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Chad vs Zambia statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Chad has a population of 20.3M (ranked 65/197), compared with 21.3M in Zambia (ranked 63/197). Chad's land area is 486,180 sq mi versus 287,024 sq mi for Zambia (ranked 21st vs. 37th).

By GDP, Chad ranks 127/197 ($20.6B) and Zambia ranks 115/197 ($26.3B). By GDP per capita, Chad ranks 175/197 ($1,016), while Zambia ranks 169/197 ($1,235).

Main facts and rankings

Chad Zambia
Population
21450865
22402291
Population rank 64/197 62/197
GDP
$20.6B
2024
$26.3B
2024
GDP rank 127/197 115/197
GDP per capita
$1,016
2024
$1,235
2024
GDP per capita rank 175/197 169/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$2,962
2024
$4,224
2024
Government debt
$6.97B
2024
$30.3B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
33.9%
2025
99%
2025
Government debt per person
$343
2024
$1,420
2024
Government debt per person rank 175/185 132/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$1,511
2025
$1,168
2025
Land area
486,180 sq mi
2025
287,024 sq mi
2025
Population density
41.8 ppl/mi²
2024
74.3 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
6.12
2023
4.1
2023
Median age
16.8 years
2024
18.8 years
2024
Life expectancy
55.4 years
2025
66.7 years
2025

Chad and Zambia: Comparison Charts

Chad and Zambia economies compared

GDP
Chad

Zambia
Year GDP
Chad Zambia
1960 $313,582,728 $698,739,721
1961 $333,975,336 $682,359,727
1962 $357,635,713 $679,279,729
1963 $371,767,002 $704,339,719
1964 $392,247,518 $822,639,671
1965 $416,926,303 $1,061,199,576
1966 $432,794,922 $1,238,999,505
1967 $449,826,323 $1,340,639,464
1968 $453,980,096 $1,573,739,371
1969 $471,635,622 $1,926,399,230
1970 $469,266,737 $1,788,779,285
1971 $501,866,730 $1,653,259,341
1972 $585,427,547 $1,872,416,680
1973 $647,199,483 $2,434,255,237
1974 $652,532,795 $2,910,981,262
1975 $864,602,105 $2,442,672,141
1976 $866,044,962 $2,742,859,263
1977 $935,360,465 $2,515,296,940
1978 $1,113,920,124 $2,811,032,473
1979 $1,004,316,496 $3,353,445,378
1980 $1,033,002,404 $3,884,530,854
1981 $876,937,558 $4,008,126,497
1982 $834,369,860 $3,871,117,093
1983 $832,415,806 $3,321,048,451
1984 $919,103,735 $2,719,518,933
1985 $1,033,069,709 $2,252,454,500
1986 $1,067,828,246 $1,664,413,508
1987 $1,163,426,852 $2,265,250,972
1988 $1,482,597,298 $3,728,878,149
1989 $1,433,686,312 $3,994,673,161
1990 $1,738,605,558 $3,288,381,797
1991 $1,877,137,982 $3,376,806,697
1992 $1,881,847,670 $3,182,810,841
1993 $1,463,251,164 $3,273,505,344
1994 $1,179,837,963 $3,656,806,166
1995 $1,445,919,895 $3,806,983,413
1996 $1,607,345,356 $3,597,220,962
1997 $1,544,689,577 $4,303,288,480
1998 $1,744,794,531 $3,537,741,942
1999 $1,534,673,583 $3,404,284,891
2000 $1,388,506,772 $3,600,632,111
2001 $1,710,843,377 $4,094,441,301
2002 $1,997,005,709 $4,193,850,445
2003 $2,742,815,072 $4,901,869,764
2004 $4,422,855,661 $6,221,110,219
2005 $8,655,892,393 $8,331,870,169
2006 $9,709,626,596 $12,756,858,899
2007 $10,865,385,132 $14,056,957,976
2008 $13,385,593,990 $17,910,858,638
2009 $12,317,614,054 $15,328,342,304
2010 $14,058,506,664 $20,265,559,484
2011 $16,685,349,674 $23,459,515,276
2012 $17,892,228,570 $25,503,060,420
2013 $17,865,316,886 $28,037,239,463
2014 $18,144,336,904 $27,141,023,558
2015 $14,559,599,500 $21,251,216,799
2016 $13,026,289,836 $20,958,412,538
2017 $13,349,041,409 $25,873,601,261
2018 $15,327,000,249 $26,311,507,274
2019 $14,905,517,743 $23,308,667,781
2020 $14,932,897,821 $18,137,764,931
2021 $16,871,937,698 $22,096,416,932
2022 $17,828,508,290 $29,163,782,140
2023 $19,107,685,021 $27,577,956,471
2024 $20,625,711,665 $26,325,775,287

