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Cambodia vs Rwanda statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Cambodia has a population of 17.6M (ranked 73/197), compared with 14.3M in Rwanda (ranked 77/197). Cambodia's land area is 68,155 sq mi versus 9,525 sq mi for Rwanda (ranked 88th vs. 146th).

By GDP, Cambodia ranks 97/197 ($46.4B) and Rwanda ranks 144/197 ($14.3B). By GDP per capita, Cambodia ranks 145/197 ($2,628), while Rwanda ranks 177/197 ($1,000).

Main facts and rankings

Cambodia Rwanda
Population
18011232
14826674
Population rank 73/197 77/197
GDP
$46.4B
2024
$14.3B
2024
GDP rank 97/197 144/197
GDP per capita
$2,628
2024
$1,000
2024
GDP per capita rank 145/197 177/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$7,970
2024
$3,711
2024
Government debt
$12.3B
2024
$9.58B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
29.1%
2025
77.6%
2025
Government debt per person
$700
2024
$672
2024
Government debt per person rank 154/185 156/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$2,518
2025
$2,587
2025
Land area
68,155 sq mi
2025
9,525 sq mi
2025
Population density
258.8 ppl/mi²
2024
1,497 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
2.58
2023
3.7
2023
Median age
27 years
2024
20.8 years
2024
Life expectancy
71 years
2025
68.2 years
2025

Cambodia and Rwanda: Comparison Charts

Cambodia and Rwanda economies compared

GDP
Cambodia

Rwanda
Year GDP
Cambodia Rwanda
1960 - $119,000,024
1961 - $122,000,016
1962 - $125,000,008
1963 - $128,000,000
1964 - $129,999,994
1965 - $148,799,980
1966 - $124,525,703
1967 - $159,560,018
1968 - $172,200,018
1969 - $188,700,037
1970 - $219,900,006
1971 - $222,952,504
1972 - $246,457,838
1973 - $290,746,157
1974 - $308,458,423
1975 $749,129,748 $571,863,500
1976 $790,357,255 $637,753,853
1977 $716,261,764 $746,650,613
1978 $766,642,356 $905,709,076
1979 $723,738,503 $1,109,346,131
1980 $744,384,130 $1,254,765,642
1981 $815,153,652 $1,407,062,527
1982 $865,516,040 $1,407,243,139
1983 $939,291,262 $1,479,687,587
1984 $1,021,176,059 $1,587,413,084
1985 $1,102,669,184 $1,715,626,331
1986 $1,167,630,318 $1,944,710,684
1987 $1,036,974,910 $2,157,432,668
1988 $1,662,877,859 $2,395,492,687
1989 $1,353,137,648 $2,405,022,593
1990 $1,402,541,177 $2,550,185,679
1991 $2,054,974,089 $1,911,600,237
1992 $2,491,486,594 $2,029,026,962
1993 $2,533,727,592 $1,971,525,712
1994 $2,791,435,272 $753,636,370
1995 $3,441,205,693 $1,293,535,193
1996 $3,506,695,720 $1,382,334,879
1997 $3,443,413,389 $1,851,558,197
1998 $3,120,425,503 $1,989,343,546
1999 $3,517,242,477 $2,157,108,263
2000 $3,694,168,979 $2,068,836,754
2001 $4,145,665,970 $1,966,600,715
2002 $4,501,227,627 $1,966,003,468
2003 $5,046,693,484 $2,138,237,279
2004 $5,883,297,160 $2,376,496,067
2005 $7,066,296,463 $2,933,819,766
2006 $8,350,531,017 $3,319,784,539
2007 $10,127,916,460 $4,070,507,895
2008 $12,174,303,999 $5,179,854,065
2009 $12,502,901,170 $5,674,476,969
2010 $13,808,673,288 $6,124,756,654
2011 $16,032,622,024 $6,884,913,658
2012 $17,826,536,700 $7,654,761,045
2013 $19,807,135,253 $7,819,964,024
2014 $22,041,463,968 $8,238,966,120
2015 $24,174,170,369 $8,543,760,206
2016 $26,556,545,153 $8,695,272,061
2017 $29,355,665,910 $9,252,833,894
2018 $33,145,892,169 $9,637,904,519
2019 $36,685,356,408 $10,349,300,277
2020 $34,818,073,901 $10,174,386,855
2021 $36,790,163,687 $11,078,787,095
2022 $39,994,532,960 $13,316,161,006
2023 $42,335,646,896 $14,331,722,700
2024 $46,352,647,035 $14,251,642,231

