National Identity
- Official name
- Kingdom of Cambodia
- Official name (in Khmer)
- ព្រះរាជាណាចក្រកម្ពុជា
- Official name (in Khmer, Romanized)
- Preăh Réachéanachâkr Kâmpŭchéa
- Name etymology
the name is derived from Kambu, a legendary ancestor of the Cambodian people
Sources:- Constitution of the Kingdom of Cambodia ↗ - Constitutional Council of Cambodia
- The World Factbook: Cambodia - CIA
- Coat of arms
- National flag
- National anthem
- Nokoreach (នគររាជ)1:30
- Title (in Khmer)
- នគររាជ
- Title (in Khmer, Romanized)
- Nokoreach
- Title (in English, translated)
- Royal Kingdom
- Lyrics
1សូមពួកទេវត្តា រក្សាមហាក្សត្រយើង អោយបានរុងរឿង ដោយជ័យមង្គលសិរីសួស្តី យើងខ្ញុំព្រះអង្គ សូមជ្រកក្រោមម្លប់ព្រះបារមី នៃព្រះនរបតី វង្សក្សត្រាដែលសាងប្រាសាទថ្ម គ្រប់គ្រងដែនខ្មែរ បុរាណថ្កើងថ្កាន។
2ប្រាសាទសីលា កំបាំងកណ្តាលព្រៃ គួរអោយស្រមៃ នឹកដល់យសស័ក្តិមហានគរ ជាតិខ្មែរដូចថ្ម គង់វង្សនៅល្អរឹងប៉ឹងជំហរ យើងសង្ឃឹមពរ ភ័ព្វព្រេងសំណាងរបស់កម្ពុជា មហារដ្ឋកើតមាន យូរអង្វែងហើយ។
3គ្រប់វត្តអារាម ឮតែសូរស័ព្ទធម៌ សូត្រដោយអំណរ រំឮកគុណពុទ្ធសាសនា ចូរយើងជាអ្នក ជឿជាក់ស្មោះស្ម័គ្រតាមបែបដូនតា គង់តែទេវត្តា នឹងជួយជ្រោមជ្រែង ផ្គត់ផ្គង់ប្រយោជន៍ឱយ ដល់ប្រទេសខ្មែរ ជាមហានគរ។
Source: - Citizens
- Cambodians
- Official name:Constitution of the Kingdom of Cambodia ↗ - Constitutional Council of Cambodia
- Official name, Citizens:The World Factbook: Cambodia - CIA
- National anthem:nationalanthems.info ↗
Geography
- Location
- Total area
- 181,035 km²
- Land area
- 176,515 km²
- Water area
- 4,520 km²
- Land borders
- 2,530 km(3 countries)
- Coastline
- 443 km
- Terrain
Mostly low, flat plains; mountains in southwest and north - Mean elevation
- 126 m
- Highest point
- 1,810 mPhnum Aoral
- Lowest point
- 0 mGulf of Thailand
- Climate
Tropical rainy, monsoon season (May to November); dry season (December to April); little seasonal temperature variation - Avg. temperature
- 27.4 °C
- Avg. daily range
- 23.9 to 32.2 °C
- Annual precipitation
- 1,786 mm
Temperature °CMeanDaily rangePrecipitation mmMonthly climate normals Month Avg. high, °C Mean, °C Avg. low, °C Precipitation, mm January 31.9 26.3 21.3 15 February 33.4 27.7 22.6 18 March 34.7 29.1 24.5 62 April 34.6 29.4 25.5 116 May 33.3 28.6 25.5 205 June 32.1 27.9 25.1 221 July 31.3 27.3 24.7 252 August 31.1 27.2 24.7 268 September 30.8 26.8 24.4 307 October 30.8 26.6 23.8 224 November 31 26.5 22.9 75 December 30.8 25.8 21.5 24 Country-wide averages over 1991–2020.
