Chad (Republic of Chad)

https://www.humantruth.info/chad.html

By Vexen Crabtree 2022

Chad Republic of Chad
Status	Independent State
Social and Moral Index	190th best
Capital	N'Djamena
Land Area	1 259 200km²₁
Location	Africa
Population	15.5m₂
Life Expectancy	52.53yrs (2017)₃
GNI	$1 364 (2017)₄
ISO3166-1 Codes	TD, TCD, 148₅
Internet Domain	.td₆
Currency	Franc (XAF)₇
Telephone	+235₈

1. Overview

#france #gambia #ghana #libya #sudan

“Chad, part of France's African holdings until 1960, endured three decades of civil warfare as well as invasions by Libya before a semblance of peace was finally restored in 1990. The government eventually drafted a democratic constitution and held flawed presidential elections in 1996 and 2001. In 1998, a rebellion broke out in northern Chad, which has sporadically flared up despite several peace agreements between the government and the insurgents. In 2005, new rebel groups emerged in western Sudan and made probing attacks into eastern Chad despite signing peace agreements in December 2006 and October 2007. In June 2005, President Idriss DEBY held a referendum successfully removing constitutional term limits and won another controversial election in 2006. Sporadic rebel campaigns continued throughout 2006 and 2007. The capital experienced a significant insurrection in early 2008, but has had no significant rebel threats since then, in part due to Chad's 2010 rapprochement with Sudan, which previously used Chadian rebels as proxies. DEBY in 2011 was reelected to his fourth term in an election that international observers described as proceeding without incident. Power remains in the hands of an ethnic minority.”
CIA's The World Factbook (2013)₉

“Wave goodbye to your comfort zone and say hello to Chad, a rugged, arid, wind-blasted place and an experience that you´ll never forget! If Ghana and Gambia are Africa for beginners, Chad is Africa for the hard core. Travel here is tough. Many of the roads are broken due to years of conflict and lack of maintenance. There are few comfortable hotels and there is plenty of bureaucracy and demands for cadeaux (gifts) to negotiate. Added to that, the summer heat is mind-melting, travel costs can be astronomical and the security situation remains unpredictable.
So why bother, you may ask? Well, we could list the sublime oases lost in the northern deserts, tell you about the stampeding herds of wildlife in the national parks or the deep blue lure of a boat trip on Lake Chad. You may partake in the nation´s feel good story as you strike out into the wild or you may find elegant, perfectly preserved shells of aquatic molluscs poking from the powdery sands of the Sahara. Chad offers an opportunity to break with a comfortable Western world and come to a place that promises experiences, good and bad, that you´ll be recalling forever.”
"The World" by Lonely Planet (2014)₁₀

2. Chad National and Social Development

#economics #human_development #wealth

UN HDI (2021)₁₁
Pos.		Higher is better Value₁₁
1	Switzerland	0.962
2	Norway	0.961
3	Iceland	0.959
	...
184	Burkina Faso	0.449
185	Mozambique	0.446
186	Mali	0.428
187	Burundi	0.426
188	Central African Rep.	0.404
189	Niger	0.400
190	Chad	0.394
191	S. Sudan	0.385
	Africa Avg	0.56
	World Avg	0.72
q=191.

Gross National Income Per-Capita (2021)₁₁
Pos.		Higher is better PPP $₁₁
1	Liechtenstein	$146 830
2	Singapore	$90 919
3	Qatar	$87 134
	...
181	Sierra Leone	$1 622
182	Madagascar	$1 484
183	Malawi	$1 466
184	Chad	$1 364
185	Yemen	$1 314
186	Liberia	$1 289
187	Niger	$1 240
188	Mozambique	$1 198
	Africa Avg	$5 339
	World Avg	$20 136
q=193.

Social & Moral Development Index₁₂
Pos.		Lower is better Avg Rank₁₂
1	Denmark	27.0
2	Norway	29.9
3	Sweden	31.8
	...
187	Yemen	126.2
188	Congo, DR	128.5
189	Central African Rep.	130.5
190	Chad	132.9
191	Afghanistan	134.1
192	Sudan	134.4
193	Equatorial Guinea	135.7
194	Angola	136.4
	Africa Avg	119.0
	World Avg	88.6
q=199.

The United Nations produces an annual Human Development Report which includes the Human Development Index. The factors taken into account include life expectancy, education and schooling and Gross National Income (GNI) amongst many others..

The Social and Moral Development Index concentrates on moral issues and human rights, violence, public health, equality, tolerance, freedom and effectiveness in climate change mitigation and environmentalism, and on some technological issues. A country scores higher for achieving well in those areas, and for sustaining that achievement in the long term. Those countries towards the top of this index can truly said to be setting good examples and leading humankind onwards into a bright, humane, and free future. See: Which are the Best Countries in the World? The Social and Moral Development Index.

