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Cambodia vs Somalia statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Cambodia has a population of 17.6M (ranked 73/197), compared with 19M in Somalia (ranked 68/197). Cambodia's land area is 68,155 sq mi versus 242,217 sq mi for Somalia (ranked 88th vs. 42nd).

By GDP, Cambodia ranks 97/197 ($46.4B) and Somalia ranks 149/197 ($12.1B). By GDP per capita, Cambodia ranks 145/197 ($2,628), while Somalia ranks 191/197 ($637).

Main facts and rankings

Cambodia Somalia
Population
18011232
20177806
Population rank 73/197 66/197
GDP
$46.4B
2024
$12.1B
2024
GDP rank 97/197 149/197
GDP per capita
$2,628
2024
$637
2024
GDP per capita rank 145/197 191/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$7,970
2024
$1,601
2024
Government debt
$12.3B
2024
n/a
Debt-to-GDP ratio
29.1%
2025
n/a
Government debt per person
$700
2024
n/a
Government debt per person rank 154/185 n/a
Average annual personal income after taxes
$2,518
2025
$1,941
2025
Land area
68,155 sq mi
2025
242,217 sq mi
2025
Population density
258.8 ppl/mi²
2024
78.5 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
2.58
2023
6.13
2023
Median age
27 years
2024
16.6 years
2024
Life expectancy
71 years
2025
59.1 years
2025

Cambodia and Somalia: Comparison Charts

Cambodia and Somalia economies compared

GDP
Cambodia

Somalia
Year GDP
Cambodia Somalia
1960 - $180,459,937
1961 - $191,659,914
1962 - $203,531,928
1963 - $216,145,936
1964 - $229,529,913
1965 - $243,725,898
1966 - $257,375,897
1967 - $271,781,887
1968 - $286,719,885
1969 - $306,357,285
1970 - $347,985,394
1971 - $347,039,446
1972 - $447,883,941
1973 - $483,699,611
1974 - $572,504,036
1975 $749,129,748 $757,015,879
1976 $790,357,255 $871,344,245
1977 $716,261,764 $498,550,725
1978 $766,642,356 $564,571,823
1979 $723,738,503 $589,566,929
1980 $744,384,130 $602,515,548
1981 $815,153,652 $699,302,473
1982 $865,516,040 $774,578,932
1983 $939,291,262 $735,408,642
1984 $1,021,176,059 $787,434,542
1985 $1,102,669,184 $875,702,247
1986 $1,167,630,318 $916,590,786
1987 $1,036,974,910 $1,018,972,664
1988 $1,662,877,859 $1,051,596,967
1989 $1,353,137,648 $1,181,360,844
1990 $1,402,541,177 $1,031,282,081
1991 $2,054,974,089 $717,974,930
1992 $2,491,486,594 $709,297,579
1993 $2,533,727,592 $1,260,132,956
1994 $2,791,435,272 $1,481,205,098
1995 $3,441,205,693 $1,534,756,135
1996 $3,506,695,720 $1,792,234,297
1997 $3,443,413,389 $2,191,749,014
1998 $3,120,425,503 $2,962,047,564
1999 $3,517,242,477 $3,045,751,528
2000 $3,694,168,979 $3,412,797,450
2001 $4,145,665,970 $2,252,847,465
2002 $4,501,227,627 $2,192,684,135
2003 $5,046,693,484 $2,836,724,352
2004 $5,883,297,160 $3,859,592,813
2005 $7,066,296,463 $4,683,246,454
2006 $8,350,531,017 $5,026,743,282
2007 $10,127,916,460 $5,430,713,729
2008 $12,174,303,999 $5,913,620,293
2009 $12,502,901,170 $2,948,594,552
2010 $13,808,673,288 $2,687,807,004
2011 $16,032,622,024 $2,906,000,097
2012 $17,826,536,700 $4,364,670,160
2013 $19,807,135,253 $5,062,881,600
2014 $22,041,463,968 $5,728,399,720
2015 $24,174,170,369 $6,152,149,100
2016 $26,556,545,153 $6,613,743,070
2017 $29,355,665,910 $7,621,501,710
2018 $33,145,892,169 $7,873,440,830
2019 $36,685,356,408 $8,655,023,960
2020 $34,818,073,901 $8,628,393,720
2021 $36,790,163,687 $9,483,997,390
2022 $39,994,532,960 $10,202,767,270
2023 $42,335,646,896 $10,968,517,090
2024 $46,352,647,035 $12,108,515,110

