Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Cambodia instead of Jordan, you would:
Health
be 89.0% less likely to be obese
In Jordan, 35.5% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Cambodia, that number is 3.9% of people as of 2016.
live 5.4 years less
In Jordan, the average life expectancy is 76 years (75 years for men, 78 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 98.4% less likely to be unemployed
In Jordan, 19.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Cambodia, that number is 0.3% as of 2017.
make 57.1% less money
Jordan has a GDP per capita of $9,800 as of 2020, while in Cambodia, the GDP per capita is $4,200 as of 2020.
Life
be 3.5 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Jordan, approximately 46.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Cambodia, 160.0 women do as of 2017.
be 18.0% less likely to be literate
In Jordan, the literacy rate is 98.2% as of 2018. In Cambodia, it is 80.5% as of 2015.
be 2.1 times more likely to die during infancy
In Jordan, approximately 13.9 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.
have 14.6% fewer children
In Jordan, there are approximately 22.6 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 25.0% less likely to have access to electricity
In Jordan, approximately 100% of the population has electricity access as of 2020. In Cambodia, 75% of the population do as of 2019.
be 50.7% less likely to have internet access
In Jordan, approximately 67.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In Cambodia, about 33.0% do as of 2019.
be 14.1% less likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Jordan, approximately 99% of people have improved drinking water access (99% in urban areas, and 98% in rural areas) as of 2020. In Cambodia, that number is 85% of people on average (99% in urban areas, and 81% in rural areas) as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 26.7% less on education
Jordan spends 3.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Cambodia spends 2.2% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
Geography
see 17.0 times more coastline
Jordan has a total of 26 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
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