Chad vs Sudan

Chad
Sub-Saharan Africa
Low income
Capital: N'Djamena
Population
20.3M
GDP
$19.9B
Sudan
Sub-Saharan Africa
Low income
Capital: Khartoum
Population
50.4M
GDP
$49.7B

POP 2.5x GDP 2.5x LE 11.3 yrs same-band LIC

Widest indicator spreads · Chad vs Sudan

Net Migration137.5%GDP Growth Rate135.5%Freshwater Withdrawal99.1%Trade (% of GDP)95.5%Electric Power Consumption93.8%Inflation (Consumer Pric…93.6%Unemployment Rate86%Access to Electricity81.8%
MID pair: Net Migration is the opener; totals are closer than rates on same-band LIC.

Demographics: Population (Sudan, 60% spread)

Indicator Chad Sudan Year
Population 20.3M 50.4M 2024
Population Density 15.3 26.8 2023
Population Ages 65+ 2.1% 3.3% 2024
Urban Population 26.9% 34.9% 2024

1 closer demographics rows sit on the Chad and Sudan profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.

Economy: GDP Growth Rate (Chad, 135% spread)

Indicator Chad Sudan Year
GDP Growth Rate 5.0% -14.0% 2024
Trade (% of GDP) 44.6% 2.0% 2024
Inflation (Consumer Prices) 8.9% 138.8% 2024
Unemployment Rate 1.1% 7.5% 2024

3 closer economy rows sit on the Chad and Sudan profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.

Health: Maternal Mortality Ratio (Sudan, 66% spread)

Indicator Chad Sudan Year
Maternal Mortality Ratio 748 256 2023
Health Expenditure (% of GDP) 5.0% 2.9% 2023
Under-5 Mortality Rate 97.3 61.6 2024
Infant Mortality Rate 56.3 42.9 2024

3 closer health rows sit on the Chad and Sudan profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.

Education: School Enrollment (Tertiary) (Sudan, 72% spread)

Indicator Chad Sudan Year
School Enrollment (Tertiary) 4.4% 15.9% 2020
School Enrollment (Secondary) 23.5% 43.5% 2024
Literacy Rate (Adult) 30.6% 53.5% 2019
Education Expenditure (% of GDP) 3.2% 2.0% 2023

2 closer education rows sit on the Chad and Sudan profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.

Environment: Freshwater Withdrawal (Sudan, 99% spread)

Indicator Chad Sudan Year
Freshwater Withdrawal 5.9% 673.4% 2022
Electric Power Consumption 14 223 2023
Forest Area 3.2% 9.6% 2023
CO2 Emissions Per Capita 0.1 0.4 2024

1 closer environment rows sit on the Chad and Sudan profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.

Infrastructure: Access to Electricity (Sudan, 82% spread)

Indicator Chad Sudan Year
Access to Electricity 12.0% 66.0% 2023
Internet Users 12.6% 18.6% 2024

3 closer infrastructure rows sit on the Chad and Sudan profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.

Social: Net Migration (Chad, 137% spread)

Indicator Chad Sudan Year
Net Migration 204K -544,257 2024
Poverty (< $2.15/day) 39.5% 10.1% 2022
Female Labor Participation 47.6% 14.5% 2024

3 closer social rows sit on the Chad and Sudan profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.

How to read this Chad vs Sudan comparison

Chad (LIC) and Sudan (LIC) sit in a MID-spread band on this curated board (same-band LIC). Population is 2.5x smaller; GDP is 2.5x smaller. Open with Net Migration (~137%) before the 7-topic tables (41 rows). Both in Sub-Saharan Africa, so regional peers are a fair control. Figures may come from different reporting years; dollar values move with exchange rates; national averages conceal inequality. See our methodology.

Other curated pairs · MID band

Indexable comparisons only (Module 42). Full picker with every country lives on /compare, not duplicated under every pair.

Chad vs Sudan figures: World Bank Open Data and health rows: WHO Global Health Observatory. CC BY 4.0 · same-band LIC · MID scale band.