Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Saudi Arabia instead of Cambodia, you would:
Health
live 6.0 years longer
In Cambodia, the average life expectancy is 71 years (69 years for men, 73 years for women) as of 2022. In Saudi Arabia, that number is 77 years (75 years for men, 78 years for women) as of 2022.
be 9.1 times more likely to be obese
In Cambodia, 3.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Saudi Arabia, that number is 35.4% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 11.2 times more money
Cambodia has a GDP per capita of $4,500 as of 2022, while in Saudi Arabia, the GDP per capita is $50,200 as of 2022.
be 24.3 times more likely to be unemployed
In Cambodia, 0.2% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Saudi Arabia, that number is 5.6% as of 2022.
Life
be 92.7% less likely to die during childbirth
In Cambodia, approximately 218.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Saudi Arabia, 16.0 women do as of 2020.
be 16.3% more likely to be literate
In Cambodia, the literacy rate is 83.9% as of 2021. In Saudi Arabia, it is 97.6% as of 2020.
be 58.5% less likely to die during infancy
In Cambodia, approximately 29.6 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Saudi Arabia, on the other hand, 12.3 children do as of 2022.
have 25.3% fewer children
In Cambodia, there are approximately 18.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Saudi Arabia, there are 13.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 21.2% more likely to have access to electricity
In Cambodia, approximately 82% of people have electricity access (99% in urban areas, and 77% in rural areas) as of 2021. In Saudi Arabia, that number is 100% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 98% in rural areas) as of 2021.
be 66.7% more likely to have internet access
In Cambodia, approximately 60.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Saudi Arabia, about 100.0% do as of 2021.
be 17.5% more likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Cambodia, approximately 85% of people have improved drinking water access as of 2020. In Saudi Arabia, 100% of people do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 24.0% less on healthcare
Cambodia spends 7.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Saudi Arabia, that number is 5.7% of GDP as of 2019.
spend 2.5 times more on education
Cambodia spends 3.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Saudi Arabia spends 7.8% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
Geography
see 6.0 times more coastline
Cambodia has a total of 443 km of coastline. In Saudi Arabia, that number is 2,640 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Saudi Arabia: At a glance
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