Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Australia instead of Cambodia, you would:
Health
live 12.4 years longer
In Cambodia, the average life expectancy is 71 years (69 years for men, 73 years for women) as of 2022. In Australia, that number is 83 years (81 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022.
be 7.4 times more likely to be obese
In Cambodia, 3.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Australia, that number is 29.0% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 11.4 times more money
Cambodia has a GDP per capita of $4,500 as of 2022, while in Australia, the GDP per capita is $51,100 as of 2022.
be 16.1 times more likely to be unemployed
In Cambodia, 0.2% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Australia, that number is 3.7% as of 2022.
pay a 2.2 times higher top tax rate
Cambodia has a top tax rate of 20.0% as of 2016. In Australia, the top tax rate is 45.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 98.6% less likely to die during childbirth
In Cambodia, approximately 218.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Australia, 3.0 women do as of 2020.
be 89.8% less likely to die during infancy
In Cambodia, approximately 29.6 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Australia, on the other hand, 3.0 children do as of 2022.
have 33.0% fewer children
In Cambodia, there are approximately 18.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Australia, there are 12.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 21.2% more likely to have access to electricity
In Cambodia, approximately 82% of the population has electricity access as of 2021. In Australia, 100% of the population do as of 2021.
be 60.0% more likely to have internet access
In Cambodia, approximately 60.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Australia, about 96.0% do as of 2021.
be 17.5% more likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Cambodia, approximately 85% of people have improved drinking water access (99% in urban areas, and 81% in rural areas) as of 2020. In Australia, that number is 100% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 96.8% more on education
Cambodia spends 3.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Australia spends 6.1% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 42.7% more on healthcare
Cambodia spends 7.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Australia, that number is 10.7% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 58.1 times more coastline
Cambodia has a total of 443 km of coastline. In Australia, that number is 25,760 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Australian Taxation Office, General Department of Taxation.
Australia: At a glance
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