Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Cambodia instead of Bangladesh, you would:
Health
live 4.0 years less
In Bangladesh, the average life expectancy is 75 years (73 years for men, 77 years for women) as of 2022. In Cambodia, that number is 71 years (69 years for men, 73 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
be 93.2% less likely to be unemployed
In Bangladesh, 4.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Cambodia, that number is 0.3% as of 2017.
be 32.1% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Bangladesh, 24.3% live below the poverty line as of 2016. In Cambodia, however, that number is 16.5% as of 2016.
pay a 33.3% lower top tax rate
Bangladesh has a top tax rate of 30.0% as of 2016. In Cambodia, the top tax rate is 20.0% as of 2016.
make 12.5% less money
Bangladesh has a GDP per capita of $4,800 as of 2020, while in Cambodia, the GDP per capita is $4,200 as of 2020.
Basic Needs
be 32.0% more likely to have internet access
In Bangladesh, approximately 25.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Cambodia, about 33.0% do as of 2019.
be 14.0% less likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Bangladesh, approximately 99% of people have improved drinking water access (99% in urban areas, and 99% in rural areas) as of 2020. In Cambodia, that number is 85% of people on average (99% in urban areas, and 81% in rural areas) as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 69.2% more on education
Bangladesh spends 1.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Cambodia spends 2.2% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
spend 2.8 times more on healthcare
Bangladesh spends 2.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Cambodia, that number is 7.0% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 23.6% less coastline
Bangladesh has a total of 580 km of coastline. In Cambodia, that number is 443 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, National Board of Revenue (NBR), Bangladesh, General Department of Taxation.
Cambodia: At a glance
How big is Cambodia compared to Bangladesh? See an in-depth size comparison.