Chad vs Niger: Urban population, per square kilometre

Chad
4.04 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Niger
3.67 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Chad rank
201st
Niger rank
204th

Urban population, per square kilometre over time

  • Chad
  • Niger
01234196119922023

How they compare

Chad currently reports 4.04 units per square kilometre against 3.67 units per square kilometre in Niger, a difference of 0.37 units per square kilometre.

That makes Chad's figure about 1.1 times Niger's.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Chad ahead.

Chad ranks 201st and Niger ranks 204th of 216 countries.

Chad has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Chad Niger Difference Ahead
1960s 0.2321 units per square kilometre 0.2237 units per square kilometre 0.0084 units per square kilometre Chad
1970s 0.4983 units per square kilometre 0.4831 units per square kilometre 0.0151 units per square kilometre Chad
1980s 0.8216 units per square kilometre 0.8171 units per square kilometre 0.0044 units per square kilometre Chad
1990s 1.2 units per square kilometre 1.2 units per square kilometre 0.0035 units per square kilometre Chad
2000s 1.75 units per square kilometre 1.74 units per square kilometre 0.0044 units per square kilometre Chad
2010s 2.63 units per square kilometre 2.54 units per square kilometre 0.0818 units per square kilometre Chad
2020s 3.69 units per square kilometre 3.42 units per square kilometre 0.274 units per square kilometre Chad

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher urban population, per square kilometre, Chad or Niger?
Chad, at 4.04 units per square kilometre against 3.67 units per square kilometre in Niger as of 2023.
What is the difference in urban population, per square kilometre between Chad and Niger?
0.37 units per square kilometre, with Chad ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Chad and Niger?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Chad and Niger rank globally for urban population, per square kilometre?
Chad ranks 201st and Niger ranks 204th of 216 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Urban population, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Urban population, per square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
264 places, 15,342 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Urban population divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.