Cambodia
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Identity
Formal name: Kingdom of Cambodia.
CIA 2026
Curated stat
Cambodia's Tonle Sap can reverse river flow in monsoon season, turning a lake into a flood-pulse engine.
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Cambodia vs Vietnam
120 shared metrics.
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Vietnam
Quick notes before you compare the numbers.
Identity
Formal name: Socialist Republic of Vietnam.
CIA 2026
Analysis
Vietnam leads in 84 of 120 shared metrics, while Cambodia leads in 36.
Cambodia's Protected Land (%) is 4.2x that of Vietnam (39.8% vs 7.6%).
Cambodia's FDI Inflows (% GDP) is 1.2x that of Vietnam (9.5% of GDP vs 4.2% of GDP).
Cambodia's Renewable Energy (%) is 1.2x that of Vietnam (52.4% vs 24.2%).
Cambodia's Obesity Rate is 1.1x that of Vietnam (4.4% vs 2.1%).
Cambodia's Spirits Consumption is 1.0x that of Vietnam (0.37 L/person/yr vs 0.18 L/person/yr).
Key Comparisons
Protected Land (%)Cambodia leads
Cambodia
39.8%
Vietnam
7.6%
FDI Inflows (% GDP)Cambodia leads
Cambodia
9.5% of GDP
Vietnam
4.2% of GDP
Renewable Energy (%)Cambodia leads
Cambodia
52.4%
Vietnam
24.2%
Obesity RateCambodia leads
Cambodia
4.4%
Vietnam
2.1%
Spirits ConsumptionCambodia leads
Cambodia
0.37 L/person/yr
Vietnam
0.18 L/person/yr
Air PassengersVietnam leads
Cambodia
675.3K
Vietnam
55.11M
All Metrics
Protected Land (%)
CambodiaCambodia
39.8%
Vietnam
7.6%
424% higher
FDI Inflows (% GDP)
CambodiaCambodia
9.5% of GDP
Vietnam
4.2% of GDP
124% higher
Renewable Energy (%)
CambodiaCambodia
52.4%
Vietnam
24.2%
117% higher
Obesity Rate
CambodiaCambodia
4.4%
Vietnam
2.1%
111% higher
Spirits Consumption
CambodiaCambodia
0.37 L/person/yr
Vietnam
0.18 L/person/yr
102% higher
Air Passengers
VietnamCambodia
675.3K
Vietnam
55.11M
99% lower
Scientific Publications
VietnamCambodia
203.2
Vietnam
10.5K
98% lower
Foreign Patents
VietnamCambodia
248
Vietnam
7.5K
97% lower
Water Withdrawal
VietnamCambodia
2.2 B m³
Vietnam
81.86 B m³
97% lower
Shipping Traffic
VietnamCambodia
732.4K
Vietnam
20.52M
96% lower
Electric Generating Capacity
VietnamCambodia
3.67M kW
Vietnam
85.72M kW
96% lower
Total CO2 Emissions
VietnamCambodia
19.44 Mt CO2e
Vietnam
430.82 Mt CO2e
95% lower
Electricity Generation
VietnamCambodia
15.72 TWh
Vietnam
306.33 TWh
95% lower
Political Corruption Index
CambodiaCambodia
0.90
Vietnam
0.47
94% higher
Water Stress (%)
VietnamCambodia
1.8%
Vietnam
22.78%
92% lower
Irrigated Land
VietnamCambodia
3.5K km²
Vietnam
46.0K km²
92% lower
Merchant Fleet Size
VietnamCambodia
195
Vietnam
2.0K
90% lower
GDP (Nominal)
VietnamCambodia
$46,352,647,037.24
Vietnam
$476,388,230,307.17
90% lower
Youth Unemployment Rate
VietnamCambodia
0.71% of youth labor force
Vietnam
6.2% of youth labor force
88% lower
High-Tech Exports (%)
VietnamCambodia
5.3%
Vietnam
44.26%
88% lower
EV Chargers per 100,000 People
VietnamCambodia
0.05 per 100k people
Vietnam
0.39 per 100k people
88% lower
Coastline Length
VietnamCambodia
443 km
Vietnam
3.4K km
87% lower
Credit Card Ownership
VietnamCambodia
0.77% of adults
Vietnam
5.8% of adults
87% lower
Population
VietnamCambodia
17.23M
Vietnam
106.69M
84% lower
Broadband Access (%)
VietnamCambodia
3.6 per 100 people
Vietnam
23 per 100 people
84% lower
Meat Consumption per Person
VietnamCambodia
12.34 kg/person/yr
Vietnam
63.34 kg/person/yr
81% lower
Doctors (per 1,000)
VietnamCambodia
0.21 per 1k
Vietnam
1.1 per 1k
81% lower
Unemployment Rate
VietnamCambodia
0.27%
Vietnam
1.4%
81% lower
Firms Making Informal Payments
CambodiaCambodia
46.29% of firms
Vietnam
25.51% of firms
81% higher
Milk Consumption per Person
VietnamCambodia
3.5 kg/person/yr
Vietnam
16.36 kg/person/yr
79% lower
Inflation Rate
VietnamCambodia
0.81%
Vietnam
3.6%
78% lower
Railway Length
VietnamCambodia
642 km
Vietnam
2.6K km
75% lower
Hospital Beds (per 1,000)
VietnamCambodia