Sources:- The World Factbook: Cambodia - CIA
- Climate Change Knowledge Portal (ERA5 reanalysis) ↗ - World Bank
- Weather
- Loading
- Land use2023
- Arable23.3%Perm. crops3.0%Pasture8.5%Forest39.4%Other25.8%
- Arable land
- 4,120,140 hectares (23.3%)
- Permanent crops
- 534,200 hectares (3.0%)
- Permanent meadows & pastures
- 1,500,000 hectares (8.5%)
- Forest
- 6,950,638 hectares (39.4%)
- Other land
- 4,547,022 hectares (25.8%)
Source: - Major lakes
- Tonle Sap2,700 km²
- Natural hazards2026
- River floods8.6Very high#10/191Epidemics5.9High#64/191Drought4.2Medium#64/191Coastal floods3.7Medium#92/191Tsunamis2.8Low#81/191Tropical cyclones1.8Very low#48/191Earthquakes0.1Very low#127/191
Scores out of 10, ranks out of 191 countries.
Source:- INFORM Risk Index ↗ - European Commission Joint Research Centre
- Location, Land borders, Coastline, Terrain, Mean elevation, Highest point, Lowest point, Climate, Major rivers, Major lakes:The World Factbook: Cambodia - CIA
- Climate:Climate Change Knowledge Portal (ERA5 reanalysis) ↗ - World Bank
- Land use:FAOSTAT Land Use domain ↗ - FAO
- Natural hazards:INFORM Risk Index ↗ - European Commission Joint Research Centre
Demographics
- Population change2026
- +1.14% per year+203,237 people/yearWorld Rank89thof 237
- Birth rate
- 19.5 per 1,000 population
- Death rate
- 6.6 per 1,000 population
- Net migration rate
- −1.9 per 1,000 population
- 2026
- 26.4 yearsWorld Rank161stof 237
- Age structure2026
- 0-14 years29.2%15-64 years64.2%65 years +6.6%
- Share aged 65 and over
- 6.6%
- Share aged under 18
- 34.7%
- Total dependency ratio
- 56
- Youth dependency ratio
- 46
- Elderly dependency ratio
- 10
- Sex ratio
- 0.96 male / female
MaleAgeFemalePopulation by age group, % of total population Age Male Female 80+ 0.3% 0.6% 70-79 1.2% 1.9% 60-69 2.8% 3.5% 50-59 3.8% 4.2% 40-49 6.3% 6.5% 30-39 7.5% 7.8% 20-29 7.6% 7.7% 10-19 9.5% 9.1% 0-9 10.1% 9.7% - 2026
- 0.39 above the replacement level for Cambodia ()2.49 births per womanreplacement 2.10123World Rank79thof 237
- 1.16 daughters per woman0.16 above replacement, long-run each generation larger than the lastreplacement 1.000.511.5
- 2026
- +13.0 per 1,000 populationfor every 1,000 people, 13.0 more births than deaths a year
- 2026
- −1.9 per 1,000 population
- Urbanization2026
- 41.3% live in cities7,460,200 urban residents
- Largest cities2019
- Phnom Penh, Siem Reap, Battambang, Ta KhmauRankCity, Urban Area or Urban CommunePopulation (2019 census)1Phnom Penh2,189,4602Siem Reap225,6073Battambang151,8274Ta Khmau91,3445Poipet79,4756Serei Saophoan78,8397Sihanoukville71,0828Pursat62,4699Kampong Cham54,47510Kampong Chhnang53,737Source:
- National Institute of Statistics of Cambodia (2019 census), via City Population by Thomas Brinkhoff ↗
- Population distribution
- Population concentrated in the southeast, particularly in and around the capital of Phnom Penh; further distribution is linked closely to the Tonle Sap and Mekong Rivers.
- Ethnic groups2019
- Khmer95.4%Cham2.4%Chinese1.5%Other0.7%
- Religions2019
- Buddhist97.1%Muslim2.0%Christian0.3%Other0.5%
Buddhism is the official religion.
