Government of Canada

Facts at a Glance

This table provides some facts about Cambodia related to international development and compares them with similar facts about Canada.

Topic Cambodia Canada
Official name: Kingdom of Cambodia Canada
Capital: Phnom Penh Ottawa
Area (thousands of km2) 181 9,985
Population (millions) 14.7 (2008) 33.4 (2008)
Population density (per km2) 81 (2008) 3 (2008)
Urban population (%-2008) 22 80
Gross national income (GNI) (per capita) US$540 (2007) US$39,420 (2007)
GNI purchasing power parity (PPP) (per capita): US$1,690 (2007) US$35,310 (2007)
Structure of GDP PIB (%-2007)
Agriculture
Industry
Services

30
26
44

2
32
66
Ecological footprint (global hectares per person-2006): 0.9 7.1
Human development index HDI ranking: 136th of 179 countries (2006) 3rd (2006)
Gender-related development index (GDI ) ranking 118th of 157 countries (2006) 4th (2006)
Life expectancy at birth: 44 (1970), 59 (2007) 73 (1970), 81 (2007)
Mortality rate under 5 years old (per 1,000) 119 (1990), 91 (2007) 8 (1990), 6 (2007)
Adult literacy rate (% 2000-2006)
Total
Men
Women

76
86
67

99
99
99
Population using improved drinking water sources (%-2006)
Total
Urban
Rural


65
80
61


100
100
99