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Cambodia vs France statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Cambodia has a population of 17.6M (ranked 73/197), compared with 68.5M in France (ranked 23/197). Cambodia's land area is 68,155 sq mi versus 208,090 sq mi for France (ranked 88th vs. 48th).

By GDP, Cambodia ranks 97/197 ($46.4B) and France ranks 7/197 ($3.16T). By GDP per capita, Cambodia ranks 145/197 ($2,628), while France ranks 27/197 ($46,150).

Main facts and rankings

Cambodia France
Population
18011232
68701054
Population rank 73/197 23/197
GDP
$46.4B
2024
$3.16T
2024
GDP rank 97/197 7/197
GDP per capita
$2,628
2024
$46,150
2024
GDP per capita rank 145/197 27/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$7,970
2024
$61,322
2024
Government debt
$12.3B
2024
$3.58T
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
29.1%
2025
116.3%
2025
Government debt per person
$700
2024
$52,199
2024
Government debt per person rank 154/185 8/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$2,518
2025
$33,898
2025
Land area
68,155 sq mi
2025
208,090 sq mi
2025
Population density
258.8 ppl/mi²
2024
329 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
2.58
2023
1.66
2023
Median age
27 years
2024
43 years
2024
Life expectancy
71 years
2025
83.6 years
2025

Cambodia and France: Comparison Charts

Cambodia and France economies compared

GDP
Cambodia

France
Year GDP
Cambodia France
1960 - $61,756,878,990
1961 - $66,806,595,975
1962 - $74,888,595,286
1963 - $83,957,182,115
1964 - $93,079,224,076
1965 - $100,522,559,916
1966 - $108,928,356,519
1967 - $117,751,396,249
1968 - $128,427,504,709
1969 - $140,361,802,782
1970 - $146,926,998,937
1971 - $164,238,872,973
1972 - $201,621,751,625
1973 - $262,343,828,816
1974 - $283,102,178,123
1975 $749,129,748 $356,780,728,163
1976 $790,357,255 $368,488,292,816
1977 $716,261,764 $406,736,454,934
1978 $766,642,356 $501,724,418,605
1979 $723,738,503 $608,218,624,730
1980 $744,384,130 $694,529,183,483
1981 $815,153,652 $609,184,791,792
1982 $865,516,040 $578,152,310,610
1983 $939,291,262 $553,356,312,936
1984 $1,021,176,059 $525,033,325,828
1985 $1,102,669,184 $547,220,981,165
1986 $1,167,630,318 $764,946,585,851
1987 $1,036,974,910 $926,320,855,615
1988 $1,662,877,859 $1,010,827,662,152
1989 $1,353,137,648 $1,016,742,237,302
1990 $1,402,541,177 $1,257,649,439,827
1991 $2,054,974,089 $1,258,961,748,634
1992 $2,491,486,594 $1,389,663,073,110
1993 $2,533,727,592 $1,314,383,368,080
1994 $2,791,435,272 $1,385,822,778,828
1995 $3,441,205,693 $1,595,219,345,512
1996 $3,506,695,720 $1,598,889,216,566
1997 $3,443,413,389 $1,449,392,222,971
1998 $3,120,425,503 $1,496,906,382,032
1999 $3,517,242,477 $1,486,915,879,702
2000 $3,694,168,979 $1,360,959,069,477
2001 $4,145,665,970 $1,370,376,677,299
2002 $4,501,227,627 $1,492,427,756,382
2003 $5,046,693,484 $1,835,095,983,049
2004 $5,883,297,160 $2,109,792,297,237
2005 $7,066,296,463 $2,192,146,403,028
2006 $8,350,531,017 $2,317,861,544,691
2007 $10,127,916,460 $2,655,816,911,867
2008 $12,174,303,999 $2,926,802,941,586
2009 $12,502,901,170 $2,700,075,882,519
2010 $13,808,673,288 $2,646,230,027,988
2011 $16,032,622,024 $2,870,408,553,990
2012 $17,826,536,700 $2,683,007,095,787
2013 $19,807,135,253 $2,816,077,607,875
2014 $22,041,463,968 $2,861,236,112,552
2015 $24,174,170,369 $2,442,483,452,643
2016 $26,556,545,153 $2,470,407,619,777
2017 $29,355,665,910 $2,588,868,323,335
2018 $33,145,892,169 $2,781,576,320,884
2019 $36,685,356,408 $2,722,793,515,172
2020 $34,818,073,901 $2,647,926,055,110
2021 $36,790,163,687 $2,966,433,692,008
2022 $39,994,532,960 $2,796,302,210,399
2023 $42,335,646,896 $3,051,831,611,385
2024 $46,352,647,035 $3,162,079,073,496

