Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Chad instead of Iran, you would:
Health
be 76.4% less likely to be obese
In Iran, 25.8% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Chad, that number is 6.1% of people as of 2016.
be 11.0 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Iran, 0.1% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Chad, that number is 1.1% of people as of 2020.
live 16.1 years less
In Iran, the average life expectancy is 75 years (74 years for men, 77 years for women) as of 2022. In Chad, that number is 59 years (57 years for men, 61 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 87.9% less money
Iran has a GDP per capita of $12,400 as of 2020, while in Chad, the GDP per capita is $1,500 as of 2020.
be 2.3 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Iran, 18.7% live below the poverty line as of 2007. In Chad, however, that number is 42.3% as of 2018.
Life
have 2.6 times more children
In Iran, there are approximately 15.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Chad, there are 40.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 8.8 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Iran, approximately 16.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Chad, 140.0 women do as of 2017.
be 73.9% less likely to be literate
In Iran, the literacy rate is 85.5% as of 2016. In Chad, it is 22.3% as of 2016.
be 4.4 times more likely to die during infancy
In Iran, approximately 14.8 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Chad, on the other hand, 65.5 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 91.0% less likely to have access to electricity
In Iran, approximately 100% of the population has electricity access as of 2020. In Chad, 9% of the population do as of 2019.
be 88.1% less likely to have internet access
In Iran, approximately 84.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Chad, about 10.0% do as of 2020.
be 38.7% less likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Iran, approximately 99% of people have improved drinking water access (100% in urban areas, and 98% in rural areas) as of 2020. In Chad, that number is 61% of people on average (90% in urban areas, and 52% in rural areas) as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 35.1% less on education
Iran spends 3.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Chad spends 2.4% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
spend 34.3% less on healthcare
Iran spends 6.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Chad, that number is 4.4% of GDP as of 2019.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Chad: At a glance
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