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Topic 17 of 18 · Country Index 2026
Chad: Digital & Technology
How ready is a country to use, make and trade technology?
Chad is placed 177th of 198 countries on digital & technology in the Country Index 2026, from 4 of its 4 key statistics. Readings behind it: GovTech Maturity Index 0.106 (2025); Government AI Readiness Index 18.31 (2025).
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177th
of 198 countries placed
Placed from 4 of 4 key statistics
- 0.106GovTech Maturity Index, 2025GTMI score (0–1)
- 18.31Government AI Readiness Index, 2025AI readiness score (0–100)
- -0.307Government Cyber Security Capacity, 2025Original latent estimate (≈ −3.6 to +3.7); higher = more capacity
- 5.844Digitally-Deliverable Services Exports, 2024Digitally-deliverable services exports (% of services exports)
01The evidence
The 4 key statistics that decide it
Only these place Chad on digital & technology — one vote each. Every value is the publisher’s own, read at the edition the Country Index 2026 used; the grey ticks are every other country it was compared with, lowest on the left.
0.106
GTMI score (0–1)
Higher is better
Chad: 0.106. Across the 196 countries in this edition, values run from 0.01 (North Korea) to 0.997 (South Korea); the world median is 0.63.
- World median
- 0.63
- Best in Middle Africa
- 0.593 Angola
- Land neighbours
- Central African Republic 0.187 · Cameroon 0.378 · Libya 0.204 · Niger 0.147 · Nigeria 0.512 · Sudan 0.143
18.31
AI readiness score (0–100)
Higher is better
Ranked 182nd of 195 by Oxford Insights
Chad: 18.31. Across the 195 countries in this edition, values run from 12.12 (Guinea-Bissau) to 88.36 (United States); the world median is 40.19.
- World median
- 40.19
- Best in Middle Africa
- 34.91 Cameroon
- Land neighbours
- Central African Republic 12.8 · Cameroon 34.91 · Libya 28.38 · Niger 17.44 · Nigeria 50.79 · Sudan 16.21
Key 3 of 4
Government Cyber Security Capacity
V-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg
2025 edition · data for 2025 · CC BY-SA 4.0
-0.307
Original latent estimate (≈ −3.6 to +3.7); higher = more capacity
Higher is better
Chad: -0.307. Across the 176 countries in this edition, values run from -2.66 (Liberia) to 3.715 (Estonia); the world median is 0.196.
- World median
- 0.196
- Best in Middle Africa
- 0.383 Gabon
- Land neighbours
- Central African Republic -1.238 · Cameroon -1.244 · Libya -2.065 · Niger -0.08 · Nigeria 0.24 · Sudan -0.516
Key 4 of 4
Digitally-Deliverable Services Exports
UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
2024 edition · data for 2024 · CC BY 3.0 IGO
5.844
Digitally-deliverable services exports (% of services exports)
Higher is better
Chad: 5.844. Across the 170 countries in this edition, values run from 0.377 (Gambia) to 87.15 (Ireland); the world median is 25.42.
- World median
- 25.42
- Best in Middle Africa
- 37.94 Republic of the Congo
- Land neighbours
- Cameroon 33.2 · Niger 45.21 · Nigeria 33.96
02Over time
Which way Chad is moving
Each key’s published value, edition by edition, beside the world median. The Country Index 2026 is the first edition of the standing, so the standing itself has no history to chart yet.
Government AI Readiness Index
AI readiness score (0–100) · higher is better
ChadWorld median
Chad fell from 24.69 in 2020 to 18.31 in 2025; the world median went from 39.58 to 40.19.
Every year’s figures
Year Chad World median 2025 18.3 40.2 2024 22.7 43.3 2023 23.4 41.4 2022 20.6 40.3 2021 24.0 44.1 2020 24.7 39.6 Government Cyber Security Capacity
Original latent estimate (≈ −3.6 to +3.7); higher = more capacity · higher is better
ChadWorld median
Chad rose from -1.673 in 2000 to -0.307 in 2025; the world median went from -0.514 to 0.196.
Every year’s figures
Year Chad World median 2025 -0.3 0.20 2024 -0.5 0.11 2023 -0.5 0.14 2022 -0.5 0.16 2021 -0.5 0.12 2020 -0.5 0.12 2019 -0.8 0.10 2018 -1.5 -0.05 2017 -1.5 -0.08 2016 -1.5 -0.10 2015 -1.5 -0.17 2014 -1.5 -0.21 2013 -1.5 -0.21 2012 -1.5 -0.25 2011 -1.5 -0.32 2010 -1.5 -0.31 2009 -1.7 -0.50 2008 -1.7 -0.51 2007 -1.7 -0.51 2006 -1.7 -0.55 2005 -1.7 -0.55 2004 -1.7 -0.55 2003 -1.7 -0.55 2002 -1.7 -0.51 2001 -1.7 -0.51 2000 -1.7 -0.51 Digitally-Deliverable Services Exports
Digitally-deliverable services exports (% of services exports) · higher is better
ChadWorld median
Chad fell from 34.49 in 2012 to 5.844 in 2024; the world median went from 19.56 to 25.42.
