Governance at a glance
- Government
- Unitary Semi-presidential system
- UN member
- Yes
- Independent
- Yes
- CPI score (2026)
- 22/100
- Press freedom (2025)
- 51.9/100 #108
- Electoral democracy (2025)
- 0.242
- HDI
- 0.416
- Regional blocs
- AU
Government and leaders
- Government type
- Unitary Semi-presidential system
| Title | Name |
|---|---|
| President of Chad | Mahamat Déby |
| Prime Minister of Chad | Allamaye Halina |
Safety and security
- Traffic deaths (2019)
- 32.4/100k
- Military spending (2024)
- 3.0% of GDP
Corruption perceptions index
- CPI score (2026)
- 22 / 100
- Interpretation
- High corruption
Democracy index
- Electoral (2025)
- 0.242
- Liberal
- 0.062
- Participatory
- 0.129
- Deliberative
- 0.122
- Egalitarian
- 0.084
Press freedom index
- Overall score (2025)
- 51.9 / 100
- Global rank
- #108 / 180
- Rank change
- -12 vs previous year
- RSF zone
- Afrique
- Political #80
- 48.7
- Economic #78
- 43.8
- Legal #96
- 59.1
- Social #74
- 64.5
- Safety #138
- 43.4
Press freedom historical data
| Year | Score | Rank | Political | Economic | Legal | Social | Safety |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 51.9 | 108 | 48.7 | 43.8 | 59.1 | 64.5 | 43.4 |
| 2024 | 54.8 | 96 | 48.7 | 43.5 | 61.1 | 63.1 | 57.7 |
| 2023 | 53.7 | 109 | 53.3 | 52.9 | 58.6 | 69.2 | 34.6 |
| 2022 | 56.2 | 104 | 55.9 | 43.3 | 60.4 | 63.2 | 58.2 |
| 2021 | 59.8 | 123 | - | - | - | - | 62.2 |
| 2020 | 60.3 | 123 | - | - | - | - | 54.7 |
| 2019 | 63.3 | 122 | - | - | - | - | 100.0 |
| 2018 | 61.6 | 123 | - | - | - | - | 71.7 |
| 2017 | 60.3 | 121 | - | - | - | - | 89.0 |
| 2016 | 59.4 | 127 | - | - | - | - | 100.0 |
| 2015 | 59.8 | 135 | - | - | - | - | 93.1 |
| 2014 | 59.8 | 139 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2013 | 65.1 | 121 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2012 | 37.7 | 103 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2010 | 33.2 | 112 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2009 | 44.5 | 132 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2008 | 41.3 | 133 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2007 | 36.5 | 113 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2006 | 35.5 | 124 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2005 | 30.0 | 109 | - | - | - | - | - |