0.70 per 1k
Vietnam
2.6 per 1k
73% lower
Firms with Female Top Manager
CambodiaCambodia
33.65% of firms
Vietnam
19.4% of firms
73% higher
ATMs per 100,000 Adults
CambodiaCambodia
46.46 per 100k
Vietnam
27.25 per 100k
70% higher
Population Density
VietnamCambodia
98.71 /km²
Vietnam
320.18 /km²
69% lower
Electricity Use (Per Capita)
VietnamCambodia
813.23 kWh/person
Vietnam
2.6K kWh/person
69% lower
Airports
VietnamCambodia
12
Vietnam
36
67% lower
Tourist Arrivals
VietnamCambodia
1.31M
Vietnam
3.84M
66% lower
CO2 Per Capita
VietnamCambodia
1.2 t/person/yr
Vietnam
3.7 t/person/yr
66% lower
Tourism Revenue
VietnamCambodia
$1,119,000,000
Vietnam
$3,232,000,000
65% lower
Armed Forces Personnel
VietnamCambodia
191.0K
Vietnam
522.0K
63% lower
Women in Parliament (%)
VietnamCambodia
13.6%
Vietnam
30.63%
56% lower
Mobile Money Accounts
VietnamCambodia
16.89% of adults
Vietnam
38.72% of adults
56% lower
Vehicles per 1,000 People
VietnamCambodia
236.66 per 1k people
Vietnam
539.01 per 1k people
56% lower
Insufficient Physical Activity
VietnamCambodia
13.23% of adults
Vietnam
30.32% of adults
56% lower
Corruption Perceptions Index
VietnamCambodia
20 pts
Vietnam
41 pts
51% lower
Energy Use (Per Capita)
VietnamCambodia
501.64 kg oil eq/person
Vietnam
1.0K kg oil eq/person
51% lower
GDP Per Capita (PPP)
VietnamCambodia
$7,966.87
Vietnam
$16,385.51
51% lower
Minimum Paid Vacation Days
CambodiaCambodia
18 days/yr
Vietnam
12 days/yr
50% higher
Liberal Democracy Index
VietnamCambodia
0.05
Vietnam
0.10
50% lower
Freedom of Expression Index
CambodiaCambodia
0.15
Vietnam
0.10
50% higher
Forest Area
VietnamCambodia
76.0K km²
Vietnam
148.7K km²
49% lower
Safe Drinking Water (%)
VietnamCambodia
29.99%
Vietnam
58.58%
49% lower
Digital Payments Used
VietnamCambodia
32.3% of adults
Vietnam
62.38% of adults
48% lower
Infant Mortality
CambodiaCambodia
20.3 per 1k births
Vietnam
14 per 1k births
45% higher
Land Border Length
VietnamCambodia
2.5K km
Vietnam
4.6K km
45% lower
Land Area
VietnamCambodia
176.5K km²
Vietnam
313.4K km²
44% lower
University Enrollment Rate
VietnamCambodia
21.44%
Vietnam
37.59%
43% lower
Solar Electricity Share
CambodiaCambodia
10.64%
Vietnam
7.4%
43% higher
GNI Per Capita
VietnamCambodia
$2,550
Vietnam
$4,490
43% lower
Health Spending Per Capita
VietnamCambodia
$109.53
Vietnam
$188.9
42% lower
Highest Elevation
VietnamCambodia
1.8K m
Vietnam
3.1K m
42% lower
Suicide Rate
VietnamCambodia
4.5 per 100k
Vietnam
7.3 per 100k
38% lower
Teen Birth Rate
CambodiaCambodia
46.89 per 1k
Vietnam
34.28 per 1k
37% higher
UNESCO World Heritage Sites
VietnamCambodia
5.0 sites
Vietnam
8.0 sites
37% lower
Women's Political Empowerment
VietnamCambodia
0.53
Vietnam
0.81
34% lower
Informal Employment Share
CambodiaCambodia
89.39% of employed people
Vietnam
67.03% of employed people
33% higher
Elderly Population (%)
VietnamCambodia
6.2%
Vietnam
9.0%
32% lower
Life Evaluation Score
VietnamCambodia
4.5 pts
Vietnam
6.4 pts
31% lower
Capital Elevation
VietnamCambodia
11 m
Vietnam
16 m
31% lower
Internet Users (%)
VietnamCambodia
61%
Vietnam
84.15%
28% lower
Youth Population (%)
CambodiaCambodia
29.79%
Vietnam
23.22%
28% higher
Adult Literacy Rate
VietnamCambodia
71.93%
Vietnam
96.13%
25% lower
Electoral Democracy Index
CambodiaCambodia
0.18
Vietnam
0.15
25% higher
Smoking Rate
VietnamCambodia
17.2%
Vietnam
22.5%
24% lower
Education Spending (% GDP)
VietnamCambodia
2.2% of GDP
Vietnam
2.9% of GDP
24% lower
Birth Rate
CambodiaCambodia
17.74 per 1k
Vietnam
14.58 per 1k
22% higher
Human Development Index
VietnamCambodia
0.61
Vietnam
0.77
21% lower
Hypertension Prevalence
VietnamCambodia
23.5% of adults
Vietnam
29.7% of adults
21% lower
Exports (% GDP)
VietnamCambodia
71.36% of GDP
Vietnam
90.15% of GDP
21% lower
Median Age
VietnamCambodia
25.8 years
Vietnam
32.4 years
20% lower
Dependency Ratio
CambodiaCambodia
56.14% of working-age pop.
