Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Chad instead of Malawi, you would:
Health
be 86.4% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Malawi, 8.1% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Chad, that number is 1.1% of people as of 2020.
live 13.3 years less
In Malawi, the average life expectancy is 72 years (69 years for men, 76 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
be 17.9% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Malawi, 51.5% live below the poverty line as of 2016. In Chad, however, that number is 42.3% as of 2018.
pay a 100.0% higher top tax rate
Malawi has a top tax rate of 30.0% as of 2016. In Chad, the top tax rate is 60.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 59.9% less likely to die during childbirth
In Malawi, approximately 349.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Chad, 140.0 women do as of 2017.
have 44.8% more children
In Malawi, there are approximately 27.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Chad, there are 40.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 64.1% less likely to be literate
In Malawi, the literacy rate is 62.1% as of 2015. In Chad, it is 22.3% as of 2016.
be 95.9% more likely to die during infancy
In Malawi, approximately 33.4 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 30.8% less likely to have access to electricity
In Malawi, approximately 13% of people have electricity access (55% in urban areas, and 5% in rural areas) as of 2019. In Chad, that number is 9% of people on average (32% in urban areas, and 1% in rural areas) as of 2019.
be 28.6% less likely to have internet access
In Malawi, approximately 14.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In Chad, about 10.0% do as of 2020.
be 33.8% less likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Malawi, approximately 92% of people have improved drinking water access (97% in urban areas, and 91% 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 17.2% less on education
Malawi spends 2.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Chad spends 2.4% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
spend 40.5% less on healthcare
Malawi spends 7.4% 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: Malawi Revenue Authority, The World Factbook, General Inspectorate of Finance.
Chad: At a glance
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