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Chad vs Nigeria

107 shared metrics.

ChadLeads in 42

vs107 shared

NigeriaLeads in 65

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Country briefing

What matters for both sides

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Chad

Quick notes before you compare the numbers.

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

Nigeria

Quick notes before you compare the numbers.

Identity

Formal name: Federal Republic of Nigeria.

CIA 2026

Curated stat

Nigeria is projected to overtake the U.S. in population around 2050.

UN DESA

Analysis

Nigeria leads in 65 of 107 shared metrics, while Chad leads in 42.

Chad's FDI Inflows (% GDP) is 11.2x that of Nigeria (5.2% of GDP vs 0.43% of GDP).

Chad's Education Spending (% GDP) is 9.0x that of Nigeria (3.2% of GDP vs 0.32% of GDP).

Chad's Women in Parliament (%) is 5.7x that of Nigeria (26.11% vs 3.9%).

Chad's Military Spending is 4.4x that of Nigeria (3.0% of GDP vs 0.56% of GDP).

Chad's Minimum Paid Vacation Days is 3.8x that of Nigeria (24 days/yr vs 5.0 days/yr).

Key Comparisons

FDI Inflows (% GDP)Chad leads

Chad

5.2% of GDP

Nigeria

0.43% of GDP

Education Spending (% GDP)Chad leads

Chad

3.2% of GDP

Nigeria

0.32% of GDP

Women in Parliament (%)Chad leads

Chad

26.11%

Nigeria

3.9%

Military SpendingChad leads

Chad

3.0% of GDP

Nigeria

0.56% of GDP

Minimum Paid Vacation DaysChad leads

Chad

24 days/yr

Nigeria

5.0 days/yr

Meat Consumption per PersonChad leads

Chad

26.48 kg/person/yr

Nigeria

7.2 kg/person/yr

All Metrics

FDI Inflows (% GDP)

Chad

5.2% of GDP

Nigeria

0.43% of GDP

1120% higher

Education Spending (% GDP)

Chad

3.2% of GDP

Nigeria

0.32% of GDP

903% higher

Women in Parliament (%)

Chad

26.11%

Nigeria

3.9%

568% higher

Military Spending

Chad

3.0% of GDP

Nigeria

0.56% of GDP

437% higher

Minimum Paid Vacation Days

Chad

24 days/yr

Nigeria

5.0 days/yr

380% higher

Meat Consumption per Person

Chad

26.48 kg/person/yr

Nigeria

7.2 kg/person/yr

270% higher

Government Debt (% GDP)

Chad

52.4% of GDP

Nigeria

19.6% of GDP

167% higher

Milk Consumption per Person

Chad

20.63 kg/person/yr

Nigeria

7.9 kg/person/yr

161% higher

EV Chargers per 100,000 People

Chad

0.01 per 100k people

Nigeria

0.00 per 100k people

150% higher

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors - Open Database License (ODbL)

Tobacco Use Prevalence

Chad

7.3% of adults

Nigeria

3.2% of adults

128% higher

Smoking Rate

Chad

7.4%

Nigeria

3.3%

124% higher

Scientific Publications

Nigeria

Chad

28.87

Nigeria

9.4K

100% lower

Official Languages Count

Chad

2.0

Nigeria

1.0

100% higher

Spirits Consumption

Nigeria

Chad

0.00 L/person/yr

Nigeria

0.41 L/person/yr

99% lower

Electricity Generation

Nigeria

Chad

0.39 TWh

Nigeria

40.13 TWh

99% lower

Total CO2 Emissions

Nigeria

Chad

2.9 Mt CO2e

Nigeria

131.91 Mt CO2e

98% lower

Current Account Balance (% of GDP)

