Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
The Philippines is 66% bigger than Cambodia.
Cambodia: 181,040 km² (2023) · Philippines: 300,000 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
The Philippines’ coastline is 82 times as long as Cambodia’s.
Cambodia: 443 km (2026 edition) · Philippines: 36,289 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
The Philippines’ highest peak towers 1,144 m above Cambodia’s.
Cambodia: 1,810 m (2026 edition) · Philippines: 2,954 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
The Philippines has 6.5 times as many people as Cambodia.
Cambodia: 17.8 million (2025) · Philippines: 117 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
The Philippines is 3.9 times as densely populated as Cambodia.
Cambodia: 101 per km² (2025) · Philippines: 392 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Cambodia and the Philippines are practically level.
Cambodia: 165.4 cm (2019) · Philippines: 165.2 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Cambodia and the Philippines are practically level.
Cambodia: 154.8 cm (2019) · Philippines: 154.1 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Cambodia is 0.56 years older than in the Philippines.
Cambodia: 25.8 years (2023) · Philippines: 25.3 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Cambodia have 0.7 more children on average than in the Philippines.
Cambodia: 2.55 children per woman (2024) · Philippines: 1.89 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
6.4% of people in Cambodia are 65 or older, versus 5.7% in the Philippines.
Cambodia: 6.4% (2025) · Philippines: 5.7% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
The Philippines has produced 0.1 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Cambodia 0.0.
Cambodia: 0 (2025) · Philippines: 0.1 (2025)
How many official languages?
The Philippines has 2 official languages, Cambodia 1.
Cambodia: 1 (2026) · Philippines: 2 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
The Philippines’ economy is 9.5 times the size of Cambodia’s.
Cambodia: $51.3 billion (2025) · Philippines: $487 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
The Philippines produces 47% more per person than Cambodia.
Cambodia: Int$8,543 (2025) · Philippines: Int$12,577 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Cambodia: no data · Philippines: 39.3 (2023)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 2.2% in the Philippines, versus 0.3% in Cambodia.
Cambodia: 0.3% (2025) · Philippines: 2.2% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Cambodia and the Philippines are practically level.
Cambodia: 1.5% (2024) · Philippines: 1.3% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Cambodia’s price level (US = 100) is 1× the Philippines’.
Cambodia: 34% (2025) · Philippines: 33% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
The Philippines spends 69% more on health per person than Cambodia.
Cambodia: $115 (2023) · Philippines: $194 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Cambodia live 0.87 years longer than in the Philippines.
Cambodia: 70.8 years (2024) · Philippines: 69.9 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in the Philippines is 32% more likely to die before turning one than in Cambodia.
Cambodia: 16.4 per 1,000 (2024) · Philippines: 21.7 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
The Philippines has 3.8 times as many doctors per person as Cambodia.
Cambodia: 0.2 per 1,000 (2019) · Philippines: 0.8 per 1,000 (2021)
How common is obesity?
9.7% of adults in the Philippines are obese, versus 4.9% in Cambodia.
Cambodia: 4.9% (2024) · Philippines: 9.7% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
20% of adults in the Philippines smoke, versus 19% in Cambodia.
Cambodia: 18.6% (2024) · Philippines: 19.9% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in the Philippines rate their lives 1.74 points higher than in Cambodia.
Cambodia: 4.46 (2025) · Philippines: 6.21 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in the Philippines drink 47% more alcohol than in Cambodia.
Cambodia: 4.2 litres (2023) · Philippines: 6.1 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
The Philippines has 2.1 times as much meat per person as Cambodia.
Cambodia: 16.1 kg (2023) · Philippines: 33.6 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
The Philippines has 340 kcal more food per person per day than Cambodia.
Cambodia: 2,643 kcal (2023) · Philippines: 2,983 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Cambodia put in 293 more hours a year than in the Philippines.
Cambodia: 2,389 hours (2023) · Philippines: 2,096 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in the Philippines went to school 4.8 years longer than in Cambodia.
Cambodia: 5.2 years (2023) · Philippines: 10 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Cambodia welcomed 5.7 times as many tourists per resident as the Philippines (2019).
Cambodia: 0.13 (2022) · Philippines: 0.02 (2022)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
68% of people in Cambodia are online, versus 67% in the Philippines.
Cambodia: 68% (2024) · Philippines: 67% (2024)
Who has electricity at home?
99% of people in Cambodia have electricity, versus 95% in the Philippines.
Cambodia: 99.2% (2024) · Philippines: 94.8% (2024)
How many live in cities?
56% of people in the Philippines live in cities, versus 41% in Cambodia.
Cambodia: 41% (2025) · Philippines: 56% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Cambodia has 116 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, the Philippines 115.
Cambodia: 116 (2024) · Philippines: 115 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Cambodia’s railway network is 26% longer than the Philippines’.
Cambodia: 642 km (2014) · 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 Cambodia.
Cambodia: 0.04 (2023) · Philippines: 0.36 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 43% of Cambodia, but only 24% of the Philippines.
Cambodia: 43.1% (2023) · Philippines: 24.5% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in the Philippines emits 22% more CO₂ than someone in Cambodia.
Cambodia: 1.2 t (2024) · Philippines: 1.5 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
41% of Cambodia’s electricity is renewable, versus 23% in the Philippines.
Cambodia: 40.9% (2025) · Philippines: 23.3% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in the Philippines carries 22% more fine dust than in Cambodia.
Cambodia: 19 µg/m³ (2024) · Philippines: 23.1 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
Cambodia: no data · Philippines: 4.3 per 100k (2023)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Cambodia are 94% deadlier than in the Philippines.
Cambodia: 18.8 per 100k (2021) · Philippines: 9.7 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Cambodia is on average 1.4 °C warmer than the Philippines.
Cambodia: 27.7°C (2016–2025 avg) · Philippines: 26.4°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
The Philippines gets 62% more rain than Cambodia.
Cambodia: 1,849 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Philippines: 3,001 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Cambodia bigger than the Philippines?
The Philippines is larger. The Philippines is 66% bigger than Cambodia.
Which has more people, Cambodia or the Philippines?
The Philippines has 6.5 times as many people as Cambodia (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Cambodia or the Philippines?
People in Cambodia live 0.87 years longer than in the Philippines. Life expectancy at birth is 70.8 years in Cambodia and 69.9 in the Philippines.
Are people taller in Cambodia or the Philippines?
Cambodia and the Philippines are practically level (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
