Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Cambodia instead of Lebanon, you would:
Health
be 87.8% less likely to be obese
In Lebanon, 32.0% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Cambodia, that number is 3.9% of people as of 2016.
live 8.1 years less
In Lebanon, the average life expectancy is 79 years (77 years for men, 80 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 96.9% less likely to be unemployed
In Lebanon, 9.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2007. In Cambodia, that number is 0.3% as of 2017.
be 39.8% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Lebanon, 27.4% live below the poverty line as of 2011. In Cambodia, however, that number is 16.5% as of 2016.
make 63.8% less money
Lebanon has a GDP per capita of $11,600 as of 2020, while in Cambodia, the GDP per capita is $4,200 as of 2020.
Life
have 47.3% more children
In Lebanon, there are approximately 13.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Cambodia, there are 19.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 5.5 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Lebanon, approximately 29.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Cambodia, 160.0 women do as of 2017.
be 15.4% less likely to be literate
In Lebanon, the literacy rate is 95.1% as of 2018. In Cambodia, it is 80.5% as of 2015.
be 4.2 times more likely to die during infancy
In Lebanon, approximately 7.0 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.
Basic Needs
be 25.0% less likely to have access to electricity
In Lebanon, approximately 100% of the population has electricity access as of 2020. In Cambodia, 75% of the population do as of 2019.
be 60.7% less likely to have internet access
In Lebanon, approximately 84.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Cambodia, about 33.0% do as of 2019.
be 14.9% less likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Lebanon, approximately 100% of people have improved drinking water access as of 2020. In Cambodia, 85% of people do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 15.4% less on education
Lebanon spends 2.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Cambodia spends 2.2% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
spend 19.5% less on healthcare
Lebanon spends 8.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Cambodia, that number is 7.0% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 96.9% more coastline
Lebanon has a total of 225 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 Lebanon? See an in-depth size comparison.