 $183.7
1992 $290.6 $163.2
1993 $220.7 $185
1994 $173.9 $218.5
1995 $204 $208.4
1996 $216.9 $224.3
1997 $201.4 $199.9
1998 $219.8 $156.5
1999 $186.6 $155
2000 $163.1 $143.7
2001 $194.3 $358
2002 $219.1 $389
2003 $289.1 $414
2004 $446 $418
2005 $838 $463
2006 $907 $580
2007 $980 $632
2008 $1,166 $705
2009 $1,036 $653
2010 $1,142 $685
2011 $1,308 $761
2012 $1,354 $938
2013 $1,305 $1,117
2014 $1,279 $1,118
2015 $994 $965
2016 $862 $844
2017 $854 $779
2018 $949 $846
2019 $893 $844
2020 $867 $846
2021 $946 $886
2022 $966 $861
2023 $989 $758
2024 $1,016 $873

Chad vs. Sierra Leone life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Chad

Sierra Leone
Year Life expectancy, years
Chad Sierra Leone
1950 35.2 28.9
1951 35.5 29.3
1952 35.9 29.7
1953 36.3 30.1
1954 36.8 30.5
1955 37.3 30.9
1956 37.9 31.3
1957 38.3 31.8
1958 38.7 32.1
1959 39 32.6
1960 39.2 33.1
1961 39.4 33.6
1962 39.6 34.2
1963 39.9 34.7
1964 40.1 35.3
1965 40.1 35.9
1966 40.1 36.6
1967 40.4 37.3
1968 40.7 37.8
1969 41 38.2
1970 41.4 38.6
1971 40.9 39.1
1972 41.9 39.5
1973 42.4 40
1974 42.6 40.4
1975 42.7 41
1976 42.7 41.4
1977 42.9 41.8
1978 43 42.2
1979 43.2 42.5
1980 43.5 42.8
1981 43.5 43.1
1982 43.9 43.3
1983 44.4 43.5
1984 44.7 43.6
1985 45.3 43.6
1986 45.6 43.5
1987 43.1 43.7
1988 46.4 43.8
1989 46.4 43.7
1990 45.1 43.7
1991 46.6 43.3
1992 46.8 43.5
1993 47 43.4
1994 47.1 42.8
1995 47.5 42.6
1996 47.6 43.5
1997 47.8 43.6
1998 47.8 42.7
1999 47.9 42
2000 47.9 44.8
2001 48.3 45.4
2002 48.4 46.2
2003 48.6 46.8
2004 48.7 47.5
2005 48.9 48.3
2006 48.7 49.5
2007 49.2 50
2008 49.5 50.7
2009 49.8 51.3
2010 50.1 51.9
2011 50.4 52.6
2012 50.8 53.2
2013 51.1 54.1
2014 51.1 54.3
2015 51.3 55.5
2016 51.6 56.9
2017 51.9 57.8
2018 52.4 59.1
2019 53 59.6
2020 53.1 59.7
2021 53.1 60.3
2022 54.5 61.3
2023 55.1 61.8
2024 55.2 62
2025 55.4 62.2

