Chad vs Djibouti: Population density of the capital city
Chad
8,699 people per km²
in 2100
Djibouti
8,915 people per km²
in 2100
Chad rank
36th
Djibouti rank
33rd
Population density of the capital city over time
- Chad
- Djibouti
How they compare
Djibouti currently reports 8,915 people per km² against 8,699 people per km² in Chad, a difference of 216 people per km².
The two have swapped places 4 times across 17 shared years of data; in 2020 it was Djibouti ahead.
Chad ranks 36th and Djibouti ranks 33rd of 191 countries.
Across the 9 decades both report, Chad averaged higher in 1 and Djibouti in 8.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chad | Djibouti | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 7,874 people per km² | 9,938 people per km² | 2,064 people per km² | Djibouti |
| 2030s | 8,587 people per km² | 8,931 people per km² | 344.47 people per km² | Djibouti |
| 2040s | 9,147 people per km² | 9,413 people per km² | 265.83 people per km² | Djibouti |
| 2050s | 9,064 people per km² | 8,898 people per km² | 166.57 people per km² | Chad |
| 2060s | 8,829 people per km² | 9,116 people per km² | 287.24 people per km² | Djibouti |
| 2070s | 8,784 people per km² | 9,048 people per km² | 263.03 people per km² | Djibouti |
| 2080s | 8,931 people per km² | 9,012 people per km² | 80.84 people per km² | Djibouti |
| 2090s | 8,672 people per km² | 8,898 people per km² | 225.83 people per km² | Djibouti |
| 2100s | 8,699 people per km² | 8,915 people per km² | 215.6 people per km² | Djibouti |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population density of the capital city, Chad or Djibouti?
- Djibouti, at 8,915 people per km² against 8,699 people per km² in Chad as of 2100.
- What is the difference in population density of the capital city between Chad and Djibouti?
- 216 people per km², with Djibouti ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chad and Djibouti?
- 17 years are reported by both, from 2020 to 2100.
- How do Chad and Djibouti rank globally for population density of the capital city?
- Chad ranks 36th and Djibouti ranks 33rd of 191 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Population density of the capital city. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Projected number of people per km² of land area in the country's capital city. City boundaries are defined using a consistent global approach based on satellite imagery and population data.