Chad vs Somalia: World population growth
Chad
0.5%
in 2100
Somalia
0.4%
in 2100
Chad rank
26th
Somalia rank
29th
World population growth over time
- Chad
- Somalia
How they compare
Chad currently reports 0.5% against 0.4% in Somalia, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Chad's figure about 1.1 times Somalia's.
The two have swapped places 40 times across 163 shared years of data; in 1700 it was Chad ahead.
Chad ranks 26th and Somalia ranks 29th of 239 countries.
Across the 23 decades both report, Chad averaged higher in 12 and Somalia in 11.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chad | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1700s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Chad |
| 1800s | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.2% | Chad |
| 1900s | -0.5% | 0.3% | 0.7% | Somalia |
| 1910s | -0.4% | 0.2% | 0.5% | Somalia |
| 1920s | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.0% | Chad |
| 1930s | 1.2% | 0.9% | 0.4% | Chad |
| 1940s | 1.5% | 1.3% | 0.2% | Chad |
| 1950s | 1.9% | 2.6% | 0.8% | Somalia |
| 1960s | 2.0% | 2.6% | 0.6% | Somalia |
| 1970s | 2.1% | 4.6% | 2.4% | Somalia |
| 1980s | 2.6% | 2.0% | 0.6% | Chad |
| 1990s | 3.5% | 2.0% | 1.5% | Chad |
| 2000s | 3.7% | 3.4% | 0.3% | Chad |
| 2010s | 3.4% | 3.0% | 0.4% | Chad |
| 2020s | 3.4% | 3.2% | 0.2% | Chad |
| 2030s | 2.6% | 2.7% | 0.1% | Somalia |
| 2040s | 2.2% | 2.2% | 0.0% | Somalia |
| 2050s | 1.8% | 1.9% | 0.0% | Somalia |
| 2060s | 1.5% | 1.5% | 0.0% | Somalia |
| 2070s | 1.2% | 1.2% | 0.0% | Somalia |
| 2080s | 0.9% | 0.9% | 0.0% | Chad |
| 2090s | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.0% | Somalia |
| 2100s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.0% | Chad |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher world population growth, Chad or Somalia?
- Chad, at 0.5% against 0.4% in Somalia as of 2100.
- What is the difference in world population growth between Chad and Somalia?
- 0.1%, with Chad ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chad and Somalia?
- 163 years are reported by both, from 1700 to 2100.
- How do Chad and Somalia rank globally for world population growth?
- Chad ranks 26th and Somalia ranks 29th of 239 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as World population growth. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Average exponential rate of growth of the population over a given period. It is calculated as ln(P2/P1) where P1 and P2 are the populations on subsequent years. Available from 1700 to 2100, based on data and estimates from different sources.