Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Cambodia instead of Pakistan, you would:
Health
live 1.0 years longer
In Pakistan, 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 54.7% less likely to be obese
In Pakistan, 8.6% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Cambodia, that number is 3.9% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 95.9% less likely to be unemployed
In Pakistan, 5.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Cambodia, that number is 0.2% as of 2022.
be 24.7% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Pakistan, 21.9% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Cambodia, however, that number is 16.5% as of 2016.
make 16.7% less money
Pakistan has a GDP per capita of $5,400 as of 2022, while in Cambodia, the GDP per capita is $4,500 as of 2022.
Life
be 44.7% more likely to be literate
In Pakistan, the literacy rate is 58.0% as of 2019. In Cambodia, it is 83.9% as of 2021.
be 45.2% less likely to die during infancy
In Pakistan, approximately 54.0 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.
be 41.6% more likely to die during childbirth
In Pakistan, approximately 154.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Cambodia, 218.0 women do as of 2020.
have 28.6% fewer children
In Pakistan, there are approximately 25.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Cambodia, there are 18.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 2.9 times more likely to have internet access
In Pakistan, approximately 21.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Cambodia, about 60.0% do as of 2021.
be 13.1% less likely to have access to electricity
In Pakistan, approximately 95% of people have electricity access (100% in urban areas, and 92% in rural areas) as of 2021. In Cambodia, that number is 82% of people on average (99% in urban areas, and 77% in rural areas) as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 29.2% more on education
Pakistan spends 2.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Cambodia spends 3.1% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 2.7 times more on healthcare
Pakistan spends 2.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Cambodia, that number is 7.5% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 57.6% less coastline
Pakistan has a total of 1,046 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
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