Chad vs South Sudan

Chad (Africa) and South Sudan (Africa) side by side. Each value is the latest available for that country, so the year may differ; the rank is among all countries of the world.

Over time

with the world for reference

GDP per capita

US$ · 2008-2015

Chad South Sudan World

0 2,500 5,000 7,500 10k 13k 2008 Chad: 1,166.37 South Sudan: 1,654.21 World: 9,425.74 2009 Chad: 1,035.64 South Sudan: 1,323.22 World: 8,827.04 2010 Chad: 1,141.8 South Sudan: 1,498.27 World: 9,555.07 2011 Chad: 1,308.14 South Sudan: 1,448.98 World: 10,496.93 2012 Chad: 1,354.34 South Sudan: 1,109.26 World: 10,597.85 2013 Chad: 1,304.89 South Sudan: 1,650.19 World: 10,759.35 2014 Chad: 1,278.79 South Sudan: 1,242.73 World: 10,912.24 2015 Chad: 993.99 South Sudan: 1,080.15 World: 10,191.98 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

Life expectancy at birth

years · 1960-2024

Chad South Sudan World

0 20 40 60 80 1960 Chad: 39.22 South Sudan: 28.05 World: 50.94 1961 Chad: 39.42 South Sudan: 28.28 World: 52.8 1962 Chad: 39.61 South Sudan: 28.51 World: 55.29 1963 Chad: 39.89 South Sudan: 28.25 World: 55.65 1964 Chad: 40.12 South Sudan: 32.46 World: 56.1 1965 Chad: 40.05 South Sudan: 28.78 World: 55.93 1966 Chad: 40.09 South Sudan: 25.63 World: 56.45 1967 Chad: 40.39 South Sudan: 25.86 World: 56.9 1968 Chad: 40.7 South Sudan: 26.1 World: 57.34 1969 Chad: 41.02 South Sudan: 25.4 World: 57.68 1970 Chad: 41.39 South Sudan: 25.63 World: 57.94 1971 Chad: 40.87 South Sudan: 30.99 World: 58.02 1972 Chad: 41.92 South Sudan: 31.29 World: 58.84 1973 Chad: 42.4 South Sudan: 36.28 World: 59.3 1974 Chad: 42.6 South Sudan: 36.59 World: 59.7 1975 Chad: 42.74 South Sudan: 36.87 World: 60.13 1976 Chad: 42.69 South Sudan: 37.09 World: 60.45 1977 Chad: 42.88 South Sudan: 37.4 World: 61.04 1978 Chad: 43.02 South Sudan: 37.59 World: 61.39 1979 Chad: 43.24 South Sudan: 37.81 World: 61.84 1980 Chad: 43.45 South Sudan: 38.03 World: 62.15 1981 Chad: 43.5 South Sudan: 38.31 World: 62.52 1982 Chad: 43.91 South Sudan: 38.68 World: 62.87 1983 Chad: 