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Cambodia vs Thailand statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Cambodia has a population of 17.6M (ranked 73/197), compared with 71.7M in Thailand (ranked 20/197). Cambodia's land area is 68,155 sq mi versus 197,256 sq mi for Thailand (ranked 88th vs. 50th).

By GDP, Cambodia ranks 97/197 ($46.4B) and Thailand ranks 30/197 ($526B). By GDP per capita, Cambodia ranks 145/197 ($2,628), while Thailand ranks 102/197 ($7,345).

Main facts and rankings

Cambodia Thailand
Population
18011232
71619867
Population rank 73/197 21/197
GDP
$46.4B
2024
$526B
2024
GDP rank 97/197 30/197
GDP per capita
$2,628
2024
$7,345
2024
GDP per capita rank 145/197 102/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$7,970
2024
$24,708
2024
Government debt
$12.3B
2024
$333B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
29.1%
2025
64.5%
2025
Government debt per person
$700
2024
$4,642
2024
Government debt per person rank 154/185 84/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$2,518
2025
$7,948
2025
Land area
68,155 sq mi
2025
197,256 sq mi
2025
Population density
258.8 ppl/mi²
2024
363 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
2.58
2023
1.21
2023
Median age
27 years
2024
41.1 years
2024
Life expectancy
71 years
2025
76.8 years
2025

Cambodia and Thailand: Comparison Charts

Cambodia and Thailand economies compared

GDP
Cambodia

Thailand
Year GDP
Cambodia Thailand
1960 - $2,760,750,861
1961 - $3,034,037,811
1962 - $3,308,912,797
1963 - $3,540,403,457
1964 - $3,889,129,942
1965 - $4,388,937,649
1966 - $5,279,230,817
1967 - $5,638,461,442
1968 - $6,081,009,428
1969 - $6,695,336,567
1970 - $7,086,538,438
1971 - $7,375,000,024
1972 - $8,177,873,151
1973 - $10,838,587,358
1974 - $13,702,998,512
1975 $749,129,748 $14,882,770,594
1976 $790,357,255 $16,985,208,648
1977 $716,261,764 $19,779,312,261
1978 $766,642,356 $24,006,566,637
1979 $723,738,503 $27,371,650,825
1980 $744,384,130 $32,353,514,989
1981 $815,153,652 $34,846,039,194
1982 $865,516,040 $36,589,772,404
1983 $939,291,262 $40,042,798,388
1984 $1,021,176,059 $41,797,647,776
1985 $1,102,669,184 $38,900,711,333
1986 $1,167,630,318 $43,096,773,981
1987 $1,036,974,910 $50,535,446,555
1988 $1,662,877,859 $61,667,253,471
1989 $1,353,137,648 $72,250,748,100
1990 $1,402,541,177 $85,343,190,719
1991 $2,054,974,089 $98,234,714,971
1992 $2,491,486,594 $111,452,746,518
1993 $2,533,727,592 $128,889,262,951
1994 $2,791,435,272 $146,683,778,959
1995 $3,441,205,693 $169,278,916,593
1996 $3,506,695,720 $183,035,237,429
1997 $3,443,413,389 $150,180,456,566
1998 $3,120,425,503 $113,675,596,788
1999 $3,517,242,477 $126,669,211,779
2000 $3,694,168,979 $126,392,224,254
2001 $4,145,665,970 $120,296,476,180
2002 $4,501,227,627 $134,300,904,400
2003 $5,046,693,484 $152,280,615,246
2004 $5,883,297,160 $172,895,685,155
2005 $7,066,296,463 $189,318,408,469
2006 $8,350,531,017 $221,758,296,022
2007 $10,127,916,460 $262,942,621,455
2008 $12,174,303,999 $291,382,982,431
2009 $12,502,901,170 $281,710,630,187
2010 $13,808,673,288 $341,104,766,329
2011 $16,032,622,024 $370,818,739,624
2012 $17,826,536,700 $397,558,325,279
2013 $19,807,135,253 $420,333,654,593
2014 $22,041,463,968 $407,339,040,198
2015 $24,174,170,369 $401,296,238,228
2016 $26,556,545,153 $413,366,349,748
2017 $29,355,665,910 $456,356,813,537
2018 $33,145,892,169 $506,754,208,404
2019 $36,685,356,408 $543,976,691,794
2020 $34,818,073,901 $500,461,898,480
2021 $36,790,163,687 $506,194,668,790
2022 $39,994,532,960 $495,644,697,588
2023 $42,335,646,896 $515,906,283,941
2024 $46,352,647,035 $526,411,265,428

