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Cambodia vs DR Congo statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Cambodia has a population of 17.6M (ranked 73/197), compared with 109M in The DR Congo (ranked 15/197). Cambodia's land area is 68,155 sq mi versus 875,313 sq mi for The DR Congo (ranked 88th vs. 11th).

By GDP, Cambodia ranks 97/197 ($46.4B) and The DR Congo ranks 87/197 ($70.7B). By GDP per capita, Cambodia ranks 145/197 ($2,628), while The DR Congo ranks 189/197 ($647).

Main facts and rankings

Cambodia DR Congo
Population
18011232
115740092
Population rank 73/197 15/197
GDP
$46.4B
2024
$70.7B
2024
GDP rank 97/197 87/197
GDP per capita
$2,628
2024
$647
2024
GDP per capita rank 145/197 189/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$7,970
2024
$1,710
2024
Government debt
$12.3B
2024
$13.7B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
29.1%
2025
16.3%
2025
Government debt per person
$700
2024
$125
2024
Government debt per person rank 154/185 183/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$2,518
2025
$1,758
2025
Land area
68,155 sq mi
2025
875,313 sq mi
2025
Population density
258.8 ppl/mi²
2024
124.8 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
2.58
2023
6.05
2023
Median age
27 years
2024
16.9 years
2024
Life expectancy
71 years
2025
62.2 years
2025

Cambodia and DR Congo: Comparison Charts

Cambodia and DR Congo economies compared

GDP
Cambodia

DR Congo
Year GDP
Cambodia DR Congo
1960 - $3,359,404,118
1961 - $3,086,746,857
1962 - $3,779,841,429
1963 - $6,213,185,743
1964 - $2,881,545,273
1965 - $4,043,901,818
1966 - $4,532,660,182
1967 - $3,384,063,372
1968 - $3,909,780,539
1969 - $5,032,434,970
1970 - $4,877,684,910
1971 - $5,594,770,359
1972 - $6,173,712,814
1973 - $7,870,239,461
1974 - $9,596,960,180
1975 $749,129,748 $10,237,343,174
1976 $790,357,255 $9,648,583,225
1977 $716,261,764 $12,344,424,764
1978 $766,642,356 $15,372,608,002
1979 $723,738,503 $15,068,422,236
1980 $744,384,130 $14,394,927,495
1981 $815,153,652 $12,537,821,038
1982 $865,516,040 $13,651,667,371
1983 $939,291,262 $11,006,712,650
1984 $1,021,176,059 $7,857,729,193
1985 $1,102,669,184 $7,195,042,616
1986 $1,167,630,318 $8,095,367,168
1987 $1,036,974,910 $7,661,625,473
1988 $1,662,877,859 $8,861,299,977
1989 $1,353,137,648 $9,021,862,775
1990 $1,402,541,177 $9,349,764,580
1991 $2,054,974,089 $9,625,436,873
1992 $2,491,486,594 $8,227,343,907
1993 $2,533,727,592 $10,706,259,937
1994 $2,791,435,272 $5,820,382,248
1995 $3,441,205,693 $5,643,439,376
1996 $3,506,695,720 $5,771,456,952
1997 $3,443,413,389 $6,090,838,693
1998 $3,120,425,503 $6,217,805,821
1999 $3,517,242,477 $4,711,259,427
2000 $3,694,168,979 $19,088,046,306
2001 $4,145,665,970 $7,438,189,100
2002 $4,501,227,627 $8,728,038,525
2003 $5,046,693,484 $8,937,567,060
2004 $5,883,297,160 $10,297,483,481
2005 $7,066,296,463 $11,964,484,466
2006 $8,350,531,017 $14,451,901,696
2007 $10,127,916,460 $16,737,071,816
2008 $12,174,303,999 $19,788,515,590
2009 $12,502,901,170 $18,648,372,553
2010 $13,808,673,288 $21,565,721,045
2011 $16,032,622,024 $25,839,749,199
2012 $17,826,536,700 $29,306,235,285
2013 $19,807,135,253 $32,679,745,048
2014 $22,041,463,968 $35,909,040,926
2015 $24,174,170,369 $37,917,706,497
2016 $26,556,545,153 $37,134,801,555
2017 $29,355,665,910 $38,019,264,795
2018 $33,145,892,169 $47,568,210,010
2019 $36,685,356,408 $51,775,829,877
2020 $34,818,073,901 $48,716,961,860
2021 $36,790,163,687 $55,328,482,784
2022 $39,994,532,960 $65,801,547,756
2023 $42,335,646,896 $67,006,756,666
2024 $46,352,647,035 $70,749,355,652

