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Cambodia vs Ghana statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Cambodia has a population of 17.6M (ranked 73/197), compared with 34.4M in Ghana (ranked 47/197). Cambodia's land area is 68,155 sq mi versus 87,851 sq mi for Ghana (ranked 88th vs. 81st).

By GDP, Cambodia ranks 97/197 ($46.4B) and Ghana ranks 79/197 ($82.8B). By GDP per capita, Cambodia ranks 145/197 ($2,628), while Ghana ranks 150/197 ($2,406).

Main facts and rankings

Cambodia Ghana
Population
18011232
35572974
Population rank 73/197 47/197
GDP
$46.4B
2024
$82.8B
2024
GDP rank 97/197 79/197
GDP per capita
$2,628
2024
$2,406
2024
GDP per capita rank 145/197 150/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$7,970
2024
$8,027
2024
Government debt
$12.3B
2024
$58.4B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
29.1%
2025
66.4%
2025
Government debt per person
$700
2024
$1,696
2024
Government debt per person rank 154/185 122/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$2,518
2025
$1,836
2025
Land area
68,155 sq mi
2025
87,851 sq mi
2025
Population density
258.8 ppl/mi²
2024
392 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
2.58
2023
3.4
2023
Median age
27 years
2024
22.2 years
2024
Life expectancy
71 years
2025
65.9 years
2025

Cambodia and Ghana: Comparison Charts

Cambodia and Ghana economies compared

GDP
Cambodia

Ghana
Year GDP
Cambodia Ghana
1960 - $1,217,230,095
1961 - $1,302,674,325
1962 - $1,382,515,654
1963 - $1,540,797,589
1964 - $1,731,296,200
1965 - $2,053,462,968
1966 - $2,126,300,672
1967 - $1,747,187,645
1968 - $1,666,909,518
1969 - $1,962,050,556
1970 - $2,215,028,588
1971 - $2,417,108,578
1972 - $2,112,293,280
1973 - $3,006,766,758
1974 - $2,894,409,938
1975 $749,129,748 $2,810,106,383
1976 $790,357,255 $2,765,254,237
1977 $716,261,764 $3,189,428,571
1978 $766,642,356 $3,662,478,185
1979 $723,738,503 $4,020,227,920
1980 $744,384,130 $4,445,228,216
1981 $815,153,652 $4,222,441,860
1982 $865,516,040 $4,035,994,398
1983 $939,291,262 $4,057,275,132
1984 $1,021,176,059 $4,412,279,843
1985 $1,102,669,184 $4,504,306,723
1986 $1,167,630,318 $5,735,677,434
1987 $1,036,974,910 $5,074,829,932
1988 $1,662,877,859 $5,197,765,032
1989 $1,353,137,648 $5,251,858,440
1990 $1,402,541,177 $5,889,106,573
1991 $2,054,974,089 $6,603,185,268
1992 $2,491,486,594 $6,416,103,926
1993 $2,533,727,592 $5,968,922,939
1994 $2,791,435,272 $5,446,383,727
1995 $3,441,205,693 $6,464,382,808
1996 $3,506,695,720 $6,932,991,739
1997 $3,443,413,389 $6,891,443,192
1998 $3,120,425,503 $7,482,069,162
1999 $3,517,242,477 $7,718,109,982
2000 $3,694,168,979 $4,982,850,662
2001 $4,145,665,970 $5,314,872,854
2002 $4,501,227,627 $6,166,197,848
2003 $5,046,693,484 $7,632,723,556
2004 $5,883,297,160 $8,881,417,907
2005 $7,066,296,463 $10,744,568,381
2006 $8,350,531,017 $20,885,037,597
2007 $10,127,916,460 $24,827,339,138
2008 $12,174,303,999 $28,679,383,241
2009 $12,502,901,170 $26,048,720,006
2010 $13,808,673,288 $32,197,655,567
2011 $16,032,622,024 $39,336,668,081
2012 $17,826,536,700 $41,271,701,061
2013 $19,807,135,253 $62,845,721,960
2014 $22,041,463,968 $54,678,533,806
2015 $24,174,170,369 $49,436,806,230
2016 $26,556,545,153 $56,144,179,398
2017 $29,355,665,910 $60,385,409,435
2018 $33,145,892,169 $67,259,353,966
2019 $36,685,356,408 $68,352,629,246
2020 $34,818,073,901 $70,008,243,860
2021 $36,790,163,687 $79,514,204,730
2022 $39,994,532,960 $73,919,003,210
2023 $42,335,646,896 $80,547,146,878
2024 $46,352,647,035 $82,825,288,889