Chad and Sierra Leone population clocks and comparison

Population
Chad

Sierra Leone
Year Population
Chad Sierra Leone
1960 3,049,838 2,268,356
1961 3,111,947 2,304,227
1962 3,175,598 2,342,242
1963 3,240,905 2,382,258
1964 3,307,479 2,424,390
1965 3,374,220 2,468,666
1966 3,440,903 2,514,638
1967 3,508,512 2,562,384
1968 3,578,231 2,611,532
1969 3,651,113 2,661,365
1970 3,727,828 2,712,286
1971 3,807,316 2,763,222
1972 3,893,252 2,814,388
1973 3,985,909 2,866,955
1974 4,078,356 2,920,459
1975 4,167,234 2,974,657
1976 4,251,297 3,028,820
1977 4,331,667 3,085,354
1978 4,411,366 3,145,517
1979 4,505,384 3,207,499
1980 4,515,453 3,272,089
1981 4,520,959 3,338,940
1982 4,738,483 3,408,183
1983 4,979,130 3,481,646
1984 5,045,145 3,558,758
1985 5,096,269 3,638,438
1986 5,251,069 3,728,380
1987 5,438,309 3,829,718
1988 5,625,602 3,934,517
1989 5,819,586 4,034,037
1990 5,982,833 4,196,828
1991 6,205,676 4,246,267
1992 6,474,656 4,166,366
1993 6,629,146 4,157,130
1994 6,783,450 4,173,105
1995 7,089,064 4,179,179
1996 7,410,108 4,199,210
1997 7,670,366 4,253,716
1998 7,938,840 4,295,785
1999 8,222,705 4,318,043
2000 8,512,093 4,423,611
2001 8,804,124 4,692,716
2002 9,116,192 4,971,435
2003 9,487,833 5,177,687
2004 9,920,036 5,355,717
2005 10,328,092 5,501,712
2006 10,706,424 5,624,466
2007 11,081,660 5,749,352
2008 11,476,296 5,894,722
2009 11,893,754 6,055,646
2010 12,312,575 6,222,714
2011 12,754,997 6,387,251
2012 13,210,998 6,551,080
2013 13,691,079 6,714,051
2014 14,188,678 6,876,385
2015 14,647,621 7,037,655
2016 15,114,655 7,205,328
2017 15,622,759 7,379,299
2018 16,156,531 7,554,563
2019 16,685,223 7,731,991
2020 17,224,679 7,912,558
2021 17,828,273 8,094,602
2022 18,455,316 8,276,807
2023 19,319,064 8,460,512
2024 20,299,123 8,642,022

Fertility rates in Chad and Sierra Leone

Fertility rate
Chad

Sierra Leone
Year Fertility rate
Chad Sierra Leone
1960 6.25 6.18
1961 6.27 6.21
1962 6.29 6.22
1963 6.3 6.26
1964 6.32 6.29
1965 6.34 6.31
1966 6.36 6.35
1967 6.39 6.38
1968 6.43 6.39
1969 6.48 6.39
1970 6.53 6.41
1971 6.58 6.43
1972 6.85 6.45
1973 6.87 6.47
1974 6.86 6.53
1975 6.88 6.55
1976 6.89 6.55
1977 6.9 6.57
1978 6.89 6.59
1979 6.91 6.58
1980 6.91 6.56
1981 6.94 6.55
1982 6.96 6.56
1983 6.98 6.57
1984 7.02 6.59
1985 7.04 6.59
1986 7.07 6.6
1987 7.11 6.61
1988 7.15 6.59
1989 7.19 6.57
1990 7.22 6.57
1991 7.26 6.55
1992 7.3 6.56
1993 7.34 6.57
1994 7.31 6.56
1995 7.29 6.56
1996 7.29 6.55
1997 7.27 6.53
1998 7.27 6.5
1999 7.26 6.42
2000 7.25 6.36
2001 7.23 6.31
2002 7.2 6.23
2003 7.18 6.09
2004 7.16 5.92
2005 7.13 5.81
2006 7.12 5.74
2007 7.09 5.64
2008 7.06 5.56
2009 7.02 5.45
2010 6.99 5.33
2011 6.95 5.21
2012 6.91 5.06
2013 6.84 4.87
2014 6.78 4.7
2015 6.71 4.55
2016 6.62 4.47
2017 6.54 4.39
2018 6.46 4.29
2019 6.41 4.19
2020 6.35 4.08
2021 6.26 3.98
2022 6.22 3.88
2023 6.12 3.79

