What is the difference in land area (sq. km), per capita between Chad and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?

0.0462 sq. km per person, with Chad ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Chad and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?

63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

Statizoid (derived), published as Land area (sq. km), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Chad vs Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries): Land area (sq. km), per capita

Chad

0.0652 sq. km per person

in 2023

Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)

0.019 sq. km per person

in 2023

Chad rank

18th

Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank

21st

Land area (sq. km), per capita over time

Chad
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)

How they compare

Chad currently reports 0.0652 sq. km per person against 0.019 sq. km per person in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 0.0462 sq. km per person.

That makes Chad's figure about 3.4 times Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.

Across all 63 years both countries report, Chad has been ahead every year.

Chad ranks 18th and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 21st of 216 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Chad	Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0.3742 sq. km per person	0.0782 sq. km per person	0.2959 sq. km per person	Chad
1970s	0.3072 sq. km per person	0.0607 sq. km per person	0.2465 sq. km per person	Chad
1980s	0.2484 sq. km per person	0.0454 sq. km per person	0.203 sq. km per person	Chad
1990s	0.1807 sq. km per person	0.0356 sq. km per person	0.1451 sq. km per person	Chad
2000s	0.1257 sq. km per person	0.0278 sq. km per person	0.0979 sq. km per person	Chad
2010s	0.088 sq. km per person	0.0232 sq. km per person	0.0649 sq. km per person	Chad
2020s	0.0693 sq. km per person	0.0197 sq. km per person	0.0496 sq. km per person	Chad

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher land area (sq. km), per capita, Chad or Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?: Chad, at 0.0652 sq. km per person against 0.019 sq. km per person in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2023.
What is the difference in land area (sq. km), per capita between Chad and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?: 0.0462 sq. km per person, with Chad ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Chad and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?: 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Chad and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank globally for land area (sq. km), per capita?: Chad ranks 18th and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 21st of 216 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Statizoid (derived), published as Land area (sq. km), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Land area (sq. km), per capita
Unit: sq. km per person
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: 03 October 2026

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