Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Bangladesh fits inside the Philippines 2 times
Bangladesh: 147,570 km² (2024) · Philippines: 300,000 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
The Philippines’ coastline is 63 times as long as Bangladesh’s
Bangladesh: 580 km (2026 edition) · Philippines: 36,289 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
The Philippines’ highest peak towers 1,894 m above Bangladesh’s
Bangladesh: 1,060 m (2026 edition) · Philippines: 2,954 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 72% of Bangladesh, versus 43% of the Philippines
Bangladesh: 72.2% (2024) · Philippines: 42.7% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Bangladesh has 50% more people than the Philippines
Bangladesh: 176 million (2025) · Philippines: 117 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Bangladesh is 3.4 times as densely populated as the Philippines
Bangladesh: 1,350 per km² (2025) · Philippines: 392 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
The Philippines and Bangladesh are practically level
Bangladesh: 165.1 cm (2019) · Philippines: 165.2 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in the Philippines are 1.8 cm taller than in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: 152.4 cm (2019) · Philippines: 154.1 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
Bangladesh and the Philippines are practically level
Bangladesh: 25.3 years (2023) · Philippines: 25.3 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Bangladesh have 0.2 more children on average than in the Philippines
Bangladesh: 2.14 children per woman (2024) · Philippines: 1.89 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
6.7% of people in Bangladesh are 65 or older, versus 5.7% in the Philippines
Bangladesh: 6.7% (2025) · Philippines: 5.7% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
Bangladesh hosts 759 times as many refugees per resident as the Philippines
Bangladesh: 6.7 per 1,000 (2025) · Philippines: 0.0088 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
The Philippines has produced 0.1 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Bangladesh 0.1
Bangladesh: 0.1 (2026) · Philippines: 0.1 (2026)
How many official languages?
The Philippines has 2 official languages, Bangladesh 1
Bangladesh: 1 (2026) · Philippines: 2 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
The Philippines’ economy is 7% larger than Bangladesh’s
Bangladesh: $456 billion (2025) · Philippines: $487 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
The Philippines produces 24% more per person than Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Int$10,154 (2025) · Philippines: Int$12,577 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in the Philippines than in Bangladesh (Gini 8.4 points higher)
Bangladesh: 30.9 (2022) · Philippines: 39.3 (2023)
How many live on less than $3 a day?
5.9% of people in Bangladesh live on less than $3 a day, versus 5.3% in the Philippines
Bangladesh: 5.9% (2022) · Philippines: 5.3% (2023)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 3.8% in Bangladesh, versus 2.2% in the Philippines
Bangladesh: 3.8% (2025) · Philippines: 2.2% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
The Philippines and Bangladesh are practically level
Bangladesh: 0.8% (2025) · Philippines: 1.3% (2025)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
The Philippines’ central government collects 14% of GDP in tax, Bangladesh’s 7.6%
Bangladesh: 7.6% (2021) · Philippines: 14.4% (2024)
How expensive is it?
The Philippines’ price level (US = 100) is 1.3× Bangladesh’s
Bangladesh: 26% (2025) · Philippines: 33% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
The Philippines spends 3.6 times as much on health per person as Bangladesh
Bangladesh: $53 (2023) · Philippines: $194 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Bangladesh live 5 years longer than in the Philippines
Bangladesh: 74.9 years (2024) · Philippines: 69.9 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Bangladesh is 12% more likely to die before turning one than in the Philippines
Bangladesh: 24.4 per 1,000 (2024) · Philippines: 21.7 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
The Philippines has 10% more doctors per person than Bangladesh
Bangladesh: 0.7 per 1,000 (2023) · Philippines: 0.8 per 1,000 (2021)
How many hospital beds are there?