Cambodia and Ghana economies compared

GDP per capita
Cambodia

Ghana
Year GDP per capita
Cambodia Ghana
1960 - $174.9
1961 - $181.9
1962 - $188.4
1963 - $205
1964 - $225
1965 - $260.5
1966 - $263.3
1967 - $211.2
1968 - $196.7
1969 - $225.8
1970 - $248.2
1971 - $263.4
1972 - $223.8
1973 - $310
1974 - $289.4
1975 $113.8 $273
1976 $128.8 $261
1977 $126.4 $292.3
1978 $147.1 $326
1979 $142.2 $347
1980 $143.2 $372
1981 $154.3 $344
1982 $159.2 $319
1983 $166.7 $311
1984 $174.7 $330
1985 $182.4 $330
1986 $185.8 $411
1987 $158.1 $355
1988 $244.1 $355
1989 $191.3 $350
1990 $190.2 $383
1991 $267.3 $418
1992 $307 $396
1993 $294.1 $360
1994 $302 $321
1995 $343 $372
1996 $325 $389
1997 $297.6 $378
1998 $258.8 $400
1999 $286.8 $403
2000 $296.4 $253.7
2001 $328 $263.5
2002 $350 $297.5
2003 $387 $358
2004 $444 $406
2005 $526 $479
2006 $612 $906
2007 $732 $1,050
2008 $866 $1,183
2009 $876 $1,048
2010 $952 $1,264
2011 $1,089 $1,507
2012 $1,193 $1,544
2013 $1,306 $2,295
2014 $1,432 $1,950
2015 $1,547 $1,723
2016 $1,675 $1,912
2017 $1,826 $2,012
2018 $2,037 $2,195
2019 $2,226 $2,187
2020 $2,082 $2,195
2021 $2,167 $2,445
2022 $2,325 $2,230
2023 $2,430 $2,384
2024 $2,628 $2,406

Cambodia vs. Ghana life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Cambodia

Ghana
Year Life expectancy, years
Cambodia Ghana
1950 38.9 43.1
1951 39 43.6
1952 39.3 44
1953 39.6 44.5
1954 39.9 45
1955 40.3 45.4
1956 40.5 45.7
1957 40.9 46.1
1958 41.2 46.4
1959 41.7 46.7
1960 42.1 46.9
1961 42.6 47.1
1962 43.1 47.3
1963 43.6 47.5
1964 44 47.6
1965 44.5 47.7
1966 44.9 47.7
1967 45.2 47.7
1968 45.6 47.8
1969 45.9 47.9
1970 38.6 47.9
1971 38.7 47.9
1972 38.9 48.3
1973 39.1 48.6
1974 39.3 48.9
1975 12.8 49.3
1976 11.6 49.7
1977 11.3 50.1
1978 11.6 50.5
1979 41.1 50.8
1980 47.5 51.1
1981 48 51.3
1982 48.8 51.4
1983 49.4 51.8
1984 50.1 52.2
1985 50.8 52.7
1986 51.6 53.3
1987 53.7 53.8
1988 54.4 54.4
1989 54.8 54.9
1990 55.2 55.4
1991 55.6 55.7
1992 55.7 56.1
1993 56 56.3
1994 56.2 56.2
1995 56.6 56.7
1996 56.8 57
1997 57.3 57.2
1998 57.9 57.5
1999 58.6 57.8
2000 59.5 58.1
2001 60.5 58.4
2002 61.4 58.7
2003 62.3 59
2004 63.3 59.3
2005 64.1 59.6
2006 64.9 60
2007 65.5 60.3
2008 66.1 60.6
2009 66.7 60.9
2010 67.3 61.3
2011 67.9 61.6
2012 68.4 62
2013 68.8 62.4
2014 69.1 62.8
2015 69.4 63.2
2016 69.6 63.5
2017 69.8 63.8
2018 70 64.1
2019 70.1 64.5
2020 70.1 64.3
2021 69.3 64.3
2022 70.5 65.2
2023 70.7 65.5
2024 70.8 65.7
2025 71 65.9