Chad and Sierra Leone demographics compared

Median age
Chad

Sierra Leone
Year Median age, years
Chad Sierra Leone
1960 19.9 21.1
1961 19.8 21.1
1962 19.6 21.1
1963 19.5 21
1964 19.4 21
1965 19.2 20.9
1966 19.1 20.9
1967 19 20.8
1968 18.8 20.7
1969 18.7 20.6
1970 18.6 20.4
1971 18.5 20.2
1972 18.3 20.1
1973 18.2 19.9
1974 18 19.8
1975 17.9 19.6
1976 17.7 19.5
1977 17.5 19.4
1978 17.3 19.3
1979 17.1 19.2
1980 16.7 19.1
1981 16.2 19.1
1982 16.6 19
1983 17 18.9
1984 16.7 18.9
1985 16.3 18.8
1986 16.3 18.7
1987 16.4 18.7
1988 16.5 18.6
1989 16.5 18.6
1990 16.3 18.5
1991 16.3 18.5
1992 16.4 18.4
1993 16.2 18.4
1994 15.9 18.3
1995 16 18.2
1996 16.1 18.2
1997 15.9 18.1
1998 15.8 18.1
1999 15.7 18
2000 15.6 18
2001 15.5 18
2002 15.4 17.9
2003 15.5 17.9
2004 15.7 17.9
2005 15.7 18
2006 15.7 18
2007 15.6 18
2008 15.6 18.1
2009 15.6 18.1
2010 15.6 18.2
2011 15.6 18.3
2012 15.6 18.4
2013 15.7 18.5
2014 15.7 18.6
2015 15.7 18.7
2016 15.7 18.9
2017 15.8 19.1
2018 15.8 19.2
2019 15.9 19.4
2020 16 19.6
2021 16.1 19.8
2022 16.2 20
2023 16.5 20.3
2024 16.8 20.5

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Chad Sierra Leone
GNI, Atlas method
$19.7B
2024
$7.26B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
18.3%
2025
17.7%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
3.2%
2023
2.62%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
2.91%
2023
0.56%
2023
Armed forces personnel
45,000
2020
9,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-0.54%
2025
-4.2%
2025
Unemployment rate
1.14%
2018
3.19%
2018
Services, % of GDP
31.6%
2024
44.8%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
29.7%
2024
27.3%
2024
Economic freedom index
52.2
2025
48
2025
Income share by richest 10%
29.5%
2022
29.4%
2018
Income share by poorest 10%
2.8%
2022
3.4%
2018
Total reserves including gold
$1.05B
2023
$433M
2024
Personal remittances received
$0
2023
$322M
2024
International tourist arrivals
10,399
2020
71,000
2019
International tourism as share of exports n/a
5.49%
2018
Banked people share
20.9%
2024
38.6%
2024

Energy

Chad Sierra Leone
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
198.5 kg
2022
n/a
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$14.3
2022
n/a
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
2.57 megatons
2023
1.07 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.13 tons
2023
0.13 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2022
n/a
Renewable energy use share
70%
2022
71.6%
2022
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
0.02%
2022
n/a
Net energy imports use share
-177.8%
2022
n/a
Electric power consumption per capita
14.5 kWh
2022
n/a
Renewable electricity output share
4.64%
2021
75.3%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
70.5%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
12%
2023
35.5%
2023

Society

Chad Sierra Leone
% of world population
0.25%
2024
0.11%
2024
Annual migration change
+204,040
2024
-11,000
2024
Urban population
24.7%
2024
44.8%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.64 ft
2025
5.46 ft
2025
Average female height
5.32 ft
2025
5.16 ft
2025
Quality of life index
2
2025
30.5
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
21
2024
33
2024
Higher education index
11
2025
16
2025
Homicides per 100K people
9.04
2015
2.14
2020
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
32.4
2019
33
2019
Visa free countries
60
2025
68
2025
Adult literacy rate
27.3%
2022
48.6%
2022
English speaking
0%
2025
83.5%
2023
People using the Internet
13.2%
2023
20.6%
2023

Health

Chad Sierra Leone
Government health expenditure per capita
$40.2
2022
$39.3
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$23.4
2022
$20.7
2022
Life expectancy
55.4 years
2025
62.2 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
18.7%
2022
28%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.09
2022
0.04
2022
Age at first childbirth
18.1 years
2025
19.6 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
748
2023
354
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
101.1
2023
94.3
2023
Obesity rate
7.01%
2022
7.32%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
7.3%
2024
4.8%
2024
Air quality index
1
2025
16
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
7.4%
2022
12.9%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
2.91 liters
2020
0.29 liters
2020

Territory

Chad Sierra Leone
% of world land
0.85%
2025
0.05%
2025
Land area per capita
23,951 sq mi
2024
3,225 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
194,353 sq mi
2025
15,247 sq mi
2025
Forest area
15,368 sq mi
2025
9,559 sq mi
2025
Roads length
24,855 mi
2018
7,270 mi
2015

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