3. Chad's Demographics and Migration

#birth_control #demographics #fertility #health #immigration #life_expectancy #longevity #migration #overpopulation #population #yemen

Population:

Chad's population is predicted to rise to 18.44 million by 2030. These millions of extra people will all need space to live, food to eat, energy to consume, and will increase the burden on the planet's resources. This country has a fertility rate of 6.22. The fertility rate is, in simple terms, the average amount of children that each woman has. The higher the figure, the quicker the population will grow, although, to calculate the rate you also need to take into account morbidity - the rate at which people die. If people live healthy and long lives and morbidity is low, then, 2.0 approximates to the replacement rate (two new children for each set of parents who die), which would keep the population stable. If all countries had such a fertility rate, population growth would end. The actual replacement rate in most developed countries is around 2.1. The highest fertility rate ever detected in a single year was in Yemen in 1985, at 8.86.₁₃

Population₂
Pos.		2018 Population₂
1	China	1.4b
2	India	1.4b
3	USA	327.1m
	...
68	Syria	16.9m
69	Cambodia	16.2m
70	Senegal	15.9m
71	Chad	15.5m
72	Somalia	15.0m
73	Zimbabwe	14.4m
74	Guinea	12.4m
75	Rwanda	12.3m
	World Avg	39.0m
q=195.

Life Expectancy Higher is better₁₁
Pos.		2021 Years₁₁
1	Monaco	85.9
2	Hong Kong	85.5
3	Japan	84.8
	...
188	Ivory Coast	58.6
189	Swaziland	57.1
190	Somalia	55.3
191	S. Sudan	55.0
192	Central African Rep.	53.9
193	Lesotho	53.1
194	Nigeria	52.7
195	Chad	52.5
	World Avg	71.28
q=195.

Fertility Rate 2.0 is best₁₄
Pos.		2022₁₄
1	US Virgin Islands	2.00
2	Ecuador	2.00
3	Nepal	2.01
	...
201	Nigeria	5.14
202	Angola	5.21
203	Mali	5.87
204	Central African Rep.	5.92
205	Congo, DR	6.11
206	Somalia	6.20
207	Chad	6.22
208	Niger	6.75
	World Avg	2.47
q=208.

Old-Age Dependency Ratio Lower is better₁₅
Pos.		2016 Per 100₁₅
1	Uganda	04.3
2	Mali	04.5
3=	Chad	04.7
3=	Burkina Faso	04.7
5	Sierra Leone	04.8
6=	Zambia	04.8
7	Eritrea	04.9
8=	Gambia	04.9
9	Angola	05.0
10=	Afghanistan	05.0
10=	Zimbabwe	05.0
12	Nigeria	05.1
	World Avg	18.3
q=185.

Migration:

Immigrants₁₆
Pos.		2017 %₁₆
1	UAE	88.4%
2	Kuwait	75.5%
3	Qatar	65.2%
	...
103	Turkmenistan	3.4%
104	Iran	3.3%
105	Kyrgyzstan	3.3%
106	Chad	3.3%
107	Tajikistan	3.1%
108	Cape Verde	2.8%
109	Burundi	2.8%
110	Chile	2.7%
	World Avg	9.4%
q=195.

Emigrants₁₇
Pos.		2010 %₁₇
1	Dominica	104.8%
2	Palestine	68.4%
3	Samoa	67.3%
	...
151	Cambodia	2.3%
152	Uganda	2.2%
153	Sudan	2.2%
154	Chad	2.1%
155	Australia	2.1%
156	Serbia	2.0%
157	Venezuela	1.8%
158	S. Africa	1.7%
	World Avg	11.5%
q=192.

4. Human Rights, Equality & Tolerance

#Chad #chad_human_rights #equality #freedom #gender_equality #human_rights #islam #morals #politics #prejudice #tolerance

Human Rights, Equality & Tolerance (2025)₁₈
Pos.		Lower is better Avg Rank₁₈
1	Sweden	6.1
2	Denmark	8.6
3	Norway	9.0
	...
187	Angola	141.9
188	Saudi Arabia	143.6
189	Mauritania	143.8
190	Chad	144.9
191	Palestine	145.3
192	Myanmar (Burma)	145.3
	Africa Avg	110.04
	World Avg	86.55
q=199.

