Cambodia vs Papua New Guinea

Cambodia and Papua New Guinea compared on 10 key figures from official sources. Each value is the latest one published for that country, so the year is shown with it.

• Cambodia has about 1.7 times as many people as Papua New Guinea: 17.8 million against 10.8 million in 2025.
• GDP per person in Papua New Guinea ($3,020) is 5% higher than in Cambodia ($2,872) in 2025.
• The economy grew faster in Papua New Guinea (5.6%) than in Cambodia (5.3%), a difference of 0.3 percentage points in 2025.
• Consumer prices rose faster in Papua New Guinea (4.4%) than in Cambodia (2.4%), a difference of 2 percentage points in 2025.
• The unemployment rate was higher in Papua New Guinea (2.6%) than in Cambodia (0.3%), a difference of 2.3 percentage points in 2025.
• A baby born in Cambodia can expect to live 4.5 years longer than one born in Papua New Guinea: 70.8 years against 66.3 years in 2024.
• The population of Cambodia is older: half of its people are over 25.8 years, against 22.3 years in Papua New Guinea in 2023.
• A larger share of people used the internet in Cambodia (68.5%) than in Papua New Guinea (18.8%), a difference of 49.7 percentage points in 2024.
• CO2 emissions per person in Cambodia (1.1 tonnes) are about 2.1 times as high as in Papua New Guinea (0.52 tonnes) in 2024.
• Forest covers a larger share of the land in Papua New Guinea (75.2%) than in Cambodia (37.6%), a difference of 37.6 percentage points in 2024.