Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
The Philippines fits inside Australia 26 times.
Australia: 7,741,220 km² (2023) · Philippines: 300,000 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
The Philippines’ coastline is 41% longer than Australia’s.
Australia: 25,760 km (2026 edition) · Philippines: 36,289 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
The Philippines’ highest peak towers 726 m above Australia’s.
Australia: 2,228 m (2026 edition) · Philippines: 2,954 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
The Philippines has 4.2 times as many people as Australia.
Australia: 27.6 million (2025) · Philippines: 117 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
The Philippines is 109 times as densely populated as Australia.
Australia: 4 per km² (2025) · Philippines: 392 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Australia are 13.5 cm taller than in the Philippines.
Australia: 178.8 cm (2019) · Philippines: 165.2 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Australia are 10.5 cm taller than in the Philippines.
Australia: 164.7 cm (2019) · Philippines: 154.1 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Australia is 12 years older than in the Philippines.
Australia: 37.8 years (2023) · Philippines: 25.3 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in the Philippines have 0.4 more children on average than in Australia.
Australia: 1.48 children per woman (2024) · Philippines: 1.89 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
18% of people in Australia are 65 or older, versus 5.7% in the Philippines.
Australia: 18.1% (2025) · Philippines: 5.7% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Australia has produced 3.6 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, the Philippines 0.1.
Australia: 3.6 (2025) · Philippines: 0.1 (2025)
How many official languages?
The Philippines has 2 official languages, Australia 1.
Australia: 1 (2026) · Philippines: 2 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Australia’s economy is 3.7 times the size of the Philippines’.
Australia: $1.8 trillion (2025) · Philippines: $487 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Australia produces 5.7 times as much per person as the Philippines.
Australia: Int$71,934 (2025) · Philippines: Int$12,577 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in the Philippines than in Australia (Gini 5.5 points higher).
Australia: 33.8 (2020) · Philippines: 39.3 (2023)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 4.1% in Australia, versus 2.2% in the Philippines.
Australia: 4.1% (2025) · Philippines: 2.2% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Australia spends 1.9% of its GDP on the military, the Philippines 1.3%.
Australia: 1.9% (2024) · Philippines: 1.3% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Australia’s price level (US = 100) is 2.7× the Philippines’.
Australia: 91% (2025) · Philippines: 33% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Australia spends 36 times as much on health per person as the Philippines.
Australia: $6,980 (2023) · Philippines: $194 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Australia live 13 years longer than in the Philippines.
Australia: 83.1 years (2024) · Philippines: 69.9 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in the Philippines is 7 times as likely to die before turning one as in Australia.
Australia: 3.1 per 1,000 (2024) · Philippines: 21.7 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Australia has 5.2 times as many doctors per person as the Philippines.
Australia: 4.1 per 1,000 (2022) · Philippines: 0.8 per 1,000 (2021)
How common is obesity?
32% of adults in Australia are obese, versus 9.7% in the Philippines.
Australia: 32.4% (2024) · Philippines: 9.7% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
20% of adults in the Philippines smoke, versus 12% in Australia.
Australia: 11.6% (2024) · Philippines: 19.9% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Australia rate their lives 0.71 points higher than in the Philippines.
Australia: 6.92 (2025) · Philippines: 6.21 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Australia drink 72% more alcohol than in the Philippines.
Australia: 10.5 litres (2023) · Philippines: 6.1 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Australia has 3.5 times as much meat per person as the Philippines.
Australia: 116.8 kg (2023) · Philippines: 33.6 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Australia has 579 kcal more food per person per day than the Philippines.
Australia: 3,562 kcal (2023) · Philippines: 2,983 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in the Philippines put in 485 more hours a year than in Australia.
Australia: 1,611 hours (2023) · Philippines: 2,096 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Australia went to school 2.9 years longer than in the Philippines.
Australia: 12.9 years (2023) · Philippines: 10 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Australia: no data · Philippines: 0.02 (2022)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
96% of people in Australia are online, versus 67% in the Philippines.
Australia: 96% (2024) · Philippines: 67% (2024)
Who has electricity at home?
100% of people in Australia have electricity, versus 95% in the Philippines.
Australia: 100% (2024) · Philippines: 94.8% (2024)
How many live in cities?
88% of people in Australia live in cities, versus 56% in the Philippines.
Australia: 88% (2025) · Philippines: 56% (2025)
How many phones per person?
The Philippines has 115 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Australia 113.
Australia: 113 (2024) · Philippines: 115 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Australia’s railway network is 64 times as long as the Philippines’.
Australia: 32,606 km (2022) · Philippines: 509 km (2016)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Australia fly 7 times as many passengers per resident as those from the Philippines.
Australia: 2.5 (2023) · Philippines: 0.36 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 24% of the Philippines, but only 17% of Australia.
Australia: 17.4% (2023) · Philippines: 24.5% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Australia emits 9.6 times as much CO₂ as someone in the Philippines.
Australia: 14.5 t (2024) · Philippines: 1.5 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
39% of Australia’s electricity is renewable, versus 23% in the Philippines.
Australia: 38.6% (2025) · Philippines: 23.3% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in the Philippines carries 4.3 times as much fine dust as in Australia.
Australia: 5.4 µg/m³ (2024) · Philippines: 23.1 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 5.1 times as likely to be murdered in the Philippines as in Australia.
Australia: 0.9 per 100k (2023) · Philippines: 4.3 per 100k (2023)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in the Philippines are 2.2 times as deadly as in Australia.
Australia: 4.5 per 100k (2021) · Philippines: 9.7 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
The Philippines is on average 3.9 °C warmer than Australia.
Australia: 22.5°C (2016–2025 avg) · Philippines: 26.4°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
The Philippines gets 6.7 times as much rain as Australia.
Australia: 447 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Philippines: 3,001 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Australia bigger than the Philippines?
Australia is larger. The Philippines fits inside Australia 26 times.
Which has more people, Australia or the Philippines?
The Philippines has 4.2 times as many people as Australia (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Australia or the Philippines?
People in Australia live 13 years longer than in the Philippines. Life expectancy at birth is 83.1 years in Australia and 69.9 in the Philippines.
Are people taller in Australia or the Philippines?
Men in Australia are 13.5 cm taller than in the Philippines (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).