2. How far developed? Chad is 170 in the Human Development Index (out of 177) Life Expectancy in Chad is 50.4 Adult literacy in Chad is 25.7% Combined primary, secondary and tertiary gross enrolment ratio in Chad is 37.5% GDP per capita is 1,427 The real rate of GDP growth is 0.6% Population below poverty line: 80% Of a 10 million plus population only 60,000 use the internet. Radio is the main means of mass communication. The country's television audience is limited to one city. Chad's population at 10,146,000; 25.8% live in urban areas and 74.8% in rural ones
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4. Barriers To Development The low adult literacy rate (25.7%) and poor gross enrolment ratio (37.5%) is testament to Chad’s weak and unskilled labour force. Labour force is engaged in agriculture: 80% industry and services: 20% However GDP composition by sector is agriculture: 21.5% industry: 47.8% services: 30.6% Therefore Over dependence on agriculture is shown to only handicap Chad’s economy. With a 10 million strong population Africa's fifth-largest nation isn't utilising its potential workforce. With nearly 80% of the population engaged in subsistence farming the potential for labour not necessarily skilled to boost GDP is enormous. Usually monoculture is apparent in developing economies as they rely on one type of industry and find it difficult to diversify. This usually makes them susceptible to market conditions However in Chad the majority of the population engaged in low productivity farming are susceptible to drought or poor weather conditions amplifying what is generally poverty stricken conditions Human Capital
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9. Overall Chad suffers from inadequate infrastructure and internal conflict. Poverty is rife, and health and social conditions compare unfavourably with those elsewhere in the region. Conclusion Corruption still dictates politics in Chad and their still remains the basic north and south religious divide (Muslim and Christians) continuing to create social tension and making the position of president almost impossible Unfavourable geographical conditions have always stifled Chad so any outside plan for its development needs to be centred around the whole area not just Chad itself. As shown by their history of outside intervention (from France and Libya) military backing is unlikely to solve fundamental barriers in Chadian society. Also with such huge elements of crime and corruption the influence of aid from the developed world and as well as more practical help from NGO’s will remain limited
