Quality of life comparison
If you lived in South Korea instead of Cambodia, you would:
Health
live 12.3 years longer
In Cambodia, the average life expectancy is 71 years (69 years for men, 73 years for women) as of 2022. In South Korea, that number is 83 years (80 years for men, 86 years for women) as of 2022.
be 20.5% more likely to be obese
In Cambodia, 3.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In South Korea, that number is 4.7% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 10.1 times more money
Cambodia has a GDP per capita of $4,200 as of 2020, while in South Korea, the GDP per capita is $42,300 as of 2020.
be 12.7% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Cambodia, 16.5% live below the poverty line as of 2016. In South Korea, however, that number is 14.4% as of 2016.
be 12.5 times more likely to be unemployed
In Cambodia, 0.3% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In South Korea, that number is 3.8% as of 2019.
pay a 90.0% higher top tax rate
Cambodia has a top tax rate of 20.0% as of 2016. In South Korea, the top tax rate is 38.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 93.1% less likely to die during childbirth
In Cambodia, approximately 160.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In South Korea, 11.0 women do as of 2017.
be 21.7% more likely to be literate
In Cambodia, the literacy rate is 80.5% as of 2015. In South Korea, it is 98.0% as of 2019.
be 90.3% 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 South Korea, on the other hand, 2.9 children do as of 2022.
have 64.1% fewer children
In Cambodia, there are approximately 19.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In South Korea, there are 6.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 33.3% more likely to have access to electricity
In Cambodia, approximately 75% of the population has electricity access as of 2019. In South Korea, 100% of the population do as of 2020.
be 2.9 times more likely to have internet access
In Cambodia, approximately 33.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In South Korea, about 97.0% do as of 2020.
be 17.4% more likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Cambodia, approximately 85% of people have improved drinking water access as of 2020. In South Korea, 100% of people do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 2.0 times more on education
Cambodia spends 2.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. South Korea spends 4.5% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
spend 17.1% more on healthcare
Cambodia spends 7.0% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In South Korea, that number is 8.2% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 5.4 times more coastline
Cambodia has a total of 443 km of coastline. In South Korea, that number is 2,413 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, National Tax Service, South Korea, General Department of Taxation.
South Korea: At a glance
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