Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Cambodia instead of Belize, you would:
Health
be 58.3% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Belize, 1.2% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Cambodia, that number is 0.5% of people as of 2020.
be 83.8% less likely to be obese
In Belize, 24.1% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Cambodia, that number is 3.9% of people as of 2016.
live 5.2 years less
In Belize, the average life expectancy is 76 years (74 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 97.1% less likely to be unemployed
In Belize, 8.3% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Cambodia, that number is 0.2% as of 2023.
be 59.8% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Belize, 41.0% live below the poverty line as of 2013. In Cambodia, however, that number is 16.5% as of 2016.
make 60.2% less money
Belize has a GDP per capita of $12,800 as of 2023, while in Cambodia, the GDP per capita is $5,100 as of 2023.
Life
be 67.7% more likely to die during childbirth
In Belize, approximately 130.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Cambodia, 218.0 women do as of 2020.
be 2.7 times more likely to die during infancy
In Belize, approximately 11.2 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 14.6% less likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Belize, approximately 100% of people have improved drinking water access (100% in urban areas, and 99% 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 64.4% less on education
Belize spends 8.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Cambodia spends 3.1% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
Geography
see 14.8% more coastline
Belize has a total of 386 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 Belize? See an in-depth size comparison.