Cambodia and DR Congo economies compared

GDP per capita
Cambodia

DR Congo
Year GDP per capita
Cambodia DR Congo
1960 - $220.1
1961 - $197.1
1962 - $235.1
1963 - $376
1964 - $169.9
1965 - $232
1966 - $252.8
1967 - $183.3
1968 - $205.6
1969 - $257.1
1970 - $242.2
1971 - $270.3
1972 - $290.5
1973 - $361
1974 - $428
1975 $113.8 $445
1976 $128.8 $408
1977 $126.4 $509
1978 $147.1 $615
1979 $142.2 $582
1980 $143.2 $539
1981 $154.3 $456
1982 $159.2 $482
1983 $166.7 $376
1984 $174.7 $259.8
1985 $182.4 $230.1
1986 $185.8 $250.9
1987 $158.1 $230.1
1988 $244.1 $257.7
1989 $191.3 $254.2
1990 $190.2 $254.9
1991 $267.3 $253.8
1992 $307 $209.7
1993 $294.1 $263.3
1994 $302 $136.5
1995 $343 $127
1996 $325 $127.4
1997 $297.6 $132.3
1998 $258.8 $131.5
1999 $286.8 $96.3
2000 $296.4 $378
2001 $328 $142.7
2002 $350 $162.4
2003 $387 $161.5
2004 $444 $180.7
2005 $526 $203.6
2006 $612 $238.4
2007 $732 $267.9
2008 $866 $307
2009 $876 $280.8
2010 $952 $315
2011 $1,089 $365
2012 $1,193 $400
2013 $1,306 $431
2014 $1,432 $458
2015 $1,547 $468
2016 $1,675 $442
2017 $1,826 $437
2018 $2,037 $528
2019 $2,226 $557
2020 $2,082 $508
2021 $2,167 $558
2022 $2,325 $643
2023 $2,430 $633
2024 $2,628 $647

Cambodia vs. DR Congo life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Cambodia

DR Congo
Year Life expectancy, years
Cambodia DR Congo
1950 38.9 38.2
1951 39 38.5
1952 39.3 38.9
1953 39.6 39.1
1954 39.9 39.4
1955 40.3 39.7
1956 40.5 39.9
1957 40.9 40.2
1958 41.2 40.5
1959 41.7 40.6
1960 42.1 40.8
1961 42.6 40.2
1962 43.1 40.4
1963 43.6 40.6
1964 44 40.1
1965 44.5 40.8
1966 44.9 42.2
1967 45.2 42.3
1968 45.6 42.7
1969 45.9 43
1970 38.6 43.3
1971 38.7 43.6
1972 38.9 43.9
1973 39.1 44.1
1974 39.3 44.3
1975 12.8 44.5
1976 11.6 44.7
1977 11.3 44.9
1978 11.6 44.6
1979 41.1 45.3
1980 47.5 45.5
1981 48 45.7
1982 48.8 45.9
1983 49.4 46.2
1984 50.1 46.5
1985 50.8 46.7
1986 51.6 47
1987 53.7 47.4
1988 54.4 47.8
1989 54.8 48.1
1990 55.2 48.5
1991 55.6 48.9
1992 55.7 49.3
1993 56 49.6
1994 56.2 49.9
1995 56.6 50.4
1996 56.8 49.4
1997 57.3 50.5
1998 57.9 49.7
1999 58.6 50.1
2000 59.5 51.9
2001 60.5 52.2
2002 61.4 52.4
2003 62.3 53
2004 63.3 53.5
2005 64.1 54
2006 64.9 54.5
2007 65.5 55
2008 66.1 55.4
2009 66.7 55.8
2010 67.3 56.4
2011 67.9 56.9
2012 68.4 57.4
2013 68.8 57.8
2014 69.1 58.2
2015 69.4 58.7
2016 69.6 59.1
2017 69.8 59.5
2018 70 59.9
2019 70.1 60.2
2020 70.1 60.4
2021 69.3 60
2022 70.5 61
2023 70.7 61.9
2024 70.8 62.1
2025 71 62.2

