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Chad vs Niger
Side-by-side comparison of Chad and Niger from official statistics: size, economy, people, trade, natural resources, health, infrastructure and military, with world ranks, years and sources.
In short
Chad scores 23.1 in the NationsTree Index (181st in the world) and Niger scores 18.5 (191st), a gap of 4.6 points. Their trees are 4.0 m and 3.9 m tall; tree height grows with real GDP and is adjusted by the index.
Niger has 33% more people than Chad. Chad and Niger have a similar land area. Chad and Niger have economies of similar size (GDP at purchasing power parity). Population: Chad 21.0 million and Niger 27.9 million (2025).
GDP per person at purchasing power parity is $2,903 in Chad and $2,177 in Niger (2025, international dollars). People in Niger live on average 6.2 years longer (61.4 vs 55.2 years).
Of 33 indicators reported by both countries, Chad ranks higher in the world on 14 and Niger on 19. Chad is clearly stronger in military. Niger is clearly stronger in tourism and institutions & safety.
Over the last five years Chad improved faster (direction score 74 vs 14 out of 100).
Where they differ most
The indicators with the biggest gap in world position between Chad and Niger.
Over time
How the two countries moved against each other, from the yearly data.
Chad overtook Niger in the NationsTree Index in 2024 and has stayed ahead since.
Niger overtook Chad in life expectancy in 1998 and has stayed ahead since.
Chad overtook Niger in GDP (PPP) in 1997 and has stayed ahead since.
Chad has been ahead of Niger in GDP per person (PPP) in every year since 1990.
Niger has been ahead of Chad in population in every year since 1990.
Strength by category
Average world percentile of the indicators in each category (0–100, direction taken into account). i
ChadNiger All indicators
Latest available value for each country with its year and world rank. Green: the better world position of the two, red: the weaker one.
| Indicator | Chad | Niger |
|---|---|---|
| Land & people | ||
| Surface area km² | 1,284,00020th/216 · 2024 | 1,267,00021st/216 · 2024 |
| Land area km² | 1,259,20021st/216 · 2024 | 1,266,70020th/216 · 2024 |
| Population people | 21.0 m63rd/217 · 2025 | 27.9 m54th/217 · 2025 |
| Population growth % | 3.41%6th/217 · 2025 | 3.22%9th/217 · 2025 |
| Population density people/km² | 16.1197th/216 · 2024 | 21.3183rd/216 · 2024 |
| Urban population % | 27.6%200th/217 · 2025 | 18.4%213th/217 · 2025 |
| Population aged 0–14 % | 46.0%4th/217 · 2025 | 46.2%3rd/217 · 2025 |
| Population aged 65+ % | 2.1%214th/217 · 2025 | 2.6%205th/217 · 2025 |
| Economy | ||
| GDP USD | $21.47 bn131st/210 · 2025 | $21.65 bn130th/210 · 2025 |
| GDP (PPP) intl. USD | $60.97 bn126th/199 · 2025 | $60.78 bn127th/199 · 2025 |
| Real GDP (PPP, constant 2021 prices) intl. USD 2021 | $52.10 bn126th/199 · 2025 | $51.94 bn127th/199 · 2025 |
| GDP per person USD | $1,022197th/210 · 2025 | $775203rd/210 · 2025 |
| GDP per person (PPP) intl. USD | $2,903187th/199 · 2025 | $2,177191st/199 · 2025 |
| GNI per person (Atlas) USD | $970187th/201 · 2025 | $750192nd/201 · 2025 |
| GDP growth % | 5.6%43rd/210 · 2025 | 7.0%19th/210 · 2025 |
| Inflation % | -3.9%4th/180 · 2025 | -4.5%3rd/180 · 2025 |
| Unemployment % | 1.1%6th/187 · 2025 | 0.4%3rd/187 · 2025 |
| General government gross debt % of GDP | 33.3%41st/189 · 2025 | 45.5%76th/189 · 2025 |
| Government budget balance % of GDP | -0.3%42nd/192 · 2025 | -2.9%102nd/192 · 2025 |
| Main industries | ||
| Agriculture, forestry, fishing % of GDP | 36.3%5th/197 · 2025 | 47.6%1st/197 · 2025 |
| Industry incl. construction % of GDP | 26.7%72nd/200 · 2025 | 18.7%132nd/200 · 2025 |
