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COUNTRY PROFILE / KHM

Cambodia

Cambodia / KH

01 / BASIC INFORMATION

Cambodia in numbers.

Area181,040 kmยฒWorld # 89 โ†’Population17.8MWorld # 72 โ†’Population density98.6 people/kmยฒWorld # 103 โ†’Life expectancy70.8 yearsWorld # 146 โ†’GDP per capitaUS$ 2,872World # 164 โ†’

02 / ALL RANKINGS

Cambodia across 51 rankings.

Essentials

Area181,040 kmยฒWorld # 89 / 2023 โ†’Population17.8MWorld # 72 / 2025 โ†’Population density98.6 people/kmยฒWorld # 103 / Population 2025 ยท area 2023 โ†’Independence / founding reference year1,953World # 103 / CIA World Factbook 2025 archive โ†’

People & society

Population growth1.2%World # 90 / 2025 โ†’Total fertility rate2.5World # 75 / 2024 โ†’Birth rate20.3 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 72 / 2024 โ†’Death rate6.5 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 140 / 2024 โ†’Median age25.8 yearsWorld # 158 / 2023 โ†’Population aged 65+6.4%World # 132 / 2025 โ†’Population aged 0โ€“1429.5%World # 73 / 2025 โ†’Urban population41.1%World # 169 / 2025 โ†’Net migration-31.5KWorld # 186 / 2025 โ†’Net migration rate-1.8 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 152 / 2025 โ†’International migrant share0.5%World # 194 / 2024 โ†’

Health

Life expectancy70.8 yearsWorld # 146 / 2024 โ†’Healthy life expectancy60.6 yearsWorld # 118 / 2021 โ†’Physicians per 1,000 people0.2 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 161 / 2019 โ†’Smoking rate18.6%World # 85 / 2024 โ†’

Economy & work

GDP per capitaUS$ 2,872World # 164 / 2025 โ†’Nominal GDPUS$ 51.3BWorld # 96 / 2025 โ†’GDP per capita (PPP)US$ 8,543World # 148 / 2025 โ†’Real GDP growth5.3%World # 45 / 2025 โ†’Inflation2.4%World # 117 / 2025 โ†’Unemployment0.3%World # 185 / 2025 โ†’Youth unemployment0.7%World # 184 / 2025 โ†’Average annual working hours2,389 hours/yearWorld # 9 / 2023 โ†’Average sleep timeNo dataNo rank โ†’Income inequality (Gini index)No dataNo rank โ†’

Education & science

Education spending (% of GDP)2.2%World # 171 / 2023 โ†’Researchers per million people30.4 per million peopleWorld # 123 / 2015 โ†’R&D spending (% of GDP)0.1%World # 127 / 2015 โ†’Patent applications per million people0.1 per million peopleWorld # 146 / 2018 โ†’

Food & agriculture

Calorie supply per person2,643 kcal/dayWorld # 143 / 2023 โ†’Meat supply per person16.1 kg/person/yearWorld # 161 / 2023 โ†’Rice production14.2M tWorld # 10 / 2024 โ†’Wheat productionNo dataNo rank โ†’Coffee production362.7 tWorld # 62 / 2024 โ†’Coffee consumption per personNo dataNo rank โ†’

Environment & digital

Forest area43.1%World # 66 / 2023 โ†’Electricity use per person932 kWh/personWorld # 109 / 2023 โ†’COโ‚‚ emissions per person1.2 tWorld # 150 / 2024 โ†’Internet use68.5%World # 136 / 2024 โ†’Mobile subscriptions116.1 per 100 peopleWorld # 104 / 2024 โ†’

Safety & politics

Homicide rate1.8 per 100,000 peopleWorld # 111 / 2011 โ†’Road traffic death rate19.6 per 100,000 peopleWorld # 73 / 2019 โ†’Military spending (% of GDP)1.5%World # 90 / 2024 โ†’Women in parliament13.6%World # 157 / 2025 โ†’

Travel & culture

International tourist arrivals1.3MWorld # 86 / 2020 โ†’International tourism receiptsUS$ 1.1BWorld # 70 / 2020 โ†’World Heritage sites5 sitesWorld # 67 / 2026-07 โ†’

03 / CULTURE & INDUSTRY

Society, culture and industry.

Largest religious groupBuddhism2019 / 97.1%Main languageKhmerMain functional languageLeading electricity sourceCoal2025Top export categoryTextiles and clothing2023Most mapped OSM sportFootball and futsal268 facilities countedWriting directionLeft to rightKhmerLargest staple-food calorie sourceRice2023Current currencyRielKHRDriving sideRight-hand trafficSide of the road used by trafficCountry-name originNo dataNo comparison data for this country