Cambodia and Thailand economies compared

GDP per capita
Cambodia

Thailand
Year GDP per capita
Cambodia Thailand
1960 - $102.8
1961 - $109.7
1962 - $116.2
1963 - $120.7
1964 - $128.6
1965 - $140.9
1966 - $164.5
1967 - $170.7
1968 - $178.8
1969 - $191.4
1970 - $197.1
1971 - $199.7
1972 - $215.6
1973 - $278.3
1974 - $343
1975 $113.8 $364
1976 $128.8 $405
1977 $126.4 $462
1978 $147.1 $548
1979 $142.2 $612
1980 $143.2 $709
1981 $154.3 $748
1982 $159.2 $770
1983 $166.7 $827
1984 $174.7 $847
1985 $182.4 $774
1986 $185.8 $842
1987 $158.1 $970
1988 $244.1 $1,164
1989 $191.3 $1,342
1990 $190.2 $1,559
1991 $267.3 $1,766
1992 $307 $1,972
1993 $294.1 $2,245
1994 $302 $2,518
1995 $343 $2,864
1996 $325 $3,055
1997 $297.6 $2,473
1998 $258.8 $1,848
1999 $286.8 $2,033
2000 $296.4 $2,006
2001 $328 $1,890
2002 $350 $2,090
2003 $387 $2,348
2004 $444 $2,642
2005 $526 $2,868
2006 $612 $3,331
2007 $732 $3,919
2008 $866 $4,309
2009 $876 $4,135
2010 $952 $4,974
2011 $1,089 $5,374
2012 $1,193 $5,726
2013 $1,306 $6,018
2014 $1,432 $5,801
2015 $1,547 $5,689
2016 $1,675 $5,834
2017 $1,826 $6,413
2018 $2,037 $7,100
2019 $2,226 $7,606
2020 $2,082 $6,986
2021 $2,167 $7,057
2022 $2,325 $6,909
2023 $2,430 $7,195
2024 $2,628 $7,345

Cambodia vs. Thailand life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Cambodia

Thailand
Year Life expectancy, years
Cambodia Thailand
1950 38.9 45.2
1951 39 45.9
1952 39.3 46.5
1953 39.6 47.1
1954 39.9 47.6
1955 40.3 48.1
1956 40.5 48.6
1957 40.9 49.1
1958 41.2 49.5
1959 41.7 50.1
1960 42.1 50.6
1961 42.6 51.1
1962 43.1 51.4
1963 43.6 52
1964 44 52.5
1965 44.5 53.1
1966 44.9 53.7
1967 45.2 54.3
1968 45.6 55
1969 45.9 55.7
1970 38.6 56.5
1971 38.7 57.1
1972 38.9 57.7
1973 39.1 58.3
1974 39.3 59
1975 12.8 59.7
1976 11.6 60.4
1977 11.3 60.9
1978 11.6 61.3
1979 41.1 61.7
1980 47.5 62.2
1981 48 62.9
1982 48.8 63.6
1983 49.4 64.5
1984 50.1 65.5
1985 50.8 66.5
1986 51.6 67.3
1987 53.7 67.8
1988 54.4 68.2
1989 54.8 68.6
1990 55.2 68.9
1991 55.6 69.1
1992 55.7 69.4
1993 56 69.6
1994 56.2 69.7
1995 56.6 69.8
1996 56.8 69.9
1997 57.3 70.4
1998 57.9 70.7
1999 58.6 71
2000 59.5 71.2
2001 60.5 71.5
2002 61.4 71.8
2003 62.3 72.1
2004 63.3 72.1
2005 64.1 72.9
2006 64.9 73.3
2007 65.5 73.8
2008 66.1 74.2
2009 66.7 74.7
2010 67.3 75
2011 67.9 75.3
2012 68.4 75.6
2013 68.8 76
2014 69.1 76.3
2015 69.4 76.6
2016 69.6 76.8
2017 69.8 77
2018 70 77.2
2019 70.1 77.2
2020 70.1 77.3
2021 69.3 77.6
2022 70.5 75.3
2023 70.7 76.4
2024 70.8 76.6
2025 71 76.8

