{
  "_license": "CC BY 4.0 — attribute SKETCH.WORLD (https://sketch.world) and link back if you use this data.",
  "_source": "https://sketch.world/cambodia",
  "iso2": "KH",
  "name": "Cambodia",
  "slug": "cambodia",
  "updatedAt": "2026-07-12T18:38:35.684Z",
  "score": 68,
  "verdict": "go-plan",
  "confidence": "high",
  "subscores": {
    "advisoryConsensus": 66.66666666666666,
    "political": 66.79792479999999,
    "policeTrust": 28.874776,
    "health": 72,
    "crime": 96.35933474721558,
    "lgbtq": 90
  },
  "delta7d": 9,
  "advisories": {
    "disagreement": 0,
    "us": {
      "level": 2,
      "label": "Level 2: Exercise Increased Caution",
      "url": "https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/traveladvisories/traveladvisories/cambodia-travel-advisory.html"
    },
    "uk": {
      "level": 2,
      "summary": "Normal precautions for most of the country; FCDO advises against travel to some regions.",
      "url": "https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/cambodia"
    },
    "ca": {
      "level": 2,
      "label": "Exercise a high degree of caution (with regional advisories)",
      "url": "https://travel.gc.ca/destinations/cambodia"
    }
  },
  "generated": true,
  "regionFlags": [],
  "health": {
    "notices": [
      {
        "title": "Global Dengue",
        "level": 1
      },
      {
        "title": "Global Measles",
        "level": 1
      }
    ],
    "vaccines": {
      "required": [],
      "recommended": []
    },
    "tapWater": "unknown"
  },
  "entry": {
    "visaNote": "",
    "passportValidityMonths": 0,
    "sources": []
  },
  "scams": [
    {
      "title": "Border bribe solicitation",
      "body": "Border officials frequently solicit bribes from travelers. Be prepared for this interaction when crossing.",
      "sources": [
        "wikivoyage"
      ]
    },
    {
      "title": "Tuk-tuk commission schemes",
      "body": "Tuk-tuk drivers often recommend restaurants, hotels, or activities because they receive a commission from those businesses. Verify recommendations independently.",
      "sources": [
        "wikivoyage"
      ]
    },
    {
      "title": "Price and service inflation",
      "body": "Tourists face marked-up prices and tours that fail to match advertisements. Negotiate all taxi fares clearly and verify restaurant bills for calculation errors before payment.",
      "sources": [
        "wikivoyage"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "laws": [],
  "streetWisdom": {
    "summary": "",
    "quotes": [],
    "generatedAt": "2026-07-12"
  },
  "localKnowledge": {
    "staySafe": [
      {
        "label": "Theft",
        "text": "Cambodia is a reasonably safe country, with the usual exception for large cities late at night, particularly Phnom Penh, and with unobserved luggage or wallets."
      },
      {
        "label": "Crime and corruption",
        "text": "The rule of law in Cambodia is inconsistently applied."
      },
      {
        "label": "Scams",
        "text": "Scams of all sorts are plentiful in Cambodia."
      },
      {
        "label": "Land mines",
        "text": "Cambodia suffers from a legacy of millions of land mines left during the war years.…"
      }
    ],
    "stayHealthy": [
      {
        "text": "Cambodia lacks reliable medical facilities, doctors, clinics, hospitals and medication, especially in rural areas."
      },
      {
        "text": "Local hospitals and clinics vary from mediocre to frightening. Expect dirt, poor equipment, expired medicines and placebos of flour and sugar."
      },
      {
        "text": "In local clinics don't let them put anything in your blood: treat dehydration orally and not with a drip, as there is a risk of septicaemia (i.e."
      },
      {
        "text": "Hygienic standards of food and drinks leave something to be desired."
      }
    ],
    "sourceUrl": "https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Cambodia"
  },
  "recentHeadlines": [
    {
      "title": "DMW to open MWO in Cambodia",
      "url": "https://www.sunstar.com.ph/manila/dmw-to-open-mwo-in-cambodia",
      "seenAt": "2026-07-11"
    },
    {
      "title": "Information ministry : Facebook , TikTok  not reliable news media  ",
      "url": "https://phnompenhpost.com/national/information-ministry-facebook-tiktok-not-reliable-news-media/",
      "seenAt": "2026-07-11"
    },
    {
      "title": "Navi Mumbai Cyber Police Arrest Gujarat Engineer In ₹1 . 55 Cr Digital Arrest Scam Probe",
      "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/mumbai/navi-mumbai-cyber-police-arrest-gujarat-engineer-in-155-cr-digital-arrest-scam-probe",
      "seenAt": "2026-07-10"
    },
    {
      "title": "Cambodia taps booming Muslim travel market with tourism fair",
      "url": "https://www.thestar.com.my/aseanplus/aseanplus-news/2026/07/10/cambodia-taps-booming-muslim-travel-market-with-tourism-fair",
      "seenAt": "2026-07-10"
    }
  ],
  "whatChanged": "Cambodia's safety score rose to 68 today, though the US, UK, and Canada maintain level 2 advisories. Watch for global dengue and measles outbreaks while you travel.",
  "practical": {
    "plug": [
      "A",
      "C",
      "G"
    ],
    "voltage": 230,
    "drivingSide": "right",
    "emergency": {
      "police": "117",
      "ambulance": "119",
      "fire": "118"
    },
    "simAdvice": "",
    "cashVsCard": "",
    "tipping": ""
  },
  "lgbtqLegal": {
    "status": "legal",
    "summary": "Legal",
    "sourceUrl": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LGBTQ_rights_by_country_or_territory"
  },
  "receipts": [
    {
      "sourceId": "us-state",
      "url": "https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/traveladvisories/traveladvisories/cambodia-travel-advisory.html",
      "observedAt": "2026-07-12"
    },
    {
      "sourceId": "uk-fcdo",
      "url": "https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/cambodia",
      "observedAt": "2026-07-12"
    },
    {
      "sourceId": "ca-gac",
      "url": "https://travel.gc.ca/destinations/cambodia",
      "observedAt": "2026-07-12"
    },
    {
      "sourceId": "worldbank-political",
      "url": "https://api.worldbank.org/v2/country/all/indicator/GOV_WGI_PV.EST?format=json&date=2024&per_page=300",
      "observedAt": "2026-07-12"
    },
    {
      "sourceId": "worldbank-policeTrust",
      "url": "https://api.worldbank.org/v2/country/all/indicator/GOV_WGI_RL.EST?format=json&date=2024&per_page=300",
      "observedAt": "2026-07-12"
    },
    {
      "sourceId": "cdc-health",
      "url": "https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/travel/notices/level1/dengue-global",
      "observedAt": "2026-07-12"
    },
    {
      "sourceId": "wikivoyage",
      "url": "https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Cambodia",
      "observedAt": "2026-07-12"
    },
    {
      "sourceId": "gdelt",
      "url": "https://www.sunstar.com.ph/manila/dmw-to-open-mwo-in-cambodia",
      "observedAt": "2026-07-11"
    },
    {
      "sourceId": "reddit",
      "url": "https://old.reddit.com/r/travel/",
      "observedAt": "2026-07-12"
    },
    {
      "sourceId": "unodc",
      "url": "https://data.unodc.org/datareport/hom-victim",
      "observedAt": "2026-07-12"
    },
    {
      "sourceId": "acled-hdx",
      "url": "https://data.humdata.org/organization/acled",
      "observedAt": "2026-07-12"
    },
    {
      "sourceId": "lgbtq-legal-wikipedia",
      "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LGBTQ_rights_by_country_or_territory",
      "observedAt": "2026-07-12"
    }
  ]
}