Cambodia vs Thailand
Cambodia vs Thailand: Learning-adjusted schooling
Learning-adjusted schooling in 2020: 6.8 years in Cambodia and 8.7 years in Thailand, by World Bank estimates. In 2020 the value was higher in Thailand, by 1.8 years, or 1.27 times that in Cambodia.
years · World Bank
What the numbers say
- Thailand has been higher in every year both have figures for since 2017.
- In 2020, Cambodia ranked 109 and Thailand ranked 66 of 174 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
years · World Bank
| Year | Cambodia | Thailand |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 6.8 | 8.7 |
| 2018 | 6.9 | 8.9 |
| 2017 | 6.9 | 8.6 |
| 2010 | – | 8.5 |
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 Thailand
Health
- Life expectancyCambodia: 70.7 years in 2023Thailand: 76.4 years in 2023
- Child mortalityCambodia: 1.8 per 100 live births in 2024Thailand: 0.9 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityCambodia: 19.2 per 1,000 live births in 2023Thailand: 6.2 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionCambodia: 3.1% in 2017Thailand: 3.09% in 2017
- Suicide rateCambodia: 4.5 per 100,000 people in 2017Thailand: 10.4 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationCambodia: 17.4 million people in 2023Thailand: 71.7 million people in 2023
- Population growthCambodia: 1.25% a year in 2023Thailand: -0.04% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateCambodia: 2.58 births per woman in 2023Thailand: 1.21 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationCambodia: 41.1% in 2025Thailand: 62.8% in 2025
- Median ageCambodia: 25.8 years in 2023Thailand: 39.7 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overCambodia: 6% in 2023Thailand: 14.7% in 2023
- Net migration rateCambodia: -1.8 per 1,000 people in 2023Thailand: 0.3 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingCambodia: 1.45% of GDP in 2025Thailand: 1.04% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsCambodia: $716M in 2025Thailand: $5.57B in 2025
- Military spending per personCambodia: $42 in 2025Thailand: $84 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingCambodia: 8.2% of government spending in 2025Thailand: 4.4% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelCambodia: 191,000 people in 2020Thailand: 455,000 people in 2020
- National powerCambodia: 0.16% of world capability in 2022Thailand: 0.79% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersCambodia: 2.02% of the labour force in 2020Thailand: 1.13% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsCambodia: 56 million TIV in 2023Thailand: 33 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsCambodia: 1 million TIV in 2000Thailand: 15 million TIV in 2024