🇰🇭 Cambodia: Politics & Democracy
By V-Dem's measure, no — Cambodia scores 0.056 on the 0–1 liberal democracy index, which places it firmly in the autocratic range.
Current leaders
Norodom Sihamoni
Head of State
Hun Manet
Head of Government
Democracy trend
Voting alignment
Cambodia's closest UN General Assembly voting partners since 1946:
Frequently asked questions
Is Cambodia a democracy?
By V-Dem's measure, no — Cambodia scores 0.056 on the 0–1 liberal democracy index, which places it firmly in the autocratic range. It ranks #159 of 179 countries in 2024.
Is democracy in Cambodia improving or declining?
Cambodia's V-Dem liberal democracy score has declined by 0.056 points over the past decade, standing at 0.056 in 2024 (1-year change: +0.002).
Who leads Cambodia?
Norodom Sihamoni is Cambodia's head of state; Hun Manet serves as head of government.