Every year’s figures
Year Chad World median 2024 5.844 25.42 2023 6.022 26.03 2022 11.504 26.04 2021 13.887 29.80 2020 27.498 29.47 2019 25.759 18.36 2018 25.756 20.09 2017 11.326 18.32 2016 34.273 18.15 2015 34.270 19.57 2014 33.838 21.00 2013 34.274 20.50 2012 34.492 19.56 2011 — 19.21 2010 — 19.88
03In context
Chad beside its neighbours
A position reads best beside the countries around it. Every position below is a place among all 198 countries on digital & technology, never a place within the region.
Chad and the countries it borders
Standing among all 198; the key columns are the publishers’ own values.
| Country | Standing | GovTech Maturity IndexGTMI score (0–1) | Government AI Readiness IndexAI readiness score (0–100) | Government Cyber Security CapacityOriginal latent estimate (≈ −3.6 to +3.7); higher = more capacity | Digitally-Deliverable Services ExportsDigitally-deliverable services exports (% of services exports) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Nigeria | 82nd | 0.512 | 50.79 | 0.24 | 33.96 |
 Cameroon | 127th | 0.378 | 34.91 | -1.244 | 33.2 |
 Niger | 132nd | 0.147 | 17.44 | -0.08 | 45.21 |
 Libya | =174th | 0.204 | 28.38 | -2.065 | — |
| Chad | 177th | 0.106 | 18.31 | -0.307 | 5.844 |
 Sudan | =178th | 0.143 | 16.21 | -0.516 | — |
 Central African Republic | 192nd | 0.187 | 12.8 | -1.238 | — |
“—”: no published reading in that edition. What a standing is
Across Middle Africa
Every country in the sub-region, by its place among all 198.
Placed either side on digital & technology
The countries immediately above and below Chad in the topic’s list.
04Context, no vote
Where Chad is ahead of the world, and behind
17 more statistics filed under digital & technology, published in full and deliberately given no vote in the standing. Select a row for the publisher, the rank and the links.
Behind the world median14
Statistics on which Chad does worse than the middle country measured.
Digital Services Trade Restrictiveness IndexOECD · 2025 · world median 0.2060.210.206▲ Improved since 2015
Chad: 0.21 · world median 0.206 · Digital STRI (0 = open, 1 = closed). OECD, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0.021 to 0.649; lower is better.
Position 63rd of 125 · derived, 1st = worst.
Firms Experiencing Internet DisruptionsWorld Bank Group · 2026 · world median 32.3545.1332.35No earlier reading
Chad: 45.13 · world median 32.35 · Firms that experienced internet outages or slow-downs (%). World Bank Group, 2026 edition, data for 2026.
Published values in that edition run from 0.735 to 82.39; lower is better.
Position 52nd of 163 · derived, 1st = worst.
AI User Share of the Working-Age PopulationMicrosoft AI Economy Institute · 2026 · world median 15.459.115.45No real change since 2025
Chad: 9.1 · world median 15.45 · Generative-AI users (% of population aged 15–64). Microsoft AI Economy Institute, 2026 edition, data for 2026.
Published values in that edition run from 6.1 to 73.3; higher is better.
Government Dissemination of False Information (Domestic)V-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg · 2025 · world median -0.114-1.806-0.114▼ Worsened since 2015
Chad: -1.806 · world median -0.114 · Original latent estimate (≈ −3.6 to +3.2); higher = less disinformation. V-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from -3.392 to 2.93; higher is better.
Position 148th of 176 · derived.
Government Social Media CensorshipV-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg · 2025 · world median 0.505-1.190.505▼ Worsened since 2015
Chad: -1.19 · world median 0.505 · Original latent estimate (≈ −4.5 to +2.4); higher = less censorship. V-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from -3.721 to 2.295; higher is better.
Position 148th of 176 · derived.
Government Internet ShutdownsV-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg · 2025 · world median 1.023-1.8191.023No real change since 2015
Chad: -1.819 · world median 1.023 · Original latent estimate (≈ −4 to +2); higher = fewer shutdowns. V-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from -3.547 to 2.081; higher is better.
Position 166th of 176 · derived.
