Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
The Philippines is 66% bigger than Cambodia
Cambodia: 181,035 km² (2024) · Philippines: 300,000 km² (2024)
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)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 43% of the Philippines, versus 35% of Cambodia
Cambodia: 34.7% (2024) · Philippines: 42.7% (2024)
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 refugees does it host?
The Philippines hosts 6.9 times as many refugees per resident as Cambodia
Cambodia: 0.0013 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, Cambodia none
Cambodia: 0 (2026) · Philippines: 0.1 (2026)
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 live on less than $3 a day?
Cambodia: no data · Philippines: 5.3% (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% (2025) · Philippines: 1.3% (2025)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
The Philippines’ central government collects 14% of GDP in tax, Cambodia’s 12%
Cambodia: 12.2% (2023) · Philippines: 14.4% (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 many hospital beds are there?
The Philippines has 33% more hospital beds per person than Cambodia
Cambodia: 0.7 per 1,000 (2018) · Philippines: 1 per 1,000 (2021)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Cambodia is 68% higher than in the Philippines
Cambodia: 5.2 per 100k (2023) · Philippines: 3.1 per 100k (2023)
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)
How many World Heritage sites?
The Philippines has 1 more World Heritage site than Cambodia (6 against 5)
Cambodia: 5 (2026) · Philippines: 6 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
The Philippines has won 18 Olympic medals, Cambodia none
Cambodia: 0 (2026 edition) · Philippines: 18 (2026 edition)
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)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in the Philippines is 2.1 times as fast as in Cambodia
Cambodia: 80 Mbps (2026) · Philippines: 166 Mbps (2026)
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 38% of Cambodia, but only 25% of the Philippines
Cambodia: 37.6% (2024) · Philippines: 24.8% (2024)
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 53% deadlier than in the Philippines
Cambodia: 21.1 per 100k (2023) · Philippines: 13.8 per 100k (2023)
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)
Between them
People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other
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).