Quality of life comparison

be 54.5% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Chad, 1.1% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Portugal, that number is 0.5% of people as of 2020.

live 22.4 years longer

In Chad, the average life expectancy is 59 years (57 years for men, 61 years for women) as of 2022. In Portugal, that number is 82 years (78 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022.

be 3.4 times more likely to be obese

In Chad, 6.1% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Portugal, that number is 20.8% of people as of 2016.

make 23.2 times more money

Chad has a GDP per capita of $1,800 as of 2023, while in Portugal, the GDP per capita is $41,700 as of 2023.

be 61.2% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Chad, 42.3% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Portugal, however, that number is 16.4% as of 2021.

be 6.0 times more likely to be unemployed

In Chad, 1.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Portugal, that number is 6.5% as of 2023.

be 81.0% less likely to die during childbirth

In Chad, approximately 63.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Portugal, 12.0 women do as of 2020.

be 3.6 times more likely to be literate

In Chad, the literacy rate is 26.8% as of 2021. In Portugal, it is 95.9% as of 2021.

be 96.2% less likely to die during infancy

In Chad, approximately 65.5 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Portugal, on the other hand, 2.5 children do as of 2022.

have 79.3% fewer children

In Chad, there are approximately 39.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Portugal, there are 8.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2020.

be 8.5 times more likely to have access to electricity

In Chad, approximately 12% of the population has electricity access as of 2022. In Portugal, 100% of the population do as of 2022.

be 4.6 times more likely to have internet access

In Chad, approximately 18.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Portugal, about 82.0% do as of 2021.

be 64.0% more likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Chad, approximately 61% of people have improved drinking water access (90% in urban areas, and 52% in rural areas) as of 2020. In Portugal, that number is 100% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2020.

spend 72.4% more on education

Chad spends 2.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Portugal spends 5.0% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 96.3% more on healthcare

Chad spends 5.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Portugal, that number is 10.6% of GDP as of 2020.