Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Cambodia instead of Gabon, you would:
Health
be 83.3% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Gabon, 3.0% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Cambodia, that number is 0.5% of people as of 2020.
live 1.0 years longer
In Gabon, the average life expectancy is 70 years (68 years for men, 71 years for women) as of 2022. In Cambodia, that number is 71 years (69 years for men, 73 years for women) as of 2022.
be 74.0% less likely to be obese
In Gabon, 15.0% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Cambodia, that number is 3.9% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 98.9% less likely to be unemployed
In Gabon, 28.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2015. In Cambodia, that number is 0.3% as of 2017.
be 50.6% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Gabon, 33.4% live below the poverty line as of 2017. In Cambodia, however, that number is 16.5% as of 2016.
pay a 42.9% lower top tax rate
Gabon has a top tax rate of 35.0% as of 2016. In Cambodia, the top tax rate is 20.0% as of 2016.
make 70.8% less money
Gabon has a GDP per capita of $14,400 as of 2020, while in Cambodia, the GDP per capita is $4,200 as of 2020.
Life
be 36.5% less likely to die during childbirth
In Gabon, approximately 252.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Cambodia, 160.0 women do as of 2017.
have 25.9% fewer children
In Gabon, there are approximately 26.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Cambodia, there are 19.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 18.5% less likely to have access to electricity
In Gabon, approximately 92% of people have electricity access (99% in urban areas, and 39% in rural areas) as of 2019. In Cambodia, that number is 75% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 67% in rural areas) as of 2019.
be 46.8% less likely to have internet access
In Gabon, approximately 62.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Cambodia, about 33.0% do as of 2019.
Expenditures
spend 21.4% less on education
Gabon spends 2.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Cambodia spends 2.2% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
spend 2.5 times more on healthcare
Gabon spends 2.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Cambodia, that number is 7.0% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 49.9% less coastline
Gabon has a total of 885 km of coastline. In Cambodia, that number is 443 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, General Direction of Taxes, General Department of Taxation.
Cambodia: At a glance
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