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

Chad
4.04 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Niger
3.67 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Chad rank
200th
Niger rank
203rd

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

  • Chad
  • Niger
01234196119922023

How they compare

Chad currently reports 4.04 people per square kilometre against 3.67 people per square kilometre in Niger, a difference of 0.37 people per square kilometre.

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

The two have swapped places 8 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Chad ahead.

Chad ranks 200th and Niger ranks 203rd of 215 countries.

Chad has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Chad Niger Difference Ahead
1960s 0.2321 people per square kilometre 0.2237 people per square kilometre 0.0084 people per square kilometre Chad
1970s 0.4983 people per square kilometre 0.4831 people per square kilometre 0.0151 people per square kilometre Chad
1980s 0.8216 people per square kilometre 0.8171 people per square kilometre 0.0044 people per square kilometre Chad
1990s 1.2 people per square kilometre 1.2 people per square kilometre 0.0035 people per square kilometre Chad
2000s 1.75 people per square kilometre 1.74 people per square kilometre 0.0044 people per square kilometre Chad
2010s 2.63 people per square kilometre 2.54 people per square kilometre 0.0818 people per square kilometre Chad
2020s 3.69 people per square kilometre 3.42 people per square kilometre 0.274 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, Chad or Niger?
Chad, at 4.04 people per square kilometre against 3.67 people per square kilometre in Niger as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre between Chad and Niger?
0.37 people per square kilometre, with Chad ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Chad and Niger?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Chad and Niger rank globally for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre?
Chad ranks 200th and Niger ranks 203rd 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.