Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Cambodia instead of Timor-Leste, you would:
Health
live 0.7 years longer
In Timor-Leste, 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.
Economy
make 15.4% more money
Timor-Leste has a GDP per capita of $3,900 as of 2022, while in Cambodia, the GDP per capita is $4,500 as of 2022.
be 87.2% less likely to be unemployed
In Timor-Leste, 1.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Cambodia, that number is 0.2% as of 2022.
be 60.5% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Timor-Leste, 41.8% live below the poverty line as of 2014. In Cambodia, however, that number is 16.5% as of 2016.
Life
be 23.2% more likely to be literate
In Timor-Leste, the literacy rate is 68.1% as of 2018. In Cambodia, it is 83.9% as of 2021.
be 12.2% less likely to die during infancy
In Timor-Leste, approximately 33.7 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.
have 38.7% fewer children
In Timor-Leste, there are approximately 29.7 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 53.8% more likely to have internet access
In Timor-Leste, approximately 39.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Cambodia, about 60.0% do as of 2021.
be 17.5% less likely to have access to electricity
In Timor-Leste, approximately 100% of people have electricity access (100% in urban areas, and 79% 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 26.2% less on education
Timor-Leste spends 4.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Cambodia spends 3.1% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 24.2% less on healthcare
Timor-Leste spends 9.9% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Cambodia, that number is 7.5% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 37.3% less coastline
Timor-Leste has a total of 706 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 Timor-Leste? See an in-depth size comparison.