Chad vs Chile: The global population hockey stick
Chad
19.32 million people
in 2023
Chile
19.66 million people
in 2023
Chad rank
67th
Chile rank
66th
The global population hockey stick over time
- Chad
- Chile
How they compare
Chile currently reports 19.66 million people against 19.32 million people in Chad, a difference of 339,700 people.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 241 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Chad ahead.
Chad ranks 67th and Chile ranks 66th of 239 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Chad averaged higher in 24 and Chile in 16.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chad | Chile | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 556,000 people | 400,000 people | 156,000 people | Chad |
| 1100s | 597,700 people | 440,000 people | 157,700 people | Chad |
| 1200s | 639,400 people | 480,000 people | 159,400 people | Chad |
| 1300s | 700,000 people | 520,000 people | 180,000 people | Chad |
| 1400s | 780,000 people | 560,000 people | 220,000 people | Chad |
| 1500s | 834,000 people | 600,000 people | 234,000 people | Chad |
| 1600s | 973,000 people | 600,000 people | 373,000 people | Chad |
| 1700s | 1.11 million people | 602,012 people | 509,988 people | Chad |
| 1710s | 1.18 million people | 617,854 people | 564,696 people | Chad |
| 1720s | 1.19 million people | 634,114 people | 557,866 people | Chad |
| 1730s | 1.20 million people | 650,801 people | 551,109 people | Chad |
| 1740s | 1.21 million people | 667,927 people | 544,453 people | Chad |
| 1750s | 1.22 million people | 685,504 people | 537,946 people | Chad |
| 1760s | 1.24 million people | 703,544 people | 531,646 people | Chad |
| 1770s | 1.25 million people | 722,058 people | 525,602 people | Chad |
| 1780s | 1.26 million people | 741,060 people | 519,910 people | Chad |
| 1790s | 1.28 million people | 760,562 people | 514,668 people | Chad |
| 1800s | 1.46 million people | 771,447 people | 689,539 people | Chad |
| 1810s | 1.53 million people | 771,797 people | 755,474 people | Chad |
| 1820s | 1.60 million people | 856,791 people | 739,742 people | Chad |
| 1830s | 1.67 million people | 1.06 million people | 610,127 people | Chad |
| 1840s | 1.74 million people | 1.28 million people | 463,841 people | Chad |
| 1850s | 1.80 million people | 1.53 million people | 270,405 people | Chad |
| 1860s | 1.83 million people | 1.82 million people | 7,910 people | Chad |
| 1870s | 1.86 million people | 2.15 million people | 288,173 people | Chile |
| 1880s | 1.91 million people | 2.52 million people | 613,417 people | Chile |
| 1890s | 1.87 million people | 2.92 million people | 1.05 million people | Chile |
| 1900s | 1.77 million people | 3.33 million people | 1.57 million people | Chile |
| 1910s | 1.70 million people | 3.78 million people | 2.08 million people | Chile |
| 1920s | 1.77 million people | 4.30 million people | 2.53 million people | Chile |
| 1930s | 2.00 million people | 5.00 million people | 3.00 million people | Chile |
| 1940s | 2.30 million people | 5.98 million people | 3.68 million people | Chile |
| 1950s | 2.75 million people | 7.28 million people | 4.53 million people | Chile |
| 1960s | 3.34 million people | 8.92 million people | 5.58 million people | Chile |
| 1970s | 4.12 million people | 10.59 million people | 6.47 million people | Chile |
| 1980s | 5.10 million people | 12.33 million people | 7.22 million people | Chile |
| 1990s | 7.04 million people | 14.40 million people | 7.36 million people | Chile |
| 2000s | 10.13 million people | 16.26 million people | 6.13 million people | Chile |
| 2010s | 14.44 million people | 18.06 million people | 3.62 million people | Chile |
| 2020s | 18.21 million people | 19.51 million people | 1.30 million people | Chile |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher the global population hockey stick, Chad or Chile?
- Chile, at 19.66 million people against 19.32 million people in Chad as of 2023.
- What is the difference in the global population hockey stick between Chad and Chile?
- 339,700 people, with Chile ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chad and Chile?
- 241 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2023.
- How do Chad and Chile rank globally for the global population hockey stick?
- Chad ranks 67th and Chile ranks 66th of 239 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as The global population hockey stick. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Population by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2023, based on data and estimates from different sources.