Cambodia and Rwanda economies compared

GDP per capita
Cambodia

Rwanda
Year GDP per capita
Cambodia Rwanda
1960 - $39.4
1961 - $39.3
1962 - $39.2
1963 - $39.3
1964 - $39
1965 - $43.5
1966 - $35.4
1967 - $44
1968 - $46
1969 - $48.9
1970 - $55.2
1971 - $54.4
1972 - $58.4
1973 - $66.9
1974 - $68.9
1975 $113.8 $124.1
1976 $128.8 $134.4
1977 $126.4 $152.7
1978 $147.1 $179.9
1979 $142.2 $213.8
1980 $143.2 $234.4
1981 $154.3 $254.6
1982 $159.2 $246.4
1983 $166.7 $250.6
1984 $174.7 $259.9
1985 $182.4 $271.6
1986 $185.8 $297.7
1987 $158.1 $320
1988 $244.1 $344
1989 $191.3 $335
1990 $190.2 $346
1991 $267.3 $254
1992 $307 $264.1
1993 $294.1 $247
1994 $302 $111
1995 $343 $228
1996 $325 $206
1997 $297.6 $238.7
1998 $258.8 $246.2
1999 $286.8 $264.7
2000 $296.4 $251.9
2001 $328 $237.3
2002 $350 $234
2003 $387 $249
2004 $444 $269.5
2005 $526 $324
2006 $612 $357
2007 $732 $426
2008 $866 $528
2009 $876 $564
2010 $952 $594
2011 $1,089 $651
2012 $1,193 $707
2013 $1,306 $705
2014 $1,432 $725
2015 $1,547 $734
2016 $1,675 $730
2017 $1,826 $758
2018 $2,037 $772
2019 $2,226 $810
2020 $2,082 $779
2021 $2,167 $830
2022 $2,325 $975
2023 $2,430 $1,027
2024 $2,628 $1,000

Cambodia vs. Rwanda life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Cambodia

Rwanda
Year Life expectancy, years
Cambodia Rwanda
1950 38.9 43.2
1951 39 43.5
1952 39.3 43.8
1953 39.6 44.1
1954 39.9 44.4
1955 40.3 44.8
1956 40.5 45.2
1957 40.9 45.6
1958 41.2 46.1
1959 41.7 46.5
1960 42.1 47
1961 42.6 47.5
1962 43.1 47.8
1963 43.6 44
1964 44 48.1
1965 44.5 48.2
1966 44.9 48.1
1967 45.2 48
1968 45.6 47.7
1969 45.9 47.4
1970 38.6 47.1
1971 38.7 46.8
1972 38.9 46.3
1973 39.1 45.9
1974 39.3 45.6
1975 12.8 45.3
1976 11.6 45.3
1977 11.3 45.6
1978 11.6 46.2
1979 41.1 47.1
1980 47.5 48.1
1981 48 49.2
1982 48.8 50.2
1983 49.4 50.9
1984 50.1 51.4
1985 50.8 51.7
1986 51.6 51.7
1987 53.7 51.5
1988 54.4 50.9
1989 54.8 49.5
1990 55.2 47.8
1991 55.6 46.2
1992 55.7 44.4
1993 56 42.9
1994 56.2 12.2
1995 56.6 41.5
1996 56.8 42.5
1997 57.3 42
1998 57.9 43.1
1999 58.6 45.7
2000 59.5 47.8
2001 60.5 49.5
2002 61.4 51.3
2003 62.3 53.5
2004 63.3 55.5
2005 64.1 57
2006 64.9 58.3
2007 65.5 59.5
2008 66.1 60.6
2009 66.7 61.8
2010 67.3 62.8
2011 67.9 63.5
2012 68.4 64.2
2013 68.8 64.7
2014 69.1 65.1
2015 69.4 65.4
2016 69.6 65.7
2017 69.8 66.1
2018 70 66.4
2019 70.1 66.7
2020 70.1 67
2021 69.3 66.8
2022 70.5 67.5
2023 70.7 67.8
2024 70.8 68
2025 71 68.2

