Chad vs Saudi Arabia: Population density
Population density over time
- Chad
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Saudi Arabia currently reports 15.68 people per sq. km of land area against 15.34 people per sq. km of land area in Chad, a difference of 0.34 people per sq. km of land area.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Chad ahead.
Chad ranks 199th and Saudi Arabia ranks 197th of 216 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Chad averaged higher in 3 and Saudi Arabia in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chad | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.68 people per sq. km of land area | 1.37 people per sq. km of land area | 1.31 people per sq. km of land area | Chad |
| 1970s | 3.27 people per sq. km of land area | 2.1 people per sq. km of land area | 1.17 people per sq. km of land area | Chad |
| 1980s | 4.05 people per sq. km of land area | 3.72 people per sq. km of land area | 0.3352 people per sq. km of land area | Chad |
| 1990s | 5.59 people per sq. km of land area | 6.06 people per sq. km of land area | 0.472 people per sq. km of land area | Saudi Arabia |
| 2000s | 8.05 people per sq. km of land area | 9.37 people per sq. km of land area | 1.33 people per sq. km of land area | Saudi Arabia |
| 2010s | 11.47 people per sq. km of land area | 13.17 people per sq. km of land area | 1.71 people per sq. km of land area | Saudi Arabia |
| 2020s | 14.46 people per sq. km of land area | 14.91 people per sq. km of land area | 0.4518 people per sq. km of land area | Saudi Arabia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population density, Chad or Saudi Arabia?
- Saudi Arabia, at 15.68 people per sq. km of land area against 15.34 people per sq. km of land area in Chad as of 2023.
- What is the difference in population density between Chad and Saudi Arabia?
- 0.34 people per sq. km of land area, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chad and Saudi Arabia?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Chad and Saudi Arabia rank globally for population density?
- Chad ranks 199th and Saudi Arabia ranks 197th of 216 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.