Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Cambodia instead of Nicaragua, you would:
Health
be 83.5% less likely to be obese
In Nicaragua, 23.7% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Cambodia, that number is 3.9% of people as of 2016.
live 4.1 years less
In Nicaragua, the average life expectancy is 75 years (73 years for men, 77 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 95.4% less likely to be unemployed
In Nicaragua, 5.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Cambodia, that number is 0.2% as of 2022.
be 33.7% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Nicaragua, 24.9% live below the poverty line as of 2016. In Cambodia, however, that number is 16.5% as of 2016.
pay a 33.3% lower top tax rate
Nicaragua has a top tax rate of 30.0% as of 2016. In Cambodia, the top tax rate is 20.0% as of 2016.
make 22.4% less money
Nicaragua has a GDP per capita of $5,800 as of 2022, while in Cambodia, the GDP per capita is $4,500 as of 2022.
Life
have 11.0% more children
In Nicaragua, there are approximately 16.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Cambodia, there are 18.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 2.8 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Nicaragua, approximately 78.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Cambodia, 218.0 women do as of 2020.
be 55.0% more likely to die during infancy
In Nicaragua, approximately 19.1 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.
Expenditures
spend 32.6% less on education
Nicaragua spends 4.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Cambodia spends 3.1% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 12.8% less on healthcare
Nicaragua spends 8.6% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Cambodia, that number is 7.5% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 51.3% less coastline
Nicaragua has a total of 910 km of coastline. In Cambodia, that number is 443 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: General Directorate of Revenues, The World Factbook, General Department of Taxation.
Cambodia: At a glance
How big is Cambodia compared to Nicaragua? See an in-depth size comparison.