Human Development & Quality of Life in Chad
Human Development
Chad's 2023 HDI is 0.416, placing it 190 in UNDP's table and in the low human development category. The headline needs context: The planetary-pressure adjustment is limited at 4.6%, leaving PHDI at 0.397. Another part of the dashboard shows that the income component uses GNI per capita of $1,748 in 2021 PPP dollars.
What sits inside Chad's HDI
The 2023 HDI profile for Chad rests on life expectancy of 55.1, schooling measures of 8.3 expected years and 2.3 mean years, plus GNI per capita of $1,748 in 2021 PPP dollars. The page keeps those components visible so the composite index is not read in isolation.
Inequality changes the headline
In Chad's profile, IHDI shows the effect of inequality on health, education and income achievements, the page keeps this distribution measure distinct from broader quality-of-life evidence.
Gender and planetary-pressure adjustments
In the UNDP data used here, Chad has additional UNDP measures of GDI 0.787, GII 0.670, PHDI 0.397. The indicators add context without becoming a single composite DigifyWorld rating.
Quality-of-life coverage is conditional
The OECD comparison used here does not provide a life-satisfaction observation that this Chad page can reproduce. Missing source coverage is shown as a limitation, not filled with an estimate.
What Chad's numbers say together
Chad's non-headline measures include IHDI 0.252 with a 39.4% loss; PHDI 0.397 after a 4.6% adjustment; GDI 0.787. These measures remain distinct because they measure different aspects of development.
For 2023, Chad records HDI 0.416 and rank 190 in the UNDP table. The result should be read as a composite of health, schooling and income outcomes.
The IHDI is 0.252, and UNDP reports an overall loss of 39.4% relative to the headline index.
The GDI value is 0.787 in group 5; it should be read alongside, not merged into, HDI.
The PHDI is 0.397, with a 4.6% adjustment from the HDI value in UNDP's 2023 table.
Frequently asked questions
What is Chad's HDI?
In the Human Development Report 2025, Chad is listed at HDI 0.416 for 2023, rank 190.
How does inequality affect Chad's HDI?
For Chad, IHDI is 0.252 and the associated inequality loss is 39.4%. This adjustment concerns the distribution of HDI achievements.
Why is there no life satisfaction score on this page?
In the UNDP data used here, a subjective well-being figure for Chad is published only when the source supplies a usable observation. The profile does not turn an absent source observation into a calculated replacement.
Is HDI the same as quality of life?
No. HDI is built from health, schooling and income indicators. Life satisfaction is shown only as a separate subjective well-being measure.
Sources & methodology
Sources for the development indicators and definitions shown above.
View sources used for this page
Primary source for 2023 HDI and its components, plus IHDI, GDI, GII and PHDI where reported.
Report edition underlying the 2023 human-development indices and ranking.
Data note: Reference years are shown with each indicator; unavailable observations remain unfilled.