Cambodia and Thailand population clocks and comparison

Population
Cambodia

Thailand
Year Population
Cambodia Thailand
1960 5,449,966 26,851,747
1961 5,571,168 27,650,334
1962 5,697,558 28,481,040
1963 5,823,010 29,342,322
1964 5,946,178 30,232,141
1965 6,072,289 31,149,337
1966 6,201,232 32,086,071
1967 6,332,944 33,037,801
1968 6,467,324 34,002,560
1969 6,604,725 34,973,782
1970 6,639,182 35,954,408
1971 6,620,880 36,937,387
1972 6,673,886 37,933,929
1973 6,739,726 38,947,787
1974 6,783,240 39,952,891
1975 6,581,371 40,940,005
1976 6,134,991 41,896,504
1977 5,668,551 42,843,974
1978 5,211,653 43,788,976
1979 5,088,808 44,718,434
1980 5,199,872 45,650,022
1981 5,284,495 46,575,855
1982 5,436,432 47,494,577
1983 5,636,203 48,423,309
1984 5,845,117 49,351,708
1985 6,043,783 50,270,753
1986 6,285,693 51,177,834
1987 6,557,970 52,074,105
1988 6,812,014 52,969,595
1989 7,073,473 53,848,956
1990 7,374,752 54,738,329
1991 7,686,850 55,637,434
1992 8,113,083 56,528,834
1993 8,616,381 57,408,198
1994 9,239,162 58,260,854
1995 10,018,497 59,098,232
1996 10,801,270 59,920,064
1997 11,570,982 60,724,584
1998 12,058,173 61,522,630
1999 12,265,731 62,299,043
2000 12,462,336 63,007,815
2001 12,658,484 63,651,141
2002 12,855,241 64,266,437
2003 13,050,968 64,868,166
2004 13,244,731 65,452,047
2005 13,439,202 66,017,420
2006 13,639,028 66,567,687
2007 13,841,770 67,102,394
2008 14,053,479 67,619,830
2009 14,276,810 68,121,080
2010 14,500,726 68,579,447
2011 14,722,584 69,007,208
2012 14,945,085 69,436,098
2013 15,170,208 69,845,114
2014 15,396,772 70,216,367
2015 15,623,251 70,540,795
2016 15,852,803 70,859,841
2017 16,073,372 71,160,187
2018 16,274,522 71,376,079
2019 16,481,304 71,522,271
2020 16,725,474 71,641,484
2021 16,974,305 71,727,332
2022 17,201,724 71,735,329
2023 17,423,880 71,702,435
2024 17,638,801 71,668,011

Fertility rates in Cambodia and Thailand

Fertility rate
Cambodia

Thailand
Year Fertility rate
Cambodia Thailand
1960 6.31 6.33
1961 6.3 6.32
1962 6.3 6.33
1963 6.29 6.34
1964 6.29 6.31
1965 6.27 6.26
1966 6.24 6.18
1967 6.2 6.08
1968 6.17 5.93
1969 6.12 5.7
1970 6.07 5.45
1971 6.01 5.25
1972 5.94 5.08
1973 5.56 4.85
1974 4.8 4.6
1975 4.1 4.36
1976 3.41 4.12
1977 2.72 3.87
1978 3.34 3.62
1979 4.56 3.45
1980 5.77 3.29
1981 6.04 3.13
1982 6.19 2.94
1983 6.3 2.76
1984 6.34 2.58
1985 6.31 2.45
1986 6.23 2.36
1987 6.1 2.26
1988 5.94 2.17
1989 5.68 2.14
1990 5.64 2.07
1991 5.59 2.04
1992 5.49 2.01
1993 5.43 1.97
1994 5.28 1.93
1995 5.08 1.89
1996 4.87 1.87
1997 4.39 1.85
1998 4.13 1.82
1999 3.93 1.77
2000 3.79 1.73
2001 3.69 1.71
2002 3.57 1.69
2003 3.43 1.67
2004 3.31 1.67
2005 3.24 1.64
2006 3.18 1.63
2007 3.13 1.62
2008 3.05 1.59
2009 2.97 1.57
2010 2.86 1.56
2011 2.78 1.57
2012 2.75 1.56
2013 2.74 1.53
2014 2.73 1.48
2015 2.73 1.45
2016 2.73 1.4
2017 2.72 1.36
2018 2.72 1.32
2019 2.73 1.29
2020 2.7 1.26
2021 2.66 1.23
2022 2.62 1.22
2023 2.58 1.21

