Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Philippines instead of Cambodia, you would:
Health
be 64.1% more likely to be obese
In Cambodia, 3.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Philippines, that number is 6.4% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 91.1% more money
Cambodia has a GDP per capita of $4,500 as of 2022, while in Philippines, the GDP per capita is $8,600 as of 2022.
be 10.3 times more likely to be unemployed
In Cambodia, 0.2% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Philippines, that number is 2.4% as of 2022.
pay a 60.0% higher top tax rate
Cambodia has a top tax rate of 20.0% as of 2016. In Philippines, the top tax rate is 32.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 64.2% less likely to die during childbirth
In Cambodia, approximately 218.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Philippines, 78.0 women do as of 2020.
be 14.8% more likely to be literate
In Cambodia, the literacy rate is 83.9% as of 2021. In Philippines, it is 96.3% as of 2019.
be 24.8% 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 Philippines, on the other hand, 22.2 children do as of 2022.
have 21.4% more children
In Cambodia, there are approximately 18.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Philippines, there are 22.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 18.1% more likely to have access to electricity
In Cambodia, approximately 82% of people have electricity access (99% in urban areas, and 77% in rural areas) as of 2021. In Philippines, that number is 97% of people on average (99% in urban areas, and 96% in rural areas) as of 2021.
be 14.0% 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 Philippines, that number is 97% of people on average (99% in urban areas, and 95% in rural areas) as of 2020.
be 11.7% less likely to have internet access
In Cambodia, approximately 60.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Philippines, about 53.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 32.0% less on healthcare
Cambodia spends 7.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Philippines, that number is 5.1% of GDP as of 2020.
spend 19.4% more on education
Cambodia spends 3.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Philippines spends 3.7% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
Geography
see 81.9 times more coastline
Cambodia has a total of 443 km of coastline. In Philippines, that number is 36,289 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Bureau of Internal Revenue, General Department of Taxation.
Philippines: At a glance
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