Cambodia and France economies compared

GDP per capita
Cambodia

France
Year GDP per capita
Cambodia France
1960 - $1,303
1961 - $1,395
1962 - $1,548
1963 - $1,718
1964 - $1,884
1965 - $2,015
1966 - $2,165
1967 - $2,321
1968 - $2,513
1969 - $2,724
1970 - $2,825
1971 - $3,128
1972 - $3,807
1973 - $4,914
1974 - $5,267
1975 $113.8 $6,607
1976 $128.8 $6,795
1977 $126.4 $7,465
1978 $147.1 $9,167
1979 $142.2 $11,063
1980 $143.2 $12,565
1981 $154.3 $10,956
1982 $159.2 $10,360
1983 $166.7 $9,862
1984 $174.7 $9,312
1985 $182.4 $9,657
1986 $185.8 $13,430
1987 $158.1 $16,176
1988 $244.1 $17,550
1989 $191.3 $17,547
1990 $190.2 $21,586
1991 $267.3 $21,501
1992 $307 $23,615
1993 $294.1 $22,239
1994 $302 $23,360
1995 $343 $26,792
1996 $325 $26,758
1997 $297.6 $24,169
1998 $258.8 $24,869
1999 $286.8 $24,576
2000 $296.4 $22,341
2001 $328 $22,332
2002 $350 $24,145
2003 $387 $29,480
2004 $444 $33,645
2005 $526 $34,696
2006 $612 $36,432
2007 $732 $41,486
2008 $866 $45,465
2009 $876 $41,728
2010 $952 $40,695
2011 $1,089 $43,930
2012 $1,193 $40,864
2013 $1,306 $42,669
2014 $1,432 $43,148
2015 $1,547 $36,702
2016 $1,675 $37,024
2017 $1,826 $38,687
2018 $2,037 $41,418
2019 $2,226 $40,408
2020 $2,082 $39,170
2021 $2,167 $43,725
2022 $2,325 $41,083
2023 $2,430 $44,691
2024 $2,628 $46,150

Cambodia vs. France life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Cambodia

France
Year Life expectancy, years
Cambodia France
1950 38.9 66.4
1951 39 66.1
1952 39.3 67.4
1953 39.6 67.3
1954 39.9 68.2
1955 40.3 68.4
1956 40.5 68.5
1957 40.9 68.9
1958 41.2 70.1
1959 41.7 70.2
1960 42.1 70.4
1961 42.6 71
1962 43.1 70.5
1963 43.6 70.3
1964 44 71.3
1965 44.5 71.1
1966 44.9 71.5
1967 45.2 71.5
1968 45.6 71.5
1969 45.9 71.2
1970 38.6 72.1
1971 38.7 72.1
1972 38.9 72.3
1973 39.1 72.5
1974 39.3 72.8
1975 12.8 72.9
1976 11.6 73.1
1977 11.3 73.7
1978 11.6 73.8
1979 41.1 74.1
1980 47.5 74.2
1981 48 74.4
1982 48.8 74.8
1983 49.4 74.7
1984 50.1 75.2
1985 50.8 75.3
1986 51.6 75.6
1987 53.7 76.1
1988 54.4 76.4
1989 54.8 76.5
1990 55.2 76.8
1991 55.6 77
1992 55.7 77.3
1993 56 77.3
1994 56.2 77.8
1995 56.6 77.9
1996 56.8 78.1
1997 57.3 78.4
1998 57.9 78.6
1999 58.6 78.7
2000 59.5 79
2001 60.5 79.2
2002 61.4 79.4
2003 62.3 79.4
2004 63.3 80.3
2005 64.1 80.3
2006 64.9 80.7
2007 65.5 81
2008 66.1 81
2009 66.7 81.2
2010 67.3 81.4
2011 67.9 81.8
2012 68.4 81.7
2013 68.8 82
2014 69.1 82.4
2015 69.4 82.1
2016 69.6 82.4
2017 69.8 82.4
2018 70 82.6
2019 70.1 82.7
2020 70.1 82.2
2021 69.3 82.3
2022 70.5 82.5
2023 70.7 83.3
2024 70.8 83.5
2025 71 83.6

