Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Cambodia instead of Burma, you would:
Health
live 0.7 years longer
In Burma, 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 32.8% less likely to be obese
In Burma, 5.8% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Cambodia, that number is 3.9% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 91.5% less likely to be unemployed
In Burma, 2.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Cambodia, that number is 0.2% as of 2023.
be 33.5% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Burma, 24.8% live below the poverty line as of 2017. In Cambodia, however, that number is 16.5% as of 2016.
Life
be 10.2% less likely to die during infancy
In Burma, approximately 32.9 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 15.9% more children
In Burma, there are approximately 15.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Cambodia, there are 18.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 21.8% more likely to die during childbirth
In Burma, approximately 179.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Cambodia, 218.0 women do as of 2020.
Basic Needs
be 25.2% more likely to have access to electricity
In Burma, approximately 74% of people have electricity access (94% in urban areas, and 63% in rural areas) as of 2022. In Cambodia, that number is 92% of people on average (99% in urban areas, and 77% in rural areas) as of 2022.
be 36.4% more likely to have internet access
In Burma, approximately 44.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Cambodia, about 60.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 55.0% more on education
Burma spends 2.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Cambodia spends 3.1% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 2.0 times more on healthcare
Burma spends 3.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Cambodia, that number is 7.5% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 77.0% less coastline
Burma has a total of 1,930 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 Burma? See an in-depth size comparison.