Africa & Middle East

Chad

Political journey

Independent from France in 1960, Chad has known decades of civil war, coups and rebellions, and is one of Africa’s poorest countries despite oil. Idriss Déby ruled from 1990 until he was killed fighting rebels in 2021, when his son Mahamat took over with the army’s backing. He was confirmed in a 2024 election that opponents disputed.

Chad today

Its current leader’s position on the ten Caucus dimensions.

💰EconomySlightly state-led
State-ledFree market
⚖️Liberty and authorityStrongly authoritarian
LibertarianAuthoritarian
🎭CultureStrongly traditional
ProgressiveTraditional
🌍NationLeaning nationalist
GlobalistNationalist
🌱EnvironmentCentered on environment
Growth-firstNature-first
🤖TechnologyCentered on technology
Tech-cautiousTech-optimist
🕊️War and peaceStrongly strength-first
Peace-firstStrength-first
🏛️InstitutionsSlightly institutional
Anti-establishmentInstitutional
🙏ReligionLeaning religious
SecularReligious
🛡️InterventionismSlightly interventionist
Non-interventionistInterventionist

Who leads Chad today

Portrait of Mahamat Déby

Mahamat Déby

President of Chad, 2021 to present

A general who took power after his father Idriss Déby was killed in 2021 and was confirmed by a contested 2024 election, while balancing between France, Russia and the Gulf states.

Mahamat Déby sits in the left-authoritarian part of the Caucus economy and liberty compass: slightly state-led and strongly authoritarian. The clearest positions are strongly authoritarian on liberty and authority, strongly traditional on culture and strongly strength-first on war and peace. The profile is close to the middle on environment and technology.

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Political views closest to Chad’s leadership

One-nation conservatismA paternalist conservatism holding that the better off owe duties to the poor and to…96%CorporatismOrganizes society into industry and professional bodies that bargain with the state, an…96%MonarchismSupports a hereditary monarch as head of state, from ceremonial constitutional monarchy…96%Social conservatismDefends the traditional family, religion and moral norms in law and society.96%

Countries with similar leadership

Ranked by how close their current leaders are on the ten dimensions.

Guinea-BissauAfrica & Middle East99%YemenAfrica & Middle East99%Republic of the CongoAfrica & Middle East99%SudanAfrica & Middle East99%

Country histories are short summaries. Positions are simplified estimates of the leaders included in Caucus as of October 2026, and percentages show how close two profiles are across all ten dimensions.