Asia · South-Eastern Asia
Cambodia
Cambodia covers about 181,000 km² (69,900 mi²), the 90th largest of the 246 places listed here. That is close to Uruguay, at about 177,000 km².
- 181,000km²Area, main territory
- 17.4 millionPopulation
- 5.90In Belgiums
100 km
- Cambodia
Facts
| Area, main territory | 181,000 km²69,900 mi² |
|---|---|
| Official area | 181,000 km²Wikidata · agrees with our measure |
| In Belgiums | 5.90 |
| Capital | Phnom Penh |
| Population | 17.4 millionWikidata, 2023 |
| Density | 96 people per km² |
| Latitude range | 10°N to 15°N |
| In other languages | Camboya Español · Kambodscha Deutsch · Cambodge Français · Camboja Português · カンボジア 日本語 · 柬埔寨 中文 · 캄보디아 한국어 |
| Continent | Asia#25 of 51 countries by area |
What the numbers say about Cambodia
- Russia, the largest place listed, is 93.8× the size of Cambodia.
- At 96 people per km², Cambodia is the 74th most densely populated of the 185 places over 1,000 km²; the median is 72 per km².
- Cambodia lies at 13°N, close to the equator, where a standard web map (Web Mercator) is nearly true to size: it inflates area by only about 1.1×.
- Laid out flat, Cambodia's main territory stretches about 478 km north to south and 572 km east to west.
- Wikidata's official figure of 181,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 181,000 km², to within 2%.
How Cambodia measures up
Cambodia holds 0.6% of the land area and 0.4% of the people of the 51 countries listed for Asia. In South-Eastern Asia it is the 8th largest of 11.
| Where it ranks | Figure | Position |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 181,000 km² | 89th of 239 |
| Population | 17.4 million | 70th of 237 |
| Density | 96 per km² | 74th of 185 |
| Farthest north | 12.7°N | 130th of 212 |
| Compared with | Its area | Cambodia is |
|---|---|---|
| Belgium | 30,700 km² | 5.90× its size |
| United Kingdom | 244,000 km² | 0.74× its size |
| Germany | 358,000 km² | 0.51× its size |
| Japan | 374,000 km² | 0.48× its size |
| France | 548,000 km² | 0.33× its size |
| India | 3,151,000 km² | 0.06× its size |
| Brazil | 8,473,000 km² | 0.02× its size |
| United States | 9,447,000 km² | 0.02× its size |
| Russia | 16,980,000 km² | 0.01× its size |
Where Cambodia sits
- Cambodia's centre lies at 12.7°N, 104.9°E, in the northern and eastern hemispheres, about 1,410 km from the equator.
- Its main territory spans 10°N to 15°N, about 480 km from its southern edge to its northern.
Closest neighbours, by distance between centres
On the same latitude, elsewhere in the world
If Cambodia had other densities
- At Bangladesh's density of 1,252 people per km², Cambodia would have 226.8 million people. It has 17.4 million.
- At Canada's density of 3.7 people per km², Cambodia would have 673,000 people. It has 17.4 million.
- At the median density of the places listed, 72 per km², it would have 13.1 million.
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Sources and method
- Outline
- Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 0 - Countries, public domain
- Boundary
- De facto, as drawn by Natural Earth.
- Area
- Measured on the WGS84 ellipsoid from the full-detail outline, shown rounded
- Official figures
- Area, population and capital from Wikidata (CC0), fetched 2026-11-11
- Population
- Wikidata, 2023; covers the whole country, overseas territory included
- Data built
- 2026-11-11