Firms with Their Own WebsiteWorld Bank Group · 2026 · world median 62.3920.1362.39No earlier reading
Chad: 20.13 · world median 62.39 · Firms with their own website (%). World Bank Group, 2026 edition, data for 2026.
Published values in that edition run from 1.824 to 97.88; higher is better.
Position 172nd of 181 · derived.
Share of Firms' Payments Made ElectronicallyWorld Bank Group · 2026 · world median 64.227.95864.22No earlier reading
Chad: 7.958 · world median 64.22 · Payments made electronically in a typical month, excluding payroll and payments to government (%). World Bank Group, 2026 edition, data for 2026.
Published values in that edition run from 2.172 to 99.91; higher is better.
Made or Received a Digital PaymentWorld Bank Group · 2024 · world median 51.6518.0451.65▼ Worsened since 2014
Chad: 18.04 · world median 51.65 · Adults who made or received a digital payment in the past year (% of population aged 15+). World Bank Group, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 12.26 to 94.91; higher is better.
Position 95th of 98 · derived.
Primary Schools with Internet for TeachingUIS · 2024 · world median 98.660.75498.66▲ Improved since 2021
Chad: 0.754 · world median 98.66 · Primary schools with internet access for teaching (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 100; higher is better.
Frontier Technology Readiness IndexUNCTAD · 2023 · world median 0.4850.0990.485No real change since 2013
Chad: 0.099 · world median 0.485 · Frontier Technology Readiness Index (0–1). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 1; higher is better.
Position 167th of 170 · derived.
Internet Use Among AdultsWorld Bank Group · 2024 · world median 83.0511.3883.05No earlier reading
Chad: 11.38 · world median 83.05 · Adults who used the internet in the past three months (% of population aged 15+). World Bank Group, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 11.06 to 99.12; higher is better.
Position 139th of 140 · derived.
Mobile Phone OwnershipWorld Bank Group · 2024 · world median 91.6853.4191.68No earlier reading
Chad: 53.41 · world median 91.68 · Adults who own a mobile phone (% of population aged 15+). World Bank Group, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 45.83 to 100; higher is better.
Position 139th of 140 · derived.
Smartphone OwnershipWorld Bank Group · 2024 · world median 78.788.66378.78No earlier reading
Chad: 8.663 · world median 78.78 · Adults whose main mobile phone is a smartphone (% of population aged 15+). World Bank Group, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 8.663 to 97.36; higher is better.
Position 140th of 140 · derived.
No better end3
These describe the shape of a country — more is not better or worse, only different — so they are never ahead or behind.
GitHub RepositoriesGitHub · 2026 · world median 141,4549,956141,454Moved since 2020
Chad: 9,956 · world median 141,454 · Public repositories located in the economy (as of quarter end). GitHub, 2026 edition, data for 2026.
Published values in that edition run from 142 to 77,284,974.
GitHub DevelopersGitHub · 2026 · world median 84,6706,67684,670Moved since 2020
Chad: 6,676 · world median 84,670 · Developer accounts located in the economy (as of quarter end). GitHub, 2026 edition, data for 2026.
Published values in that edition run from 110 to 32,410,529.
GitHub Git PushesGitHub · 2025 · world median 148,7144,034148,714Moved since 2024
Chad: 4,034 · world median 148,714 · Git pushes during the quarter. GitHub, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 1,967 to 40,768,192.
No current reading for Chad
Anthropic AI Usage Index, ICT Goods Exports, ICT Services Exports (last 2023) and Share of Graduates from ICT Programmes (last 2020). Listed rather than hidden, so the page can be checked against it.
“Position · derived” is this site’s ordering of the published values, 1st = best unless the row says otherwise; the publisher ranks no country on it. Rank, position and standing
05Country Index 2026
Digital & Technology among Chad’s 15 topics
Digital & Technology is Chad’s 6th best-placed topic of 15. Strongest first, each marker at its share of that topic’s field.
- Environment & Sustainability13th of 1863/4 keys
- Work & Labourjoint 117th of 1824/4 keys
- Poverty & Inequality136th of 1593/3 keys
- Gender & Equality157th of 1834/4 keys
- Democracy & Civil Liberties173rd of 1984/4 keys
- Digital & Technology177th of 1984/4 keys
- Risk & Resilience173rd of 1934/4 keys
- Energy149th of 1653/3 keys
- Governance & Institutions178th of 1944/4 keys
- Education & Knowledge189th of 1984/4 keys
- Health & Wellbeing195th of 2004/4 keys
- Peace & Security174th of 1774/4 keys
- Development & Human Capitaljoint 194th of 1963/3 keys
- Economy & Innovation175th of 1764/4 keys
- Food & Agriculture183rd of 1844/4 keys
No standing on Mobility & Trade: too few of those topics’ key statistics are published for this country.