44.45 South Sudan: 34.73 World: 63.13 1984 Chad: 44.73 South Sudan: 31.79 World: 63.44 1985 Chad: 45.32 South Sudan: 32.36 World: 63.73 1986 Chad: 45.6 South Sudan: 32.82 World: 64.12 1987 Chad: 43.07 South Sudan: 20.72 World: 64.46 1988 Chad: 46.35 South Sudan: 10.99 World: 64.67 1989 Chad: 46.43 South Sudan: 28.22 World: 64.96 1990 Chad: 45.07 South Sudan: 28.63 World: 65.11 1991 Chad: 46.6 South Sudan: 29.19 World: 65.3 1992 Chad: 46.78 South Sudan: 21.94 World: 65.55 1993 Chad: 47 South Sudan: 22.26 World: 65.74 1994 Chad: 47.08 South Sudan: 44.86 World: 65.96 1995 Chad: 47.45 South Sudan: 31.51 World: 66.2 1996 Chad: 47.55 South Sudan: 32.12 World: 66.52 1997 Chad: 47.76 South Sudan: 33.07 World: 66.83 1998 Chad: 47.8 South Sudan: 19.05 World: 67.07 1999 Chad: 47.93 South Sudan: 44.54 World: 67.31 2000 Chad: 47.94 South Sudan: 47.59 World: 67.65 2001 Chad: 48.31 South Sudan: 48.55 World: 67.95 2002 Chad: 48.36 South Sudan: 49.39 World: 68.23 2003 Chad: 48.61 South Sudan: 52.32 World: 68.52 2004 Chad: 48.69 South Sudan: 53.05 World: 68.77 2005 Chad: 48.86 South Sudan: 53.97 World: 69.11 2006 Chad: 48.75 South Sudan: 54.65 World: 69.47 2007 Chad: 49.21 South Sudan: 55.43 World: 69.81 2008 Chad: 49.5 South Sudan: 56.28 World: 70 2009 Chad: 49.83 South Sudan: 56.85 World: 70.38 2010 Chad: 50.11 South Sudan: 57.49 World: 70.68 2011 Chad: 50.43 South Sudan: 57.67 World: 70.97 2012 Chad: 50.77 South Sudan: 58.24 World: 71.26 2013 Chad: 51.05 South Sudan: 58.29 World: 71.53 2014 Chad: 51.14 South Sudan: 45.63 World: 71.78 2015 Chad: 51.32 South Sudan: 39.76 World: 71.97 2016 Chad: 51.6 South Sudan: 36.72 World: 72.19 2017 Chad: 51.88 South Sudan: 35.35 World: 72.37 2018 Chad: 52.45 South Sudan: 51.91 World: 72.64 2019 Chad: 52.99 South Sudan: 58.13 World: 72.87 2020 Chad: 53.08 South Sudan: 57.65 World: 72.18 2021 Chad: 53.14 South Sudan: 57.05 World: 71.22 2022 Chad: 54.53 South Sudan: 57.2 World: 72.97 2023 Chad: 55.07 South Sudan: 57.62 World: 73.33 2024 Chad: 55.24 South Sudan: 57.74 World: 73.48 1960 1980 1990 2000 2024