Chad and Zambia economies compared

GDP per capita
Chad

Zambia
Year GDP per capita
Chad Zambia
1960 $102.8 $221.6
1961 $107.3 $209.7
1962 $112.6 $202.3
1963 $114.7 $203.2
1964 $118.6 $230
1965 $123.6 $287.4
1966 $125.8 $325
1967 $128.2 $341
1968 $126.9 $387
1969 $129.2 $459
1970 $125.9 $414
1971 $131.8 $372
1972 $150.4 $410
1973 $162.4 $518
1974 $160 $601
1975 $207.5 $490
1976 $203.7 $533
1977 $215.9 $474
1978 $252.5 $514
1979 $222.9 $595
1980 $228.8 $669
1981 $194 $670
1982 $176.1 $627
1983 $167.2 $520
1984 $182.2 $413
1985 $202.7 $332
1986 $203.4 $238.2
1987 $213.9 $315
1988 $263.5 $504
1989 $246.4 $526
1990 $290.6 $422
1991 $302 $423
1992 $290.6 $389
1993 $220.7 $391
1994 $173.9 $426
1995 $204 $433
1996 $216.9 $400
1997 $201.4 $466
1998 $219.8 $373
1999 $186.6 $350
2000 $163.1 $359
2001 $194.3 $397
2002 $219.1 $394
2003 $289.1 $446
2004 $446 $549
2005 $838 $711
2006 $907 $1,052
2007 $980 $1,119
2008 $1,166 $1,376
2009 $1,036 $1,136
2010 $1,142 $1,451
2011 $1,308 $1,625
2012 $1,354 $1,710
2013 $1,305 $1,821
2014 $1,279 $1,707
2015 $994 $1,296
2016 $862 $1,239
2017 $854 $1,483
2018 $949 $1,464
2019 $893 $1,259
2020 $867 $952
2021 $946 $1,127
2022 $966 $1,447
2023 $989 $1,331
2024 $1,016 $1,235

Chad vs. Zambia life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Chad

Zambia
Year Life expectancy, years
Chad Zambia
1950 35.2 46.8
1951 35.5 47.2
1952 35.9 47.6
1953 36.3 48
1954 36.8 48.4
1955 37.3 48.8
1956 37.9 49.1
1957 38.3 49.5
1958 38.7 49.9
1959 39 50.3
1960 39.2 50.6
1961 39.4 51
1962 39.6 51.3
1963 39.9 51.6
1964 40.1 51.2
1965 40.1 52.1
1966 40.1 52.3
1967 40.4 52.5
1968 40.7 52.7
1969 41 53
1970 41.4 53.4
1971 40.9 53.9
1972 41.9 54.4
1973 42.4 54.9
1974 42.6 55.4
1975 42.7 55.7
1976 42.7 56.1
1977 42.9 56.3
1978 43 56.3
1979 43.2 56
1980 43.5 55.5
1981 43.5 55
1982 43.9 54.4
1983 44.4 53.7
1984 44.7 52.9
1985 45.3 52
1986 45.6 51.1
1987 43.1 50.4
1988 46.4 49.7
1989 46.4 48.9
1990 45.1 48.2
1991 46.6 47.4
1992 46.8 47
1993 47 46.7
1994 47.1 46.3
1995 47.5 46.1
1996 47.6 45.8
1997 47.8 45.7
1998 47.8 45.7
1999 47.9 45.9
2000 47.9 46.6
2001 48.3 47.4
2002 48.4 48.5
2003 48.6 49.6
2004 48.7 50.5
2005 48.9 51.6
2006 48.7 52.7
2007 49.2 53.7
2008 49.5 54.8
2009 49.8 55.9
2010 50.1 56.9
2011 50.4 57.8
2012 50.8 58.7
2013 51.1 59.4
2014 51.1 60.1
2015 51.3 60.7
2016 51.6 61.1
2017 51.9 61.6
2018 52.4 62.1
2019 53 62.9
2020 53.1 63.4
2021 53.1 62.4
2022 54.5 65.3
2023 55.1 66.3
2024 55.2 66.5
2025 55.4 66.7