Chad is amongst the worst places in the world at ensuring human rights and freedom, and it has severe cultural issues when it comes to tolerance and equality. Chad does worse than average in its nominal commitment to Human Rights₁₉, supporting press freedom₂₀, LGBT equality₂₁ (still high for Africa), freethought₂₂ and in its average Freedom in the World rating. And finally, it sits amongst the bottom 20 in supporting personal, civil & economic freedoms₂₃, eliminating modern slavery₂₄ and in opposing gender inequality₂₅ (amongst the worst in Africa). Although the Constitution says the state should be secular, some policies favor Islam₂₆

For tables, charts and commentary, see:

Human Rights and Freedom in Chad

5. Chad's Health

#alcohol #birth_control #chad #demographics #health #life_expectancy #longevity #niger #obesity #overpopulation #parenting #population #smoking #somalia #vaccines

Compared to Africa (2025)₂₇
Pos.		Lower is better Avg Rank₂₇
1	Tunisia	69.2
2	Mauritius	69.2
3	Seychelles	84.8
	...
44	Equatorial Guinea	157.4
45	Burkina Faso	157.5
46	Uganda	159.0
47	Chad	163.2
48	Somalia	163.7
49	Niger	164.3
50	Mali	165.1
51	Ivory Coast	166.4
52	Nigeria	166.5
	Africa Avg	111.13
q=54.

Health (2025)₂₇
Pos.		Lower is better Avg Rank₂₇
1	Monaco	14.3
2	Liechtenstein	30.1
3	Isle of Man	32.1
	...
202	Marshall Islands	157.4
203	Burkina Faso	157.5
204	Uganda	159.0
205	Chad	163.2
206	Somalia	163.7
207	Niger	164.3
208	Mali	165.1
209	Ivory Coast	166.4
	World Avg	96.74
q=212.

The countries with the best overall approach to public health, in terms of both public policy and individual lifestyle choices, are Monaco, Liechtenstein and The Isle of Man₂₈. These countries are worth emulating. And, although often through no fault of the average citizen, the worst countries are S. Sudan, Angola and Nigeria₂₈.

21 datasets are used to calculate points for each country, including multiple decades of data on its average life expectancy, its alcohol consumption rate, its fertility rate, its smoking rate, its suicide rate, its food aid and health contributions and WHO compliance, the prevalence of overweight adults, its adolescent birth rate and its immunizations take-up. The regions with the best average results per country are Scandinavia, Europe and The Balkans₂₈, whereas the worst are Africa, Micronesia and Melanesia₂₈.

For more, see:

"Countries With the Healthiest Cultures and Health Policies" by Vexen Crabtree (2020).

Health:

Chad is a pretty unhealthy country. Chad does better than average in its smoking rate₂₉ and in its alcohol consumption rate₃₀. When it comes to most other metrics, Chad does not do well. It does worse than average in its food aid and health contributions and WHO compliance₃₁. It falls into the worst 20 in its immunizations take-up₃₂ and in its adolescent birth rate₃₃. It is second-from-the-bottom for its fertility rate₁₄. And finally, it is the worst in its average life expectancy₁₁. The prevalence of overweight adults has increased by 14% during the past 40 years. Life expectancy in Chad in 1990 was the ninth lowest in the world, at 44.7yrs, and for most of the 2010s it had the second-lowest although overall it still improved by +8.6yrs in the 30 years from 1990, just over the global average improvement of +7.9yrs. Chad had the 3rd-highest average fertility rate in the world in the 2000s and 2010s (after Niger and Somalia). Its peak fertility rate was 7.34 in 1993. It is one of only 3 countries who had a higher rate in the 2010s than in the 1960s.

Life Expectancy Higher is better₁₁
Pos.		2021 Years₁₁
1	Monaco	85.9
2	Hong Kong	85.5
3	Japan	84.8
	...
188	Ivory Coast	58.6
189	Swaziland	57.1
190	Somalia	55.3
191	S. Sudan	55.0
192	Central African Rep.	53.9
193	Lesotho	53.1
194	Nigeria	52.7
195	Chad	52.5
	Africa Avg	62.79
	World Avg	71.28
q=195.

Alcohol Consumption Lower is better₃₀
Pos.		2016 Per Capita₃₀
1	Bangladesh	0.0
2	Kuwait	0.0
3	Libya	0.0
	...
34	Solomon Islands	1.4
35=	Tonga	1.5
35=	Lebanon	1.5
37	Chad	1.6
38	Tuvalu	1.7
39=	Madagascar	1.9
39=	Tunisia	1.9
39=	Bahrain	1.9
	Africa Avg	4.8
	World Avg	6.2
q=189.

Fertility Rate 2.0 is best₁₄
Pos.		2022₁₄
1	US Virgin Islands	2.00
2	Ecuador	2.00
3	Nepal	2.01
	...
201	Nigeria	5.14
202	Angola	5.21
203	Mali	5.87
204	Central African Rep.	5.92
205	Congo, DR	6.11
206	Somalia	6.20
207	Chad	6.22
208	Niger	6.75
	Africa Avg	3.97
	World Avg	2.47
q=208.

