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Cambodia vs Nepal statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Cambodia has a population of 17.6M (ranked 73/197), compared with 29.7M in Nepal (ranked 51/197). Cambodia's land area is 68,155 sq mi versus 55,348 sq mi for Nepal (ranked 88th vs. 92nd).

By GDP, Cambodia ranks 97/197 ($46.4B) and Nepal ranks 101/197 ($42.9B). By GDP per capita, Cambodia ranks 145/197 ($2,628), while Nepal ranks 164/197 ($1,447).

Main facts and rankings

Cambodia Nepal
Population
18011232
29627185
Population rank 73/197 52/197
GDP
$46.4B
2024
$42.9B
2024
GDP rank 97/197 101/197
GDP per capita
$2,628
2024
$1,447
2024
GDP per capita rank 145/197 164/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$7,970
2024
$5,737
2024
Government debt
$12.3B
2024
$20.5B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
29.1%
2025
49.4%
2025
Government debt per person
$700
2024
$693
2024
Government debt per person rank 154/185 155/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$2,518
2025
$2,569
2025
Land area
68,155 sq mi
2025
55,348 sq mi
2025
Population density
258.8 ppl/mi²
2024
536 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
2.58
2023
1.98
2023
Median age
27 years
2024
26 years
2024
Life expectancy
71 years
2025
70.9 years
2025

Cambodia and Nepal: Comparison Charts

Cambodia and Nepal economies compared

GDP
Cambodia

Nepal
Year GDP
Cambodia Nepal
1960 - $508,334,414
1961 - $531,959,562
1962 - $574,091,101
1963 - $496,947,904
1964 - $496,098,775
1965 - $735,267,082
1966 - $906,811,944
1967 - $841,974,025
1968 - $772,231,387
1969 - $788,641,965
1970 - $865,975,309
1971 - $882,765,472
1972 - $1,024,098,400
1973 - $972,101,725
1974 - $1,217,953,547
1975 $749,129,748 $1,575,789,254
1976 $790,357,255 $1,452,788,985
1977 $716,261,764 $1,382,400,000
1978 $766,642,356 $1,604,162,497
1979 $723,738,503 $1,851,250,008
1980 $744,384,130 $1,945,916,583
1981 $815,153,652 $2,275,583,317
1982 $865,516,040 $2,395,423,742
1983 $939,291,262 $2,447,174,803
1984 $1,021,176,059 $2,581,207,388
1985 $1,102,669,184 $2,619,913,956
1986 $1,167,630,318 $2,850,782,044
1987 $1,036,974,910 $2,957,255,380
1988 $1,662,877,859 $3,487,009,748
1989 $1,353,137,648 $3,525,225,787
1990 $1,402,541,177 $3,627,560,239
1991 $2,054,974,089 $3,921,476,085
1992 $2,491,486,594 $3,401,211,581
1993 $2,533,727,592 $3,660,041,667
1994 $2,791,435,272 $4,066,775,510
1995 $3,441,205,693 $4,401,104,418
1996 $3,506,695,720 $4,521,580,381
1997 $3,443,413,389 $4,918,691,917
1998 $3,120,425,503 $4,856,255,044
1999 $3,517,242,477 $5,033,642,384
2000 $3,694,168,979 $5,494,252,208
2001 $4,145,665,970 $6,007,055,042
2002 $4,501,227,627 $6,050,875,807
2003 $5,046,693,484 $6,330,473,097
2004 $5,883,297,160 $7,273,938,315
2005 $7,066,296,463 $8,130,258,378
2006 $8,350,531,017 $9,043,715,356
2007 $10,127,916,460 $10,325,618,017
2008 $12,174,303,999 $12,545,438,605
2009 $12,502,901,170 $12,854,985,464
2010 $13,808,673,288 $16,002,656,434
2011 $16,032,622,024 $21,573,872,421
2012 $17,826,536,700 $21,703,100,877
2013 $19,807,135,253 $22,162,204,925
2014 $22,041,463,968 $22,731,612,922
2015 $24,174,170,369 $24,360,801,287
2016 $26,556,545,153 $24,524,109,484
2017 $29,355,665,910 $28,971,588,940
2018 $33,145,892,169 $33,111,525,237
2019 $36,685,356,408 $34,186,180,699
2020 $34,818,073,901 $33,433,659,301
2021 $36,790,163,687 $36,924,841,394
2022 $39,994,532,960 $41,182,939,601
2023 $42,335,646,896 $41,047,772,331
2024 $46,352,647,035 $42,914,268,287