Nigeria

Chad

0.20% of GDP

Nigeria

5.1% of GDP

96% lower

Electric Generating Capacity

Nigeria

Chad

167.0K kW

Nigeria

4.09M kW

96% lower

Population Density

Nigeria

Chad

15.34 /km²

Nigeria

250.21 /km²

94% lower

Water Withdrawal

Nigeria

Chad

0.88 B m³

Nigeria

12.47 B m³

93% lower

Comparison of Chad and Nigeria across 107 metrics
				Winner
FDI Inflows (% GDP)	5.2% of GDP	0.43% of GDP	1120% higher	Chad
Education Spending (% GDP)	3.2% of GDP	0.32% of GDP	903% higher	Chad
Women in Parliament (%)	26.11%	3.9%	568% higher	Chad
Military Spending	3.0% of GDP	0.56% of GDP	437% higher	Chad
Minimum Paid Vacation Days	24 days/yr	5.0 days/yr	380% higher	Chad
Meat Consumption per Person	26.48 kg/person/yr	7.2 kg/person/yr	270% higher	Chad
Government Debt (% GDP)	52.4% of GDP	19.6% of GDP	167% higher	Chad
Milk Consumption per Person	20.63 kg/person/yr	7.9 kg/person/yr	161% higher	Chad
EV Chargers per 100,000 PeopleSource: © OpenStreetMap contributors - Open Database License (ODbL)	0.01 per 100k people	0.00 per 100k people	150% higher	Chad
Tobacco Use Prevalence	7.3% of adults	3.2% of adults	128% higher	Chad
Smoking Rate	7.4%	3.3%	124% higher	Chad
Scientific Publications	28.87	9.4K	100% lower	Nigeria
Official Languages Count	2.0	1.0	100% higher	Chad
Spirits Consumption	0.00 L/person/yr	0.41 L/person/yr	99% lower	Nigeria
Electricity Generation	0.39 TWh	40.13 TWh	99% lower	Nigeria
Total CO2 Emissions	2.9 Mt CO2e	131.91 Mt CO2e	98% lower	Nigeria
Current Account Balance (% of GDP)	0.20% of GDP	5.1% of GDP	96% lower	Nigeria
Electric Generating Capacity	167.0K kW	4.09M kW	96% lower	Nigeria
Population Density	15.34 /km²	250.21 /km²	94% lower	Nigeria
Water Withdrawal	0.88 B m³	12.47 B m³	93% lower	Nigeria
Population	19.67M	244.34M	92% lower	Nigeria
GDP (Nominal)	$19,518,819,751.28	$252,261,880,141.15	92% lower	Nigeria
Electricity Use (Per Capita)	14.47 kWh/person	135.6 kWh/person	89% lower	Nigeria
Nurses & Midwives	0.21 per 1k	1.7 per 1k	88% lower	Nigeria
ATMs per 100,000 Adults	1.8 per 100k	13.57 per 100k	87% lower	Nigeria
Forest Coverage (%)	3.2%	23.21%	86% lower	Nigeria
Irrigated Land	300 km²	2.2K km²	86% lower	Nigeria
Forest Area	39.8K km²	211.4K km²	81% lower	Nigeria
Liberal Democracy Index	0.06	0.31	80% lower	Nigeria
Electricity Access (%)	12%	61.2%	80% lower	Nigeria
Armed Forces Personnel	45.0K	223.0K	80% lower	Nigeria
Safe Drinking Water (%)	6.3%	29.9%	79% lower	Nigeria
Doctors (per 1,000)	0.09 per 1k	0.38 per 1k	76% lower	Nigeria
CO2 Per Capita	0.14 t/person/yr	0.58 t/person/yr	76% lower	Nigeria
Inflation Rate	8.9%	33.2%	73% lower	Nigeria
Sanitation Access (%)	13.14%	47.9%	73% lower	Nigeria
Youth Unemployment Rate	1.5% of youth labor force	5.3% of youth labor force	73% lower	Nigeria
GDP Per Capita (PPP)	$2,742.66	$9,086.88	70% lower	Nigeria
Internet Users (%)	13%	39%	67% lower	Nigeria
Digital Payments Used	18.04% of adults	54.48% of adults	67% lower	Nigeria
Unemployment Rate	1.1%	3.0%	64% lower	Nigeria
Mobile Money Accounts	13.34% of adults	32.79% of adults	59% lower	Nigeria
Urban Population (%)	26.93%	62.98%	57% lower	Nigeria
Teen Birth Rate	134.74 per 1k	86.43 per 1k	56% higher	Chad
Health Spending Per Capita	$40.17	$90.92	56% lower	Nigeria
Firms Asked for Bribes	34.27% of firms	22.39% of firms	53% higher	Chad
Road Traffic Death Rate	26.4 per 100k	17.2 per 100k	53% higher	Chad
Electoral Democracy Index	0.24	0.51	52% lower	Nigeria
Protected Land (%)	21%	13.9%	51% higher	Chad
Freedom of Expression Index	0.43	0.85	50% lower	Nigeria
Border Neighbors	6.0	4.0	50% higher	Chad
