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Cambodia vs Maldives statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Cambodia has a population of 17.6M (ranked 73/197), compared with 528K in Maldives (ranked 168/197). Cambodia's land area is 68,155 sq mi versus 115.1 sq mi for Maldives (ranked 88th vs. 188th).

By GDP, Cambodia ranks 97/197 ($46.4B) and Maldives ranks 160/197 ($6.98B). By GDP per capita, Cambodia ranks 145/197 ($2,628), while Maldives ranks 77/197 ($13,216).

Main facts and rankings

Cambodia Maldives
Population
18011232
531152
Population rank 73/197 168/197
GDP
$46.4B
2024
$6.98B
2024
GDP rank 97/197 160/197
GDP per capita
$2,628
2024
$13,216
2024
GDP per capita rank 145/197 77/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$7,970
2024
$26,543
2024
Government debt
$12.3B
2024
$9.34B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
29.1%
2025
140.8%
2025
Government debt per person
$700
2024
$17,702
2024
Government debt per person rank 154/185 33/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$2,518
2025
$10,769
2025
Land area
68,155 sq mi
2025
115.1 sq mi
2025
Population density
258.8 ppl/mi²
2024
4,587 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
2.58
2023
1.58
2023
Median age
27 years
2024
32.9 years
2024
Life expectancy
71 years
2025
81.5 years
2025

Cambodia and Maldives: Comparison Charts

Cambodia and Maldives economies compared

GDP
Cambodia

Maldives
Year GDP
Cambodia Maldives
1970 - $19,328,038
1971 - $21,566,404
1972 - $25,177,138
1973 - $30,862,042
1974 - $39,120,171
1975 $749,129,748 $24,540,878
1976 $790,357,255 $22,399,467
1977 $716,261,764 $20,853,789
1978 $766,642,356 $24,369,109
1979 $723,738,503 $38,523,364
1980 $744,384,130 $42,463,576
1981 $815,153,652 $44,781,457
1982 $865,516,040 $47,911,340
1983 $939,291,262 $57,829,787
1984 $1,021,176,059 $109,503,546
1985 $1,102,669,184 $127,190,758
1986 $1,167,630,318 $141,882,254
1987 $1,036,974,910 $141,223,029
1988 $1,662,877,859 $168,514,513
1989 $1,353,137,648 $189,514,434
1990 $1,402,541,177 $215,043,970
1991 $2,054,974,089 $244,396,762
1992 $2,491,486,594 $284,875,809
1993 $2,533,727,592 $322,417,837
1994 $2,791,435,272 $356,014,932
1995 $3,441,205,693 $398,988,955
1996 $3,506,695,720 $450,382,328
1997 $3,443,413,389 $508,223,602
1998 $3,120,425,503 $540,096,398
1999 $3,517,242,477 $589,239,754
2000 $3,694,168,979 $624,337,145
2001 $4,145,665,970 $870,031,677
2002 $4,501,227,627 $897,031,250
2003 $5,046,693,484 $1,052,121,055
2004 $5,883,297,160 $1,226,829,563
2005 $7,066,296,463 $1,163,362,438
2006 $8,350,531,017 $1,575,200,391
2007 $10,127,916,460 $1,868,383,461
2008 $12,174,303,999 $2,271,646,188
2009 $12,502,901,170 $2,345,294,875
2010 $13,808,673,288 $2,588,176,055
2011 $16,032,622,024 $2,774,350,240
2012 $17,826,536,700 $2,886,163,997
2013 $19,807,135,253 $3,295,009,238
2014 $22,041,463,968 $3,697,353,039
2015 $24,174,170,369 $4,129,505,319
2016 $26,556,545,153 $4,409,942,624
2017 $29,355,665,910 $4,816,426,257
2018 $33,145,892,169 $5,404,344,163
2019 $36,685,356,408 $5,726,094,799
2020 $34,818,073,901 $3,712,604,583
2021 $36,790,163,687 $5,252,457,370
2022 $39,994,532,960 $6,177,118,114
2023 $42,335,646,896 $6,590,894,302
2024 $46,352,647,035 $6,975,146,349

