Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Czechia fits inside the Philippines 3.8 times.
Czechia: 78,871 km² (2023) · Philippines: 300,000 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
Czechia: 0 km (2026 edition) · Philippines: 36,289 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
The Philippines’ highest peak towers 1,352 m above Czechia’s.
Czechia: 1,602 m (2026 edition) · Philippines: 2,954 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
The Philippines has 11 times as many people as Czechia.
Czechia: 10.9 million (2025) · Philippines: 117 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
The Philippines is 2.8 times as densely populated as Czechia.
Czechia: 141 per km² (2025) · Philippines: 392 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Czechia are 16.0 cm taller than in the Philippines.
Czechia: 181.2 cm (2019) · Philippines: 165.2 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Czechia are 13.8 cm taller than in the Philippines.
Czechia: 168 cm (2019) · Philippines: 154.1 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Czechia is 17 years older than in the Philippines.
Czechia: 42.7 years (2023) · Philippines: 25.3 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in the Philippines have 0.5 more children on average than in Czechia.
Czechia: 1.36 children per woman (2024) · Philippines: 1.89 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
21% of people in Czechia are 65 or older, versus 5.7% in the Philippines.
Czechia: 21.2% (2025) · Philippines: 5.7% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Czechia has produced 5.5 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, the Philippines 0.1.
Czechia: 5.5 (2025) · Philippines: 0.1 (2025)
How many official languages?
Czechia and the Philippines are practically level.
Czechia: 2 (2026) · Philippines: 2 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
The Philippines’ economy is 25% larger than Czechia’s.
Czechia: $391 billion (2025) · Philippines: $487 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Czechia produces 4.8 times as much per person as the Philippines.
Czechia: Int$60,487 (2025) · Philippines: Int$12,577 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in the Philippines than in Czechia (Gini 13.6 points higher).
Czechia: 25.7 (2023) · Philippines: 39.3 (2023)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 2.8% in Czechia, versus 2.2% in the Philippines.
Czechia: 2.8% (2025) · Philippines: 2.2% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Czechia spends 1.9% of its GDP on the military, the Philippines 1.3%.
Czechia: 1.9% (2024) · Philippines: 1.3% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Czechia’s price level (US = 100) is 1.8× the Philippines’.
Czechia: 59% (2025) · Philippines: 33% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Czechia spends 14 times as much on health per person as the Philippines.
Czechia: $2,693 (2024) · Philippines: $194 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Czechia live 10 years longer than in the Philippines.
Czechia: 80 years (2024) · Philippines: 69.9 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in the Philippines is 10 times as likely to die before turning one as in Czechia.
Czechia: 2.1 per 1,000 (2024) · Philippines: 21.7 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Czechia has 5.5 times as many doctors per person as the Philippines.
Czechia: 4.4 per 1,000 (2022) · Philippines: 0.8 per 1,000 (2021)
How common is obesity?
32% of adults in Czechia are obese, versus 9.7% in the Philippines.
Czechia: 31.6% (2024) · Philippines: 9.7% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
28% of adults in Czechia smoke, versus 20% in the Philippines.
Czechia: 28.4% (2024) · Philippines: 19.9% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Czechia rate their lives 0.61 points higher than in the Philippines.
Czechia: 6.82 (2025) · Philippines: 6.21 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Czechia drink 2.2 times as much alcohol as in the Philippines.
Czechia: 13.5 litres (2023) · Philippines: 6.1 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Czechia has 2.4 times as much meat per person as the Philippines.
Czechia: 82.3 kg (2023) · Philippines: 33.6 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Czechia has 401 kcal more food per person per day than the Philippines.
Czechia: 3,384 kcal (2023) · Philippines: 2,983 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in the Philippines put in 322 more hours a year than in Czechia.
Czechia: 1,774 hours (2023) · Philippines: 2,096 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Czechia went to school 3 years longer than in the Philippines.
Czechia: 13 years (2023) · Philippines: 10 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Czechia welcomed 59 times as many tourists per resident as the Philippines (2019).
Czechia: 1.37 (2019) · Philippines: 0.02 (2022)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
88% of people in Czechia are online, versus 67% in the Philippines.
Czechia: 88% (2024) · Philippines: 67% (2024)
Who has electricity at home?
100% of people in Czechia have electricity, versus 95% in the Philippines.
Czechia: 100% (2024) · Philippines: 94.8% (2024)
How many live in cities?
73% of people in Czechia live in cities, versus 56% in the Philippines.
Czechia: 73% (2025) · Philippines: 56% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Czechia has 127 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, the Philippines 115.
Czechia: 127 (2024) · Philippines: 115 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Czechia’s railway network is 18 times as long as the Philippines’.
Czechia: 9,357 km (2021) · Philippines: 509 km (2016)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from the Philippines fly 78% more passengers per resident than those from Czechia.
Czechia: 0.2 (2023) · Philippines: 0.36 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 35% of Czechia, but only 24% of the Philippines.
Czechia: 34.8% (2023) · Philippines: 24.5% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Czechia emits 4.7 times as much CO₂ as someone in the Philippines.
Czechia: 7 t (2024) · Philippines: 1.5 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
23% of the Philippines’ electricity is renewable, versus 17% in Czechia.
Czechia: 16.8% (2025) · Philippines: 23.3% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in the Philippines carries 91% more fine dust than in Czechia.
Czechia: 12.1 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 the Philippines as in Czechia.
Czechia: 0.8 per 100k (2023) · Philippines: 4.3 per 100k (2023)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in the Philippines are 87% deadlier than in Czechia.
Czechia: 5.2 per 100k (2021) · Philippines: 9.7 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
The Philippines is on average 16.9 °C warmer than Czechia.
Czechia: 9.4°C (2016–2025 avg) · Philippines: 26.4°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
The Philippines gets 3.7 times as much rain as Czechia.
Czechia: 805 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Philippines: 3,001 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Czechia bigger than the Philippines?
The Philippines is larger. Czechia fits inside the Philippines 3.8 times.
Which has more people, Czechia or the Philippines?
The Philippines has 11 times as many people as Czechia (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Czechia or the Philippines?
People in Czechia live 10 years longer than in the Philippines. Life expectancy at birth is 80.0 years in Czechia and 69.9 in the Philippines.
Are people taller in Czechia or the Philippines?
Men in Czechia are 16.0 cm taller than in the Philippines (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
