Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Niger instead of Chad, you would:
Health
be 81.8% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Chad, 1.1% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Niger, that number is 0.2% of people as of 2020.
live 0.9 years longer
In Chad, the average life expectancy is 59 years (57 years for men, 61 years for women) as of 2022. In Niger, that number is 60 years (59 years for men, 62 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 20.0% less money
Chad has a GDP per capita of $1,500 as of 2020, while in Niger, the GDP per capita is $1,200 as of 2020.
Life
be 57.4% more likely to be literate
In Chad, the literacy rate is 22.3% as of 2016. In Niger, it is 35.1% as of 2018.
have 16.4% more children
In Chad, there are approximately 40.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Niger, there are 47.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 3.6 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Chad, approximately 140.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Niger, 509.0 women do as of 2017.
Basic Needs
be 55.6% more likely to have access to electricity
In Chad, approximately 9% of people have electricity access (32% in urban areas, and 1% in rural areas) as of 2019. In Niger, that number is 14% of people on average (71% in urban areas, and 2% in rural areas) as of 2019.
be 12.6% more likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Chad, approximately 61% of people have improved drinking water access (90% in urban areas, and 52% in rural areas) as of 2020. In Niger, that number is 69% of people on average (96% in urban areas, and 63% in rural areas) as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 45.8% more on education
Chad spends 2.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Niger spends 3.5% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
spend 29.5% more on healthcare
Chad spends 4.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Niger, that number is 5.7% of GDP as of 2019.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Niger: At a glance
How big is Niger compared to Chad? See an in-depth size comparison.