Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Cambodia instead of Sri Lanka, you would:
Health
be 25.0% less likely to be obese
In Sri Lanka, 5.2% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Cambodia, that number is 3.9% of people as of 2016.
live 6.8 years less
In Sri Lanka, the average life expectancy is 78 years (75 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2020. In Cambodia, that number is 71 years (69 years for men, 73 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
be 93.8% less likely to be unemployed
In Sri Lanka, 4.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Cambodia, that number is 0.3% as of 2017.
make 66.4% less money
Sri Lanka has a GDP per capita of $12,500 as of 2020, while in Cambodia, the GDP per capita is $4,200 as of 2020.
be 4.0 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Sri Lanka, 4.1% live below the poverty line as of 2016. In Cambodia, however, that number is 16.5% as of 2016.
pay a 33.3% higher top tax rate
Sri Lanka has a top tax rate of 15.0% as of 2016. In Cambodia, the top tax rate is 20.0% as of 2016.
Life
have 39.8% more children
In Sri Lanka, there are approximately 13.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Cambodia, there are 19.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 4.4 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Sri Lanka, approximately 36.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Cambodia, 160.0 women do as of 2017.
be 12.8% less likely to be literate
In Sri Lanka, the literacy rate is 92.3% as of 2019. In Cambodia, it is 80.5% as of 2015.
be 3.6 times more likely to die during infancy
In Sri Lanka, approximately 8.2 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 Sri Lanka, approximately 100% of people have electricity access (100% in urban areas, and 95% 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.
Expenditures
spend 70.7% more on healthcare
Sri Lanka spends 4.1% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Cambodia, that number is 7.0% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 66.9% less coastline
Sri Lanka has a total of 1,340 km of coastline. In Cambodia, that number is 443 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, General Department of Taxation, Sri Lanka Inland Revenue Department.
Cambodia: At a glance
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