Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Cambodia instead of Kyrgyzstan, you would:
Health
be 76.5% less likely to be obese
In Kyrgyzstan, 16.6% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Cambodia, that number is 3.9% of people as of 2016.
live 5.9 years less
In Kyrgyzstan, the average life expectancy is 72 years (68 years for men, 76 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 95.8% less likely to be unemployed
In Kyrgyzstan, 7.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Cambodia, that number is 0.3% as of 2017.
be 48.6% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Kyrgyzstan, 32.1% live below the poverty line as of 2015. In Cambodia, however, that number is 16.5% as of 2016.
Life
be 2.7 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Kyrgyzstan, approximately 60.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Cambodia, 160.0 women do as of 2017.
be 19.2% less likely to be literate
In Kyrgyzstan, the literacy rate is 99.6% as of 2018. In Cambodia, it is 80.5% as of 2015.
be 87.6% more likely to die during infancy
In Kyrgyzstan, approximately 23.3 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 Kyrgyzstan, approximately 100% of the population has electricity access as of 2016. In Cambodia, 50% of the population do as of 2017.
be 10.1% less likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Kyrgyzstan, approximately 89% of people have improved drinking water access (97% in urban areas, and 84% 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.
Expenditures
spend 73.6% less on education
Kyrgyzstan spends 7.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2017. Cambodia spends 1.9% of total GDP on education as of 2014.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Cambodia: At a glance
How big is Cambodia compared to Kyrgyzstan? See an in-depth size comparison.