Cambodia and Somalia economies compared

GDP per capita
Cambodia

Somalia
Year GDP per capita
Cambodia Somalia
1960 - $62.7
1961 - $64.9
1962 - $67.2
1963 - $69.5
1964 - $71.9
1965 - $74.4
1966 - $76.5
1967 - $78.7
1968 - $80.8
1969 - $84.1
1970 - $93.1
1971 - $90.4
1972 - $113.7
1973 - $119.6
1974 - $137.9
1975 $113.8 $177.8
1976 $128.8 $199.6
1977 $126.4 $111.2
1978 $147.1 $117.3
1979 $142.2 $108.2
1980 $143.2 $101.5
1981 $154.3 $116.9
1982 $159.2 $129
1983 $166.7 $118.6
1984 $174.7 $122.5
1985 $182.4 $130.8
1986 $185.8 $131.4
1987 $158.1 $141
1988 $244.1 $145.3
1989 $191.3 $166
1990 $190.2 $145.6
1991 $267.3 $105.4
1992 $307 $109.2
1993 $294.1 $188.6
1994 $302 $210.8
1995 $343 $210.7
1996 $325 $237.2
1997 $297.6 $280.1
1998 $258.8 $363
1999 $286.8 $359
2000 $296.4 $386
2001 $328 $244.9
2002 $350 $229.6
2003 $387 $286.3
2004 $444 $375
2005 $526 $440
2006 $612 $458
2007 $732 $480
2008 $866 $507
2009 $876 $246.5
2010 $952 $219.2
2011 $1,089 $235.3
2012 $1,193 $350
2013 $1,306 $393
2014 $1,432 $429
2015 $1,547 $446
2016 $1,675 $461
2017 $1,826 $511
2018 $2,037 $510
2019 $2,226 $540
2020 $2,082 $518
2021 $2,167 $549
2022 $2,325 $573
2023 $2,430 $597
2024 $2,628 $637

Cambodia vs. Somalia life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Cambodia

Somalia
Year Life expectancy, years
Cambodia Somalia
1950 38.9 41.5
1951 39 41.7
1952 39.3 41.9
1953 39.6 42.1
1954 39.9 42.3
1955 40.3 42.5
1956 40.5 42.7
1957 40.9 42.9
1958 41.2 43.1
1959 41.7 43.3
1960 42.1 43.5
1961 42.6 43.7
1962 43.1 44
1963 43.6 44.2
1964 44 44.4
1965 44.5 44.6
1966 44.9 44.8
1967 45.2 45.1
1968 45.6 45.3
1969 45.9 45.5
1970 38.6 45.6
1971 38.7 45.8
1972 38.9 46
1973 39.1 46.2
1974 39.3 44.3
1975 12.8 44.5
1976 11.6 44.7
1977 11.3 47
1978 11.6 47
1979 41.1 47.4
1980 47.5 47.6
1981 48 47.8
1982 48.8 48
1983 49.4 48.2
1984 50.1 48.4
1985 50.8 48.3
1986 51.6 48.4
1987 53.7 49
1988 54.4 43.9
1989 54.8 46.6
1990 55.2 46.9
1991 55.6 25.4
1992 55.7 25
1993 56 50.6
1994 56.2 50.3
1995 56.6 50.6
1996 56.8 50.5
1997 57.3 50.3
1998 57.9 50.8
1999 58.6 50.6
2000 59.5 50.7
2001 60.5 50.8
2002 61.4 50.8
2003 62.3 50.7
2004 63.3 50.7
2005 64.1 50.9
2006 64.9 50.9
2007 65.5 50.9
2008 66.1 51.5
2009 66.7 52.1
2010 67.3 48.9
2011 67.9 32.5
2012 68.4 49.1
2013 68.8 54
2014 69.1 54.4
2015 69.4 55.1
2016 69.6 55.3
2017 69.8 52.2
2018 70 54.8
2019 70.1 57.2
2020 70.1 57.1
2021 69.3 55.7
2022 70.5 53.9
2023 70.7 58.8
2024 70.8 59
2025 71 59.1

