Cambodia or Marshall Islands: which is better?
Country: head-to-head comparison
Cambodia wins on more indicators: 6 of 11 against 4.
- Safety and trust: tie 0:0
- Costs and work: Marshall Islands 0:1
- Climate and health: Cambodia 6:1
- Law and institutions: Marshall Islands 0:2
All indicators weigh the same. This is a score based on data, not advice on where to live: different people have different circumstances.
Cambodia
Indicator
Marshall Islands
Safety and trust
Tie (0 : 0)Organized violence
tie
0.00 deaths per 100,000 residents, 2022–2024
2022–2024
0.00 deaths per 100,000 residents, 2022–2024
2022–2024
Homicides
observation is outdated
periods differ
1.8 per 100,000 residents
2011
4.2 per 100,000 residents
1994
Costs and work
Better: Marshall Islands (0 : 1)GDP per capita
higher is better
✗$8,543
20255% lower
✓$8,964
20255% higher
Climate and health
Better: Cambodia (6 : 1)Life expectancy
higher is better
✓70.8 years
20246% higher
✗67.1 years
20245% lower
Life expectancy: men
higher is better
✓68.1 years
20245% higher
✗65.0 years
20245% lower
Life expectancy: women
higher is better
✓73.4 years
20246% higher
✗69.5 years
20245% lower
Median age at death
higher is better
✓76.1 years
20236% higher
✗71.6 years
20236% lower
Infant survival
higher is better
✓98.36%
2024almost equal
97.73%
2024almost equal
Survival of children under 5
higher is better
✓98.16%
2024almost equal
97.33%
2024almost equal
Air (PM2.5)
lower is better
✗19.4 µg/m³ per year
2023373% higher
✓4.1 µg/m³ per year
202379% lower
Law and institutions
Better: Marshall Islands (0 : 2)Rule of law
higher is better
✗-1.05 WGI index, from −2.5 to 2.5
2025
✓0.95 WGI index, from −2.5 to 2.5
2025
Control of corruption
higher is better
✗-1.26 WGI index, from −2.5 to 2.5
2025
✓0.35 WGI index, from −2.5 to 2.5
2025
A winner is named only for indicators with a known “better / worse” direction. Population and other neutral indicators are shown without a winner. Outdated and missing values are not counted. Details for each place: Cambodia, Marshall Islands.