Quality of life comparison

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If you lived in Cambodia instead of Indonesia, you would:

Health

be 58.3% less likely to be obese

In Indonesia, 11.8% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Cambodia, that number is 4.9% of people as of 2024.

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see 16.0% less spent on your healthcare

Indonesia spends $417 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Cambodia spends $350 as of 2023.

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be 3.8 times more likely to die by suicide

Indonesia has a suicide rate of 1.2 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Cambodia, it is 4.5 per 100,000 as of 2021.

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Economy

be 92.0% less likely to be unemployed

In Indonesia, 3.2% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Cambodia, that number is 0.3% as of 2025.

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make 43.2% less money

Indonesia has a GDP per capita of $5,060 as of 2025, while in Cambodia, the GDP per capita is $2,872 as of 2025.

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Life

have 28.9% more children

In Indonesia, there are approximately 15.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Cambodia, there are 20.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

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be 25.1% less likely to be literate

In Indonesia, the literacy rate is 96.0% as of 2020. In Cambodia, it is 71.9% as of 2021.

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Expenditures

spend 70.3% more on education

Indonesia spends 1.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Cambodia spends 2.2% of total GDP on education as of 2023.

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spend 71.1% more on healthcare

Indonesia spends 2.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Cambodia, that number is 4.6% of GDP as of 2023.

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Geography

see 99.2% less coastline

Indonesia has a total of 54,716 km of coastline. In Cambodia, that number is 443 km.

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Safety

be 66.4% more likely to die in a road accident

In Indonesia, road accidents kill 11.3 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Cambodia, they kill 18.8 per 100,000 as of 2021.

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Infrastructure

live with 96.5% less strain on fresh water

Indonesia withdraws 30% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Cambodia withdraws 1% as of 2022.

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find 15.7% less home broadband

Indonesia has 4.9 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Cambodia has 4.2 as of 2024.

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use 35.5% less electricity

Indonesia uses 1,445 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Cambodia uses 932 kWh as of 2023.

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Environment

emit 61.7% less CO2

Indonesia emits 2.9 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Cambodia emits 1.1 tonnes as of 2024.

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Sources: World Bank (2020–2025), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook, United Nations SDG Indicators (2021). How we calculate this

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Moving from Indonesia to Cambodia · UN DESA 2020
111 people born in Indonesia live in Cambodia.
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Cambodia: At a glance

Cambodia is a sovereign country in East/Southeast Asia, with a total land area of approximately 176,515 sq km. Most Cambodians consider themselves to be Khmers, descendants of the Angkor Empire that extended over much of Southeast Asia and reached its zenith between the 10th and 13th centuries. Attacks by the Thai and Cham (from present-day Vietnam) weakened the empire, ushering in a long period of decline. The king placed the country under French protection in 1863, and it became part of French Indochina in 1887. Following Japanese occupation in World War II, Cambodia gained full independence from France in 1953. In April 1975, after a five-year struggle, communist Khmer Rouge forces captured Phnom Penh and evacuated all cities and towns. At least 1.5 million Cambodians died from execution, forced hardships, or starvation during the Khmer Rouge regime under POL POT. A December 1978 Vietnamese invasion drove the Khmer Rouge into the countryside, began a 10-year Vietnamese occupation, and touched off almost 13 years of civil war. The 1991 Paris Peace Accords mandated democratic elections and a ceasefire, which was not fully respected by the Khmer Rouge. UN-sponsored elections in 1993 helped restore some semblance of normalcy under a coalition government. Factional fighting in 1997 ended the first coalition government, but a second round of national elections in 1998 led to the formation of another coalition government and renewed political stability. The remaining elements of the Khmer Rouge surrendered in early 1999. Some of the surviving Khmer Rouge leaders have been tried or are awaiting trial for crimes against humanity by a hybrid UN-Cambodian tribunal supported by international assistance. Elections in July 2003 were relatively peaceful, but it took one year of negotiations between contending political parties before a coalition government was formed. In October 2004, King Norodom SIHANOUK abdicated the throne and his son, Prince Norodom SIHAMONI, was selected to succeed him. Local elections were held in Cambodia in April 2007, with little of the pre-election violence that preceded prior elections. National elections in July 2008 were relatively peaceful, as were commune council elections in June 2012.
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