Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Chad instead of Malawi, you would:
Health
be 85.5% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Malawi, 6.2% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2024. In Chad, that number is 0.9% of people as of 2024.
have 57.4% more doctors per person
Malawi has 0.5 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Chad has 0.8 as of 2023.
be 31.2% less likely to die by suicide
Malawi has a suicide rate of 7.6 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Chad, it is 5.2 per 100,000 as of 2021.
live 12.3 years less
In Malawi, the average life expectancy is 68 years (64 years for men, 71 years for women) as of 2024. In Chad, that number is 55 years (53 years for men, 57 years for women) as of 2024.
have 39.6% less access to essential health services
Malawi scores 48 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Chad scores 29 as of 2021.
Economy
be 79.1% less likely to be unemployed
In Malawi, 5.1% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Chad, that number is 1.1% as of 2025.
make 52.2% more money
Malawi has a GDP per capita of $672 as of 2025, while in Chad, the GDP per capita is $1,022 as of 2025.
Life
have 38.9% more children
In Malawi, there are approximately 31.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Chad, there are 43.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 3.3 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Malawi, approximately 225.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Chad, 748.0 women do as of 2023.
be 60.2% less likely to be literate
In Malawi, the literacy rate is 67.3% as of 2021. In Chad, it is 26.8% as of 2021.
be 48.2% more likely to die during infancy
In Malawi, approximately 38.0 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.
Basic Needs
be 23.1% less likely to have access to electricity
In Malawi, approximately 16% of people have electricity access (58% in urban areas, and 6% 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 33.4% less likely to have internet access
In Malawi, approximately 19.0% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Chad, about 12.6% do as of 2024.
be 28.5% less likely to have access to drinking water
In Malawi, approximately 73% 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 23.4% less on healthcare
Malawi spends 6.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Chad, that number is 5.0% of GDP as of 2023.
spend 16.4% more on education
Malawi spends 2.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. Chad spends 3.2% of total GDP on education as of 2023.
Safety
be 30.7% more likely to die in a road accident
In Malawi, road accidents kill 20.2 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Chad, they kill 26.4 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
live with 75.5% less strain on fresh water
Malawi withdraws 18% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Chad withdraws 4% as of 2022.
Environment
emit 36.4% less CO2
Malawi emits 0.2 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Chad emits 0.1 tonnes as of 2024.
be 2.2 times more likely to die from air pollution
In Malawi, air pollution causes 43.0 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), The World Factbook (2021). How we calculate this
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