Cambodia vs Laos
Cambodia vs Laos: Internet users
Internet users in 2024: 68.5% in Cambodia and 65.6% in Laos, by ITU estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Cambodia, by 2.9 percentage points, or 1.04 times that in Laos.
% of people · ITU
What the numbers say
- Cambodia has been higher since 2022, when it overtook Laos.
- In 2024, Cambodia ranked 122 and Laos ranked 128 of 182 countries, counting from the highest.
- The world as a whole: 71.2% in 2024.
Every year
% of people · ITU
| Year | Cambodia | Laos | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | – | – | 73.6 |
| 2024 | 68.5 | 65.6 | 71.2 |
| 2023 | 68.9 | 64.4 | 69.2 |
| 2022 | 65.5 | 64.5 | 67 |
| 2021 | 60.8 | 62 | 63.8 |
| 2020 | 56.4 | 54 | 60.1 |
| 2019 | 52.3 | 47 | 53.9 |
| 2018 | 65 | 36.3 | 49.4 |
| 2017 | 32.9 | 25.5 | 46.3 |
| 2016 | 32.4 | 21.9 | 43.6 |
| 2015 | 6.4 | 18.2 | 39.9 |
| 2014 | 14 | 14.3 | 37.4 |
| 2013 | 6 | 12.5 | 35.3 |
| 2012 | 4.9 | 10.8 | 33.3 |
| 2011 | 3.1 | 9 | 30.9 |
| 2010 | 1.3 | 7 | 28.4 |
| 2009 | 0.5 | 6 | 25.3 |
| 2008 | 0.5 | 3.6 | 22.8 |
| 2007 | 0.5 | 1.6 | 20.2 |
| 2006 | 0.5 | 1.2 | 17.2 |
| 2005 | 0.3 | 0.9 | 15.6 |
| 2004 | 0.3 | 0.4 | – |
| 2003 | 0.3 | 0.3 | – |
| 2002 | 0.2 | 0.3 | – |
| 2001 | 0.1 | 0.2 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | 0.1 | – |
| 1999 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 0 | – | – |
| 1990 | 0 | 0 | – |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- The share of people who used the internet in the last three months, from anywhere.
- Source: ITU, via the World Bank.
- Ranks count the 182 countries with a value in 2024, highest first.
- The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Cambodia vs Laos
Health
- Life expectancyCambodia: 70.7 years in 2023Laos: 69 years in 2023
- Child mortalityCambodia: 1.8 per 100 live births in 2024Laos: 2.9 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityCambodia: 19.2 per 1,000 live births in 2023Laos: 31.7 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterCambodia: 29.1% in 2022Laos: 17.9% in 2022
- DepressionCambodia: 3.1% in 2017Laos: 2.91% in 2017
- Suicide rateCambodia: 4.5 per 100,000 people in 2017Laos: 8.4 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationCambodia: 17.4 million people in 2023Laos: 7.67 million people in 2023
- Population growthCambodia: 1.25% a year in 2023Laos: 1.38% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateCambodia: 2.58 births per woman in 2023Laos: 2.42 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationCambodia: 41.1% in 2025Laos: 40.3% in 2025
- Median ageCambodia: 25.8 years in 2023Laos: 24.3 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overCambodia: 6% in 2023Laos: 4.5% in 2023
- Net migration rateCambodia: -1.8 per 1,000 people in 2023Laos: -1.3 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingCambodia: 1.45% of GDP in 2025Laos: 0.19% of GDP in 2013
- Military spending in US dollarsCambodia: $716M in 2025Laos: $21.8M in 2013
- Military spending per personCambodia: $42 in 2025Laos: $3 in 2013
- Military share of state spendingCambodia: 8.2% of government spending in 2025Laos: 0.8% of government spending in 2013
- Armed forces personnelCambodia: 191,000 people in 2020Laos: 129,000 people in 2020
- National powerCambodia: 0.16% of world capability in 2022Laos: 0.06% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersCambodia: 2.02% of the labour force in 2020Laos: 4.08% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsCambodia: 56 million TIV in 2023Laos: 7 million TIV in 2024