Source:- The World Factbook: Cambodia - CIA
- Languages
- Khmer (ខ្មែរ)
- Population, Population change, Median age, Age structure, Total fertility rate, Net reproduction rate, Natural change, Net migration rate:UN World Population Prospects ↗
- Urbanization:UN World Urbanization Prospects ↗
- Largest cities:National Institute of Statistics of Cambodia (2019 census), via City Population by Thomas Brinkhoff ↗
- Population distribution, Ethnic groups, Religions:The World Factbook: Cambodia - CIA
Government & Administration
- Form of state
- Constitutional monarchyThe King is Head of State for life and "reigns but does not govern"; the monarchy is elective, the King cannot designate his successor, and the Royal Council of the Throne chooses (Arts. 7, 10, 13).
- System of government
- ParliamentaryOn the proposal of the party holding the most National Assembly seats, the King designates the Prime Minister; the Assembly can remove the Royal Government by absolute-majority censure, and may be dissolved only after two such removals within twelve months (Arts. 119, 98, 78).Source:
- Territorial organisation
- Unitary
- Official websites
- Government
- King (in Khmer)
- Parliament
- Capital
- Phnom Penh2.3 million people(2019)
- National holidays
- 21 days in 2026
- ThuJan 1International New Year Day
- WedJan 7Day of Victory over the Genocidal Regime
- SunMar 8International Women's Rights Day
- TueApr 14Khmer New Year's Day
- WedApr 15Khmer New Year's Day
- ThuApr 16Khmer New Year's Day
- FriMay 1International Labor DayVisaka Bochea Day
- TueMay 5Royal Ploughing Ceremony
- ThuMay 14HM King Norodom Sihamoni's Birthday
- ThuJun 18HM Queen Norodom Monineath Sihanouk the Queen-Mother's Birthday
- ThuSep 24Constitution Day
- SatOct 10Pchum Ben Day
- SunOct 11Pchum Ben Day
- MonOct 12Pchum Ben Day
- ThuOct 15HM King Norodom Sihanouk Mourning Day
- ThuOct 29HM King Norodom Sihamoni's Coronation Day
- MonNov 9National Independence Day
- MonNov 23Water Festival
- TueNov 24Water Festival
- WedNov 25Water Festival
- TueDec 29Peace Day in Cambodia
Nationwide public holidays only, excluding regional, bank and government-only days.
- Time
- ICTIndochina TimeUTC+7
- Currency
- Cambodian Riel (KHR)
- Entry requirements
- Official visa and entry information
- Calling code
- +855
- Internet TLD
- .kh
- ISO 3166-1 codes
- KH, KHM
- Infrastructure
- Passengers carried
- 675,283 by the country's airlines(2023)
- Heliports
- 1
- Aircraft departures
- 9,161 by the country's airlines(2023)
- Air freight
- 2.4 million tonne-km(2023)
- Aircraft registration prefix
- XU
Sources:- The World Factbook: Cambodia - CIA
- World Development Indicators ↗ - World Bank
- Flag carrier
- Air CambodiaPartly state-owned
- Passenger rail
- Royal Railway
- 2025
- 20 / 100World Rank163rdof 182Confidence interval
Corruption index score by year Year Score Lower bound Upper bound 2012 22 17 27 2013 20 15 25 2014 21 17 25 2015 21 15 27 2016 21 16 26 2017 21 17 25 2018 20 16 24 2019 20 14.4 25.6 2020 21 17.2 24.8 2021 23 18.3 27.7 2022 24 19.4 28.6 2023 22 17.2 26.8 2024 21 16.3 25.7 2025 20 15 25 Source:- Corruption Perceptions Index 2025 ↗ - Transparency International, CC BY 4.0
- Form of state, System of government, Territorial organisation:រដ្ឋធម្មនុញ្ញនៃព្រះរាជាណាចក្រកម្ពុជា (Constitution of the Kingdom of Cambodia), consolidated edition ↗ - Constitutional Council of the Kingdom of Cambodia
- National holidays:Open World Holidays Framework (vacanza/holidays) ↗
- Infrastructure:The World Factbook: Cambodia - CIA
- Infrastructure:World Development Indicators ↗ - World Bank
- Corruption Perceptions Index:Corruption Perceptions Index 2025 ↗ - Transparency International, CC BY 4.0
Economy
- Lower middle income
- GDP growth (real)2026
- +3% per yearWorld Rank95thof 195
- GDP per capita (PPP)2026
- GDP per capita (nominal)
- $3,001 (151st in the world)
Source:- 2025
- Services35% of GDPIndustry43.1% of GDPAgriculture16.1% of GDPManufacturing29%part of industry
- Households
- +58.3%
- Government
- +5.7%
- Investment
- +31.5%
- Exports
- +68.6%
- Imports
- −67.4%
The shape of the economyGDP by end useThe five add up to 96.6% of GDP, not 100. The gap is in the source data.
