Cambodia vs Zimbabwe

Cambodia and Zimbabwe 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 and Zimbabwe have about the same number of people: 17.8 million and 17 million in 2025.
• GDP per person in Zimbabwe ($3,021) is 5% higher than in Cambodia ($2,872) in 2025.
• The economy grew faster in Zimbabwe (8.1%) than in Cambodia (5.3%), a difference of 2.8 percentage points in 2025.
• Consumer prices rose faster in Zimbabwe (104.7% in 2022) than in Cambodia (2.4% in 2025), a difference of 102.3 percentage points.
• The unemployment rate was higher in Zimbabwe (9.3%) than in Cambodia (0.3%), a difference of 9 percentage points in 2025.
• A baby born in Cambodia can expect to live 7.7 years longer than one born in Zimbabwe: 70.8 years against 63.1 years in 2024.
• The population of Cambodia is older: half of its people are over 25.8 years, against 17.8 years in Zimbabwe in 2023.
• A larger share of people used the internet in Cambodia (68.5%) than in Zimbabwe (41.6%), a difference of 26.9 percentage points in 2024.
• CO2 emissions per person in Cambodia (1.1 tonnes) are 43% higher than in Zimbabwe (0.77 tonnes) in 2024.
• Forest covers a larger share of the land in Cambodia (37.6%) than in Zimbabwe (35.7%), a difference of 1.9 percentage points in 2024.