Chad or Nigeria: which is better?
Country: head-to-head comparison
Chad wins on more indicators: 7 of 11 against 4.
- Safety and trust: Chad 1:0
- Costs and work: Nigeria 0:1
- Climate and health: Chad 6:1
- Law and institutions: Nigeria 0:2
All indicators weigh the same. This is a score based on data, not advice on where to live: different people have different circumstances.
Chad
Indicator
Nigeria
Safety and trust
Better: Chad (1 : 0)Organized violence
lower is better
✓2.00 deaths per 100,000 residents, 2022–2024
2022–202453% lower
✗4.23 deaths per 100,000 residents, 2022–2024
2022–2024112% higher
Homicides
no data for one of the places
no data
15.8 per 100,000 residents
2023
Trust between people
no data for one of the places
no data
13%
2022
Costs and work
Better: Nigeria (0 : 1)GDP per capita
higher is better
✗$2,903
202570% lower
✓$9,532
2025228% higher
Climate and health
Better: Chad (6 : 1)Life expectancy
higher is better
✓55.2 years
20241% higher
✗54.6 years
20241% lower
Life expectancy: men
higher is better
✗53.4 years
20242% lower
✓54.3 years
20242% higher
Life expectancy: women
higher is better
✓57.2 years
20244% higher
✗54.9 years
20244% lower
Median age at death
higher is better
✓64.2 years
2023almost equal
63.7 years
2023almost equal
Infant survival
higher is better
✓94.37%
20241% higher
✗93.02%
20241% lower
Survival of children under 5
higher is better
✓90.27%
20242% higher
✗88.44%
20242% lower
Air (PM2.5)
lower is better
✓43.0 µg/m³ per year
202335% lower
✗65.7 µg/m³ per year
202353% higher
Law and institutions
Better: Nigeria (0 : 2)Rule of law
higher is better
✗-1.41 WGI index, from −2.5 to 2.5
2025
✓-0.95 WGI index, from −2.5 to 2.5
2025
Control of corruption
higher is better
✗-1.34 WGI index, from −2.5 to 2.5
2025
✓-1.07 WGI index, from −2.5 to 2.5
2025
A winner is named only for indicators with a known “better / worse” direction. Population and other neutral indicators are shown without a winner. Outdated and missing values are not counted. Details for each place: Chad, Nigeria.