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Cambodia vs Kuwait statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Cambodia has a population of 17.6M (ranked 73/197), compared with 4.97M in Kuwait (ranked 127/197). Cambodia's land area is 68,155 sq mi versus 6,880 sq mi for Kuwait (ranked 88th vs. 153rd).

By GDP, Cambodia ranks 97/197 ($46.4B) and Kuwait ranks 59/197 ($160B). By GDP per capita, Cambodia ranks 145/197 ($2,628), while Kuwait ranks 38/197 ($32,214).

Main facts and rankings

Cambodia Kuwait
Population
18011232
5128257
Population rank 73/197 127/197
GDP
$46.4B
2024
$160B
2024
GDP rank 97/197 59/197
GDP per capita
$2,628
2024
$32,214
2024
GDP per capita rank 145/197 38/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$7,970
2024
$51,636
2024
Government debt
$12.3B
2024
$4.86B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
29.1%
2025
7.35%
2025
Government debt per person
$700
2024
$978
2024
Government debt per person rank 154/185 143/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$2,518
2025
$28,320
2025
Land area
68,155 sq mi
2025
6,880 sq mi
2025
Population density
258.8 ppl/mi²
2024
723 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
2.58
2023
1.52
2023
Median age
27 years
2024
35.8 years
2024
Life expectancy
71 years
2025
80.8 years
2025

Cambodia and Kuwait: Comparison Charts

Cambodia and Kuwait economies compared

GDP
Cambodia

Kuwait
Year GDP
Cambodia Kuwait
1962 - $1,828,107,503
1963 - $1,900,895,857
1964 - $2,071,668,533
1965 - $2,097,199,161
1966 - $2,391,199,044
1967 - $2,441,599,023
1968 - $2,662,798,935
1969 - $2,769,198,892
1970 - $2,873,638,851
1971 - $3,880,392,195
1972 - $4,450,537,925
1973 - $5,408,804,607
1974 - $13,006,948,296
1975 $749,129,748 $12,022,811,621
1976 $790,357,255 $13,132,252,802
1977 $716,261,764 $14,137,406,741
1978 $766,642,356 $15,503,557,496
1979 $723,738,503 $24,749,063,922
1980 $744,384,130 $28,638,868,356
1981 $815,153,652 $25,058,020,338
1982 $865,516,040 $21,577,153,356
1983 $939,291,262 $20,871,081,080
1984 $1,021,176,059 $21,700,082,753
1985 $1,102,669,184 $21,445,970,614
1986 $1,167,630,318 $17,903,989,745
1987 $1,036,974,910 $22,368,704,134
1988 $1,662,877,859 $20,690,322,153
1989 $1,353,137,648 $24,313,855,653
1990 $1,402,541,177 $18,427,777,778
1991 $2,054,974,089 $11,009,993,703
1992 $2,491,486,594 $19,858,555,215
1993 $2,533,727,592 $23,941,391,391
1994 $2,791,435,272 $24,848,483,838
1995 $3,441,205,693 $27,186,980,647
1996 $3,506,695,720 $31,492,373,309
1997 $3,443,413,389 $30,350,190,704
1998 $3,120,425,503 $25,943,705,784
1999 $3,517,242,477 $30,122,365,849
2000 $3,694,168,979 $37,718,743,480
2001 $4,145,665,970 $34,889,559,870
2002 $4,501,227,627 $38,135,788,414
2003 $5,046,693,484 $47,874,582,232
2004 $5,883,297,160 $59,439,090,601
2005 $7,066,296,463 $80,798,630,137
2006 $8,350,531,017 $101,557,330,723
2007 $10,127,916,460 $114,634,043,362
2008 $12,174,303,999 $147,379,737,230
2009 $12,502,901,170 $105,968,691,905
2010 $13,808,673,288 $115,416,245,238
2011 $16,032,622,024 $154,039,231,299
2012 $17,826,536,700 $174,047,662,555
2013 $19,807,135,253 $174,168,116,687
2014 $22,041,463,968 $162,650,450,785
2015 $24,174,170,369 $114,585,555,831
2016 $26,556,545,153 $109,406,674,088
2017 $29,355,665,910 $120,687,539,676
2018 $33,145,892,169 $138,646,316,322
2019 $36,685,356,408 $140,856,394,870
2020 $34,818,073,901 $111,045,470,461
2021 $36,790,163,687 $148,350,671,614
2022 $39,994,532,960 $183,502,046,669
2023 $42,335,646,896 $165,384,407,267
2024 $46,352,647,035 $160,227,273,001

