Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Chad instead of Zambia, you would:
Health
be 90.4% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Zambia, 9.4% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2024. In Chad, that number is 0.9% of people as of 2024.
be 36.1% less likely to be obese
In Zambia, 11.6% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Chad, that number is 7.4% of people as of 2024.
be 26.9% less likely to die by suicide
Zambia has a suicide rate of 7.1 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Chad, it is 5.2 per 100,000 as of 2021.
live 11.3 years less
In Zambia, the average life expectancy is 67 years (64 years for men, 69 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 46.7% less spent on your healthcare
Zambia spends $244 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Chad spends $130 as of 2023.
have 73.8% fewer doctors per person
Zambia has 3.2 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Chad has 0.8 as of 2023.
have 48.2% less access to essential health services
Zambia scores 56 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Chad scores 29 as of 2021.
Economy
be 82.1% less likely to be unemployed
In Zambia, 5.9% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Chad, that number is 1.1% as of 2025.
be 25.3% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Zambia, 60.0% live below the poverty line as of 2022. In Chad, however, that number is 44.8% as of 2022.
make 22.4% less money
Zambia has a GDP per capita of $1,318 as of 2025, while in Chad, the GDP per capita is $1,022 as of 2025.
Life
have 32.2% more children
In Zambia, there are approximately 32.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Chad, there are 43.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 8.8 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Zambia, approximately 85.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Chad, 748.0 women do as of 2023.
be 62.7% less likely to be literate
In Zambia, the literacy rate is 71.8% as of 2024. In Chad, it is 26.8% as of 2021.
be 62.7% more likely to die during infancy
In Zambia, approximately 34.6 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 76.5% less likely to have access to electricity
In Zambia, approximately 51% of people have electricity access (90% in urban areas, and 18% 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 26.1% less likely to have internet access
In Zambia, approximately 17.1% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Chad, about 12.6% do as of 2024.
be 28.9% less likely to have access to drinking water
In Zambia, approximately 73% of people have access to drinking water (90% in urban areas, and 58% 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 21.4% less on education
Zambia spends 4.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Chad spends 3.2% of total GDP on education as of 2023.
spend 16.4% less on healthcare
Zambia spends 6.0% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Chad, that number is 5.0% of GDP as of 2023.
Safety
be 54.4% more likely to die in a road accident
In Zambia, road accidents kill 17.1 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Chad, they kill 26.4 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
live with 51.1% more strain on fresh water
Zambia withdraws 3% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Chad withdraws 4% as of 2022.
use 98.1% less electricity
Zambia uses 727 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Chad uses 14 kWh as of 2023.
Environment
emit 74.1% less CO2
Zambia emits 0.5 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Chad emits 0.1 tonnes as of 2024.
be 90.0% more likely to die from air pollution
In Zambia, air pollution causes 50.0 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), The World Factbook (2021). How we calculate this
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