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Cambodia

Scores
Overall 51.4/100
Governance and accountability 53.3/100
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National commitments 50.0/100
National Action Plans (NAPs) 90.0/100
Survivor and youth engagement 25.0/100
Budgetary transparency 43.0/100
Data collection 50.0/100
Prevention 46.7/100
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Education for students 33.3/100
Parenting and care-giver support 100.0/100
Background checks 0.0/100
Training for healthcare providers 0.0/100
Availability of child helpline 100.0/100
Healing 40.0/100
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Medical care for victims and survivors 25.0/100
Integrated victim and survivor services 25.0/100
Health sector guidelines 100.0/100
Legal aid 0.0/100
Compensation 50.0/100
Justice 55.3/100
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Laws against corporal punishment 66.7/100
Legal minimum marriage age 50.0/100
Laws against childhood sexual abuse 71.4/100
Laws against online childhood sexual violence 44.4/100
Extraterritoriality and extradition 0.0/100
Statute of limitations (SOL) reform 40.0/100
Specialised law enforcement and international co-operation mechanisms 50.0/100
Special procedures for child victims in the criminal justice system 50.0/100

East Asia & the Pacific

9th

Overall

7th

Governance and accountability

6th

Prevention

11th

Healing

8th

Justice

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Pathfinding Global Alliance

18th

Overall

8th

Governance and accountability

9th

Prevention

24th

Healing

17th

Justice

Shared rank — one or more countries have the same score.

Ending Violence Against Children pledging process

21st

Overall

10th

Governance and accountability

15th

Prevention

34th

Healing

26th

Justice

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Background indicators
GDP per capita
2627.88
Rule of Law Index
0.31
Gender Inequality Index (GII)
0.51
Women in parliament
13.6
Gender gap in educational attainment
0.97
LGBTQ Equality Index
47.0
Birth registration
92.0
Internet penetration rate
60.72
Lead child protection ministries or agencies
3.0
Child marriage
18.0
Sexual violence
6.0
Online child sexual abuse
3.3
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9th
within East Asia and the Pacific
out of 11 countries
7th
in its lower middle income classification
out of 18 countries
6.2
million children in Cambodia
represents 1.3% of the region's total population under the age of 18
See the data from the Cambodia Violence Against Children and Youth Survey

 

This country’s score places it in the middle third of those assessed in the Index

This mid-range ranking indicates that important steps have been taken to prevent and respond to sexual violence against children and adolescents. However, while certain key laws, policies, or services may exist, gaps remain in coverage, or accountability.

By strengthening coordination, investing in prevention and survivor services, and closing remaining legal and policy gaps, meaningful gains are within reach.

This score is not a judgement — it is a roadmap for progress.

The Index evaluates countries against 23 indicators covering the foundational laws, policies, programs, and services governments should have in place to end sexual violence against children and adolescents. 

By using these indicators as a step-by-step guide, countries can make meaningful progress toward eliminating sexual violence in their country and improving their ranking in the next Index cycle.

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