Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Cote d'Ivoire instead of Cambodia, you would:
Health
be 3.4 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Cambodia, 0.5% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2024. In Cote d'Ivoire, that number is 1.7% of people as of 2024.
live 8.7 years less
In Cambodia, the average life expectancy is 71 years (68 years for men, 73 years for women) as of 2024. In Cote d'Ivoire, that number is 62 years (60 years for men, 64 years for women) as of 2024.
be 2.6 times more likely to be obese
In Cambodia, 4.9% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Cote d'Ivoire, that number is 12.8% of people as of 2024.
see 28.8% less spent on your healthcare
Cambodia spends $350 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Cote d'Ivoire spends $249 as of 2023.
have 25.9% less access to essential health services
Cambodia scores 58 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Cote d'Ivoire scores 43 as of 2021.
be 64.2% more likely to die by suicide
Cambodia has a suicide rate of 4.5 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Cote d'Ivoire, it is 7.4 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
be 8.9 times more likely to be unemployed
In Cambodia, 0.3% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Cote d'Ivoire, that number is 2.3% as of 2025.
Life
have 55.4% more children
In Cambodia, there are approximately 20.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Cote d'Ivoire, there are 31.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 2.6 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Cambodia, approximately 137.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Cote d'Ivoire, 359.0 women do as of 2023.
be 30.5% less likely to be literate
In Cambodia, the literacy rate is 71.9% as of 2021. In Cote d'Ivoire, it is 50.0% as of 2021.
be 2.7 times more likely to die during infancy
In Cambodia, approximately 16.4 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Cote d'Ivoire, on the other hand, 44.8 children do as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 23.8% less likely to have access to electricity
In Cambodia, approximately 95% of people have electricity access (100% in urban areas, and 93% in rural areas) as of 2023. In Cote d'Ivoire, that number is 72% of people on average (94% in urban areas, and 48% in rural areas) as of 2023.
be 39.5% less likely to have internet access
In Cambodia, approximately 68.5% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Cote d'Ivoire, about 41.4% do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 25.8% less on healthcare
Cambodia spends 4.6% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Cote d'Ivoire, that number is 3.4% of GDP as of 2023.
spend 65.6% more on education
Cambodia spends 2.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Cote d'Ivoire spends 3.6% of total GDP on education as of 2024.
Geography
see 16.3% more coastline
Cambodia has a total of 443 km of coastline. In Cote d'Ivoire, that number is 515 km.
Infrastructure
find 61.4% less home broadband
Cambodia has 4.2 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Cote d'Ivoire has 1.6 as of 2024.
live with 4.9 times more strain on fresh water
Cambodia withdraws 1% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Cote d'Ivoire withdraws 5% as of 2022.
use 62.1% less electricity
Cambodia uses 932 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Cote d'Ivoire uses 354 kWh as of 2023.
Environment
emit 46.4% less CO2
Cambodia emits 1.1 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Cote d'Ivoire emits 0.6 tonnes as of 2024.
be 43.3% more likely to die from air pollution
In Cambodia, air pollution causes 60.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Cote d'Ivoire, it causes 86.0 as of 2019.
Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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