Fertility rate

1960-2024

Chad South Sudan World

2 4 6 8 1960 Chad: 6.25 South Sudan: 7.16 World: 4.69 1961 Chad: 6.27 South Sudan: 7.18 World: 4.56 1962 Chad: 6.29 South Sudan: 7.2 World: 5.02 1963 Chad: 6.3 South Sudan: 7.2 World: 5.31 1964 Chad: 6.32 South Sudan: 7.22 World: 5.13 1965 Chad: 6.34 South Sudan: 7.22 World: 5.08 1966 Chad: 6.36 South Sudan: 7.25 World: 4.97 1967 Chad: 6.39 South Sudan: 7.26 World: 4.87 1968 Chad: 6.43 South Sudan: 7.26 World: 4.98 1969 Chad: 6.48 South Sudan: 7.28 World: 4.88 1970 Chad: 6.53 South Sudan: 7.29 World: 4.84 1971 Chad: 6.58 South Sudan: 7.3 World: 4.69 1972 Chad: 6.85 South Sudan: 7.31 World: 4.55 1973 Chad: 6.87 South Sudan: 7.31 World: 4.42 1974 Chad: 6.86 South Sudan: 7.31 World: 4.26 1975 Chad: 6.88 South Sudan: 7.33 World: 4.07 1976 Chad: 6.89 South Sudan: 7.33 World: 3.97 1977 Chad: 6.9 South Sudan: 7.33 World: 3.84 1978 Chad: 6.89 South Sudan: 7.33 World: 3.77 1979 Chad: 6.91 South Sudan: 7.32 World: 3.76 1980 Chad: 6.91 South Sudan: 7.33 World: 3.73 1981 Chad: 6.94 South Sudan: 7.33 World: 3.71 1982 Chad: 6.96 South Sudan: 7.34 World: 3.72 1983 Chad: 6.98 South Sudan: 7.34 World: 3.59 1984 Chad: 7.02 South Sudan: 7.35 World: 3.57 1985 Chad: 7.04 South Sudan: 7.36 World: 3.53 1986 Chad: 7.07 South Sudan: 7.38 World: 3.51 1987 Chad: 7.11 South Sudan: 7.39 World: 3.48 1988 Chad: 7.15 South Sudan: 7.38 World: 3.39 1989 Chad: 7.19 South Sudan: 7.37 World: 3.35 1990 Chad: 7.22 South Sudan: 7.38 World: 3.31 1991 Chad: 7.26 South Sudan: 7.38 World: 3.13 1992 Chad: 7.3 South Sudan: 7.37 World: 3.04 1993 Chad: 7.34 South Sudan: 7.36 World: 2.97 1994 Chad: 7.31 South Sudan: 7.35 World: 2.92 1995 Chad: 7.29 South Sudan: 7.34 World: 2.87 1996 Chad: 7.29 South Sudan: 7.32 World: 2.82 1997 Chad: 7.27 South Sudan: 7.2 World: 2.78 1998 Chad: 7.27 South Sudan: 7.08 World: 2.75 1999 Chad: 7.26 South Sudan: 6.94 World: 2.72 2000 Chad: 7.25 South Sudan: 6.8 World: 2.73 2001 Chad: 7.23 South Sudan: 6.65 World: 2.69 2002 Chad: 7.2 South Sudan: 6.52 World: 2.66 2003 Chad: 7.18 South Sudan: 6.35 World: 2.64 2004 Chad: 7.16 South Sudan: 6.19 World: 2.63 2005 Chad: 7.13 South Sudan: 6.02 World: 2.61 2006 Chad: 7.12 South Sudan: 5.85 World: 2.61 2007 Chad: 7.09 South Sudan: 5.7 World: 2.6 2008 Chad: 7.06 South Sudan: 5.57 World: 2.6 2009 Chad: 7.02 South Sudan: 5.45 World: 2.59 2010 Chad: 6.99 South Sudan: 5.32 World: 2.57 2011 Chad: 6.95 South Sudan: 5.19 World: 2.55 2012 Chad: 6.91 South Sudan: 5.06 World: 2.56 2013 Chad: 6.84 South Sudan: 4.94 World: 2.53 2014 Chad: 6.78 South Sudan: 4.82 World: 2.52 2015 Chad: 6.71 South Sudan: 4.7 World: 2.49 2016 Chad: 6.62 South Sudan: 4.58 World: 2.49 2017 Chad: 6.54 South Sudan: 4.48 World: 2.46 2018 Chad: 6.46 South Sudan: 4.37 World: 2.39 2019 Chad: 6.41 South Sudan: 4.26 World: 2.35 2020 Chad: 6.35 South Sudan: 4.16 World: 2.28 2021 Chad: 6.26 South Sudan: 4.05 World: 2.25 2022 Chad: 6.22 South Sudan: 3.96 World: 2.22 2023 Chad: 6.12 South Sudan: 3.86 World: 2.2 2024 Chad: 6.03 South Sudan: 3.79 World: 2.19 1960 1980 1990 2000 2024

Unemployment rate (modelled ILO estimate)

