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 Nigeria
107 shared metrics.
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Nigeria
Quick notes before you compare the numbers.
Identity
Formal name: Federal Republic of Nigeria.
CIA 2026
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)
ChadChad
5.2% of GDP
Nigeria
0.43% of GDP
1120% higher
Education Spending (% GDP)
ChadChad
3.2% of GDP
Nigeria
0.32% of GDP
903% higher
Women in Parliament (%)
ChadChad
26.11%
Nigeria
3.9%
568% higher
Military Spending
ChadChad
3.0% of GDP
Nigeria
0.56% of GDP
437% higher
Minimum Paid Vacation Days
ChadChad
24 days/yr
Nigeria
5.0 days/yr
380% higher
Meat Consumption per Person
ChadChad
26.48 kg/person/yr
Nigeria
7.2 kg/person/yr
270% higher
Government Debt (% GDP)
ChadChad
52.4% of GDP
Nigeria
19.6% of GDP
167% higher
Milk Consumption per Person
ChadChad
20.63 kg/person/yr
Nigeria
7.9 kg/person/yr
161% higher
EV Chargers per 100,000 People
ChadChad
0.01 per 100k people
Nigeria
0.00 per 100k people
150% higher
Tobacco Use Prevalence
ChadChad
7.3% of adults
Nigeria
3.2% of adults
128% higher
Smoking Rate
ChadChad
7.4%
Nigeria
3.3%
124% higher
Scientific Publications
NigeriaChad
28.87
Nigeria
9.4K
100% lower
Official Languages Count
ChadChad
2.0
Nigeria
1.0
100% higher
Spirits Consumption
NigeriaChad
0.00 L/person/yr
Nigeria
0.41 L/person/yr
99% lower
Electricity Generation
NigeriaChad
0.39 TWh
Nigeria
40.13 TWh
99% lower
Total CO2 Emissions
NigeriaChad
2.9 Mt CO2e
Nigeria
131.91 Mt CO2e
98% lower
Current Account Balance (% of GDP)
NigeriaChad
0.20% of GDP
Nigeria
5.1% of GDP
96% lower
Electric Generating Capacity
NigeriaChad
167.0K kW
Nigeria
4.09M kW
96% lower
Population Density
NigeriaChad
15.34 /km²
Nigeria
250.21 /km²
94% lower
Water Withdrawal
NigeriaChad
0.88 B m³
Nigeria
12.47 B m³
93% lower
Population
NigeriaChad
19.67M
Nigeria
244.34M
92% lower
GDP (Nominal)
NigeriaChad
$19,518,819,751.28
Nigeria
$252,261,880,141.15
92% lower
Electricity Use (Per Capita)
NigeriaChad
14.47 kWh/person
Nigeria
135.6 kWh/person
89% lower
Nurses & Midwives
NigeriaChad
0.21 per 1k
Nigeria
1.7 per 1k
88% lower
ATMs per 100,000 Adults
NigeriaChad
1.8 per 100k
Nigeria
13.57 per 100k
87% lower
Forest Coverage (%)
NigeriaChad
3.2%
Nigeria
23.21%
86% lower
Irrigated Land
NigeriaChad
300 km²
Nigeria
2.2K km²
86% lower
Forest Area
NigeriaChad
39.8K km²
Nigeria
211.4K km²
81% lower
Liberal Democracy Index
NigeriaChad
0.06
Nigeria
0.31
80% lower
Electricity Access (%)
NigeriaChad
12%
Nigeria
61.2%
80% lower
Armed Forces Personnel
NigeriaChad
45.0K
Nigeria
223.0K
80% lower
Safe Drinking Water (%)
NigeriaChad
6.3%
Nigeria
