How does Chad Rank Internationally?

Chad is a unique country facing unique challenges but how does it stack up Internationally?
In this article we’ve compiled a list of indices that compare Chad to its international peers in many categories including national corruption, poverty, development, freedom of the press and more. These rankings were defined by independent third-parties and we cannot confirm the veracity of their numbers.
- 160th out of 180 in the 2020 Corruption Perceptions Index compiled by Transparency International. This Number is defined by the level of Public Sector Corruption in a given country. Transparency International: https://www.transparency.org/en/cpi/2020/index/tcd
- 123rd out of 180 in the 2021 World Press Freedom Index with a score of 40.2 Reporters Without Borders https://rsf.org/en/chad
- 187th out of 189 in development per the Human Development Index. United Nations Development Programme HDI http://hdr.undp.org/en/content/human-development-index-hdi
- 5th Highest Infant Mortality Rate out of 227 countries. World Factbook (CIA) https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/field/infant-mortality-rate/country-comparison
- 5th Lowest Median Age in the world at 16.1 World Factbook (CIA) https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/field/median-age/country-comparison
- 10th Highest population growth rate in the world. World Bank https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SP.POP.GROW?most_recent_value_desc=false&locations=TD
- 2nd Highest Mortality Rate in the world. World Factbook https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/field/maternal-mortality-rate/country-comparison/
- 222nd — Life expectancy at birth comparison — out of 227. World Factbook https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/field/life-expectancy-at-birth/country-comparison
- 8th angriest population in the world. 2018 Gallup poll https://www.inc.com/peter-economy/surprising-new-gallup-survey-says-these-10-countries-are-feeling-most-stress-and-these-10-are-angriest.html
- 4th Highest in negative experiences. Gallup 2020 Global Emotions Report https://www.gallup.com/analytics/324191/gallup-global-emotions-report-2020.aspx
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