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Chad vs United States: Compare Statistics

Side-by-side comparison of 108 key metrics across economy, population, geography, and more — latest data through 2026.

Chad
tcd
Leads on 34 of 108 metrics
United States
usa
Leads on 67 of 108 metrics

Summary

Comparing Chad and United States: Chad leads on Oil Exports (115,000) against United States (1.92); Chad leads on Electricity Installed Capacity (48,200) against United States (1.09); Chad leads on Oil Production (126,200) against United States (9.69). Across 108 compared metrics, Chad wins on 34 and United States wins on 67.

  • Communications: 6 metrics compared
  • Economy: 45 metrics compared
  • Environment: 5 metrics compared
  • Geography: 5 metrics compared
  • Government: 4 metrics compared
  • Health: 9 metrics compared
  • Military and Security: 1 metric compared
  • People and Society: 30 metrics compared
  • Transportation: 3 metrics compared

Communications

6 metrics
Metric🇹🇩 Chad🇺🇸 United StatesShare
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)13.18 %93.14 %★
Internet Userspercent of population: 13% (2023 est.)percent of population: 93% (2023 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score51.89 points65.49 points★
Radios1.67575★
Televisions10,000★219
Waterways12,40041,009★

Economy

45 metrics
Metric🇹🇩 Chad🇺🇸 United StatesShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country5.01B $350.60B $★
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars21.75B $32.95T $★
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)4.25 %★0.5 %
Coal Revenue00.2★
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)15.5 %★4.1 %
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)4.1 % of GDP16.9 % of GDP★
Ease of Doing Business Index36.992★
Electricity Consumption208.6★3.9
Electricity Exports09.7★
Electricity from Fossil Fuels98★70
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants07★
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels09★
Electricity from Other Renewables314★
Electricity Imports072.72★
Electricity Installed Capacity48,200★1.09
Electricity Production224.3★4.1
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)1.5 USD per capita278.47 USD per capita★
Gini Index Coefficient37.441.8★
Gross Fixed Investment26.8★12.9
Gross National Saving15.518.9★
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)5.1 %★3.25 %
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)8.9 %2.9 %★
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)3 % of GDP3.2 % of GDP★
Natural Gas Consumption0767.6★
Natural Gas Exports089.7★
Natural Gas Imports086.15★
Natural Gas Production0772.8★
Natural Gas Proved Reserves00
Oil Consumption2,000★19.15
Oil Exports115,000★1.92
Oil Imports1,837★10.27
Oil Production126,200★9.69
Oil Proved Reserves1.520.68★
Population Below Poverty Line42.3 people15.1 people★
Public Debt52.4★114.8
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)3.7 USD★2.8 USD
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption2,300★19.96
Refined Petroleum Products Exports05.22★
Refined Petroleum Products Imports2,285★2.18
Refined Petroleum Products Production020.3★
Remittances00
Revenue from Forest Resources3.81★0.04
Share of population in poverty ($3 a day)39.481.25★
Taxes and Other Revenues13.5★12.18
Unemployment Rate1.1 %★4.2 %

Environment

5 metrics
Metric🇹🇩 Chad🇺🇸 United StatesShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)-16,993-14.29M★
Carbon Dioxide Emissions2.05★4.8
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 large urban clusters are spread throughout the eastern half of the US (particularly the Great Lakes area, northeast, east, and southeast) and the western-tier states; mountainous areas such as the Rocky Mountains and Appalachians, deserts in the southwest
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country11.5 Cubic meters per year1,383 Cubic meters per year★
Total Renewable Water Resources45.7★3.07

Geography

5 metrics
Metric🇹🇩 Chad🇺🇸 United StatesShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization0.29 %2.11 %★
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)91.2394.67★
Agricultural land503,380 sq. km4.17M sq. km★
Coastline Length (km)0 km19,924 km★
Irrigated Land300234,782★

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇹🇩 Chad🇺🇸 United StatesShare
Rule of Law Index by Country9.14 %88.3 %★
Administrative Divisions2350★
Independence11★4
Suffrage Participation Rate1818

Health

9 metrics
Metric🇹🇩 Chad🇺🇸 United StatesShare
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)7.313.7★
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)5.2 % of GDP16.6 % of GDP★
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence Rate1.1 %NA
Hospital Bed Density0.4 people/sq km2.7 people/sq km★
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)748 %17 %★
Mean Age at First Birth18.127.5★
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)6.1 %★36.2 %
People Living With HIV/AIDS110,000NA
Underweight Children Under 518.20.4★

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇹🇩 Chad🇺🇸 United StatesShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)45,0001.40M★

People and Society

30 metrics
Metric🇹🇩 Chad🇺🇸 United StatesShare
Currently married (Percent)70.38 %★51.38 %
Human Capital Index0.310.72★
Life expectancy at birth58.27 years83.22 years★
Median age of population16.05 years38.79 years★
Population Change776,463.3 persons2.26M persons★
Population density17.34 per sq. km★38.15 per sq. km
Total population21.71M persons349.13M persons★
Academic Freedom Index0.130.4★
Average Female Breast Size by Country: Worldwide Data & RankingsAA-AC★
Birth Rate (%)38.62 %★10.75 %
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate8.1 %73.9 %★
Death Rate (%)8.75 %★8.76 %
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)3.2 % of GDP5.4 % of GDP★
Female population of reproductive age5.05M persons78.56M persons★
Labor Force Participation Rate6.6174.17★
Learning-adjusted years of school2.83 years11.07 years★
Length of paid parental leave for mother0 days183.4 days★
Major Urban Areas Population1.59 people18.94 people★
Mean Male Height (cm)170.44177.13★
Military Manpower at Military Age20★18
Military Service Age and Obligation18★17
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization52.52 %74.52 %★
Physician Density0.09 people/sq km3.68 people/sq km★
Population Growth Rate2.98 %★0.45 %
Population living in slums80.78 %★0.05 %
Total deaths233,082.2 persons★2.87M persons
Total demand for family planning (Percent)27.3 %65.73 %★
Total fertility rate5.86 per woman★1.61 per woman
Total net-migration69,432.2 persons1.49M persons★
Under-five mortality rate93.84 per live births5.52 per live births★

Transportation

3 metrics
Metric🇹🇩 Chad🇺🇸 United StatesShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)0.012.06★
Airports4416,116★
Civil Air Travel38,252★

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