Chad vs Gabon: Population density
Population density over time
- Chad
- Gabon
How they compare
Chad currently reports 15.34 people per sq. km of land area against 9.64 people per sq. km of land area in Gabon, a difference of 5.7 people per sq. km of land area.
That makes Chad's figure about 1.6 times Gabon's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Chad has been ahead every year.
Chad ranks 198th and Gabon ranks 201st of 215 countries.
Chad has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chad | Gabon | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.68 people per sq. km of land area | 2.13 people per sq. km of land area | 0.5529 people per sq. km of land area | Chad |
| 1970s | 3.27 people per sq. km of land area | 2.55 people per sq. km of land area | 0.7137 people per sq. km of land area | Chad |
| 1980s | 4.05 people per sq. km of land area | 3.29 people per sq. km of land area | 0.7609 people per sq. km of land area | Chad |
| 1990s | 5.59 people per sq. km of land area | 4.31 people per sq. km of land area | 1.28 people per sq. km of land area | Chad |
| 2000s | 8.05 people per sq. km of land area | 5.64 people per sq. km of land area | 2.41 people per sq. km of land area | Chad |
| 2010s | 11.47 people per sq. km of land area | 7.77 people per sq. km of land area | 3.7 people per sq. km of land area | Chad |
| 2020s | 14.46 people per sq. km of land area | 9.33 people per sq. km of land area | 5.13 people per sq. km of land area | Chad |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population density, Chad or Gabon?
- Chad, at 15.34 people per sq. km of land area against 9.64 people per sq. km of land area in Gabon as of 2023.
- What is the difference in population density between Chad and Gabon?
- 5.7 people per sq. km of land area, with Chad ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chad and Gabon?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Chad and Gabon rank globally for population density?
- Chad ranks 198th and Gabon ranks 201st of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- FAO population estimates, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as Population density (people per sq. km of land area). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Population density is midyear population divided by land area in square kilometers. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship--except for refugees not permanently settled in the country of asylum, who are generally considered part of the population of their country of origin. Land area is a country's total area, excluding area under inland water bodies, national claims to continental shelf, and exclusive economic zones. In most cases the definition of inland water bodies includes major rivers and lakes.