Chad vs Zambia

Chad and Zambia compared on 10 key figures from official sources. Each value is the latest one published for that country, so the year is shown with it.

• Chad and Zambia have about the same number of people: 21 million and 21.9 million in 2025.
• GDP per person in Zambia ($1,318) is 29% higher than in Chad ($1,022) in 2025.
• The economy grew faster in Chad (5.6%) than in Zambia (3.8%), a difference of 1.8 percentage points in 2025.
• Consumer prices rose faster in Zambia (13.9%) than in Chad (-3.9%), a difference of 17.8 percentage points in 2025.
• The unemployment rate was higher in Zambia (5.9%) than in Chad (1.1%), a difference of 4.8 percentage points in 2025.
• A baby born in Zambia can expect to live 11.3 years longer than one born in Chad: 66.5 years against 55.2 years in 2024.
• The population of Zambia is older: half of its people are over 17.5 years, against 15.4 years in Chad in 2023.
• A larger share of people used the internet in Zambia (17.1%) than in Chad (12.6%), a difference of 4.5 percentage points in 2024.
• CO2 emissions per person in Zambia (0.54 tonnes) are about 3.9 times as high as in Chad (0.14 tonnes) in 2024.
• Forest covers a larger share of the land in Zambia (60.5%) than in Chad (3%), a difference of 57.5 percentage points in 2024.