If you lived in Chad instead of Bahrain, you would:

Health

be 78.8% less likely to be obese

In Bahrain, 34.9% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Chad, that number is 7.4% of people as of 2024.

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live 26.2 years less

In Bahrain, the average life expectancy is 81 years (81 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2024. In Chad, that number is 55 years (53 years for men, 57 years for women) as of 2024.

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see 94.9% less spent on your healthcare

Bahrain spends $2,555 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Chad spends $130 as of 2023.

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have 88.5% fewer doctors per person

Bahrain has 7.4 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2020. Chad has 0.8 as of 2023.

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have 61.8% less access to essential health services

Bahrain scores 76 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Chad scores 29 as of 2021.

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be 11.8% more likely to die by suicide

Bahrain has a suicide rate of 4.7 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Chad, it is 5.2 per 100,000 as of 2021.

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Economy

make 96.7% less money

Bahrain has a GDP per capita of $30,597 as of 2025, while in Chad, the GDP per capita is $1,022 as of 2025.

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Life

have 3.6 times more children

In Bahrain, there are approximately 12.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Chad, there are 43.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

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be 44.0 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Bahrain, approximately 17.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Chad, 748.0 women do as of 2023.

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be 72.6% less likely to be literate

In Bahrain, the literacy rate is 97.8% as of 2024. In Chad, it is 26.8% as of 2021.

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be 7.7 times more likely to die during infancy

In Bahrain, approximately 7.3 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Chad, on the other hand, 56.3 children do as of 2024.

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Basic Needs

be 88.0% less likely to have access to electricity

In Bahrain, approximately 100% of people have electricity access (100% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2023. In Chad, that number is 12% of people on average (48% in urban areas, and 0% in rural areas) as of 2023.

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be 87.4% less likely to have internet access

In Bahrain, approximately 100.0% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Chad, about 12.6% do as of 2024.

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be 47.7% less likely to have access to drinking water

In Bahrain, approximately 100% of people have access to drinking water as of 2024. In Chad, 52% of people do as of 2024.

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Expenditures

spend 69.3% more on education

Bahrain spends 1.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Chad spends 3.2% of total GDP on education as of 2023.

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spend 25.0% more on healthcare

Bahrain spends 4.0% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Chad, that number is 5.0% of GDP as of 2023.

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Safety

be 3.3 times more likely to die in a road accident

In Bahrain, road accidents kill 8.1 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Chad, they kill 26.4 per 100,000 as of 2021.

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Infrastructure

live with 96.8% less strain on fresh water

Bahrain withdraws 134% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Chad withdraws 4% as of 2022.

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use 99.9% less electricity

Bahrain uses 23,120 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Chad uses 14 kWh as of 2023.

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Environment

emit 99.4% less CO2

Bahrain emits 23.9 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Chad emits 0.1 tonnes as of 2024.

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be 39.7% more likely to die from air pollution

In Bahrain, air pollution causes 68.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Chad, it causes 95.0 as of 2019.

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Sources: World Bank (2020–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook (2021). How we calculate this

Chad: At a glance

Chad is a sovereign country in Africa, with a total land area of approximately 1,259,200 sq km. Chad, part of France's African holdings until 1960, endured three decades of civil warfare, as well as invasions by Libya, before a semblance of peace was finally restored in 1990. The government eventually drafted a democratic constitution and held flawed presidential elections in 1996 and 2001. In 1998, a rebellion broke out in northern Chad, which has sporadically flared up despite several peace agreements between the government and the insurgents. In 2005, new rebel groups emerged in western Sudan and made probing attacks into eastern Chad despite signing peace agreements in December 2006 and October 2007. In June 2005, President Idriss DEBY held a referendum successfully removing constitutional term limits and won another controversial election in 2006. Sporadic rebel campaigns continued throughout 2006 and 2007. The capital experienced a significant insurrection in early 2008, but has had no significant rebel threats since then, in part due to Chad's 2010 rapprochement with Sudan, which previously used Chadian rebels as proxies. DEBY in 2011 was reelected to his fourth term in an election that international observers described as proceeding without incident. Power remains in the hands of an ethnic minority. In January 2014, Chad began a two year rotation on the UN Security Council.
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