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Digital & energy access · East Asia & Pacific · Lower-middle income
Cambodia: internet, mobile and energy access
Internet users is 68.5% (2024), 126th of 188 in the world and 19th of 28 in East Asia & Pacific. Mobile subscriptions is 116.1 (2024), 104th of 210 in the world and 18th of 34 in East Asia & Pacific. Fixed broadband is 4.1 (2024), 145th of 208 in the world and 23rd of 34 in East Asia & Pacific.
Internet users
CambodiaEast Asia & PacificLower-middle incomeWorld
Mobile subscriptions
CambodiaEast Asia & PacificLower-middle incomeWorld
12 indicators
Digital & energy access: Cambodia in detail
Latest reported value, world rank and rank within East Asia & Pacific; values around 2000, 2010, 2020; group and world columns are World Bank aggregates.
| Indicator | Latest | World rank | In region | ~2000 | ~2010 | ~2020 | 10-year change | Region | Income group | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Internet usersInternet users, % of population | 68.5%2024 | 126/188 | 19/28 | 0.0% | 1.3% | 56.4% | +54.5 ppsince 2014 | 88.4% | 62.9% | 73.6% | |
| Mobile subscriptionsMobile subscriptions per 100 people | 116.12024 | 104/210 | 18/34 | 1.0 | 56.2 | 126.1 | −13%since 2014 | 135.1 | 89.9 | 111.5 | |
| Fixed broadbandFixed broadband per 100 people | 4.12024 | 145/208 | 23/34 | 0.02002 | 0.2 | 1.4 | +865%since 2014 | 36.5 | 5.0 | 20.1 | |
| Fixed telephoneFixed telephone lines per 100 people | 0.22024 | 190/213 | 34/37 | 0.2 | 2.5 | 0.3 | −93%since 2014 | 12.0 | 3.0 | 9.9 | |
| Secure serversSecure internet servers per million people | 8172024 | 114/215 | 22/37 | · | 1 | 188 | +17,623%since 2014 | 5,322 | 717 | 16,381 | |
| Electricity accessAccess to electricity, % of population | 99.2%2024 | 133/215 | 23/36 | 16.6% | 31.1% | 86.4% | +43.1 ppsince 2014 | 98.6% | 91.4% | 91.9% | |
| Electricity access, ruralAccess to electricity, rural, % of rural population | 98.6%2024 | 134/211 | 23/35 | 6.6% | 15.8% | 82.9% | +53.9 ppsince 2014 | 97.3% | 88.0% | 84.9% | |
| Electricity access, urbanAccess to electricity, urban, % of urban population | 100.0%2024 | 22/213 | 3/35 | 60.6% | 91.3% | 97.3% | +3.1 ppsince 2014 | 99.9% | 96.2% | 97.8% | |
| Clean cookingAccess to clean cooking fuels, % of population | 57.0%2024 | 132/192 | 21/30 | 3.0% | 11.0% | 42.0% | +38.0 ppsince 2014 | 87.0% | 63.8% | 75.4% | |
| Electricity use per personElectric power consumption, kWh per person | 1,086 kWh2024 | 106/149 | 15/18 | 32 kWh | 157 kWh | 706 kWh | +293%since 2014 | 5,715 kWh | 928 kWh | 3,708 kWh | |
| Energy use per personEnergy use, kg of oil equivalent per person | 593 kgoe2024 | 116/150 | 17/18 | 288 kgoe | 335 kgoe | 519 kgoe | +62%since 2014 | 2,488 kgoe | 640 kgoe | 1,892 kgoe | |
| Power lossesElectricity transmission and distribution losses, % of output | 10.2%2024 | 71/149 | 4/18 | 11.2% | 28.1% | 12.1% | −12.4 ppsince 2014 | 3.9% | 14.4% | 6.9% |
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)“·” — no value reported within two years of that date. World rank counts countries with a recent value.
Better than ten years ago
- Internet users+54.5 pp68.5% in 2024
- Fixed broadband+865%4.1 in 2024
- Secure servers+17,623%817 in 2024
- Electricity access+43.1 pp99.2% in 2024
Worse than ten years ago
No rated indicator got worse over the decade.
Only indicators where higher or lower is clearly better are rated (for example, unemployment down is better, life expectancy up is better).
neighbours
Cambodia and its neighbours
Countries sharing a land border with Cambodia. Latest values since 2005; the highest in each row is marked.
| Indicator | Cambodia | Vietnam | Thailand | Laos |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Internet users | 68.5%2024 | 84.2%2024 | 90.9%2024 | 65.6%2024 |
| Mobile subscriptions | 116.12024 | 127.62024 | 160.62024 | 64.82023 |
| Fixed broadband | 4.12024 | 23.72024 | 14.92024 | 2.72023 |
| Fixed telephone | 0.22024 | 2.62024 | 5.42024 | 16.12023 |
| Secure servers | 8172024 | 5,7342024 | 3,1502024 | 3022024 |
| Electricity access | 99.2%2024 | 100.0%2024 | 100.0%2024 | 96.5%2024 |
| Electricity access, rural | 98.6%2024 | 100.0%2024 | 100.0%2024 | 94.2%2024 |
| Electricity access, urban | 100.0%2024 | 100.0%2024 | 100.0%2024 | 100.0%2024 |
| Clean cooking | 57.0%2024 | 91.0%2024 | 88.0%2024 | 10.0%2024 |