Cambodia and Maldives economies compared

GDP per capita
Cambodia

Maldives
Year GDP per capita
Cambodia Maldives
1970 - $156.9
1971 - $169.8
1972 - $192.2
1973 - $228.7
1974 - $281.5
1975 $113.8 $171.4
1976 $128.8 $151.8
1977 $126.4 $137.3
1978 $147.1 $156.1
1979 $142.2 $240.2
1980 $143.2 $257.6
1981 $154.3 $264.1
1982 $159.2 $274.8
1983 $166.7 $323
1984 $174.7 $594
1985 $182.4 $669
1986 $185.8 $720
1987 $158.1 $692
1988 $244.1 $799
1989 $191.3 $870
1990 $190.2 $957
1991 $267.3 $1,054
1992 $307 $1,194
1993 $294.1 $1,317
1994 $302 $1,419
1995 $343 $1,555
1996 $325 $1,717
1997 $297.6 $1,898
1998 $258.8 $1,980
1999 $286.8 $2,124
2000 $296.4 $2,214
2001 $328 $3,034
2002 $350 $3,076
2003 $387 $3,549
2004 $444 $4,070
2005 $526 $3,797
2006 $612 $5,019
2007 $732 $5,758
2008 $866 $6,757
2009 $876 $6,734
2010 $952 $7,174
2011 $1,089 $7,425
2012 $1,193 $7,461
2013 $1,306 $8,236
2014 $1,432 $8,939
2015 $1,547 $9,645
2016 $1,675 $9,948
2017 $1,826 $10,510
2018 $2,037 $11,423
2019 $2,226 $11,740
2020 $2,082 $7,394
2021 $2,167 $10,176
2022 $2,325 $11,786
2023 $2,430 $12,530
2024 $2,628 $13,216

Cambodia vs. Maldives life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Cambodia

Maldives
Year Life expectancy, years
Cambodia Maldives
1950 38.9 36.5
1951 39 37.1
1952 39.3 37
1953 39.6 36.9
1954 39.9 36.9
1955 40.3 37
1956 40.5 37.1
1957 40.9 37.3
1958 41.2 37.6
1959 41.7 37.9
1960 42.1 38.2
1961 42.6 38.6
1962 43.1 39.1
1963 43.6 39.6
1964 44 40.2
1965 44.5 40.8
1966 44.9 41.4
1967 45.2 42.1
1968 45.6 42.9
1969 45.9 43.7
1970 38.6 44.5
1971 38.7 45.5
1972 38.9 46.4
1973 39.1 47.5
1974 39.3 48.5
1975 12.8 49.6
1976 11.6 50.8
1977 11.3 51.8
1978 11.6 50.4
1979 41.1 53.9
1980 47.5 54.8
1981 48 55.7
1982 48.8 56.6
1983 49.4 57.5
1984 50.1 58.3
1985 50.8 59.2
1986 51.6 60
1987 53.7 60.8
1988 54.4 61.6
1989 54.8 62.4
1990 55.2 63.1
1991 55.6 63.9
1992 55.7 64.7
1993 56 65.4
1994 56.2 66.2
1995 56.6 67
1996 56.8 67.7
1997 57.3 68.5
1998 57.9 69.3
1999 58.6 70.2
2000 59.5 70.9
2001 60.5 71.7
2002 61.4 72.4
2003 62.3 73.3
2004 63.3 73
2005 64.1 74.8
2006 64.9 75.3
2007 65.5 75.7
2008 66.1 76
2009 66.7 76.4
2010 67.3 76.8
2011 67.9 77.1
2012 68.4 77.5
2013 68.8 77.8
2014 69.1 78.2
2015 69.4 78.6
2016 69.6 78.9
2017 69.8 79.2
2018 70 79.4
2019 70.1 79.7
2020 70.1 78.7
2021 69.3 78.1
2022 70.5 80.8
2023 70.7 81
2024 70.8 81.3
2025 71 81.5

