Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Cambodia instead of Kenya, you would:
Health
be 88.1% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Kenya, 4.2% 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 Kenya, 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 45.1% less likely to be obese
In Kenya, 7.1% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Cambodia, that number is 3.9% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 99.2% less likely to be unemployed
In Kenya, 40.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2013. In Cambodia, that number is 0.3% as of 2017.
be 54.3% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Kenya, 36.1% live below the poverty line as of 2016. In Cambodia, however, that number is 16.5% as of 2016.
pay a 33.3% lower top tax rate
Kenya has a top tax rate of 30.0% as of 2016. In Cambodia, the top tax rate is 20.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 53.2% less likely to die during childbirth
In Kenya, approximately 342.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Cambodia, 160.0 women do as of 2017.
have 26.9% fewer children
In Kenya, there are approximately 26.4 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 85.1% more likely to have internet access
In Kenya, approximately 17.8% of the population has internet access as of 2018. In Cambodia, about 33.0% do as of 2019.
be 19.5% more likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Kenya, approximately 71% of people have improved drinking water access (91% in urban areas, and 63% 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.
be 11.8% less likely to have access to electricity
In Kenya, approximately 85% of people have electricity access (99% in urban areas, and 79% 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.
Expenditures
spend 56.9% less on education
Kenya spends 5.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Cambodia spends 2.2% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
spend 52.2% more on healthcare
Kenya spends 4.6% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Cambodia, that number is 7.0% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 17.4% less coastline
Kenya has a total of 536 km of coastline. In Cambodia, that number is 443 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: Revenue Authority, The World Factbook, General Department of Taxation.
Cambodia: At a glance
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