Central Africa · Africa
Chad
Chad is a country in Central Africa. Its capital is N'Djamena. It shares land borders with 6 countries.
At a glance
Chad in numbers
- Population 21.6 million121,560,380 No. 63 of 195
- Area 1,284,000 km²2 No. 20 of 195
- Population density 17 per km²12 No. 176 of 195
- Economy (GDP) US$21.5 billion3 No. 128 of 189
- GDP per person $1,0224 No. 176 of 189
- Life expectancy 55.6 years1 No. 194 of 195
- Median age 15.7 years1 No. 193 of 195
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Angola
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Equatorial Guinea
Gabon
Republic of the Congo
São Tomé and PríncipeSources
Every figure on this page with where it comes from.
- World Population Prospects 2024, United Nations, Population Division (UN projection for 1 July 2026)
- Demographic Yearbook 2024, table 3, United Nations Statistics Division (figure for 2024)
- World Development Indicators: GDP (current US$), World Bank (figure for 2025)
- World Development Indicators: GDP per capita (current US$), World Bank (figure for 2025)
- ISO 4217 currency codes, list one, SIX Group, ISO 4217 maintenance agency
- Member States, United Nations
- Root Zone Database, IANA
- Capital, region, borders and country code: Natural Earth, capitals checked by hand. Flag: flag-icons.