Chad
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Identity
Formal name: Republic of Chad.
CIA 2026
Identity
Name origin: named for Lake Chad, which lies along the country's western border.
CIA 2026
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Chad vs Libya
98 shared metrics.
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Libya
Quick notes before you compare the numbers.
Identity
Formal name: State of Libya.
CIA 2026
Identity
Name origin: the name probably derives from the Libu, a North African tribe first mentioned in texts from the 13th century B.C.
CIA 2026
Analysis
Libya leads in 60 of 98 shared metrics, while Chad leads in 38.
Chad's Beer Consumption is 450.3x that of Libya (0.27 L/person/yr vs 0.00 L/person/yr).
Chad's Alcohol Consumption is 241.5x that of Libya (2.9 L/adult/yr vs 0.01 L/adult/yr).
Chad's Protected Land (%) is 209.0x that of Libya (21% vs 0.10%).
Chad's Forest Coverage (%) is 24.6x that of Libya (3.2% vs 0.12%).
Chad's Teen Birth Rate is 21.8x that of Libya (134.74 per 1k vs 5.9 per 1k).
Key Comparisons
Beer ConsumptionChad leads
Chad
0.27 L/person/yr
Libya
0.00 L/person/yr
Alcohol ConsumptionChad leads
Chad
2.9 L/adult/yr
Libya
0.01 L/adult/yr
Protected Land (%)Chad leads
Chad
21%
Libya
0.10%
Forest Coverage (%)Chad leads
Chad
3.2%
Libya
0.12%
Teen Birth RateChad leads
Chad
134.74 per 1k
Libya
5.9 per 1k
Renewable Energy (%)Chad leads
Chad
70%
Libya
3.1%
All Metrics
Beer Consumption
ChadChad
0.27 L/person/yr
Libya
0.00 L/person/yr
45033% higher
Alcohol Consumption
ChadChad
2.9 L/adult/yr
Libya
0.01 L/adult/yr
24150% higher
Protected Land (%)
ChadChad
21%
Libya
0.10%
20900% higher
Forest Coverage (%)
ChadChad
3.2%
Libya
0.12%
2464% higher
Teen Birth Rate
ChadChad
134.74 per 1k
Libya
5.9 per 1k
2175% higher
Renewable Energy (%)
ChadChad
70%
Libya
3.1%
2158% higher
Forest Area
ChadChad
39.8K km²
Libya
2.2K km²
1734% higher
Government Debt (% GDP)
ChadChad
52.4% of GDP
Libya
7.5% of GDP
599% higher
Agricultural Land (%)
ChadChad
39.98%
Libya
8.7%
358% higher
Inflation Rate
ChadChad
8.9%
Libya
2.1%
324% higher
Population Density
ChadChad
15.34 /km²
Libya
4.2 /km²
270% higher
Infant Mortality
ChadChad
58.7 per 1k births
Libya
15.9 per 1k births
269% higher
Capital Elevation
ChadChad
298 m
Libya
81 m
268% higher
Child Mortality
ChadChad
101.1 per 1k births
Libya
30.8 per 1k births
228% higher
Population
ChadChad
19.67M
Libya
7.36M
167% higher
Death Rate
ChadChad
8.8 per 1k
Libya
3.5 per 1k
151% higher
GDP Growth Rate
ChadChad
4.2%
Libya
1.9%
121% higher
Electricity Use (Per Capita)
LibyaChad
14.47 kWh/person
Libya
4.0K kWh/person
100% lower
Official Languages Count
ChadChad
2.0
Libya
1.0
100% higher
Water Stress (%)
LibyaChad
5.9%
Libya
817.14%
99% lower
Electricity Generation
LibyaChad
0.39 TWh
Libya
35.11 TWh
99% lower
CO2 Per Capita
LibyaChad
0.14 t/person/yr
Libya
8.8 t/person/yr
98% lower
EV Chargers per 100,000 People
LibyaChad
0.01 per 100k people
Libya
0.30 per 100k people
98% lower
Electric Generating Capacity
LibyaChad
167.0K kW
Libya
10.52M kW
98% lower
Youth Unemployment Rate
LibyaChad
1.5% of youth labor force
Libya
50.06% of youth labor force
97% lower
Doctors (per 1,000)
LibyaChad
0.09 per 1k
Libya
2.0 per 1k
96% lower
Birth Rate
ChadChad
38.62 per 1k
Libya
19.83 per 1k
95% higher
Total CO2 Emissions
LibyaChad
2.9 Mt CO2e
Libya
63.95 Mt CO2e
95% lower
Dependency Ratio
ChadChad
92.92% of working-age pop.
