Papua New Guinea vs Cambodia

Papua New Guinea
East Asia & Pacific
Lower middle income
Capital: Port Moresby
Population
10.6M
GDP
$30.8B
Cambodia
East Asia & Pacific
Lower middle income
Capital: Phnom Penh
Population
17.6M
GDP
$46.4B

POP 1.7x GDP 1.5x LE 4.6 yrs same-band LMC

Widest indicator spreads · Papua New Guinea vs Cambodia

Foreign Direct Investment104.5%Net Migration97.9%Freshwater Withdrawal97.3%Unemployment Rate90.3%Intentional Homicides80.5%Access to Electricity78.4%Population Density76.8%Internet Users72.5%
MID pair: Foreign Direct Investment is the opener; totals are closer than rates on same-band LMC.

Demographics: Population Density (Cambodia, 77% spread)

Indicator Papua New Guinea Cambodia Year
Population Density 22.9 98.7 2023
Urban Population 15.4% 40.9% 2024
Population Ages 65+ 3.5% 6.2% 2024
Population 10.6M 17.6M 2024

1 closer demographics rows sit on the Papua New Guinea and Cambodia profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.

Economy: Foreign Direct Investment (Cambodia, 105% spread)

Indicator Papua New Guinea Cambodia Year
Foreign Direct Investment $-198,317,385.75 $4.4B 2024
Unemployment Rate 2.6% 0.3% 2024
GDP Growth Rate 3.9% 6.0% 2024
GDP (Current USD) $30.8B $46.4B 2024

4 closer economy rows sit on the Papua New Guinea and Cambodia profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.

Health: Stunting Prevalence (under 5) (Papua New Guinea, 56% spread)

Indicator Papua New Guinea Cambodia Year
Stunting Prevalence (under 5) 49.5% 21.9% 2010
Under-5 Mortality Rate 39.4 18.4 2024
Infant Mortality Rate 31.3 16.4 2024
Health Expenditure (% of GDP) 2.9% 4.6% 2023

3 closer health rows sit on the Papua New Guinea and Cambodia profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.

Education: Education Expenditure (% of GDP) (Cambodia, 64% spread)

Indicator Papua New Guinea Cambodia Year
Education Expenditure (% of GDP) 0.8% 2.2% 2023
Literacy Rate (Adult) 87.0% 71.9% 2022

4 closer education rows sit on the Papua New Guinea and Cambodia profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.

Environment: Freshwater Withdrawal (Cambodia, 97% spread)

Indicator Papua New Guinea Cambodia Year
Freshwater Withdrawal 0.0% 1.8% 2022
CO2 Emissions Per Capita 0.5 1.1 2024
Forest Area 79.0% 43.1% 2023

2 closer environment rows sit on the Papua New Guinea and Cambodia profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.

Infrastructure: Access to Electricity (Cambodia, 78% spread)

Indicator Papua New Guinea Cambodia Year
Access to Electricity 20.5% 95.0% 2023
Internet Users 18.8% 68.5% 2024
Access to Sanitation 16.7% 51.6% 2024
Mobile Subscriptions 38.8 116.1 2024

1 closer infrastructure rows sit on the Papua New Guinea and Cambodia profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.

Social: Net Migration (Papua New Guinea, 98% spread)

Indicator Papua New Guinea Cambodia Year
Net Migration -707 -32,960 2024
Intentional Homicides 9.3 1.8 2010
Male Labor Participation 53.2% 87.8% 2024
Female Labor Participation 50.7% 77.3% 2024

2 closer social rows sit on the Papua New Guinea and Cambodia profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.

How to read this Papua New Guinea vs Cambodia comparison

Papua New Guinea (LMC) and Cambodia (LMC) sit in a MID-spread band on this curated board (same-band LMC). Population is 40% smaller; GDP is 34% smaller. Open with Foreign Direct Investment (~105%) before the 7-topic tables (42 rows). Both in East Asia & Pacific, so regional peers are a fair control. Figures may come from different reporting years; dollar values move with exchange rates; national averages conceal inequality. See our methodology.

Other curated pairs · MID band

Indexable comparisons only (Module 42). Full picker with every country lives on /compare, not duplicated under every pair.

Papua New Guinea vs Cambodia figures: World Bank Open Data and health rows: WHO Global Health Observatory. CC BY 4.0 · same-band LMC · MID scale band.