Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Chad instead of Liberia, you would:
Health
be 58.4% less likely to be obese
In Liberia, 17.8% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Chad, that number is 7.4% of people as of 2024.
be 12.7% less likely to die by suicide
Liberia has a suicide rate of 6.0 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Chad, it is 5.2 per 100,000 as of 2021.
live 7.1 years less
In Liberia, the average life expectancy is 62 years (61 years for men, 64 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 44.3% less spent on your healthcare
Liberia spends $233 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Chad spends $130 as of 2023.
have 52.2% fewer doctors per person
Liberia has 1.8 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Chad has 0.8 as of 2023.
have 35.6% less access to essential health services
Liberia scores 45 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Chad scores 29 as of 2021.
Economy
be 63.2% less likely to be unemployed
In Liberia, 2.9% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Chad, that number is 1.1% as of 2025.
make 11.7% more money
Liberia has a GDP per capita of $915 as of 2025, while in Chad, the GDP per capita is $1,022 as of 2025.
Life
be 10.9% less likely to die during infancy
In Liberia, approximately 63.2 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Chad, on the other hand, 56.3 children do as of 2024.
have 41.5% more children
In Liberia, there are approximately 30.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Chad, there are 43.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 19.1% more likely to die during childbirth
In Liberia, approximately 628.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Chad, 748.0 women do as of 2023.
Basic Needs
be 63.1% less likely to have access to electricity
In Liberia, approximately 32% of people have electricity access (53% in urban areas, and 9% 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 60.8% less likely to have internet access
In Liberia, approximately 32.2% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Chad, about 12.6% do as of 2024.
be 33.8% less likely to have access to drinking water
In Liberia, approximately 79% of people have access to drinking water (86% in urban areas, and 70% 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 61.6% less on healthcare
Liberia spends 13.0% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Chad, that number is 5.0% of GDP as of 2023.
spend 41.0% more on education
Liberia spends 2.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Chad spends 3.2% of total GDP on education as of 2023.
Safety
be 72.5% more likely to die in a road accident
In Liberia, road accidents kill 15.3 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Chad, they kill 26.4 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
live with 16.5 times more strain on fresh water
Liberia withdraws 0% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Chad withdraws 4% as of 2022.
Environment
be 58.3% more likely to die from air pollution
In Liberia, air pollution causes 60.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Chad, it causes 95.0 as of 2019.
Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024). How we calculate this
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