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Cambodia vs Sri Lanka statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Cambodia has a population of 17.6M (ranked 73/197), compared with 21.9M in Sri Lanka (ranked 61/197). Cambodia's land area is 68,155 sq mi versus 23,884 sq mi for Sri Lanka (ranked 88th vs. 122nd).

By GDP, Cambodia ranks 97/197 ($46.4B) and Sri Lanka ranks 71/197 ($99B). By GDP per capita, Cambodia ranks 145/197 ($2,628), while Sri Lanka ranks 125/197 ($4,516).

Main facts and rankings

Cambodia Sri Lanka
Population
18011232
22125995
Population rank 73/197 63/197
GDP
$46.4B
2024
$99B
2024
GDP rank 97/197 71/197
GDP per capita
$2,628
2024
$4,516
2024
GDP per capita rank 145/197 125/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$7,970
2024
$15,633
2024
Government debt
$12.3B
2024
$98.4B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
29.1%
2025
105.6%
2025
Government debt per person
$700
2024
$4,490
2024
Government debt per person rank 154/185 86/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$2,518
2025
$2,982
2025
Land area
68,155 sq mi
2025
23,884 sq mi
2025
Population density
258.8 ppl/mi²
2024
918 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
2.58
2023
1.97
2023
Median age
27 years
2024
34.1 years
2024
Life expectancy
71 years
2025
77.9 years
2025

Cambodia and Sri Lanka: Comparison Charts

Cambodia and Sri Lanka economies compared

GDP
Cambodia

Sri Lanka
Year GDP
Cambodia Sri Lanka
1960 - $1,409,873,950
1961 - $1,444,327,731
1962 - $1,434,156,379
1963 - $1,240,672,269
1964 - $1,309,747,899
1965 - $1,698,319,328
1966 - $1,751,470,588
1967 - $1,859,465,021
1968 - $1,801,344,538
1969 - $1,965,546,218
1970 - $2,296,470,588
1971 - $2,369,308,600
1972 - $2,553,936,348
1973 - $2,875,625,000
1974 - $3,574,586,466
1975 $749,129,748 $3,791,298,146
1976 $790,357,255 $3,591,319,857
1977 $716,261,764 $4,104,509,583
1978 $766,642,356 $2,733,183,857
1979 $723,738,503 $3,364,611,432
1980 $744,384,130 $4,024,621,900
1981 $815,153,652 $4,415,844,156
1982 $865,516,040 $4,768,765,017
1983 $939,291,262 $5,167,913,302
1984 $1,021,176,059 $6,043,474,843
1985 $1,102,669,184 $5,978,460,972
1986 $1,167,630,318 $6,405,210,564
1987 $1,036,974,910 $6,682,167,120
1988 $1,662,877,859 $6,978,371,581
1989 $1,353,137,648 $6,987,267,684
1990 $1,402,541,177 $8,032,551,173
1991 $2,054,974,089 $9,000,362,582
1992 $2,491,486,594 $9,703,011,636
1993 $2,533,727,592 $10,338,679,636
1994 $2,791,435,272 $11,717,604,209
1995 $3,441,205,693 $13,029,697,561
1996 $3,506,695,720 $13,897,738,375
1997 $3,443,413,389 $15,091,913,884
1998 $3,120,425,503 $15,794,972,847
1999 $3,517,242,477 $15,656,327,860
2000 $3,694,168,979 $16,330,814,180
2001 $4,145,665,970 $15,749,753,805
2002 $4,501,227,627 $16,536,535,647
2003 $5,046,693,484 $18,881,765,437
2004 $5,883,297,160 $20,662,525,941
2005 $7,066,296,463 $24,405,791,045
2006 $8,350,531,017 $28,279,802,406
2007 $10,127,916,460 $32,350,238,760
2008 $12,174,303,999 $40,713,826,215
2009 $12,502,901,170 $42,066,224,093
2010 $13,808,673,288 $58,636,161,082
2011 $16,032,622,024 $67,753,284,044
2012 $17,826,536,700 $70,447,216,891
2013 $19,807,135,253 $77,000,578,167
2014 $22,041,463,968 $82,528,535,714
2015 $24,174,170,369 $85,090,301,052
2016 $26,556,545,153 $88,000,211,172
2017 $29,355,665,910 $94,369,350,286
2018 $33,145,892,169 $94,450,015,983
2019 $36,685,356,408 $88,998,706,297
2020 $34,818,073,901 $84,335,574,582
2021 $36,790,163,687 $88,556,698,938
2022 $39,994,532,960 $74,143,020,263
2023 $42,335,646,896 $83,716,142,582
2024 $46,352,647,035 $98,963,185,510