Cambodia and Nepal economies compared

GDP per capita
Cambodia

Nepal
Year GDP per capita
Cambodia Nepal
1960 - $50.2
1961 - $51.6
1962 - $54.6
1963 - $46.3
1964 - $45.3
1965 - $65.8
1966 - $79.5
1967 - $72.3
1968 - $64.9
1969 - $64.8
1970 - $69.6
1971 - $69.5
1972 - $78.8
1973 - $73.2
1974 - $89.8
1975 $113.8 $113.6
1976 $128.8 $102.5
1977 $126.4 $95.3
1978 $147.1 $108.1
1979 $142.2 $121.9
1980 $143.2 $125.1
1981 $154.3 $142.9
1982 $159.2 $147
1983 $166.7 $146.6
1984 $174.7 $151.1
1985 $182.4 $149.9
1986 $185.8 $159.5
1987 $158.1 $162
1988 $244.1 $187.1
1989 $191.3 $185
1990 $190.2 $185.8
1991 $267.3 $195.7
1992 $307 $165
1993 $294.1 $172.8
1994 $302 $187.3
1995 $343 $197.8
1996 $325 $198.8
1997 $297.6 $211.8
1998 $258.8 $205.1
1999 $286.8 $208.6
2000 $296.4 $223.8
2001 $328 $240.8
2002 $350 $238.9
2003 $387 $246.4
2004 $444 $279.6
2005 $526 $309
2006 $612 $340
2007 $732 $385
2008 $866 $465
2009 $876 $473
2010 $952 $585
2011 $1,089 $786
2012 $1,193 $788
2013 $1,306 $803
2014 $1,432 $821
2015 $1,547 $876
2016 $1,675 $877
2017 $1,826 $1,034
2018 $2,037 $1,179
2019 $2,226 $1,203
2020 $2,082 $1,154
2021 $2,167 $1,253
2022 $2,325 $1,386
2023 $2,430 $1,382
2024 $2,628 $1,447

Cambodia vs. Nepal life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Cambodia

Nepal
Year Life expectancy, years
Cambodia Nepal
1950 38.9 37.6
1951 39 37.6
1952 39.3 37.7
1953 39.6 37.7
1954 39.9 37.8
1955 40.3 37.9
1956 40.5 37.9
1957 40.9 38
1958 41.2 38.1
1959 41.7 38.4
1960 42.1 38.7
1961 42.6 39
1962 43.1 39.3
1963 43.6 39.6
1964 44 40.2
1965 44.5 40.7
1966 44.9 41.2
1967 45.2 41.7
1968 45.6 42.2
1969 45.9 42.7
1970 38.6 43.2
1971 38.7 43.6
1972 38.9 44.1
1973 39.1 44.5
1974 39.3 44.9
1975 12.8 45.5
1976 11.6 46
1977 11.3 46.6
1978 11.6 47.2
1979 41.1 47.8
1980 47.5 48.3
1981 48 48.7
1982 48.8 49.2
1983 49.4 49.7
1984 50.1 50.2
1985 50.8 50.9
1986 51.6 51.6
1987 53.7 52.4
1988 54.4 53.1
1989 54.8 54
1990 55.2 54.8
1991 55.6 55.6
1992 55.7 56.7
1993 56 57.6
1994 56.2 58.6
1995 56.6 59.3
1996 56.8 60
1997 57.3 60.8
1998 57.9 61.5
1999 58.6 62
2000 59.5 62.6
2001 60.5 63.3
2002 61.4 63.5
2003 62.3 64.2
2004 63.3 64.7
2005 64.1 65.3
2006 64.9 65.9
2007 65.5 66.2
2008 66.1 66.4
2009 66.7 66.6
2010 67.3 66.8
2011 67.9 67.1
2012 68.4 67.4
2013 68.8 67.6
2014 69.1 67.8
2015 69.4 67.4
2016 69.6 68.4
2017 69.8 68.7
2018 70 69
2019 70.1 69.3
2020 70.1 69.1
2021 69.3 68.4
2022 70.5 70.1
2023 70.7 70.4
2024 70.8 70.6
2025 71 70.9

