How much coast is there?

Chad: 0 km (2026 edition) · South Korea: 2,413 km (2026 edition)

How high can you climb?

Chad’s highest peak towers 1,495 m above South Korea’s.

Chad: 3,445 m (2026 edition) · South Korea: 1,950 m (2026 edition)

How many people live there?

South Korea has 2.5 times as many people as Chad.

Chad: 21 million (2025) · South Korea: 51.7 million (2025)

How crowded is it?

South Korea is 32 times as densely populated as Chad.

Chad: 17 per km² (2025) · South Korea: 530 per km² (2025)

How old is the typical person?

The typical person in South Korea is 29 years older than in Chad.

Chad: 15.4 years (2023) · South Korea: 44.5 years (2023)

How many children per woman?

Women in Chad have 5.3 more children on average than in South Korea.

Chad: 6.03 children per woman (2024) · South Korea: 0.75 children per woman (2024)

How many people are 65 or older?

20% of people in South Korea are 65 or older, versus 2.1% in Chad.

Chad: 2.1% (2025) · South Korea: 20.3% (2025)

How many Nobel laureates were born there?

South Korea has produced 0.6 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Chad 0.0.

Chad: 0 (2025) · South Korea: 0.6 (2025)

How many official languages?

Chad has 2 official languages, South Korea 1.

Chad: 2 (2026) · South Korea: 1 (2026)

How big is the economy?

South Korea’s economy is 87 times the size of Chad’s.

Chad: $21.5 billion (2025) · South Korea: $1.87 trillion (2025)

How much is produced per person?

South Korea produces 22 times as much per person as Chad.

Chad: Int$2,903 (2025) · South Korea: Int$63,125 (2025)

How evenly is income shared?

Income is more unequally shared in Chad than in South Korea (Gini 4.5 points higher).

Chad: 37.4 (2022) · South Korea: 32.9 (2021)

How many people are looking for work?

Unemployment is 2.7% in South Korea, versus 1.1% in Chad.

Chad: 1.1% (2025) · South Korea: 2.7% (2025)

How much goes to the military?

Chad and South Korea are practically level.

Chad: 3% (2024) · South Korea: 2.6% (2024)

How expensive is it?

South Korea’s price level (US = 100) is 1.6× Chad’s.

Chad: 35% (2025) · South Korea: 57% (2025)

How much is spent on health?

South Korea spends 66 times as much on health per person as Chad.

Chad: $47 (2023) · South Korea: $3,137 (2024)

How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?

A baby in Chad is 24 times as likely to die before turning one as in South Korea.

Chad: 56.3 per 1,000 (2024) · South Korea: 2.3 per 1,000 (2024)

How many doctors are there?

South Korea has 31 times as many doctors per person as Chad.

Chad: 0.1 per 1,000 (2023) · South Korea: 2.6 per 1,000 (2022)

How common is obesity?

7.5% of adults in South Korea are obese, versus 6.3% in Chad.

Chad: 6.3% (2024) · South Korea: 7.5% (2024)

How many adults smoke?

19% of adults in South Korea smoke, versus 7.4% in Chad.

Chad: 7.4% (2024) · South Korea: 18.6% (2024)

How do people rate their lives?

People in South Korea rate their lives 1.66 points higher than in Chad.

Chad: 4.39 (2025) · South Korea: 6.04 (2025)

How much do people drink?

Adults in South Korea drink 2.8 times as much alcohol as in Chad.

Chad: 3 litres (2023) · South Korea: 8.3 litres (2023)

How much meat is on the menu?

South Korea has 79% more meat per person than Chad.

Chad: 47 kg (2022) · South Korea: 84 kg (2023)

How much food is there per day?

South Korea has 1,333 kcal more food per person per day than Chad.

Chad: 2,097 kcal (2022) · South Korea: 3,430 kcal (2023)

How long do people work?

Workers in South Korea put in 325 more hours a year than in Chad.

Chad: 1,585 hours (2023) · South Korea: 1,910 hours (2023)

How long do people go to school?

Adults in South Korea went to school 10 years longer than in Chad.

Chad: 2.3 years (2023) · South Korea: 12.7 years (2023)

How many tourists visit?

South Korea welcomed 67 times as many tourists per resident as Chad (2019).

Chad: 0 (2019) · South Korea: 0.32 (2024)

How many people are online?

98% of people in South Korea are online, versus 13% in Chad.

Chad: 13% (2024) · South Korea: 98% (2024)

Who has electricity at home?

100% of people in South Korea have electricity, versus 13% in Chad.

Chad: 13.4% (2024) · South Korea: 100% (2024)

How many live in cities?

81% of people in South Korea live in cities, versus 28% in Chad.

Chad: 28% (2025) · South Korea: 81% (2025)

How many phones per person?

South Korea has 173 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Chad 73.

Chad: 73 (2024) · South Korea: 173 (2024)

How much railway is there?

Chad: no data · South Korea: 4,309 km (2021)

How much do they fly?

Chad: no data · South Korea: 1.48 (2023)

How much of the land is forest?

Forest covers 64% of South Korea, but only 3.2% of Chad.

Chad: 3.2% (2023) · South Korea: 64.1% (2023)

How much CO₂ does each person emit?

The average person in South Korea emits 81 times as much CO₂ as someone in Chad.

Chad: 0.1 t (2024) · South Korea: 11.3 t (2024)

How green is the power grid?

10% of South Korea’s electricity is renewable, versus 5.4% in Chad.

Chad: 5.4% (2024) · South Korea: 10.4% (2025)

How clean is the air?

The air in Chad carries 87% more fine dust than in South Korea.

Chad: 39.2 µg/m³ (2024) · South Korea: 21 µg/m³ (2024)

How common is murder?

Chad: no data · South Korea: 0.5 per 100k (2023)

How dangerous are the roads?

Roads in Chad are 3.8 times as deadly as in South Korea.

Chad: 26.4 per 100k (2021) · South Korea: 6.9 per 100k (2021)

How warm is it?

Chad is on average 14.6 °C warmer than South Korea.

Chad: 27.8°C (2016–2025 avg) · South Korea: 13.2°C (2016–2025 avg)

How much rain falls?

South Korea gets 4.6 times as much rain as Chad.

Chad: 276 mm (2016–2025 avg) · South Korea: 1,265 mm (2016–2025 avg)