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Chad vs Taiwan statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Chad has a population of 20.3M (ranked 65/197), compared with 23.4M in Taiwan (ranked 60/197). Chad's land area is 486,180 sq mi versus 13,976 sq mi for Taiwan (ranked 21st vs. 133rd).

By GDP, Chad ranks 127/197 ($20.6B) and Taiwan ranks 22/197 ($797B). By GDP per capita, Chad ranks 175/197 ($1,016), while Taiwan ranks 34/197 ($34,041).

Main facts and rankings

Chad Taiwan
Population
21450865
23308308
Population rank 64/197 60/197
GDP
$20.6B
2024
$797B
2024
GDP rank 127/197 22/197
GDP per capita
$1,016
2024
$34,041
2024
GDP per capita rank 175/197 34/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$2,962
2024
$50,500
2017
Government debt
$6.97B
2024
$209B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
33.9%
2025
24%
2025
Government debt per person
$343
2024
$8,907
2024
Government debt per person rank 175/185 61/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$1,511
2025
$17,771
2025
Land area
486,180 sq mi
2025
13,976 sq mi
2025
Population density
41.8 ppl/mi²
2024
1,675 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
6.12
2023
0.89
2024
Median age
16.8 years
2024
45.1 years
2024
Life expectancy
55.4 years
2025
80.9 years
2025

Chad and Taiwan: Comparison Charts

Chad and Taiwan economies compared

GDP
Chad

Taiwan
Year GDP
Chad Taiwan
1960 $313,582,728 -
1961 $333,975,336 $1,778,000,000
1962 $357,635,713 $1,960,000,000
1963 $371,767,002 $2,218,000,000
1964 $392,247,518 $2,592,000,000
1965 $416,926,303 $2,869,000,000
1966 $432,794,922 $3,207,000,000
1967 $449,826,323 $3,709,000,000
1968 $453,980,096 $4,325,000,000
1969 $471,635,622 $5,017,000,000
1970 $469,266,737 $5,785,000,000
1971 $501,866,730 $6,727,000,000
1972 $585,427,547 $8,063,000,000
1973 $647,199,483 $10,940,000,000
1974 $652,532,795 $14,739,000,000
1975 $864,602,105 $15,836,000,000
1976 $866,044,962 $18,988,000,000
1977 $935,360,465 $22,252,000,000
1978 $1,113,920,124 $27,373,000,000
1979 $1,004,316,496 $33,875,000,000
1980 $1,033,002,404 $42,292,000,000
1981 $876,937,558 $49,047,000,000
1982 $834,369,860 $49,540,000,000
1983 $832,415,806 $54,155,000,000
1984 $919,103,735 $61,036,000,000
1985 $1,033,069,709 $63,599,000,000
1986 $1,067,828,246 $78,347,000,000
1987 $1,163,426,852 $104,956,000,000
1988 $1,482,597,298 $126,378,000,000
1989 $1,433,686,312 $152,687,000,000
1990 $1,738,605,558 $166,392,000,000
1991 $1,877,137,982 $187,100,000,000
1992 $1,881,847,670 $222,947,000,000
1993 $1,463,251,164 $234,943,000,000
1994 $1,179,837,963 $256,213,000,000
1995 $1,445,919,895 $279,013,000,000
1996 $1,607,345,356 $292,473,000,000
1997 $1,544,689,577 $303,315,000,000
1998 $1,744,794,531 $279,926,000,000
1999 $1,534,673,583 $303,827,000,000
2000 $1,388,506,772 $330,725,000,000
2001 $1,710,843,377 $299,303,000,000
2002 $1,997,005,709 $307,429,000,000
2003 $2,742,815,072 $317,374,000,000
2004 $4,422,855,661 $346,881,000,000
2005 $8,655,892,393 $374,042,000,000
2006 $9,709,626,596 $386,492,000,000
2007 $10,865,385,132 $406,940,000,000
2008 $13,385,593,990 $415,824,000,000
2009 $12,317,614,054 $390,788,000,000
2010 $14,058,506,664 $444,245,000,000
2011 $16,685,349,674 $483,957,000,000
2012 $17,892,228,570 $495,536,000,000
2013 $17,865,316,886 $512,957,000,000
2014 $18,144,336,904 $535,332,000,000
2015 $14,559,599,500 $534,474,000,000
2016 $13,026,289,836 $543,002,000,000
2017 $13,349,041,409 $591,734,000,000
2018 $15,327,000,249 $610,744,000,000
2019 $14,905,517,743 $613,453,000,000
2020 $14,932,897,821 $676,935,000,000
2021 $16,871,937,698 $777,062,000,000
2022 $17,828,508,290 $765,529,000,000
2023 $19,107,685,021 $757,276,000,000
2024 $20,625,711,665 $796,904,000,000