Cambodia and Sri Lanka economies compared

GDP per capita
Cambodia

Sri Lanka
Year GDP per capita
Cambodia Sri Lanka
1960 - $145.9
1961 - $145.9
1962 - $141.4
1963 - $119.4
1964 - $122.9
1965 - $155.6
1966 - $156.6
1967 - $162.3
1968 - $153.5
1969 - $163.6
1970 - $186.9
1971 - $188.8
1972 - $199.4
1973 - $220.2
1974 - $268.7
1975 $113.8 $279.8
1976 $128.8 $260.3
1977 $126.4 $292.1
1978 $147.1 $191
1979 $142.2 $230.8
1980 $143.2 $271.1
1981 $154.3 $292.5
1982 $159.2 $312
1983 $166.7 $336
1984 $174.7 $391
1985 $182.4 $385
1986 $185.8 $407
1987 $158.1 $420
1988 $244.1 $434
1989 $191.3 $430
1990 $190.2 $491
1991 $267.3 $546
1992 $307 $580
1993 $294.1 $607
1994 $302 $678
1995 $343 $742
1996 $325 $776
1997 $297.6 $827
1998 $258.8 $849
1999 $286.8 $826
2000 $296.4 $846
2001 $328 $804
2002 $350 $835
2003 $387 $946
2004 $444 $1,029
2005 $526 $1,207
2006 $612 $1,390
2007 $732 $1,579
2008 $866 $1,974
2009 $876 $2,027
2010 $952 $2,808
2011 $1,089 $3,225
2012 $1,193 $3,328
2013 $1,306 $3,741
2014 $1,432 $3,972
2015 $1,547 $4,058
2016 $1,675 $4,149
2017 $1,826 $4,399
2018 $2,037 $4,359
2019 $2,226 $4,082
2020 $2,082 $3,848
2021 $2,167 $3,997
2022 $2,325 $3,343
2023 $2,430 $3,799
2024 $2,628 $4,516

Cambodia vs. Sri Lanka life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Cambodia

Sri Lanka
Year Life expectancy, years
Cambodia Sri Lanka
1950 38.9 53.2
1951 39 54
1952 39.3 54.9
1953 39.6 55.6
1954 39.9 56.4
1955 40.3 57.2
1956 40.5 57.9
1957 40.9 58.5
1958 41.2 59.3
1959 41.7 60
1960 42.1 60.6
1961 42.6 61.2
1962 43.1 61.6
1963 43.6 62
1964 44 62.4
1965 44.5 62.8
1966 44.9 63.2
1967 45.2 63.6
1968 45.6 63.9
1969 45.9 64.1
1970 38.6 64.4
1971 38.7 64.2
1972 38.9 64.6
1973 39.1 64.8
1974 39.3 65
1975 12.8 65.4
1976 11.6 65.8
1977 11.3 66.4
1978 11.6 66.8
1979 41.1 67.5
1980 47.5 68
1981 48 68.4
1982 48.8 68.7
1983 49.4 68.7
1984 50.1 68.8
1985 50.8 68.9
1986 51.6 69
1987 53.7 69
1988 54.4 69
1989 54.8 67.3
1990 55.2 69.2
1991 55.6 69.1
1992 55.7 69.6
1993 56 70
1994 56.2 70.2
1995 56.6 69.7
1996 56.8 69.8
1997 57.3 69.9
1998 57.9 70.1
1999 58.6 70.4
2000 59.5 71.2
2001 60.5 71.8
2002 61.4 72.3
2003 62.3 72.4
2004 63.3 68
2005 64.1 73.1
2006 64.9 72.8
2007 65.5 73
2008 66.1 72.6
2009 66.7 70.3
2010 67.3 74.5
2011 67.9 74.7
2012 68.4 75.2
2013 68.8 75.5
2014 69.1 75.8
2015 69.4 76
2016 69.6 76.1
2017 69.8 76.2
2018 70 76.5
2019 70.1 76.7
2020 70.1 76.9
2021 69.3 76.3
2022 70.5 77.3
2023 70.7 77.5
2024 70.8 77.7
2025 71 77.9

