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Chad vs South Sudan: Compare Statistics

Side-by-side comparison of 95 key metrics across economy, population, geography, and more — latest data through 2026.

Chad
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Leads on 41 of 95 metrics
South Sudan
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Leads on 34 of 95 metrics

Summary

Comparing Chad and South Sudan: South Sudan leads on Major Urban Areas Population (459,000 people) against Chad (1.59 people); Chad leads on Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country (5.01 billion $) against South Sudan (175.53 million $); Chad leads on Unemployment Rate (1.10 %) against South Sudan (12.50 %). Across 95 compared metrics, Chad wins on 41 and South Sudan wins on 34.

  • Communications: 5 metrics compared
  • Economy: 38 metrics compared
  • Environment: 6 metrics compared
  • Geography: 4 metrics compared
  • Government: 4 metrics compared
  • Health: 8 metrics compared
  • Military and Security: 1 metric compared
  • People and Society: 27 metrics compared
  • Transportation: 2 metrics compared

Communications

5 metrics
Metric🇹🇩 Chad🇸🇸 South SudanShare
Internet Penetration Rate (%)7.62 %★6.67 %
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)8.34 %9.27 %★
Internet Userspercent of population: 13% (2023 est.)percent of population: 9% (2022 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score51.89 points★51.63 points
Waterways12,400see entry for Sudan

Economy

38 metrics
Metric🇹🇩 Chad🇸🇸 South SudanShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country5.01B $★175.53M $
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars21.75B $★9.32B $
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)15.5 %★13.38 %
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)4.1 % of GDP6.4 % of GDP★
Ease of Doing Business Index36.9★26.2
Electricity Consumption208.6391.8★
Electricity Exports00
Electricity from Fossil Fuels98100★
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants00
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels00
Electricity from Other Renewables3★1
Electricity Imports00
Electricity Installed Capacity48,20080,400★
Electricity Production224.3412.8★
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)1.5 USD per capita2.09 USD per capita★
Gini Index Coefficient37.444★
Gross National Saving15.5★3.6
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)5.1 %★-36.8 %
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)8.9 %★91.4 %
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)3 % of GDP★2 % of GDP
Natural Gas Consumption00
Natural Gas Exports00
Natural Gas Imports00
Natural Gas Production00
Natural Gas Proved Reserves063.71★
Population Below Poverty Line44.8 people★82.3 people
Public Debt52.4★86.6
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)3.7 USD★-5.2 USD
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption2,3008,000★
Refined Petroleum Products Exports00
Refined Petroleum Products Imports2,2857,160★
Refined Petroleum Products Production00
Remittances09.5★
Revenue from Forest Resources3.81★2.65
Taxes and Other Revenues13.5★8.5
Top Exporting Countries4.06B USD4.40B USD★
Unemployment Rate1.1 %★12.5 %
Youth Labor Force Participation Rate59.7 %★73.41 %

Environment

6 metrics
Metric🇹🇩 Chad🇸🇸 South SudanShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)-16,993★29,261
Carbon Dioxide Emissions2.051.73★
Population Distributionthe population is unevenly distributed due to contrasts in climate and physical geography; the highest density is found in the southwest, particularly around Lake Chad and points south; the dry Saharan zone to the north is the least densely populated, as clusters found in urban areas, particularly in the western interior and around the White Nile, as shown in this population distribution map
Protected Land Area for Adaptation21 sq km★15.37 sq km
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country11.5 Cubic meters per year★4 Cubic meters per year
Total Renewable Water Resources45.749.5★

Geography

4 metrics
Metric🇹🇩 Chad🇸🇸 South SudanShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization0.29 %0.54 %★
Agricultural land503,380 sq. km★282,548.2 sq. km
Coastline Length (km)0 km0 km
Irrigated Land3001,000★

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇹🇩 Chad🇸🇸 South SudanShare
Rule of Law Index by Country9.14 %★0.84 %
Administrative Divisions23★10
Independence11★9
Suffrage Participation Rate1818

Health

8 metrics
Metric🇹🇩 Chad🇸🇸 South SudanShare
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)7.3★4.6
Health Care Spending per Capita158.74 USD191.11 USD★
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)5.2 % of GDP5.9 % of GDP★
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence Rate1.1 %★2.1 %
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)748 %692 %★
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)6.1 %★6.6 %
People Living With HIV/AIDS110,000★180,000
Underweight Children Under 518.9NA

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇹🇩 Chad🇸🇸 South SudanShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)45,00053,000★

People and Society

27 metrics
Metric🇹🇩 Chad🇸🇸 South SudanShare
Currently married (Percent)70.38 %73.25 %★
Human Capital Index0.31★0.31
Life expectancy at birth58.27 years61.29 years★
Median age of population16.05 years19.02 years★
Population Change776,463.3 persons★404,178 persons
Population density17.34 per sq. km★22.28 per sq. km
Total population21.71M persons★12.43M persons
Academic Freedom Index0.13★0.05
Birth Rate (%)38.62 %★35.68 %
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate8.1 %NA
Death Rate (%)8.75 %8.65 %★
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)3.2 % of GDP★1.6 % of GDP
Female population of reproductive age5.05M persons★3.22M persons
Labor Force Participation Rate6.6★5.09
Learning-adjusted years of school2.83 years2.94 years★
Length of paid parental leave for mother0 days0 days
Major Urban Areas Population1.59 people459,000 people★
Military Service Age and Obligation1818
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization52.52 %65.41 %★
Physician Density0.09 people/sq km★0.04 people/sq km
Population Growth Rate2.98 %4.52 %★
Population living in slums80.78 %94.2 %★
Total deaths233,082.2 persons122,327.9 persons★
Total demand for family planning (Percent)27.3 %29.16 %★
Total fertility rate5.86 per woman★3.62 per woman
Total net-migration69,432.2 persons161,320.7 persons★
Under-five mortality rate93.84 per live births★97.11 per live births

Transportation

2 metrics
Metric🇹🇩 Chad🇸🇸 South SudanShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)0.010.01
Airports4489★

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