Chad and Taiwan economies compared

GDP per capita
Chad

Taiwan
Year GDP per capita
Chad Taiwan
1960 $102.8 -
1961 $107.3 $161.2
1962 $112.6 $172
1963 $114.7 $188.6
1964 $118.6 $213.6
1965 $123.6 $229.3
1966 $125.8 $249.1
1967 $128.2 $280.8
1968 $126.9 $319
1969 $129.2 $357
1970 $125.9 $397
1971 $131.8 $451
1972 $150.4 $530
1973 $162.4 $706
1974 $160 $934
1975 $207.5 $985
1976 $203.7 $1,158
1977 $215.9 $1,330
1978 $252.5 $1,606
1979 $222.9 $1,950
1980 $228.8 $2,389
1981 $194 $2,720
1982 $176.1 $2,699
1983 $167.2 $2,903
1984 $182.2 $3,224
1985 $202.7 $3,314
1986 $203.4 $4,036
1987 $213.9 $5,350
1988 $263.5 $6,370
1989 $246.4 $7,613
1990 $290.6 $8,205
1991 $302 $9,125
1992 $290.6 $10,768
1993 $220.7 $11,242
1994 $173.9 $12,150
1995 $204 $13,119
1996 $216.9 $13,641
1997 $201.4 $14,020
1998 $219.8 $12,820
1999 $186.6 $13,804
2000 $163.1 $14,908
2001 $194.3 $13,397
2002 $219.1 $13,686
2003 $289.1 $14,066
2004 $446 $15,317
2005 $838 $16,456
2006 $907 $16,934
2007 $980 $17,757
2008 $1,166 $18,081
2009 $1,036 $16,933
2010 $1,142 $19,197
2011 $1,308 $20,866
2012 $1,354 $21,295
2013 $1,305 $21,973
2014 $1,279 $22,874
2015 $994 $22,780
2016 $862 $23,091
2017 $854 $25,121
2018 $949 $25,901
2019 $893 $25,998
2020 $867 $28,705
2021 $946 $33,111
2022 $966 $32,827
2023 $989 $32,442
2024 $1,016 $34,041

Chad vs. Taiwan life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Chad

Taiwan
Year Life expectancy, years
Chad Taiwan
1950 35.2 56.6
1951 35.5 57.2
1952 35.9 57.9
1953 36.3 58.6
1954 36.8 58.9
1955 37.3 59.8
1956 37.9 60.3
1957 38.3 61
1958 38.7 61
1959 39 61.6
1960 39.2 62.5
1961 39.4 63
1962 39.6 63.8
1963 39.9 64.5
1964 40.1 64.9
1965 40.1 65.7
1966 40.1 66.1
1967 40.4 66.7
1968 40.7 66.8
1969 41 67.7
1970 41.4 69
1971 40.9 69.4
1972 41.9 69.6
1973 42.4 69.8
1974 42.6 70.3
1975 42.7 70.9
1976 42.7 71.2
1977 42.9 71.3
1978 43 71.7
1979 43.2 71.7
1980 43.5 72
1981 43.5 72
1982 43.9 72.4
1983 44.4 72.4
1984 44.7 73
1985 45.3 73.3
1986 45.6 73.3
1987 43.1 73.6
1988 46.4 73.4
1989 46.4 73.7
1990 45.1 73.9
1991 46.6 74.3
1992 46.8 74.3
1993 47 74.6
1994 47.1 74.7
1995 47.5 74.6
1996 47.6 74.9
1997 47.8 75.3
1998 47.8 75.5
1999 47.9 75.6
2000 47.9 76.1
2001 48.3 76.5
2002 48.4 76.9
2003 48.6 77
2004 48.7 77.2
2005 48.9 77.1
2006 48.7 77.8
2007 49.2 78
2008 49.5 78.3
2009 49.8 78.7
2010 50.1 79
2011 50.4 78.9
2012 50.8 79.2
2013 51.1 79.6
2014 51.1 79.5
2015 51.3 79.9
2016 51.6 79.7
2017 51.9 80.1
2018 52.4 80.4
2019 53 80.6
2020 53.1 81.1
2021 53.1 80.8
2022 54.5 80.2
2023 55.1 80.6
2024 55.2 80.7
2025 55.4 80.9

