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Chad · data for latest available · data as of 26 October 2026 · printed 27 Oct 2026
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Chad

Sub-Saharan Africa Capital N'Djamena Low income Nation age 66 years (since 1960) i TCD · TD
NationsTree Index 2025 i23.1181st of 196 Tree height 2025 i4.0 msee ranking Military strength i48percentile
Population i21.0 m63rd of 217 Area i1,284,000 km²20th of 216 GDP i$21.47 bn131st of 210 GDP (PPP) i$60.97 bn intl.126th of 199 GDP per person (PPP) i$2,903 intl.187th of 199 Life expectancy i55.2 years216th of 217
Index pillars
Foundations · roots i5
Strength · trunk i41
Quality of life · crown i5
Problems (higher = fewer) · dry branches i25
Direction (5-year change) · new shoots i74
CSV

In short

Chad is 181st of 196 countries in the NationsTree Index, with a score of 23.1 out of 100; its tree is 4.0 m tall.

It has 21.0 million people and an economy of $60.97 bn at purchasing power parity, 126th of 199 in the world.

Its strongest positions: Inflation (4th of 180), Unemployment (6th of 187) and CO₂ emissions per person (15th of 203).

Its weakest positions: Fixed broadband (208th of 208), Hospital beds (145th of 145) and Life expectancy (216th of 217).

Over five years it climbed from 197th to 181st in the index.

All data

Data as of 26 October 2026

Latest available value for each indicator, with its year. World rank is among countries with recent data (last 5 years of the series).

Land & people

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Surface area ikm² 1,284,000 20th/216
Land area ikm² 1,259,200 21st/216
Population ipeople 21.0 m 63rd/217
Population growth i% 3.41% 6th/217
Population density ipeople/km² 16.1 197th/216
Urban population i% 27.6% 200th/217
Population aged 0–14 i% 46.0% 4th/217
Population aged 65+ i% 2.1% 214th/217

Economy

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GDP iUSD $21.47 bn 131st/210
GDP (PPP) iintl. USD $60.97 bn 126th/199
Real GDP (PPP, constant 2021 prices) iintl. USD 2021 $52.10 bn 126th/199
GDP per person iUSD $1,022 197th/210
GDP per person (PPP) iintl. USD $2,903 187th/199
GNI per person (Atlas) iUSD $970 187th/201
GDP growth i% 5.6% 43rd/210
Inflation i% -3.9% 4th/180
Unemployment i% 1.1% 6th/187
General government gross debt i% of GDP 33.3% 41st/189
Government budget balance i% of GDP -0.3% 42nd/192

Main industries

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Agriculture, forestry, fishing i% of GDP 36.3% 5th/197
Industry incl. construction i% of GDP 26.7% 72nd/200
Manufacturing i% of GDP 6.3% 139th/192
Services i% of GDP 33.9% 196th/200

Trade

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Exports of goods & services iUSD $6.32 bn 124th/182
Imports of goods & services iUSD $3.59 bn 148th/182
Exports i% of GDP 29.4% 115th/183
Imports i% of GDP 16.7% 175th/183
Trade openness i% of GDP 46.1% 152nd/183
Current account balance i% of GDP -0.6% 84th/191
Foreign direct investment, inflows i% of GDP 0.0% 176th/196

Natural resources

65
Natural resource rents i% of GDP 21.3% 22nd/209
Oil rents i% of GDP 16.75% 11th/197
Natural gas rents i% of GDP 0.01% 78th/197
Coal rents i% of GDP 0.00% 68th/195
Mineral rents i% of GDP 0.00% 91st/209
Forest rents i% of GDP 4.58% 16th/209
Arable land i% of land area 4.2% 142nd/206
Renewable freshwater per person im³ 813 137th/183

Tourism

1
International tourist arrivals iarrivals 10,400 189th/194
Tourism receipts iUSD $25.0 m2002
Outbound trips idepartures 5,500 107th/107

Society & health

9
Life expectancy iyears 55.2 216th/217
Under-5 mortality iper 1,000 births 97.3 193rd/196
Physicians iper 1,000 people 0.09 167th/174
Hospital beds iper 1,000 people 0.2 145th/145
DPT immunization i% of children 12–23 months 68% 173rd/193
Completed lower secondary, 25+ i% of adults 8.8%2019
Secondary enrolment i% gross 23.5% 170th/173
Social protection coverage (incl. pensions) i% of population 11.3% 49th/55
Old-age dependency ratio i% of working-age population 4.1% 211th/217
Health spending i% of GDP 5.0% 126th/193
Adult literacy i% 30.6%2019
Tertiary enrolment i% gross 4.4%2020
Human Development Index iindex 0–1 0.416 190th/193
Income inequality (Gini) iindex 37.4 72nd/108
Extreme poverty i% of population 39.5% 98th/108

Infrastructure & digital

8
Access to electricity i% of population 13.4% 214th/215
Safely managed drinking water i% of population 6.3% 149th/150
Safely managed sanitation i% of population 11.1% 139th/144
Internet users i% of population 12.6% 184th/186
Mobile subscriptions iper 100 people 73 174th/210
Fixed broadband iper 100 people 0.0 208th/208
Trade & transport infrastructure quality (LPI) iscore 1–5 2.37 115th/164
Air passengers carried ipassengers 28,3322014

Environment & energy

41
CO₂ emissions per person it CO₂e 0.14 15th/203
Renewable energy i% of final energy use 70.0% 29th/212
Air pollution (PM2.5) iµg/m³ 43.0 183rd/200
Forest area i% of land area 3.0% 186th/214
Energy use per person ikg oil eq. 171 147th/149

Institutions & safety

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Government effectiveness iscore 0–100 30.8 181st/205
Control of corruption iscore 0–100 21.0 191st/207
Rule of law iscore 0–100 35.4 189th/207
Political stability iscore 0–100 38.0 187th/207
Regulatory quality iscore 0–100 36.5 180th/205
Voice & accountability iscore 0–100 31.0 180th/205

Military

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Military expenditure iUSD $648.8 m 93rd/156
Military expenditure i% of GDP 3.2% 26th/156
Military expenditure i% of government spending 15.5% 15th/154
Armed forces personnel ipeople 45,000 75th/170
Armed forces personnel i% of labour force 0.85% 83rd/168
Arms imports (SIPRI TIV) iTIV 4.0 m 135th/163

Science & innovation

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R&D spending i% of GDP 0.23%2016
Scientific articles iarticles 52 152nd/197

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Sources

Figures on this page come from: World Bank — World Development Indicators, International Monetary Fund — World Economic Outlook (DataMapper), Global Change Data Lab (Our World in Data) — Our World in Data, World Bank — Worldwide Governance Indicators . Nation age: Wikidata P571 (inception) (source). Every value is stored with its year and source series; see Sources & licences and Methodology.

Cite as: NationsTree (2026). Chad — country profile. https://nationstree.org/countries/chad. Data as of 26 October 2026.

All figures come from official statistics published by public institutions (World Bank WDI and WGI, compiling UN agencies, IMF, WHO and national statistical offices). Each value carries its year; ranks are positions among countries with data.
Cite as: NationsTree (2026). Chad — country profile. https://nationstree.org/countries/chad. Data as of 26 October 2026.
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