How much coast is there?

The Philippines’ coastline is 15 times as long as Iran’s.

Iran: 2,440 km (2026 edition) · Philippines: 36,289 km (2026 edition)

How high can you climb?

Iran’s highest peak towers 2,671 m above the Philippines’.

Iran: 5,625 m (2026 edition) · Philippines: 2,954 m (2026 edition)

How many people live there?

The Philippines has 26% more people than Iran.

Iran: 92.4 million (2025) · Philippines: 117 million (2025)

How crowded is it?

The Philippines is 6.9 times as densely populated as Iran.

Iran: 57 per km² (2025) · Philippines: 392 per km² (2025)

How old is the typical person?

The typical person in Iran is 7.6 years older than in the Philippines.

Iran: 32.9 years (2023) · Philippines: 25.3 years (2023)

How many children per woman?

Women in the Philippines have 0.2 more children on average than in Iran.

Iran: 1.68 children per woman (2024) · Philippines: 1.89 children per woman (2024)

How many people are 65 or older?

8.6% of people in Iran are 65 or older, versus 5.7% in the Philippines.

Iran: 8.6% (2025) · Philippines: 5.7% (2025)

How many Nobel laureates were born there?

Iran has produced 0.3 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, the Philippines 0.1.

Iran: 0.3 (2025) · Philippines: 0.1 (2025)

How many official languages?

The Philippines has 2 official languages, Iran 1.

Iran: 1 (2026) · Philippines: 2 (2026)

How big is the economy?

The Philippines’ economy is 34% larger than Iran’s.

Iran: $363 billion (2025) · Philippines: $487 billion (2025)

How much is produced per person?

Iran produces 57% more per person than the Philippines.

Iran: Int$19,699 (2025) · Philippines: Int$12,577 (2025)

How evenly is income shared?

Income is more unequally shared in the Philippines than in Iran (Gini 3.4 points higher).

Iran: 35.9 (2023) · Philippines: 39.3 (2023)

How many people are looking for work?

Unemployment is 8.3% in Iran, versus 2.2% in the Philippines.

Iran: 8.3% (2025) · Philippines: 2.2% (2025)

How much goes to the military?

Iran spends 2.0% of its GDP on the military, the Philippines 1.3%.

Iran: 2% (2024) · Philippines: 1.3% (2024)

How expensive is it?

The Philippines’ price level (US = 100) is 1.7× Iran’s.

Iran: 20% (2025) · Philippines: 33% (2025)

How much is spent on health?

Iran spends 38% more on health per person than the Philippines.

Iran: $267 (2023) · Philippines: $194 (2023)

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 Iran.

Iran: 10.3 per 1,000 (2024) · Philippines: 21.7 per 1,000 (2024)

How many doctors are there?

Iran has 2.3 times as many doctors per person as the Philippines.

Iran: 1.8 per 1,000 (2023) · Philippines: 0.8 per 1,000 (2021)

How common is obesity?

26% of adults in Iran are obese, versus 9.7% in the Philippines.

Iran: 25.7% (2024) · Philippines: 9.7% (2024)

How many adults smoke?

20% of adults in the Philippines smoke, versus 12% in Iran.

Iran: 11.9% (2024) · Philippines: 19.9% (2024)

How do people rate their lives?

People in the Philippines rate their lives 1.06 points higher than in Iran.

Iran: 5.15 (2025) · Philippines: 6.21 (2025)

How much do people drink?

Adults in the Philippines drink 295 times as much alcohol as in Iran.

Iran: 0.021 litres (2023) · Philippines: 6.1 litres (2023)

How much meat is on the menu?

The Philippines has 13% more meat per person than Iran.

Iran: 29.9 kg (2023) · Philippines: 33.6 kg (2023)

How much food is there per day?

The Philippines has 108 kcal more food per person per day than Iran.

Iran: 2,875 kcal (2023) · Philippines: 2,983 kcal (2023)

How long do people work?

Workers in Iran put in 150 more hours a year than in the Philippines.

Iran: 2,246 hours (2023) · Philippines: 2,096 hours (2023)

How long do people go to school?

Adults in Iran went to school 0.87 years longer than in the Philippines.

Iran: 10.8 years (2023) · Philippines: 10 years (2023)

How many tourists visit?

Iran: no data · Philippines: 0.02 (2022)

How many people are online?

85% of people in Iran are online, versus 67% in the Philippines.

Iran: 85% (2024) · Philippines: 67% (2024)

Who has electricity at home?

100% of people in Iran have electricity, versus 95% in the Philippines.

Iran: 100% (2024) · Philippines: 94.8% (2024)

How many live in cities?

77% of people in Iran live in cities, versus 56% in the Philippines.

Iran: 77% (2025) · Philippines: 56% (2025)

How many phones per person?

Iran has 174 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, the Philippines 115.

Iran: 174 (2024) · Philippines: 115 (2024)

How much railway is there?

Iran’s railway network is 19 times as long as the Philippines’.

Iran: 9,455 km (2021) · Philippines: 509 km (2016)

How much do they fly?

Airlines from the Philippines fly 82% more passengers per resident than those from Iran.

Iran: 0.2 (2023) · Philippines: 0.36 (2023)

How much of the land is forest?

Forest covers 24% of the Philippines, but only 6.6% of Iran.

Iran: 6.6% (2023) · Philippines: 24.5% (2023)

How much CO₂ does each person emit?

The average person in Iran emits 5.7 times as much CO₂ as someone in the Philippines.

Iran: 8.7 t (2024) · Philippines: 1.5 t (2024)

How green is the power grid?

23% of the Philippines’ electricity is renewable, versus 3.8% in Iran.

Iran: 3.8% (2025) · Philippines: 23.3% (2025)

How clean is the air?

The air in Iran carries 63% more fine dust than in the Philippines.

Iran: 37.7 µg/m³ (2024) · Philippines: 23.1 µg/m³ (2024)

How common is murder?

You are 83% more likely to be murdered in the Philippines than in Iran.

Iran: 2.4 per 100k (2014) · Philippines: 4.3 per 100k (2023)

How dangerous are the roads?

Roads in Iran are 2.1 times as deadly as in the Philippines.

Iran: 20.6 per 100k (2021) · Philippines: 9.7 per 100k (2021)

How warm is it?

The Philippines is on average 7.1 °C warmer than Iran.

Iran: 19.3°C (2016–2025 avg) · Philippines: 26.4°C (2016–2025 avg)

How much rain falls?

The Philippines gets 11 times as much rain as Iran.

Iran: 272 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Philippines: 3,001 mm (2016–2025 avg)