Cambodia and Kuwait economies compared

GDP per capita
Cambodia

Kuwait
Year GDP per capita
Cambodia Kuwait
1962 - $4,748
1963 - $4,445
1964 - $4,379
1965 - $4,024
1966 - $4,176
1967 - $3,887
1968 - $3,872
1969 - $3,695
1970 - $3,552
1971 - $4,486
1972 - $4,836
1973 - $5,532
1974 - $12,527
1975 $113.8 $10,882
1976 $128.8 $11,141
1977 $126.4 $11,238
1978 $147.1 $11,567
1979 $142.2 $17,386
1980 $143.2 $19,032
1981 $154.3 $15,825
1982 $159.2 $12,979
1983 $166.7 $11,965
1984 $174.7 $11,919
1985 $182.4 $11,322
1986 $185.8 $9,077
1987 $158.1 $10,896
1988 $244.1 $9,692
1989 $191.3 $10,965
1990 $190.2 $10,938
1991 $267.3 $8,147
1992 $307 $12,146
1993 $294.1 $14,318
1994 $302 $14,930
1995 $343 $16,168
1996 $325 $18,201
1997 $297.6 $16,977
1998 $258.8 $14,067
1999 $286.8 $15,854
2000 $296.4 $19,296
2001 $328 $17,374
2002 $350 $18,513
2003 $387 $22,691
2004 $444 $27,552
2005 $526 $36,123
2006 $612 $42,947
2007 $732 $45,709
2008 $866 $55,585
2009 $876 $37,907
2010 $952 $39,212
2011 $1,089 $49,170
2012 $1,193 $52,155
2013 $1,306 $49,651
2014 $1,432 $44,369
2015 $1,547 $29,882
2016 $1,675 $27,324
2017 $1,826 $29,048
2018 $2,037 $32,068
2019 $2,226 $31,708
2020 $2,082 $25,236
2021 $2,167 $34,019
2022 $2,325 $39,982
2023 $2,430 $34,076
2024 $2,628 $32,214

Cambodia vs. Kuwait life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Cambodia

Kuwait
Year Life expectancy, years
Cambodia Kuwait
1950 38.9 49.7
1951 39 50.6
1952 39.3 51.4
1953 39.6 52.3
1954 39.9 53.1
1955 40.3 54
1956 40.5 54.9
1957 40.9 55.9
1958 41.2 56.9
1959 41.7 57.9
1960 42.1 58.9
1961 42.6 60
1962 43.1 61
1963 43.6 62
1964 44 63
1965 44.5 63.9
1966 44.9 64.9
1967 45.2 65.8
1968 45.6 66.6
1969 45.9 67.3
1970 38.6 68
1971 38.7 68.5
1972 38.9 68.9
1973 39.1 69.2
1974 39.3 69.4
1975 12.8 69.7
1976 11.6 69.9
1977 11.3 70.2
1978 11.6 70.5
1979 41.1 70.8
1980 47.5 71.1
1981 48 71.5
1982 48.8 71.9
1983 49.4 72.4
1984 50.1 72.9
1985 50.8 73.3
1986 51.6 73.8
1987 53.7 74.2
1988 54.4 74.6
1989 54.8 75
1990 55.2 72.9
1991 55.6 73.3
1992 55.7 75.7
1993 56 75.8
1994 56.2 75.7
1995 56.6 75.7
1996 56.8 75.6
1997 57.3 75.6
1998 57.9 75.6
1999 58.6 75.7
2000 59.5 75.9
2001 60.5 76
2002 61.4 76.2
2003 62.3 76.3
2004 63.3 76.4
2005 64.1 76.5
2006 64.9 76.6
2007 65.5 76.7
2008 66.1 76.9
2009 66.7 77.2
2010 67.3 77.5
2011 67.9 77.9
2012 68.4 78.2
2013 68.8 78.6
2014 69.1 78.9
2015 69.4 79.2
2016 69.6 79.5
2017 69.8 79.7
2018 70 79.9
2019 70.1 80
2020 70.1 78.2
2021 69.3 77.6
2022 70.5 78.8
2023 70.7 80.4
2024 70.8 80.6
2025 71 80.8