Smoking Rates Lower is better₂₉
Pos.		2014₂₉
1	Guinea	15
2	Solomon Islands	26
3	Kiribati	28
	...
31	Zimbabwe	134
32	Mauritania	135
33	Bhutan	155
34	Chad	156
35	Zambia	165
36	Gambia	166
37	Paraguay	166
38	Nigeria	173
	Africa Avg	340
	World Avg	819
q=182.

Food Aid, Health Contributions & WHO Compliance Lower is better₃₁
Pos.		2017 Rank₃₁
1	Sweden	1
2	Ireland	2
3	Denmark	3
	...
137	Congo, (Brazzaville)	137
138	Albania	138
139	Ghana	139
140	Chad	140
141	Rwanda	141
142	Mali	142
143	Niger	143
144	Marshall Islands	144
	Africa Avg	117.0
	World Avg	82.0
q=163.

Overweight Adults Lower is better₃₄
Pos.		2016 %₃₄
1	Vietnam	18.3
2	India	19.7
3	Bangladesh	20.0
	...
10	Burundi	22.2
11	Uganda	22.4
12	Afghanistan	23.0
13	Chad	23.1
14	Burkina Faso	23.2
15	Sri Lanka	23.3
16	Malawi	23.4
17	Madagascar	23.9
	Africa Avg	33.3
	World Avg	49.0
q=191.

Children's Health:

Adolescent Birth Rate Lower is better₃₃
Pos.		2022 Per 1000₃₃
1	Hong Kong	1.6
2	Denmark	1.8
3	S. Korea	2.1
	...
186	Madagascar	118.1
187	Liberia	122.0
188	Tanzania	123.4
189	Chad	135.7
190	Angola	135.8
191	Equatorial Guinea	136.4
192	Mali	147.7
193	Central African Rep.	159.0
	Africa Avg	84.6
	World Avg	43.8
q=195.

Infant Immunizations 2011-2015 Higher is better₃₂
Pos.		2015 Avg %₃₂
1=	Hungary	99.0
1=	China	99.0
3	Uzbekistan	98.9
	...
186	Guinea	63.3
187	Syria	62.4
188	Ukraine	55.2
189	Chad	52.5
190	Nigeria	50.0
191	Central African Rep.	49.4
192	Somalia	46.0
193	S. Sudan	45.7
	Africa Avg	81.7
	World Avg	88.3
q=194.

Chad's adolescent birth rate in the 1990s was 208 (per 1000 girls aged 15-19), the highest in the world, and the worst of only nine countries with a rate higher than 150. Starting from the 2000s, things drastically improved decade by decade.

6. Chad's Responsibility Towards The Environment

#biodiversity #chad #climate_change #deforestation #environmentalism #food #internationalism #meat #over-exploitation #the_environment #veganism #vegetarianism

Compared to Africa (2025)₃₅
Pos.		Lower is better Avg Rank₃₅
1	Morocco	46.5
2	Burundi	47.8
3	Mali	51.0
	...
22	Togo	71.1
23	Congo, DR	73.0
24	Swaziland	74.2
25	Chad	74.4
26	Cape Verde	75.6
27	Malawi	76.0
28	Benin	76.5
29	Botswana	76.8
30	Congo, (Brazzaville)	77.6
	Africa Avg	80.07
q=53.

Responsibility Towards The Environment (2025)₃₅
Pos.		Lower is better Avg Rank₃₅
1	Sri Lanka	34.9
2	Uruguay	43.2
3	Switzerland	45.0
	...
67	Congo, DR	73.0
68	Romania	73.8
69	Swaziland	74.2
70	Chad	74.4
71	UK	74.4
72	Turkey	75.0
73	China	75.2
74	Belgium	75.3
	World Avg	84.93
q=199.

All countries' current and historical approach towards the environment is gauged via 21 datasets, including multiple decades of data on its forested percent change 2000-2020, its environmental performance, energy to GDP efficiency, its sign-up rate to major international accords on protecting the environment, the rate of rational beliefs on the environment in the population, reducing annual meat consumption per person and its score on the Green Future Index.

The countries that do the best (Sri Lanka, Uruguay and Switzerland) tend to have avoided the excesses of early industrial countries, and have not yet repeated the same mistakes of environmental destruction - at least, not on the same scale. The regions with the best average results per country are Central America, South America and Scandinavia. The worst are Eritrea, The Vatican City and Timor-Leste (E. Timor), and the worst regions Micronesia, Australasia and Melanesia.