Cambodia and Ghana population clocks and comparison

Population
Cambodia

Ghana
Year Population
Cambodia Ghana
1960 5,449,966 6,961,215
1961 5,571,168 7,162,667
1962 5,697,558 7,337,375
1963 5,823,010 7,514,714
1964 5,946,178 7,695,739
1965 6,072,289 7,882,606
1966 6,201,232 8,074,521
1967 6,332,944 8,271,913
1968 6,467,324 8,475,729
1969 6,604,725 8,690,383
1970 6,639,182 8,925,813
1971 6,620,880 9,176,264
1972 6,673,886 9,438,187
1973 6,739,726 9,714,617
1974 6,783,240 10,000,523
1975 6,581,371 10,294,308
1976 6,134,991 10,594,913
1977 5,668,551 10,911,871
1978 5,211,653 11,248,450
1979 5,088,808 11,597,255
1980 5,199,872 11,941,448
1981 5,284,495 12,281,712
1982 5,436,432 12,643,819
1983 5,636,203 13,029,836
1984 5,845,117 13,370,590
1985 6,043,783 13,661,229
1986 6,285,693 13,965,217
1987 6,557,970 14,289,108
1988 6,812,014 14,636,568
1989 7,073,473 15,006,813
1990 7,374,752 15,394,648
1991 7,686,850 15,787,496
1992 8,113,083 16,184,855
1993 8,616,381 16,589,519
1994 9,239,162 16,993,190
1995 10,018,497 17,399,017
1996 10,801,270 17,810,181
1997 11,570,982 18,238,958
1998 12,058,173 18,688,036
1999 12,265,731 19,149,864
2000 12,462,336 19,637,087
2001 12,658,484 20,167,069
2002 12,855,241 20,729,388
2003 13,050,968 21,296,705
2004 13,244,731 21,868,298
2005 13,439,202 22,449,438
2006 13,639,028 23,040,702
2007 13,841,770 23,642,279
2008 14,053,479 24,249,946
2009 14,276,810 24,862,664
2010 14,500,726 25,474,995
2011 14,722,584 26,095,088
2012 14,945,085 26,734,268
2013 15,170,208 27,386,193
2014 15,396,772 28,041,592
2015 15,623,251 28,696,068
2016 15,852,803 29,356,742
2017 16,073,372 30,008,354
2018 16,274,522 30,637,585
2019 16,481,304 31,258,945
2020 16,725,474 31,887,809
2021 16,974,305 32,518,665
2022 17,201,724 33,149,152
2023 17,423,880 33,787,914
2024 17,638,801 34,427,414

Fertility rates in Cambodia and Ghana

Fertility rate
Cambodia

Ghana
Year Fertility rate
Cambodia Ghana
1960 6.31 6.89
1961 6.3 6.91
1962 6.3 6.94
1963 6.29 6.94
1964 6.29 6.9
1965 6.27 6.88
1966 6.24 6.86
1967 6.2 6.89
1968 6.17 6.89
1969 6.12 6.95
1970 6.07 6.95
1971 6.01 6.95
1972 5.94 6.92
1973 5.56 6.87
1974 4.8 6.82
1975 4.1 6.76
1976 3.41 6.7
1977 2.72 6.64
1978 3.34 6.56
1979 4.56 6.51
1980 5.77 6.47
1981 6.04 6.42
1982 6.19 6.31
1983 6.3 6.23
1984 6.34 6.15
1985 6.31 6.12
1986 6.23 6.08
1987 6.1 6.02
1988 5.94 5.92
1989 5.68 5.82
1990 5.64 5.74
1991 5.59 5.63
1992 5.49 5.52
1993 5.43 5.41
1994 5.28 5.25
1995 5.08 5.11
1996 4.87 4.96
1997 4.39 4.88
1998 4.13 4.83
1999 3.93 4.82
2000 3.79 4.83
2001 3.69 4.77
2002 3.57 4.69
2003 3.43 4.6
2004 3.31 4.5
2005 3.24 4.5
2006 3.18 4.4
2007 3.13 4.29
2008 3.05 4.22
2009 2.97 4.18
2010 2.86 4.18
2011 2.78 4.18
2012 2.75 4.15
2013 2.74 4.11
2014 2.73 4.03
2015 2.73 3.98
2016 2.73 3.87
2017 2.72 3.72
2018 2.72 3.65
2019 2.73 3.59
2020 2.7 3.54
2021 2.66 3.49
2022 2.62 3.43
2023 2.58 3.4

