Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Chad is 1% bigger than Niger.
Chad: 1,284,000 km² (2023) · Niger: 1,267,000 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
Chad: 0 km (2026 edition) · Niger: 0 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Chad’s highest peak towers 1,423 m above Niger’s.
Chad: 3,445 m (2026 edition) · Niger: 2,022 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Niger has 33% more people than Chad.
Chad: 21 million (2025) · Niger: 27.9 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Niger is 32% more densely populated than Chad.
Chad: 17 per km² (2025) · Niger: 22 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Chad are 1.6 cm taller than in Niger.
Chad: 171.8 cm (2019) · Niger: 170.3 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Chad are 2.3 cm taller than in Niger.
Chad: 162.1 cm (2019) · Niger: 159.8 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Chad is 0.15 years older than in Niger.
Chad: 15.4 years (2023) · Niger: 15.3 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Chad have 0.1 more children on average than in Niger.
Chad: 6.03 children per woman (2024) · Niger: 5.94 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
Niger and Chad are practically level.
Chad: 2.1% (2025) · Niger: 2.6% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Chad and Niger are practically level.
Chad: 0 (2025) · Niger: 0 (2025)
How many official languages?
Chad has 2 official languages, Niger 1.
Chad: 2 (2026) · Niger: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Niger and Chad are nearly identical here.
Chad: $21.5 billion (2025) · Niger: $21.6 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Chad produces 33% more per person than Niger.
Chad: Int$2,903 (2025) · Niger: Int$2,177 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Chad than in Niger (Gini 4.5 points higher).
Chad: 37.4 (2022) · Niger: 32.9 (2021)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 1.1% in Chad, versus 0.4% in Niger.
Chad: 1.1% (2025) · Niger: 0.4% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Chad spends 3.0% of its GDP on the military, Niger 2.2%.
Chad: 3% (2024) · Niger: 2.2% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Niger’s price level (US = 100) is 1× Chad’s.
Chad: 35% (2025) · Niger: 36% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Chad spends 82% more on health per person than Niger.
Chad: $47 (2023) · Niger: $26 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Niger live 6.2 years longer than in Chad.
Chad: 55.2 years (2024) · Niger: 61.4 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Niger is 17% more likely to die before turning one than in Chad.
Chad: 56.3 per 1,000 (2024) · Niger: 65.6 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Chad has 2.2 times as many doctors per person as Niger.
Chad: 0.1 per 1,000 (2023) · Niger: 0.038 per 1,000 (2023)
How common is obesity?
Chad and Niger are practically level.
Chad: 6.3% (2024) · Niger: 6% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
Chad and Niger are practically level.
Chad: 7.4% (2024) · Niger: 7.4% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Niger rate their lives 0.56 points higher than in Chad.
Chad: 4.39 (2025) · Niger: 4.94 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Chad drink 23 times as much alcohol as in Niger.
Chad: 3 litres (2023) · Niger: 0.1 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Chad has 6.1 times as much meat per person as Niger.
Chad: 47 kg (2022) · Niger: 7.7 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Niger has 557 kcal more food per person per day than Chad.
Chad: 2,097 kcal (2022) · Niger: 2,654 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Niger put in 484 more hours a year than in Chad.
Chad: 1,585 hours (2023) · Niger: 2,069 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Chad went to school 0.92 years longer than in Niger.
Chad: 2.3 years (2023) · Niger: 1.4 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Niger welcomed 77% more tourists per resident than Chad (2019).
Chad: 0 (2019) · Niger: 0.01 (2019)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
16% of people in Niger are online, versus 13% in Chad.
Chad: 13% (2024) · Niger: 16% (2024)
Who has electricity at home?
21% of people in Niger have electricity, versus 13% in Chad.
Chad: 13.4% (2024) · Niger: 21.3% (2024)
How many live in cities?
28% of people in Chad live in cities, versus 18% in Niger.
Chad: 28% (2025) · Niger: 18% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Chad has 73 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Niger 61.
Chad: 73 (2024) · Niger: 61 (2024)
How much do they fly?
Chad: no data · Niger: 0 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 3.2% of Chad, but only 0.8% of Niger.
Chad: 3.2% (2023) · Niger: 0.8% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Chad emits 19% more CO₂ than someone in Niger.
Chad: 0.1 t (2024) · Niger: 0.1 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
5.4% of Chad’s electricity is renewable, versus 3.2% in Niger.
Chad: 5.4% (2024) · Niger: 3.2% (2024)
How clean is the air?
The air in Niger carries 22% more fine dust than in Chad.
Chad: 39.2 µg/m³ (2024) · Niger: 47.9 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Chad are 6% deadlier than in Niger.
Chad: 26.4 per 100k (2021) · Niger: 24.9 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Niger is on average 0.3 °C warmer than Chad.
Chad: 27.8°C (2016–2025 avg) · Niger: 28°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Chad gets 2.9 times as much rain as Niger.
Chad: 276 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Niger: 97 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Chad bigger than Niger?
Chad is larger. Chad is 1% bigger than Niger.
Which has more people, Chad or Niger?
Niger has 33% more people than Chad (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Chad or Niger?
People in Niger live 6.2 years longer than in Chad. Life expectancy at birth is 55.2 years in Chad and 61.4 in Niger.
Are people taller in Chad or Niger?
Men in Chad are 1.6 cm taller than in Niger (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