Source:- World Development Indicators ↗ - World Bank
- Inflation2026
- 5.6%up 3 percentage points3pp from 2025
- Labor force2024
- 10.2 million (58% of population)World Rank57thof 187
- Labor force participation2024
- 82.4% of people aged 15+
- Unemployment2024
- 0.3%
- Youth unemployment2024
- 0.7% ages 15 to 24
- Labor productivity2024
- $5.1 per hour worked at PPP
- Budget balance2026
- 2.9% of GDP deficit
- Current account
- 8.7% of GDP, $4.7 billion deficit
Source: - Debt2024
- Government debt26.6% of GDPInterest on debt0.3% of GDP
- Trade2025
- Goods$31.4 billion85.4%
- Services$5.4 billion14.6%
- Total exports
- $36.7 billion
- Change from 2024
- up 15.7 percent on the previous year15.7%
Sources:- World Development Indicators ↗ - World Bank
- The World Factbook: Cambodia - CIA
- 2024
- +0.02World Rank82ndof 145
- Projected GDP growth
- +3.9% a year over the next 10 years
Source:- Atlas of Economic Complexity ↗ - Harvard Growth Lab
- Agricultural products2024
- Cassava (fresh), Natural rubber in primary forms, Rice, and 4 more
- 1Cassava (fresh)14.2×
- 2Natural rubber in primary forms12.1×
- 3Rice5.9×
- 4Bananas0.9×
- 5Maize (corn)0.4×
- 6Oil palm fruit0.4×
- 7Sugar cane0.1×
ProductSource:- FAOSTAT ↗ - Food and Agriculture Organization
- Gold reserves2025
- 54.4 tonnesWorth $7.6 billion, 28% of total official reserves by value
- Industries
- tourism, garments, construction, rice milling, fishing, wood and wood products, rubber, cement, gem mining, textiles
- Income level, GDP by sector, Trade, Gold reserves:World Development Indicators ↗ - World Bank
- GDP (nominal), GDP growth (real), GDP per capita (PPP), Inflation, Budget balance:IMF World Economic Outlook ↗
- Labor force, Labor force participation, Unemployment, Youth unemployment, Labor productivity:ILOSTAT ↗ - International Labour Organization
- Debt:IMF Global Debt Database ↗
- Debt:IMF Public Finances in Modern History ↗
- Trade, Industries:The World Factbook: Cambodia - CIA
- Economic Complexity Index:Atlas of Economic Complexity ↗ - Harvard Growth Lab
- Agricultural products:FAOSTAT ↗ - Food and Agriculture Organization
Cost of Living
- Cost of living index
- Loading
- Monthly costs (excluding rent)
- Loading
- Rent
- Loading
- Buying an apartment
- Loading
- Average gross salary2025
- KHR 1,160,637 per month$289 (USD), $788 (PPP)
- Median
- KHR 1,040,000 per month($259)
- Men
- KHR 1,233,417 per month($307)
- Women
- KHR 1,068,995 per month($266)
Source:- ILOSTAT ↗ - International Labour Organization
- 2024
- KHR 200 per month, gross$0 (USD), $0 (PPP)
- Average gross salary, Minimum wage:ILOSTAT ↗ - International Labour Organization
Society
- 2023
- 0.606MediumWorld Rank151stof 193CambodiaWorld
Human Development Index by year Year Cambodia World 1990 0.387 0.608 1991 0.392 0.611 1992 0.396 0.614 1993 0.399 0.617 1994 0.400 0.620 1995 0.404 0.625 1996 0.408 0.631 1997 0.414 0.636 1998 0.419 0.641 1999 0.429 0.646 2000 0.438 0.651 2001 0.453 0.657 2002 0.473 0.662 2003 0.488 0.669 2004 0.502 0.675 2005 0.514 0.681 2006 0.525 0.688 2007 0.534 0.694 2008 0.539 0.698 2009 0.539 0.701 2010 0.543 0.707 2011 0.547 0.713 2012 0.551 0.717 2013 0.554 0.721 2014 0.557 0.726 2015 0.562 0.731 2016 0.570 0.735 2017 0.578 0.739 2018 0.586 0.741 2019 0.593 0.745 2020 0.595 0.742 2021 0.594 0.742 2022 0.602 0.752 2023 0.606 0.756 Source:- Human Development Report ↗ - United Nations Development Programme
