Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Cambodia fits inside Thailand 2.8 times
Cambodia: 181,035 km² (2024) · Thailand: 513,115 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
Thailand’s coastline is 7.3 times as long as Cambodia’s
Cambodia: 443 km (2026 edition) · Thailand: 3,219 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Thailand’s highest peak towers 755 m above Cambodia’s
Cambodia: 1,810 m (2026 edition) · Thailand: 2,565 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 43% of Thailand, versus 35% of Cambodia
Cambodia: 34.7% (2024) · Thailand: 43.3% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Thailand has 4 times as many people as Cambodia
Cambodia: 17.8 million (2025) · Thailand: 71.6 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Thailand is 39% more densely populated than Cambodia
Cambodia: 101 per km² (2025) · Thailand: 140 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Thailand are 6.3 cm taller than in Cambodia
Cambodia: 165.4 cm (2019) · Thailand: 171.6 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Thailand are 4.7 cm taller than in Cambodia
Cambodia: 154.8 cm (2019) · Thailand: 159.4 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Thailand is 14 years older than in Cambodia
Cambodia: 25.8 years (2023) · Thailand: 39.7 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Cambodia have 1.3 more children on average than in Thailand
Cambodia: 2.55 children per woman (2024) · Thailand: 1.2 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
16% of people in Thailand are 65 or older, versus 6.4% in Cambodia
Cambodia: 6.4% (2025) · Thailand: 16% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
Thailand hosts 910 times as many refugees per resident as Cambodia
Cambodia: 0.0013 per 1,000 (2025) · Thailand: 1.2 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Cambodia and Thailand are practically level
Cambodia: 0 (2026) · Thailand: 0 (2026)
How many official languages?
Cambodia and Thailand are practically level
Cambodia: 1 (2026) · Thailand: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Thailand’s economy is 11 times the size of Cambodia’s
Cambodia: $51.3 billion (2025) · Thailand: $577 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Thailand produces 3.1 times as much per person as Cambodia
Cambodia: Int$8,543 (2025) · Thailand: Int$26,250 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Cambodia: no data · Thailand: 33.3 (2024)
How many live on less than $3 a day?
Cambodia: no data · Thailand: 0% (2024)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 0.8% in Thailand, versus 0.3% in Cambodia
Cambodia: 0.3% (2025) · Thailand: 0.8% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Cambodia and Thailand are practically level
Cambodia: 1.5% (2025) · Thailand: 1% (2025)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Thailand’s central government collects 15% of GDP in tax, Cambodia’s 12%
Cambodia: 12.2% (2023) · Thailand: 15.2% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Cambodia’s price level (US = 100) is 1.1× Thailand’s
Cambodia: 34% (2025) · Thailand: 31% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Thailand spends 2.9 times as much on health per person as Cambodia
Cambodia: $115 (2023) · Thailand: $327 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Thailand live 5.7 years longer than in Cambodia
Cambodia: 70.8 years (2024) · Thailand: 76.6 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Cambodia is 2.1 times as likely to die before turning one as in Thailand
Cambodia: 16.4 per 1,000 (2024) · Thailand: 7.7 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Thailand has 2.6 times as many doctors per person as Cambodia
Cambodia: 0.2 per 1,000 (2019) · Thailand: 0.5 per 1,000 (2021)
How many hospital beds are there?
Thailand has 3.3 times as many hospital beds per person as Cambodia
Cambodia: 0.7 per 1,000 (2018) · Thailand: 2.4 per 1,000 (2023)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Thailand is 85% higher than in Cambodia
Cambodia: 5.2 per 100k (2023) · Thailand: 9.6 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
16% of adults in Thailand are obese, versus 4.9% in Cambodia
Cambodia: 4.9% (2024) · Thailand: 15.5% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
19% of adults in Cambodia smoke, versus 18% in Thailand
Cambodia: 18.6% (2024) · Thailand: 17.8% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Thailand rate their lives 1.83 points higher than in Cambodia
Cambodia: 4.46 (2025) · Thailand: 6.30 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Thailand drink 90% more alcohol than in Cambodia
Cambodia: 4.2 litres (2023) · Thailand: 7.9 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Thailand has 52% more meat per person than Cambodia
Cambodia: 16.1 kg (2023) · Thailand: 24.5 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Thailand has 212 kcal more food per person per day than Cambodia
Cambodia: 2,643 kcal (2023) · Thailand: 2,855 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Cambodia put in 212 more hours a year than in Thailand
Cambodia: 2,389 hours (2023) · Thailand: 2,177 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Thailand went to school 3.8 years longer than in Cambodia
Cambodia: 5.2 years (2023) · Thailand: 9 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Thailand welcomed 4.2 times as many tourists per resident as Cambodia (2019)
Cambodia: 0.13 (2022) · Thailand: 0.56 (2019)
How many World Heritage sites?
Thailand has 4 more World Heritage sites than Cambodia (9 against 5)
Cambodia: 5 (2026) · Thailand: 9 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Thailand has won 41 Olympic medals, Cambodia none
Cambodia: 0 (2026 edition) · Thailand: 41 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
91% of people in Thailand are online, versus 68% in Cambodia
Cambodia: 68% (2024) · Thailand: 91% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Thailand is 4.5 times as fast as in Cambodia
Cambodia: 80 Mbps (2026) · Thailand: 360 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
100% of people in Thailand have electricity, versus 99% in Cambodia
Cambodia: 99.2% (2024) · Thailand: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
63% of people in Thailand live in cities, versus 41% in Cambodia
Cambodia: 41% (2025) · Thailand: 63% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Thailand has 161 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Cambodia 116
Cambodia: 116 (2024) · Thailand: 161 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Thailand’s railway network is 6.4 times as long as Cambodia’s
Cambodia: 642 km (2014) · Thailand: 4,092 km (2017)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Thailand fly 19 times as many passengers per resident as those from Cambodia
Cambodia: 0.04 (2023) · Thailand: 0.72 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 39% of Thailand, but only 38% of Cambodia
Cambodia: 37.6% (2024) · Thailand: 38.7% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Thailand emits 3 times as much CO₂ as someone in Cambodia
Cambodia: 1.2 t (2024) · Thailand: 3.7 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
41% of Cambodia’s electricity is renewable, versus 17% in Thailand
Cambodia: 40.9% (2025) · Thailand: 16.6% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Thailand carries 23% more fine dust than in Cambodia
Cambodia: 19 µg/m³ (2024) · Thailand: 23.3 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Thailand are 69% deadlier than in Cambodia
Cambodia: 21.1 per 100k (2023) · Thailand: 35.6 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Cambodia is on average 1.0 °C warmer than Thailand
Cambodia: 27.7°C (2016–2025 avg) · Thailand: 26.8°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Cambodia gets 12% more rain than Thailand
Cambodia: 1,849 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Thailand: 1,657 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Between them
People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other
Quick answers
Is Cambodia bigger than Thailand?
Thailand is larger. Cambodia fits inside Thailand 2.8 times.
Which has more people, Cambodia or Thailand?
Thailand has 4 times as many people as Cambodia (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Cambodia or Thailand?
People in Thailand live 5.7 years longer than in Cambodia. Life expectancy at birth is 70.8 years in Cambodia and 76.6 in Thailand.
Are people taller in Cambodia or Thailand?
Men in Thailand are 6.3 cm taller than in Cambodia (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
