Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Iraq is 45% bigger than the Philippines.
Iraq: 435,050 km² (2023) · Philippines: 300,000 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
The Philippines’ coastline is 626 times as long as Iraq’s.
Iraq: 58 km (2026 edition) · Philippines: 36,289 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Iraq’s highest peak towers 657 m above the Philippines’.
Iraq: 3,611 m (2026 edition) · Philippines: 2,954 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
The Philippines has 2.5 times as many people as Iraq.
Iraq: 47 million (2025) · Philippines: 117 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
The Philippines is 3.6 times as densely populated as Iraq.
Iraq: 108 per km² (2025) · Philippines: 392 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Iraq are 8.6 cm taller than in the Philippines.
Iraq: 173.8 cm (2019) · Philippines: 165.2 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Iraq are 4.6 cm taller than in the Philippines.
Iraq: 158.8 cm (2019) · Philippines: 154.1 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in the Philippines is 4.9 years older than in Iraq.
Iraq: 20.3 years (2023) · Philippines: 25.3 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Iraq have 1.3 more children on average than in the Philippines.
Iraq: 3.22 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 3.4% in Iraq.
Iraq: 3.4% (2025) · Philippines: 5.7% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Iraq has produced 0.2 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, the Philippines 0.1.
Iraq: 0.2 (2025) · Philippines: 0.1 (2025)
How many official languages?
Iraq has 3 official languages, the Philippines 2.
Iraq: 3 (2026) · Philippines: 2 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
The Philippines’ economy is 91% larger than Iraq’s.
Iraq: $254 billion (2025) · Philippines: $487 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Iraq produces 13% more per person than the Philippines.
Iraq: Int$14,267 (2025) · Philippines: Int$12,577 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in the Philippines than in Iraq (Gini 9.5 points higher).
Iraq: 29.8 (2023) · Philippines: 39.3 (2023)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 15% in Iraq, versus 2.2% in the Philippines.
Iraq: 15.5% (2025) · Philippines: 2.2% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Iraq spends 2.4% of its GDP on the military, the Philippines 1.3%.
Iraq: 2.4% (2024) · Philippines: 1.3% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Iraq’s price level (US = 100) is 1.1× the Philippines’.
Iraq: 38% (2025) · Philippines: 33% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Iraq spends 72% more on health per person than the Philippines.
Iraq: $333 (2023) · Philippines: $194 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Iraq live 2.5 years longer than in the Philippines.
Iraq: 72.4 years (2024) · Philippines: 69.9 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in the Philippines is 8% more likely to die before turning one than in Iraq.
Iraq: 20.1 per 1,000 (2024) · Philippines: 21.7 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Iraq has 29% more doctors per person than the Philippines.
Iraq: 1 per 1,000 (2022) · Philippines: 0.8 per 1,000 (2021)
How common is obesity?
37% of adults in Iraq are obese, versus 9.7% in the Philippines.
Iraq: 36.8% (2024) · Philippines: 9.7% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
Iraq and the Philippines are practically level.
Iraq: 20.1% (2024) · Philippines: 19.9% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in the Philippines rate their lives 0.99 points higher than in Iraq.
Iraq: 5.21 (2025) · Philippines: 6.21 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in the Philippines drink 10 times as much alcohol as in Iraq.
Iraq: 0.6 litres (2023) · Philippines: 6.1 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
The Philippines has 60% more meat per person than Iraq.
Iraq: 21.1 kg (2023) · Philippines: 33.6 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
The Philippines has 612 kcal more food per person per day than Iraq.
Iraq: 2,371 kcal (2023) · Philippines: 2,983 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in the Philippines put in 513 more hours a year than in Iraq.
Iraq: 1,583 hours (2023) · Philippines: 2,096 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in the Philippines went to school 3.2 years longer than in Iraq.
Iraq: 6.8 years (2023) · Philippines: 10 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Iraq: no data · Philippines: 0.02 (2022)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
81% of people in Iraq are online, versus 67% in the Philippines.
Iraq: 81% (2024) · Philippines: 67% (2024)
Who has electricity at home?
100% of people in Iraq have electricity, versus 95% in the Philippines.
Iraq: 100% (2024) · Philippines: 94.8% (2024)
How many live in cities?
70% of people in Iraq live in cities, versus 56% in the Philippines.
Iraq: 70% (2025) · Philippines: 56% (2025)
How many phones per person?
The Philippines has 115 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Iraq 100.
Iraq: 100 (2024) · Philippines: 115 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Iraq’s railway network is 4.7 times as long as the Philippines’.
Iraq: 2,370 km (2014) · Philippines: 509 km (2016)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from the Philippines fly 4.4 times as many passengers per resident as those from Iraq.
Iraq: 0.08 (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 1.9% of Iraq.
Iraq: 1.9% (2023) · Philippines: 24.5% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Iraq emits 3.4 times as much CO₂ as someone in the Philippines.
Iraq: 5.1 t (2024) · Philippines: 1.5 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
23% of the Philippines’ electricity is renewable, versus 1.6% in Iraq.
Iraq: 1.6% (2024) · Philippines: 23.3% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Iraq carries 2.1 times as much fine dust as in the Philippines.
Iraq: 48.8 µg/m³ (2024) · Philippines: 23.1 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
Iraq: no data · Philippines: 4.3 per 100k (2023)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Iraq are 2.2 times as deadly as in the Philippines.
Iraq: 21.5 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 Iraq.
Iraq: 23.9°C (2016–2025 avg) · Philippines: 26.4°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
The Philippines gets 14 times as much rain as Iraq.
Iraq: 214 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Philippines: 3,001 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Iraq bigger than the Philippines?
Iraq is larger. Iraq is 45% bigger than the Philippines.
Which has more people, Iraq or the Philippines?
The Philippines has 2.5 times as many people as Iraq (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Iraq or the Philippines?
People in Iraq live 2.5 years longer than in the Philippines. Life expectancy at birth is 72.4 years in Iraq and 69.9 in the Philippines.
Are people taller in Iraq or the Philippines?
Men in Iraq are 8.6 cm taller than in the Philippines (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
