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Last European coloniser: France · Largest religious group: Muslims. These are labels that describe the country, not numbers, so they are never compared with other measures. The numbers behind them, such as population shares, are.

Chad

Against low income countries, Chad ranks 3rd of 25 on environment and 21st of 25 on infrastructure. Each ranking counts only the countries that report that score, so the totals differ and the two ranks can’t be compared directly. Both compare Chad with countries of similar wealth. That is the only kind of ranking that tells you something a ranking by income does not already show.

How it has changed

Every measure Chad reports, over all the years it has been published. Pick one. Hover or use the arrow keys to read a year. Gaps in a line are years with no data. They are left open, not filled in.

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Scores by area

Each score averages the measures in one area, such as health. Each measure is first put on a common scale and turned so that higher is always better. Zero is the average country in an average year. One point is a typical gap between countries (a standard deviation), so +1 means about one typical gap above average. These are summaries, not measurements. See how the country scores are built and how the topic scores compare with each other.

ScoreValueRank, all countriesRank, similar incomeMostly income?
Governance score 2025-1.00151 of 17915 of 25moderate +0.53
Health score 2024+0.0599 of 19313 of 25moderate +0.32
Education score 2023-1.20193 of 19918 of 24proxy +0.81
Equality score 2022-0.73139 of 16510 of 21high +0.64
Infrastructure score 2024-0.72206 of 21021 of 25proxy +0.90
Gender score 2024+0.14119 of 18614 of 25moderate +0.37
Environment score 2024+0.6927 of 2133 of 25moderate -0.33
Labour score 2025-0.41154 of 19511 of 25high +0.79

The last column shows how closely each score just tracks national income. The number is its link with GDP per person (the value of everything a country produces, divided by its people), from −1 to +1. A score marked proxy is mostly a measure of how rich the country is. Its rank among all countries says little that GDP per person does not. That is why the rank among similar-income countries sits beside it.

The measures behind them

Every measure reported for Chad, grouped by area. Some measures have no agreed better direction, such as population growth, inflation and military spending. They are listed here but left out of every score, since there is no fair way to say which way is better. Some names use technical terms: PPP means adjusted for what money buys in each country, HDI is a United Nations score combining life expectancy, schooling and income, and a Gini indexmeasures how unequally income is shared. Each measure’s own page explains it.

crime

Conflict deaths0.681per 100,000 people2025higher is worse
Armed conflict present11 if any conflict, else 02025higher is worse

culture

Religiously unaffiliated3.13%% of population2020no agreed direction
Christian share38.9%% of population2020no agreed direction
Muslim share56.4%% of population2020no agreed direction
Single-parent households10.6%% of households2019no agreed direction
One-person households5.43%% of households2019no agreed direction
Women in a union72.6%% of women aged 15-492019no agreed direction

demography

Median age15.4years2023no agreed direction
Age at childbearing29.2years2023no agreed direction
Population21,003,705people2025no agreed direction
Population growth3.41%% per year2025no agreed direction
Urbanization27.6%% of population2025no agreed direction
Population 65+2.12%% of population2025no agreed direction
Population 0-1446%% of population2025no agreed direction
Fertility rate6.03births per woman2024no agreed direction
Birth rate43.3per 1,000 people2024no agreed direction
Net migration-123,104people2025no agreed direction
Migrant share of population6.3%% of population2024no agreed direction

economy

HDI0.416index, 0 to 12023higher is better
Inequality-adjusted HDI0.252index, 0 to 12023higher is better
GDP per capita (PPP)$2,481international $2025higher is better
GNI per capita (PPP)$2,405international $2025higher is better
GDP per capita (market)$874US$2025higher is better
GDP growth5.59%% per year2025no agreed direction
Inflation-3.91%% per year2025no agreed direction
Trade openness46.1%% of GDP2025no agreed direction
FDI inflows5.12%% of GDP2024no agreed direction
Government consumption9.9%% of GDP2025no agreed direction
Military spending2.98%% of GDP2024no agreed direction
Employment in agriculture71.7%% of employment2025no agreed direction

education

Primary completion37.8%% of children2025higher is better
Expected schooling8.35years2023higher is better
Mean years of schooling2.33years2023higher is better
Education spending3.2%% of GDP2023no agreed direction
Primary enrollment88.5%% gross2024higher is better
Secondary enrollment23.5%% gross2024higher is better
Tertiary enrollment4.4%% gross2020higher is better
Adult literacy30.6%% of adults2019higher is better
Compulsory schooling10years2025no agreed direction
Out of school, primary24.8%% of primary-age children2024higher is worse
Pupil-teacher ratio56.9pupils per teacher2016higher is worse
Researchers56.7per million people2016higher is better

