Human Development Index: males vs. females in Cambodia
Cambodia: Human Development Index: males vs. females was 0.6246 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Human Development Index: males vs. females in Cambodia, 2000–2023
Source: UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Cambodia recorded 0.6246 for human development index: males vs. females in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 7.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, human development index: males vs. females in Cambodia peaked at 0.6246 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.4615, in 2000.
That places Cambodia 145th out of 183 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Human Development Index: males vs. females in Cambodia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.4615 | — |
| 2001 | 0.4802 | +4.0% |
| 2002 | 0.506 | +5.4% |
| 2003 | 0.5159 | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 0.5358 | +3.9% |
| 2005 | 0.5473 | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 0.5583 | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 0.5657 | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 0.5695 | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 0.5696 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.5717 | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 0.5764 | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 0.5788 | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 0.5798 | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 0.5822 | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 0.5877 | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 0.5938 | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 0.6023 | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 0.6092 | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 0.613 | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 0.6136 | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 0.6122 | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 0.621 | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 0.6246 | +0.6% |
Cambodia compared with similar countries
- Cambodia's 0.6246 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.6459, 97% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Cambodia's 0.6246 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.7451, 84% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.531 | 0.4615 | 0.5696 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5895 | 0.5717 | 0.613 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6179 | 0.6122 | 0.6246 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Cambodia
More gender data for Cambodia
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 5,268 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.2002 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 13,559 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 13,559 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 1.49 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 171,023 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 179,224 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 172,154 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 180,322 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 173,679 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is human development index: males vs. females in Cambodia?
- Human development index: males vs. females in Cambodia was 0.6246 in 2023, according to UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest human development index: males vs. females recorded in Cambodia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6246 in 2023.
- What is the lowest human development index: males vs. females recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4615 in 2000.
- How does Cambodia rank for human development index: males vs. females?
- Cambodia ranks 145th out of 183 countries with data for 2023.
- Is human development index: males vs. females rising or falling in Cambodia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cambodia data come from?
- The figures come from UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Human Development Index: males vs. females. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Human Development Index (HDI) is a summary measure of key dimensions of human development: a long and healthy life, a good education, and a decent standard of living. Higher values indicate higher human development. Only male population is considered.