% · 1991-2023

Chad South Sudan World

0 5 10 15 1991 Chad: 0.67 South Sudan: 12.33 World: 5.12 1992 Chad: 0.66 South Sudan: 12.37 World: 5.28 1993 Chad: 0.7 South Sudan: 12.23 World: 5.54 1994 Chad: 0.71 South Sudan: 12.33 World: 5.79 1995 Chad: 0.76 South Sudan: 12.33 World: 5.92 1996 Chad: 0.7 South Sudan: 12.31 World: 5.98 1997 Chad: 0.73 South Sudan: 12.07 World: 6.01 1998 Chad: 0.73 South Sudan: 12.1 World: 6.16 1999 Chad: 0.75 South Sudan: 12.14 World: 6.28 2000 Chad: 0.8 South Sudan: 12.31 World: 6.11 2001 Chad: 0.79 South Sudan: 12.28 World: 6.19 2002 Chad: 0.77 South Sudan: 12.24 World: 6.41 2003 Chad: 0.73 South Sudan: 12.23 World: 6.48 2004 Chad: 0.67 South Sudan: 12.26 World: 6.33 2005 Chad: 0.66 South Sudan: 12.27 World: 6.22 2006 Chad: 0.72 South Sudan: 12.27 World: 5.97 2007 Chad: 0.84 South Sudan: 12.27 World: 5.77 2008 Chad: 0.92 South Sudan: 12.3 World: 5.82 2009 Chad: 0.94 South Sudan: 12.44 World: 6.41 2010 Chad: 0.91 South Sudan: 12.47 World: 6.28 2011 Chad: 0.92 South Sudan: 12.59 World: 6.15 2012 Chad: 0.89 South Sudan: 12.8 World: 6.15 2013 Chad: 0.96 South Sudan: 12.67 World: 6.1 2014 Chad: 0.98 South Sudan: 12.56 World: 5.96 2015 Chad: 1.03 South Sudan: 12.46 World: 6 2016 Chad: 1.09 South Sudan: 12.85 World: 5.97 2017 Chad: 1.13 South Sudan: 12.98 World: 5.9 2018 Chad: 1.14 South Sudan: 12.85 World: 5.76 2019 Chad: 1.08 South Sudan: 12.66 World: 5.59 2020 Chad: 1.7 South Sudan: 14.25 World: 6.59 2021 Chad: 1.53 South Sudan: 13.95 World: 6.05 2022 Chad: 1.08 South Sudan: 12.48 World: 5.23 2023 Chad: 1.06 South Sudan: 12.37 World: 4.85 1991 2001 2006 2011 2023

Individuals using the internet

% · 2012-2019

Chad South Sudan World

0 20 40 60 2012 Chad: 2.1 South Sudan: 1.5 World: 33.3 2013 Chad: 2.5 South Sudan: 2.2 World: 35.3 2014 Chad: 2.9 South Sudan: 2.6 World: 37.4 2015 Chad: 3.5 South Sudan: 3 World: 39.9 2016 Chad: 5.8 South Sudan: 3.5 World: 43.6 2017 Chad: 6.35 South Sudan: 4.1 World: 46.3 2018 Chad: 6.96 South Sudan: 4.8 World: 49.4 2019 Chad: 7.62 South Sudan: 6.67 World: 53.9 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019

Population

Indicator Chad South Sudan
Population 21 mn 2025
63rd of 215		 12.2 mn 2025
80th of 215
Population density 15.3 /km² 2023
197th of 214		 18.2 /km² 2023
188th of 214
Population growth 3.41 % 2025
6th of 215		 2.03 % 2025
48th of 215
Life expectancy 55.2 years 2024
214th of 215		 57.7 years 2024
212th of 215
Fertility rate 6.03 2024
1st of 215		 3.79 2024
32nd of 215
Birth rate 43.3 ‰ 2024
2nd of 215		 29.2 ‰ 2024
34th of 215
Infant mortality 56.3 ‰ 2024
187th of 196		 71.9 ‰ 2024
196th of 196
Urban population 27.6 % 2025
198th of 215		 21.7 % 2025
208th of 215
Aged 65+ 2.1 % 2025
212th of 215		 3.1 % 2025
190th of 215
Living in cities 31.6 % 2025
134th of 215		 33.5 % 2025
125th of 215
Living in towns 20.8 % 2025
179th of 215		 31.9 % 2025
103rd of 215
Living in rural areas 47.7 % 2025
24th of 215		 34.6 % 2025
63rd of 215