Cambodia and France population clocks and comparison

Population
Cambodia

France
Year Population
Cambodia France
1960 5,449,966 47,412,964
1961 5,571,168 47,905,982
1962 5,697,558 48,389,516
1963 5,823,010 48,877,567
1964 5,946,178 49,401,492
1965 6,072,289 49,877,725
1966 6,201,232 50,311,637
1967 6,332,944 50,722,791
1968 6,467,324 51,112,980
1969 6,604,725 51,536,014
1970 6,639,182 52,007,169
1971 6,620,880 52,499,553
1972 6,673,886 52,962,356
1973 6,739,726 53,392,161
1974 6,783,240 53,746,571
1975 6,581,371 54,002,853
1976 6,134,991 54,232,383
1977 5,668,551 54,486,467
1978 5,211,653 54,734,030
1979 5,088,808 54,979,851
1980 5,199,872 55,274,184
1981 5,284,495 55,603,353
1982 5,436,432 55,806,789
1983 5,636,203 56,108,330
1984 5,845,117 56,383,085
1985 6,043,783 56,665,619
1986 6,285,693 56,956,002
1987 6,557,970 57,266,167
1988 6,812,014 57,598,186
1989 7,073,473 57,943,062
1990 7,374,752 58,261,012
1991 7,686,850 58,554,242
1992 8,113,083 58,846,584
1993 8,616,381 59,103,094
1994 9,239,162 59,324,863
1995 10,018,497 59,541,294
1996 10,801,270 59,754,504
1997 11,570,982 59,968,066
1998 12,058,173 60,190,684
1999 12,265,731 60,501,986
2000 12,462,336 60,918,661
2001 12,658,484 61,364,377
2002 12,855,241 61,812,142
2003 13,050,968 62,249,855
2004 13,244,731 62,707,588
2005 13,439,202 63,180,854
2006 13,639,028 63,622,342
2007 13,841,770 64,016,890
2008 14,053,479 64,375,116
2009 14,276,810 64,706,436
2010 14,500,726 65,026,211
2011 14,722,584 65,340,830
2012 14,945,085 65,657,659
2013 15,170,208 65,997,932
2014 15,396,772 66,312,067
2015 15,623,251 66,548,272
2016 15,852,803 66,724,104
2017 16,073,372 66,918,020
2018 16,274,522 67,158,348
2019 16,481,304 67,382,061
2020 16,725,474 67,601,110
2021 16,974,305 67,842,811
2022 17,201,724 68,065,015
2023 17,423,880 68,287,487
2024 17,638,801 68,516,699

Fertility rates in Cambodia and France

Fertility rate
Cambodia

France
Year Fertility rate
Cambodia France
1960 6.31 2.85
1961 6.3 2.87
1962 6.3 2.89
1963 6.29 2.89
1964 6.29 2.87
1965 6.27 2.84
1966 6.24 2.8
1967 6.2 2.75
1968 6.17 2.69
1969 6.12 2.62
1970 6.07 2.55
1971 6.01 2.47
1972 5.94 2.38
1973 5.56 2.28
1974 4.8 2.18
1975 4.1 2.09
1976 3.41 2.01
1977 2.72 1.94
1978 3.34 1.89
1979 4.56 1.87
1980 5.77 1.85
1981 6.04 1.85
1982 6.19 1.86
1983 6.3 1.86
1984 6.34 1.86
1985 6.31 1.86
1986 6.23 1.85
1987 6.1 1.83
1988 5.94 1.81
1989 5.68 1.79
1990 5.64 1.77
1991 5.59 1.75
1992 5.49 1.74
1993 5.43 1.73
1994 5.28 1.73
1995 5.08 1.74
1996 4.87 1.75
1997 4.39 1.77
1998 4.13 1.78
1999 3.93 1.81
2000 3.79 1.89
2001 3.69 1.9
2002 3.57 1.88
2003 3.43 1.89
2004 3.31 1.92
2005 3.24 1.94
2006 3.18 2
2007 3.13 1.98
2008 3.05 2.01
2009 2.97 2
2010 2.86 2.03
2011 2.78 2.01
2012 2.75 2.01
2013 2.74 1.99
2014 2.73 2
2015 2.73 1.96
2016 2.73 1.92
2017 2.72 1.89
2018 2.72 1.87
2019 2.73 1.86
2020 2.7 1.83
2021 2.66 1.84
2022 2.62 1.79
2023 2.58 1.66

