Land covered by forest
37.6%% of land area
#66 of 2132024
119% of world average
SERIAL · 116Asia
Cambodia
CapitalPhnom Penh
CurrencyKHR · riel
LanguageKhmer
Area181,035 km²
Since1953
ISOKHM · KH
Population
17.8Mas of 2025
Watermark portrait: Angelina Jolie
— THE COUNTRY —
Country in Southeast Asia
Cambodia, officially the Kingdom of Cambodia, is a country in Mainland Southeast Asia. It is bordered by Thailand to the northwest, Laos to the north, and Vietnam to the east, and has a coastline along the Gulf of Thailand in the southwest. It spans an area of about 181,035 km2 (69,898 sq mi), dominated by a low-lying plain and the confluence of the Mekong river and Tonlé Sap, Southeast Asia's largest lake. It is dominated by a tropical climate. Cambodia has a population of about 17 million people, the majority of whom are ethnically Khmer. A majority of its population adhere to Buddhism, with Islam and Christianity having a minor presence. Its capital and most populous city is Phnom Penh, followed by Siem Reap and Battambang.
Text: Wikipedia — CambodiaCC BY-SA 4.0 · revised 2026-11-04
— FACTS —
- Capital
- Phnom Penh
- Currency
- riel (KHR)
- Official language
- Khmer
- Drives on the
- Right
- Calling code
- +855
- Licence plate code
- K
- Top-level domain
- .kh
- Independence / founding
- 09 Nov 1953
- Highest point
- Phnom Aural (1,813 m)
- Lowest point
- Gulf of Thailand
- Anthem
- Nokor Reach
— LAND —
Forest area
63,332km²
#60 of 2132025
33% of world average
Agricultural land
34.7%% of land area
#113 of 2092024
93% of world average
Farmable (arable) land
23.3%% of land area
#45 of 2062024
168% of world average
Land area
181,035km²
#89 of 2152024
28% of world average
— PEOPLE —
Population
17.8Mpeople
#72 of 2162025
47% of world average
Population growth
1.2%% per year
#90 of 2162025
119% of world average
Population density
99.9people per km²
#104 of 2152024
22% of world average
People living in cities
41.1%% of population
#170 of 2162025
65% of world average
Urban population growth
1.7%% per year
#82 of 2162025
114% of world average
People living rurally
58.9%% of population
#47 of 2162025
160% of world average
Population aged 0-14
29.5%% of population
#73 of 2162025
117% of world average
Population aged 15-64
64.1%% of population
#115 of 2162025
100% of world average
Population aged 65+
6.4%% of population
#133 of 2162025
59% of world average
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Age dependency ratio
55.9%% of working-age population
#102 of 2162025
97% of world average
Female population
51.0%% of population
#61 of 2162025
102% of world average
Births per woman
2.55births per woman
#75 of 2162024
108% of world average
Birth rate
20.3 /1,000per 1,000 people
#72 of 2162024
118% of world average
Death rate
6.5 /1,000per 1,000 people
#140 of 2162024
84% of world average
Net migration
-31,469people (5-year total)
#187 of 2162025
-28579% of world average
Migrants living in the country
0.5%% of population
#194 of 2152024
4% of world average
— MONEY —
GDP
$51.27Bcurrent US$
#96 of 2112025
9% of world average
GDP, purchasing power parity
$152.47Bcurrent int'l $
#90 of 1992025
15% of world average
GDP per person
$2,872current US$
#165 of 2112025
12% of world average
GDP per person, purchasing power parity
$8,543current int'l $
#148 of 1992025
26% of world average
GDP growth
5.3%% per year
#44 of 2102025
158% of world average
GDP per person growth
4.1%% per year
#45 of 2102025
173% of world average
Gross national income
$50.36Bcurrent US$
#96 of 2042025
9% of world average
Gross national income per person
$2,750current US$
#158 of 2032025
14% of world average
Gross national income per person, PPP
$8,390current int'l $
#147 of 1972025
26% of world average
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Inflation
2.4%% per year
#74 of 1902025
27% of world average
Inflation (GDP deflator)
3.5%% per year
#113 of 2092025
49% of world average
Government debt
50.3%% of GDP
#30 of 632023
84% of world average
Government revenue
13.8%% of GDP
#130 of 1492023
53% of world average
Government spending
12.9%% of GDP
#133 of 1492023
47% of world average
Government consumption
5.7%% of GDP
#175 of 1812025
32% of world average
Household consumption
58.3%% of GDP
#109 of 1812025
90% of world average
Investment (gross capital formation)
31.5%% of GDP
#24 of 1782025
135% of world average
Fixed investment
30.9%% of GDP
#17 of 1732025
139% of world average
Gross savings
39.1%% of GDP
#10 of 1682025
178% of world average
Foreign investment inflows
$5.10Bcurrent US$
#43 of 2012025
61% of world average
Foreign investment inflows
9.9%% of GDP
#20 of 1982025
no comparison
Foreign investment outflows
0.3%% of GDP
#96 of 1792025
13% of world average
Current account balance
-3.7%% of GDP
#125 of 1912025
no comparison
Foreign reserves
$27.52Bcurrent US$
#62 of 1772025
27% of world average
External debt
$20.98Bcurrent US$
#75 of 1212024
27% of world average
Money sent home by workers abroad
$2.20Bcurrent US$
#66 of 1862025
43% of world average
Foreign aid received
3.8%% of GNI
#52 of 1372023
64% of world average
Exchange rate
4,013local currency per US$
#12 of 2112025
277% of world average
Agriculture's share of the economy
16.1%% of GDP
#51 of 1992025
161% of world average
Industry's share of the economy
43.1%% of GDP
#11 of 2022025
176% of world average
Manufacturing's share of the economy
29.0%% of GDP
#5 of 1952025
264% of world average
Services' share of the economy
35.0%% of GDP
#197 of 2022025
60% of world average
7 of 39 figures unavailable for Cambodia.
