Quality of life comparison

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If you lived in Chad instead of Cayman Islands, you would:

Health

live 25.3 years less

In Cayman Islands, the average life expectancy is 81 years (78 years for men, 83 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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Economy

make 99.0% less money

Cayman Islands has a GDP per capita of $104,293 as of 2024, while in Chad, the GDP per capita is $1,022 as of 2025.

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Life

have 3.7 times more children

In Cayman Islands, there are approximately 11.6 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 72.9% less likely to be literate

In Cayman Islands, the literacy rate is 98.9% as of 2021. In Chad, it is 26.8% as of 2021.

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be 7.4 times more likely to die during infancy

In Cayman Islands, approximately 7.7 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. 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 Cayman Islands, 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 84.4% less likely to have internet access

In Cayman Islands, approximately 81.1% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Chad, about 12.6% do as of 2024.

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be 45.3% less likely to have access to drinking water

In Cayman Islands, approximately 95% 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 2.0 times more on education

Cayman Islands spends 1.6% 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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Environment

emit 97.2% less CO2

Cayman Islands emits 5.0 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Chad emits 0.1 tonnes as of 2024.

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Sources: World Bank (2023–2025), The World Factbook (2021–2022). How we calculate this

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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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