Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Finland is 13% bigger than the Philippines.
Finland: 338,480 km² (2023) · Philippines: 300,000 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
The Philippines’ coastline is 29 times as long as Finland’s.
Finland: 1,250 km (2026 edition) · Philippines: 36,289 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
The Philippines’ highest peak towers 1,626 m above Finland’s.
Finland: 1,328 m (2026 edition) · Philippines: 2,954 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
The Philippines has 21 times as many people as Finland.
Finland: 5.65 million (2025) · Philippines: 117 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
The Philippines is 21 times as densely populated as Finland.
Finland: 19 per km² (2025) · Philippines: 392 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Finland are 15.3 cm taller than in the Philippines.
Finland: 180.6 cm (2019) · Philippines: 165.2 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Finland are 12.3 cm taller than in the Philippines.
Finland: 166.5 cm (2019) · Philippines: 154.1 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Finland is 18 years older than in the Philippines.
Finland: 42.8 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 Finland.
Finland: 1.25 children per woman (2024) · Philippines: 1.89 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
24% of people in Finland are 65 or older, versus 5.7% in the Philippines.
Finland: 24.2% (2025) · Philippines: 5.7% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Finland has produced 8.9 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, the Philippines 0.1.
Finland: 8.9 (2025) · Philippines: 0.1 (2025)
How many official languages?
Finland and the Philippines are practically level.
Finland: 2 (2026) · Philippines: 2 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
The Philippines’ economy is 54% larger than Finland’s.
Finland: $317 billion (2025) · Philippines: $487 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Finland produces 5.2 times as much per person as the Philippines.
Finland: Int$65,885 (2025) · Philippines: Int$12,577 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in the Philippines than in Finland (Gini 11.9 points higher).
Finland: 27.4 (2023) · Philippines: 39.3 (2023)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 9.5% in Finland, versus 2.2% in the Philippines.
Finland: 9.5% (2025) · Philippines: 2.2% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Finland spends 2.3% of its GDP on the military, the Philippines 1.3%.
Finland: 2.3% (2024) · Philippines: 1.3% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Finland’s price level (US = 100) is 2.6× the Philippines’.
Finland: 85% (2025) · Philippines: 33% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Finland spends 28 times as much on health per person as the Philippines.
Finland: $5,515 (2023) · Philippines: $194 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Finland live 12 years longer than in the Philippines.
Finland: 82.3 years (2024) · Philippines: 69.9 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in the Philippines is 11 times as likely to die before turning one as in Finland.
Finland: 1.9 per 1,000 (2024) · Philippines: 21.7 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Finland has 4.6 times as many doctors per person as the Philippines.
Finland: 3.6 per 1,000 (2021) · Philippines: 0.8 per 1,000 (2021)
How common is obesity?
26% of adults in Finland are obese, versus 9.7% in the Philippines.
Finland: 26.2% (2024) · Philippines: 9.7% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
21% of adults in Finland smoke, versus 20% in the Philippines.
Finland: 21.4% (2024) · Philippines: 19.9% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Finland rate their lives 1.56 points higher than in the Philippines.
Finland: 7.76 (2025) · Philippines: 6.21 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Finland drink 54% more alcohol than in the Philippines.
Finland: 9.4 litres (2023) · Philippines: 6.1 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Finland has 2.1 times as much meat per person as the Philippines.
Finland: 69.4 kg (2023) · Philippines: 33.6 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Finland has 363 kcal more food per person per day than the Philippines.
Finland: 3,346 kcal (2023) · Philippines: 2,983 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in the Philippines put in 599 more hours a year than in Finland.
Finland: 1,497 hours (2023) · Philippines: 2,096 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Finland went to school 3 years longer than in the Philippines.
Finland: 13 years (2023) · Philippines: 10 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Finland welcomed 34 times as many tourists per resident as the Philippines (2019).
Finland: 0.8 (2024) · Philippines: 0.02 (2022)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
94% of people in Finland are online, versus 67% in the Philippines.
Finland: 94% (2024) · Philippines: 67% (2024)
Who has electricity at home?
100% of people in Finland have electricity, versus 95% in the Philippines.
Finland: 100% (2024) · Philippines: 94.8% (2024)
How many live in cities?
75% of people in Finland live in cities, versus 56% in the Philippines.
Finland: 75% (2025) · Philippines: 56% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Finland has 126 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, the Philippines 115.
Finland: 126 (2024) · Philippines: 115 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Finland’s railway network is 12 times as long as the Philippines’.
Finland: 5,918 km (2021) · Philippines: 509 km (2016)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Finland fly 5.4 times as many passengers per resident as those from the Philippines.
Finland: 1.91 (2023) · Philippines: 0.36 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 74% of Finland, but only 24% of the Philippines.
Finland: 73.7% (2023) · Philippines: 24.5% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Finland emits 3.5 times as much CO₂ as someone in the Philippines.
Finland: 5.3 t (2024) · Philippines: 1.5 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
56% of Finland’s electricity is renewable, versus 23% in the Philippines.
Finland: 56.5% (2025) · Philippines: 23.3% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in the Philippines carries 4.3 times as much fine dust as in Finland.
Finland: 5.4 µg/m³ (2024) · Philippines: 23.1 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 4.4 times as likely to be murdered in the Philippines as in Finland.
Finland: 1 per 100k (2023) · Philippines: 4.3 per 100k (2023)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in the Philippines are 2.3 times as deadly as in Finland.
Finland: 4.2 per 100k (2021) · Philippines: 9.7 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
The Philippines is on average 22.8 °C warmer than Finland.
Finland: 3.6°C (2016–2025 avg) · Philippines: 26.4°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
The Philippines gets 4 times as much rain as Finland.
Finland: 758 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Philippines: 3,001 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Finland bigger than the Philippines?
Finland is larger. Finland is 13% bigger than the Philippines.
Which has more people, Finland or the Philippines?
The Philippines has 21 times as many people as Finland (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Finland or the Philippines?
People in Finland live 12 years longer than in the Philippines. Life expectancy at birth is 82.3 years in Finland and 69.9 in the Philippines.
Are people taller in Finland or the Philippines?
Men in Finland are 15.3 cm taller than in the Philippines (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