Vietnam
47.65% of working-age pop.
18% higher
Coal Electricity Share
CambodiaCambodia
56.59%
Vietnam
48.14%
18% higher
Seafood Consumption per Person
CambodiaCambodia
46.65 kg/person/yr
Vietnam
39.84 kg/person/yr
17% higher
Alcohol Consumption
VietnamCambodia
6.7 L/adult/yr
Vietnam
8.0 L/adult/yr
17% lower
Air Pollution (PM2.5)
CambodiaCambodia
24.14 µg/m³
Vietnam
20.8 µg/m³
16% higher
Military Spending
VietnamCambodia
1.5% of GDP
Vietnam
1.8% of GDP
16% lower
GDP Growth Rate
VietnamCambodia
6.0%
Vietnam
7.1%
16% lower
Child Mortality
CambodiaCambodia
22.9 per 1k births
Vietnam
20 per 1k births
14% higher
Tobacco Use Prevalence
VietnamCambodia
18.6% of adults
Vietnam
21.7% of adults
14% lower
Imports (% GDP)
VietnamCambodia
72.08% of GDP
Vietnam
83.71% of GDP
14% lower
Government Debt (% GDP)
VietnamCambodia
50.3% of GDP
Vietnam
58.5% of GDP
14% lower
Sanitation Access (%)
VietnamCambodia
83.34%
Vietnam
95.45%
13% lower
Firms Asked for Bribes
VietnamCambodia
27.09% of firms
Vietnam
31.07% of firms
13% lower
Agricultural Land (%)
VietnamCambodia
34.86%
Vietnam
39.21%
11% lower
Women in Senior Management
VietnamCambodia
23.57% of managers
Vietnam
26.07% of managers
10% lower
Beer Consumption
CambodiaCambodia
2.8 L/person/yr
Vietnam
2.6 L/person/yr
9% higher
Forest Coverage (%)
VietnamCambodia
43.06%
Vietnam
47.45%
9% lower
Mobile Subscriptions (%)
VietnamCambodia
116 per 100 people
Vietnam
128 per 100 people
9% lower
Electricity Carbon Intensity
CambodiaCambodia
498.87 gCO2/kWh
Vietnam
460.73 gCO2/kWh
8% higher
Food Waste per Person
CambodiaCambodia
169.27 kg/person/yr
Vietnam
156.69 kg/person/yr
8% higher
Fertility Rate
CambodiaCambodia
2.1 children/woman
Vietnam
2.0 children/woman
6% higher
Urban Population (%)
CambodiaCambodia
40.87%
Vietnam
38.49%
6% higher
Road Traffic Death Rate
CambodiaCambodia
18.8 per 100k
Vietnam
17.7 per 100k
6% higher
Electricity Access (%)
VietnamCambodia
95%
Vietnam
99.8%
5% lower
Life Expectancy
VietnamCambodia
70.7 years
Vietnam
74.6 years
5% lower
Can Raise Emergency Money
VietnamCambodia
92.89% of adults
Vietnam
98.26% of adults
5% lower
Skilled Birth Attendance (%)
CambodiaCambodia
98.7%
Vietnam
96.1%
3% higher
Death Rate
VietnamCambodia
5.6 per 1k
Vietnam
5.8 per 1k
3% lower
Health Spending (% GDP)
CambodiaCambodia
4.7% of GDP
Vietnam
4.6% of GDP
3% higher
Average Weekly Work Hours
CambodiaCambodia
42.49 hrs/week
Vietnam
41.85 hrs/week
2% higher
Time Zones Count
CambodiaCambodia
2.0 time zones
Vietnam
2.0 time zones
equal
Nobel Laureates Born per Million People
VietnamCambodia
0 per 1M people
Vietnam
0.01 per 1M people
ranked lower
Lowest Elevation
CambodiaCambodia
0 m
Vietnam
0 m
ranked higher
Official Languages Count
CambodiaCambodia
1.0
Vietnam
1.0
equal
Current Account Balance (% of GDP)
VietnamCambodia
-2.9% of GDP
Vietnam
6.7% of GDP
ranked lower
Firms Hit by Power Outages
VietnamCambodia
42.82% of firms
Vietnam
43.01% of firms
equal
McDonald's Outlets per Million People
VietnamCambodia
0 per 1M people
Vietnam
0.21 per 1M people
ranked lower
Border Neighbors
CambodiaCambodia
3.0
Vietnam
3.0
equal
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