Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Cambodia instead of Greece, you would:
Health
be 84.3% less likely to be obese
In Greece, 24.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Cambodia, that number is 3.9% of people as of 2016.
live 15.2 years less
In Greece, the average life expectancy is 81 years (78 years for men, 84 years for women) as of 2020. In Cambodia, that number is 66 years (63 years for men, 69 years for women) as of 2020.
Economy
be 98.6% less likely to be unemployed
In Greece, 21.5% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Cambodia, that number is 0.3% as of 2017.
be 54.2% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Greece, 36.0% live below the poverty line as of 2014. In Cambodia, however, that number is 16.5% as of 2016.
pay a 58.3% lower top tax rate
Greece has a top tax rate of 48.0% as of 2016. In Cambodia, the top tax rate is 20.0% as of 2016.
make 85.6% less money
Greece has a GDP per capita of $27,800 as of 2017, while in Cambodia, the GDP per capita is $4,000 as of 2017.
Life
have 2.7 times more children
In Greece, there are approximately 7.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2020. In Cambodia, there are 21.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2020.
be 53.3 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Greece, approximately 3.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Cambodia, 160.0 women do as of 2017.
be 17.6% less likely to be literate
In Greece, the literacy rate is 97.7% as of 2015. In Cambodia, it is 80.5% as of 2015.
be 11.8 times more likely to die during infancy
In Greece, approximately 3.7 children die before they reach the age of one as of 2020. In Cambodia, on the other hand, 43.7 children do as of 2020.
Basic Needs
be 50.2% less likely to have access to electricity
In Greece, approximately 100% of the population has electricity access as of 2016. In Cambodia, 50% of the population do as of 2017.
be 45.2% less likely to have internet access
In Greece, approximately 73.0% of the population has internet access as of 2018. In Cambodia, about 40.0% do as of 2018.
be 19.7% less likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Greece, approximately 100% of people have improved drinking water access (100% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2017. In Cambodia, that number is 80% of people on average (98% in urban areas, and 78% in rural areas) as of 2017.
Geography
see 96.8% less coastline
Greece has a total of 13,676 km of coastline. In Cambodia, that number is 443 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, GSIS, Greece, General Department of Taxation.
Cambodia: At a glance
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