Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Cambodia instead of Nigeria, you would:
Health
be 66.7% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Nigeria, 1.5% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2018. In Cambodia, that number is 0.5% of people as of 2018.
live 5.5 years longer
In Nigeria, the average life expectancy is 60 years (59 years for men, 62 years for women) as of 2020. In Cambodia, that number is 66 years (63 years for men, 69 years for women) as of 2020.
be 56.2% less likely to be obese
In Nigeria, 8.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Cambodia, that number is 3.9% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 98.2% less likely to be unemployed
In Nigeria, 16.5% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Cambodia, that number is 0.3% as of 2017.
be 76.4% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Nigeria, 70.0% live below the poverty line as of 2010. In Cambodia, however, that number is 16.5% as of 2016.
pay a 16.7% lower top tax rate
Nigeria has a top tax rate of 24.0% as of 2016. In Cambodia, the top tax rate is 20.0% as of 2016.
make 32.2% less money
Nigeria has a GDP per capita of $5,900 as of 2017, while in Cambodia, the GDP per capita is $4,000 as of 2017.
Life
be 82.6% less likely to die during childbirth
In Nigeria, approximately 917.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Cambodia, 160.0 women do as of 2017.
be 29.8% more likely to be literate
In Nigeria, the literacy rate is 62.0% as of 2018. In Cambodia, it is 80.5% as of 2015.
be 26.9% less likely to die during infancy
In Nigeria, approximately 59.8 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.
have 38.4% fewer children
In Nigeria, there are approximately 34.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2020. In Cambodia, there are 21.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2020.
Basic Needs
be 16.0% less likely to have access to electricity
In Nigeria, approximately 59% of people have electricity access (86% in urban areas, and 41% in rural areas) as of 2017. In Cambodia, that number is 50% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 36% in rural areas) as of 2017.
Geography
see 48.1% less coastline
Nigeria has a total of 853 km of coastline. In Cambodia, that number is 443 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Federal Inland Revenue Service, Nigeria, General Department of Taxation.
Cambodia: At a glance
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