Chad vs Somalia, Fed. Rep.

Chad and Somalia, Fed. Rep. compared on 9 key figures from official sources. Each value is the latest one published for that country, so the year is shown with it.

• Chad and Somalia, Fed. Rep. have about the same number of people: 21 million and 19.7 million in 2025.
• GDP per person in Chad ($1,022) is 55% higher than in Somalia, Fed. Rep. ($661) in 2025.
• The economy grew faster in Chad (5.6%) than in Somalia, Fed. Rep. (3%), a difference of 2.6 percentage points in 2025.
• The unemployment rate was higher in Somalia, Fed. Rep. (18.9%) than in Chad (1.1%), a difference of 17.8 percentage points in 2025.
• A baby born in Somalia, Fed. Rep. can expect to live 3.8 years longer than one born in Chad: 59 years against 55.2 years in 2024.
• Half of the population is older than about 15.4 years in both Chad and Somalia, Fed. Rep. in 2023.
• A larger share of people used the internet in Somalia, Fed. Rep. (27.9%) than in Chad (12.6%), a difference of 15.3 percentage points in 2024.
• CO2 emissions per person in Chad (0.14 tonnes) are about 2.8 times as high as in Somalia, Fed. Rep. (0.05 tonnes) in 2024.
• Forest covers a larger share of the land in Somalia, Fed. Rep. (7.8%) than in Chad (3%), a difference of 4.8 percentage points in 2024.