Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Chad instead of Somalia, you would:
Health
be 50.4% less likely to be obese
In Somalia, 14.9% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Chad, that number is 7.4% of people as of 2024.
see 2.5 times more spent on your healthcare
Somalia spends $52 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Chad spends $130 as of 2023.
be 34.5% less likely to die by suicide
Somalia has a suicide rate of 8.0 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Chad, it is 5.2 per 100,000 as of 2021.
live 3.7 years less
In Somalia, the average life expectancy is 59 years (56 years for men, 62 years for women) as of 2024. In Chad, that number is 55 years (53 years for men, 57 years for women) as of 2024.
Economy
be 94.4% less likely to be unemployed
In Somalia, 18.9% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Chad, that number is 1.1% as of 2025.
be 19.1% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Somalia, 55.4% live below the poverty line as of 2022. In Chad, however, that number is 44.8% as of 2022.
make 54.6% more money
Somalia has a GDP per capita of $661 as of 2025, while in Chad, the GDP per capita is $1,022 as of 2025.
Life
be 13.9% less likely to die during infancy
In Somalia, approximately 65.4 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.
be 32.9% more likely to die during childbirth
In Somalia, approximately 563.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Chad, 748.0 women do as of 2023.
be 50.5% less likely to be literate
In Somalia, the literacy rate is 54.1% as of 2022. In Chad, it is 26.8% as of 2021.
Basic Needs
be 76.1% less likely to have access to electricity
In Somalia, approximately 50% of people have electricity access (79% in urban areas, and 24% 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 54.8% less likely to have internet access
In Somalia, approximately 27.9% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Chad, about 12.6% do as of 2024.
be 30.7% less likely to have access to drinking water
In Somalia, approximately 75% of people have access to drinking water (84% in urban areas, and 68% 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 33.7% more on healthcare
Somalia spends 3.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Chad, that number is 5.0% of GDP as of 2023.
Safety
be 30.7% more likely to die in a road accident
In Somalia, 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 82.5% less strain on fresh water
Somalia withdraws 25% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Chad withdraws 4% as of 2022.
Environment
be 48.4% more likely to die from air pollution
In Somalia, air pollution causes 64.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Chad, it causes 95.0 as of 2019.
emit 2.8 times more CO2
Somalia emits 0.1 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 (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook (2021). How we calculate this
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