Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Cambodia instead of Venezuela, you would:
Health
be 84.8% less likely to be obese
In Venezuela, 25.6% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Cambodia, that number is 3.9% of people as of 2016.
live 2.6 years less
In Venezuela, the average life expectancy is 73 years (70 years for men, 77 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 95.7% less likely to be unemployed
In Venezuela, 6.9% of adults are unemployed as of 2018. In Cambodia, that number is 0.3% as of 2017.
be 50.2% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Venezuela, 33.1% live below the poverty line as of 2015. In Cambodia, however, that number is 16.5% as of 2016.
pay a 41.2% lower top tax rate
Venezuela has a top tax rate of 34.0% as of 2016. In Cambodia, the top tax rate is 20.0% as of 2016.
make 45.5% less money
Venezuela has a GDP per capita of $7,704 as of 2018, while in Cambodia, the GDP per capita is $4,200 as of 2020.
Life
have 11.7% more children
In Venezuela, there are approximately 17.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Cambodia, there are 19.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 28.0% more likely to die during childbirth
In Venezuela, approximately 125.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Cambodia, 160.0 women do as of 2017.
be 17.1% less likely to be literate
In Venezuela, the literacy rate is 97.1% as of 2016. In Cambodia, it is 80.5% as of 2015.
be 66.9% more likely to die during infancy
In Venezuela, approximately 17.7 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 24.7% less likely to have access to electricity
In Venezuela, approximately 100% of people have electricity access (100% in urban areas, and 99% in rural areas) as of 2019. In Cambodia, that number is 75% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 67% in rural areas) as of 2019.
be 54.2% less likely to have internet access
In Venezuela, approximately 72.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In Cambodia, about 33.0% do as of 2019.
Expenditures
spend 69.2% more on education
Venezuela spends 1.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2017. Cambodia spends 2.2% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
spend 29.6% more on healthcare
Venezuela spends 5.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Cambodia, that number is 7.0% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 84.2% less coastline
Venezuela has a total of 2,800 km of coastline. In Cambodia, that number is 443 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Ministerio del Poder Popular de Finanzas, SENIAT, General Department of Taxation.
Cambodia: At a glance
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