Canada vs Chad: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre

Canada
3.69 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Chad
4.04 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Canada rank
202nd
Chad rank
200th

Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre over time

  • Canada
  • Chad
01234196119922023

How they compare

Chad currently reports 4.04 people per square kilometre against 3.69 people per square kilometre in Canada, a difference of 0.35 people per square kilometre.

That makes Chad's figure about 1.1 times Canada's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Canada ahead.

Canada ranks 202nd and Chad ranks 200th of 215 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 6 and Chad in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Canada Chad Difference Ahead
1960s 1.6 people per square kilometre 0.2321 people per square kilometre 1.37 people per square kilometre Canada
1970s 1.94 people per square kilometre 0.4983 people per square kilometre 1.44 people per square kilometre Canada
1980s 2.2 people per square kilometre 0.8216 people per square kilometre 1.38 people per square kilometre Canada
1990s 2.53 people per square kilometre 1.2 people per square kilometre 1.33 people per square kilometre Canada
2000s 2.88 people per square kilometre 1.75 people per square kilometre 1.13 people per square kilometre Canada
2010s 3.25 people per square kilometre 2.63 people per square kilometre 0.6279 people per square kilometre Canada
2020s 3.6 people per square kilometre 3.69 people per square kilometre 0.0898 people per square kilometre Chad

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre, Canada or Chad?
Chad, at 4.04 people per square kilometre against 3.69 people per square kilometre in Canada as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre between Canada and Chad?
0.35 people per square kilometre, with Chad ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Chad?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Canada and Chad rank globally for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre?
Canada ranks 202nd and Chad ranks 200th of 215 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre
Unit
people per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
215 places, 12,288 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Number of people living in urban and rural areas divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.