| Manufacturing % of GDP | 6.3%139th/192 · 2024 | 7.0%133rd/192 · 2024 |
| Services % of GDP | 33.9%196th/200 · 2025 | 31.1%197th/200 · 2025 |
| Trade | ||
| Exports of goods & services USD | $6.32 bn124th/182 · 2025 | $3.41 bn144th/182 · 2025 |
| Imports of goods & services USD | $3.59 bn148th/182 · 2025 | $3.93 bn145th/182 · 2025 |
| Exports % of GDP | 29.4%115th/183 · 2025 | 15.8%158th/183 · 2025 |
| Imports % of GDP | 16.7%175th/183 · 2025 | 18.1%170th/183 · 2025 |
| Trade openness % of GDP | 46.1%152nd/183 · 2025 | 33.9%172nd/183 · 2025 |
| Fuel exports % of merchandise exports | — | 88.0%6th/170 · 2024 |
| Manufactures exports % of merchandise exports | — | 7.3%141st/171 · 2024 |
| Food exports % of merchandise exports | — | 4.1%143rd/171 · 2024 |
| Ores & metals exports % of merchandise exports | — | 0.0%167th/171 · 2024 |
| High-tech exports % of manufactured exports | — | 8.6%77th/168 · 2024 |
| Current account balance % of GDP | -0.6%84th/191 · 2025 | -3.7%124th/191 · 2025 |
| Foreign direct investment, inflows % of GDP | 0.0%176th/196 · 2025 | 1.2%135th/196 · 2025 |
| Natural resources | ||
| Natural resource rents % of GDP | 21.3%22nd/209 · 2021 | 6.4%63rd/209 · 2021 |
| Oil rents % of GDP | 16.75%11th/197 · 2021 | 0.62%52nd/197 · 2021 |
| Natural gas rents % of GDP | 0.01%78th/197 · 2021 | 0.03%70th/197 · 2021 |
| Coal rents % of GDP | 0.00%68th/195 · 2021 | 0.04%37th/195 · 2021 |
| Mineral rents % of GDP | 0.00%91st/209 · 2021 | 0.83%48th/209 · 2021 |
| Forest rents % of GDP | 4.58%16th/209 · 2021 | 4.89%14th/209 · 2021 |
| Arable land % of land area | 4.2%142nd/206 · 2024 | 14.0%78th/206 · 2024 |
| Renewable freshwater per person m³ | 813137th/183 · 2022 | 138168th/183 · 2022 |
| Tourism | ||
| International tourist arrivals arrivals | 10,400189th/194 · 2020 | 85,000170th/194 · 2020 |
| Tourism receipts USD | $25.0 m2002 | $130.0 m136th/175 · 2019 |
| Tourism receipts % of exports | — | 9.4%60th/168 · 2019 |
| Outbound trips departures | 5,500107th/107 · 2020 | 10,0001998 |
| Society & health | ||
| Life expectancy years | 55.2216th/217 · 2024 | 61.4207th/217 · 2024 |
| Under-5 mortality per 1,000 births | 97.3193rd/196 · 2024 | 110.7195th/196 · 2024 |
| Physicians per 1,000 people | 0.09167th/174 · 2023 | 0.04174th/174 · 2023 |
| Hospital beds per 1,000 people | 0.2145th/145 · 2020 | 0.3143rd/145 · 2020 |
| DPT immunization % of children 12–23 months | 68%173rd/193 · 2024 | 86%125th/193 · 2024 |
| Completed lower secondary, 25+ % of adults | 8.8%2019 | 8.4%153rd/153 · 2022 |
| Secondary enrolment % gross | 23.5%170th/173 · 2024 | 19.9%172nd/173 · 2024 |
| Social protection coverage (incl. pensions) % of population | 11.3%49th/55 · 2022 | 23.3%44th/55 · 2021 |
| Old-age dependency ratio % of working-age population | 4.1%211th/217 · 2025 | 5.1%198th/217 · 2025 |
| Health spending % of GDP | 5.0%126th/193 · 2023 | 4.0%154th/193 · 2023 |
| Adult literacy % | 30.6%2019 | 35.6%98th/98 · 2022 |
| Tertiary enrolment % gross | 4.4%2020 | 4.2%2019 |
| Human Development Index index 0–1 | 0.416190th/193 · 2023 | 0.419188th/193 · 2023 |
| Income inequality (Gini) index | 37.472nd/108 · 2022 | 32.940th/108 · 2021 |
| Extreme poverty % of population | 39.5%98th/108 · 2022 | 60.5%104th/108 · 2021 |
| Infrastructure & digital | ||
| Access to electricity % of population | 13.4%214th/215 · 2024 | 21.3%210th/215 · 2024 |
| Safely managed drinking water % of population | 6.3%149th/150 · 2024 | — |
| Safely managed sanitation % of population | 11.1%139th/144 · 2024 | 9.1%141st/144 · 2024 |
| Internet users % of population | 12.6%184th/186 · 2024 | 15.6%182nd/186 · 2024 |
| Mobile subscriptions per 100 people | 73174th/210 · 2024 | 61193rd/210 · 2024 |