— TRADE —
Exports
68.6%% of GDP
#30 of 1872025
159% of world average
Imports
67.4%% of GDP
#41 of 1872025
136% of world average
Trade balance
1.2%% of GDP
#67 of 1872025
no comparison
Total trade (openness)
127.1%% of GDP
#15 of 2052025
197% of world average
Goods exported
$31.27Bcurrent US$
#69 of 2072025
25% of world average
Goods imported
$33.89Bcurrent US$
#70 of 2072025
27% of world average
Services exported
$5.35Bcurrent US$
#93 of 1912025
11% of world average
Services imported
$3.22Bcurrent US$
#108 of 1912025
7% of world average
Goods and services exported
$36.71Bcurrent US$
#77 of 1912025
21% of world average
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Goods and services imported
$40.15Bcurrent US$
#69 of 1912025
24% of world average
High-tech share of exports
5.3%% of manufactured exports
#98 of 1792024
44% of world average
Terms of trade
88.8index
#172 of 2062024
84% of world average
— HEALTH —
Life expectancy
70.8 yrsyears
#147 of 2162024
96% of world average
Life expectancy, women
73.4 yrsyears
#149 of 2162024
96% of world average
Life expectancy, men
68.1 yrsyears
#147 of 2162024
95% of world average
Infant deaths
16.4 /1,000per 1,000 live births
#117 of 1962024
88% of world average
Deaths under age 5
18.4 /1,000per 1,000 live births
#119 of 1962024
76% of world average
Maternal deaths
137per 100,000 live births
#140 of 1942023
118% of world average
Health spending
4.6%% of GDP
#133 of 1932023
68% of world average
Health spending per person
$115current US$
#141 of 1932023
8% of world average
Physicians
0.2 /1,000per 1,000 people
#156 of 1872019
10% of world average
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Nurses and midwives
1.0 /1,000per 1,000 people
#167 of 1962019
21% of world average
Hospital beds
0.7 /1,000per 1,000 people
#139 of 1572018
25% of world average
Access to clean drinking water
82.8%% of population
#171 of 2142024
91% of world average
Access to basic sanitation
83.3%% of population
#145 of 2132024
103% of world average
Suicide rate
4.5per 100,000 people
#51 of 1852021
53% of world average
Adults who smoke
18.6%% of adults
#81 of 1662024
94% of world average
HIV prevalence
0.5%% aged 15-49
#86 of 1532024
36% of world average
Tuberculosis cases
272per 100,000 people
#186 of 2082024
274% of world average
Undernourishment
4.7%% of population
#82 of 1682024
47% of world average
Children vaccinated against measles
83.0%% of children 12-23 months
#134 of 1932024
97% of world average
— LEARNING —
Education spending
2.2%% of GDP
#170 of 1902023
50% of world average
Education spending
11.6%% of government spending
#122 of 1892025
85% of world average
Adult literacy
71.9%% aged 15+
#91 of 1192021
86% of world average
Youth literacy
96.6%% aged 15-24
#66 of 1262023
106% of world average
Primary school enrolment
109.0%% gross
#39 of 2002024
108% of world average
Secondary school enrolment
58.8%% gross
#157 of 1882024
67% of world average
University enrolment
21.4%% gross
#124 of 1672024
43% of world average
Primary school completion
91.0%% of relevant age group
#115 of 1802024
101% of world average
Pupils per teacher, primary school
41.7pupils per teacher
#146 of 1602018
188% of world average
1 of 10 figures unavailable for Cambodia.