Chad and Taiwan population clocks and comparison

Population
Chad

Taiwan
Year Population
Chad Taiwan
1960 3,049,838 -
1961 3,111,947 11,030,385
1962 3,175,598 11,392,513
1963 3,240,905 11,762,101
1964 3,307,479 12,137,143
1965 3,374,220 12,511,863
1966 3,440,903 12,874,153
1967 3,508,512 13,210,344
1968 3,578,231 13,548,537
1969 3,651,113 14,068,984
1970 3,727,828 14,582,944
1971 3,807,316 14,913,564
1972 3,893,252 15,220,495
1973 3,985,909 15,505,121
1974 4,078,356 15,784,817
1975 4,167,234 16,075,128
1976 4,251,297 16,401,413
1977 4,331,667 16,730,895
1978 4,411,366 17,042,272
1979 4,505,384 17,372,779
1980 4,515,453 17,704,538
1981 4,520,959 18,029,982
1982 4,738,483 18,354,855
1983 4,979,130 18,653,146
1984 5,045,145 18,929,866
1985 5,096,269 19,191,510
1986 5,251,069 19,411,454
1987 5,438,309 19,617,046
1988 5,625,602 19,839,704
1989 5,819,586 20,055,492
1990 5,982,833 20,278,946
1991 6,205,676 20,503,568
1992 6,474,656 20,704,227
1993 6,629,146 20,899,019
1994 6,783,450 21,086,645
1995 7,089,064 21,267,653
1996 7,410,108 21,441,432
1997 7,670,366 21,634,124
1998 7,938,840 21,835,703
1999 8,222,705 22,010,489
2000 8,512,093 22,184,530
2001 8,804,124 22,341,120
2002 9,116,192 22,463,172
2003 9,487,833 22,562,663
2004 9,920,036 22,646,836
2005 10,328,092 22,729,753
2006 10,706,424 22,823,455
2007 11,081,660 22,917,444
2008 11,476,296 22,997,696
2009 11,893,754 23,078,402
2010 12,312,575 23,140,948
2011 12,754,997 23,193,518
2012 13,210,998 23,270,367
2013 13,691,079 23,344,670
2014 14,188,678 23,403,635
2015 14,647,621 23,462,914
2016 15,114,655 23,515,945
2017 15,622,759 23,555,522
2018 16,156,531 23,580,080
2019 16,685,223 23,596,027
2020 17,224,679 23,582,179
2021 17,828,273 23,468,275
2022 18,455,316 23,319,977
2023 19,319,064 23,342,541
2024 20,299,123 23,410,331

Fertility rates in Chad and Taiwan

Fertility rate
Chad

Taiwan
Year Fertility rate
Chad Taiwan
1951 - 7.04
1952 - -
1953 - -
1954 - -
1955 - -
1956 - -
1957 - -
1958 - -
1959 - -
1960 6.25 -
1961 6.27 -
1962 6.29 -
1963 6.3 -
1964 6.32 -
1965 6.34 -
1966 6.36 -
1967 6.39 -
1968 6.43 -
1969 6.48 -
1970 6.53 -
1971 6.58 -
1972 6.85 -
1973 6.87 -
1974 6.86 -
1975 6.88 -
1976 6.89 -
1977 6.9 -
1978 6.89 -
1979 6.91 -
1980 6.91 -
1981 6.94 2.46
1982 6.96 -
1983 6.98 -
1984 7.02 -
1985 7.04 -
1986 7.07 -
1987 7.11 -
1988 7.15 -
1989 7.19 -
1990 7.22 -
1991 7.26 1.72
1992 7.3 -
1993 7.34 -
1994 7.31 -
1995 7.29 -
1996 7.29 -
1997 7.27 -
1998 7.27 -
1999 7.26 -
2000 7.25 -
2001 7.23 1.4
2002 7.2 -
2003 7.18 -
2004 7.16 -
2005 7.13 -
2006 7.12 -
2007 7.09 -
2008 7.06 -
2009 7.02 -
2010 6.99 -
2011 6.95 1.07
2012 6.91 -
2013 6.84 -
2014 6.78 -
2015 6.71 1.18
2016 6.62 1.17
2017 6.54 1.13
2018 6.46 1.06
2019 6.41 1.05
2020 6.35 0.99
2021 6.26 0.98
2022 6.22 0.87
2023 6.12 0.87
2024 - 0.89