Cambodia and Kuwait population clocks and comparison

Population
Cambodia

Kuwait
Year Population
Cambodia Kuwait
1960 5,449,966 311,060
1961 5,571,168 345,945
1962 5,697,558 384,995
1963 5,823,010 427,694
1964 5,946,178 473,115
1965 6,072,289 521,174
1966 6,201,232 572,590
1967 6,332,944 628,089
1968 6,467,324 687,716
1969 6,604,725 749,452
1970 6,639,182 809,114
1971 6,620,880 865,076
1972 6,673,886 920,352
1973 6,739,726 977,654
1974 6,783,240 1,038,346
1975 6,581,371 1,104,863
1976 6,134,991 1,178,711
1977 5,668,551 1,258,023
1978 5,211,653 1,340,319
1979 5,088,808 1,423,514
1980 5,199,872 1,504,782
1981 5,284,495 1,583,426
1982 5,436,432 1,662,480
1983 5,636,203 1,744,295
1984 5,845,117 1,820,688
1985 6,043,783 1,894,242
1986 6,285,693 1,972,520
1987 6,557,970 2,052,994
1988 6,812,014 2,134,707
1989 7,073,473 2,217,468
1990 7,374,752 1,684,819
1991 7,686,850 1,351,399
1992 8,113,083 1,634,961
1993 8,616,381 1,672,151
1994 9,239,162 1,664,361
1995 10,018,497 1,681,513
1996 10,801,270 1,730,246
1997 11,570,982 1,787,683
1998 12,058,173 1,844,302
1999 12,265,731 1,900,030
2000 12,462,336 1,954,709
2001 12,658,484 2,008,121
2002 12,855,241 2,059,974
2003 13,050,968 2,109,881
2004 13,244,731 2,157,320
2005 13,439,202 2,236,788
2006 13,639,028 2,364,733
2007 13,841,770 2,507,887
2008 14,053,479 2,651,421
2009 14,276,810 2,795,484
2010 14,500,726 2,943,372
2011 14,722,584 3,132,814
2012 14,945,085 3,337,109
2013 15,170,208 3,507,844
2014 15,396,772 3,665,876
2015 15,623,251 3,834,574
2016 15,852,803 4,004,096
2017 16,073,372 4,154,812
2018 16,274,522 4,323,515
2019 16,481,304 4,442,316
2020 16,725,474 4,400,267
2021 16,974,305 4,360,865
2022 17,201,724 4,589,643
2023 17,423,880 4,853,420
2024 17,638,801 4,973,861

Fertility rates in Cambodia and Kuwait

Fertility rate
Cambodia

Kuwait
Year Fertility rate
Cambodia Kuwait
1960 6.31 7.22
1961 6.3 7.25
1962 6.3 7.25
1963 6.29 7.28
1964 6.29 7.29
1965 6.27 7.31
1966 6.24 7.34
1967 6.2 7.33
1968 6.17 7.28
1969 6.12 7.18
1970 6.07 7.03
1971 6.01 6.84
1972 5.94 6.64
1973 5.56 6.43
1974 4.8 6.23
1975 4.1 6.06
1976 3.41 5.9
1977 2.72 5.71
1978 3.34 5.52
1979 4.56 5.33
1980 5.77 5.18
1981 6.04 5.02
1982 6.19 4.85
1983 6.3 4.66
1984 6.34 4.45
1985 6.31 4.22
1986 6.23 4
1987 6.1 3.83
1988 5.94 3.7
1989 5.68 3.59
1990 5.64 3.49
1991 5.59 3.4
1992 5.49 3.35
1993 5.43 3.31
1994 5.28 3.27
1995 5.08 3.25
1996 4.87 3.22
1997 4.39 3.14
1998 4.13 3.04
1999 3.93 2.95
2000 3.79 2.89
2001 3.69 2.84
2002 3.57 2.8
2003 3.43 2.77
2004 3.31 2.76
2005 3.24 2.73
2006 3.18 2.59
2007 3.13 2.41
2008 3.05 2.27
2009 2.97 2.15
2010 2.86 2.04
2011 2.78 1.96
2012 2.75 1.99
2013 2.74 1.97
2014 2.73 2.06
2015 2.73 2.03
2016 2.73 2.06
2017 2.72 2.16
2018 2.72 2.12
2019 2.73 2.08
2020 2.7 2.03
2021 2.66 2.15
2022 2.62 1.55
2023 2.58 1.52