| Fixed broadband per 100 people | 0.0208th/208 · 2024 | 0.1193rd/208 · 2024 |
| Trade & transport infrastructure quality (LPI) score 1–5 | 2.37115th/164 · 2018 | 2.00148th/164 · 2018 |
| Air passengers carried passengers | 28,3322014 | 5,775154th/161 · 2023 |
| Environment & energy | ||
| CO₂ emissions per person t CO₂e | 0.1415th/203 · 2024 | 0.1214th/203 · 2024 |
| Renewable energy % of final energy use | 70.0%29th/212 · 2022 | 79.6%18th/212 · 2021 |
| Air pollution (PM2.5) µg/m³ | 43.0183rd/200 · 2023 | 65.2196th/200 · 2023 |
| Forest area % of land area | 3.0%186th/214 · 2024 | 0.8%199th/214 · 2024 |
| Energy use per person kg oil eq. | 171147th/149 · 2024 | 173146th/149 · 2024 |
| Institutions & safety | ||
| Government effectiveness score 0–100 | 30.8181st/205 · 2025 | 34.6173rd/205 · 2025 |
| Control of corruption score 0–100 | 21.0191st/207 · 2025 | 33.2151st/207 · 2025 |
| Rule of law score 0–100 | 35.4189th/207 · 2025 | 40.1173rd/207 · 2025 |
| Political stability score 0–100 | 38.0187th/207 · 2025 | 34.6193rd/207 · 2025 |
| Regulatory quality score 0–100 | 36.5180th/205 · 2025 | 42.3160th/205 · 2025 |
| Voice & accountability score 0–100 | 31.0180th/205 · 2025 | 36.8161st/205 · 2025 |
| Homicide rate per 100,000 | — | 4.42012 |
| Military | ||
| Military expenditure USD | $648.8 m93rd/156 · 2025 | $488.9 m106th/156 · 2025 |
| Military expenditure % of GDP | 3.2%26th/156 · 2025 | 2.1%54th/156 · 2025 |
| Military expenditure % of government spending | 15.5%15th/154 · 2025 | 15.2%16th/154 · 2025 |
| Armed forces personnel people | 45,00075th/170 · 2020 | 10,000131st/170 · 2020 |
| Armed forces personnel % of labour force | 0.85%83rd/168 · 2020 | 0.11%161st/168 · 2020 |
| Arms imports (SIPRI TIV) TIV | 4.0 m135th/163 · 2025 | 4.0 m135th/163 · 2025 |
| Science & innovation | ||
| R&D spending % of GDP | 0.23%2016 | — |
| Scientific articles articles | 52152nd/197 · 2023 | 90143rd/197 · 2023 |
Questions and answers
Which has more people, Chad or Niger?
Niger has the larger population: 27.9 m (2025) compared with 21.0 m for Chad (2025). Source: World Bank, SP.POP.TOTL.
Which is bigger by area, Chad or Niger?
Chad is larger: 1,284,000 km² (2024) compared with 1,267,000 km² for Niger (2024). Source: World Bank, AG.SRF.TOTL.K2.
Which economy is larger, Chad or Niger?
Chad has the larger economy at purchasing power parity: $60.97 bn intl. (2025) compared with $60.78 bn intl. for Niger (2025). Source: World Bank, NY.GDP.MKTP.PP.CD.
Which is richer per person, Chad or Niger?
Chad has the higher GDP per person (PPP): $2,903 intl. (2025) compared with $2,177 intl. for Niger (2025). Source: World Bank, NY.GDP.PCAP.PP.CD.
Where do people live longer, in Chad or Niger?
Niger has the higher life expectancy at birth: 61.4 years (2024) compared with 55.2 years for Chad (2024). Source: World Bank, SP.DYN.LE00.IN.
Which spends more on the military, Chad or Niger?
Chad spends more on the military: $648.8 m (2025) compared with $488.9 m for Niger (2025). Source: World Bank, MS.MIL.XPND.CD.
Which ranks higher in the NationsTree Index, Chad or Niger?
Chad: 23.1 points (181st in the world); Niger: 18.5 points (191st). The index combines foundations, economic strength, quality of life, problems and 5-year direction from public statistics.
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World Bank World Development Indicators and Worldwide Governance Indicators, compiling UN agencies, the IMF, WHO, SIPRI and national statistical offices; every row links to its world ranking with the source series. See Sources & licences and Methodology.
Cite as: NationsTree (2026). Chad vs Niger — country comparison. https://nationstree.org/compare/chad-vs-niger. Data as of 26 October 2026.