Libya
48% of working-age pop.
94% higher
Unemployment Rate
LibyaChad
1.1%
Libya
18.61%
94% lower
Irrigated Land
LibyaChad
300 km²
Libya
4.7K km²
94% lower
Scientific Publications
LibyaChad
28.87
Libya
407.95
93% lower
Energy Use (Per Capita)
LibyaChad
198.54 kg oil eq/person
Libya
2.5K kg oil eq/person
92% lower
ATMs per 100,000 Adults
LibyaChad
1.8 per 100k
Libya
17.03 per 100k
90% lower
Hospital Beds (per 1,000)
LibyaChad
0.40 per 1k
Libya
3.2 per 1k
87% lower
Vehicles per 1,000 People
LibyaChad
74.36 per 1k people
Libya
563.63 per 1k people
87% lower
GNI Per Capita
LibyaChad
$940
Libya
$6,890
86% lower
Health Spending Per Capita
LibyaChad
$40.17
Libya
$278.38
86% lower
Water Withdrawal
LibyaChad
0.88 B m³
Libya
5.7 B m³
85% lower
Internet Users (%)
LibyaChad
13%
Libya
89%
85% lower
Sanitation Access (%)
LibyaChad
13.14%
Libya
88.5%
85% lower
Obesity Rate
LibyaChad
5.7%
Libya
36.15%
84% lower
Electricity Access (%)
LibyaChad
12%
Libya
73.2%
84% lower
GDP Per Capita (PPP)
LibyaChad
$2,742.66
Libya
$14,303.81
81% lower
Fertility Rate
ChadChad
5.1 children/woman
Libya
3.0 children/woman
73% higher
Milk Consumption per Person
LibyaChad
20.63 kg/person/yr
Libya
75 kg/person/yr
72% lower
Corruption Perceptions Index
ChadChad
22 pts
Libya
13 pts
69% higher
Tobacco Use Prevalence
LibyaChad
7.3% of adults
Libya
23.8% of adults
69% lower
Urban Population (%)
LibyaChad
26.93%
Libya
87.89%
69% lower
Imports (% GDP)
LibyaChad
18.09% of GDP
Libya
56.85% of GDP
68% lower
Youth Population (%)
ChadChad
46.06%
Libya
27.41%
68% higher
Credit Card Ownership
LibyaChad
3.5% of adults
Libya
9.9% of adults
65% lower
Mobile Subscriptions (%)
LibyaChad
73 per 100 people
Libya
205 per 100 people
64% lower
GDP (Nominal)
LibyaChad
$19,518,819,751.28
Libya
$48,487,151,215.35
60% lower
UNESCO World Heritage Sites
LibyaChad
2.0 sites
Libya
5.0 sites
60% lower
Exports (% GDP)
LibyaChad
29.77% of GDP
Libya
71.97% of GDP
59% lower
Women in Parliament (%)
ChadChad
26.11%
Libya
16.47%
59% higher
Elderly Population (%)
LibyaChad
2.1%
Libya
5.0%
58% lower
Insufficient Physical Activity
LibyaChad
19.4% of adults
Libya
45.56% of adults
57% lower
Seafood Consumption per Person
LibyaChad
6.5 kg/person/yr
Libya
14.73 kg/person/yr
56% lower
Women's Political Empowerment
ChadChad
0.63
Libya
0.41
52% higher
Highest Elevation
ChadChad
3.4K m
Libya
2.3K m
52% higher
Air Pollution (PM2.5)
ChadChad
49.14 µg/m³
Libya
32.97 µg/m³
49% higher
Land Border Length
ChadChad