- Mean years of schooling2023
- 5.2 years
- Expected for a child today
- 11.2 years
Source:- Human Development Report ↗ - United Nations Development Programme
- Literacy2021
- 71.9% of adults
- Education expenditure2023
- 2.2% of GDP
- Share of government spending
- 12%
Source:- World Development Indicators ↗ - World Bank
- Internet users2024
- 68.5% of the population
- Households with Internet access
- 70.2%
Source:- ITU DataHub ↗ - International Telecommunication Union
- Mobile subscriptions2024
- 20.5 million
- Fixed telephone lines
- 29,080
- Fixed broadband
- 4.1 subscriptions per 100 people
Counts subscriptions, not people.
Source:- ITU DataHub ↗ - International Telecommunication Union
- Credit-card ownership2024
- 1% of adults
- Debit-card ownership
- 12%
- Account at a bank or mobile-money provider
- 39%
- Mobile-money account
- 17%
- Made or received a digital payment
- 32%
Source:- Global Findex Database ↗ - World Bank
- Refugees hosted2025
- 23 people
- Asylum seekers
- 5
- Stateless persons
- 75,000
- Internally displaced persons
- 518,079518,000 due to conflicts, 79 due to disasters
- Refugees from Cambodia abroad
- 11,393
Sources:- Refugee Data Finder ↗ - UN Refugee Agency
- Global Internal Displacement Database ↗ - Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre
- Inbound tourists2022
- Official tourism site2.3 million arrivalsdown 66% against 201966% below 2019World Rank64thof 139
- Per resident
- 1.3 arrivals per 10 residents
- $3.9 billion(2024)
- Residents' trips abroad
- 970,000 overnight trips
- $943.9 million(2024)
- Hotel beds
- 134,706(2021, latest available)
Overnight arrivals by year2010 to 2022A tourist stays at least one night. Arrivals count trips, not people.
Source:- UN Tourism Data Dashboard ↗ - UN Tourism
- UNESCO World Heritage Sites
- 5 sites5 cultural
Site Type Angkor Temple of Preah Vihear Sambor Prei Kuk Koh Ker: Archaeological Site of Ancient Lingapora or Chok Gargyar Cambodian Memorial Sites: From centres of repression to places of peace and reflection Cultural Source:- The World Factbook: Cambodia - CIA
- Human Development Index, Mean years of schooling:Human Development Report ↗ - United Nations Development Programme
- Literacy:UIS Data Browser ↗ - UNESCO Institute for Statistics
- Education expenditure:World Development Indicators ↗ - World Bank
- Internet users, Mobile subscriptions:ITU DataHub ↗ - International Telecommunication Union
- Credit-card ownership:Global Findex Database ↗ - World Bank
- Refugees hosted:Refugee Data Finder ↗ - UN Refugee Agency
- Refugees hosted:Global Internal Displacement Database ↗ - Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre
- Inbound tourists:UN Tourism Data Dashboard ↗ - UN Tourism
- UNESCO World Heritage Sites:The World Factbook: Cambodia - CIA
Crime & Safety
- Travel advisory (US)
- Loading
- Active humanitarian crisisAug 2026
- None - no active crisis
- Homicide rate2011
- 1.8 per 100,000 peopleLow by global standards
- Crime rates
- 1 offence category
Offence Per 100,000 Count Year Homicide (victims) 1.8 268 2011 A low figure can also mean weak recording.