Cambodia and Maldives population clocks and comparison

Population
Cambodia

Maldives
Year Population
Cambodia Maldives
1960 5,449,966 91,189
1961 5,571,168 93,450
1962 5,697,558 95,802
1963 5,823,010 98,222
1964 5,946,178 100,662
1965 6,072,289 104,102
1966 6,201,232 108,507
1967 6,332,944 112,528
1968 6,467,324 116,075
1969 6,604,725 119,564
1970 6,639,182 123,219
1971 6,620,880 127,035
1972 6,673,886 130,968
1973 6,739,726 134,952
1974 6,783,240 138,978
1975 6,581,371 143,158
1976 6,134,991 147,525
1977 5,668,551 151,930
1978 5,211,653 156,159
1979 5,088,808 160,360
1980 5,199,872 164,835
1981 5,284,495 169,532
1982 5,436,432 174,333
1983 5,636,203 179,128
1984 5,845,117 184,198
1985 6,043,783 190,169
1986 6,285,693 196,935
1987 6,557,970 203,944
1988 6,812,014 210,885
1989 7,073,473 217,738
1990 7,374,752 224,762
1991 7,686,850 231,802
1992 8,113,083 238,543
1993 8,616,381 244,884
1994 9,239,162 250,822
1995 10,018,497 256,649
1996 10,801,270 262,347
1997 11,570,982 267,707
1998 12,058,173 272,723
1999 12,265,731 277,412
2000 12,462,336 282,019
2001 12,658,484 286,767
2002 12,855,241 291,616
2003 13,050,968 296,491
2004 13,244,731 301,413
2005 13,439,202 306,429
2006 13,639,028 313,851
2007 13,841,770 324,479
2008 14,053,479 336,170
2009 14,276,810 348,275
2010 14,500,726 360,792
2011 14,722,584 373,674
2012 14,945,085 386,818
2013 15,170,208 400,070
2014 15,396,772 413,617
2015 15,623,251 428,154
2016 15,852,803 443,308
2017 16,073,372 458,287
2018 16,274,522 473,099
2019 16,481,304 487,731
2020 16,725,474 502,118
2021 16,974,305 516,154
2022 17,201,724 524,106
2023 17,423,880 525,994
2024 17,638,801 527,799

Fertility rates in Cambodia and Maldives

Fertility rate
Cambodia

Maldives
Year Fertility rate
Cambodia Maldives
1960 6.31 6.71
1961 6.3 6.79
1962 6.3 6.89
1963 6.29 6.94
1964 6.29 7
1965 6.27 7.07
1966 6.24 7.15
1967 6.2 7.23
1968 6.17 7.28
1969 6.12 7.33
1970 6.07 7.39
1971 6.01 7.38
1972 5.94 7.37
1973 5.56 7.4
1974 4.8 7.38
1975 4.1 7.32
1976 3.41 7.29
1977 2.72 7.27
1978 3.34 7.23
1979 4.56 7.23
1980 5.77 7.23
1981 6.04 7.19
1982 6.19 7.15
1983 6.3 7.09
1984 6.34 7.03
1985 6.31 6.94
1986 6.23 6.85
1987 6.1 6.73
1988 5.94 6.58
1989 5.68 6.39
1990 5.64 6.13
1991 5.59 5.8
1992 5.49 5.44
1993 5.43 5.06
1994 5.28 4.69
1995 5.08 4.29
1996 4.87 3.86
1997 4.39 3.48
1998 4.13 3.17
1999 3.93 2.9
2000 3.79 2.69
2001 3.69 2.53
2002 3.57 2.42
2003 3.43 2.34
2004 3.31 2.26
2005 3.24 2.2
2006 3.18 2.2
2007 3.13 2.29
2008 3.05 2.37
2009 2.97 2.39
2010 2.86 2.35
2011 2.78 2.31
2012 2.75 2.25
2013 2.74 2.17
2014 2.73 2.09
2015 2.73 2
2016 2.73 1.9
2017 2.72 1.8
2018 2.72 1.71
2019 2.73 1.64
2020 2.7 1.61
2021 2.66 1.6
2022 2.62 1.58
2023 2.58 1.58