Cambodia and Thailand demographics compared

Median age
Cambodia

Thailand
Year Median age, years
Cambodia Thailand
1960 18.1 18
1961 18.1 17.9
1962 18.1 17.7
1963 18 17.6
1964 18 17.5
1965 17.9 17.4
1966 17.9 17.3
1967 17.9 17.3
1968 17.8 17.3
1969 17.8 17.4
1970 17.6 17.5
1971 17.3 17.6
1972 17.2 17.8
1973 17.2 18
1974 17.2 18.2
1975 17.2 18.4
1976 17.2 18.7
1977 17.3 18.9
1978 17.4 19.2
1979 17.6 19.5
1980 17.8 19.9
1981 17.7 20.2
1982 17.8 20.6
1983 17.9 21
1984 17.9 21.5
1985 17.9 21.9
1986 18 22.4
1987 18.1 22.8
1988 18.1 23.3
1989 18.1 23.7
1990 18.1 24.3
1991 18 24.8
1992 18.1 25.4
1993 18.4 26
1994 18 26.6
1995 17.3 27.2
1996 17.1 27.7
1997 17.2 28.3
1998 17.4 28.9
1999 17.7 29.5
2000 18.1 30
2001 18.5 30.5
2002 18.9 30.9
2003 19.3 31.3
2004 19.7 31.7
2005 20.1 32.2
2006 20.6 32.6
2007 21.1 33.1
2008 21.6 33.6
2009 22 34
2010 22.4 34.5
2011 22.7 35
2012 23.1 35.4
2013 23.5 35.9
2014 23.9 36.3
2015 24.2 36.8
2016 24.6 37.3
2017 25 37.7
2018 25.5 38.2
2019 25.8 38.7
2020 26.1 39.2
2021 26.3 39.7
2022 26.5 40.2
2023 26.8 40.7
2024 27 41.1

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Cambodia Thailand
GNI, Atlas method
$44.4B
2024
$510B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
17.9%
2025
24%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
2.18%
2023
2.52%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
2.09%
2023
1.17%
2023
Armed forces personnel
191,000
2020
455,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-3.23%
2025
-3.07%
2025
Unemployment rate
0.26%
2023
0.78%
2024
Services, % of GDP
35.6%
2024
59.2%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
41.8%
2024
32.1%
2024
Economic freedom index
58.2
2025
60.6
2025
Income share by richest 10% n/a
26.1%
2023
Income share by poorest 10% n/a
3.4%
2023
Number of millionaires n/a
100,001
2024
Percentage of millionaires n/a
0.18%
2024
Number of billionaires n/a
25
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.00004%
2025
Listed domestic companies n/a
860
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$520B
2024
Total reserves including gold
$22.5B
2024
$237B
2024
Personal remittances received
$2.83B
2024
$9.58B
2024
International tourist arrivals
1,306,000
2020
39,916,000
2019
International tourism as share of exports
5.37%
2020
5.95%
2020
Banked people share
39%
2024
91.8%
2024

Energy

Cambodia Thailand
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
502 kg
2022
1,851 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$13.8
2022
$12.7
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
18 megatons
2023
274.2 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
1.03 tons
2023
3.82 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
54.9%
2022
79.7%
2022
Renewable energy use share
52.4%
2021
19%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
6.86%
2022
1.02%
2023
Net energy imports use share
58.9%
2021
57.5%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita
813 kWh
2022
2,965 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
56.4%
2021
19.9%
2021
Hydroelectric share
57.9%
2022
3.45%
2023
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
95%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Cambodia Thailand
% of world population
0.22%
2024
0.88%
2024
Annual migration change
-32,960
2024
+23,321
2024
Urban population
26%
2024
54.3%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.42 ft
2025
5.63 ft
2025
Average female height
5.08 ft
2025
5.23 ft
2025
Quality of life index
42.7
2025
57.8
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
21
2024
34
2024
Higher education index
23
2025
76
2025
Homicides per 100K people
1.84
2011
4.81
2011
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
19.6
2019
32.2
2019
Visa free countries
69
2025
96
2025
Adult literacy rate
83.8%
2022
91.1%
2022
English speaking
22.2%
2023
27.2%
2023
People using the Internet
60.7%
2023
90.9%
2024

Health

Cambodia Thailand
Government health expenditure per capita
$109.5
2022
$370
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$67
2022
$34.1
2022
Life expectancy
71 years
2025
76.8 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
9.34%
2022
0.07%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.21
2019
0.93
2020
Age at first childbirth
23.3 years
2025
23.3 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
137
2023
34
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
22.9
2023
9.2
2023
Obesity rate
4.5%
2022
15.4%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
7.5%
2024
10.2%
2024
Air quality index
33
2025
35
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
17.2%
2022
19.2%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
6.67 liters
2020
7.99 liters
2020

Territory

Cambodia Thailand
% of world land
0.12%
2025
0.34%
2025
Land area per capita
3,864 sq mi
2024
2,752 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
23,762 sq mi
2025
86,394 sq mi
2025
Forest area
29,349 sq mi
2025
76,313 sq mi
2025
Roads length
34,175 mi
2014
436,817 mi
2020

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