Cambodia vs Papua New Guinea
Cambodia vs Papua New Guinea: Internet users
Internet users in 2024: 68.5% in Cambodia and 18.8% in Papua New Guinea, by ITU estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Cambodia, by 49.7 percentage points, or 3.64 times that in Papua New Guinea.
% of people · ITU
What the numbers say
- Cambodia has been higher since 2016, when it overtook Papua New Guinea.
- In 2024, Cambodia ranked 122 and Papua New Guinea ranked 174 of 182 countries, counting from the highest.
- The world as a whole: 71.2% in 2024.
Every year
% of people · ITU
| Year | Cambodia | Papua New Guinea | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | – | – | 73.6 |
| 2024 | 68.5 | 18.8 | 71.2 |
| 2023 | 68.9 | 18.6 | 69.2 |
| 2022 | 65.5 | 18.3 | 67 |
| 2021 | 60.8 | 16.6 | 63.8 |
| 2020 | 56.4 | 15 | 60.1 |
| 2019 | 52.3 | 13.6 | 53.9 |
| 2018 | 65 | 12.4 | 49.4 |
| 2017 | 32.9 | 11.2 | 46.3 |
| 2016 | 32.4 | 9.6 | 43.6 |
| 2015 | 6.4 | 7.9 | 39.9 |
| 2014 | 14 | 6.5 | 37.4 |
| 2013 | 6 | 5.1 | 35.3 |
| 2012 | 4.9 | 3.5 | 33.3 |
| 2011 | 3.1 | 2 | 30.9 |
| 2010 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 28.4 |
| 2009 | 0.5 | 1.6 | 25.3 |
| 2008 | 0.5 | 1.2 | 22.8 |
| 2007 | 0.5 | 1.8 | 20.2 |
| 2006 | 0.5 | 1.8 | 17.2 |
| 2005 | 0.3 | 1.7 | 15.6 |
| 2004 | 0.3 | 1.5 | – |
| 2003 | 0.3 | 1.4 | – |
| 2002 | 0.2 | 1.3 | – |
| 2001 | 0.1 | 0.9 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | 0.8 | – |
| 1999 | 0 | 0.7 | – |
| 1998 | 0 | 0.2 | – |
| 1997 | 0 | 0.1 | – |
| 1996 | – | 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 Papua New Guinea
Health
- Life expectancyCambodia: 70.7 years in 2023Papua New Guinea: 66.1 years in 2023
- Child mortalityCambodia: 1.8 per 100 live births in 2024Papua New Guinea: 3.9 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityCambodia: 19.2 per 1,000 live births in 2023Papua New Guinea: 32.2 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionCambodia: 3.1% in 2017Papua New Guinea: 3.17% in 2017
- Suicide rateCambodia: 4.5 per 100,000 people in 2017Papua New Guinea: 23.1 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationCambodia: 17.4 million people in 2023Papua New Guinea: 10.4 million people in 2023
- Population growthCambodia: 1.25% a year in 2023Papua New Guinea: 1.8% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateCambodia: 2.58 births per woman in 2023Papua New Guinea: 3.1 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationCambodia: 41.1% in 2025Papua New Guinea: 15.8% in 2025
- Median ageCambodia: 25.8 years in 2023Papua New Guinea: 22.3 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overCambodia: 6% in 2023Papua New Guinea: 3.3% in 2023
- Net migration rateCambodia: -1.8 per 1,000 people in 2023Papua New Guinea: -0.1 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
- GDP per personCambodia: $2,273 in 2025Papua New Guinea: $2,665 in 2025
- GDP growthCambodia: 5.3% a year in 2025Papua New Guinea: 3.9% a year in 2024
- InflationCambodia: 2.5% a year in 2025Papua New Guinea: 4.4% a year in 2025
- Government debtCambodia: 25.5% of GDP in 2025Papua New Guinea: 51.6% of GDP in 2025
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingCambodia: 1.45% of GDP in 2025Papua New Guinea: 0.35% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsCambodia: $716M in 2025Papua New Guinea: $110M in 2025
- Military spending per personCambodia: $42 in 2025Papua New Guinea: $10 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingCambodia: 8.2% of government spending in 2025Papua New Guinea: 1.6% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelCambodia: 191,000 people in 2020Papua New Guinea: 4,000 people in 2020
- National powerCambodia: 0.16% of world capability in 2022Papua New Guinea: 0.03% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersCambodia: 2.02% of the labour force in 2020Papua New Guinea: 0.12% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsCambodia: 56 million TIV in 2023Papua New Guinea: 9 million TIV in 2023