Beer Consumption	0.27 L/person/yr	0.52 L/person/yr	48% lower	Nigeria
Agricultural Land (%)	39.98%	76.2%	48% lower	Nigeria
Obesity Rate	5.7%	10.84%	47% lower	Nigeria
GNI Per Capita	$940	$1,700	45% lower	Nigeria
Land Border Length	6.4K km	4.5K km	43% higher	Chad
Highest Elevation	3.4K m	2.4K m	42% higher	Chad
Energy Use (Per Capita)	198.54 kg oil eq/person	333.06 kg oil eq/person	40% lower	Nigeria
Firms with Female Top Manager	8.5% of firms	14.27% of firms	40% lower	Nigeria
Land Area	1.26M km²	910.8K km²	38% higher	Chad
Electricity Carbon Intensity	621.62 gCO2/kWh	455.71 gCO2/kWh	36% higher	Chad
Time Zones Count	2.0 time zones	3.0 time zones	33% lower	Nigeria
Elderly Population (%)	2.1%	3.0%	31% lower	Nigeria
Human Development Index	0.42	0.56	26% lower	Nigeria
Vehicles per 1,000 People	74.36 per 1k people	60.03 per 1k people	24% higher	Chad
Alcohol Consumption	2.9 L/adult/yr	3.8 L/adult/yr	23% lower	Nigeria
Can Raise Emergency Money	92.24% of adults	75.04% of adults	23% higher	Chad
Dependency Ratio	92.92% of working-age pop.	78.77% of working-age pop.	18% higher	Chad
Capital Elevation	298 m	360 m	17% lower	Nigeria
Firms Hit by Power Outages	96.17% of firms	82.49% of firms	17% higher	Chad
Firms Making Informal Payments	24.81% of firms	29.44% of firms	16% lower	Nigeria
Corruption Perceptions Index	22 pts	26 pts	15% lower	Nigeria
Women's Political Empowerment	0.63	0.73	15% lower	Nigeria
Birth Rate	38.62 per 1k	33.56 per 1k	15% higher	Chad
Political Corruption Index	0.95	0.83	14% higher	Chad
Food Waste per Person	132.79 kg/person/yr	154.26 kg/person/yr	14% lower	Nigeria
Median Age	15.4 years	17.8 years	13% lower	Nigeria
Renewable Energy (%)	70%	80.3%	13% lower	Nigeria
Air Pollution (PM2.5)	49.14 µg/m³	56.53 µg/m³	13% lower	Nigeria
Fertility Rate	5.1 children/woman	4.6 children/woman	12% higher	Chad
Youth Population (%)	46.06%	41.01%	12% higher	Chad
Inequality (Gini)	37.4	33.9	10% higher	Chad
Hypertension Prevalence	38.9% of adults	36.1% of adults	8% higher	Chad
Life Evaluation Score	4.4 pts	4.8 pts	8% lower	Nigeria
Airports	47	51	8% lower	Nigeria
Credit Card Ownership	3.5% of adults	3.2% of adults	8% higher	Chad
Death Rate	8.8 per 1k	9.4 per 1k	7% lower	Nigeria
Insufficient Physical Activity	19.4% of adults	18.16% of adults	7% higher	Chad
Health Spending (% GDP)	4.5% of GDP	4.3% of GDP	6% higher	Chad
Informal Employment Share	97.57% of employed people	93.14% of employed people	5% higher	Chad
Child Mortality	101.1 per 1k births	104.9 per 1k births	4% lower	Nigeria
Water Stress (%)	5.9%	5.6%	4% higher	Chad
Suicide Rate	5.2 per 100k	5.0 per 100k	4% higher	Chad
Seafood Consumption per Person	6.5 kg/person/yr	6.7 kg/person/yr	3% lower	Nigeria
Mobile Subscriptions (%)	73 per 100 people	71 per 100 people	3% higher	Chad
GDP Growth Rate	4.2%	4.1%	3% higher	Chad
Infant Mortality	58.7 per 1k births	60.1 per 1k births	2% lower	Nigeria
Life Expectancy	55.1 years	54.5 years	1% higher	Chad
Coastline Length	0 km	853 km	ranked lower	Nigeria
Coal Electricity Share	0%	0%	ranked lower	Nigeria
Wind Electricity Share	2.7%	0%	ranked higher	Chad
Solar Electricity Share	0%	0.31%	ranked lower	Nigeria
Broadband Access (%)	0 per 100 people	202 per 100 people	ranked lower	Nigeria
Nobel Laureates Born per Million People	0 per 1M people	0.00 per 1M people	ranked lower	Nigeria
Lowest Elevation	160 m	0 m	ranked higher	Chad
UNESCO World Heritage Sites	2.0 sites	2.0 sites	equal	Nigeria
McDonald's Outlets per Million PeopleSource: © OpenStreetMap contributors - Open Database License (ODbL)	0 per 1M people	0.00 per 1M people	ranked lower	Nigeria