The Philippines has 5% more hospital beds per person than Bangladesh
Bangladesh: 0.9 per 1,000 (2023) · Philippines: 1 per 1,000 (2021)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Bangladesh is 45% higher than in the Philippines
Bangladesh: 4.5 per 100k (2023) · Philippines: 3.1 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
9.7% of adults in the Philippines are obese, versus 5.7% in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: 5.7% (2024) · Philippines: 9.7% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
32% of adults in Bangladesh smoke, versus 20% in the Philippines
Bangladesh: 32% (2024) · Philippines: 19.9% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in the Philippines rate their lives 1.89 points higher than in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: 4.32 (2025) · Philippines: 6.21 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in the Philippines drink 2,094 times as much alcohol as in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: 0.0029 litres (2023) · Philippines: 6.1 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
The Philippines has 7.5 times as much meat per person as Bangladesh
Bangladesh: 4.5 kg (2023) · Philippines: 33.6 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
The Philippines has 395 kcal more food per person per day than Bangladesh
Bangladesh: 2,588 kcal (2023) · Philippines: 2,983 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Bangladesh put in 287 more hours a year than in the Philippines
Bangladesh: 2,383 hours (2023) · Philippines: 2,096 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in the Philippines went to school 3.2 years longer than in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: 6.8 years (2023) · Philippines: 10 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
The Philippines welcomed 12 times as many tourists per resident as Bangladesh (2019)
Bangladesh: 0.002 (2019) · Philippines: 0.02 (2022)
How many World Heritage sites?
The Philippines has 3 more World Heritage sites than Bangladesh (6 against 3)
Bangladesh: 3 (2026) · Philippines: 6 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
The Philippines has won 18 Olympic medals, Bangladesh none
Bangladesh: 0 (2026 edition) · Philippines: 18 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
67% of people in the Philippines are online, versus 53% in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: 53% (2024) · Philippines: 67% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in the Philippines is 93% faster than in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: 86 Mbps (2026) · Philippines: 166 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
100% of people in Bangladesh have electricity, versus 95% in the Philippines
Bangladesh: 99.5% (2024) · Philippines: 94.8% (2024)
How many live in cities?
56% of people in the Philippines live in cities, versus 33% in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: 33% (2025) · Philippines: 56% (2025)
How many phones per person?
The Philippines has 115 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Bangladesh 108
Bangladesh: 108 (2024) · Philippines: 115 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Bangladesh’s railway network is 5.7 times as long as the Philippines’
Bangladesh: 2,877 km (2019) · Philippines: 509 km (2016)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from the Philippines fly 9.4 times as many passengers per resident as those from Bangladesh
Bangladesh: 0.04 (2023) · Philippines: 0.36 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 25% of the Philippines, but only 14% of Bangladesh
Bangladesh: 14.4% (2024) · Philippines: 24.8% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in the Philippines emits 2.4 times as much CO₂ as someone in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: 0.6 t (2024) · Philippines: 1.5 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
23% of the Philippines’ electricity is renewable, versus 2.1% in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: 2.1% (2025) · Philippines: 23.3% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Bangladesh carries 2.8 times as much fine dust as in the Philippines
Bangladesh: 65 µg/m³ (2024) · Philippines: 23.1 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 86% more likely to be murdered in the Philippines than in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: 2.3 per 100k (2018) · Philippines: 4.3 per 100k (2023)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Bangladesh are 2.5 times as deadly as in the Philippines
Bangladesh: 34.5 per 100k (2023) · Philippines: 13.8 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
The Philippines is on average 0.6 °C warmer than Bangladesh
Bangladesh: 25.8°C (2016–2025 avg) · Philippines: 26.4°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
The Philippines gets 43% more rain than Bangladesh
Bangladesh: 2,096 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Philippines: 3,001 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Between them
People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other
Quick answers
Is Bangladesh bigger than the Philippines?
The Philippines is larger. Bangladesh fits inside the Philippines 2 times.
Which has more people, Bangladesh or the Philippines?
Bangladesh has 50% more people than the Philippines (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Bangladesh or the Philippines?
People in Bangladesh live 5 years longer than in the Philippines. Life expectancy at birth is 74.9 years in Bangladesh and 69.9 in the Philippines.
Are people taller in Bangladesh or the Philippines?
The Philippines and Bangladesh are practically level (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