Cambodia and Kuwait demographics compared

Median age
Cambodia

Kuwait
Year Median age, years
Cambodia Kuwait
1960 18.1 22
1961 18.1 21.8
1962 18.1 21.5
1963 18 21
1964 18 20.7
1965 17.9 20.4
1966 17.9 20
1967 17.9 19.6
1968 17.8 19.2
1969 17.8 18.8
1970 17.6 18.5
1971 17.3 18.3
1972 17.2 18.3
1973 17.2 18.3
1974 17.2 18.4
1975 17.2 18.4
1976 17.2 18.7
1977 17.3 19.2
1978 17.4 19.6
1979 17.6 20.1
1980 17.8 20.5
1981 17.7 20.9
1982 17.8 21.3
1983 17.9 21.7
1984 17.9 22.1
1985 17.9 22.4
1986 18 22.7
1987 18.1 22.8
1988 18.1 23
1989 18.1 23.2
1990 18.1 23.4
1991 18 23.6
1992 18.1 23.8
1993 18.4 24.2
1994 18 25.1
1995 17.3 25.5
1996 17.1 25.5
1997 17.2 25.5
1998 17.4 25.5
1999 17.7 25.6
2000 18.1 25.9
2001 18.5 26.3
2002 18.9 26.8
2003 19.3 27.3
2004 19.7 27.9
2005 20.1 28.3
2006 20.6 28.5
2007 21.1 28.6
2008 21.6 28.8
2009 22 29.2
2010 22.4 29.6
2011 22.7 30.5
2012 23.1 31.5
2013 23.5 32.3
2014 23.9 33
2015 24.2 33.8
2016 24.6 34.7
2017 25 35.6
2018 25.5 36.4
2019 25.8 37.1
2020 26.1 37.7
2021 26.3 35.8
2022 26.5 34.4
2023 26.8 35.5
2024 27 35.8

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Cambodia Kuwait
GNI, Atlas method
$44.4B
2024
$200B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
17.9%
2025
52.3%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
2.18%
2023
6.44%
2024
Military expenditure, % of GDP
2.09%
2023
4.9%
2023
Armed forces personnel
191,000
2020
25,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-3.23%
2025
+23.6%
2025
Unemployment rate
0.26%
2023
2.16%
2016
Services, % of GDP
35.6%
2024
55.9%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
41.8%
2024
57.1%
2024
Economic freedom index
58.2
2025
59.9
2025
Listed domestic companies n/a
138
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$141B
2024
Total reserves including gold
$22.5B
2024
$50.7B
2024
Personal remittances received
$2.83B
2024
$20.4M
2024
International tourist arrivals
1,306,000
2020
2,161,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
5.37%
2020
1.11%
2020
Banked people share
39%
2024
74.5%
2024

Energy

Cambodia Kuwait
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
502 kg
2022
9,130 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$13.8
2022
$6.03
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
18 megatons
2023
111.6 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
1.03 tons
2023
23 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
54.9%
2022
99.9%
2022
Renewable energy use share
52.4%
2021
0.1%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
6.86%
2022
0.08%
2022
Net energy imports use share
58.9%
2021
-283.1%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
813 kWh
2022
16,571 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
56.4%
2021
0.27%
2021
Hydroelectric share
57.9%
2022
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
95%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Cambodia Kuwait
% of world population
0.22%
2024
0.06%
2024
Annual migration change
-32,960
2024
+61,624
2024
Urban population
26%
2024
100%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.42 ft
2025
5.74 ft
2025
Average female height
5.08 ft
2025
5.25 ft
2025
Quality of life index
42.7
2025
72.1
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
21
2024
46
2024
Higher education index
23
2025
54
2025
Homicides per 100K people
1.84
2011
0.25
2020
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
19.6
2019
15.4
2019
Visa free countries
69
2025
111
2025
Adult literacy rate
83.8%
2022
96.5%
2020
English speaking
22.2%
2023
20%
2025
People using the Internet
60.7%
2023
99.7%
2023

Health

Cambodia Kuwait
Government health expenditure per capita
$109.5
2022
$1,700
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$67
2022
$196.3
2022
Life expectancy
71 years
2025
80.8 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
9.34%
2022
0%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.21
2019
2.29
2020
Age at first childbirth
23.3 years
2025
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
137
2023
8
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
22.9
2023
8.8
2023
Obesity rate
4.5%
2022
44.4%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
7.5%
2024
25.6%
2024
Air quality index
33
2025
16
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
17.2%
2022
19.9%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
6.67 liters
2020
0 liters
2020

Territory

Cambodia Kuwait
% of world land
0.12%
2025
0.01%
2025
Land area per capita
3,864 sq mi
2024
1,383 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
23,762 sq mi
2025
579 sq mi
2025
Forest area
29,349 sq mi
2025
24.1 sq mi
2025
Roads length
34,175 mi
2014
3,572 mi
2018

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