29.9%
79% lower
Doctors (per 1,000)
NigeriaChad
0.09 per 1k
Nigeria
0.38 per 1k
76% lower
CO2 Per Capita
NigeriaChad
0.14 t/person/yr
Nigeria
0.58 t/person/yr
76% lower
Inflation Rate
NigeriaChad
8.9%
Nigeria
33.2%
73% lower
Sanitation Access (%)
NigeriaChad
13.14%
Nigeria
47.9%
73% lower
Youth Unemployment Rate
NigeriaChad
1.5% of youth labor force
Nigeria
5.3% of youth labor force
73% lower
GDP Per Capita (PPP)
NigeriaChad
$2,742.66
Nigeria
$9,086.88
70% lower
Internet Users (%)
NigeriaChad
13%
Nigeria
39%
67% lower
Digital Payments Used
NigeriaChad
18.04% of adults
Nigeria
54.48% of adults
67% lower
Unemployment Rate
NigeriaChad
1.1%
Nigeria
3.0%
64% lower
Mobile Money Accounts
NigeriaChad
13.34% of adults
Nigeria
32.79% of adults
59% lower
Urban Population (%)
NigeriaChad
26.93%
Nigeria
62.98%
57% lower
Teen Birth Rate
ChadChad
134.74 per 1k
Nigeria
86.43 per 1k
56% higher
Health Spending Per Capita
NigeriaChad
$40.17
Nigeria
$90.92
56% lower
Firms Asked for Bribes
ChadChad
34.27% of firms
Nigeria
22.39% of firms
53% higher
Road Traffic Death Rate
ChadChad
26.4 per 100k
Nigeria
17.2 per 100k
53% higher
Electoral Democracy Index
NigeriaChad
0.24
Nigeria
0.51
52% lower
Protected Land (%)
ChadChad
21%
Nigeria
13.9%
51% higher
Freedom of Expression Index
NigeriaChad
0.43
Nigeria
0.85
50% lower
Border Neighbors
ChadChad
6.0
Nigeria
4.0
50% higher
Beer Consumption
NigeriaChad
0.27 L/person/yr
Nigeria
0.52 L/person/yr
48% lower
Agricultural Land (%)
NigeriaChad
39.98%
Nigeria
76.2%
48% lower
Obesity Rate
NigeriaChad
5.7%
Nigeria
10.84%
47% lower
GNI Per Capita
NigeriaChad
$940
Nigeria
$1,700
45% lower
Land Border Length
ChadChad
6.4K km
Nigeria
4.5K km
43% higher
Highest Elevation
ChadChad
3.4K m
Nigeria
2.4K m
42% higher
Energy Use (Per Capita)
NigeriaChad
198.54 kg oil eq/person
Nigeria
333.06 kg oil eq/person
40% lower
Firms with Female Top Manager
NigeriaChad
8.5% of firms
Nigeria
14.27% of firms
40% lower
Land Area
ChadChad
1.26M km²
Nigeria
910.8K km²
38% higher
Electricity Carbon Intensity
ChadChad
621.62 gCO2/kWh
Nigeria
455.71 gCO2/kWh
36% higher
Time Zones Count
NigeriaChad
2.0 time zones
Nigeria
3.0 time zones
33% lower
Elderly Population (%)
NigeriaChad
2.1%
Nigeria
3.0%
31% lower
Human Development Index
NigeriaChad
0.42
Nigeria
0.56
26% lower
Vehicles per 1,000 People
ChadChad
74.36 per 1k people
Nigeria
60.03 per 1k people
24% higher
Alcohol Consumption
NigeriaChad
2.9 L/adult/yr
Nigeria
3.8 L/adult/yr
23% lower
Can Raise Emergency Money
ChadChad
92.24% of adults
Nigeria
75.04% of adults
23% higher
Dependency Ratio
ChadChad
92.92% of working-age pop.
Nigeria
78.77% of working-age pop.
