Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Cambodia instead of Fiji, you would:
Health
be 87.1% less likely to be obese
In Fiji, 30.2% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Cambodia, that number is 3.9% of people as of 2016.
live 3.6 years less
In Fiji, the average life expectancy is 74 years (72 years for men, 77 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 93.3% less likely to be unemployed
In Fiji, 4.5% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Cambodia, that number is 0.3% as of 2017.
be 44.8% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Fiji, 29.9% live below the poverty line as of 2019. In Cambodia, however, that number is 16.5% as of 2016.
make 61.8% less money
Fiji has a GDP per capita of $11,000 as of 2020, while in Cambodia, the GDP per capita is $4,200 as of 2020.
Life
have 16.5% more children
In Fiji, there are approximately 16.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Cambodia, there are 19.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 4.7 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Fiji, approximately 34.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Cambodia, 160.0 women do as of 2017.
be 18.8% less likely to be literate
In Fiji, the literacy rate is 99.1% as of 2018. In Cambodia, it is 80.5% as of 2015.
be 2.9 times more likely to die during infancy
In Fiji, approximately 10.1 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 24.7% less likely to have access to electricity
In Fiji, approximately 100% of people have electricity access (100% in urban areas, and 99% in rural areas) as of 2018. In Cambodia, that number is 75% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 67% in rural areas) as of 2019.
be 34.0% less likely to have internet access
In Fiji, approximately 50.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In Cambodia, about 33.0% do as of 2019.
Expenditures
spend 56.9% less on education
Fiji spends 5.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Cambodia spends 2.2% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
spend 84.2% more on healthcare
Fiji spends 3.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Cambodia, that number is 7.0% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 60.8% less coastline
Fiji has a total of 1,129 km of coastline. In Cambodia, that number is 443 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Cambodia: At a glance
How big is Cambodia compared to Fiji? See an in-depth size comparison.