Chad vs Thailand: Compare Statistics

Side-by-side comparison of 115 key metrics across economy, population, geography, and more — latest data through 2026.

Summary

Comparing Chad and Thailand: Thailand leads on Share of population in poverty ($3 a day) (0.02) against Chad (39.48); Chad leads on Refined Petroleum Products Consumption (2,300) against Thailand (1.33); Chad leads on Electricity Installed Capacity (48,200) against Thailand (44.89). Across 115 compared metrics, Chad wins on 37 and Thailand wins on 70.

  • Communications: 7 metrics compared
  • Economy: 49 metrics compared
  • Environment: 6 metrics compared
  • Geography: 5 metrics compared
  • Government: 4 metrics compared
  • Health: 10 metrics compared
  • Military and Security: 1 metric compared
  • People and Society: 30 metrics compared
  • Transportation: 3 metrics compared

Communications

7 metrics
Metric🇹🇩 Chad🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Internet Penetration Rate (%)12.63 %90.87 %
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)13.18 %89.54 %
Internet Userspercent of population: 13% (2023 est.)percent of population: 90% (2023 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score51.89 points56.72 points
Radios1.6713.96
Televisions10,00015.19
Waterways12,4004,000

Economy

49 metrics
Metric🇹🇩 Chad🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country5.01B $45.86B $
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars21.75B $533.67B $
AI Investment (% of GDP)26.79 %21.58 %
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)4.25 %1.5 %
Coal Revenue00.03
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)15.5 %4.42 %
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)4.1 % of GDP3.8 % of GDP
Ease of Doing Business Index36.984.6
Electricity Consumption208.6187.7
Electricity Exports02.27
Electricity from Fossil Fuels9876
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants08
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels00
Electricity from Other Renewables316
Electricity Imports019.83
Electricity Installed Capacity48,20044.89
Electricity Production224.3181.5
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)1.5 USD per capita80.6 USD per capita
Gini Index Coefficient37.433.5
Gross Fixed Investment26.828.8
Gross National Saving15.534.1
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)5.1 %0.9 %
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)8.9 %1.4 %
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)3 % of GDP1.1 % of GDP
Natural Gas Consumption052.64
Natural Gas Exports00
Natural Gas Imports014.41
Natural Gas Production038.59
Natural Gas Proved Reserves0193.4
Oil Consumption2,000988,000
Oil Exports115,000269,100
Oil Imports1,837807,100
Oil Production126,200406,800
Oil Proved Reserves1.5435
Population Below Poverty Line44.8 people5.4 people
Public Debt52.461.1
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)3.7 USD2.5 USD
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption2,3001.33
Refined Petroleum Products Exports0278,300
Refined Petroleum Products Imports2,285134,200
Refined Petroleum Products Production01.33
Remittances01.8
Revenue from Forest Resources3.810.34
Robotics Research Funding0.23 USD0.78 USD
Share of population in poverty ($3 a day)39.480.02
Taxes and Other Revenues13.514.38
Top Exporting Countries5.81B USD368.82B USD
Unemployment Rate1.1 %0.7 %
Youth Labor Force Participation Rate59.44 %66.68 %

Environment

6 metrics
Metric🇹🇩 Chad🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)-16,9933.03M
Carbon Dioxide Emissions2.05336.69
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 highest population density is found in and around Bangkok; significant population clusters throughout large parts of the country, particularly north and northeast of Bangkok and in the extreme southern region of the country
Protected Land Area for Adaptation21 sq km18.37 sq km
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country11.5 Cubic meters per year41.9 Cubic meters per year
Total Renewable Water Resources45.7438.61

Geography

5 metrics
Metric🇹🇩 Chad🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization0.29 %5.23 %
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)91.23142.5
Agricultural land503,380 sq. km243,086.8 sq. km
Coastline Length (km)0 km3,219 km
Irrigated Land30064,150

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇹🇩 Chad🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Rule of Law Index by Country9.14 %56.88 %
Administrative Divisions2376
Independence11123
Suffrage Participation Rate1818

Health

10 metrics
Metric🇹🇩 Chad🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)7.310.2
Health Care Spending per Capita158.74 USD1,465.74 USD
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)5.2 % of GDP5.2 % of GDP
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence Rate1.1 %1 %
Hospital Bed Density0.4 people/sq km2.3 people/sq km
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)748 %34 %
Mean Age at First Birth18.123.3
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)6.1 %10 %
People Living With HIV/AIDS110,000500,000
Underweight Children Under 518.26.7

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇹🇩 Chad🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)45,000455,000

People and Society

30 metrics
Metric🇹🇩 Chad🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Currently married (Percent)70.38 %50.17 %
Human Capital Index0.310.63
Life expectancy at birth58.27 years80.78 years
Median age of population16.05 years41.03 years
Population Change776,463.3 persons-87,807.2 persons
Population density17.34 per sq. km140.16 per sq. km
Total population21.71M persons71.57M persons
Academic Freedom Index0.130.38
Average Female Breast Size by Country: Worldwide Data & RankingsAA-AAA
Birth Rate (%)38.62 %9.82 %
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate8.1 %73 %
Death Rate (%)8.75 %8.08 %
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)3.2 % of GDP2.5 % of GDP
Female population of reproductive age5.05M persons16.94M persons
Labor Force Participation Rate6.640.62
Learning-adjusted years of school2.83 years8.95 years
Length of paid parental leave for mother0 days0 days
Major Urban Areas Population1.59 people11.07 people
Mean Male Height (cm)170.44169.16
Military Manpower at Military Age2018
Military Service Age and Obligation1818
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization52.52 %62.64 %
Physician Density0.09 people/sq km0.54 people/sq km
Population Growth Rate2.98 %0.13 %
Population living in slums80.78 %2 %
Total deaths233,082.2 persons685,767.7 persons
Total demand for family planning (Percent)27.3 %44.11 %
Total fertility rate5.86 per woman1.18 per woman
Total net-migration69,432.2 persons36,266.2 persons
Under-five mortality rate93.84 per live births10.25 per live births

Transportation

3 metrics
Metric🇹🇩 Chad🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)0.011.01
Airports44105
Civil Air Travel341

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