press rank #150 · ~$869/mo

Can you live unwatched in Cambodia?

Mixed civil liberties, ranked #150 for press freedom. Not individually assessed beyond public indices.

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The privacy scorecard

State surveillance3/5
Facial recognition3/5
No national ID2/5
Data-protection law2/5
Encryption3/5
VPN freedom4/5
Democracy2/5
Free expression2/5
Cash still works4/5
Financial privacy3/5
Crypto freedom3/5
Easy to stay5/5
Off-grid living5/5
8 cameras / 1,000 people press rank #150 ~$869/mo national average

Childhood vaccines: recommended, never required

No national law requires it. The programme is free, and what pushes parents is public health messaging, not a statute.

If you skip them: Nothing.

Exemptions: Not needed.

Source: Georgetown AMP EID, survey of national legislation, 2024

Legal & financial exposure

Facts about the law, not a privacy score: whether each one helps or hurts depends on what you are trying to do.

Does not report your account balances abroad

No extradition treaty with the US

ID required to buy a SIM card

4 of 7 signals are unverified for this country: not shown, rather than guessed.

13 real places in Cambodia

Facial recognition, Bitcoin friendliness and cost vary by city even inside the same country.

Phnom Penh

~$850/mo facial recognition unlikely₿ crypto 2/5

Siem Reap

~$950/mo facial recognition unlikely₿ crypto 2/5

Battambang

~$850/mo facial recognition unlikely₿ crypto 2/5

Sihanoukville

~$950/mo facial recognition unlikely₿ crypto 2/5

Kampot

~$900/mo facial recognition unlikely₿ crypto 2/5

Kep (Cambodia coast)

~$800/mo facial recognition unlikely₿ crypto 2/5

Kep

~$900/mo facial recognition unlikely₿ crypto 2/5

Kratie

~$800/mo facial recognition unlikely₿ crypto 2/5

Otres (Sihanoukville)

~$800/mo facial recognition unlikely₿ crypto 2/5

Koh Rong

~$900/mo facial recognition unlikely₿ crypto 2/5

Koh Rong Samloem

~$900/mo facial recognition unlikely₿ crypto 2/5

Koh Rong Samloem (Saracen)

~$850/mo facial recognition unlikely₿ crypto 2/5

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Country-level estimates for orientation, not legal advice. Surveillance law changes fast: verify anything you would act on.