For more, see:

" Countries With the Best Environmental Records" by Vexen Crabtree (2025).

Chad comes 70th in the world when it comes to its responsibility towards the environment. This rank is derived from 6 data sets. Chad does the second-best in energy to GDP efficiency₃₆. It does better than average when it comes to the rate of rational beliefs on the environment in the population₃₇ and in reducing annual meat consumption per person₃₈ (but high for Africa). Chad doesn't do so well in other areas. Chad does worse than average in terms of its sign-up rate to major international accords on protecting the environment and in its environmental performance₃₉. And finally, it falls into the worst-performing 20 in its forested percent change 2000-2020₄₀.

Forest Area Change 2000-2020 Higher is better₄₀
Pos.		Total₄₀
1	Guernsey	82.6%
2	Bahrain	75.2%
3	Iceland	64.7%
	...
227	Uganda	-28.0%
228	St Pierre & Miquelon	-29.1%
229	Malawi	-29.4%
230	Paraguay	-32.6%
231	Chad	-35.0%
232	Gambia	-35.2%
233	Nicaragua	-41.1%
234	Ivory Coast	-50.6%
	Africa Avg	-8.7%
	World Avg	-0.1%
q=234.

From 2000 to 2010, Chad destroyed 13% of its forest cover, falling from 6353 thousand hectares, to 5530. Things were even worse from 2010 to 2020, where it destroyed an additional 22%, falling to 4313 thousand hectares.

Environmental Performance Higher is better₃₉
Pos.		2018₃₉
1	Switzerland	87.4
2	France	84.0
3	Denmark	81.6
	...
134	Guinea	46.6
135	Mozambique	46.4
136	Uzbekistan	45.9
137	Chad	45.3
138	Myanmar (Burma)	45.3
139	Ivory Coast	45.3
140	Gabon	45.1
141	Ethiopia	44.8
	Africa Avg	46.4
	World Avg	56.4
q=180.

Energy to GDP Efficiency Lower is better₃₆
Pos.		2022 Avg₃₆
1	Rwanda	0.25
2	Chad	0.26
3	Tanzania	0.31
4	Uganda	0.37
5	Sierra Leone	0.37
6	Malawi	0.37
7	Madagascar	0.38
8	Sri Lanka	0.39
9	Burundi	0.41
10	Central African Rep.	0.41
11	Ethiopia	0.42
12	Afghanistan	0.43
	Africa Avg	0.83
	World Avg	1.23
q=165.

International Accords on the Environment Higher is better
Pos.		Total Avg Rate
1	Sweden	83%
2	Canada	82%
3	Norway	81%
	...
116	Rwanda	55%
117	Mongolia	55%
118	Liberia	55%
119	Chad	55%
120	Ethiopia	55%
121	Ivory Coast	55%
122	Syria	54%
123	Namibia	54%
	Africa Avg	56.4%
	World Avg	57.5%
q=197.

Rational Beliefs on the Environment Higher is better₃₇
Pos.		2011 %₃₇
1	Argentina	78.3%
2	Greece	77.6%
3	Brazil	77.1%
	...
32	Hong Kong	54.8%
33	Lebanon	54.3%
34	Nepal	52.8%
35	Chad	52.8%
36	Kenya	52.1%
37	Central African Rep.	51.9%
38	Belize	50.6%
39	Burkina Faso	50.5%
	Africa Avg	38.3%
	World Avg	39.9%
q=145.

Meat Consumption Lower is better₃₈
Pos.		2021 kg₃₈
1	Congo, DR	03.0
2	Burundi	03.5
3	Bangladesh	04.3
	...
82	Fiji	44.4
83	Congo, (Brazzaville)	46.0
84	Bosnia & Herzegovina	46.8
85	Chad	47.1
86	Oman	48.0
87	Ukraine	48.5
88	Cuba	49.6
89	Libya	50.0
	Africa Avg	24.9
	World Avg	52.5
q=185.

7. Chad's Modernity and Learning

#capitalism #chad #corruption #economics #education #extremism #happiness #health #human_development #inequality #intelligence #life_expectancy #modernity #niger #peace #politics #poverty #religion #religiosity #religious_violence #secularisation #social_development #technology #terrorism #the_internet

Compared to Africa (2020)₄₁
Pos.		Lower is better Avg Rank₄₁
1	S. Africa	56.9
2	Tunisia	70.8
3=	Mauritius	79.6
	...
45	Gambia	155.6
46	Equatorial Guinea	156.7
47	Central African Rep.	160.3
48	Chad	162.1
49	Niger	164.1
50	Guinea	164.6
51	Sierra Leone	167.6
52	S. Sudan	171.7
53	Eritrea	179.4
	Africa Avg	120.19
q=53.