Cambodia and Sri Lanka population clocks and comparison

Population
Cambodia

Sri Lanka
Year Population
Cambodia Sri Lanka
1960 5,449,966 9,661,389
1961 5,571,168 9,899,372
1962 5,697,558 10,143,754
1963 5,823,010 10,395,040
1964 5,946,178 10,653,397
1965 6,072,289 10,916,965
1966 6,201,232 11,183,928
1967 6,332,944 11,457,328
1968 6,467,324 11,736,088
1969 6,604,725 12,013,858
1970 6,639,182 12,287,110
1971 6,620,880 12,551,910
1972 6,673,886 12,809,205
1973 6,739,726 13,060,916
1974 6,783,240 13,305,693
1975 6,581,371 13,548,984
1976 6,134,991 13,796,770
1977 5,668,551 14,049,371
1978 5,211,653 14,310,128
1979 5,088,808 14,579,614
1980 5,199,872 14,847,974
1981 5,284,495 15,099,414
1982 5,436,432 15,286,567
1983 5,636,203 15,388,794
1984 5,845,117 15,441,860
1985 6,043,783 15,544,154
1986 6,285,693 15,731,256
1987 6,557,970 15,916,576
1988 6,812,014 16,078,621
1989 7,073,473 16,248,557
1990 7,374,752 16,352,458
1991 7,686,850 16,475,354
1992 8,113,083 16,739,284
1993 8,616,381 17,025,918
1994 9,239,162 17,275,773
1995 10,018,497 17,564,068
1996 10,801,270 17,905,018
1997 11,570,982 18,248,200
1998 12,058,173 18,596,003
1999 12,265,731 18,944,731
2000 12,462,336 19,293,054
2001 12,658,484 19,600,362
2002 12,855,241 19,805,752
2003 13,050,968 19,951,521
2004 13,244,731 20,087,605
2005 13,439,202 20,216,524
2006 13,639,028 20,352,411
2007 13,841,770 20,492,545
2008 14,053,479 20,629,378
2009 14,276,810 20,756,435
2010 14,500,726 20,879,089
2011 14,722,584 21,009,048
2012 14,945,085 21,169,458
2013 15,170,208 20,585,000
2014 15,396,772 20,778,000
2015 15,623,251 20,970,000
2016 15,852,803 21,209,000
2017 16,073,372 21,453,000
2018 16,274,522 21,670,000
2019 16,481,304 21,803,000
2020 16,725,474 21,919,000
2021 16,974,305 22,156,000
2022 17,201,724 22,181,000
2023 17,423,880 22,037,000
2024 17,638,801 21,916,000

Fertility rates in Cambodia and Sri Lanka

Fertility rate
Cambodia

Sri Lanka
Year Fertility rate
Cambodia Sri Lanka
1960 6.31 5.35
1961 6.3 5.24
1962 6.3 5.18
1963 6.29 5.12
1964 6.29 5.06
1965 6.27 4.93
1966 6.24 4.83
1967 6.2 4.79
1968 6.17 4.66
1969 6.12 4.5
1970 6.07 4.39
1971 6.01 4.27
1972 5.94 4.16
1973 5.56 4
1974 4.8 3.86
1975 4.1 3.82
1976 3.41 3.78
1977 2.72 3.74
1978 3.34 3.81
1979 4.56 3.82
1980 5.77 3.73
1981 6.04 3.65
1982 6.19 3.32
1983 6.3 3.11
1984 6.34 3.01
1985 6.31 2.9
1986 6.23 2.74
1987 6.1 2.64
1988 5.94 2.57
1989 5.68 2.58
1990 5.64 2.54
1991 5.59 2.51
1992 5.49 2.49
1993 5.43 2.44
1994 5.28 2.4
1995 5.08 2.35
1996 4.87 2.29
1997 4.39 2.22
1998 4.13 2.14
1999 3.93 2.14
2000 3.79 2.21
2001 3.69 2.28
2002 3.57 2.31
2003 3.43 2.3
2004 3.31 2.27
2005 3.24 2.26
2006 3.18 2.29
2007 3.13 2.3
2008 3.05 2.23
2009 2.97 2.18
2010 2.86 2.13
2011 2.78 2.14
2012 2.75 2.17
2013 2.74 2.18
2014 2.73 2.13
2015 2.73 2.09
2016 2.73 2.06
2017 2.72 2.04
2018 2.72 2.03
2019 2.73 2.02
2020 2.7 2.01
2021 2.66 2
2022 2.62 1.98
2023 2.58 1.97

