Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Cambodia instead of Cote d'Ivoire, you would:
Health
be 70.6% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Cote d'Ivoire, 1.7% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2024. In Cambodia, that number is 0.5% of people as of 2024.
live 8.7 years longer
In Cote d'Ivoire, the average life expectancy is 62 years (60 years for men, 64 years for women) as of 2024. In Cambodia, that number is 71 years (68 years for men, 73 years for women) as of 2024.
be 61.5% less likely to be obese
In Cote d'Ivoire, 12.8% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Cambodia, that number is 4.9% of people as of 2024.
see 40.4% more spent on your healthcare
Cote d'Ivoire spends $249 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Cambodia spends $350 as of 2023.
have 34.9% more access to essential health services
Cote d'Ivoire scores 43 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Cambodia scores 58 as of 2021.
be 39.1% less likely to die by suicide
Cote d'Ivoire has a suicide rate of 7.4 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Cambodia, it is 4.5 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
be 88.8% less likely to be unemployed
In Cote d'Ivoire, 2.3% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Cambodia, that number is 0.3% as of 2025.
Life
be 61.8% less likely to die during childbirth
In Cote d'Ivoire, approximately 359.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Cambodia, 137.0 women do as of 2023.
be 43.9% more likely to be literate
In Cote d'Ivoire, the literacy rate is 50.0% as of 2021. In Cambodia, it is 71.9% as of 2021.
be 63.4% less likely to die during infancy
In Cote d'Ivoire, approximately 44.8 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Cambodia, on the other hand, 16.4 children do as of 2024.
have 35.6% fewer children
In Cote d'Ivoire, there are approximately 31.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Cambodia, there are 20.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 31.2% more likely to have access to electricity
In Cote d'Ivoire, approximately 72% of people have electricity access (94% in urban areas, and 48% in rural areas) as of 2023. In Cambodia, that number is 95% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 93% in rural areas) as of 2023.
be 65.3% more likely to have internet access
In Cote d'Ivoire, approximately 41.4% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Cambodia, about 68.5% do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 39.6% less on education
Cote d'Ivoire spends 3.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2024. Cambodia spends 2.2% of total GDP on education as of 2023.
spend 34.7% more on healthcare
Cote d'Ivoire spends 3.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Cambodia, that number is 4.6% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 14.0% less coastline
Cote d'Ivoire has a total of 515 km of coastline. In Cambodia, that number is 443 km.
Infrastructure
find 2.6 times more home broadband
Cote d'Ivoire has 1.6 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Cambodia has 4.2 as of 2024.
live with 79.6% less strain on fresh water
Cote d'Ivoire withdraws 5% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Cambodia withdraws 1% as of 2022.
use 2.6 times more electricity
Cote d'Ivoire uses 354 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Cambodia uses 932 kWh as of 2023.
Environment
be 30.2% less likely to die from air pollution
In Cote d'Ivoire, air pollution causes 86.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Cambodia, it causes 60.0 as of 2019.
emit 86.4% more CO2
Cote d'Ivoire emits 0.6 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Cambodia emits 1.1 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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