Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Cambodia instead of Argentina, you would:
Health
be 86.2% less likely to be obese
In Argentina, 28.3% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Cambodia, that number is 3.9% of people as of 2016.
live 7.7 years less
In Argentina, the average life expectancy is 78 years (75 years for men, 82 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 97.0% less likely to be unemployed
In Argentina, 9.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Cambodia, that number is 0.3% as of 2017.
be 53.5% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Argentina, 35.5% live below the poverty line as of 2019. In Cambodia, however, that number is 16.5% as of 2016.
pay a 42.9% lower top tax rate
Argentina has a top tax rate of 35.0% as of 2016. In Cambodia, the top tax rate is 20.0% as of 2016.
make 78.7% less money
Argentina has a GDP per capita of $19,700 as of 2020, while in Cambodia, the GDP per capita is $4,200 as of 2020.
Life
have 23.8% more children
In Argentina, there are approximately 15.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Cambodia, there are 19.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 4.1 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Argentina, approximately 39.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Cambodia, 160.0 women do as of 2017.
be 18.7% less likely to be literate
In Argentina, the literacy rate is 99.0% as of 2018. In Cambodia, it is 80.5% as of 2015.
be 3.2 times more likely to die during infancy
In Argentina, approximately 9.3 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 24.2% less likely to have access to electricity
In Argentina, approximately 99% of people have electricity access (99% in urban areas, and 85% in rural areas) as of 2020. In Cambodia, that number is 75% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 67% in rural areas) as of 2019.
be 61.6% less likely to have internet access
In Argentina, approximately 86.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Cambodia, about 33.0% do as of 2019.
be 14.1% less likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Argentina, approximately 99% of people have improved drinking water access (99% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2015. In Cambodia, that number is 85% of people on average (99% in urban areas, and 81% in rural areas) as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 54.2% less on education
Argentina spends 4.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Cambodia spends 2.2% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
spend 26.3% less on healthcare
Argentina spends 9.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Cambodia, that number is 7.0% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 91.1% less coastline
Argentina has a total of 4,989 km of coastline. In Cambodia, that number is 443 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Federal Administration of Public Revenue, General Department of Taxation.
Cambodia: At a glance
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