Cambodia and Sri Lanka demographics compared

Median age
Cambodia

Sri Lanka
Year Median age, years
Cambodia Sri Lanka
1960 18.1 19.5
1961 18.1 19.5
1962 18.1 19.5
1963 18 19.5
1964 18 19.5
1965 17.9 19.5
1966 17.9 19.6
1967 17.9 19.7
1968 17.8 19.8
1969 17.8 19.9
1970 17.6 20
1971 17.3 20.1
1972 17.2 20.2
1973 17.2 20.4
1974 17.2 20.6
1975 17.2 20.7
1976 17.2 20.9
1977 17.3 21
1978 17.4 21.2
1979 17.6 21.3
1980 17.8 21.5
1981 17.7 21.6
1982 17.8 21.7
1983 17.9 21.9
1984 17.9 22
1985 17.9 22.2
1986 18 22.5
1987 18.1 22.8
1988 18.1 23.1
1989 18.1 23.4
1990 18.1 23.6
1991 18 23.9
1992 18.1 24.3
1993 18.4 24.6
1994 18 24.9
1995 17.3 25.3
1996 17.1 25.8
1997 17.2 26.2
1998 17.4 26.5
1999 17.7 26.9
2000 18.1 27.2
2001 18.5 27.6
2002 18.9 27.9
2003 19.3 28.2
2004 19.7 28.5
2005 20.1 28.8
2006 20.6 29
2007 21.1 29.3
2008 21.6 29.6
2009 22 29.9
2010 22.4 30.2
2011 22.7 30.5
2012 23.1 30.8
2013 23.5 31.1
2014 23.9 31.4
2015 24.2 31.7
2016 24.6 32
2017 25 32.3
2018 25.5 32.5
2019 25.8 32.8
2020 26.1 33.1
2021 26.3 33.3
2022 26.5 33.6
2023 26.8 33.8
2024 27 34.1

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Cambodia Sri Lanka
GNI, Atlas method
$44.4B
2024
$84.6B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
17.9%
2025
20.2%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
2.18%
2023
1.83%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
2.09%
2023
1.64%
2023
Armed forces personnel
191,000
2020
317,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-3.23%
2025
-5.49%
2025
Unemployment rate
0.26%
2023
4.53%
2022
Services, % of GDP
35.6%
2024
57.5%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
41.8%
2024
25.5%
2024
Economic freedom index
58.2
2025
49.4
2025
Income share by richest 10% n/a
30.8%
2019
Income share by poorest 10% n/a
3.1%
2019
Listed domestic companies n/a
284
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$19.5B
2024
Total reserves including gold
$22.5B
2024
$6.09B
2024
Personal remittances received
$2.83B
2024
$6.72B
2024
International tourist arrivals
1,306,000
2020
540,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
5.37%
2020
8.22%
2020
Banked people share
39%
2024
81.7%
2024

Energy

Cambodia Sri Lanka
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
502 kg
2022
474 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$13.8
2022
$29.9
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
18 megatons
2023
20.5 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
1.03 tons
2023
0.93 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
54.9%
2022
53.9%
2022
Renewable energy use share
52.4%
2021
48.8%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
6.86%
2022
6.72%
2022
Net energy imports use share
58.9%
2021
60%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
813 kWh
2022
684 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
56.4%
2021
49.2%
2021
Hydroelectric share
57.9%
2022
40.8%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
95%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Cambodia Sri Lanka
% of world population
0.22%
2024
0.27%
2024
Annual migration change
-32,960
2024
-27,245
2024
Urban population
26%
2024
19.4%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.42 ft
2025
5.52 ft
2025
Average female height
5.08 ft
2025
5.11 ft
2025
Quality of life index
42.7
2025
49.1
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
21
2024
32
2024
Higher education index
23
2025
51
2025
Homicides per 100K people
1.84
2011
3.43
2019
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
19.6
2019
19.7
2019
Visa free countries
69
2025
57
2025
Adult literacy rate
83.8%
2022
92.7%
2023
English speaking
22.2%
2023
18.3%
2023
People using the Internet
60.7%
2023
51.2%
2023

Health

Cambodia Sri Lanka
Government health expenditure per capita
$109.5
2022
$145.6
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$67
2022
$58.5
2022
Life expectancy
71 years
2025
77.9 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
9.34%
2022
14.4%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.21
2019
1.19
2021
Age at first childbirth
23.3 years
2025
25.6 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
137
2023
18
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
22.9
2023
6.1
2023
Obesity rate
4.5%
2022
10.9%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
7.5%
2024
10.2%
2024
Air quality index
33
2025
40
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
17.2%
2022
19.5%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
6.67 liters
2020
2.91 liters
2020

Territory

Cambodia Sri Lanka
% of world land
0.12%
2025
0.04%
2025
Land area per capita
3,864 sq mi
2024
1,090 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
23,762 sq mi
2025
11,610 sq mi
2025
Forest area
29,349 sq mi
2025
8,122 sq mi
2025
Roads length
34,175 mi
2014
70,894 mi
2010

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