Chad and Taiwan demographics compared

Median age
Chad

Taiwan
Year Median age, years
Chad Taiwan
1960 19.9 -
1961 19.8 -
1962 19.6 -
1963 19.5 -
1964 19.4 -
1965 19.2 -
1966 19.1 -
1967 19 -
1968 18.8 -
1969 18.7 -
1970 18.6 -
1971 18.5 -
1972 18.3 -
1973 18.2 -
1974 18 20.8
1975 17.9 21.2
1976 17.7 21.5
1977 17.5 21.9
1978 17.3 22.3
1979 17.1 22.6
1980 16.7 23
1981 16.2 23.4
1982 16.6 23.8
1983 17 24.1
1984 16.7 24.6
1985 16.3 25.1
1986 16.3 25.6
1987 16.4 26.1
1988 16.5 26.5
1989 16.5 27
1990 16.3 27.5
1991 16.3 28
1992 16.4 28.4
1993 16.2 28.9
1994 15.9 29.4
1995 16 29.8
1996 16.1 30.3
1997 15.9 30.7
1998 15.8 31.2
1999 15.7 31.6
2000 15.6 32.1
2001 15.5 32.6
2002 15.4 33.1
2003 15.5 33.6
2004 15.7 34.1
2005 15.7 34.7
2006 15.7 35.2
2007 15.6 35.8
2008 15.6 36.3
2009 15.6 36.8
2010 15.6 37.4
2011 15.6 37.9
2012 15.6 38.3
2013 15.7 38.9
2014 15.7 39.3
2015 15.7 39.9
2016 15.7 40.4
2017 15.8 41
2018 15.8 41.5
2019 15.9 42.1
2020 16 42.7
2021 16.1 43.3
2022 16.2 43.9
2023 16.5 44.5
2024 16.8 45.1

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Chad Taiwan
GNI, Atlas method
$19.7B
2024
$825B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
18.3%
2025
15.9%
2024
Education expenditure, % of GDP
3.2%
2023
n/a
Military expenditure, % of GDP
2.91%
2023
n/a
Armed forces personnel
45,000
2020
n/a
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-0.54%
2025
+0.43%
2024
Unemployment rate
1.14%
2018
3.38%
2024
Services, % of GDP
31.6%
2024
58.8%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
29.7%
2024
39.8%
2024
Economic freedom index
52.2
2025
79.7
2025
Income share by richest 10%
29.5%
2022
n/a
Income share by poorest 10%
2.8%
2022
n/a
Number of millionaires n/a
788,799
2024
Percentage of millionaires n/a
4.01%
2024
Number of billionaires n/a
54
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.0003%
2025
Total reserves including gold
$1.05B
2023
n/a
Personal remittances received
$0
2023
n/a
International tourist arrivals
10,399
2020
n/a
Banked people share
20.9%
2024
n/a

Energy

Chad Taiwan
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
198.5 kg
2022
2,308 kg
2024
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$14.3
2022
n/a
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
2.57 megatons
2023
273.7 megatons
2022
CO2 emissions per capita
0.13 tons
2023
11.7 tons
2022
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2022
n/a
Renewable energy use share
70%
2022
n/a
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
n/a
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
n/a
Nuclear share
0%
2021
n/a
Electricity access
12%
2023
n/a

Society

Chad Taiwan
% of world population
0.25%
2024
0.29%
2024
Annual migration change
+204,040
2024
+47,029
2024
Urban population
24.7%
2024
n/a
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.64 ft
2025
5.69 ft
2025
Average female height
5.32 ft
2025
5.27 ft
2025
Quality of life index
2
2025
78.9
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
21
2024
67
2024
Higher education index
11
2025
88
2025
Homicides per 100K people
9.04
2015
0.8
2015
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
32.4
2019
2
2024
Visa free countries
60
2025
129
2025
Adult literacy rate
27.3%
2022
98.5%
2014
English speaking
0%
2025
30%
2025
People using the Internet
13.2%
2023
n/a

Health

Chad Taiwan
Government health expenditure per capita
$40.2
2022
n/a
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$23.4
2022
n/a
Life expectancy
55.4 years
2025
80.9 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
18.7%
2022
n/a
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.09
2022
n/a
Age at first childbirth
18.1 years
2025
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
748
2023
14
2024
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
101.1
2023
n/a
Obesity rate
7.01%
2022
11.3%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
7.3%
2024
n/a
Air quality index
1
2025
55
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
7.4%
2022
n/a
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
2.91 liters
2020
n/a

Territory

Chad Taiwan
% of world land
0.85%
2025
0.02%
2025
Land area per capita
23,951 sq mi
2024
597 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
194,353 sq mi
2025
3,000 sq mi
2025
Forest area
15,368 sq mi
2025
8,495 sq mi
2025
Roads length
24,855 mi
2018
25,771 mi
2019

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