Modernity & Learning (2020)₄₁
Pos.		Lower is better Avg Rank₄₁
1	Finland	7.1
2	Belgium	12.9
3	Denmark	13.6
	...
182	Equatorial Guinea	156.7
183	Papua New Guinea	158.4
184	Central African Rep.	160.3
185	Chad	162.1
186	Niger	164.1
187	Guinea	164.6
188	Sierra Leone	167.6
189	S. Sudan	171.7
	World Avg	86.31
q=190.

The most modern countries, with the best results from education, the highest levels of research, and with the easiest access to information on the Internet, are Finland, Belgium and Denmark₄₂. The worst countries are Eritrea, S. Sudan and Sierra Leone₄₂. Despite improves in global education, access to tertiary (adult) education is becoming increasingly unequal between the rich haves and the poor have-nots₄₃.

“Education, at all levels and ages, is the single most vital support for equality as well as being a country's most vital economic and social resource. [...] Every successful aspirant to modernisation and economic development, from Japan to South Korea, China to Chile, has got there with a big emphasis on education.”
Bill Emmott (2017)₄₄

15 datasets are used to calculate points for each country, including multiple decades of data on Research and Development, Secondary Education, Length of Schooling, Intellectual Endeavours, Maths, Science & Reading, Religiosity, IQ, the percent of citizens with access to the internet, Freedom On The Internet, IT Security, IPv6 Uptake and digital quality of life. The regions with the best average results per country are Scandinavia, Baltic States and Europe₄₂, whereas the worst are Melanesia, Africa and Micronesia₄₂.

For more, see:

" Which Countries are Most Modern, With the Best Education and Internet Access?" by Vexen Crabtree (2025).

Modernity and Education:

In 1990-1, education in Chad was woefully short - the average person could expect just a quarter of the global average (of 10 years) and only Niger and Chad were worse. It improved this by 2.3 years during the 1990s. ₄₅

Secondary Education Higher is better₄₆
Pos.		2018₄₆
1=	Luxembourg	100.0%
1=	Estonia	100.0%
1=	Austria	100.0%
	...
162	Mali	13.1%
163	Papua New Guinea	12.5%
164	Bhutan	12.0%
165	Guinea	11.7%
166	Burundi	9.3%
167	Burkina Faso	8.8%
168	Niger	6.6%
169	Chad	6.0%
	Africa Avg	34.4%
	World Avg	63.0%
q=169.

Length of Schooling Higher is better₄₇
Pos.		2021 Years₄₇
1	Australia	21.1
2	New Zealand	20.3
3	Greece	20.0
	...
185	Pakistan	8.7
186	Eritrea	8.1
187	Central African Rep.	8.0
188	Chad	8.0
189	Sudan	7.9
190	Djibouti	7.4
191	Mali	7.4
192	Niger	7.0
	Africa Avg	11.0
	World Avg	13.5
q=193.

Intellectual Endeavours Lower is better₃₁
Pos.		2017 Rank₃₁
1	Ukraine	1
2	Czechia	2
3	Hungary	3
	...
121	El Salvador	121
122	Dominican Rep.	122
123	Oman	123
124	Chad	124
125	Brunei	125
126	Ivory Coast	126
127	Kuwait	127
128	Vietnam	128
	Africa Avg	106.4
	World Avg	82.0
q=163.

Religiosity Lower is better₄₈
Pos.		2018 %₄₈
1	China	3
2	Estonia	6
3	Czechia	7
	...
78=	Jordan	85
79	Palestine	86
80=	Uganda	86
80=	Chad	86
80=	Niger	86
83	Kenya	87
84=	Mozambique	87
85	Congo, DR	88
	Africa Avg	87.0
	World Avg	54.3
q=106.

IQ Higher is better₄₉
Pos.		2006₄₉
1=	Hong Kong	108
1=	Singapore	108
3	S. Korea	106
	...
120=	Mali	69
120=	Burundi	69
120=	Nigeria	69
123	Chad	68
124=	Burkina Faso	68
124=	Somalia	68
124=	Angola	68
127	Guinea	67
	Africa Avg	70.6
	World Avg	85.6
q=138.

Technology and Information:

Internet Users Higher is better₅₀
Pos.		2016₅₀
1	Iceland	100%
2	Faroe Islands	99%
3	Norway	98%
	...
190	Ethiopia	4%
191	Congo, DR	4%
192	Guinea-Bissau	4%
193	Chad	3%
194	Myanmar (Burma)	3%
195	Sierra Leone	2%
196	Niger	2%
197	Guinea	2%
	Africa Avg	18.4%
	World Avg	48.1%
q=201.

