Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Greece fits inside the Philippines 2.3 times.
Greece: 131,960 km² (2023) · Philippines: 300,000 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
The Philippines’ coastline is 2.7 times as long as Greece’s.
Greece: 13,676 km (2026 edition) · Philippines: 36,289 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
The Philippines’ highest peak towers 37 m above Greece’s.
Greece: 2,917 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 Greece.
Greece: 10.4 million (2025) · Philippines: 117 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
The Philippines is 4.8 times as densely populated as Greece.
Greece: 81 per km² (2025) · Philippines: 392 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Greece are 14.0 cm taller than in the Philippines.
Greece: 179.3 cm (2019) · Philippines: 165.2 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Greece are 11.7 cm taller than in the Philippines.
Greece: 165.8 cm (2019) · Philippines: 154.1 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Greece is 20 years older than in the Philippines.
Greece: 45.7 years (2023) · Philippines: 25.3 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in the Philippines have 0.7 more children on average than in Greece.
Greece: 1.24 children per woman (2024) · Philippines: 1.89 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
24% of people in Greece are 65 or older, versus 5.7% in the Philippines.
Greece: 24.4% (2025) · Philippines: 5.7% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Greece has produced 1.0 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, the Philippines 0.1.
Greece: 1 (2025) · Philippines: 0.1 (2025)
How many official languages?
The Philippines has 2 official languages, Greece 1.
Greece: 1 (2026) · Philippines: 2 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
The Philippines’ economy is 74% larger than Greece’s.
Greece: $281 billion (2025) · Philippines: $487 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Greece produces 3.6 times as much per person as the Philippines.
Greece: Int$45,264 (2025) · Philippines: Int$12,577 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in the Philippines than in Greece (Gini 5.9 points higher).
Greece: 33.4 (2023) · Philippines: 39.3 (2023)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 8.5% in Greece, versus 2.2% in the Philippines.
Greece: 8.5% (2025) · Philippines: 2.2% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Greece spends 3.1% of its GDP on the military, the Philippines 1.3%.
Greece: 3.1% (2024) · Philippines: 1.3% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Greece’s price level (US = 100) is 1.8× the Philippines’.
Greece: 60% (2025) · Philippines: 33% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Greece spends 10 times as much on health per person as the Philippines.
Greece: $1,963 (2023) · Philippines: $194 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Greece live 12 years longer than in the Philippines.
Greece: 81.8 years (2024) · Philippines: 69.9 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in the Philippines is 6.8 times as likely to die before turning one as in Greece.
Greece: 3.2 per 1,000 (2024) · Philippines: 21.7 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Greece has 8.3 times as many doctors per person as the Philippines.
Greece: 6.6 per 1,000 (2022) · Philippines: 0.8 per 1,000 (2021)
How common is obesity?
34% of adults in Greece are obese, versus 9.7% in the Philippines.
Greece: 33.7% (2024) · Philippines: 9.7% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
30% of adults in Greece smoke, versus 20% in the Philippines.
Greece: 30.2% (2024) · Philippines: 19.9% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in the Philippines rate their lives 0.51 points higher than in Greece.
Greece: 5.70 (2025) · Philippines: 6.21 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Greece drink 41% more alcohol than in the Philippines.
Greece: 8.6 litres (2023) · Philippines: 6.1 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Greece has 2.4 times as much meat per person as the Philippines.
Greece: 82 kg (2023) · Philippines: 33.6 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Greece has 399 kcal more food per person per day than the Philippines.
Greece: 3,382 kcal (2023) · Philippines: 2,983 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in the Philippines put in 203 more hours a year than in Greece.
Greece: 1,893 hours (2023) · Philippines: 2,096 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Greece went to school 1.6 years longer than in the Philippines.
Greece: 11.6 years (2023) · Philippines: 10 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Greece welcomed 115 times as many tourists per resident as the Philippines (2019).
Greece: 2.67 (2022) · Philippines: 0.02 (2022)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
86% of people in Greece are online, versus 67% in the Philippines.
Greece: 86% (2024) · Philippines: 67% (2024)
Who has electricity at home?
100% of people in Greece have electricity, versus 95% in the Philippines.
Greece: 100% (2024) · Philippines: 94.8% (2024)
How many live in cities?
79% of people in Greece live in cities, versus 56% in the Philippines.
Greece: 79% (2025) · Philippines: 56% (2025)
How many phones per person?
The Philippines has 115 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Greece 114.
Greece: 114 (2024) · Philippines: 115 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Greece’s railway network is 4.6 times as long as the Philippines’.
Greece: 2,339 km (2021) · Philippines: 509 km (2016)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Greece fly 5.2 times as many passengers per resident as those from the Philippines.
Greece: 1.83 (2023) · Philippines: 0.36 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 30% of Greece, but only 24% of the Philippines.
Greece: 30.3% (2023) · Philippines: 24.5% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Greece emits 3.5 times as much CO₂ as someone in the Philippines.
Greece: 5.3 t (2024) · Philippines: 1.5 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
50% of Greece’s electricity is renewable, versus 23% in the Philippines.
Greece: 49.7% (2025) · Philippines: 23.3% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in the Philippines carries 53% more fine dust than in Greece.
Greece: 15.1 µg/m³ (2024) · Philippines: 23.1 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 5.2 times as likely to be murdered in the Philippines as in Greece.
Greece: 0.8 per 100k (2023) · Philippines: 4.3 per 100k (2023)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in the Philippines are 33% deadlier than in Greece.
Greece: 7.3 per 100k (2021) · Philippines: 9.7 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
The Philippines is on average 10.6 °C warmer than Greece.
Greece: 15.7°C (2016–2025 avg) · Philippines: 26.4°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
The Philippines gets 3.8 times as much rain as Greece.
Greece: 800 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Philippines: 3,001 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Greece bigger than the Philippines?
The Philippines is larger. Greece fits inside the Philippines 2.3 times.
Which has more people, Greece or the Philippines?
The Philippines has 11 times as many people as Greece (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Greece or the Philippines?
People in Greece live 12 years longer than in the Philippines. Life expectancy at birth is 81.8 years in Greece and 69.9 in the Philippines.
Are people taller in Greece or the Philippines?
Men in Greece are 14.0 cm taller than in the Philippines (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
