Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Chad instead of Lesotho, you would:
Health
be 94.7% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Lesotho, 17.1% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2024. In Chad, that number is 0.9% of people as of 2024.
be 66.7% less likely to be obese
In Lesotho, 22.2% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Chad, that number is 7.4% of people as of 2024.
be 81.8% less likely to die by suicide
Lesotho has a suicide rate of 28.7 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Chad, it is 5.2 per 100,000 as of 2021.
live 2.6 years less
In Lesotho, the average life expectancy is 58 years (55 years for men, 60 years for women) as of 2024. In Chad, that number is 55 years (53 years for men, 57 years for women) as of 2024.
see 66.3% less spent on your healthcare
Lesotho spends $386 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Chad spends $130 as of 2023.
have 63.8% fewer doctors per person
Lesotho has 2.4 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Chad has 0.8 as of 2023.
have 45.3% less access to essential health services
Lesotho scores 53 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Chad scores 29 as of 2021.
Economy
be 93.5% less likely to be unemployed
In Lesotho, 16.3% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Chad, that number is 1.1% as of 2025.
Life
have 82.1% more children
In Lesotho, there are approximately 23.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Chad, there are 43.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 56.5% more likely to die during childbirth
In Lesotho, approximately 478.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Chad, 748.0 women do as of 2023.
be 70.4% less likely to be literate
In Lesotho, the literacy rate is 90.5% as of 2024. In Chad, it is 26.8% as of 2021.
Basic Needs
be 79.1% less likely to have access to electricity
In Lesotho, approximately 57% of people have electricity access (85% in urban areas, and 45% 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.
be 75.6% less likely to have internet access
In Lesotho, approximately 51.8% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Chad, about 12.6% do as of 2024.
be 33.1% less likely to have access to drinking water
In Lesotho, approximately 78% of people have access to drinking water (95% in urban areas, and 71% in rural areas) as of 2024. In Chad, that number is 52% of people on average (78% in urban areas, and 44% in rural areas) as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 51.7% less on education
Lesotho spends 6.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2024. Chad spends 3.2% of total GDP on education as of 2023.
spend 60.3% less on healthcare
Lesotho spends 12.6% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Chad, that number is 5.0% of GDP as of 2023.
Safety
be 22.2% more likely to die in a road accident
In Lesotho, road accidents kill 21.6 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Chad, they kill 26.4 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
live with 66.9% more strain on fresh water
Lesotho withdraws 3% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Chad withdraws 4% as of 2022.
Environment
emit 67.4% less CO2
Lesotho emits 0.4 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Chad emits 0.1 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2021), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook (2021). How we calculate this
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