Cambodia and Ghana demographics compared

Median age
Cambodia

Ghana
Year Median age, years
Cambodia Ghana
1960 18.1 17.7
1961 18.1 17.4
1962 18.1 17.2
1963 18 16.9
1964 18 16.7
1965 17.9 16.5
1966 17.9 16.4
1967 17.9 16.2
1968 17.8 16.1
1969 17.8 16
1970 17.6 15.9
1971 17.3 15.9
1972 17.2 15.8
1973 17.2 15.8
1974 17.2 15.8
1975 17.2 15.9
1976 17.2 16
1977 17.3 16.2
1978 17.4 16.4
1979 17.6 16.5
1980 17.8 16.7
1981 17.7 16.7
1982 17.8 16.9
1983 17.9 17
1984 17.9 17.1
1985 17.9 17.1
1986 18 17.1
1987 18.1 17.1
1988 18.1 17.1
1989 18.1 17.1
1990 18.1 17.2
1991 18 17.2
1992 18.1 17.3
1993 18.4 17.4
1994 18 17.5
1995 17.3 17.6
1996 17.1 17.7
1997 17.2 17.9
1998 17.4 18.1
1999 17.7 18.3
2000 18.1 18.4
2001 18.5 18.6
2002 18.9 18.8
2003 19.3 19
2004 19.7 19.1
2005 20.1 19.3
2006 20.6 19.5
2007 21.1 19.7
2008 21.6 19.9
2009 22 20
2010 22.4 20.2
2011 22.7 20.3
2012 23.1 20.5
2013 23.5 20.6
2014 23.9 20.7
2015 24.2 20.8
2016 24.6 20.9
2017 25 21
2018 25.5 21.2
2019 25.8 21.3
2020 26.1 21.5
2021 26.3 21.7
2022 26.5 21.8
2023 26.8 22
2024 27 22.2

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Finance

Cambodia Ghana
GNI, Atlas method
$44.4B
2024
$79.8B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
17.9%
2025
18.8%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
2.18%
2023
2.91%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP
2.09%
2023
0.39%
2023
Armed forces personnel
191,000
2020
16,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-3.23%
2025
-2.76%
2025
Unemployment rate
0.26%
2023
2.87%
2022
Services, % of GDP
35.6%
2024
43.9%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
41.8%
2024
28.8%
2024
Economic freedom index
58.2
2025
56
2025
Income share by richest 10% n/a
32.2%
2016
Income share by poorest 10% n/a
1.6%
2016
Listed domestic companies n/a
30
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$7.58B
2024
Total reserves including gold
$22.5B
2024
$3.62B
2023
Personal remittances received
$2.83B
2024
$3.03B
2024
International tourist arrivals
1,306,000
2020
897,000
2015
International tourism as share of exports
5.37%
2020
0.87%
2020
Banked people share
39%
2024
81.2%
2024

Energy

Cambodia Ghana
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
502 kg
2022
359 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$13.8
2022
$20.1
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
18 megatons
2023
24.2 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
1.03 tons
2023
0.72 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
54.9%
2022
62%
2022
Renewable energy use share
52.4%
2021
39%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
6.86%
2022
6.03%
2022
Net energy imports use share
58.9%
2021
-22.4%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
813 kWh
2022
553 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
56.4%
2021
34.9%
2021
Hydroelectric share
57.9%
2022
35.4%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
95%
2023
89.5%
2023

Society

Cambodia Ghana
% of world population
0.22%
2024
0.42%
2024
Annual migration change
-32,960
2024
-13,114
2024
Urban population
26%
2024
59.9%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.42 ft
2025
5.59 ft
2025
Average female height
5.08 ft
2025
5.21 ft
2025
Quality of life index
42.7
2025
39.1
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
21
2024
42
2024
Higher education index
23
2025
64
2025
Homicides per 100K people
1.84
2011
1.81
2022
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
19.6
2019
25.7
2019
Visa free countries
69
2025
74
2025
Adult literacy rate
83.8%
2022
76.5%
2021
English speaking
22.2%
2023
66.7%
2023
People using the Internet
60.7%
2023
69.9%
2023

Health

Cambodia Ghana
Government health expenditure per capita
$109.5
2022
$82.3
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$67
2022
$20.6
2022
Life expectancy
71 years
2025
65.9 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
9.34%
2022
15.8%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.21
2019
0.14
2022
Age at first childbirth
23.3 years
2025
22.1 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
137
2023
234
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
22.9
2023
37.1
2023
Obesity rate
4.5%
2022
13.3%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
7.5%
2024
2.7%
2024
Air quality index
33
2025
21
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
17.2%
2022
3.4%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
6.67 liters
2020
4.26 liters
2020

Territory

Cambodia Ghana
% of world land
0.12%
2025
0.15%
2025
Land area per capita
3,864 sq mi
2024
2,552 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
23,762 sq mi
2025
48,663 sq mi
2025
Forest area
29,349 sq mi
2025
30,917 sq mi
2025
Roads length
34,175 mi
2014
68,049 mi
2009

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