Cambodia and Rwanda population clocks and comparison

Population
Cambodia

Rwanda
Year Population
Cambodia Rwanda
1960 5,449,966 3,022,294
1961 5,571,168 3,106,779
1962 5,697,558 3,186,025
1963 5,823,010 3,258,890
1964 5,946,178 3,334,834
1965 6,072,289 3,423,210
1966 6,201,232 3,521,626
1967 6,332,944 3,629,577
1968 6,467,324 3,744,010
1969 6,604,725 3,861,271
1970 6,639,182 3,980,669
1971 6,620,880 4,100,044
1972 6,673,886 4,220,335
1973 6,739,726 4,345,047
1974 6,783,240 4,474,228
1975 6,581,371 4,607,728
1976 6,134,991 4,745,954
1977 5,668,551 4,888,240
1978 5,211,653 5,035,171
1979 5,088,808 5,189,541
1980 5,199,872 5,353,259
1981 5,284,495 5,527,230
1982 5,436,432 5,711,549
1983 5,636,203 5,905,311
1984 5,845,117 6,107,627
1985 6,043,783 6,317,228
1986 6,285,693 6,531,881
1987 6,557,970 6,749,493
1988 6,812,014 6,968,071
1989 7,073,473 7,184,706
1990 7,374,752 7,375,307
1991 7,686,850 7,526,966
1992 8,113,083 7,683,266
1993 8,616,381 7,981,132
1994 9,239,162 6,792,352
1995 10,018,497 5,674,118
1996 10,801,270 6,708,764
1997 11,570,982 7,755,238
1998 12,058,173 8,081,681
1999 12,265,731 8,147,912
2000 12,462,336 8,213,931
2001 12,658,484 8,287,094
2002 12,855,241 8,400,180
2003 13,050,968 8,586,875
2004 13,244,731 8,816,844
2005 13,439,202 9,054,528
2006 13,639,028 9,299,246
2007 13,841,770 9,549,933
2008 14,053,479 9,804,269
2009 14,276,810 10,060,432
2010 14,500,726 10,317,553
2011 14,722,584 10,573,733
2012 14,945,085 10,829,901
2013 15,170,208 11,093,340
2014 15,396,772 11,364,757
2015 15,623,251 11,640,022
2016 15,852,803 11,919,183
2017 16,073,372 12,202,060
2018 16,274,522 12,487,996
2019 16,481,304 12,776,103
2020 16,725,474 13,065,837
2021 16,974,305 13,355,260
2022 17,201,724 13,651,030
2023 17,423,880 13,954,471
2024 17,638,801 14,256,567

Fertility rates in Cambodia and Rwanda

Fertility rate
Cambodia

Rwanda
Year Fertility rate
Cambodia Rwanda
1960 6.31 8.28
1961 6.3 8.28
1962 6.3 8.27
1963 6.29 8.27
1964 6.29 8.27
1965 6.27 8.25
1966 6.24 8.23
1967 6.2 8.21
1968 6.17 8.19
1969 6.12 8.18
1970 6.07 8.15
1971 6.01 8.09
1972 5.94 8.09
1973 5.56 8.09
1974 4.8 8.1
1975 4.1 8.1
1976 3.41 8.12
1977 2.72 8.14
1978 3.34 8.16
1979 4.56 8.13
1980 5.77 8.12
1981 6.04 8.1
1982 6.19 8.06
1983 6.3 8
1984 6.34 7.91
1985 6.31 7.79
1986 6.23 7.61
1987 6.1 7.43
1988 5.94 7.23
1989 5.68 7.03
1990 5.64 6.8
1991 5.59 6.62
1992 5.49 6.54
1993 5.43 6.48
1994 5.28 6.42
1995 5.08 6.35
1996 4.87 6.29
1997 4.39 6.24
1998 4.13 6.17
1999 3.93 6.06
2000 3.79 5.97
2001 3.69 5.89
2002 3.57 5.82
2003 3.43 5.74
2004 3.31 5.64
2005 3.24 5.5
2006 3.18 5.34
2007 3.13 5.14
2008 3.05 4.92
2009 2.97 4.71
2010 2.86 4.52
2011 2.78 4.33
2012 2.75 4.2
2013 2.74 4.14
2014 2.73 4.12
2015 2.73 4.11
2016 2.73 4.11
2017 2.72 4.08
2018 2.72 4.05
2019 2.73 3.99
2020 2.7 3.91
2021 2.66 3.84
2022 2.62 3.78
2023 2.58 3.7