Human development

Indicator Chad South Sudan
Human Development Index 0.416 2023
190th of 193		 0.388 2023
193rd of 193
Inequality-adjusted HDI 0.252 2023
167th of 169		 0.226 2023
169th of 169
Planetary-adjusted HDI 0.397 2023
153rd of 156		 0.383 2023
155th of 156
Gender Inequality Index 0.670 2023
169th of 172		 -

Economy

Indicator Chad South Sudan
GDP 21.5 bn US$ 2025
128th of 186		 12 bn US$ 2015
GDP per capita 1,022 US$ 2025
174th of 186		 1,080 US$ 2015
GDP per capita (PPP) 2,903 int. $ 2025
174th of 185		 1,155 int. $ 2015
GNI per capita 970 US$ 2025
170th of 182		 1,050 US$ 2015
GDP growth 5.6 % 2025
39th of 186		 -10.8 % 2015
Inflation -3.9 % 2025
163rd of 165		 91.4 % 2024
Trade 46.1 % 2025
112th of 138		 65.6 % 2015
Exports 29.4 % 2025
88th of 138		 36.7 % 2015
FDI inflows 5.1 % 2024
47th of 192		 0.0 % 2015
Manufacturing 6.3 % 2024 3.5 % 2015
Agriculture 36.3 % 2025
4th of 158		 10.4 % 2015
Military spending 3.0 % 2024
24th of 147		 2.0 % 2024
60th of 147

Labour

Indicator Chad South Sudan
Unemployment 1.1 % 2025
6th of 181		 12.4 % 2023
Youth unemployment 1.5 % 2025
4th of 181		 18.5 % 2023
Women in the labour force 47.3 % 2025
129th of 181		 70.4 % 2023
Jobs in agriculture 71.7 % 2025
4th of 181		 63.8 % 2023
Weekly hours worked 30.6 h 2025
167th of 181		 37.6 h 2023
Youth NEET rate 37.7 % 2025
171st of 181		 34.1 % 2023
Labour income share 39.1 % 2025
85th of 114		 37.6 % 2023
Output per hour 4.9 $ 2025
158th of 181		 3.6 $ 2023

Health

Indicator Chad South Sudan
Health spending 5.0 % 2023
125th of 192		 11.6 % 2023
11th of 192
Health spending per person 47 US$ 2023
173rd of 191		 73 US$ 2023
158th of 191
Physicians 0.09 /1,000 2023
119th of 125		 0.04 /1,000 2022
123rd of 125
Under-5 mortality 97.3 ‰ 2024
193rd of 196		 96.7 ‰ 2024
192nd of 196
Maternal mortality 748 /100k 2023
193rd of 194		 692 /100k 2023
192nd of 194
Tobacco use 7.4 % 2024
15th of 166		 -
Safe drinking water 6.3 % 2024
146th of 147		 -

Food

Indicator Chad South Sudan
Calories per person 2,101 kcal 2024
150th of 155		 2,458 kcal 2024
130th of 155
Food insecurity 65.0 % 2024
119th of 134		 88.8 % 2024
134th of 134
Severe food insecurity 25.2 % 2024
112th of 124		 62.9 % 2024
124th of 124

Education

Indicator Chad South Sudan
Literacy 30.6 % 2019 -
Secondary enrolment 23.5 % 2024
107th of 108		 122.1 % 2024
8th of 108
Tertiary enrolment 4.4 % 2020 -
Education spending 3.2 % 2023
77th of 121		 1.6 % 2016
Expected schooling 8.3 yrs 2023
184th of 195		 5.6 yrs 2023
195th of 195
Mean schooling 2.3 yrs 2023
189th of 193		 5.7 yrs 2023
163rd of 193