Cambodia and France demographics compared

Median age
Cambodia

France
Year Median age, years
Cambodia France
1960 18.1 32.8
1961 18.1 32.8
1962 18.1 32.9
1963 18 32.8
1964 18 32.8
1965 17.9 32.7
1966 17.9 32.7
1967 17.9 32.7
1968 17.8 32.6
1969 17.8 32.5
1970 17.6 32.4
1971 17.3 32.2
1972 17.2 32
1973 17.2 31.8
1974 17.2 31.7
1975 17.2 31.6
1976 17.2 31.7
1977 17.3 31.9
1978 17.4 32.1
1979 17.6 32.3
1980 17.8 32.4
1981 17.7 32.6
1982 17.8 32.8
1983 17.9 33
1984 17.9 33.3
1985 17.9 33.5
1986 18 33.7
1987 18.1 34
1988 18.1 34.2
1989 18.1 34.5
1990 18.1 34.7
1991 18 35
1992 18.1 35.3
1993 18.4 35.6
1994 18 35.9
1995 17.3 36.2
1996 17.1 36.5
1997 17.2 36.8
1998 17.4 37.1
1999 17.7 37.4
2000 18.1 37.7
2001 18.5 37.9
2002 18.9 38.2
2003 19.3 38.4
2004 19.7 38.6
2005 20.1 38.9
2006 20.6 39.1
2007 21.1 39.4
2008 21.6 39.6
2009 22 39.8
2010 22.4 40
2011 22.7 40.3
2012 23.1 40.5
2013 23.5 40.8
2014 23.9 41
2015 24.2 41.2
2016 24.6 41.4
2017 25 41.6
2018 25.5 41.9
2019 25.8 42.1
2020 26.1 42.3
2021 26.3 42.4
2022 26.5 42.6
2023 26.8 42.8
2024 27 43

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Cambodia France
GNI, Atlas method
$44.4B
2024
$3.1T
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
17.9%
2025
57.3%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
2.18%
2023
5.32%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP
2.09%
2023
2.06%
2023
Armed forces personnel
191,000
2020
304,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-3.23%
2025
-5.46%
2025
Unemployment rate
0.26%
2023
7.39%
2024
Services, % of GDP
35.6%
2024
70.4%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
41.8%
2024
17.5%
2024
Economic freedom index
58.2
2025
64.4
2025
Income share by richest 10% n/a
25%
2023
Income share by poorest 10% n/a
3%
2023
Number of millionaires n/a
2,868,031
2024
Percentage of millionaires n/a
5.42%
2024
Number of billionaires n/a
52
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.0001%
2025
Listed domestic companies n/a
457
2018
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$2.37T
2018
Total reserves including gold
$22.5B
2024
$283B
2024
Personal remittances received
$2.83B
2024
$38.8B
2024
International tourist arrivals
1,306,000
2020
117,109,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
5.37%
2020
4.8%
2020
Banked people share
39%
2024
99.2%
2024

Energy

Cambodia France
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
502 kg
2022
3,140 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$13.8
2022
$18.6
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
18 megatons
2023
282.4 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
1.03 tons
2023
4.14 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
54.9%
2022
46.5%
2023
Renewable energy use share
52.4%
2021
16.2%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
6.86%
2022
46.7%
2023
Net energy imports use share
58.9%
2021
47.1%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita
813 kWh
2022
6,423 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
56.4%
2021
22.8%
2021
Hydroelectric share
57.9%
2022
11.6%
2023
Nuclear share
0%
2021
64.3%
2023
Electricity access
95%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Cambodia France
% of world population
0.22%
2024
0.84%
2024
Annual migration change
-32,960
2024
+90,527
2024
Urban population
26%
2024
82%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.42 ft
2025
5.86 ft
2025
Average female height
5.08 ft
2025
5.4 ft
2025
Quality of life index
42.7
2025
85.5
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
21
2024
67
2024
Higher education index
23
2025
85
2025
Homicides per 100K people
1.84
2011
1.34
2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
19.6
2019
5.1
2019
Visa free countries
69
2025
175
2025
Adult literacy rate
83.8%
2022
99%
2003
English speaking
22.2%
2023
57.3%
2023
People using the Internet
60.7%
2023
88.7%
2024

Health

Cambodia France
Government health expenditure per capita
$109.5
2022
$4,865
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$67
2022
$434
2022
Life expectancy
71 years
2025
83.6 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
9.34%
2022
n/a
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.21
2019
3.34
2021
Age at first childbirth
23.3 years
2025
29.1 years
2023
Maternal mortality per 100K births
137
2023
7
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
22.9
2023
4.3
2023
Obesity rate
4.5%
2022
10%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
7.5%
2024
6.5%
2024
Air quality index
33
2025
80
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
17.2%
2022
34.6%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
6.67 liters
2020
10.3 liters
2020

Territory

Cambodia France
% of world land
0.12%
2025
0.36%
2025
Land area per capita
3,864 sq mi
2024
3,037 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
23,762 sq mi
2025
109,256 sq mi
2025
Forest area
29,349 sq mi
2025
67,580 sq mi
2025
Roads length
34,175 mi
2014
654,437 mi
2011

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