Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Cambodia instead of Costa Rica, you would:
Health
be 84.8% less likely to be obese
In Costa Rica, 25.7% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Cambodia, that number is 3.9% of people as of 2016.
live 9.0 years less
In Costa Rica, the average life expectancy is 80 years (77 years for men, 82 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 96.3% less likely to be unemployed
In Costa Rica, 8.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Cambodia, that number is 0.3% as of 2017.
be 21.4% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Costa Rica, 21.0% live below the poverty line as of 2019. In Cambodia, however, that number is 16.5% as of 2016.
make 78.7% less money
Costa Rica has a GDP per capita of $19,700 as of 2020, while in Cambodia, the GDP per capita is $4,200 as of 2020.
pay a 33.3% higher top tax rate
Costa Rica has a top tax rate of 15.0% as of 2016. In Cambodia, the top tax rate is 20.0% as of 2016.
Life
have 35.1% more children
In Costa Rica, there are approximately 14.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Cambodia, there are 19.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 5.9 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Costa Rica, approximately 27.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Cambodia, 160.0 women do as of 2017.
be 17.8% less likely to be literate
In Costa Rica, the literacy rate is 97.9% as of 2018. In Cambodia, it is 80.5% as of 2015.
be 3.5 times more likely to die during infancy
In Costa Rica, approximately 8.4 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 25.0% less likely to have access to electricity
In Costa Rica, approximately 100% of the population has electricity access as of 2020. In Cambodia, 75% of the population do as of 2019.
be 59.3% less likely to have internet access
In Costa Rica, approximately 81.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Cambodia, about 33.0% do as of 2019.
be 14.9% less likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Costa Rica, approximately 100% of people have improved drinking water access (100% in urban areas, and 100% 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 67.2% less on education
Costa Rica spends 6.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Cambodia spends 2.2% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
Geography
see 65.7% less coastline
Costa Rica has a total of 1,290 km of coastline. In Cambodia, that number is 443 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, General Department of Taxation, Directorate General of Taxation of Costa Rica.
Cambodia: At a glance
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