Society

Indicator Chad South Sudan
Income inequality 37.4 2022
62nd of 93		 44.0 2016
Extreme poverty 39.5 % 2022
90th of 93		 76.5 % 2016
Internet use 12.6 % 2024
180th of 182		 6.7 % 2019
Mobile subscriptions 72.9 /100 2024
135th of 151		 46.6 /100 2023
Electricity access 13.4 % 2024
212th of 213		 5.4 % 2024
213th of 213
Women in parliament 33.5 % 2025
54th of 184		 32.4 % 2025
60th of 184

Refugees

Indicator Chad South Sudan
Refugees hosted 1.5 mn 2025
4th of 177		 601,818 2025
13th of 177
Refugees hosted per 1,000 71.5 ‰ 2025
3rd of 177		 49.4 ‰ 2025
6th of 177
Asylum-seekers hosted 9,371 2025
56th of 177		 3,246 2025
79th of 177
Refugees from the country 15,281 2025
54th of 199		 2.4 mn 2025
5th of 199
Refugees from per 1,000 0.7 ‰ 2025
68th of 199		 195.8 ‰ 2025
1st of 199

Governance

Indicator Chad South Sudan
Control of corruption 19.7 /100 2024
192nd of 207		 6.1 /100 2024
207th of 207
Government effectiveness 29.9 /100 2024
183rd of 205		 9.1 /100 2024
205th of 205
Rule of law 32.1 /100 2024
191st of 207		 23.0 /100 2024
205th of 207
Regulatory quality 37.7 /100 2024
181st of 205		 24.4 /100 2024
203rd of 205
Voice and accountability 30.3 /100 2024
185th of 205		 23.7 /100 2024
200th of 205
Political stability 35.5 /100 2024
191st of 207		 40.4 /100 2024
185th of 207

Environment

Indicator Chad South Sudan
CO₂ per capita 0.14 t 2024
15th of 202		 -
Fossil CO₂ emissions 2.8 Mt 2024
149th of 204		 1.7 Mt 2024
158th of 204
Share of global CO₂ 0.01 % 2024
149th of 204		 0.00 % 2024
158th of 204
Cumulative CO₂ 0.1 Gt 2024
161st of 204		 0.0 Gt 2024
162nd of 204
GHG per capita 4.98 t 2024
116th of 202		 -
Renewable energy 70.0 % 2022
30th of 211		 32.4 % 2021
76th of 211
Forest area 3.2 % 2023
182nd of 212		 11.3 % 2023
157th of 212
PM2.5 exposure 43.0 µg/m³ 2023
183rd of 200		 23.7 µg/m³ 2023
136th of 200
Water stress 4.3 % 2022
51st of 176		 4.2 % 2022
50th of 176
Land area 1.3 mn km² 2023
21st of 214		 631,930 km² 2023
41st of 214

Energy

Indicator Chad South Sudan
Renewable electricity 5.4 % 2024
159th of 190		 1.8 % 2024
177th of 190
Wind and solar 2.7 % 2024
126th of 190		 1.8 % 2024
133rd of 190
Nuclear power 0.0 % 2024
161st of 180		 0.0 % 2024
155th of 180
Low-carbon electricity 5.4 % 2024
161st of 190		 1.8 % 2024
177th of 190
Fossil electricity 94.6 % 2024
161st of 190		 98.2 % 2024
177th of 190
Coal power 0.0 % 2024
96th of 188		 0.0 % 2024
90th of 188
Carbon intensity of power 630 g/kWh 2024
151st of 190		 646 g/kWh 2024
163rd of 190
Electricity per capita 0.02 MWh 2024
191st of 191		 0.05 MWh 2024
186th of 191

Sources: World Bank (World Development Indicators, Worldwide Governance Indicators), ILO modelled estimates, FAO (FAOSTAT), UNDP (Human Development Report), UNHCR Refugee Population Statistics Database, Ember (electricity), the Global Carbon Project (CO₂) and the UN World Population Prospects and World Urbanization Prospects, under CC BY 4.0 and CC BY 3.0 IGO. Ranks are computed by StatsNode in the latest year for which at least half of the countries have a value. Sources and licences.