Chad vs Congo: Population density
Chad
55.23 people per km²
in 2100
Congo
58.64 people per km²
in 2100
Chad rank
162nd
Congo rank
161st
Population density over time
- Chad
- Congo
How they compare
Congo currently reports 58.64 people per km² against 55.23 people per km² in Chad, a difference of 3.41 people per km².
That makes Congo's figure about 1.1 times Chad's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 318 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Chad ahead.
Chad ranks 162nd and Congo ranks 161st of 235 countries.
Across the 48 decades both report, Chad averaged higher in 7 and Congo in 41.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chad | Congo | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0.4415 people per km² | 0.3947 people per km² | 0.0468 people per km² | Chad |
| 1100s | 0.4747 people per km² | 0.4511 people per km² | 0.0235 people per km² | Chad |
| 1200s | 0.5078 people per km² | 0.5156 people per km² | 0.0078 people per km² | Congo |
| 1300s | 0.5559 people per km² | 0.5892 people per km² | 0.0333 people per km² | Congo |
| 1400s | 0.6194 people per km² | 0.6734 people per km² | 0.054 people per km² | Congo |
| 1500s | 0.6623 people per km² | 0.7696 people per km² | 0.1073 people per km² | Congo |
| 1600s | 0.7727 people per km² | 0.8796 people per km² | 0.1068 people per km² | Congo |
| 1700s | 0.8831 people per km² | 1.01 people per km² | 0.1221 people per km² | Congo |
| 1710s | 0.9391 people per km² | 1.01 people per km² | 0.0711 people per km² | Congo |
| 1720s | 0.9466 people per km² | 1.02 people per km² | 0.073 people per km² | Congo |
| 1730s | 0.9545 people per km² | 1.03 people per km² | 0.0749 people per km² | Congo |
| 1740s | 0.9628 people per km² | 1.04 people per km² | 0.077 people per km² | Congo |
| 1750s | 0.9716 people per km² | 1.05 people per km² | 0.0792 people per km² | Congo |
| 1760s | 0.9809 people per km² | 1.06 people per km² | 0.0816 people per km² | Congo |
| 1770s | 0.9908 people per km² | 1.07 people per km² | 0.0842 people per km² | Congo |
| 1780s | 1 people per km² | 1.09 people per km² | 0.0869 people per km² | Congo |
| 1790s | 1.01 people per km² | 1.1 people per km² | 0.0898 people per km² | Congo |
| 1800s | 1.16 people per km² | 0.9208 people per km² | 0.2394 people per km² | Chad |
| 1810s | 1.21 people per km² | 0.9211 people per km² | 0.2918 people per km² | Chad |
| 1820s | 1.27 people per km² | 0.9919 people per km² | 0.276 people per km² | Chad |
| 1830s | 1.33 people per km² | 1.16 people per km² | 0.1632 people per km² | Chad |
| 1840s | 1.39 people per km² | 1.36 people per km² | 0.0225 people per km² | Chad |
| 1850s | 1.43 people per km² | 1.49 people per km² | 0.0593 people per km² | Congo |
| 1860s | 1.45 people per km² | 1.54 people per km² | 0.0882 people per km² | Congo |
| 1870s | 1.48 people per km² | 1.66 people per km² | 0.1767 people per km² | Congo |
| 1880s | 1.51 people per km² | 1.79 people per km² | 0.2767 people per km² | Congo |
| 1890s | 1.48 people per km² | 1.83 people per km² | 0.343 people per km² | Congo |
| 1900s | 1.4 people per km² | 1.71 people per km² | 0.3062 people per km² | Congo |
| 1910s | 1.35 people per km² | 1.58 people per km² | 0.2283 people per km² | Congo |
| 1920s | 1.41 people per km² | 1.64 people per km² | 0.2339 people per km² | Congo |
| 1930s | 1.59 people per km² | 1.89 people per km² | 0.301 people per km² | Congo |
| 1940s | 1.83 people per km² | 2.22 people per km² | 0.3889 people per km² | Congo |
| 1950s | 2.18 people per km² | 2.72 people per km² | 0.5344 people per km² | Congo |
| 1960s | 2.66 people per km² | 3.51 people per km² | 0.8508 people per km² | Congo |
| 1970s | 3.27 people per km² | 4.68 people per km² | 1.41 people per km² | Congo |
| 1980s | 4.05 people per km² | 6 people per km² | 1.95 people per km² | Congo |
| 1990s | 5.59 people per km² | 7.93 people per km² | 2.33 people per km² | Congo |
| 2000s | 8.05 people per km² | 10.75 people per km² | 2.7 people per km² | Congo |
| 2010s | 11.47 people per km² | 14.76 people per km² | 3.3 people per km² | Congo |
| 2020s | 16.22 people per km² | 18.79 people per km² | 2.57 people per km² | Congo |
| 2030s | 21.73 people per km² | 23.65 people per km² | 1.92 people per km² | Congo |
| 2040s | 27.53 people per km² | 29.13 people per km² | 1.6 people per km² | Congo |
| 2050s | 33.64 people per km² | 34.79 people per km² | 1.15 people per km² | Congo |
| 2060s | 39.67 people per km² | 40.54 people per km² | 0.8716 people per km² | Congo |
| 2070s | 45.13 people per km² | 46.23 people per km² | 1.1 people per km² | Congo |
| 2080s | 49.9 people per km² | 51.51 people per km² | 1.61 people per km² | Congo |
| 2090s | 53.64 people per km² | 56.28 people per km² | 2.64 people per km² | Congo |
| 2100s | 55.23 people per km² | 58.64 people per km² | 3.41 people per km² | Congo |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population density, Chad or Congo?
- Congo, at 58.64 people per km² against 55.23 people per km² in Chad as of 2100.
- What is the difference in population density between Chad and Congo?
- 3.41 people per km², with Congo ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chad and Congo?
- 318 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2100.
- How do Chad and Congo rank globally for population density?
- Chad ranks 162nd and Congo ranks 161st of 235 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024); UN FAO (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Population density. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Population per square kilometer by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2100, based on data and estimates from different sources.