Cambodia vs Japan
Cambodia vs Japan: Learning-adjusted schooling
Learning-adjusted schooling in 2020: 6.8 years in Cambodia and 11.7 years in Japan, by World Bank estimates. In 2020 the value was higher in Japan, by 4.9 years, or 1.72 times that in Cambodia.
years · World Bank
What the numbers say
- Japan has been higher in every year both have figures for since 2017.
Every year
years · World Bank
| Year | Cambodia | Japan |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 6.8 | 11.7 |
| 2018 | 6.9 | 12.3 |
| 2017 | 6.9 | 12.3 |
| 2010 | – | 12 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- The years of school a child can expect by 18, cut to what students actually learn: the World Bank’s learning-adjusted years of school.
- Source: World Bank Human Capital Index, via Our World in Data.
- Ranks count the 174 countries with a value in 2020, highest first.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Cambodia vs Japan
Health
- Life expectancyCambodia: 70.7 years in 2023Japan: 84.7 years in 2023
- Child mortalityCambodia: 1.8 per 100 live births in 2024Japan: 0.2 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityCambodia: 19.2 per 1,000 live births in 2023Japan: 1.6 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterCambodia: 29.1% in 2022Japan: 98.7% in 2022
- DepressionCambodia: 3.1% in 2017Japan: 3.34% in 2017
- Suicide rateCambodia: 4.5 per 100,000 people in 2017Japan: 15.7 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationCambodia: 17.4 million people in 2023Japan: 124 million people in 2023
- Population growthCambodia: 1.25% a year in 2023Japan: -0.48% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateCambodia: 2.58 births per woman in 2023Japan: 1.21 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationCambodia: 41.1% in 2025Japan: 92.3% in 2025
- Median ageCambodia: 25.8 years in 2023Japan: 49 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overCambodia: 6% in 2023Japan: 29.6% in 2023
- Net migration rateCambodia: -1.8 per 1,000 people in 2023Japan: 1.4 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingCambodia: 1.45% of GDP in 2025Japan: 1.41% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsCambodia: $716M in 2025Japan: $59.5B in 2025
- Military spending per personCambodia: $42 in 2025Japan: $504 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingCambodia: 8.2% of government spending in 2025Japan: 3.8% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelCambodia: 191,000 people in 2020Japan: 261,000 people in 2020
- National powerCambodia: 0.16% of world capability in 2022Japan: 2.47% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersCambodia: 2.02% of the labour force in 2020Japan: 0.38% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsCambodia: 56 million TIV in 2023Japan: 1.72 billion TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsCambodia: 1 million TIV in 2000Japan: 28 million TIV in 2025