https://www.humantruth.info/chad.html
By Vexen Crabtree 2022
Chad Republic of Chad | ![]() |
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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 |
#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.”
#economics #human_development #wealth
UN HDI (2021)11 | ||
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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 | ||
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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 | ||
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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.
#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 8.86.13Population2 | ||
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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 | ||
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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 | ||
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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 | ||
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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 | ||
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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. |
#Chad #chad_human_rights #equality #freedom #gender_equality #human_rights #islam #morals #politics #prejudice #tolerance
Human Rights, Equality & Tolerance (2025)18 | ||
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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. |
For tables, charts and commentary, see:
#alcohol #birth_control #chad #demographics #health #life_expectancy #longevity #niger #obesity #overpopulation #parenting #population #smoking #somalia #vaccines
Compared to Africa (2025)27 | ||
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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 | ||
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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:
Health:
Chad is a pretty unhealthy country. Chad does better than average in terms of its smoking rate29 and in its alcohol consumption rate30. However Chad performs less well in most areas. It does worse than average for its food aid and health contributions and WHO compliance31. It falls into the worst-performing 20 when it comes to its immunizations take-up32 and in its adolescent birth rate33. It is second-from-the-bottom in terms of its fertility rate14. And finally, it is the worst in its average life expectancy11. The number of overweight adults has increased by 14% during the last 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 | ||
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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 | ||
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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 | ||
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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.
#biodiversity #chad #climate_change #deforestation #environmentalism #food #internationalism #meat #over-exploitation #the_environment #veganism #vegetarianism
Compared to Africa (2025)35 | ||
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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 | ||
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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:
Chad comes 70th in the world when it comes to its responsibility towards the environment. This rank is calculated from 6 data sets. Chad does the second-best in terms of 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). But, things still need to improve in Chad. 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 sits amongst the bottom 20 in terms of its forested percent change 2000-202040.Forest Area Change 2000-2020 Higher is better40 | ||
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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 | ||
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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 | ||
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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. |
#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 | ||
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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 | ||
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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:
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 | ||
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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. |
National Culture:
Corruption Higher is better51 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 2022 Points51 | |
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 better52 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 2024 Score52 | |
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 better53 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 2023 Score53 | |
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 better54 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 2019 Score54 | |
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 better55 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 201955 | |
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 better56 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 2023 %56 | |
1 | Slovakia | 24.1%57 |
2 | Slovenia | 24.3%57 |
3 | Belarus | 24.4%58 |
... | ||
98 | Mauritius | 36.8%59 |
99 | Dominican Rep. | 37.0%60 |
100 | Solomon Islands | 37.1%61 |
101= | Chad | 37.4%60 |
101= | Burkina Faso | 37.4%57 |
103 | Burundi | 37.5%58 |
104 | Sri Lanka | 37.7%62 |
105= | Israel | 37.9%57 |
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 better63 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 2018 Severity63 | |
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. |
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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)64 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Higher is better %64 | |
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 below65:
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)66.
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 worship67.
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