Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Cambodia instead of Pakistan, you would:
Health
live 1.0 years longer
In Pakistan, the average life expectancy is 70 years (68 years for men, 72 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 54.7% less likely to be obese
In Pakistan, 8.6% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Cambodia, that number is 3.9% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 95.0% less likely to be unemployed
In Pakistan, 6.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Cambodia, that number is 0.3% as of 2017.
be 32.1% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Pakistan, 24.3% live below the poverty line as of 2015. In Cambodia, however, that number is 16.5% as of 2016.
Life
be 38.8% more likely to be literate
In Pakistan, the literacy rate is 58.0% as of 2019. In Cambodia, it is 80.5% as of 2015.
be 45.2% less likely to die during infancy
In Pakistan, approximately 54.0 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 27.2% fewer children
In Pakistan, there are approximately 26.5 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 32.0% more likely to have internet access
In Pakistan, approximately 25.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Cambodia, about 33.0% do as of 2019.
Expenditures
spend 12.0% less on education
Pakistan spends 2.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Cambodia spends 2.2% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
spend 2.1 times more on healthcare
Pakistan spends 3.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Cambodia, that number is 7.0% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 57.6% less coastline
Pakistan has a total of 1,046 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
How big is Cambodia compared to Pakistan? See an in-depth size comparison.