Source:- UNODC Data Portal ↗ - UN Office on Drugs and Crime
- Prison population2022
- 221.2 per 100,000 people
- Persons held
- 38,050
Source:- UNODC Data Portal ↗ - UN Office on Drugs and Crime
- Active humanitarian crisis:INFORM Severity Index ↗ - European Commission Joint Research Centre
- Homicide rate, Crime rates, Prison population:UNODC Data Portal ↗ - UN Office on Drugs and Crime
Health
- Life expectancy2026
- 71.1 years
- Health expenditure2023
- 4.6% of GDP$115 per person
- Physicians2019
- 0.21 per 1,000 population
- Hospital beds2018
- 0.7 per 1,000 population
- Infant mortality2026
- 17.6 per 1,000 live births
- Maternal mortality2023
- 137 per 100,000 live births
- Alcohol consumption2022
- 5.4 litres of pure alcohol per adult per year
- Tobacco use2023
- 19.1% of adults
- Men
- 32.4%
- Women
- 5.8%
Source:- Global Health Observatory ↗ - World Health Organization
- Alcohol and Tobacco Spending2023
- 1.9% of household spendingWorld Rank73rdof 105
- World median
- 3.1%
Source:- The World Factbook: Cambodia - CIA
- Road traffic deaths2019
- 19.6 per 100,000 population
- Life expectancy, Infant mortality:UN World Population Prospects ↗
- Health expenditure, Physicians, Hospital beds, Road traffic deaths:World Development Indicators ↗ - World Bank
- Maternal mortality:Maternal mortality estimates ↗ - UN Maternal Mortality Estimation Inter-agency Group
- Alcohol consumption, Tobacco use:Global Health Observatory ↗ - World Health Organization
- Alcohol and Tobacco Spending:The World Factbook: Cambodia - CIA
Environment
- CO₂ emissions2024
- 19.4 Mt per yearup 2.8 percent on the previous year2.8% from 2023
- CO₂ per capita
- 1.1 t per personWorld Rank148thof 207
- Share of global CO₂
- 0.05%
- Methane (CH₄)
- 26.7 Mt CO₂-eq
- Nitrous oxide (N₂O)
- 3.14 Mt CO₂-eq
- Fluorinated gases
- 0.6 Mt CO₂-eq
- All greenhouse gases
- 49.8 Mt CO₂-eq
Source:- Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research (EDGAR) ↗ - European Commission, Joint Research Centre
- 2024
- 17.6 µg/m³ of PM2.51.2 years of life expectancy lost against the WHO guidelineMost polluted74thof 236
- WHO guideline
- 5 µg/m³
- National standard
- 25 µg/m³
Source:- Air Quality Life Index ↗ - Energy Policy Institute at the University of Chicago
- Environmental issues
- habitat and biodiversity loss from illegal logging and strip mining
- destruction of mangrove swamps
- soil erosion
- limited access to potable water in rural areas
- illegal fishing and overfishing
- deforestation leading to sediment build-up in coastal ecosystems
Source:- The World Factbook: Cambodia - CIA
- International agreements
- 18 of 20 landmark treaties in forceParty to 67 multilateral environmental agreements
Treaty Standing Joined Climate Paris Agreement in force 2017 UN Framework Convention on Climate Change in force 1996 Kyoto Protocol in force 2005 Ozone layer Montreal Protocol in force 2001 Vienna Convention (Ozone Layer) in force 2001 Biodiversity Convention on Biological Diversity in force 1995 CITES in force 1997 Convention on Migratory Species (Bonn) not a party Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety in force 2003 Nagoya Protocol in force 2015 Land and heritage Ramsar Convention on Wetlands in force 1999 World Heritage Convention in force 1992 UN Convention to Combat Desertification in force 1997 Chemicals and waste Basel Convention in force 2001 Rotterdam Convention (PIC) in force 2013 Stockholm Convention (POPs) in force 2006 Minamata Convention on Mercury in force 2021 Oceans UN Convention on the Law of the Sea signed 1983, not ratified High Seas Treaty (BBNJ) in force 2026 MARPOL 73/78 in force 1995 Source:- International Environmental Agreements Database ↗ - Université Laval
