Quality of life comparison
If you lived in United Arab Emirates instead of Cambodia, you would:
Health
live 8.9 years longer
In Cambodia, the average life expectancy is 71 years (69 years for men, 73 years for women) as of 2022. In United Arab Emirates, that number is 80 years (78 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2022.
be 8.1 times more likely to be obese
In Cambodia, 3.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In United Arab Emirates, that number is 31.7% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 16.6 times more money
Cambodia has a GDP per capita of $4,500 as of 2022, while in United Arab Emirates, the GDP per capita is $74,900 as of 2022.
be 12.9 times more likely to be unemployed
In Cambodia, 0.2% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In United Arab Emirates, that number is 3.0% as of 2022.
be 18.2% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Cambodia, 16.5% live below the poverty line as of 2016. In United Arab Emirates, however, that number is 19.5% as of 2003.
Life
be 95.9% less likely to die during childbirth
In Cambodia, approximately 218.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In United Arab Emirates, 9.0 women do as of 2020.
be 16.9% more likely to be literate
In Cambodia, the literacy rate is 83.9% as of 2021. In United Arab Emirates, it is 98.1% as of 2021.
be 82.6% 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 United Arab Emirates, on the other hand, 5.1 children do as of 2022.
have 41.2% fewer children
In Cambodia, there are approximately 18.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In United Arab Emirates, there are 10.7 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 the population has electricity access as of 2021. In United Arab Emirates, 100% of the population do 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 United Arab Emirates, 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 United Arab Emirates, 100% of people do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 26.7% less on healthcare
Cambodia spends 7.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In United Arab Emirates, that number is 5.5% of GDP as of 2020.
spend 25.8% more on education
Cambodia spends 3.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. United Arab Emirates spends 3.9% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
Geography
see 3.0 times more coastline
Cambodia has a total of 443 km of coastline. In United Arab Emirates, that number is 1,318 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
United Arab Emirates: At a glance
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