— WORK —
Unemployment
0.3%% of labour force
#2 of 1862025
4% of world average
Youth unemployment
0.7%% of labour force aged 15-24
#3 of 1862025
5% of world average
Labour force participation
82.4%% aged 15+
#6 of 1862025
136% of world average
Women in the labour force
77.4%% of women aged 15+
#7 of 1862025
152% of world average
Men in the labour force
87.8%% of men aged 15+
#6 of 1862025
126% of world average
Labour force
10.4Mpeople
#54 of 1862025
51% of world average
Working in agriculture
33.4%% of employment
#53 of 1862025
152% of world average
Working in industry
28.9%% of employment
#24 of 1862025
147% of world average
Working in services
37.7%% of employment
#159 of 1862025
65% of world average
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Self-employed
55.5%% of employment
#51 of 1862025
144% of world average
Labour force with advanced education
80.5%% of labour force
#55 of 1712023
106% of world average
Employed
82.2%% aged 15+
#5 of 1862025
145% of world average
— CONNECTED —
People online
68.5%% of population
#137 of 2072024
96% of world average
Mobile phone subscriptions
116per 100 people
#104 of 2102024
100% of world average
Fixed broadband subscriptions
4.15per 100 people
#145 of 2082024
23% of world average
Fixed telephone lines
0.165per 100 people
#190 of 2132024
1% of world average
Access to electricity
99.2%% of population
#132 of 2142024
112% of world average
Access to clean cooking fuel
57.0%% of population
#125 of 1892024
82% of world average
Electricity used per person
1,086kWh per person
#109 of 1492024
26% of world average
Energy used per person
593kg oil equivalent per person
#117 of 1492024
26% of world average
Air passengers carried
675,283passengers
#112 of 1652023
3% of world average
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Air freight
2.44million tonne-km
#109 of 1632023
0% of world average
Rail network
650route-km
not enough data to rank2004
6% of world average
Rail passengers
45million passenger-km
not enough data to rank2005
0% of world average
Container port traffic
1.0MTEU
#69 of 1672024
19% of world average
Research and development spending
0.1%% of GDP
not enough data to rank2015
9% of world average
Patent applications by residents
1count
#134 of 1422024
0% of world average
Scientific journal articles published
201count
#128 of 1972023
1% of world average
Tourists arriving
1.3Mcount
#86 of 1942020
26% of world average
Money earned from tourism
$1.12Bcurrent US$
#66 of 1752020
30% of world average
— NATURE —
Carbon emissions per person
1.1tonnes per person
#65 of 2032024
24% of world average
Carbon emissions
19.4Mt CO2
#114 of 2032024
10% of world average
Greenhouse gas emissions
49.8Mt CO2-equivalent
#126 of 2032024
20% of world average
Protected land
39.8%% of land area
#16 of 2132025
211% of world average
Protected coastal waters
1.5%% of territorial waters
#95 of 1742025
15% of world average
Freshwater withdrawn
1.8%% of internal resources
#43 of 1772022
1% of world average
Renewable water available per person
7,011m³ per person
#58 of 1832022
50% of world average
Renewable energy use
52.4%% of final energy consumption
#46 of 2122021
180% of world average
Electricity from renewables
56.4%% of total
#60 of 2062021
163% of world average
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Electricity from fossil fuels
55.3%% of total
#62 of 2092024
93% of world average
Electricity from nuclear power
0.0%% of total
#33 of 2082021
0% of world average
Energy imported (net)
66.6%% of energy use
#41 of 1432023
no comparison
— STATE —
Military spending
1.5%% of GDP
#87 of 1562025
65% of world average
Military spending
$739.0Mcurrent US$
#91 of 1602025
4% of world average
Military spending
8.2%% of government spending
#38 of 1532025
110% of world average
Armed forces personnel
191,000people
#33 of 1702020
119% of world average
Armed forces
2.0%% of labour force
#25 of 1682020
160% of world average
Tax revenue
12.2%% of GDP
#111 of 1492023
73% of world average
Homicides
1.82per 100,000 people
not enough data to rank2011
23% of world average
— TRADE PARTNERS —
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— TRADE —
No trade data available for Cambodia.
— EXTRAS —
Anthem
Nokor ReachAudio: Wikimedia Commons
Capital time
--:--:--Phnom Penh · approx. UTC+7
Landmarks
Preah Vihear TempleImage: Wikimedia Commons 
Cambodian Memorial Sites: From centres of repression to places of peace and reflectionImage: Wikimedia Commons 
Koh KerImage: Wikimedia Commons 
Sambor Prei KukImage: Wikimedia Commons 
AngkorImage: Wikimedia Commons
People
Angelina JolieAmerican actress (born 1975)
Pol Potformer General Secretary of the Communist Party of Kampuchea (1925–1998)
Norodom SihanoukCambodian monarch and politician (1922–2012)
Norodom SihamoniKing of Cambodia
Hun SenPrime Minister of Cambodia (1985–1993; 1998–2023)
Lon NolCambodian Field Marshal (1913-1985)
Hun ManetPrime Minister of Cambodia since 2023
Haing S. NgorCambodian-American physician and actor (1940–1996)
Nuon CheaCambodian politician and convicted war criminal (1926-2019)
Chan VathanakaCambodian association football player
Kang Kek Iewwar criminal and former leader in the Khmer Rouge (1942–2020)
Khieu SamphanCambodian politician and war criminal (born 1931)
History
09 Nov 1953Cambodia founded as a sovereign state
14 Dec 1955Joined the United Nations
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1960 → now
2026
Population17.8M2025
GDP$51.27B2025
GDP per person$2,8722025