Cambodia and Nepal population clocks and comparison

Population
Cambodia

Nepal
Year Population
Cambodia Nepal
1960 5,449,966 10,123,658
1961 5,571,168 10,318,396
1962 5,697,558 10,521,116
1963 5,823,010 10,729,818
1964 5,946,178 10,946,392
1965 6,072,289 11,173,411
1966 6,201,232 11,408,710
1967 6,332,944 11,652,716
1968 6,467,324 11,906,266
1969 6,604,725 12,167,036
1970 6,639,182 12,436,190
1971 6,620,880 12,710,061
1972 6,673,886 12,989,099
1973 6,739,726 13,275,239
1974 6,783,240 13,568,435
1975 6,581,371 13,870,695
1976 6,134,991 14,177,649
1977 5,668,551 14,499,175
1978 5,211,653 14,839,695
1979 5,088,808 15,190,590
1980 5,199,872 15,553,105
1981 5,284,495 15,922,423
1982 5,436,432 16,297,987
1983 5,636,203 16,689,119
1984 5,845,117 17,085,242
1985 6,043,783 17,477,692
1986 6,285,693 17,868,124
1987 6,557,970 18,250,505
1988 6,812,014 18,638,661
1989 7,073,473 19,057,807
1990 7,374,752 19,524,573
1991 7,686,850 20,036,500
1992 8,113,083 20,609,707
1993 8,616,381 21,180,159
1994 9,239,162 21,717,479
1995 10,018,497 22,245,439
1996 10,801,270 22,741,862
1997 11,570,982 23,219,463
1998 12,058,173 23,680,357
1999 12,265,731 24,125,199
2000 12,462,336 24,546,509
2001 12,658,484 24,946,748
2002 12,855,241 25,328,981
2003 13,050,968 25,688,758
2004 13,244,731 26,016,656
2005 13,439,202 26,309,458
2006 13,639,028 26,565,425
2007 13,841,770 26,788,492
2008 14,053,479 26,990,037
2009 14,276,810 27,173,035
2010 14,500,726 27,341,952
2011 14,722,584 27,464,494
2012 14,945,085 27,534,915
2013 15,170,208 27,589,996
2014 15,396,772 27,672,370
2015 15,623,251 27,823,629
2016 15,852,803 27,955,462
2017 16,073,372 28,011,258
2018 16,274,522 28,079,689
2019 16,481,304 28,414,064
2020 16,725,474 28,966,574
2021 16,974,305 29,475,010
2022 17,201,724 29,715,436
2023 17,423,880 29,694,614
2024 17,638,801 29,651,054

Fertility rates in Cambodia and Nepal

Fertility rate
Cambodia

Nepal
Year Fertility rate
Cambodia Nepal
1960 6.31 6.07
1961 6.3 6.09
1962 6.3 6.08
1963 6.29 6.06
1964 6.29 6.04
1965 6.27 6.01
1966 6.24 5.98
1967 6.2 5.95
1968 6.17 5.94
1969 6.12 5.89
1970 6.07 5.87
1971 6.01 5.85
1972 5.94 5.8
1973 5.56 5.7
1974 4.8 5.75
1975 4.1 5.73
1976 3.41 5.72
1977 2.72 5.69
1978 3.34 5.68
1979 4.56 5.64
1980 5.77 5.6
1981 6.04 5.58
1982 6.19 5.55
1983 6.3 5.54
1984 6.34 5.51
1985 6.31 5.46
1986 6.23 5.4
1987 6.1 5.35
1988 5.94 5.31
1989 5.68 5.26
1990 5.64 5.21
1991 5.59 5.15
1992 5.49 5.07
1993 5.43 5.04
1994 5.28 4.96
1995 5.08 4.87
1996 4.87 4.67
1997 4.39 4.44
1998 4.13 4.28
1999 3.93 4.13
2000 3.79 3.98
2001 3.69 3.79
2002 3.57 3.6
2003 3.43 3.44
2004 3.31 3.28
2005 3.24 3.12
2006 3.18 2.97
2007 3.13 2.86
2008 3.05 2.74
2009 2.97 2.63
2010 2.86 2.54
2011 2.78 2.46
2012 2.75 2.42
2013 2.74 2.36
2014 2.73 2.32
2015 2.73 2.27
2016 2.73 2.23
2017 2.72 2.17
2018 2.72 2.12
2019 2.73 2.08
2020 2.7 2.05
2021 2.66 2.03
2022 2.62 2
2023 2.58 1.98