Chad and Zambia population clocks and comparison

Population
Chad

Zambia
Year Population
Chad Zambia
1960 3,049,838 3,153,729
1961 3,111,947 3,254,086
1962 3,175,598 3,358,099
1963 3,240,905 3,465,907
1964 3,307,479 3,577,017
1965 3,374,220 3,692,086
1966 3,440,903 3,812,003
1967 3,508,512 3,936,343
1968 3,578,231 4,065,593
1969 3,651,113 4,197,116
1970 3,727,828 4,321,718
1971 3,807,316 4,442,525
1972 3,893,252 4,569,309
1973 3,985,909 4,702,693
1974 4,078,356 4,842,746
1975 4,167,234 4,990,086
1976 4,251,297 5,143,842
1977 4,331,667 5,302,480
1978 4,411,366 5,465,374
1979 4,505,384 5,631,728
1980 4,515,453 5,802,833
1981 4,520,959 5,983,289
1982 4,738,483 6,178,637
1983 4,979,130 6,381,038
1984 5,045,145 6,580,490
1985 5,096,269 6,780,953
1986 5,251,069 6,986,471
1987 5,438,309 7,191,282
1988 5,625,602 7,391,440
1989 5,819,586 7,589,216
1990 5,982,833 7,786,169
1991 6,205,676 7,981,650
1992 6,474,656 8,176,680
1993 6,629,146 8,373,921
1994 6,783,450 8,576,269
1995 7,089,064 8,785,763
1996 7,410,108 9,004,053
1997 7,670,366 9,237,063
1998 7,938,840 9,482,408
1999 8,222,705 9,740,005
2000 8,512,093 10,017,631
2001 8,804,124 10,325,185
2002 9,116,192 10,647,949
2003 9,487,833 10,983,595
2004 9,920,036 11,338,198
2005 10,328,092 11,718,819
2006 10,706,424 12,129,553
2007 11,081,660 12,565,085
2008 11,476,296 13,021,324
2009 11,893,754 13,490,389
2010 12,312,575 13,965,594
2011 12,754,997 14,437,796
2012 13,210,998 14,913,629
2013 13,691,079 15,398,997
2014 14,188,678 15,895,315
2015 14,647,621 16,399,089
2016 15,114,655 16,914,423
2017 15,622,759 17,441,320
2018 16,156,531 17,973,569
2019 16,685,223 18,513,839
2020 17,224,679 19,059,395
2021 17,828,273 19,603,607
2022 18,455,316 20,152,938
2023 19,319,064 20,723,965
2024 20,299,123 21,314,956

Fertility rates in Chad and Zambia

Fertility rate
Chad

Zambia
Year Fertility rate
Chad Zambia
1960 6.25 6.95
1961 6.27 6.98
1962 6.29 7.01
1963 6.3 7.06
1964 6.32 7.09
1965 6.34 7.12
1966 6.36 7.14
1967 6.39 7.15
1968 6.43 7.18
1969 6.48 7.18
1970 6.53 7.22
1971 6.58 7.26
1972 6.85 7.3
1973 6.87 7.34
1974 6.86 7.36
1975 6.88 7.42
1976 6.89 7.39
1977 6.9 7.35
1978 6.89 7.29
1979 6.91 7.22
1980 6.91 7.14
1981 6.94 7.07
1982 6.96 7.04
1983 6.98 7.01
1984 7.02 6.97
1985 7.04 6.93
1986 7.07 6.87
1987 7.11 6.8
1988 7.15 6.7
1989 7.19 6.64
1990 7.22 6.57
1991 7.26 6.46
1992 7.3 6.35
1993 7.34 6.3
1994 7.31 6.26
1995 7.29 6.23
1996 7.29 6.18
1997 7.27 6.12
1998 7.27 6.07
1999 7.26 6
2000 7.25 5.92
2001 7.23 5.85
2002 7.2 5.77
2003 7.18 5.71
2004 7.16 5.7
2005 7.13 5.7
2006 7.12 5.68
2007 7.09 5.61
2008 7.06 5.53
2009 7.02 5.45
2010 6.99 5.36
2011 6.95 5.26
2012 6.91 5.14
2013 6.84 5.01
2014 6.78 4.89
2015 6.71 4.78
2016 6.62 4.67
2017 6.54 4.57
2018 6.46 4.49
2019 6.41 4.42
2020 6.35 4.32
2021 6.26 4.25
2022 6.22 4.18
2023 6.12 4.1