6.4K km
Libya
4.3K km
48% higher
Military Spending
LibyaChad
3.0% of GDP
Libya
5.3% of GDP
44% lower
Median Age
LibyaChad
15.4 years
Libya
27.2 years
43% lower
Human Development Index
LibyaChad
0.42
Libya
0.72
42% lower
Liberal Democracy Index
LibyaChad
0.06
Libya
0.10
37% lower
Airports
LibyaChad
47
Libya
75
37% lower
Time Zones Count
LibyaChad
2.0 time zones
Libya
3.0 time zones
33% lower
Land Area
LibyaChad
1.26M km²
Libya
1.76M km²
28% lower
Electoral Democracy Index
ChadChad
0.24
Libya
0.19
25% higher
Electricity Carbon Intensity
LibyaChad
621.62 gCO2/kWh
Libya
826.83 gCO2/kWh
25% lower
Life Evaluation Score
LibyaChad
4.4 pts
Libya
5.7 pts
23% lower
Digital Payments Used
LibyaChad
18.04% of adults
Libya
23.47% of adults
23% lower
Road Traffic Death Rate
LibyaChad
26.4 per 100k
Libya
34 per 100k
22% lower
Life Expectancy
LibyaChad
55.1 years
Libya
69.3 years
21% lower
Freedom of Expression Index
LibyaChad
0.43
Libya
0.54
20% lower
Political Corruption Index
ChadChad
0.95
Libya
0.81
17% higher
Spirits Consumption
ChadChad
0.00 L/person/yr
Libya
0.00 L/person/yr
14% higher
Hypertension Prevalence
LibyaChad
38.9% of adults
Libya
44.5% of adults
13% lower
Minimum Paid Vacation Days
ChadChad
24 days/yr
Libya
22 days/yr
9% higher
Can Raise Emergency Money
LibyaChad
92.24% of adults
Libya
99.4% of adults
7% lower
Suicide Rate
ChadChad
5.2 per 100k
Libya
5.0 per 100k
4% higher
Health Spending (% GDP)
LibyaChad
4.5% of GDP
Libya
4.7% of GDP
3% lower
Food Waste per Person
LibyaChad
132.79 kg/person/yr
Libya
135.83 kg/person/yr
2% lower
Coastline Length
LibyaChad
0 km
Libya
1.8K km
ranked lower
Coal Electricity Share
LibyaChad
0%
Libya
0%
ranked lower
Wind Electricity Share
ChadChad
2.7%
Libya
0%
ranked higher
Solar Electricity Share
LibyaChad
0%
Libya
0.03%
ranked lower
Broadband Access (%)
LibyaChad
0 per 100 people
Libya
5.0 per 100 people
ranked lower
Armed Forces Personnel
ChadChad
45.0K
Libya
0
ranked higher
Nobel Laureates Born per Million People
LibyaChad
0 per 1M people
Libya
0 per 1M people
ranked lower
Lowest Elevation
ChadChad
160 m
Libya
-47 m
ranked higher
Current Account Balance (% of GDP)
ChadChad
0.20% of GDP
Libya
-3.8% of GDP
ranked higher
FDI Inflows (% GDP)
ChadChad
5.2% of GDP
Libya
0% of GDP
ranked higher
McDonald's Outlets per Million People
LibyaChad
0 per 1M people
Libya
0 per 1M people
ranked lower
Border Neighbors
LibyaChad
6.0
Libya
6.0
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