Chad vs Tanzania: Share of population living in urbanized areas
Chad
37.0%
in 2025
Tanzania
35.0%
in 2025
Chad rank
174th
Tanzania rank
176th
Share of population living in urbanized areas over time
- Chad
- Tanzania
How they compare
Chad currently reports 37.0% against 35.0% in Tanzania, a difference of 2.0%.
That makes Chad's figure about 1.1 times Tanzania's.
Across all 108 years both countries report, Chad has been ahead every year.
Chad ranks 174th and Tanzania ranks 176th of 202 countries.
Chad has averaged higher in every one of the 40 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chad | Tanzania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Chad |
| 1100s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Chad |
| 1200s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Chad |
| 1300s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Chad |
| 1400s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Chad |
| 1500s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Chad |
| 1600s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Chad |
| 1700s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.1% | Chad |
| 1710s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.1% | Chad |
| 1720s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.1% | Chad |
| 1730s | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.1% | Chad |
| 1740s | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.1% | Chad |
| 1750s | 0.7% | 0.6% | 0.1% | Chad |
| 1760s | 0.8% | 0.6% | 0.2% | Chad |
| 1770s | 0.8% | 0.7% | 0.2% | Chad |
| 1780s | 0.9% | 0.7% | 0.2% | Chad |
| 1790s | 1.0% | 0.8% | 0.2% | Chad |
| 1800s | 1.1% | 0.9% | 0.2% | Chad |
| 1810s | 1.2% | 1.0% | 0.2% | Chad |
| 1820s | 1.3% | 1.1% | 0.3% | Chad |
| 1830s | 1.5% | 1.2% | 0.3% | Chad |
| 1840s | 1.6% | 1.3% | 0.3% | Chad |
| 1850s | 1.8% | 1.4% | 0.4% | Chad |
| 1860s | 1.9% | 1.5% | 0.4% | Chad |
| 1870s | 2.1% | 1.7% | 0.4% | Chad |
| 1880s | 2.3% | 1.8% | 0.5% | Chad |
| 1890s | 2.5% | 2.0% | 0.5% | Chad |
| 1900s | 2.8% | 2.2% | 0.6% | Chad |
| 1910s | 3.0% | 2.4% | 0.6% | Chad |
| 1920s | 3.3% | 2.7% | 0.7% | Chad |
| 1930s | 3.6% | 2.9% | 0.7% | Chad |
| 1940s | 4.0% | 3.2% | 0.8% | Chad |
| 1950s | 5.3% | 4.3% | 1.0% | Chad |
| 1960s | 8.4% | 6.0% | 2.4% | Chad |
| 1970s | 15.3% | 10.9% | 4.5% | Chad |
| 1980s | 19.9% | 16.5% | 3.4% | Chad |
| 1990s | 22.2% | 20.4% | 1.8% | Chad |
| 2000s | 25.6% | 24.2% | 1.4% | Chad |
| 2010s | 30.4% | 29.0% | 1.5% | Chad |
| 2020s | 35.4% | 33.6% | 1.8% | Chad |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of population living in urbanized areas, Chad or Tanzania?
- Chad, at 37.0% against 35.0% in Tanzania as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of population living in urbanized areas between Chad and Tanzania?
- 2.0%, with Chad ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chad and Tanzania?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Chad and Tanzania rank globally for share of population living in urbanized areas?
- Chad ranks 174th and Tanzania ranks 176th of 202 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of population living in urbanized areas. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Share of population living in urban areas in a country over time.