18% higher
Capital Elevation
NigeriaChad
298 m
Nigeria
360 m
17% lower
Firms Hit by Power Outages
ChadChad
96.17% of firms
Nigeria
82.49% of firms
17% higher
Firms Making Informal Payments
NigeriaChad
24.81% of firms
Nigeria
29.44% of firms
16% lower
Corruption Perceptions Index
NigeriaChad
22 pts
Nigeria
26 pts
15% lower
Women's Political Empowerment
NigeriaChad
0.63
Nigeria
0.73
15% lower
Birth Rate
ChadChad
38.62 per 1k
Nigeria
33.56 per 1k
15% higher
Political Corruption Index
ChadChad
0.95
Nigeria
0.83
14% higher
Food Waste per Person
NigeriaChad
132.79 kg/person/yr
Nigeria
154.26 kg/person/yr
14% lower
Median Age
NigeriaChad
15.4 years
Nigeria
17.8 years
13% lower
Renewable Energy (%)
NigeriaChad
70%
Nigeria
80.3%
13% lower
Air Pollution (PM2.5)
NigeriaChad
49.14 µg/m³
Nigeria
56.53 µg/m³
13% lower
Fertility Rate
ChadChad
5.1 children/woman
Nigeria
4.6 children/woman
12% higher
Youth Population (%)
ChadChad
46.06%
Nigeria
41.01%
12% higher
Inequality (Gini)
ChadChad
37.4
Nigeria
33.9
10% higher
Hypertension Prevalence
ChadChad
38.9% of adults
Nigeria
36.1% of adults
8% higher
Life Evaluation Score
NigeriaChad
4.4 pts
Nigeria
4.8 pts
8% lower
Airports
NigeriaChad
47
Nigeria
51
8% lower
Credit Card Ownership
ChadChad
3.5% of adults
Nigeria
3.2% of adults
8% higher
Death Rate
NigeriaChad
8.8 per 1k
Nigeria
9.4 per 1k
7% lower
Insufficient Physical Activity
ChadChad
19.4% of adults
Nigeria
18.16% of adults
7% higher
Health Spending (% GDP)
ChadChad
4.5% of GDP
Nigeria
4.3% of GDP
6% higher
Informal Employment Share
ChadChad
97.57% of employed people
Nigeria
93.14% of employed people
5% higher
Child Mortality
NigeriaChad
101.1 per 1k births
Nigeria
104.9 per 1k births
4% lower
Water Stress (%)
ChadChad
5.9%
Nigeria
5.6%
4% higher
Suicide Rate
ChadChad
5.2 per 100k
Nigeria
5.0 per 100k
4% higher
Seafood Consumption per Person
NigeriaChad
6.5 kg/person/yr
Nigeria
6.7 kg/person/yr
3% lower
Mobile Subscriptions (%)
ChadChad
73 per 100 people
Nigeria
71 per 100 people
3% higher
GDP Growth Rate
ChadChad
4.2%
Nigeria
4.1%
3% higher
Infant Mortality
NigeriaChad
58.7 per 1k births
Nigeria
60.1 per 1k births
2% lower
Life Expectancy
ChadChad
55.1 years
Nigeria
54.5 years
1% higher
Coastline Length
NigeriaChad
0 km
Nigeria
853 km
ranked lower
Coal Electricity Share
NigeriaChad
0%
Nigeria
0%
ranked lower
Wind Electricity Share
ChadChad
2.7%
Nigeria
0%
ranked higher
Solar Electricity Share
NigeriaChad
0%
Nigeria
0.31%
ranked lower
Broadband Access (%)
NigeriaChad
0 per 100 people
Nigeria
202 per 100 people
ranked lower
Nobel Laureates Born per Million People
NigeriaChad
0 per 1M people
Nigeria
0.00 per 1M people
ranked lower
Lowest Elevation
ChadChad
160 m
Nigeria
0 m
ranked higher
UNESCO World Heritage Sites
NigeriaChad
2.0 sites
Nigeria
2.0 sites
equal
McDonald's Outlets per Million People
NigeriaChad
0 per 1M people
Nigeria
0.00 per 1M people
ranked lower
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