Cambodia and DR Congo population clocks and comparison

Population
Cambodia

DR Congo
Year Population
Cambodia DR Congo
1960 5,449,966 15,264,846
1961 5,571,168 15,662,374
1962 5,697,558 16,075,724
1963 5,823,010 16,507,599
1964 5,946,178 16,955,327
1965 6,072,289 17,427,802
1966 6,201,232 17,931,929
1967 6,332,944 18,462,782
1968 6,467,324 19,012,189
1969 6,604,725 19,570,445
1970 6,639,182 20,137,436
1971 6,620,880 20,695,569
1972 6,673,886 21,251,160
1973 6,739,726 21,827,665
1974 6,783,240 22,418,878
1975 6,581,371 23,021,101
1976 6,134,991 23,624,031
1977 5,668,551 24,229,061
1978 5,211,653 24,992,689
1979 5,088,808 25,886,782
1980 5,199,872 26,711,099
1981 5,284,495 27,500,515
1982 5,436,432 28,338,190
1983 5,636,203 29,250,963
1984 5,845,117 30,245,081
1985 6,043,783 31,264,816
1986 6,285,693 32,265,196
1987 6,557,970 33,298,904
1988 6,812,014 34,382,752
1989 7,073,473 35,486,866
1990 7,374,752 36,684,063
1991 7,686,850 37,925,817
1992 8,113,083 39,228,910
1993 8,616,381 40,656,336
1994 9,239,162 42,626,876
1995 10,018,497 44,433,704
1996 10,801,270 45,296,124
1997 11,570,982 46,029,902
1998 12,058,173 47,297,600
1999 12,265,731 48,912,971
2000 12,462,336 50,507,442
2001 12,658,484 52,132,646
2002 12,855,241 53,750,524
2003 13,050,968 55,343,867
2004 13,244,731 56,997,741
2005 13,439,202 58,775,724
2006 13,639,028 60,615,908
2007 13,841,770 62,477,752
2008 14,053,479 64,390,664
2009 14,276,810 66,412,044
2010 14,500,726 68,563,038
2011 14,722,584 70,849,311
2012 14,945,085 73,254,618
2013 15,170,208 75,789,395
2014 15,396,772 78,403,242
2015 15,623,251 81,035,531
2016 15,852,803 83,956,415
2017 16,073,372 87,083,398
2018 16,274,522 90,047,644
2019 16,481,304 92,947,442
2020 16,725,474 95,989,998
2021 16,974,305 99,148,932
2022 17,201,724 102,396,968
2023 17,423,880 105,789,731
2024 17,638,801 109,276,265

Fertility rates in Cambodia and DR Congo

Fertility rate
Cambodia

DR Congo
Year Fertility rate
Cambodia DR Congo
1960 6.31 6.11
1961 6.3 6.12
1962 6.3 6.14
1963 6.29 6.16
1964 6.29 6.19
1965 6.27 6.21
1966 6.24 6.24
1967 6.2 6.27
1968 6.17 6.29
1969 6.12 6.3
1970 6.07 6.33
1971 6.01 6.34
1972 5.94 6.37
1973 5.56 6.39
1974 4.8 6.4
1975 4.1 6.42
1976 3.41 6.44
1977 2.72 6.45
1978 3.34 6.46
1979 4.56 6.48
1980 5.77 6.5
1981 6.04 6.52
1982 6.19 6.54
1983 6.3 6.56
1984 6.34 6.59
1985 6.31 6.61
1986 6.23 6.63
1987 6.1 6.65
1988 5.94 6.66
1989 5.68 6.65
1990 5.64 6.65
1991 5.59 6.65
1992 5.49 6.64
1993 5.43 6.64
1994 5.28 6.64
1995 5.08 6.68
1996 4.87 6.67
1997 4.39 6.69
1998 4.13 6.7
1999 3.93 6.69
2000 3.79 6.7
2001 3.69 6.66
2002 3.57 6.61
2003 3.43 6.55
2004 3.31 6.53
2005 3.24 6.53
2006 3.18 6.55
2007 3.13 6.56
2008 3.05 6.58
2009 2.97 6.59
2010 2.86 6.59
2011 2.78 6.58
2012 2.75 6.56
2013 2.74 6.53
2014 2.73 6.48
2015 2.73 6.44
2016 2.73 6.39
2017 2.72 6.35
2018 2.72 6.3
2019 2.73 6.25
2020 2.7 6.21
2021 2.66 6.16
2022 2.62 6.11
2023 2.58 6.05

