Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Cambodia instead of Palau, you would:
Health
be 92.9% less likely to be obese
In Palau, 55.3% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Cambodia, that number is 3.9% of people as of 2016.
live 4.0 years less
In Palau, the average life expectancy is 75 years (71 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 82.4% less likely to be unemployed
In Palau, 1.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2015. In Cambodia, that number is 0.3% as of 2017.
be 33.7% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Palau, 24.9% live below the poverty line as of 2006. In Cambodia, however, that number is 16.5% as of 2016.
make 76.1% less money
Palau has a GDP per capita of $17,600 as of 2019, while in Cambodia, the GDP per capita is $4,200 as of 2020.
Life
have 67.4% more children
In Palau, there are approximately 11.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Cambodia, there are 19.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 16.7% less likely to be literate
In Palau, the literacy rate is 96.6% as of 2015. In Cambodia, it is 80.5% as of 2015.
be 2.6 times more likely to die during infancy
In Palau, approximately 11.3 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.
Basic Needs
be 25.0% less likely to have access to electricity
In Palau, approximately 100% of people have electricity access (100% in urban areas, and 97% in rural areas) as of 2018. In Cambodia, that number is 75% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 67% in rural areas) as of 2019.
be 14.6% less likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Palau, approximately 100% of people have improved drinking water access (100% in urban areas, and 100% 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 53.9% less on healthcare
Palau spends 15.2% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Cambodia, that number is 7.0% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 70.8% less coastline
Palau has a total of 1,519 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 Palau? See an in-depth size comparison.