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Chad vs Nigeria

Chad and Nigeria side by side across 202 indicators — each row links to the full 54-country ranking, with sources and the API call behind every figure.

GDP$25.63B vs $377.37BChad vs Nigeria
GDP per Capita$1,315 vs $1,556Chad vs Nigeria
Population21M vs 237.53MChad vs Nigeria

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Indicator Chad NigeriaPeriod
GDPEconomy$25.63B$377.37B2026
GDP per CapitaEconomy$1,315$1,5562026
Inflation RateEconomy0.5%15.9%2026
Central Bank Policy RateEconomy4.5%26.5%2025/2026
Official Exchange RateEconomy569.51 LCU/USD1,376.34 LCU/USD2026-06
Budget BalanceEconomy-1.4%-4.4%2026
Unemployment RateEconomy1.1%3.1%2025
Public DebtEconomy29.9%32.3%2026
Trade BalanceEconomy$2.73B$-322.41M2025/1960 ⚠
GDP GrowthEconomy5.2%4.1%2026
GNI per CapitaEconomy$970$1,3602025
GNI per Capita (PPP)Economy$2,770$9,2302025
GDP (PPP)Economy$60.97B$2.26T2025
Agriculture (% of GDP)Economy36.3%23%2025
Industry (% of GDP)Economy26.7%16.4%2025
Manufacturing (% of GDP)Economy6.3%8.3%2024/2025
Services (% of GDP)Economy33.9%58.2%2025
Investment (% of GDP)Economy20.4%—2025
Remittances ReceivedEconomy$724.06K$22.79B1994/2025 ⚠
Remittances (% of GDP)Economy0.1%7.8%1994/2025 ⚠
External Debt (% of GNI)Economy16.4%60%2024
Foreign ReservesEconomy$1.55B$46.02B2024/2025
Credit to Private Sector (% of GDP)Economy8.3%9.6%2021/2022
Labor Force ParticipationEconomy59.4%82.5%2025
Female Labor Force ParticipationEconomy47.3%80.7%2025
Income Inequality (Gini)Economy37.433.92022
Extreme Poverty RateEconomy39.5%41.8%2022
Account OwnershipEconomy20.9%63.3%2024
Youth NEET RateEconomy42.3%11.9%2022/2024
Military Spending (% of GDP)Economy3%0.6%2024
Trade Openness (% of GDP)Economy46.1%26.2%2025/1960 ⚠
Inflation (GDP Deflator)Economy-2%13.9%2025
Tourism ReceiptsEconomy$25M$321M2002/2020 ⚠
Tourist ArrivalsEconomy10.4K5.27M2020/2016
Current Account BalanceEconomy0.8%5.8%2026
Foreign Direct InvestmentEconomy$1.02B$1.08B2024
FDI (% of GDP)Economy5.1%0.4%2024
Government Revenue (% of GDP)Economy16.7%10.8%2024
Government Spending (% of GDP)Economy18.8%12.3%2024
Youth Unemployment RateEconomy8.9%5.4%2022/2024
Productive Capacity IndexEconomy21.330.72024
Natural Resource RentsEconomy21.3%8.6%2021
Oil Rents (% of GDP)Economy16.8%6.2%2021
Mineral Rents (% of GDP)Economy0%0%2021
Natural Gas Rents (% of GDP)Economy0%1.2%2021
Foreign Aid (% of GNI)Economy6.6%0.8%2023
Foreign Aid per CapitaEconomy$59$162023
Lending Interest RateEconomy—14%2023
Real Interest RateEconomy—2.9%2023
Gross Savings (% of GDP)Economy13.4%—1994
Adjusted Net Income per CapitaEconomy$469$1,6632021
Employment in AgricultureEconomy71.7%33.5%2025
Employment in IndustryEconomy8.5%17%2025
Employment in ServicesEconomy19.8%49.5%2025
Vulnerable EmploymentEconomy90.2%66.5%2025
Household Consumption (% of GDP)Economy57%—2025
Income Share of Poorest 20%Economy6.9%7.5%2022
Bank Branches per 100,000Economy0.83.32021/2024
ATMs per 100,000Economy1.712.82022/2024
GDP per Capita GrowthEconomy2%1.9%2025
Debt Service (% of GNI)Economy1.9%5.5%2024
Poverty Rate ($3.65/day)Economy61.4%64%2022
Poverty Rate ($6.85/day)Economy89.5%92.9%2022
Exports of Goods & ServicesTrade$6.32B$387.79M2025/1960 ⚠
Imports of Goods & ServicesTrade$3.59B$710.2M2025/1960 ⚠
Export Diversification IndexTrade0.8660.8262024
Export Concentration IndexTrade0.6760.6942024
Liner Shipping ConnectivityTrade—20.82021
