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Bangladesh vs Cambodia: Compare Statistics

Side-by-side comparison of 108 key metrics across economy, population, geography, and more — latest data through 2026.

Bangladesh
bgd
Leads on 58 of 108 metrics
Cambodia
khm
Leads on 37 of 108 metrics

Summary

Comparing Bangladesh and Cambodia: Bangladesh leads on Dam capacity per capita (36.91 cubic meters per inhabitant) against Cambodia (0.05 cubic meters per inhabitant); Cambodia leads on Total Renewable Water Resources (476.10) against Bangladesh (1.23); Bangladesh leads on Heliports (36) against Cambodia (1). Across 108 compared metrics, Bangladesh wins on 58 and Cambodia wins on 37.

  • Communications: 6 metrics compared
  • Economy: 44 metrics compared
  • Environment: 6 metrics compared
  • Geography: 6 metrics compared
  • Government: 4 metrics compared
  • Health: 9 metrics compared
  • Military and Security: 1 metric compared
  • People and Society: 29 metrics compared
  • Transportation: 3 metrics compared

Communications

6 metrics
Metric🇧🇩 Bangladesh🇰🇭 CambodiaShare
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)44.5 %60.72 %★
Internet Userspercent of population: 45% (2023 est.)percent of population: 61% (2023 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score33.71 points★28.18 points
Radios6.15★1.34
Televisions770,000★94,000
Waterways8,370★3,700

Economy

44 metrics
Metric🇧🇩 Bangladesh🇰🇭 CambodiaShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country59.36B $★7.63B $
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars496.95B $★51.50B $
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)5 %NA% | 5.25% | 78
Coal Revenue0.02★0
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)9.54 %10.92 %★
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)2.3 % of GDP6 % of GDP★
Ease of Doing Business Index4553.8★
Electricity Consumption53.65★5.86
Electricity Exports00
Electricity from Fossil Fuels97★35
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants263★
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels00
Electricity from Other Renewables22
Electricity Imports01.58★
Electricity Installed Capacity11.9★1.7
Electricity Production60.51★5.21
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)11.47 USD per capita15.66 USD per capita★
Gini Index Coefficient32.437.9★
Gross Fixed Investment25.1★19.1
Gross National Saving30.2★13.7
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)3.5 %9.5 %★
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)10.5 %2.1 %★
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)0.9 % of GDP1.5 % of GDP★
Natural Gas Consumption29.53★0
Natural Gas Exports00
Natural Gas Imports00
Natural Gas Production29.53★0
Natural Gas Proved Reserves185.8★0
Oil Consumption98,000★32,000
Oil Exports2,770★0
Oil Imports77,340★33,200
Oil Production5,724★0
Oil Proved Reserves28★0
Population Below Poverty Line18.7 people16.5 people★
Public Debt33.3★50.3
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)4.2 USD6 USD★
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption106,000★45,000
Refined Petroleum Products Exports901★0
Refined Petroleum Products Imports81,570★43,030
Refined Petroleum Products Production26,280★0
Remittances66.1★
Revenue from Forest Resources0.080.84★
Taxes and Other Revenues7.612.2★
Unemployment Rate4.7 %0.3 %★

Environment

6 metrics
Metric🇧🇩 Bangladesh🇰🇭 CambodiaShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)3.79M471,188★
Carbon Dioxide Emissions125.9618.78★
Contiguous Zone1824★
Continental Shelfup to outer limits of continental margin;200
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country21.12 Cubic meters per year★17.6 Cubic meters per year
Total Renewable Water Resources1.23476.1★

Geography

6 metrics
Metric🇧🇩 Bangladesh🇰🇭 CambodiaShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization67.52 %★6.19 %
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)62.8269.3★
Agricultural land96,571 sq. km★64,750.84 sq. km
Coastline Length (km)580 km★443 km
Dam capacity per capita36.91 cubic meters per inhabitant★0.05 cubic meters per inhabitant
Irrigated Land83,690★3,540

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇧🇩 Bangladesh🇰🇭 CambodiaShare
Rule of Law Index by Country35.23 %★27.83 %
Administrative Divisions824★
Independence16★9
Suffrage Participation Rate1818

Health

9 metrics
Metric🇧🇩 Bangladesh🇰🇭 CambodiaShare
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)13.2★7.5
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)2.4 % of GDP7.5 % of GDP★
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence Rate(2021 est.) <0.1%0.6 %
Hospital Bed Density0.9 people/sq km★0.7 people/sq km
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)115 %★137 %
Mean Age at First Birth18.623.3★
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)3.6 %★3.9 %
People Living With HIV/AIDS14,000★75,000
Underweight Children Under 521.716.3★

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇧🇩 Bangladesh🇰🇭 CambodiaShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)227,000★191,000

People and Society

29 metrics
Metric🇧🇩 Bangladesh🇰🇭 CambodiaShare
Currently married (Percent)81.95 %★67.84 %
Human Capital Index0.480.49★
Life expectancy at birth78.42 years★74.1 years
Median age of population26.28 years26.46 years★
Population Change2.43M persons★200,778.4 persons
Population density1,364.54 per sq. km99.83 per sq. km★
Total population177.81M persons★18.06M persons
Academic Freedom Index0.52★0.22
Average Female Breast Size by Country: Worldwide Data & RankingsAAAA
Birth Rate (%)19.45 %★17.74 %
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate62.7 %★56.3 %
Death Rate (%)6.05 %5.62 %★
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)2 % of GDP2.2 % of GDP★
Female population of reproductive age50.58M persons★4.79M persons
Labor Force Participation Rate77.36★9.9
Learning-adjusted years of school5.04 years6.74 years★
Length of paid parental leave for mother0 days0 days
Major Urban Areas Population23.21 people★2.28 people
Mean Male Height (cm)163.81★163.33
Military Service Age and Obligationvaries by service, but generally 17-23 for voluntary military service; length of service also varies (2025)18
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization98.02 %★69.38 %
Physician Density0.72 people/sq km★0.21 people/sq km
Population Growth Rate0.91 %0.95 %★
Population living in slums50.21 %★38.41 %
Total deaths825,758.1 persons114,933.5 persons★
Total demand for family planning (Percent)62.05 %★51.49 %
Total fertility rate2.11 per woman2.47 per woman★
Total net-migration-215,456.8 persons-34,077.6 persons★
Under-five mortality rate17.1 per live births★20.79 per live births

Transportation

3 metrics
Metric🇧🇩 Bangladesh🇰🇭 CambodiaShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)0.050.37★
Airports17★12
Heliports36★1

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