Sudan vs Chad

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

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

Widest indicator spreads · Sudan vs Chad

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

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

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

Indicator Sudan Chad Year
GDP Growth Rate -14.0% 5.0% 2024
Trade (% of GDP) 2.0% 44.6% 2024
Inflation (Consumer Prices) 138.8% 8.9% 2022
Unemployment Rate 7.5% 1.1% 2022

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

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

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

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

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

Indicator Sudan Chad Year
School Enrollment (Tertiary) 15.9% 4.4% 2015
School Enrollment (Secondary) 43.5% 23.5% 2019
Literacy Rate (Adult) 53.5% 30.6% 2008
Education Expenditure (% of GDP) 2.0% 3.2% 2009

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

Environment: Freshwater Withdrawal (Sudan, 99% spread)

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

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

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

Indicator Sudan Chad Year
Access to Electricity 66.0% 12.0% 2023
Internet Users 18.6% 12.6% 2017

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

Social: Net Migration (Chad, 137% spread)

Indicator Sudan Chad Year
Net Migration -544,257 204K 2024
Poverty (< $2.15/day) 10.1% 39.5% 2014
Female Labor Participation 14.5% 47.6% 2022

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

How to read this Sudan vs Chad comparison

Sudan (LIC) and Chad (LIC) sit in a MID-spread band on this curated board (same-band LIC). Population is 2.5x larger; GDP is 2.5x larger. 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.

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