Cambodia vs North Korea
Cambodia vs North Korea: Internet users
Internet users: 68.5% in Cambodia in 2024 and 0% in North Korea in 2004, by ITU estimates. In 2004 the value was higher in Cambodia, by 0.3 percentage points.
% of people · ITU
What the numbers say
- Cambodia has been higher since 1997.
Every year
% of people · ITU
| Year | Cambodia | North Korea | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | – | – | 73.6 |
| 2024 | 68.5 | – | 71.2 |
| 2023 | 68.9 | – | 69.2 |
| 2022 | 65.5 | – | 67 |
| 2021 | 60.8 | – | 63.8 |
| 2020 | 56.4 | – | 60.1 |
| 2019 | 52.3 | – | 53.9 |
| 2018 | 65 | – | 49.4 |
| 2017 | 32.9 | – | 46.3 |
| 2016 | 32.4 | – | 43.6 |
| 2015 | 6.4 | – | 39.9 |
| 2014 | 14 | – | 37.4 |
| 2013 | 6 | – | 35.3 |
| 2012 | 4.9 | – | 33.3 |
| 2011 | 3.1 | – | 30.9 |
| 2010 | 1.3 | – | 28.4 |
| 2009 | 0.5 | – | 25.3 |
| 2008 | 0.5 | – | 22.8 |
| 2007 | 0.5 | – | 20.2 |
| 2006 | 0.5 | – | 17.2 |
| 2005 | 0.3 | – | 15.6 |
| 2004 | 0.3 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0.3 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0.2 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0.1 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 0 | 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 North Korea
Health
- Life expectancyCambodia: 70.7 years in 2023North Korea: 73.6 years in 2023
- Child mortalityCambodia: 1.8 per 100 live births in 2024North Korea: 1.7 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityCambodia: 19.2 per 1,000 live births in 2023North Korea: 14.5 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterCambodia: 29.1% in 2022North Korea: 66.5% in 2022
- DepressionCambodia: 3.1% in 2017North Korea: 3.09% in 2017
- Suicide rateCambodia: 4.5 per 100,000 people in 2017North Korea: 11.1 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationCambodia: 17.4 million people in 2023North Korea: 26.4 million people in 2023
- Population growthCambodia: 1.25% a year in 2023North Korea: 0.32% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateCambodia: 2.58 births per woman in 2023North Korea: 1.78 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationCambodia: 41.1% in 2025North Korea: 64.2% in 2025
- Median ageCambodia: 25.8 years in 2023North Korea: 36.1 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overCambodia: 6% in 2023North Korea: 12% in 2023
- Net migration rateCambodia: -1.8 per 1,000 people in 2023North Korea: -0.1 per 1,000 people in 2023
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spending per personCambodia: $42 in 2025North Korea: $62 in 2018
- Armed forces personnelCambodia: 191,000 people in 2020North Korea: 1.47 million people in 2020
- National powerCambodia: 0.16% of world capability in 2022North Korea: 1.41% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersCambodia: 2.02% of the labour force in 2020North Korea: 8.62% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsCambodia: 56 million TIV in 2023North Korea: 1 million TIV in 2010
- Arms exportsCambodia: 1 million TIV in 2000North Korea: 44 million TIV in 2025