8. Chad's Culture, Peace and Inequality

#capitalism #chad #charitability #corruption #culture #economics #equality #extremism #happiness #health #human_development #inequality #life_expectancy #peace #politics #poverty #religious_violence #social_development #terrorism

Compared to Africa (2020)₅₁
Pos.		Lower is better Avg Rank₅₁
1	Mauritius	48.3
2	Sao Tome & Principe	67.7
3	Tunisia	74.9
	...
45	Sudan	122.7
46	Equatorial Guinea	123.0
47	Burundi	123.1
48	Comoros	130.7
49	Chad	132.1
50	Congo, DR	133.7
51	Central African Rep.	137.1
52	S. Sudan	137.8
53	Somalia	152.9
	Africa Avg	101.84
q=53.

Culture, Peace & Inequality (2020)₅₁
Pos.		Lower is better Avg Rank₅₁
1	Denmark	11.2
2	Norway	13.9
3	Netherlands	14.4
	...
172	Syria	124.9
173	Yemen	130.3
174	Comoros	130.7
175	Chad	132.1
176	Congo, DR	133.7
177	Central African Rep.	137.1
178	S. Sudan	137.8
179	Afghanistan	140.3
	World Avg	78.12
q=180.

This is the final pillar of the Social and Moral Development Index; it has 22 datasets, including multiple decades of data on World Giving Index, resisting corruption, overall happiness, Creativity and Culture, Open Trading, Aid and Development, its Global Peace Index rating, Peacekeeping and Security, Refugees and UN Treaties, the impact of terrorism, Inequality in Life Expectancy, Income Inequality (Gini Coefficient) and Multidimensional Poverty.

For more, see:

"Which are the Countries for International Contributions, Creativity, Peace and Inequality?" by Vexen Crabtree (2025).

National Culture:

Corruption Higher is better₅₂
Pos.		2022 Points₅₂
1	Denmark	90.0
2=	Finland	87.0
2=	New Zealand	87.0
	...
167	Nicaragua	19.0
168=	Comoros	19.0
168=	Turkmenistan	19.0
168=	Chad	19.0
171	Equatorial Guinea	17.0
172=	N. Korea	17.0
172=	Libya	17.0
172=	Haiti	17.0
	Africa Avg	32.31
	World Avg	42.98
q=180.

In 2004, Chad began to be included in the Corruption Perception Index, entering at 5th-worst, but briefly falling to 2nd-worst the next year, before improving.

Happiness Higher is better₅₃
Pos.		2024 Score₅₃
1	Finland	7.7
2	Denmark	7.5
3	Iceland	7.5
	...
116	Uganda	4.5
117	Gambia	4.4
118	India	4.4
119	Chad	4.4
120	Burkina Faso	4.4
121	Benin	4.4
122	Somalia	4.3
123	Mali	4.3
	Africa Avg	4.42
	World Avg	5.58
q=147.

Creativity & Culture Lower is better₃₁
Pos.		2017 Rank₃₁
1	Belgium	1
2	Netherlands	2
3	Estonia	3
	...
132	Guinea	132
133	Timor-Leste (E. Timor)	133
134	Mali	134
135	Chad	135
136	Saudi Arabia	136
137	Congo, (Brazzaville)	137
138	Algeria	138
139	Azerbaijan	139
	Africa Avg	117.8
	World Avg	82.0
q=163.

Open Trading, Aid & Development Lower is better₃₁
Pos.		2017 Rank₃₁
1	Ireland	1
2	Denmark	2
3	Sweden	3
	...
123	Pakistan	123
124	Lithuania	124
125	St Lucia	125
126	Chad	126
127	Bahamas	127
128	Liberia	128
129	Sierra Leone	129
130	Kenya	130
	Africa Avg	96.7
	World Avg	82.0
q=163.

Peace Versus Instability:

Global Peace Index Lower is better₅₄
Pos.		2023 Score₅₄
1	Iceland	1.12
2	Denmark	1.31
3	Ireland	1.31
	...
139	Cameroon	2.66
140=	Colombia	2.69
140=	Venezuela	2.69
142	Chad	2.70
143	Israel	2.71
144	Nigeria	2.71
145	Myanmar (Burma)	2.74
146	Pakistan	2.75
	Africa Avg	2.29
	World Avg	2.07
q=163.

Peacekeeping & Security Lower is better₃₁
Pos.		2017 Rank₃₁
1	Samoa	1
2	S. Africa	2
3	Tunisia	3
	...
124	Malta	124
125	Burundi	125
126	Barbados	126
127	Chad	127
128	Montenegro	128
129	Dominican Rep.	129
130	Papua New Guinea	130
131	Syria	131
	Africa Avg	83.6
	World Avg	82.0
q=163.

