Cambodia

Flag, capital, map and facts, with World Bank figures ranked against the world and Asia.

Flag of Cambodia
Flag of Cambodia
Outline map of Cambodia
Outline, north up
Capital
Phnom Penh
Continent
Asia
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Region
Southeast Asia
Land neighbours
Laos, Thailand, Vietnam
Population
17,847,982 (2025)
Total area
181,040 km² (2023)
Centre of main landmass
12.7° N, 104.9° E
Location of Cambodia on a world map (Natural Earth projection).

Cambodia at a glance

Cambodia is a country in Asia, in Southeast Asia. Its capital is Phnom Penh. It shares land borders with 3 countries: Laos, Thailand and Vietnam.

Flag of Cambodia

Cambodia’s flag is drawn in the proportions 16:25 (height to width); no other flag in our quizzes has these proportions.

When it is the question in Guess the Flag, the wrong answers include one or two of the flags most like it in layout and colour: North Korea and Eswatini.

Cambodia in numbers

MeasureValueWorld rankRank in Asia
Populationpeople · 202517,847,98272ndof 19525thof 48
Total areakm² · 2023181,040 km²88thof 19425thof 48
GDPUS dollars · 2025$51.27B91stof 18227thof 42
GDP per capitaUS dollars per person · 2025$2,872139thof 18234thof 42
Life expectancyyears at birth · 202470.8 years127thof 19538thof 48
Fertility ratebirths per woman · 20242.5573rdof 19515thof 48
Health spendingUS dollars per person · 2023$115139thof 19136thof 47
Urban population% of people · 202541.1%150thof 19536thof 48
Internet users% of people · 202468.5%120thof 18032ndof 41
Forest cover% of land area · 202343.1%59thof 19111thof 47
CO₂ per persontonnes per person · 20241.10 t126thof 18138thof 47

Each measure links to its higher-or-lower game. How these figures are compiled.

Cambodia compared with its neighbours

CountryPopulation2025Area2023GDP per person2025
Cambodia17,847,982181,040 km²$2,872
Laos7,873,046236,800 km²$2,325
Thailand71,619,863513,115 km²$8,057
Vietnam101,598,527331,338 km²$5,066

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Sources

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