Fuel Exports (% of Exports)Trade7.9%88.6%1975/2024 ⚠
Manufactures Exports (% of Exports)Trade7.7%3.5%1975/2024 ⚠
Food Exports (% of Exports)Trade16.2%6%1975/2024 ⚠
High-Tech Exports (% of Manufactured)Trade—2.7%2024
Exports (% of GDP)Trade29.4%9.2%2025/1960 ⚠
Imports (% of GDP)Trade16.7%16.9%2025/1960 ⚠
Human Development IndexDevelopment0.4160.562023
Gender Inequality IndexDevelopment0.670.6772023
Inequality-adjusted HDIDevelopment0.2520.3792023
PopulationDemographics21M237.53M2025
Population GrowthDemographics3.4%2.1%2025
Life ExpectancyDemographics55.2 years54.6 years2024
Median AgeDemographics15.7 years18.3 years2026
Fertility RateDemographics6.034.382024
Rural PopulationDemographics72.4%36.2%2025
Population Under 15Demographics46%40.5%2025
Urban PopulationDemographics27.6%63.8%2025
Population DensityDemographics17.1/km²266.2/km²2026
Birth RateDemographics42.231.82026
Death RateDemographics10.911.52026
Net Migration RateDemographics-5.21-0.012026
Life Expectancy (Female)Demographics57.2 years54.9 years2024
Life Expectancy (Male)Demographics53.4 years54.3 years2024
Urban Population GrowthDemographics5.7%3.3%2025
Infant MortalityHealth56.369.82024
HIV PrevalenceHealth0.9%1.2%2024
Health Spending (% of GDP)Health5%4.2%2023
Physicians per 1,000Health0.090.382023
UHC Service Coverage IndexHealth26472023
Road Traffic DeathsHealth26.417.22021
Premature NCD MortalityHealth23.4%17.7%2021
Out-of-Pocket Health SpendingHealth51.7%70.9%2023
Safely Managed SanitationHealth11.1%32.2%2024
Maternal MortalityHealth747.5992.82023
Under-Five MortalityHealth101.1104.92023
Neonatal MortalityHealth31.433.72023
Tuberculosis IncidenceHealth1182192024
Measles ImmunizationHealth68%56%2025
DTP3 ImmunizationHealth71%62%2025
Basic Drinking WaterHealth45.9%52.3%2024
Basic SanitationHealth2.1%15.7%2024
Diabetes PrevalenceHealth7.3%3%2024
Hospital Beds per 1,000Health0.150.52020/2004 ⚠
Contraceptive PrevalenceHealth8.1%21.6%2019/2021
Skilled Birth AttendanceHealth47.2%50.7%2019/2022
Nurses & Midwives per 1,000Health0.171.652023/2022
Adolescent Fertility RateHealth132.1842024
Health Spending per CapitaHealth$47$672023
NCD Share of DeathsHealth23.5%27.7%2021
Smoking PrevalenceHealth7.4%3.1%2024
Antenatal Care CoverageHealth54.7%67%2015/2018
Child StuntingChild Welfare31.5%33.8%2024
Child WastingChild Welfare7.8%11.6%2022/2021
Birth RegistrationChild Welfare25.7%39.7%2019/2024 ⚠
Child MarriageChild Welfare60.6%33.4%2019/2024 ⚠
Overweight ChildrenChild Welfare2.2%1.5%2022/2021
Education Spending (% of GDP)Education3.2%0.3%2023
Tertiary EnrollmentEducation4.4%9.7%2020/2011 ⚠
Adult Literacy RateEducation30.6%70.4%2019/2024 ⚠
Youth Literacy RateEducation45.1%81.4%2019/2024 ⚠
Primary Completion RateEducation26.9%77.4%2019/2024 ⚠
Lower Secondary CompletionEducation13.1%74.1%2019/2024 ⚠
Primary Net EnrollmentEducation75.2%75.7%2024/2023
Lower Secondary EnrollmentEducation41.4%—2024
Upper Secondary EnrollmentEducation20%—2024
Upper Secondary CompletionEducation4.5%68.5%2019/2024 ⚠
Qualified Primary TeachersEducation29.4%62.2%2024/2018 ⚠
Secondary EnrollmentEducation23.5%46.9%2024/2023
UndernourishmentFood Security32%19.9%2023
Acute Food InsecurityFood Security2.25M16.5M2026-06
Agricultural Land (% of Land)Agriculture40%76.2%2023
Food Production IndexAgriculture130.3119.92022
Cassava ProductionAgriculture297.84K t62.62M t2024
Coffee ProductionAgriculture—1.81K t2024
Cocoa ProductionAgriculture—350K t2024
