Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Sri Lanka instead of Cambodia, you would:
Health
live 6.8 years longer
In Cambodia, the average life expectancy is 71 years (69 years for men, 73 years for women) as of 2022. In Sri Lanka, that number is 78 years (75 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2020.
be 33.3% more likely to be obese
In Cambodia, 3.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Sri Lanka, that number is 5.2% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 3.0 times more money
Cambodia has a GDP per capita of $4,200 as of 2020, while in Sri Lanka, the GDP per capita is $12,500 as of 2020.
be 75.2% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Cambodia, 16.5% live below the poverty line as of 2016. In Sri Lanka, however, that number is 4.1% as of 2016.
pay a 25.0% lower top tax rate
Cambodia has a top tax rate of 20.0% as of 2016. In Sri Lanka, the top tax rate is 15.0% as of 2016.
be 16.1 times more likely to be unemployed
In Cambodia, 0.3% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Sri Lanka, that number is 4.8% as of 2019.
Life
be 77.5% less likely to die during childbirth
In Cambodia, approximately 160.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Sri Lanka, 36.0 women do as of 2017.
be 14.7% more likely to be literate
In Cambodia, the literacy rate is 80.5% as of 2015. In Sri Lanka, it is 92.3% as of 2019.
be 72.3% 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 Sri Lanka, on the other hand, 8.2 children do as of 2022.
have 28.5% fewer children
In Cambodia, there are approximately 19.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Sri Lanka, there are 13.8 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 people have electricity access (100% in urban areas, and 67% in rural areas) as of 2019. In Sri Lanka, that number is 100% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 95% in rural areas) as of 2019.
Expenditures
spend 41.4% less on healthcare
Cambodia spends 7.0% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Sri Lanka, that number is 4.1% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 3.0 times more coastline
Cambodia has a total of 443 km of coastline. In Sri Lanka, that number is 1,340 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, General Department of Taxation, Sri Lanka Inland Revenue Department.
Sri Lanka: At a glance
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