| Ranking | Cambodia | North Korea | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Countries importing the largest share of their goods from China2026-11-02 | #3 · 52.91 % | #1 · 81.81 % | North Korea by 2 |
| Countries with the highest road accident death rates2026-11-02 | #45 · 18.77 per 100,000 people | #1 · 42.69 per 100,000 people | North Korea by 44 |
| Countries with the largest military share of population2026-11-02 | #22 · 0.72 % | #2 · 4.86 % | North Korea by 20 |
| Countries with the most military personnel2026-11-02 | #39 · 124 thousand people | #4 · 1,280 thousand people | North Korea by 35 |
| Countries with the highest employment-to-population ratios2026-11-02 | #5 · 82.18 % | #8 · 79.24 % | Cambodia by 3 |
| Countries producing the most rice2026-11-02 | #10 · 14.2k thousand tonnes | #28 · 2,250 thousand tonnes | Cambodia by 18 |
| Countries with the highest tuberculosis death rates2026-11-02 | #48 · 23.14 per 100,000 people | #11 · 86.69 per 100,000 people | North Korea by 37 |
| Countries producing the most farmed fish2026-10-30 | #22 · 320.28 thousand metric tons | #17 · 685.7 thousand metric tons | North Korea by 5 |
| Countries with the largest CO2 emissions from land use change2026-11-02 | #22 · 43.42 million tonnes | #49 · 9.99 million tonnes | Cambodia by 27 |
| Countries with the highest cotton yields2026-11-02 | #48 · 1.29 tonnes per hectare | #29 · 1.99 tonnes per hectare | North Korea by 19 |
| Countries generating the most electricity from coal2026-11-02 | #31 · 10.05 TWh | #33 · 9.23 TWh | Cambodia by 2 |
| Countries with the most planted forest2026-11-02 | #50 · 596.45 thousand hectares | #31 · 1,596.67 thousand hectares | North Korea by 19 |
| Countries with the most people without safe drinking water2026-11-02 | #32 · 12.3k thousand people | #36 · 8,820.47 thousand people | Cambodia by 4 |
| Countries producing the most soybeans2026-11-02 | #49 · 51 thousand tonnes | #32 · 180 thousand tonnes | North Korea by 17 |
History
Rank history in Countries importing the largest share of their goods from China
Head to head
Cambodia vs North Korea, explained
Cambodia vs North Korea, head to head across 14 shared rankings. Cambodia ranks higher in 5, North Korea ranks higher in 9. On that count North Korea comes out ahead overall, though each ranking measures something different, so the detail below matters more than the tally.
Ranking by ranking: in Countries importing the largest share of their goods from China, Cambodia is #3 with 52.91 % and North Korea is #1 with 81.81 % (North Korea ahead by 2); in Countries with the highest road accident death rates, Cambodia is #45 with 18.77 per 100,000 people and North Korea is #1 with 42.69 per 100,000 people (North Korea ahead by 44); in Countries with the largest military share of population, Cambodia is #22 with 0.72 % and North Korea is #2 with 4.86 % (North Korea ahead by 20); in Countries with the most military personnel, Cambodia is #39 with 124 thousand people and North Korea is #4 with 1,280 thousand people (North Korea ahead by 35); in Countries with the highest employment-to-population ratios, Cambodia is #5 with 82.18 % and North Korea is #8 with 79.24 % (Cambodia ahead by 3); in Countries producing the most rice, Cambodia is #10 with 14.2k thousand tonnes and North Korea is #28 with 2,250 thousand tonnes (Cambodia ahead by 18).
Within each ranking both entries are measured by the same metric from the same source at the same time, which makes every row a like-for-like comparison. Across rankings the metrics differ, so a lead in one does not cancel out a deficit in another. The rank history chart tracks both entries through every published snapshot of the first shared ranking.
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Frequently asked questions
- Who ranks higher, Cambodia or North Korea?
- North Korea ranks higher in more shared rankings (9 of 14). In Countries importing the largest share of their goods from China, Cambodia is #3 and North Korea is #1.
- In how many rankings do Cambodia and North Korea both appear?
- 14 current rankings.
- How current is this comparison?
- The newest shared snapshot was captured on 2026-11-02.