Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Cambodia instead of Estonia, you would:
Health
be 81.6% less likely to be obese
In Estonia, 21.2% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Cambodia, that number is 3.9% of people as of 2016.
live 7.2 years less
In Estonia, the average life expectancy is 78 years (73 years for men, 83 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 96.2% less likely to be unemployed
In Estonia, 6.3% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Cambodia, that number is 0.2% as of 2023.
be 26.7% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Estonia, 22.5% live below the poverty line as of 2022. In Cambodia, however, that number is 16.5% as of 2016.
make 87.9% less money
Estonia has a GDP per capita of $42,000 as of 2023, while in Cambodia, the GDP per capita is $5,100 as of 2023.
Life
have 2.2 times more children
In Estonia, there are approximately 8.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Cambodia, there are 18.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 43.6 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Estonia, approximately 5.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Cambodia, 218.0 women do as of 2020.
be 16.0% less likely to be literate
In Estonia, the literacy rate is 99.9% as of 2021. In Cambodia, it is 83.9% as of 2021.
be 8.6 times more likely to die during infancy
In Estonia, approximately 3.4 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 37.6% less likely to have internet access
In Estonia, approximately 96.1% of the population has internet access as of 2022. In Cambodia, about 60.0% do as of 2021.
be 14.6% less likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Estonia, approximately 100% of people have improved drinking water access (100% in urban areas, and 100% 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 53.0% less on education
Estonia spends 6.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Cambodia spends 3.1% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
Geography
see 88.3% less coastline
Estonia has a total of 3,794 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 Estonia? See an in-depth size comparison.