Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
The Philippines fits inside Colombia 3.8 times.
Colombia: 1,140,620 km² (2023) · Philippines: 300,000 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
The Philippines’ coastline is 11 times as long as Colombia’s.
Colombia: 3,208 km (2026 edition) · Philippines: 36,289 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Colombia’s highest peak towers 2,776 m above the Philippines’.
Colombia: 5,730 m (2026 edition) · Philippines: 2,954 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
The Philippines has 2.2 times as many people as Colombia.
Colombia: 53.4 million (2025) · Philippines: 117 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
The Philippines is 8.1 times as densely populated as Colombia.
Colombia: 48 per km² (2025) · Philippines: 392 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Colombia are 6.6 cm taller than in the Philippines.
Colombia: 171.9 cm (2019) · Philippines: 165.2 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Colombia are 3.8 cm taller than in the Philippines.
Colombia: 158 cm (2019) · Philippines: 154.1 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Colombia is 6.3 years older than in the Philippines.
Colombia: 31.6 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 Colombia.
Colombia: 1.63 children per woman (2024) · Philippines: 1.89 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
10% of people in Colombia are 65 or older, versus 5.7% in the Philippines.
Colombia: 10.2% (2025) · Philippines: 5.7% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Colombia has produced 0.4 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, the Philippines 0.1.
Colombia: 0.4 (2025) · Philippines: 0.1 (2025)
How many official languages?
The Philippines has 2 official languages, Colombia 1.
Colombia: 1 (2026) · Philippines: 2 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
The Philippines’ economy is 6% larger than Colombia’s.
Colombia: $457 billion (2025) · Philippines: $487 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Colombia produces 80% more per person than the Philippines.
Colombia: Int$22,640 (2025) · Philippines: Int$12,577 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Colombia than in the Philippines (Gini 15.1 points higher).
Colombia: 54.4 (2024) · Philippines: 39.3 (2023)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 8.3% in Colombia, versus 2.2% in the Philippines.
Colombia: 8.3% (2025) · Philippines: 2.2% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Colombia spends 3.4% of its GDP on the military, the Philippines 1.3%.
Colombia: 3.4% (2024) · Philippines: 1.3% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Colombia’s price level (US = 100) is 1.1× the Philippines’.
Colombia: 38% (2025) · Philippines: 33% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Colombia spends 3.3 times as much on health per person as the Philippines.
Colombia: $644 (2024) · Philippines: $194 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Colombia live 8 years longer than in the Philippines.
Colombia: 77.9 years (2024) · Philippines: 69.9 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in the Philippines is 2.1 times as likely to die before turning one as in Colombia.
Colombia: 10.5 per 1,000 (2024) · Philippines: 21.7 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Colombia has 3.2 times as many doctors per person as the Philippines.
Colombia: 2.5 per 1,000 (2023) · Philippines: 0.8 per 1,000 (2021)
How common is obesity?
25% of adults in Colombia are obese, versus 9.7% in the Philippines.
Colombia: 25.3% (2024) · Philippines: 9.7% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
20% of adults in the Philippines smoke, versus 8.0% in Colombia.
Colombia: 8% (2024) · Philippines: 19.9% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in the Philippines rate their lives 0.17 points higher than in Colombia.
Colombia: 6.04 (2025) · Philippines: 6.21 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in the Philippines drink 25% more alcohol than in Colombia.
Colombia: 4.9 litres (2023) · Philippines: 6.1 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Colombia has 86% more meat per person than the Philippines.
Colombia: 62.6 kg (2023) · Philippines: 33.6 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Colombia has 143 kcal more food per person per day than the Philippines.
Colombia: 3,126 kcal (2023) · Philippines: 2,983 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Colombia put in 375 more hours a year than in the Philippines.
Colombia: 2,471 hours (2023) · Philippines: 2,096 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in the Philippines went to school 0.95 years longer than in Colombia.
Colombia: 9 years (2023) · Philippines: 10 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Colombia welcomed 3.8 times as many tourists per resident as the Philippines (2019).
Colombia: 0.09 (2022) · Philippines: 0.02 (2022)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
79% of people in Colombia are online, versus 67% in the Philippines.
Colombia: 79% (2024) · Philippines: 67% (2024)
Who has electricity at home?
99% of people in Colombia have electricity, versus 95% in the Philippines.
Colombia: 98.9% (2024) · Philippines: 94.8% (2024)
How many live in cities?
79% of people in Colombia live in cities, versus 56% in the Philippines.
Colombia: 79% (2025) · Philippines: 56% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Colombia has 174 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, the Philippines 115.
Colombia: 174 (2024) · Philippines: 115 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Colombia’s railway network is 4.2 times as long as the Philippines’.
Colombia: 2,141 km (2019) · Philippines: 509 km (2016)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Colombia fly 2.2 times as many passengers per resident as those from the Philippines.
Colombia: 0.79 (2023) · Philippines: 0.36 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 53% of Colombia, but only 24% of the Philippines.
Colombia: 52.8% (2023) · Philippines: 24.5% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Colombia emits 16% more CO₂ than someone in the Philippines.
Colombia: 1.8 t (2024) · Philippines: 1.5 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
77% of Colombia’s electricity is renewable, versus 23% in the Philippines.
Colombia: 77% (2025) · Philippines: 23.3% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in the Philippines carries 53% more fine dust than in Colombia.
Colombia: 15.1 µg/m³ (2024) · Philippines: 23.1 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 5.7 times as likely to be murdered in Colombia as in the Philippines.
Colombia: 24.9 per 100k (2023) · Philippines: 4.3 per 100k (2023)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Colombia are 67% deadlier than in the Philippines.
Colombia: 16.2 per 100k (2021) · Philippines: 9.7 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
The Philippines is on average 2.0 °C warmer than Colombia.
Colombia: 24.4°C (2016–2025 avg) · Philippines: 26.4°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Colombia gets 5% more rain than the Philippines.
Colombia: 3,155 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Philippines: 3,001 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Colombia bigger than the Philippines?
Colombia is larger. The Philippines fits inside Colombia 3.8 times.
Which has more people, Colombia or the Philippines?
The Philippines has 2.2 times as many people as Colombia (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Colombia or the Philippines?
People in Colombia live 8 years longer than in the Philippines. Life expectancy at birth is 77.9 years in Colombia and 69.9 in the Philippines.
Are people taller in Colombia or the Philippines?
Men in Colombia are 6.6 cm taller than in the Philippines (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