Cambodia and Rwanda demographics compared

Median age
Cambodia

Rwanda
Year Median age, years
Cambodia Rwanda
1960 18.1 15.5
1961 18.1 15.1
1962 18.1 14.9
1963 18 14.8
1964 18 14.7
1965 17.9 14.8
1966 17.9 14.9
1967 17.9 15.1
1968 17.8 15.3
1969 17.8 15.5
1970 17.6 15.7
1971 17.3 15.9
1972 17.2 16
1973 17.2 16.2
1974 17.2 16.3
1975 17.2 16.4
1976 17.2 16.5
1977 17.3 16.6
1978 17.4 16.6
1979 17.6 16.5
1980 17.8 16.5
1981 17.7 16.4
1982 17.8 16.2
1983 17.9 16.1
1984 17.9 16
1985 17.9 15.8
1986 18 15.7
1987 18.1 15.6
1988 18.1 15.6
1989 18.1 15.5
1990 18.1 15.5
1991 18 15.5
1992 18.1 15.6
1993 18.4 15.7
1994 18 15
1995 17.3 14.3
1996 17.1 14.6
1997 17.2 14.8
1998 17.4 15.3
1999 17.7 15.8
2000 18.1 16.3
2001 18.5 16.8
2002 18.9 17.1
2003 19.3 17.4
2004 19.7 17.6
2005 20.1 17.8
2006 20.6 18
2007 21.1 18.1
2008 21.6 18.3
2009 22 18.4
2010 22.4 18.5
2011 22.7 18.7
2012 23.1 18.8
2013 23.5 19
2014 23.9 19.1
2015 24.2 19.3
2016 24.6 19.4
2017 25 19.6
2018 25.5 19.7
2019 25.8 19.8
2020 26.1 19.9
2021 26.3 20
2022 26.5 20.3
2023 26.8 20.5
2024 27 20.8

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Cambodia Rwanda
GNI, Atlas method
$44.4B
2024
$14.8B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
17.9%
2025
27.4%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
2.18%
2023
4.69%
2024
Military expenditure, % of GDP
2.09%
2023
1.27%
2023
Armed forces personnel
191,000
2020
35,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-3.23%
2025
-6.29%
2025
Unemployment rate
0.26%
2023
11.3%
2024
Services, % of GDP
35.6%
2024
47.6%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
41.8%
2024
21%
2024
Economic freedom index
58.2
2025
54.8
2025
Income share by richest 10% n/a
33.4%
2023
Income share by poorest 10% n/a
3.1%
2023
Listed domestic companies n/a
5
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$2.75B
2024
Total reserves including gold
$22.5B
2024
$2.41B
2024
Personal remittances received
$2.83B
2024
$537M
2024
International tourist arrivals
1,306,000
2020
1,634,000
2019
International tourism as share of exports
5.37%
2020
11%
2020
Banked people share
39%
2024
50%
2017

Energy

Cambodia Rwanda
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
502 kg
2022
373 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$13.8
2022
$8.31
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
18 megatons
2023
1.65 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
1.03 tons
2023
0.12 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
54.9%
2022
0%
2022
Renewable energy use share
52.4%
2021
79.9%
2022
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
6.86%
2022
0.97%
2022
Net energy imports use share
58.9%
2021
10.6%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
813 kWh
2022
68.1 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
56.4%
2021
61%
2021
Hydroelectric share
57.9%
2022
50.3%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
95%
2023
63.9%
2023

Society

Cambodia Rwanda
% of world population
0.22%
2024
0.18%
2024
Annual migration change
-32,960
2024
-15,582
2024
Urban population
26%
2024
18.1%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.42 ft
2025
5.45 ft
2025
Average female height
5.08 ft
2025
5.14 ft
2025
Quality of life index
42.7
2025
33.6
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
21
2024
57
2024
Higher education index
23
2025
9
2025
Homicides per 100K people
1.84
2011
3.59
2020
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
19.6
2019
29.4
2019
Visa free countries
69
2025
73
2025
Adult literacy rate
83.8%
2022
78.8%
2022
English speaking
22.2%
2023
15%
2023
People using the Internet
60.7%
2023
34.2%
2023

Health

Cambodia Rwanda
Government health expenditure per capita
$109.5
2022
$76.8
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$67
2022
$7.39
2022
Life expectancy
71 years
2025
68.2 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
9.34%
2022
42.9%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.21
2019
0.12
2019
Age at first childbirth
23.3 years
2025
23 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
137
2023
229
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
22.9
2023
40
2023
Obesity rate
4.5%
2022
4.99%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
7.5%
2024
2.1%
2024
Air quality index
33
2025
6
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
17.2%
2022
14.3%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
6.67 liters
2020
2.87 liters
2020

Territory

Cambodia Rwanda
% of world land
0.12%
2025
0.02%
2025
Land area per capita
3,864 sq mi
2024
668 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
23,762 sq mi
2025
7,271 sq mi
2025
Forest area
29,349 sq mi
2025
1,077 sq mi
2025
Roads length
34,175 mi
2014
2,920 mi
2021

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