Cambodia and Somalia population clocks and comparison

Population
Cambodia

Somalia
Year Population
Cambodia Somalia
1960 5,449,966 2,876,331
1961 5,571,168 2,952,054
1962 5,697,558 3,030,091
1963 5,823,010 3,110,361
1964 5,946,178 3,192,796
1965 6,072,289 3,277,874
1966 6,201,232 3,365,106
1967 6,332,944 3,454,537
1968 6,467,324 3,546,590
1969 6,604,725 3,641,015
1970 6,639,182 3,738,448
1971 6,620,880 3,837,691
1972 6,673,886 3,939,436
1973 6,739,726 4,045,592
1974 6,783,240 4,151,842
1975 6,581,371 4,257,535
1976 6,134,991 4,365,812
1977 5,668,551 4,484,050
1978 5,211,653 4,814,892
1979 5,088,808 5,449,117
1980 5,199,872 5,936,154
1981 5,284,495 5,982,849
1982 5,436,432 6,003,840
1983 5,636,203 6,198,430
1984 5,845,117 6,428,389
1985 6,043,783 6,693,289
1986 6,285,693 6,974,788
1987 6,557,970 7,228,302
1988 6,812,014 7,235,360
1989 7,073,473 7,114,817
1990 7,374,752 7,082,811
1991 7,686,850 6,813,760
1992 8,113,083 6,495,107
1993 8,616,381 6,681,399
1994 9,239,162 7,026,797
1995 10,018,497 7,285,007
1996 10,801,270 7,554,474
1997 11,570,982 7,824,525
1998 12,058,173 8,155,417
1999 12,265,731 8,492,059
2000 12,462,336 8,838,713
2001 12,658,484 9,198,493
2002 12,855,241 9,550,063
2003 13,050,968 9,909,157
2004 13,244,731 10,280,998
2005 13,439,202 10,644,228
2006 13,639,028 10,975,502
2007 13,841,770 11,322,582
2008 14,053,479 11,663,084
2009 14,276,810 11,961,201
2010 14,500,726 12,261,756
2011 14,722,584 12,348,830
2012 14,945,085 12,461,160
2013 15,170,208 12,869,594
2014 15,396,772 13,339,491
2015 15,623,251 13,806,963
2016 15,852,803 14,348,740
2017 16,073,372 14,916,629
2018 16,274,522 15,452,487
2019 16,481,304 16,030,971
2020 16,725,474 16,651,191
2021 16,974,305 17,271,431
2022 17,201,724 17,801,897
2023 17,423,880 18,358,615
2024 17,638,801 19,009,151

Fertility rates in Cambodia and Somalia

Fertility rate
Cambodia

Somalia
Year Fertility rate
Cambodia Somalia
1960 6.31 7.25
1961 6.3 7.25
1962 6.3 7.26
1963 6.29 7.26
1964 6.29 7.26
1965 6.27 7.26
1966 6.24 7.26
1967 6.2 7.25
1968 6.17 7.23
1969 6.12 7.21
1970 6.07 7.18
1971 6.01 7.15
1972 5.94 7.12
1973 5.56 7.09
1974 4.8 7.06
1975 4.1 7.03
1976 3.41 7.02
1977 2.72 7
1978 3.34 7.13
1979 4.56 7.16
1980 5.77 7.18
1981 6.04 7.23
1982 6.19 7.25
1983 6.3 7.28
1984 6.34 7.3
1985 6.31 7.33
1986 6.23 7.35
1987 6.1 7.37
1988 5.94 7.4
1989 5.68 7.42
1990 5.64 7.44
1991 5.59 7.47
1992 5.49 7.5
1993 5.43 7.53
1994 5.28 7.54
1995 5.08 7.58
1996 4.87 7.62
1997 4.39 7.66
1998 4.13 7.66
1999 3.93 7.66
2000 3.79 7.65
2001 3.69 7.64
2002 3.57 7.63
2003 3.43 7.6
2004 3.31 7.57
2005 3.24 7.53
2006 3.18 7.49
2007 3.13 7.46
2008 3.05 7.42
2009 2.97 7.38
2010 2.86 7.32
2011 2.78 7.27
2012 2.75 7.21
2013 2.74 7.14
2014 2.73 7.06
2015 2.73 6.98
2016 2.73 6.88
2017 2.72 6.77
2018 2.72 6.66
2019 2.73 6.56
2020 2.7 6.45
2021 2.66 6.35
2022 2.62 6.26
2023 2.58 6.13

