Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Cambodia instead of Australia, you would:
Health
be 83.9% less likely to be obese
In Australia, 30.6% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Cambodia, that number is 4.9% of people as of 2024.
be 65.6% less likely to die by suicide
Australia has a suicide rate of 13.1 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Cambodia, it is 4.5 per 100,000 as of 2021.
live 12.2 years less
In Australia, the average life expectancy is 83 years (81 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2024. In Cambodia, that number is 71 years (68 years for men, 73 years for women) as of 2024.
see 95.4% less spent on your healthcare
Australia spends $7,691 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Cambodia spends $350 as of 2023.
have 94.8% fewer doctors per person
Australia has 40.9 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Cambodia has 2.1 as of 2019.
have 33.3% less access to essential health services
Australia scores 87 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Cambodia scores 58 as of 2021.
Economy
be 93.6% less likely to be unemployed
In Australia, 4.1% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Cambodia, that number is 0.3% as of 2025.
make 95.6% less money
Australia has a GDP per capita of $65,130 as of 2025, while in Cambodia, the GDP per capita is $2,872 as of 2025.
Life
have 89.8% more children
In Australia, there are approximately 10.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Cambodia, there are 20.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 68.5 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Australia, approximately 2.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Cambodia, 137.0 women do as of 2023.
be 5.3 times more likely to die during infancy
In Australia, approximately 3.1 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Cambodia, on the other hand, 16.4 children do as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 28.8% less likely to have internet access
In Australia, approximately 96.1% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Cambodia, about 68.5% do as of 2024.
be 17.1% less likely to have access to drinking water
In Australia, approximately 100% of people have access to drinking water (100% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2024. In Cambodia, that number is 83% of people on average (94% in urban areas, and 79% in rural areas) as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 56.9% less on education
Australia spends 5.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. Cambodia spends 2.2% of total GDP on education as of 2023.
spend 55.6% less on healthcare
Australia spends 10.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Cambodia, that number is 4.6% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 98.3% less coastline
Australia has a total of 25,760 km of coastline. In Cambodia, that number is 443 km.
Safety
be 4.2 times more likely to die in a road accident
In Australia, road accidents kill 4.5 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Cambodia, they kill 18.8 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
live with 77.7% less strain on fresh water
Australia withdraws 5% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Cambodia withdraws 1% as of 2022.
find 88.6% less home broadband
Australia has 36.5 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Cambodia has 4.2 as of 2024.
use 90.5% less electricity
Australia uses 9,801 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2024. Cambodia uses 932 kWh as of 2023.
Environment
emit 92.2% less CO2
Australia emits 14.1 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Cambodia emits 1.1 tonnes as of 2024.
be 6.0 times more likely to die from air pollution
In Australia, air pollution causes 10.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Cambodia, it causes 60.0 as of 2019.
Sources: World Bank (2019–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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