environment

CO2 per capita0.143t CO2e per capita2024higher is worse
Forest area3.16%% of land area2023higher is better
Agricultural land40%% of land area2023no agreed direction
Protected land21%% of land area2025higher is better

gender

Gender Inequality Index0.67index, 0 to 12023higher is worse
Gender Development Index0.787ratio of women's HDI to men's2023no agreed direction
Women's political empowerment0.625index (0-1)2025higher is better
Women ministers16.7%% of ministers2024higher is better
Women in parliament33.5%% of seats2025higher is better
Married by 1860.6%% of women aged 20-242019higher is worse

governance

Corruption Perceptions Index21index (0-100, higher = cleaner)2024higher is better
Political rights (FH)7rating (1-7, 1 = most free)2025higher is worse
Civil liberties (FH)6rating (1-7, 1 = most free)2025higher is worse
Refugees originating72per 100,000 people2024higher is worse
Electoral democracy0.242index (0-1)2025higher is better
Liberal democracy0.062index (0-1)2025higher is better
Participatory democracy0.129index (0-1)2025higher is better
Free and fair elections0.079index (0-1)2025higher is better
Regime type1regime category (0-3)2025higher is better
Political corruption0.952index (0-1)2025higher is worse
Freedom of expression0.427index (0-1)2025higher is better
Freedom of association0.399index (0-1)2025higher is better
Political civil liberties0.302index (0-1)2025higher is better
Civil society participation0.392index (0-1)2025higher is better
Birth registration25.7%% of children under 52019higher is better
Control of corruption-1.39index (approx. -2.5 to 2.5)2024higher is better
Rule of law-1.44index (approx. -2.5 to 2.5)2024higher is better
Government effectiveness-1.1index (approx. -2.5 to 2.5)2024higher is better
Regulatory quality-1.09index (approx. -2.5 to 2.5)2024higher is better
Voice and accountability-1.52index (approx. -2.5 to 2.5)2024higher is better
Political stability-1.78index (approx. -2.5 to 2.5)2024higher is better

health

Life expectancy55.2years2024higher is better
Infant mortality56.3per 1,000 live births2024higher is worse
Under-5 mortality97.3per 1,000 live births2024higher is worse
Health spending5%% of GDP2023no agreed direction
Suicide rate5.21per 100,0002021higher is worse
Hospital beds0.15per 1,000 people2020no agreed direction
Basic water access52.2%% of population2024higher is better
Basic sanitation13.1%% of population2024higher is better
Child stunting31.5%% of children under 52024higher is worse
Adolescent fertility132births per 1,000 women aged 15-192024higher is worse
Maternal mortality748per 100,000 live births2023higher is worse
Skilled birth attendance47.2%% of births2019higher is better
Alcohol consumption2.91litres per adult per year2020no agreed direction
Tobacco use7.4%% of adults2024higher is worse
Road traffic deaths32.4per 100,000 population2019higher is worse
Physicians0.085per 1,000 people2023higher is better
DTP3 immunisation68%% of children aged 12-23 months2024higher is better
HIV prevalence0.9%% of adults aged 15-492024higher is worse
Tuberculosis incidence118per 100,000 people2024higher is worse
Premature NCD mortality23.4%% probability, ages 30-702021higher is worse
Anaemia in women46.5%% of women aged 15-492023higher is worse
Out-of-pocket health spending51.7%% of health spending2023higher is worse
Undernourishment32%% of population2023higher is worse
Food insecurity66.3%% of population2023higher is worse
Adult obesity7.4%% of adults2024higher is worse
Health coverage index26index, 0 to 1002023higher is better

inequality

Gini index37.4index (0-100)2022higher is worse
Extreme poverty rate39.5%% of population2022higher is worse

infrastructure

Internet users12.6%% of population2024higher is better
Mobile subscriptions72.9per 100 people2024higher is better
Electricity access13.4%% of population2024higher is better
Slum share of urban population82%% of urban population2022higher is worse
Fixed broadband0per 100 people2024higher is better

labor

Informal employment96.9%% of employment2018higher is worse
Unemployment1.06%% of labor force2025higher is worse
Female labor participation47.3%% of women 15+2025no agreed direction
Male labor participation71.7%% of men 15+2025no agreed direction
Youth not in work or study42.3%% of 15 to 24 year olds2022higher is worse
Vulnerable employment90.2%% of employment2025higher is worse

wellbeing

Life satisfaction4.38score (0-10)2025higher is better

Values are the most recent in 2010–2025, and different measures can come from different years. The year is shown beside each. Nothing here ranks countries by merit. An area score averages whatever measures its publishers happen to collect, and the choice of what to collect is itself a judgement made by someone else. All countries · How the country data works

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