Cambodia and Maldives demographics compared

Median age
Cambodia

Maldives
Year Median age, years
Cambodia Maldives
1960 18.1 20.6
1961 18.1 20.6
1962 18.1 20.6
1963 18 20.6
1964 18 20.5
1965 17.9 19.9
1966 17.9 18.9
1967 17.9 18.2
1968 17.8 17.8
1969 17.8 17.6
1970 17.6 17.4
1971 17.3 17.3
1972 17.2 17.2
1973 17.2 17.2
1974 17.2 17.2
1975 17.2 17.1
1976 17.2 17
1977 17.3 17
1978 17.4 17
1979 17.6 16.9
1980 17.8 16.8
1981 17.7 16.8
1982 17.8 16.9
1983 17.9 16.9
1984 17.9 17
1985 17.9 17
1986 18 16.9
1987 18.1 16.7
1988 18.1 16.6
1989 18.1 16.5
1990 18.1 16.4
1991 18 16.4
1992 18.1 16.4
1993 18.4 16.5
1994 18 16.7
1995 17.3 16.9
1996 17.1 17.3
1997 17.2 17.6
1998 17.4 18
1999 17.7 18.4
2000 18.1 18.9
2001 18.5 19.3
2002 18.9 19.8
2003 19.3 20.3
2004 19.7 20.9
2005 20.1 21.5
2006 20.6 22.1
2007 21.1 22.7
2008 21.6 23.2
2009 22 23.8
2010 22.4 24.4
2011 22.7 25.1
2012 23.1 25.8
2013 23.5 26.5
2014 23.9 27.1
2015 24.2 27.6
2016 24.6 28
2017 25 28.5
2018 25.5 29
2019 25.8 29.5
2020 26.1 30.1
2021 26.3 30.7
2022 26.5 31.4
2023 26.8 32.1
2024 27 32.9

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Cambodia Maldives
GNI, Atlas method
$44.4B
2024
$6.15B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
17.9%
2025
47.3%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
2.18%
2023
5.17%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
2.09%
2023
n/a
Armed forces personnel
191,000
2020
5,000
2000
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-3.23%
2025
-15.2%
2025
Unemployment rate
0.26%
2023
4.56%
2019
Services, % of GDP
35.6%
2024
73.8%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
41.8%
2024
9.02%
2024
Economic freedom index
58.2
2025
48.3
2025
Income share by richest 10% n/a
23.3%
2019
Income share by poorest 10% n/a
3.8%
2019
Total reserves including gold
$22.5B
2024
$674M
2024
Personal remittances received
$2.83B
2024
$5.65M
2024
International tourist arrivals
1,306,000
2020
555,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
5.37%
2020
78.9%
2020
Banked people share
39%
2024
79.5%
2017

Energy

Cambodia Maldives
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
502 kg
2022
921 kg
2007
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$13.8
2022
$13.9
2007
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
18 megatons
2023
2.88 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
1.03 tons
2023
5.47 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
54.9%
2022
0%
2007
Renewable energy use share
52.4%
2021
1.2%
2022
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
6.86%
2022
n/a
Net energy imports use share
58.9%
2021
n/a
Electric power consumption per capita
813 kWh
2022
n/a
Renewable electricity output share
56.4%
2021
5.82%
2021
Hydroelectric share
57.9%
2022
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
95%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Cambodia Maldives
% of world population
0.22%
2024
0.006%
2024
Annual migration change
-32,960
2024
-2,421
2024
Urban population
26%
2024
42.4%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.42 ft
2025
5.51 ft
2025
Average female height
5.08 ft
2025
5.06 ft
2025
Quality of life index
42.7
2025
61.8
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
21
2024
38
2024
Higher education index
23
2025
4
2025
Homicides per 100K people
1.84
2011
0.6
2019
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
19.6
2019
1.6
2019
Visa free countries
69
2025
101
2025
Adult literacy rate
83.8%
2022
97.9%
2021
English speaking
22.2%
2023
70%
2025
People using the Internet
60.7%
2023
84.7%
2023

Health

Cambodia Maldives
Government health expenditure per capita
$109.5
2022
$1,151
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$67
2022
$201.9
2022
Life expectancy
71 years
2025
81.5 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
9.34%
2022
2.85%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.21
2019
2.16
2019
Age at first childbirth
23.3 years
2025
23.2 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
137
2023
32
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
22.9
2023
5.7
2023
Obesity rate
4.5%
2022
17.9%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
7.5%
2024
9.5%
2024
Air quality index
33
2025
62
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
17.2%
2022
26.3%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
6.67 liters
2020
1.49 liters
2020

Territory

Cambodia Maldives
% of world land
0.12%
2025
0.0002%
2025
Land area per capita
3,864 sq mi
2024
218 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
23,762 sq mi
2025
22.8 sq mi
2025
Forest area
29,349 sq mi
2025
3.17 sq mi
2025
Roads length
34,175 mi
2014
57.8 mi
2018

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