- CO₂ emissions:Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research (EDGAR) ↗ - European Commission, Joint Research Centre
- Air pollution:Air Quality Life Index ↗ - Energy Policy Institute at the University of Chicago
- Environmental issues:The World Factbook: Cambodia - CIA
- International agreements:International Environmental Agreements Database ↗ - Université Laval
Food & Water
- No access to safe drinking water2022
- 24.5% of the population
- Renewable water2022
- 476 billion m³ per year
- Per person
- 27,677 m³ per year
- Dependency ratio
- 75% originates outside the country
- Annual water withdrawal
- 2.2 billion m³ per year
- Withdrawn for agriculture
- 94%
- Water stress
- 1% of available freshwater withdrawn
Source:- AQUASTAT ↗ - Food and Agriculture Organization
- Undernourishment2022
- 5% of the population800,000 people
- Obesity2024
- 4.9% of adults
- Men
- 3.6%
- Women
- 6.2%
Source:- Global Health Observatory ↗ - World Health Organization
- Underweight children2021
- 16.3% of children under five
- No access to safe drinking water, Renewable water:AQUASTAT ↗ - Food and Agriculture Organization
- Undernourishment:Food security indicators (FAOSTAT) ↗ - Food and Agriculture Organization
- Obesity:Global Health Observatory ↗ - World Health Organization
- Underweight children:World Development Indicators ↗ - World Bank
Energy
- Energy consumption2024
- Per capita
- 17.9 GJ per person
- Share of world total
- 0.05%
- Supply
- Deficitproduces 9.2% of what it consumes, 2024
Source:- International Energy Statistics ↗ - U.S. Energy Information Administration
- Electricity2024
- Imports only, 3.3 TWh imported, nothing exported in 202418 TWh generated per year
- Generation
- 18 TWh per year
- Consumption
- 19 TWh per year
- Imports
- 3.3 TWh per year
Source:- International Energy Statistics ↗ - U.S. Energy Information Administration
- Oil, gas & coal
- Production endedlast produced in 2009Consumption202473,533 b/d
Oil imports and exports count crude oil only.
- Energy consumption, Electricity, Oil, gas & coal:International Energy Statistics ↗ - U.S. Energy Information Administration
Defense
- Military expenditure2024
- 1.5% of GDP$720.5 million, 8.8% of government spending
- Military personnel2025
- estimated 200,000Armed Forces, including GendarmerieEstimates vary.
- Military service2025
- 18+legal minimum age for military service, men and women; a 2006 conscription law has never been enforced, enforcement announced for 2026
In 2006, Cambodia's parliament approved a law requiring all Cambodians aged 18 to 30 to serve in the military for 18 months, although the law has never been enforced (service was to be voluntary for women); in 2025, the Cambodian Government announced that the 2006 conscription law would be enforced beginning in 2026 and have a 24-month service requirement.
Source:- The World Factbook: Cambodia - CIA
- Nuclear weapons2026
- None - no nuclear arsenal
- Military expenditure:SIPRI Military Expenditure Database ↗ - Stockholm International Peace Research Institute
- Military expenditure:World Development Indicators ↗ - World Bank
- Military personnel, Military service:The World Factbook: Cambodia - CIA
- Nuclear weapons:Status of World Nuclear Forces ↗ - Federation of American Scientists
