Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
The Philippines fits inside Canada 52 times
Canada: 15,634,400 km² (2024) · Philippines: 300,000 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
Canada’s coastline is 5.6 times as long as the Philippines’
Canada: 202,080 km (2026 edition) · Philippines: 36,289 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Canada’s highest peak towers 3,005 m above the Philippines’
Canada: 5,959 m (2026 edition) · Philippines: 2,954 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 43% of the Philippines, versus 6.5% of Canada
Canada: 6.5% (2024) · Philippines: 42.7% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
The Philippines has 2.8 times as many people as Canada
Canada: 41.7 million (2025) · Philippines: 117 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
The Philippines is 83 times as densely populated as Canada
Canada: 5 per km² (2025) · Philippines: 392 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Canada are 13.5 cm taller than in the Philippines
Canada: 178.8 cm (2019) · Philippines: 165.2 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Canada are 10.6 cm taller than in the Philippines
Canada: 164.7 cm (2019) · Philippines: 154.1 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Canada is 15 years older than in the Philippines
Canada: 40.3 years (2023) · Philippines: 25.3 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in the Philippines have 0.6 more children on average than in Canada
Canada: 1.25 children per woman (2024) · Philippines: 1.89 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
20% of people in Canada are 65 or older, versus 5.7% in the Philippines
Canada: 20.3% (2025) · Philippines: 5.7% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
Canada hosts 1,130 times as many refugees per resident as the Philippines
Canada: 10 per 1,000 (2025) · Philippines: 0.0088 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Canada has produced 5.5 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, the Philippines 0.1
Canada: 5.5 (2026) · Philippines: 0.1 (2026)
How many official languages?
Canada and the Philippines are practically level
Canada: 2 (2026) · Philippines: 2 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Canada’s economy is 4.8 times the size of the Philippines’
Canada: $2.32 trillion (2025) · Philippines: $487 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Canada produces 5.3 times as much per person as the Philippines
Canada: Int$66,746 (2025) · Philippines: Int$12,577 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in the Philippines than in Canada (Gini 7.8 points higher)
Canada: 31.5 (2022) · Philippines: 39.3 (2023)
How many live on less than $3 a day?
5.3% of people in the Philippines live on less than $3 a day, versus 0.3% in Canada
Canada: 0.3% (2022) · Philippines: 5.3% (2023)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 6.9% in Canada, versus 2.2% in the Philippines
Canada: 6.9% (2025) · Philippines: 2.2% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Canada and the Philippines are practically level
Canada: 1.6% (2025) · Philippines: 1.3% (2025)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
The Philippines’ central government collects 14% of GDP in tax, Canada’s 14%
Canada: 13.7% (2024) · Philippines: 14.4% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Canada’s price level (US = 100) is 2.5× the Philippines’
Canada: 83% (2025) · Philippines: 33% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Canada spends 33 times as much on health per person as the Philippines
Canada: $6,378 (2024) · Philippines: $194 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Canada live 12 years longer than in the Philippines
Canada: 82.1 years (2024) · Philippines: 69.9 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in the Philippines is 4.6 times as likely to die before turning one as in Canada
Canada: 4.7 per 1,000 (2024) · Philippines: 21.7 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Canada has 3.6 times as many doctors per person as the Philippines
Canada: 2.8 per 1,000 (2023) · Philippines: 0.8 per 1,000 (2021)
How many hospital beds are there?
Canada has 2.6 times as many hospital beds per person as the Philippines
Canada: 2.5 per 1,000 (2022) · Philippines: 1 per 1,000 (2021)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Canada is 2.7 times that in the Philippines
Canada: 8.4 per 100k (2023) · Philippines: 3.1 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
27% of adults in Canada are obese, versus 9.7% in the Philippines
Canada: 27.1% (2024) · Philippines: 9.7% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
20% of adults in the Philippines smoke, versus 11% in Canada
Canada: 11.2% (2024) · Philippines: 19.9% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Canada rate their lives 0.53 points higher than in the Philippines
Canada: 6.74 (2025) · Philippines: 6.21 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Canada drink 52% more alcohol than in the Philippines
Canada: 9.2 litres (2023) · Philippines: 6.1 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Canada has 2.8 times as much meat per person as the Philippines
Canada: 94.8 kg (2023) · Philippines: 33.6 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Canada has 607 kcal more food per person per day than the Philippines
Canada: 3,590 kcal (2023) · Philippines: 2,983 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in the Philippines put in 365 more hours a year than in Canada
Canada: 1,731 hours (2023) · Philippines: 2,096 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Canada went to school 3.9 years longer than in the Philippines
Canada: 13.9 years (2023) · Philippines: 10 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Canada welcomed 21 times as many tourists per resident as the Philippines (2019)
Canada: 0.48 (2024) · Philippines: 0.02 (2022)
How many World Heritage sites?
Canada has 16 more World Heritage sites than the Philippines (22 against 6)
Canada: 22 (2026) · Philippines: 6 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Canada has won 597 Olympic medals, the Philippines 18
Canada: 597 (2026 edition) · Philippines: 18 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
94% of people in Canada are online, versus 67% in the Philippines
Canada: 94% (2024) · Philippines: 67% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Canada is 2.2 times as fast as in the Philippines
Canada: 357 Mbps (2026) · Philippines: 166 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
100% of people in Canada have electricity, versus 95% in the Philippines
Canada: 100% (2024) · Philippines: 94.8% (2024)
How many live in cities?
83% of people in Canada live in cities, versus 56% in the Philippines
Canada: 83% (2025) · Philippines: 56% (2025)
How many phones per person?
The Philippines has 115 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Canada 94
Canada: 94 (2024) · Philippines: 115 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Canada’s railway network is 95 times as long as the Philippines’
Canada: 48,150 km (2021) · Philippines: 509 km (2016)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Canada fly 6 times as many passengers per resident as those from the Philippines
Canada: 2.13 (2023) · Philippines: 0.36 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 42% of Canada, but only 25% of the Philippines
Canada: 42% (2024) · Philippines: 24.8% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Canada emits 8.9 times as much CO₂ as someone in the Philippines
Canada: 13.4 t (2024) · Philippines: 1.5 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
64% of Canada’s electricity is renewable, versus 23% in the Philippines
Canada: 63.9% (2025) · Philippines: 23.3% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in the Philippines carries 3.3 times as much fine dust as in Canada
Canada: 7 µg/m³ (2024) · Philippines: 23.1 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 2.2 times as likely to be murdered in the Philippines as in Canada
Canada: 2 per 100k (2023) · Philippines: 4.3 per 100k (2023)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in the Philippines are 82% deadlier than in Canada
Canada: 7.6 per 100k (2023) · Philippines: 13.8 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
The Philippines is on average 29.3 °C warmer than Canada
Canada: -3°C (2016–2025 avg) · Philippines: 26.4°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
The Philippines gets 4.4 times as much rain as Canada
Canada: 683 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 Canada bigger than the Philippines?
Canada is larger. The Philippines fits inside Canada 52 times.
Which has more people, Canada or the Philippines?
The Philippines has 2.8 times as many people as Canada (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Canada or the Philippines?
People in Canada live 12 years longer than in the Philippines. Life expectancy at birth is 82.1 years in Canada and 69.9 in the Philippines.
Are people taller in Canada or the Philippines?
Men in Canada are 13.5 cm taller than in the Philippines (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
