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South East AsiaCambodia
Capital Phnom Penh · Median age 26
2 mobility routesPath to citizenshipZero-presence routeTropical
The practical read for Americans weighing life in Cambodia: what the catalog knows about daily-life signals, costs, residency routes, and source freshness — with honest gaps where we have not sourced it yet.
Practical snapshot
Cost of living66
Healthcare41
Safety57
Climate resilience64
2 mobility routes
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Cambodia in eight lenses
Every lens is a live, normalized signal (0–100, higher is better). Absent indicators show as Unknown — never guessed.
Cost & taxes
78 · StrongCost of living66
Tax burden90
Healthcare
41 · MixedHealthcare41
Safety & crime
72 · StrongSafety57
Low crime86
Climate
64 · MixedClimate resilience64
Language & integration
60 · MixedEnglish proficiency65
Migrant acceptance54
Freedom & rights
48 · MixedRule of law34
Political stability48
Low corruption24
Personal freedom67
Freedom of speech23
Property rights42
LGBTQ+ acceptance47
Reproductive rights100
Economy & work
46 · MixedEconomic freedom80
CompetitivenessUnknown—
Innovation29
Startup ecosystemUnknown—
Job market3
Prosperity58
Ease of doing business62
Quality of life
43 · MixedLiveabilityUnknown—
Happiness56
Life satisfaction56
Work–life balanceUnknown—
Internet speed13
Education47
Low trafficUnknown—
Fit summary
Where this country is strong, and where to look closer
Strengths
- Reproductive rights100
- Tax burden90
- Low crime86
- Economic freedom80
Look closer
- Job market3
- Internet speed13
- Freedom of speech23
- Low corruption24
Country facts
The structured record
Facts imported for this country. Blank fields render as Unknown.
- Average Bedtime
- 1899-12-30
- Average Time In Bed
- 419 minutes
- Average Time In Bed Hours
- 6 hours 59 minutes
- Average Wakeup Time
- 1899-12-30
- Avg Precipitation
- 1836 mm
- Avg Temperature
- 26.32°C (79.38°F)
- Beer Consumption
- 65.68 liters_per_capita_year
- Best Time To Travel
- November-April
- Books Read Per Year
- 5.61
- Borders
- Thailand, Laos, Vietnam
- Citizenship By Birth
- Yes
- Citizenship By Descent
- Yes
- Citizenship By Marriage
- 1 years
- Climate
- Tropical; rainy, warm, and humid southwest monsoon (May to October); dry, cooler northeast monsoon (November to April)
- Climate Category
- Hot & Humid
- Coffee Consumption
- 1.94 liters_per_capita_year
- Consulate Locations In The Us
- Washington,Lowell,New York,Philadelphia,Long Beach
- Country Code
- +855
- Country Intro Blurb
- Famous for its Carnival Brazil is where samba and soccer are life!
- Country Motto
- ជាតិ សាសនា ព្រះមហាក្សត្រ ("Nation, Religion, King")
- Crypto Currency Status
- Legal to use/Undefined
- Currency
- Cambodian Riel (៛)
- Date Format
- DMY
- Distance From New York City
- 14057 km
- Driving Side
- Right-hand traffic
- Dual Citizenship
- Yes
- Economy
- Agriculture, services, manufacturing
- Famous Dance
- Samba
- Famous Festival
- Carnival
- Famous Music
- Samba
- Fertility Rate
- 2.32
- Funny Fact
- Has a phobia named after Rio de Janeiro - fear of crossing the street
- Gambling Legislation
- Illegal
- Haiku
- Amazon rainforest / Samba rhythms fill the air / Christ the Redeemer
- Handgun Legislation
- Restricted
- Humidity
- 77
- Hype Video
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0HLJ4EX3wX8
- Independence Day
- 1953-11-09
- Interesting Fact
- Famous for its Carnival Brazil is where samba and soccer are life!
- Interesting Tradition
- Celebrates Festa do Boi-Bumbá a folklore festival featuring a resurrected ox
- Language
- Khmer
- Life Expectancy
- 70,7
- Mandatory Military Service
- Yes
- Mcdonalds In Country
- 1800
- Medical Cannabis Legislation
- Legal
- Mensa Members
- 1300
- Migration Rate
- -0.9 per_1000_population
- Most Popular Pet
- Dogs
- National Animal
- Rufous-bellied thrush
- National Anthem
- Nokor Reach
- National Anthem Audio
- https://nationalanthems.info/kh.mp3
- National Dish
- Feijoada
- National Pastime Or Sport
- Football (Soccer)
- Number Of Americans Living In Country
- 208
- Number Of Migrants
- -1.7 thousands
- Obesity Rate
- 0.066
- Passport Validity
- 10 years
- Percentage Of Vegetarian
- 0.14
- Population
- 17638801
- Quintessential Souvenir
- Havaianas flip-flops
- Quirky Tradition
- Celebrates Festa Junina with bonfires traditional food and dance
- Rainless Days Per Year
- 138
- Representative Novel
- The Hour of the Star by Clarice Lispector (Captures the essence of Brazil's urban poor)
- Reproduction Rate
- 1.2
- Residency For Naturalization
- 4
- Same Sex Marriage Legislation
- Legal
- Spicy Food Consumption
- 23
- Strangest Law Still On The Books
- Illegal to be a fortune teller
- Tallest Building
- Yachthouse Residence Club – Towers 1 and 2 (281 mt)
- Tea Consumption
- 2.63 liters_per_capita_year
- Time Zone
- GMT+7
- Tobacco Use Female
- 0.051
- Tobacco Use Male
- 0.406
- Total World Heritage Sites
- 4
- Us Emigrants 1990
- 91
- Us Emigrants 1995
- 239
- Us Emigrants 2000
- 386
- Us Emigrants 2005
- 301
- Us Emigrants 2010
- 216
- Us Emigrants 2015
- 195
- Us Emigrants 2020
- 208
- Visitors Per Year
- 2 millions
- Voting Status
- Universal and Compulsory
- Weirdest Local Superstition
- Eating seven grapes at midnight on New Year's
- Wine Consumption
- 2.12 liters_per_capita_year
Daily life & the American lens
What Tuesday actually feels like
Lived-experience narrative, English-comfort layers, and community voices.
Not yet sourced
Daily-life rhythm, the American-lens friction points, and community voices for Cambodia come from verified field research and practitioner communities. That editorial layer is not committed to the Product Engine catalog yet, so we are not inventing it here.
Sources & freshness
Where this page comes from
Real provenance for the live figures above: named sources, verification status, and recent regulatory changes.
Verified data points
0Stale
0Unverified
114| Source | Confidence | Status | Last checked |
|---|---|---|---|
| CATO Institute | — | unverified | — |
| Center for Reproductive Rights | — | unverified | — |
| CitizensOS Destination Facts — Country DB (Primary workbook) | — | unverified | — |
| EF Set | — | unverified | — |
| Equaldex | — | unverified | — |
| Freedom House | — | unverified | — |
| Gallup | — | unverified | — |
| Germanwatch | — | unverified | — |
| Heritage Foundation | — | unverified | — |
| Legatum | — | unverified | — |
| Numbeo | — | unverified | — |
| Ookla | — | unverified | — |
| Our World in Data | — | unverified | — |
| The Lancet | — | unverified | — |
| Transparency International | — | unverified | — |
| US News | — | unverified | — |
| World Bank | — | unverified | — |
| World Happiness Report | — | unverified | — |
| World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) | — | unverified | — |
| World Justice Report | — | unverified | — |
| World Population Review | — | unverified | — |
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