Cambodia and Somalia demographics compared

Median age
Cambodia

Somalia
Year Median age, years
Cambodia Somalia
1960 18.1 18.1
1961 18.1 17.9
1962 18.1 17.8
1963 18 17.7
1964 18 17.6
1965 17.9 17.5
1966 17.9 17.5
1967 17.9 17.5
1968 17.8 17.5
1969 17.8 17.5
1970 17.6 17.5
1971 17.3 17.6
1972 17.2 17.6
1973 17.2 17.6
1974 17.2 17.7
1975 17.2 17.7
1976 17.2 17.7
1977 17.3 17.7
1978 17.4 17.7
1979 17.6 17.6
1980 17.8 17.6
1981 17.7 17.5
1982 17.8 17.4
1983 17.9 17.4
1984 17.9 17.3
1985 17.9 17.2
1986 18 17.1
1987 18.1 17
1988 18.1 16.8
1989 18.1 16.7
1990 18.1 16.5
1991 18 16.5
1992 18.1 16.7
1993 18.4 16.8
1994 18 16.7
1995 17.3 16.6
1996 17.1 16.5
1997 17.2 16.4
1998 17.4 16.4
1999 17.7 16.3
2000 18.1 16.3
2001 18.5 16.2
2002 18.9 16.2
2003 19.3 16.1
2004 19.7 16
2005 20.1 15.9
2006 20.6 15.7
2007 21.1 15.6
2008 21.6 15.6
2009 22 15.6
2010 22.4 15.7
2011 22.7 15.8
2012 23.1 16
2013 23.5 16
2014 23.9 16
2015 24.2 16.1
2016 24.6 16.1
2017 25 16.2
2018 25.5 16.2
2019 25.8 16.3
2020 26.1 16.3
2021 26.3 16.4
2022 26.5 16.5
2023 26.8 16.5
2024 27 16.6

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Cambodia Somalia
GNI, Atlas method
$44.4B
2024
$11.5B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
17.9%
2025
13%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
2.18%
2023
0.000008%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
2.09%
2023
1.53%
1989
Armed forces personnel
191,000
2020
14,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-3.23%
2025
-4.94%
2025
Unemployment rate
0.26%
2023
18.8%
2019
Services, % of GDP
35.6%
2024
n/a
Industry, % of GDP
41.8%
2024
9.66%
1986
Economic freedom index
58.2
2025
29
2025
Total reserves including gold
$22.5B
2024
$23.1M
1989
Personal remittances received
$2.83B
2024
$2.12B
2024
International tourist arrivals
1,306,000
2020
n/a
International tourism as share of exports
5.37%
2020
n/a
Banked people share
39%
2024
38.7%
2014

Energy

Cambodia Somalia
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
502 kg
2022
n/a
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$13.8
2022
n/a
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
18 megatons
2023
0.87 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
1.03 tons
2023
0.05 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
54.9%
2022
n/a
Renewable energy use share
52.4%
2021
95.4%
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
11.2%
2021
Hydroelectric share
57.9%
2022
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
95%
2023
50.3%
2023

Society

Cambodia Somalia
% of world population
0.22%
2024
0.23%
2024
Annual migration change
-32,960
2024
+26,859
2024
Urban population
26%
2024
48.5%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.42 ft
2025
5.62 ft
2025
Average female height
5.08 ft
2025
5.25 ft
2025
Quality of life index
42.7
2025
7.34
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
21
2024
9
2024
Higher education index
23
2025
11
2025
Homicides per 100K people
1.84
2011
4.31
2015
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
19.6
2019
27.4
2019
Visa free countries
69
2025
44
2025
Adult literacy rate
83.8%
2022
54.1%
2022
English speaking
22.2%
2023
2%
2025
People using the Internet
60.7%
2023
27.6%
2022

Health

Cambodia Somalia
Government health expenditure per capita
$109.5
2022
$15.3
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$67
2022
$6.47
2022
Life expectancy
71 years
2025
59.1 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
9.34%
2022
50.4%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.21
2019
0.02
2014
Age at first childbirth
23.3 years
2025
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
137
2023
563
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
22.9
2023
104
2023
Obesity rate
4.5%
2022
14.9%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
7.5%
2024
5.8%
2024
Air quality index
33
2025
35
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
17.2%
2022
n/a
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
6.67 liters
2020
0 liters
2020

Territory

Cambodia Somalia
% of world land
0.12%
2025
0.42%
2025
Land area per capita
3,864 sq mi
2024
12,742 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
23,762 sq mi
2025
170,384 sq mi
2025
Forest area
29,349 sq mi
2025
22,200 sq mi
2025
Roads length
34,175 mi
2014
9,321 mi
2018

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