Cambodia and Nepal demographics compared

Median age
Cambodia

Nepal
Year Median age, years
Cambodia Nepal
1960 18.1 19.5
1961 18.1 19.5
1962 18.1 19.6
1963 18 19.6
1964 18 19.6
1965 17.9 19.6
1966 17.9 19.6
1967 17.9 19.7
1968 17.8 19.7
1969 17.8 19.7
1970 17.6 19.7
1971 17.3 19.7
1972 17.2 19.7
1973 17.2 19.7
1974 17.2 19.7
1975 17.2 19.7
1976 17.2 19.7
1977 17.3 19.7
1978 17.4 19.6
1979 17.6 19.6
1980 17.8 19.6
1981 17.7 19.5
1982 17.8 19.5
1983 17.9 19.5
1984 17.9 19.5
1985 17.9 19.4
1986 18 19.4
1987 18.1 19.3
1988 18.1 19.2
1989 18.1 19.2
1990 18.1 19.2
1991 18 19.2
1992 18.1 19.2
1993 18.4 19.2
1994 18 19.2
1995 17.3 19.2
1996 17.1 19.2
1997 17.2 19.2
1998 17.4 19.2
1999 17.7 19.3
2000 18.1 19.3
2001 18.5 19.4
2002 18.9 19.5
2003 19.3 19.7
2004 19.7 19.8
2005 20.1 20
2006 20.6 20.3
2007 21.1 20.5
2008 21.6 20.8
2009 22 21
2010 22.4 21.3
2011 22.7 21.6
2012 23.1 21.8
2013 23.5 22
2014 23.9 22.2
2015 24.2 22.4
2016 24.6 22.7
2017 25 22.9
2018 25.5 23.2
2019 25.8 23.7
2020 26.1 24.5
2021 26.3 25
2022 26.5 25.4
2023 26.8 25.7
2024 27 26

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Finance

Cambodia Nepal
GNI, Atlas method
$44.4B
2024
$43.7B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
17.9%
2025
23.4%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
2.18%
2023
3.69%
2024
Military expenditure, % of GDP
2.09%
2023
1.08%
2023
Armed forces personnel
191,000
2020
112,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-3.23%
2025
-3.98%
2025
Unemployment rate
0.26%
2023
10.7%
2017
Services, % of GDP
35.6%
2024
55.2%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
41.8%
2024
11.4%
2024
Economic freedom index
58.2
2025
52.5
2025
Income share by richest 10% n/a
24.2%
2022
Income share by poorest 10% n/a
3.7%
2022
Number of billionaires n/a
2
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.00001%
2025
Total reserves including gold
$22.5B
2024
$12.5B
2023
Personal remittances received
$2.83B
2024
$28.4B
2024
International tourist arrivals
1,306,000
2020
230,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
5.37%
2020
13.4%
2020
Banked people share
39%
2024
60%
2024

Energy

Cambodia Nepal
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
502 kg
2022
520 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$13.8
2022
$9.81
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
18 megatons
2023
17.9 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
1.03 tons
2023
0.6 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
54.9%
2022
26.5%
2022
Renewable energy use share
52.4%
2021
73.7%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
6.86%
2022
6.78%
2022
Net energy imports use share
58.9%
2021
27.4%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
813 kWh
2022
321 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
56.4%
2021
83.8%
2021
Hydroelectric share
57.9%
2022
99%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
95%
2023
94%
2023

Society

Cambodia Nepal
% of world population
0.22%
2024
0.36%
2024
Annual migration change
-32,960
2024
-401,282
2024
Urban population
26%
2024
22.4%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.42 ft
2025
5.39 ft
2025
Average female height
5.08 ft
2025
5 ft
2025
Quality of life index
42.7
2025
34.8
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
21
2024
34
2024
Higher education index
23
2025
45
2025
Homicides per 100K people
1.84
2011
2.1
2020
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
19.6
2019
16.3
2019
Visa free countries
69
2025
54
2025
Adult literacy rate
83.8%
2022
71.2%
2021
English speaking
22.2%
2023
3%
2023
People using the Internet
60.7%
2023
55.8%
2023

Health

Cambodia Nepal
Government health expenditure per capita
$109.5
2022
$88.3
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$67
2022
$49.2
2022
Life expectancy
71 years
2025
70.9 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
9.34%
2022
10.3%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.21
2019
0.87
2021
Age at first childbirth
23.3 years
2025
20.4 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
137
2023
142
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
22.9
2023
26.5
2023
Obesity rate
4.5%
2022
7.18%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
7.5%
2024
7.7%
2024
Air quality index
33
2025
4
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
17.2%
2022
28.3%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
6.67 liters
2020
1.06 liters
2020

Territory

Cambodia Nepal
% of world land
0.12%
2025
0.1%
2025
Land area per capita
3,864 sq mi
2024
1,867 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
23,762 sq mi
2025
14,456 sq mi
2025
Forest area
29,349 sq mi
2025
23,020 sq mi
2025
Roads length
34,175 mi
2014
49,758 mi
2015

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