Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Cambodia instead of Canada, you would:
Health
be 86.7% less likely to be obese
In Canada, 29.4% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Cambodia, that number is 3.9% of people as of 2016.
live 13.1 years less
In Canada, the average life expectancy is 84 years (82 years for men, 86 years for women) as of 2022. In Cambodia, that number is 71 years (69 years for men, 73 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
be 95.6% less likely to be unemployed
In Canada, 5.3% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Cambodia, that number is 0.2% as of 2022.
pay a 39.4% lower top tax rate
Canada has a top tax rate of 33.0% as of 2016. In Cambodia, the top tax rate is 20.0% as of 2016.
make 90.8% less money
Canada has a GDP per capita of $49,000 as of 2022, while in Cambodia, the GDP per capita is $4,500 as of 2022.
be 75.5% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Canada, 9.4% live below the poverty line as of 2008. In Cambodia, however, that number is 16.5% as of 2016.
Life
have 79.0% more children
In Canada, there are approximately 10.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Cambodia, there are 18.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 19.8 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Canada, approximately 11.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Cambodia, 218.0 women do as of 2020.
be 6.8 times more likely to die during infancy
In Canada, approximately 4.4 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Cambodia, on the other hand, 29.6 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 17.5% less likely to have access to electricity
In Canada, approximately 100% of the population has electricity access as of 2021. In Cambodia, 82% of the population do as of 2021.
be 35.5% less likely to have internet access
In Canada, approximately 93.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Cambodia, about 60.0% do as of 2021.
be 14.2% less likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Canada, approximately 99% of people have improved drinking water access (99% in urban areas, and 99% in rural areas) as of 2020. In Cambodia, that number is 85% of people on average (99% in urban areas, and 81% in rural areas) as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 40.4% less on education
Canada spends 5.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Cambodia spends 3.1% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 41.9% less on healthcare
Canada spends 12.9% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Cambodia, that number is 7.5% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 99.8% less coastline
Canada has a total of 202,080 km of coastline. In Cambodia, that number is 443 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Canada Revenue Agency, General Department of Taxation.
Cambodia: At a glance
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