Cambodia and DR Congo demographics compared

Median age
Cambodia

DR Congo
Year Median age, years
Cambodia DR Congo
1960 18.1 18.4
1961 18.1 18.4
1962 18.1 18.4
1963 18 18.5
1964 18 18.5
1965 17.9 18.5
1966 17.9 18.5
1967 17.9 18.5
1968 17.8 18.5
1969 17.8 18.5
1970 17.6 18.4
1971 17.3 18.3
1972 17.2 18.2
1973 17.2 18.1
1974 17.2 18
1975 17.2 17.9
1976 17.2 17.8
1977 17.3 17.8
1978 17.4 17.8
1979 17.6 17.9
1980 17.8 17.9
1981 17.7 17.9
1982 17.8 17.8
1983 17.9 17.9
1984 17.9 17.9
1985 17.9 17.9
1986 18 17.9
1987 18.1 17.9
1988 18.1 17.8
1989 18.1 17.8
1990 18.1 17.8
1991 18 17.8
1992 18.1 17.8
1993 18.4 17.8
1994 18 18
1995 17.3 18.1
1996 17.1 17.7
1997 17.2 17.4
1998 17.4 17.2
1999 17.7 17.2
2000 18.1 17.2
2001 18.5 17.1
2002 18.9 17.1
2003 19.3 17.1
2004 19.7 17
2005 20.1 17
2006 20.6 17
2007 21.1 17
2008 21.6 16.9
2009 22 16.9
2010 22.4 16.9
2011 22.7 16.9
2012 23.1 16.9
2013 23.5 16.9
2014 23.9 16.9
2015 24.2 16.9
2016 24.6 16.9
2017 25 17
2018 25.5 17
2019 25.8 16.9
2020 26.1 16.9
2021 26.3 16.9
2022 26.5 16.9
2023 26.8 16.9
2024 27 16.9

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Finance

Cambodia DR Congo
GNI, Atlas method
$44.4B
2024
$70.4B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
17.9%
2025
17.4%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
2.18%
2023
2.84%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP
2.09%
2023
1.16%
2023
Armed forces personnel
191,000
2020
134,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-3.23%
2025
-2.58%
2025
Unemployment rate
0.26%
2023
1.47%
2020
Services, % of GDP
35.6%
2024
33%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
41.8%
2024
46.6%
2024
Economic freedom index
58.2
2025
47.3
2025
Income share by richest 10% n/a
35.7%
2020
Income share by poorest 10% n/a
2.1%
2020
Total reserves including gold
$22.5B
2024
$5.1B
2023
Personal remittances received
$2.83B
2024
$2B
2024
International tourist arrivals
1,306,000
2020
351,000
2016
International tourism as share of exports
5.37%
2020
0.38%
2018
Banked people share
39%
2024
39.2%
2024

Energy

Cambodia DR Congo
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
502 kg
2022
391 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$13.8
2022
$3.8
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
18 megatons
2023
3.8 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
1.03 tons
2023
0.04 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
54.9%
2022
3.97%
2022
Renewable energy use share
52.4%
2021
96.3%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
6.86%
2022
2.84%
2022
Net energy imports use share
58.9%
2021
1.6%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
813 kWh
2022
130.7 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
56.4%
2021
90.4%
2021
Hydroelectric share
57.9%
2022
99.6%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
95%
2023
22.1%
2023

Society

Cambodia DR Congo
% of world population
0.22%
2024
1.34%
2024
Annual migration change
-32,960
2024
-26,968
2024
Urban population
26%
2024
48.1%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.42 ft
2025
5.53 ft
2025
Average female height
5.08 ft
2025
5.13 ft
2025
Quality of life index
42.7
2025
8.32
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
21
2024
20
2024
Higher education index
23
2025
39
2025
Homicides per 100K people
1.84
2011
13.6
2015
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
19.6
2019
34.9
2019
Visa free countries
69
2025
53
2025
Adult literacy rate
83.8%
2022
80.5%
2022
English speaking
22.2%
2023
1%
2025
People using the Internet
60.7%
2023
30.5%
2023

Health

Cambodia DR Congo
Government health expenditure per capita
$109.5
2022
$24.4
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$67
2022
$9.04
2022
Life expectancy
71 years
2025
62.2 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
9.34%
2022
38.6%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.21
2019
0.19
2022
Age at first childbirth
23.3 years
2025
19.9 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
137
2023
427
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
22.9
2023
73.2
2023
Obesity rate
4.5%
2022
6.89%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
7.5%
2024
7.7%
2024
Air quality index
33
2025
5
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
17.2%
2022
12.2%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
6.67 liters
2020
1.92 liters
2020

Territory

Cambodia DR Congo
% of world land
0.12%
2025
1.52%
2025
Land area per capita
3,864 sq mi
2024
8,010 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
23,762 sq mi
2025
135,505 sq mi
2025
Forest area
29,349 sq mi
2025
474,331 sq mi
2025
Roads length
34,175 mi
2014
94,680 mi
2015

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