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Chad Nigeria

Analysis

Nigeria leads in 65 of 107 shared metrics, while Chad leads in 42.

Chad's FDI Inflows (% GDP) is 11.2x that of Nigeria (5.2% of GDP vs 0.43% of GDP).

Chad's Education Spending (% GDP) is 9.0x that of Nigeria (3.2% of GDP vs 0.32% of GDP).

Chad's Women in Parliament (%) is 5.7x that of Nigeria (26.11% vs 3.9%).

Chad's Military Spending is 4.4x that of Nigeria (3.0% of GDP vs 0.56% of GDP).

Chad's Minimum Paid Vacation Days is 3.8x that of Nigeria (24 days/yr vs 5.0 days/yr).

Key Comparisons

FDI Inflows (% GDP)Chad leads

Chad

5.2% of GDP

Nigeria

0.43% of GDP

Education Spending (% GDP)Chad leads

Chad

3.2% of GDP

Nigeria

0.32% of GDP

Women in Parliament (%)Chad leads

Chad

26.11%

Nigeria

3.9%

Military SpendingChad leads

Chad

3.0% of GDP

Nigeria

0.56% of GDP

Minimum Paid Vacation DaysChad leads

Chad

24 days/yr

Nigeria

5.0 days/yr

Meat Consumption per PersonChad leads

Chad

26.48 kg/person/yr

Nigeria

7.2 kg/person/yr

FDI Inflows (% GDP)

5.2% of GDP

0.43% of GDP

Education Spending (% GDP)

3.2% of GDP

0.32% of GDP

Women in Parliament (%)

26.11%

3.9%

Military Spending

3.0% of GDP

0.56% of GDP

Minimum Paid Vacation Days

24 days/yr

5.0 days/yr

Meat Consumption per Person

26.48 kg/person/yr

7.2 kg/person/yr

Government Debt (% GDP)

52.4% of GDP

19.6% of GDP

Milk Consumption per Person

20.63 kg/person/yr

7.9 kg/person/yr

0.01 per 100k people

0.00 per 100k people

Tobacco Use Prevalence

7.3% of adults

3.2% of adults

Smoking Rate

7.4%

3.3%

Scientific Publications

28.87

9.4K

Official Languages Count

2.0

1.0

Spirits Consumption

0.00 L/person/yr

0.41 L/person/yr

Electricity Generation

0.39 TWh

40.13 TWh

Total CO2 Emissions

2.9 Mt CO2e

131.91 Mt CO2e

Current Account Balance (% of GDP)

0.20% of GDP

5.1% of GDP

Electric Generating Capacity

167.0K kW

4.09M kW

Population Density

15.34 /km²

250.21 /km²

Water Withdrawal

0.88 B m³

12.47 B m³

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Analysis

Key Comparisons

All Metrics

FDI Inflows (% GDP)

Education Spending (% GDP)

Women in Parliament (%)

Military Spending

Minimum Paid Vacation Days

Meat Consumption per Person

Government Debt (% GDP)

Milk Consumption per Person

EV Chargers per 100,000 People

Tobacco Use Prevalence

Smoking Rate

Scientific Publications

Official Languages Count

Spirits Consumption

Electricity Generation

Total CO2 Emissions

Current Account Balance (% of GDP)

Electric Generating Capacity

Population Density

Water Withdrawal

Population

GDP (Nominal)

Electricity Use (Per Capita)

Nurses & Midwives

ATMs per 100,000 Adults

Forest Coverage (%)

Irrigated Land

Forest Area

Liberal Democracy Index

Electricity Access (%)

Armed Forces Personnel

Safe Drinking Water (%)

Doctors (per 1,000)

CO2 Per Capita

Inflation Rate

Sanitation Access (%)

Youth Unemployment Rate

GDP Per Capita (PPP)

Internet Users (%)

Digital Payments Used

Unemployment Rate

Mobile Money Accounts

Urban Population (%)

Teen Birth Rate

Health Spending Per Capita

Firms Asked for Bribes

Road Traffic Death Rate

Electoral Democracy Index

Protected Land (%)

Freedom of Expression Index

Border Neighbors

Beer Consumption

Agricultural Land (%)

Obesity Rate

GNI Per Capita

Land Border Length

Highest Elevation

Energy Use (Per Capita)

Firms with Female Top Manager

Land Area

Electricity Carbon Intensity

Time Zones Count

Elderly Population (%)

Human Development Index

Vehicles per 1,000 People

Alcohol Consumption

Can Raise Emergency Money

Dependency Ratio

Capital Elevation

Firms Hit by Power Outages

Firms Making Informal Payments

Corruption Perceptions Index