Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in Chad instead of South Korea, you would:

Health

live 23.8 years less

In South Korea, the average life expectancy is 83 years (80 years for men, 86 years for women) as of 2022. In Chad, that number is 59 years (57 years for men, 61 years for women) as of 2022.

be 29.8% more likely to be obese

In South Korea, 4.7% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Chad, that number is 6.1% of people as of 2016.

Economy

make 96.5% less money

South Korea has a GDP per capita of $42,300 as of 2020, while in Chad, the GDP per capita is $1,500 as of 2020.

be 2.9 times more likely to live below the poverty line

In South Korea, 14.4% live below the poverty line as of 2016. In Chad, however, that number is 42.3% as of 2018.

pay a 57.9% higher top tax rate

South Korea has a top tax rate of 38.0% as of 2016. In Chad, the top tax rate is 60.0% as of 2016.

Life

have 5.8 times more children

In South Korea, there are approximately 6.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Chad, there are 40.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.

be 12.7 times more likely to die during childbirth

In South Korea, approximately 11.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Chad, 140.0 women do as of 2017.

be 77.2% less likely to be literate

In South Korea, the literacy rate is 98.0% as of 2019. In Chad, it is 22.3% as of 2016.

be 22.8 times more likely to die during infancy

In South Korea, approximately 2.9 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 91.0% less likely to have access to electricity

In South Korea, approximately 100% of the population has electricity access as of 2020. In Chad, 9% of the population do as of 2019.

be 89.7% less likely to have internet access

In South Korea, approximately 97.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Chad, about 10.0% do as of 2020.

be 39.0% less likely to have access to improved drinking water

In South Korea, approximately 100% of people have improved drinking water access as of 2020. In Chad, 61% of people do as of 2020.

Expenditures

spend 46.7% less on education

South Korea spends 4.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Chad spends 2.4% of total GDP on education as of 2019.

spend 46.3% less on healthcare

South Korea spends 8.2% 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: The World Factbook, National Tax Service, South Korea, General Inspectorate of Finance.

Chad: At a glance

Chad is a sovereign country in Africa, with a total land area of approximately 1,259,200 sq km. Chad, part of France's African holdings until 1960, endured three decades of civil warfare, as well as invasions by Libya, before a semblance of peace was finally restored in 1990. The government eventually drafted a democratic constitution and held flawed presidential elections in 1996 and 2001. In 1998, a rebellion broke out in northern Chad, which has sporadically flared up despite several peace agreements between the government and the insurgents. In 2005, new rebel groups emerged in western Sudan and made probing attacks into eastern Chad despite signing peace agreements in December 2006 and October 2007. In June 2005, President Idriss DEBY held a referendum successfully removing constitutional term limits and won another controversial election in 2006. Sporadic rebel campaigns continued throughout 2006 and 2007. The capital experienced a significant insurrection in early 2008, but has had no significant rebel threats since then, in part due to Chad's 2010 rapprochement with Sudan, which previously used Chadian rebels as proxies. DEBY in 2011 was reelected to his fourth term in an election that international observers described as proceeding without incident. Power remains in the hands of an ethnic minority. In January 2014, Chad began a two year rotation on the UN Security Council.
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