Sorghum ProductionAgriculture720.09K t6.5M t2024
Millet ProductionAgriculture618.93K t1.55M t2024
Maize ProductionAgriculture394.05K t11.16M t2024
Rice ProductionAgriculture347.19K t9.13M t2024
Wheat ProductionAgriculture1.35K t43.93K t2024
Maize YieldAgriculture1,273 kg/ha2,030 kg/ha2024
Rice YieldAgriculture1,351 kg/ha1,997 kg/ha2024
Wheat YieldAgriculture1,628 kg/ha1,574 kg/ha2024
Cattle StockAgriculture39.6M head20.9M head2024
Homicide RateGovernance—15.72023
Corruption Perceptions IndexGovernance21262024
Electoral Democracy IndexGovernance0.2420.5052025
Liberal Democracy IndexGovernance0.0620.3112025
Political Corruption IndexGovernance0.9520.8342025
Control of CorruptionGovernance-1.39-1.112024
Government EffectivenessGovernance-1.1-1.012024
Rule of LawGovernance-1.44-1.012024
Political StabilityGovernance-1.78-22024
Regulatory QualityGovernance-1.09-0.632024
Voice and AccountabilityGovernance-1.52-0.732024
Refugees HostedHumanitarian1.5M123.85K2025
Internally Displaced PeopleHumanitarian219.6K3.54M2025
Asylum Seekers HostedHumanitarian9.37K18.19K2025
Stateless PeopleHumanitarian002025
Internet UsersTechnology12.6%41.2%2024
Mobile SubscriptionsTechnology72.970.82024
4G CoverageTechnology60%84.6%2024
Fixed Broadband SubscriptionsTechnology00.12024
Mobile Data PriceTechnology11.8%1.6%2025
3G CoverageTechnology84.5%89.4%2024
Fixed Broadband PriceTechnology577.2%15.5%2016/2025 ⚠
Mobile Bundle PriceTechnology9.8%2.7%2025
R&D Spending (% of GDP)Technology0.2%0.3%2016/2019
Electricity AccessInfrastructure13.4%62.5%2024
Air Transport PassengersInfrastructure28.33K5.27M2014/2023 ⚠
Slum PopulationInfrastructure82%48.5%2022
Renewable Energy CapacityEnergy114.1 MW3.2K MW2025
Solar CapacityEnergy111 MW284.5 MW2025
Wind CapacityEnergy1.1 MW—2025
Hydropower CapacityEnergy—2.9K MW2025
Renewable Energy ShareEnergy70%80.3%2022/2021
Clean Cooking AccessEnergy9.7%26.2%2023
Electricity Consumption per CapitaEnergy14 kWh144 kWh2023
Power Transmission LossesEnergy23.6%14.2%2023
Off-grid Renewable CapacityEnergy2.3 MW118.1 MW2025
Rural Electricity AccessEnergy100%23.5%2024
Solar Share of ElectricityEnergy0%0.3%2024/2025
Wind Share of ElectricityEnergy2.7%0%2024/2025
Hydropower Share of ElectricityEnergy0%30.9%2024/2025
Fossil Share of ElectricityEnergy94.6%68.7%2024/2025
Electricity DemandEnergy0.4 TWh39 TWh2024/2025
Electricity Carbon IntensityEnergy622 gCO₂/kWh456 gCO₂/kWh2024/2025
Primary Energy per CapitaEnergy440 kWh2,343 kWh2023
CO2 Emissions per CapitaClimate0.14 t0.57 t2024
Renewable Electricity OutputClimate4.6%22.2%2021
Forest AreaClimate3.2%23.2%2023
Protected AreasClimate21%11.6%2025
Freshwater WithdrawalsClimate5.9%5.6%2022
PM2.5 Air PollutionClimate43 µg/m³65.7 µg/m³2023

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Frequently asked questions

Does Chad or Nigeria have the larger economy?

Nigeria has the larger economy: $25.63B for Chad versus $377.37B for Nigeria (GDP, current US$).

How do Chad and Nigeria compare across indicators?

This page compares Chad and Nigeria on 202 indicators — economy, demographics, health, governance and more — each with its latest value, source, and a link to the full 54-country ranking.

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Call GET /v1/data?metric_key=<key>&latest=true&country_codes=TD,NG with a free Africa API key to get both countries' latest values as JSON.

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