06The top of the list
Who leads on digital & technology
The three countries placed highest of 198, and the leaders Chad can most readily be measured against.
=1
EstoniaNorthern Europe
Joint 1st of 198 · 4 of 4 keys
Photo: Andrus Uuetalu derivative work: Jjtkk · CC BY-SA 3.0 ee, greyscale
=1
South KoreaEastern Asia
Joint 1st of 198 · 4 of 4 keys
Photo: Unknown author · CC BY-SA 2.0, greyscale
3
SingaporeSouth-eastern Asia
3rd of 198 · 4 of 4 keys
Photo: Khairul Nizam . · CC BY 2.0, greyscale
Placed highest nearby
Highest in Africa
Mauritius20th4/4 keysHighest in Middle Africa
Angola=106th4/4 keysThis page
Chad177th4/4 keys
Positions out of 198 placed on the topic. A country needs readings on enough keys to be placed, and the top of the list is often held on fewer of them.
07Questions
Chad on digital & technology: questions answered
Every answer is built from the numbers on this page, so none can say something the page does not.
How does Chad rank on digital & technology?
Chad is placed 177th of 198 countries on Digital & Technology in the Country Index 2026, from 4 of its 4 key statistics (GovTech Maturity Index, Government AI Readiness Index, Government Cyber Security Capacity and Digitally-Deliverable Services Exports). The position is this site’s ordering of published statistics, not a rank any publisher printed.
What is the latest GovTech Maturity Index figure for Chad?
0.106 in 2025 (gTMI score (0–1)), according to World Bank Group. The world median in the same edition was 0.63.
What is the latest Government AI Readiness Index figure for Chad?
18.31 in 2025 (aI readiness score (0–100)), according to Oxford Insights. The world median in the same edition was 40.19.
How does Chad compare with Nigeria on digital & technology?
Nigeria is placed 82nd of 198, and Chad 177th. GovTech Maturity Index: Nigeria 0.512, Chad 0.106; Government AI Readiness Index: Nigeria 50.79, Chad 18.31; Government Cyber Security Capacity: Nigeria 0.24, Chad -0.307; Digitally-Deliverable Services Exports: Nigeria 33.96, Chad 5.844.
How have Chad’s digital & technology figures changed?
Government AI Readiness Index fell from 24.69 in 2020 to 18.31 in 2025; Government Cyber Security Capacity rose from -1.673 in 2000 to -0.307 in 2025; Digitally-Deliverable Services Exports fell from 34.49 in 2012 to 5.844 in 2024.
Which digital & technology statistics are missing for Chad?
No current reading is published for Chad on Anthropic AI Usage Index, ICT Goods Exports, ICT Services Exports and Share of Graduates from ICT Programmes. They are listed rather than hidden, so the evidence on the page can be checked against it.
08Method
Method, sources and how to cite
What this topic does not measure
Broadband and mobile subscriptions, connection speeds and the cost of getting online are absent, for the licence reason above; internet use and phone ownership, from the World Bank’s own household survey, and firms’ websites and internet disruptions, from its Enterprise Surveys, are published here as context. The ICT share of goods exports votes under Mobility & Trade. Digital public services and data-protection law are not held yet. Research and development spending is filed under Education & Knowledge, and what an economy knows how to make is under Economy & Innovation.
How the Digital & Technology standing is decided
A standing is this site’s ordering, named with its edition — never a publisher’s rank. 4 key statistics vote, one vote each; every country’s published value becomes a place within that key’s own field, the places are averaged, and the average is never published. A country needs 2 of the 4 keys to be placed.
The digital & technology method, step by stepHow every standing on this site is built
The key statistics and their licences
- GovTech Maturity Index — World Bank Group, CC BY 4.0
- Government AI Readiness Index — Oxford Insights, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Government Cyber Security Capacity — V-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Digitally-Deliverable Services Exports — UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), CC BY 3.0 IGO
The other 17 statistics on this page come from 7 publishers, each named beside its numbers, with every edition and licence on the datasets pages.
The standing itself is part of the Country Index 2026, published under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Photographs
Chad’s banner and the countries placed highest, from their profiles: Wikimedia Commons, shown in greyscale, each used under the licence named.
- Chad (banner) — File: Robertgrafl derivative work: Jjtkk, Public domain
- Estonia — Andrus Uuetalu derivative work: Jjtkk, CC BY-SA 3.0 ee
- South Korea — Unknown author, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Singapore — Khairul Nizam ., CC BY 2.0
Cite this page
Nations Inquiry (2026). Chad: Digital & Technology — standing and statistics, Country Index 2026. https://nationsinquiry.com/countries/chad/digital