Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Saudi Arabia instead of Chad, you would:
Health
be 90.9% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Chad, 1.1% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Saudi Arabia, that number is 0.1% of people as of 2020.
live 17.5 years longer
In Chad, the average life expectancy is 59 years (57 years for men, 61 years for women) as of 2022. In Saudi Arabia, that number is 77 years (75 years for men, 78 years for women) as of 2022.
be 5.8 times more likely to be obese
In Chad, 6.1% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Saudi Arabia, that number is 35.4% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 29.5 times more money
Chad has a GDP per capita of $1,500 as of 2020, while in Saudi Arabia, the GDP per capita is $44,300 as of 2020.
Life
be 87.9% less likely to die during childbirth
In Chad, approximately 140.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Saudi Arabia, 17.0 women do as of 2017.
be 4.4 times more likely to be literate
In Chad, the literacy rate is 22.3% as of 2016. In Saudi Arabia, it is 97.6% as of 2020.
be 81.3% less likely to die during infancy
In Chad, approximately 65.5 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Saudi Arabia, on the other hand, 12.3 children do as of 2022.
have 64.8% fewer children
In Chad, there are approximately 40.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Saudi Arabia, there are 14.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 11.1 times 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 Saudi Arabia, that number is 100% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 98% in rural areas) as of 2020.
be 9.8 times more likely to have internet access
In Chad, approximately 10.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Saudi Arabia, about 98.0% do as of 2020.
be 64.2% more likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Chad, approximately 61% of people have improved drinking water access as of 2020. In Saudi Arabia, 100% of people do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 29.5% more on healthcare
Chad spends 4.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Saudi Arabia, that number is 5.7% of GDP as of 2019.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Saudi Arabia: At a glance
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