Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
The Philippines fits inside Brazil 28 times.
Brazil: 8,510,420 km² (2023) · Philippines: 300,000 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
The Philippines’ coastline is 4.8 times as long as Brazil’s.
Brazil: 7,491 km (2026 edition) · Philippines: 36,289 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Brazil’s highest peak towers 40 m above the Philippines’.
Brazil: 2,994 m (2026 edition) · Philippines: 2,954 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Brazil has 82% more people than the Philippines.
Brazil: 213 million (2025) · Philippines: 117 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
The Philippines is 15 times as densely populated as Brazil.
Brazil: 25 per km² (2025) · Philippines: 392 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Brazil are 10.5 cm taller than in the Philippines.
Brazil: 175.7 cm (2019) · Philippines: 165.2 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Brazil are 8.3 cm taller than in the Philippines.
Brazil: 162.4 cm (2019) · Philippines: 154.1 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Brazil is 8.7 years older than in the Philippines.
Brazil: 33.9 years (2023) · Philippines: 25.3 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in the Philippines have 0.3 more children on average than in Brazil.
Brazil: 1.61 children per woman (2024) · Philippines: 1.89 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
11% of people in Brazil are 65 or older, versus 5.7% in the Philippines.
Brazil: 11.5% (2025) · Philippines: 5.7% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
The Philippines has produced 0.1 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Brazil 0.0.
Brazil: 0 (2025) · Philippines: 0.1 (2025)
How many official languages?
The Philippines has 2 official languages, Brazil 1.
Brazil: 1 (2026) · Philippines: 2 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Brazil’s economy is 4.7 times the size of the Philippines’.
Brazil: $2.28 trillion (2025) · Philippines: $487 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Brazil produces 86% more per person than the Philippines.
Brazil: Int$23,433 (2025) · Philippines: Int$12,577 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Brazil than in the Philippines (Gini 11 points higher).
Brazil: 50.3 (2024) · Philippines: 39.3 (2023)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 6.0% in Brazil, versus 2.2% in the Philippines.
Brazil: 6% (2025) · Philippines: 2.2% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
The Philippines and Brazil are practically level.
Brazil: 1% (2024) · Philippines: 1.3% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Brazil’s price level (US = 100) is 1.4× the Philippines’.
Brazil: 46% (2025) · Philippines: 33% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Brazil spends 5.2 times as much on health per person as the Philippines.
Brazil: $1,010 (2023) · Philippines: $194 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Brazil live 6.1 years longer than in the Philippines.
Brazil: 76 years (2024) · Philippines: 69.9 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in the Philippines is 76% more likely to die before turning one than in Brazil.
Brazil: 12.3 per 1,000 (2024) · Philippines: 21.7 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Brazil has 3 times as many doctors per person as the Philippines.
Brazil: 2.4 per 1,000 (2023) · Philippines: 0.8 per 1,000 (2021)
How common is obesity?
31% of adults in Brazil are obese, versus 9.7% in the Philippines.
Brazil: 30.9% (2024) · Philippines: 9.7% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
20% of adults in the Philippines smoke, versus 12% in Brazil.
Brazil: 11.9% (2024) · Philippines: 19.9% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Brazil rate their lives 0.43 points higher than in the Philippines.
Brazil: 6.63 (2025) · Philippines: 6.21 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Brazil drink 70% more alcohol than in the Philippines.
Brazil: 10.4 litres (2023) · Philippines: 6.1 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Brazil has 3.1 times as much meat per person as the Philippines.
Brazil: 104.6 kg (2023) · Philippines: 33.6 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Brazil has 441 kcal more food per person per day than the Philippines.
Brazil: 3,423 kcal (2023) · Philippines: 2,983 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in the Philippines put in 102 more hours a year than in Brazil.
Brazil: 1,994 hours (2023) · Philippines: 2,096 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in the Philippines went to school 1.6 years longer than in Brazil.
Brazil: 8.4 years (2023) · Philippines: 10 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Brazil welcomed 37% more tourists per resident than the Philippines (2019).
Brazil: 0.03 (2024) · Philippines: 0.02 (2022)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
84% of people in Brazil are online, versus 67% in the Philippines.
Brazil: 84% (2024) · Philippines: 67% (2024)
Who has electricity at home?
100% of people in Brazil have electricity, versus 95% in the Philippines.
Brazil: 99.8% (2024) · Philippines: 94.8% (2024)
How many live in cities?
88% of people in Brazil live in cities, versus 56% in the Philippines.
Brazil: 88% (2025) · Philippines: 56% (2025)
How many phones per person?
The Philippines has 115 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Brazil 102.
Brazil: 102 (2024) · Philippines: 115 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Brazil’s railway network is 59 times as long as the Philippines’.
Brazil: 29,850 km (2014) · Philippines: 509 km (2016)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Brazil fly 26% more passengers per resident than those from the Philippines.
Brazil: 0.45 (2023) · Philippines: 0.36 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 59% of Brazil, but only 24% of the Philippines.
Brazil: 59% (2023) · Philippines: 24.5% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Brazil emits 51% more CO₂ than someone in the Philippines.
Brazil: 2.3 t (2024) · Philippines: 1.5 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
87% of Brazil’s electricity is renewable, versus 23% in the Philippines.
Brazil: 86.6% (2025) · Philippines: 23.3% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in the Philippines carries 51% more fine dust than in Brazil.
Brazil: 15.3 µg/m³ (2024) · Philippines: 23.1 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 4.4 times as likely to be murdered in Brazil as in the Philippines.
Brazil: 19.3 per 100k (2023) · Philippines: 4.3 per 100k (2023)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Brazil are 62% deadlier than in the Philippines.
Brazil: 15.7 per 100k (2021) · Philippines: 9.7 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
The Philippines is on average 1.1 °C warmer than Brazil.
Brazil: 25.3°C (2016–2025 avg) · Philippines: 26.4°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
The Philippines gets 81% more rain than Brazil.
Brazil: 1,661 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Philippines: 3,001 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Brazil bigger than the Philippines?
Brazil is larger. The Philippines fits inside Brazil 28 times.
Which has more people, Brazil or the Philippines?
Brazil has 82% more people than the Philippines (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Brazil or the Philippines?
People in Brazil live 6.1 years longer than in the Philippines. Life expectancy at birth is 76.0 years in Brazil and 69.9 in the Philippines.
Are people taller in Brazil or the Philippines?
Men in Brazil are 10.5 cm taller than in the Philippines (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
