food
Cambodian cuisine's fermented fish paste, prahok, is such a staple that it's sometimes nicknamed the country's "cheese."
Cambodia
Kingdom of Cambodia
Population, GDP, and key facts about Cambodia — updated for 2026.
Capital · PHNOM PENHContinent · ASIAISO · KHM
Cambodia quick facts
- Population
- 17,638,801
- Area
- 181,040 km²
- Population density
- 99 people/km²
- GDP
- US$ 46.4 Billion
- GDP per capita
- US$ 2.6K
- Capital
- Phnom Penh
- Currency
- Cambodian riel (៛, KHR) · also legal tender: United States dollar (USD)
- Minimum wage
- US$ 0.1/month · ៛ 200/month (2024)
- Language
- Khmer
Cambodia at human scale
Where does Cambodia rank in the world?
Compare Cambodia with other countries
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Compare Cambodia with any country →Cambodia's war history
- Government of Cambodia (Kampuchea)vsKNUFNS
Internationalized intrastate
Wars that reached at least 1,000 battle-related deaths in a year, since 1946 — not a full record of every armed conflict Cambodia has had. Source: UCDP/PRIO Armed Conflict Dataset.
See every war since 1946 on the War Timeline →Cambodia's energy mix
Fossil fuels · 59%Renewables · 41%
- Coal57%
- Hydropower30%
- Solar11%
- Oil3%
- Bioenergy0%
Share of Cambodia's own electricity generation by source, 2025. Source: Our World in Data (Ember Yearly Electricity Data and the Energy Institute Statistical Review of World Energy).
Everything we know about Cambodia
history
Angkor Wat in Cambodia, built in the early 12th century, is the largest religious monument in the world by land area.
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Fill the Country →Frequently asked questions about Cambodia
What is the capital of Cambodia?
The capital of Cambodia is Phnom Penh.
What is Cambodia's population?
Cambodia has a population of 17,638,801.
What is Cambodia's GDP per capita?
Cambodia's GDP per capita is US$ 2.6K.
What is the currency of Cambodia?
The currency of Cambodia is the Cambodian riel (KHR).
What is the minimum wage in Cambodia?
Cambodia's statutory minimum wage is about US$ 0.1 per month (as of 2024) — ៛ 200 per month in local currency.
Is Cambodia bigger than Lao PDR?
Lao PDR is about 1.3× the size of Cambodia by land area.
Data from the World Bank, updated November 2026.