Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Cambodia instead of Panama, you would:
Health
be 82.8% less likely to be obese
In Panama, 22.7% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Cambodia, that number is 3.9% of people as of 2016.
live 13.3 years less
In Panama, the average life expectancy is 79 years (76 years for men, 82 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 95.0% less likely to be unemployed
In Panama, 6.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Cambodia, that number is 0.3% as of 2017.
be 28.3% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Panama, 23.0% live below the poverty line as of 2015. In Cambodia, however, that number is 16.5% as of 2016.
pay a 20.0% lower top tax rate
Panama has a top tax rate of 25.0% as of 2016. In Cambodia, the top tax rate is 20.0% as of 2016.
make 84.3% less money
Panama has a GDP per capita of $25,400 as of 2017, while in Cambodia, the GDP per capita is $4,000 as of 2017.
Life
have 24.6% more children
In Panama, there are approximately 17.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2020. In Cambodia, there are 21.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2020.
be 3.1 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Panama, approximately 52.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Cambodia, 160.0 women do as of 2017.
be 15.6% less likely to be literate
In Panama, the literacy rate is 95.4% as of 2018. In Cambodia, it is 80.5% as of 2015.
be 4.8 times more likely to die during infancy
In Panama, approximately 9.1 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 46.7% less likely to have access to electricity
In Panama, approximately 93% of people have electricity access (99% in urban areas, and 81% in rural areas) as of 2016. In Cambodia, that number is 50% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 36% in rural areas) as of 2017.
be 30.9% less likely to have internet access
In Panama, approximately 57.9% of the population has internet access as of 2018. In Cambodia, about 40.0% do as of 2018.
be 18.3% less likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Panama, approximately 98% of people have improved drinking water access (100% in urban areas, and 95% 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 40.6% less on education
Panama spends 3.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2011. Cambodia spends 1.9% of total GDP on education as of 2014.
Geography
see 82.2% less coastline
Panama has a total of 2,490 km of coastline. In Cambodia, that number is 443 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, General Directorate of Revenues, Panama, General Department of Taxation.
Cambodia: At a glance
How big is Cambodia compared to Panama? See an in-depth size comparison.