Quality of life comparison
If you lived in North Dakota instead of Cambodia, you would:
Health
be 7.5 times more likely to be obese
In Cambodia, 4.9% of adults are obese as of 2024. In North Dakota, that number is 37.1% of people as of 2022.
Economy
make 27.6 times more money
Cambodia has a GDP per capita of $2,872 as of 2025, while in North Dakota, the GDP per capita is $79,272 as of 2024.
be 9.6 times more likely to be unemployed
In Cambodia, 0.3% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In North Dakota, that number is 2.5% as of 2025.
Basic Needs
be 28.1% more likely to have internet access
In Cambodia, approximately 68.5% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In North Dakota, about 87.7% do as of 2023.
Sources: World Bank (2024–2025), World Health Organization (2024), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (PLACES) (2022), Bureau of Labor Statistics (2025), Bureau of Economic Analysis (2024), US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) (2023). How we calculate this
