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Population density: Chad vs Taiwan compared

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Chad has a population density of 44.4 people per square mile compared to 1,662 people in Taiwan. Chad has 658,020 sq ft of land per person vs 16,697 sq ft in Taiwan. Chad and Taiwan rank 179th and 10th by population density, respectively.

Population density is calculated as the ratio of population to land area. Chad has 0.26% of the world's population and 0.85% of all countries' land area, compared to 0.28% of the population and 0.02% of the land area for Taiwan, making the population density in Chad 97.3% lower than in Taiwan.

Population density by year

Chad
Taiwan

people per square mile

1x
Year Population density
Chad Taiwan
2026 44.4 1,662
2025 43.2 1,669
2024 41.8 1,675
2023 39.7 1,670
2022 38 1,669
2021 36.7 1,679
2020 35.4 1,687
2019 34.3 1,688
2018 33.2 1,687
2017 32.1 1,685
2016 31.1 1,683
2015 30.1 1,679
2014 29.2 1,675
2013 28.2 1,671
2012 27.2 1,665
2011 26.2 1,660
2010 25.3 1,656
2009 24.5 1,652
2008 23.6 1,646
2007 22.8 1,640
2006 22 1,633
2005 21.2 1,627
2004 20.4 1,621
2003 19.5 1,615
2002 18.8 1,607
2001 18.1 1,599
2000 17.5 1,588
1999 16.9 1,575
1998 16.3 1,563
1997 15.8 1,548
1996 15.2 1,534
1995 14.6 1,522
1994 14 1,509
1993 13.6 1,496
1992 13.3 1,482
1991 12.8 1,467
1990 12.3 1,451
1989 12 1,435
1988 11.6 1,420
1987 11.2 1,404
1986 10.8 1,389
1985 10.5 1,373
1984 10.4 1,355
1983 10.2 1,335
1982 9.75 1,313
1981 9.3 1,290
1980 9.29 1,267
1979 9.27 1,243
1978 9.07 1,220
1977 8.91 1,197
1976 8.74 1,174
1975 8.57 1,150
1974 8.39 1,130
1973 8.19 1,110
1972 8 1,089
1971 7.83 1,067
1970 7.66 1,044
1969 7.51 1,007
1968 7.36 970
1967 7.21 945
1966 7.07 921
1965 6.94 895
1964 6.8 869
1963 6.66 842
1962 6.53 815
1961 6.4 789
1960 - 763

Data sources: National Statistics, Taiwan (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Agriculture & Rural Development (1961–2026, retrieved 2026-07-08); United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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From 2006 to 2026, population density in Chad increased by 101.4%, compared to a 1.77% growth in Taiwan.

In 2006, Chad ranked 180th by population density and is 179th now. Taiwan was 8th in 2006 and ranks 10th out of 197 currently.

Population density comparison

Chad Taiwan
Population density 44.4 ppl/mi² 1,662 ppl/mi²
Population density rank 179/197 10/197
Population
21855137
23229461
Land area 486,180 sq mi 13,976 sq mi
Land area per capita 645,311 sq ft 16,699 sq ft
Rural population 72.4% n/a
Urban population 27.6% n/a
Living in agglomerations of 1M+ people 5% 70%

Densely populated cities

Chad
City Population
N'Djamena 1.09M
Sarh 108K
Abeche 76.5K
Taiwan
City Population
New Taipei 4.04M
Taichung 2.87M
Kaohsiung 2.71M
Taipei 2.43M
Taoyuan 2.36M
Tainan 1.85M
Hsinchu 456K
Keelung 359K
Chiayi 262K
Zhubei 221K

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Data sources: World Bank | Agriculture & Rural Development (1961–2026, retrieved 2026-07-08); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1961–2026, retrieved 2026-07-08); National Statistics, Taiwan (1961–2026, retrieved 2026-07-08); U.S. Census Bureau (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Agriculture & Rural Development (1961–2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1961–2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  3. National Statistics, Taiwan (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  4. U.S. Census Bureau (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  6. Wikidata (2008–2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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