Country
Chad
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
- Income group
- low income
- Capital
- N'Djamena
- ISO code
- TD · TCD
73 indicators. Each shows the value, the rank among the world’s countries and the change over time – click to see the map.
- Population
- 21M
- GDP per capita (PPP)
- 2,480 int-$ (PPP, 2021 prices)
- Life expectancy
- 55.2 years
- CO₂ emissions per person
- 0.1 t CO₂
Population
- Population 21M 2025 63rd of 214
- Population density 16 people/km² 2024 193rd of 212
- Population growth 3.41 % per year 2025 6th of 214
- Natural increase 31.4 per 1,000 people 2023 6th of 228
- Net migration -5.9 per 1,000 people 2025 193rd of 214
- Fertility rate 6.03 births per woman 2024 1st of 214
- Urban population 27.6 % 2025 197th of 214
- Median age 15.4 years 2023 226th of 228
- Population aged 65+ 2.1 % 2025 211th of 214
- Old-age dependency ratio 4.1 per 100 people aged 15–64 2025 208th of 214
- Children under 15 46.0 % 2025 4th of 214
Health
- Life expectancy 55.2 years 2024 213th of 214
- Life expectancy, women 57.2 years 2024 213th of 214
- Life expectancy, men 53.4 years 2024 214th of 214
- Life expectancy gap, women vs men 3.8 years 2024 167th of 214
- Infant mortality 56.3 per 1,000 births 2024 10th of 195
- Under-5 mortality 97.3 per 1,000 births 2024 4th of 195
- Maternal mortality 748 per 100,000 births 2023 2nd of 193
- Health spending per person 47 USD 2023 172nd of 190
- Health spending (PPP) 130 $ (PPP) 2023 174th of 191
- Physicians 0.08 per 1,000 people 2023 172nd of 179
- Hospital beds 0.2 per 1,000 people 2020 150th of 150
- Measles immunization 66 % 2024 173rd of 191
- Undernourishment 33.6 % 2024 9th of 165
- Tobacco use 7.4 % 2024 151st of 165
- Calorie supply 2,097 kcal per day 2022 not ranked – no value for 2023
- Meat supply 47.0 kg per person per year 2022 not ranked – no value for 2023
Economy
- GDP 21.5B USD 2025 128th of 185
- GDP per capita 1,022 USD 2025 173rd of 185
- GDP per capita (PPP) 2,480 int-$ (PPP, 2021 prices) 2025 173rd of 184
- GDP per capita since 1820 1,394 int-$ (2011 prices) 2022 156th of 165
- GDP growth 5.6 % 2025 39th of 185
- GDP per capita growth 2.0 % 2025 103rd of 185
- Inflation -3.9 % 2025 167th of 169
- Unemployment 1.1 % 2025 176th of 181
- Youth unemployment 1.5 % 2025 178th of 181
- Youth not in education, employment or training 42.3 % 2022 7th of 150
- Trade 45 % of GDP 2024 140th of 172
- Income inequality (Gini) 37.4 2022 57th of 151
- Extreme poverty 39.5 % 2022 20th of 151
- Agriculture in the economy 37.2 % of GDP 2024 3rd of 187
- Women in the labour force 47.3 % 2025 129th of 181
Education and society
- Human Development Index (HDI) 0.416 2023 189th of 192
- Literacy rate 30.6 % 2019 122nd of 122
- Education spending 2.6 % of GDP 2022 136th of 163
- Secondary school enrolment 24 % 2023 143rd of 145
- Tertiary enrolment 4 % 2020 not ranked – no value for 2023
- Primary completion rate 42 % 2021 not ranked – no value for 2023
- Women in parliament 33.5 % 2025 54th of 183
Technology and infrastructure
- Internet use 13 % 2024 180th of 182
- Mobile phone subscriptions 70 per 100 people 2023 153rd of 172
- Fixed broadband 0.0 per 100 people 2023 169th of 169
- Access to electricity 13.4 % 2024 211th of 212
- Safe drinking water 6 % 2024 145th of 146
- Safely managed sanitation 11 % 2024 136th of 140
- Research and development 0.23 % of GDP 2016 not ranked – no value for 2023
Environment and energy
- CO₂ emissions 2.9 Mt CO₂ 2024 147th of 201
- CO₂ emissions per person 0.1 t CO₂ 2024 188th of 201
- CO₂ emissions per person since 1850 0.14 t CO₂ 2024 204th of 212
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions 0.1 Gt CO₂ 2024 163rd of 212
- Greenhouse gases per person 5.0 t CO₂e 2024 87th of 201
- Forest area 3.0 % of land 2024 183rd of 208
- Water stress 4 % 2022 126th of 176
- Arable land 4.2 % of land 2024 141st of 205
- Renewable energy 69.9 % of final energy 2021 30th of 210
- Renewable electricity 5.4 % of electricity 2024 161st of 193
- Nuclear electricity 0.0 % of electricity 2024 32nd of 193
- Electricity from coal 0.0 % of electricity 2024 82nd of 193
- Electricity from wind 2.7 % of electricity 2024 65th of 193
- Electricity from solar 0.0 % of electricity 2024 176th of 193
- Carbon intensity of electricity 630 g CO₂e/kWh 2024 42nd of 193
- Electricity generation per person 18 kWh 2024 190th of 190
- PM2.5 air pollution 43.0 µg/m³ 2023 18th of 199
Chad on other Ominuvo maps
- Languages of the worldArabic, French · official languagesSource: Unicode CLDR (Unicode License v3)
- Prices around the worldCentral African CFA franc (XAF)Source: ISO 4217
- Time zones mapUTC+1Source: IANA tz database (public domain)
- Plugs and sockets of the worldType C, D, E, F · 220 V · 50 Hz
- National dishes of the world2 national dishes
- Plants of the world8 characteristic plants
- Volcano & earthquake map4 volcanoesSource: Smithsonian GVP (Smithsonian Terms of Use)
- VPN provider mapServers of 2 VPN providersSource: VPN Map (Ominuvo) (CC BY 4.0)