Refugees & UN Treaties Lower is better₃₁
Pos.		2017 Rank₃₁
1	Austria	1
2	Germany	2
3	Netherlands	3
	...
142	Syria	142
143	Mauritania	143
144	Rwanda	144
145	Chad	145
146	Central African Rep.	146
147	El Salvador	147
148	Bahamas	148
149	Marshall Islands	149
	Africa Avg	104.5
	World Avg	82.0
q=163.

Impact of Terrorism Lower is better₅₅
Pos.		2019 Score₅₅
1	Togo	0.00
2	Mongolia	0.00
3	Swaziland	0.00
	...
110	S. Africa	4.51
111	Israel	4.53
112	Iran	4.72
113	Chad	4.76
114	Russia	4.90
115	France	5.01
116	Indonesia	5.07
117	Nepal	5.09
	Africa Avg	3.41
	World Avg	2.78
q=150.

Economic Inequality and Poverty:

Inequality in Life Expectancy Lower is better₅₆
Pos.		2019₅₆
1	Iceland	2.40
2=	Singapore	2.50
2=	Hong Kong	2.50
	...
177	Congo, DR	36.10
178	S. Sudan	36.20
179	Mali	36.70
180	Nigeria	37.10
181	Somalia	38.90
182	Sierra Leone	39.00
183	Central African Rep.	40.10
184	Chad	40.90
	Africa Avg	26.10
	World Avg	14.59
q=184.

Income Inequality (Gini Coefficient) Lower is better₅₇
Pos.		2023 %₅₇
1	Slovakia	24.1%₅₈
2	Slovenia	24.3%₅₈
3	Belarus	24.4%₅₉
	...
98	Mauritius	36.8%₆₀
99	Dominican Rep.	37.0%₆₁
100	Solomon Islands	37.1%₆₂
101=	Chad	37.4%₆₁
101=	Burkina Faso	37.4%₅₈
103	Burundi	37.5%₅₉
104	Sri Lanka	37.7%₆₃
105=	Israel	37.9%₅₈
	Africa Avg	40.7%
	World Avg	36.5%
q=167.

Income inequality data is rarely available for Chad - only for 3 years between 1980 and 2019.

Multidimensional Poverty Lower is better₆₄
Pos.		2018 Severity₆₄
1	Armenia	.001
2	Ukraine	.001
3	Serbia	.001
	...
94	Madagascar	.453
95	Mali	.457
96	Central African Rep.	.465
97	Ethiopia	.489
98	Burkina Faso	.519
99	Chad	.533
100	S. Sudan	.580
101	Niger	.590
	Africa Avg	.264
	World Avg	.154
q=101.

9. Religion and Beliefs

#belief #buddhism #Chad #christianity #god #hinduism #islam #judaism #religion #religion_in_chad #religiosity #secularisation

Religiosity (2018)₄₈
Pos.		Lower is better %₄₈
1	China	3
2	Estonia	6
3	Czechia	7
	...
78=	Jordan	85
79	Palestine	86
80=	Uganda	86
80=	Chad	86
80=	Niger	86
83	Kenya	87
84=	Mozambique	87
85	Congo, DR	88
86=	Nigeria	88
86=	Nicaragua	88
88	Djibouti	89
89=	Ghana	89
89=	Guatemala	89
91	Honduras	90
92=	Cameroon	90
92=	Rwanda	90
	World Avg	54.3
q=106.

Disbelief In God (2007)₆₅
Pos.		Higher is better %₆₅
1	Vietnam	81
2	Japan	65
3	Sweden	64
	...
122=	Niger	0
122=	Saudi Arabia	0
122=	Rwanda	0
122=	Cameroon	0
122=	Philippines	0
122=	Kuwait	0
122=	Madagascar	0
122=	Nigeria	0
122=	Malawi	0
122=	Chad	0
122=	Nepal	0
122=	Morocco	0
122=	Mauritania	0
122=	Mali	0
122=	Senegal	0
122=	Oman	0
	World Avg	9.9
q=137.

Data from the Pew Forum, a professional polling outfit, states that in 2010 the religious makeup of this country was as follows in the table below₆₆:

Christian	40.6%
Muslim	55.3%
Hindu	0.1%
Buddhist	0.1%
Folk Religion	1.4%
Jewish	0.1%
Unaffiliated	2.5%

The CIA World Factbook has slightly different data, and states: Muslim 53.1%, Catholic 20.1%, Protestant 14.2%, animist 7.3%, other 0.5%, unknown 1.7%, atheist 3.1% (1993 census)₆₇.

Freedom of Religion and Belief: Although the Constitution says the state should be secular, some policies favor Islam₂₆, for example, in the use of public lands for building places of worship₆₈.

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