Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
The Philippines fits inside Ethiopia 3.8 times.
Ethiopia: 1,136,240 km² (2023) · Philippines: 300,000 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
Ethiopia: 0 km (2026 edition) · Philippines: 36,289 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Ethiopia’s highest peak towers 1,596 m above the Philippines’.
Ethiopia: 4,550 m (2026 edition) · Philippines: 2,954 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Ethiopia has 16% more people than the Philippines.
Ethiopia: 135 million (2025) · Philippines: 117 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
The Philippines is 3.3 times as densely populated as Ethiopia.
Ethiopia: 120 per km² (2025) · Philippines: 392 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Ethiopia are 3.6 cm taller than in the Philippines.
Ethiopia: 168.8 cm (2019) · Philippines: 165.2 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Ethiopia are 3.0 cm taller than in the Philippines.
Ethiopia: 157.2 cm (2019) · Philippines: 154.1 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in the Philippines is 6.6 years older than in Ethiopia.
Ethiopia: 18.7 years (2023) · Philippines: 25.3 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Ethiopia have 2.0 more children on average than in the Philippines.
Ethiopia: 3.91 children per woman (2024) · Philippines: 1.89 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
5.7% of people in the Philippines are 65 or older, versus 3.3% in Ethiopia.
Ethiopia: 3.3% (2025) · Philippines: 5.7% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
The Philippines has produced 0.1 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Ethiopia 0.1.
Ethiopia: 0.1 (2025) · Philippines: 0.1 (2025)
How many official languages?
The Philippines has 2 official languages, Ethiopia 1.
Ethiopia: 1 (2026) · Philippines: 2 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
The Philippines’ economy is 3.9 times the size of Ethiopia’s.
Ethiopia: $126 billion (2025) · Philippines: $487 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
The Philippines produces 3.5 times as much per person as Ethiopia.
Ethiopia: Int$3,622 (2025) · Philippines: Int$12,577 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in the Philippines than in Ethiopia (Gini 8.2 points higher).
Ethiopia: 31.1 (2021) · Philippines: 39.3 (2023)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 3.3% in Ethiopia, versus 2.2% in the Philippines.
Ethiopia: 3.3% (2025) · Philippines: 2.2% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
The Philippines spends 1.3% of its GDP on the military, Ethiopia 0.7%.
Ethiopia: 0.7% (2024) · Philippines: 1.3% (2024)
How expensive is it?
The Philippines’ price level (US = 100) is 1.3× Ethiopia’s.
Ethiopia: 26% (2025) · Philippines: 33% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
The Philippines spends 5.6 times as much on health per person as Ethiopia.
Ethiopia: $35 (2023) · Philippines: $194 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in the Philippines live 2.3 years longer than in Ethiopia.
Ethiopia: 67.6 years (2024) · Philippines: 69.9 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Ethiopia is 59% more likely to die before turning one than in the Philippines.
Ethiopia: 34.5 per 1,000 (2024) · Philippines: 21.7 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
The Philippines has 5.5 times as many doctors per person as Ethiopia.
Ethiopia: 0.1 per 1,000 (2023) · Philippines: 0.8 per 1,000 (2021)
How common is obesity?
9.7% of adults in the Philippines are obese, versus 2.5% in Ethiopia.
Ethiopia: 2.5% (2024) · Philippines: 9.7% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
20% of adults in the Philippines smoke, versus 5.2% in Ethiopia.
Ethiopia: 5.2% (2024) · Philippines: 19.9% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in the Philippines rate their lives 2.22 points higher than in Ethiopia.
Ethiopia: 3.99 (2025) · Philippines: 6.21 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in the Philippines drink 2.7 times as much alcohol as in Ethiopia.
Ethiopia: 2.3 litres (2023) · Philippines: 6.1 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
The Philippines has 4.9 times as much meat per person as Ethiopia.
Ethiopia: 6.9 kg (2023) · Philippines: 33.6 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
The Philippines has 424 kcal more food per person per day than Ethiopia.
Ethiopia: 2,558 kcal (2023) · Philippines: 2,983 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in the Philippines put in 497 more hours a year than in Ethiopia.
Ethiopia: 1,599 hours (2023) · Philippines: 2,096 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in the Philippines went to school 7.6 years longer than in Ethiopia.
Ethiopia: 2.4 years (2023) · Philippines: 10 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
The Philippines welcomed 5.7 times as many tourists per resident as Ethiopia (2019).
Ethiopia: 0 (2024) · Philippines: 0.02 (2022)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
67% of people in the Philippines are online, versus 22% in Ethiopia.
Ethiopia: 22% (2024) · Philippines: 67% (2024)
Who has electricity at home?
95% of people in the Philippines have electricity, versus 57% in Ethiopia.
Ethiopia: 56.6% (2024) · Philippines: 94.8% (2024)
How many live in cities?
56% of people in the Philippines live in cities, versus 24% in Ethiopia.
Ethiopia: 24% (2025) · Philippines: 56% (2025)
How many phones per person?
The Philippines has 115 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Ethiopia 65.
Ethiopia: 65 (2024) · Philippines: 115 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Ethiopia’s railway network is 48% longer than the Philippines’.
Ethiopia: 754 km (2018) · Philippines: 509 km (2016)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from the Philippines fly 3.2 times as many passengers per resident as those from Ethiopia.
Ethiopia: 0.11 (2023) · Philippines: 0.36 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 24% of the Philippines, but only 15% of Ethiopia.
Ethiopia: 14.9% (2023) · Philippines: 24.5% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in the Philippines emits 11 times as much CO₂ as someone in Ethiopia.
Ethiopia: 0.1 t (2024) · Philippines: 1.5 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
100% of Ethiopia’s electricity is renewable, versus 23% in the Philippines.
Ethiopia: 100% (2025) · Philippines: 23.3% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in the Philippines carries 14% more fine dust than in Ethiopia.
Ethiopia: 20.2 µg/m³ (2024) · Philippines: 23.1 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
Ethiopia: no data · Philippines: 4.3 per 100k (2023)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Ethiopia are 82% deadlier than in the Philippines.
Ethiopia: 17.7 per 100k (2021) · Philippines: 9.7 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
The Philippines is on average 2.5 °C warmer than Ethiopia.
Ethiopia: 23.9°C (2016–2025 avg) · Philippines: 26.4°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
The Philippines gets 3.1 times as much rain as Ethiopia.
Ethiopia: 962 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Philippines: 3,001 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Ethiopia bigger than the Philippines?
Ethiopia is larger. The Philippines fits inside Ethiopia 3.8 times.
Which has more people, Ethiopia or the Philippines?
Ethiopia has 16% more people than the Philippines (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Ethiopia or the Philippines?
People in the Philippines live 2.3 years longer than in Ethiopia. Life expectancy at birth is 67.6 years in Ethiopia and 69.9 in the Philippines.
Are people taller in Ethiopia or the Philippines?
Men in Ethiopia are 3.6 cm taller than in the Philippines (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
