Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Cambodia instead of Benin, you would:
Health
live 8.4 years longer
In Benin, the average life expectancy is 62 years (60 years for men, 64 years for women) as of 2022. In Cambodia, that number is 71 years (69 years for men, 73 years for women) as of 2022.
be 59.4% less likely to be obese
In Benin, 9.6% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Cambodia, that number is 3.9% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 27.3% more money
Benin has a GDP per capita of $3,300 as of 2020, while in Cambodia, the GDP per capita is $4,200 as of 2020.
be 70.0% less likely to be unemployed
In Benin, 1.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2014. In Cambodia, that number is 0.3% as of 2017.
be 57.1% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Benin, 38.5% live below the poverty line as of 2019. In Cambodia, however, that number is 16.5% as of 2016.
Life
be 59.7% less likely to die during childbirth
In Benin, approximately 397.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Cambodia, 160.0 women do as of 2017.
be 89.9% more likely to be literate
In Benin, the literacy rate is 42.4% as of 2018. In Cambodia, it is 80.5% as of 2015.
be 47.0% less likely to die during infancy
In Benin, approximately 55.8 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Cambodia, on the other hand, 29.6 children do as of 2022.
have 53.1% fewer children
In Benin, there are approximately 41.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Cambodia, there are 19.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 2.3 times more likely to have access to electricity
In Benin, approximately 33% of people have electricity access (58% in urban areas, and 9% in rural areas) as of 2019. In Cambodia, that number is 75% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 67% in rural areas) as of 2019.
be 26.9% more likely to have internet access
In Benin, approximately 26.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Cambodia, about 33.0% do as of 2019.
be 13.9% more likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Benin, approximately 75% of people have improved drinking water access (79% in urban areas, and 71% 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 26.7% less on education
Benin spends 3.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Cambodia spends 2.2% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
spend 2.9 times more on healthcare
Benin spends 2.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Cambodia, that number is 7.0% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 3.7 times more coastline
Benin has a total of 121 km of coastline. In Cambodia, that number is 443 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Cambodia: At a glance
How big is Cambodia compared to Benin? See an in-depth size comparison.