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Chad vs South Sudan
How Chad and South Sudan compare on 36 measures, from 1821 to 2025. The main differences:
- Life expectancy · In 2023, South Sudan was higher: 57.6 years against 55.1 years
- GDP per person · In 2015, South Sudan was higher: $1,080 against $994
- Population · In 2023, Chad was higher: 19.3 million people against 11.5 million people
- Military spending · In 2025, South Sudan was higher: 3.43% of GDP against 3.19% of GDP
- Electoral democracy · In 2025, Chad was higher: 0.24 of 1 against 0.13 of 1
Every measure
Health
- Life expectancyChad: 55.1 years in 2023South Sudan: 57.6 years in 2023
- Child mortalityChad: 9.7 per 100 live births in 2024South Sudan: 9.7 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityChad: 64.2 per 1,000 live births in 2023South Sudan: 63.8 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionChad: 3.88% in 2017South Sudan: 3.7% in 2017
- Suicide rateChad: 11 per 100,000 people in 2017South Sudan: 12 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationChad: 19.3 million people in 2023South Sudan: 11.5 million people in 2023
- Population growthChad: 5.71% a year in 2023South Sudan: 5.86% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateChad: 6.12 births per woman in 2023South Sudan: 3.86 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationChad: 27.6% in 2025South Sudan: 21.7% in 2025
- Median ageChad: 15.4 years in 2023South Sudan: 18 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overChad: 2.1% in 2023South Sudan: 2.9% in 2023
- Net migration rateChad: 25.7 per 1,000 people in 2023South Sudan: 39.6 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingChad: 3.19% of GDP in 2025South Sudan: 3.43% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsChad: $598M in 2025South Sudan: $103M in 2025
- Military spending per personChad: $31 in 2025South Sudan: $15 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingChad: 15.5% of government spending in 2025South Sudan: 18.4% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelChad: 45,000 people in 2020South Sudan: 53,000 people in 2020
- National powerChad: 0.1% of world capability in 2022South Sudan: 0.08% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersChad: 0.85% of the labour force in 2020South Sudan: 1.18% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsChad: 4 million TIV in 2025South Sudan: 10 million TIV in 2022
Climate
Technology and environment
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Good to know
- Sources: UN, Gapminder and UN IGME, IHME, World Bank, IMF, UNESCO, Our World in Data, V-Dem, UCDP, SIPRI, IISS, Correlates of War, ERA5, CMIP6, ITU and FAO. Each measure’s page names its own and what it counts.
- Values are drawn on today’s borders. Years without a published value are left empty, never filled in.
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