Chad and Zambia demographics compared

Median age
Chad

Zambia
Year Median age, years
Chad Zambia
1960 19.9 17
1961 19.8 16.9
1962 19.6 16.8
1963 19.5 16.7
1964 19.4 16.6
1965 19.2 16.6
1966 19.1 16.5
1967 19 16.5
1968 18.8 16.4
1969 18.7 16.4
1970 18.6 16.2
1971 18.5 16.1
1972 18.3 15.9
1973 18.2 15.8
1974 18 15.7
1975 17.9 15.5
1976 17.7 15.4
1977 17.5 15.4
1978 17.3 15.3
1979 17.1 15.3
1980 16.7 15.2
1981 16.2 15.3
1982 16.6 15.3
1983 17 15.4
1984 16.7 15.4
1985 16.3 15.5
1986 16.3 15.5
1987 16.4 15.6
1988 16.5 15.6
1989 16.5 15.7
1990 16.3 15.7
1991 16.3 15.7
1992 16.4 15.8
1993 16.2 15.8
1994 15.9 15.8
1995 16 15.8
1996 16.1 15.8
1997 15.9 15.8
1998 15.8 15.8
1999 15.7 15.8
2000 15.6 15.9
2001 15.5 15.9
2002 15.4 16
2003 15.5 16.1
2004 15.7 16.2
2005 15.7 16.3
2006 15.7 16.3
2007 15.6 16.4
2008 15.6 16.5
2009 15.6 16.6
2010 15.6 16.7
2011 15.6 16.8
2012 15.6 16.9
2013 15.7 17
2014 15.7 17.1
2015 15.7 17.2
2016 15.7 17.4
2017 15.8 17.5
2018 15.8 17.7
2019 15.9 17.9
2020 16 18
2021 16.1 18.2
2022 16.2 18.4
2023 16.5 18.6
2024 16.8 18.8

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Chad Zambia
GNI, Atlas method
$19.7B
2024
$27B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
18.3%
2025
27.3%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
3.2%
2023
4.07%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
2.91%
2023
1.3%
2023
Armed forces personnel
45,000
2020
16,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-0.54%
2025
-4.92%
2025
Unemployment rate
1.14%
2018
5.86%
2023
Services, % of GDP
31.6%
2024
55.1%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
29.7%
2024
37.5%
2024
Economic freedom index
52.2
2025
50.9
2025
Income share by richest 10%
29.5%
2022
39.1%
2022
Income share by poorest 10%
2.8%
2022
1.5%
2022
Listed domestic companies n/a
20
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$7.77B
2024
Total reserves including gold
$1.05B
2023
$4.09B
2024
Personal remittances received
$0
2023
$334M
2024
International tourist arrivals
10,399
2020
502,000
2020
Banked people share
20.9%
2024
72.7%
2024

Energy

Chad Zambia
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
198.5 kg
2022
801 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$14.3
2022
$4.8
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
2.57 megatons
2023
8.06 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.13 tons
2023
0.39 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2022
18.4%
2022
Renewable energy use share
70%
2022
83%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
0.02%
2022
9.18%
2022
Net energy imports use share
-177.8%
2022
9.03%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
14.5 kWh
2022
704 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
4.64%
2021
92.1%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
87.7%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
12%
2023
51.1%
2023

Society

Chad Zambia
% of world population
0.25%
2024
0.26%
2024
Annual migration change
+204,040
2024
+7,381
2024
Urban population
24.7%
2024
46.9%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.64 ft
2025
5.5 ft
2025
Average female height
5.32 ft
2025
5.16 ft
2025
Quality of life index
2
2025
30
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
21
2024
39
2024
Higher education index
11
2025
47
2025
Homicides per 100K people
9.04
2015
5.25
2015
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
32.4
2019
20.5
2019
Visa free countries
60
2025
76
2025
Adult literacy rate
27.3%
2022
82%
2023
English speaking
0%
2025
16%
2023
People using the Internet
13.2%
2023
33%
2023

Health

Chad Zambia
Government health expenditure per capita
$40.2
2022
$76.1
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$23.4
2022
$7.37
2022
Life expectancy
55.4 years
2025
66.7 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
18.7%
2022
41.4%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.09
2022
0.26
2022
Age at first childbirth
18.1 years
2025
19.2 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
748
2023
85
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
101.1
2023
44.7
2023
Obesity rate
7.01%
2022
11.2%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
7.3%
2024
10.3%
2024
Air quality index
1
2025
30
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
7.4%
2022
14.6%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
2.91 liters
2020
3.62 liters
2020

Territory

Chad Zambia
% of world land
0.85%
2025
0.5%
2025
Land area per capita
23,951 sq mi
2024
13,466 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
194,353 sq mi
2025
92,043 sq mi
2025
Forest area
15,368 sq mi
2025
170,848 sq mi
2025
Roads length
24,855 mi
2018
42,049 mi
2018

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