Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Israel fits inside the Philippines 14 times.
Israel: 22,070 km² (2023) · Philippines: 300,000 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
The Philippines’ coastline is 133 times as long as Israel’s.
Israel: 273 km (2026 edition) · Philippines: 36,289 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
The Philippines’ highest peak towers 718 m above Israel’s.
Israel: 2,236 m (2026 edition) · Philippines: 2,954 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
The Philippines has 12 times as many people as Israel.
Israel: 10.1 million (2025) · Philippines: 117 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Israel is 19% more densely populated than the Philippines.
Israel: 468 per km² (2025) · Philippines: 392 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Israel are 10.8 cm taller than in the Philippines.
Israel: 176 cm (2019) · Philippines: 165.2 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Israel are 8.1 cm taller than in the Philippines.
Israel: 162.2 cm (2019) · Philippines: 154.1 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Israel is 3.9 years older than in the Philippines.
Israel: 29.2 years (2023) · Philippines: 25.3 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Israel have 1.0 more children on average than in the Philippines.
Israel: 2.87 children per woman (2024) · Philippines: 1.89 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
13% of people in Israel are 65 or older, versus 5.7% in the Philippines.
Israel: 12.7% (2025) · Philippines: 5.7% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Israel has produced 5.9 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, the Philippines 0.1.
Israel: 5.9 (2025) · Philippines: 0.1 (2025)
How many official languages?
Israel and the Philippines are practically level.
Israel: 2 (2026) · Philippines: 2 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Israel’s economy is 25% larger than the Philippines’.
Israel: $611 billion (2025) · Philippines: $487 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Israel produces 4.7 times as much per person as the Philippines.
Israel: Int$59,717 (2025) · Philippines: Int$12,577 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in the Philippines than in Israel (Gini 1 points higher).
Israel: 38.3 (2022) · Philippines: 39.3 (2023)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 3.5% in Israel, versus 2.2% in the Philippines.
Israel: 3.5% (2025) · Philippines: 2.2% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Israel spends 8.8% of its GDP on the military, the Philippines 1.3%.
Israel: 8.8% (2024) · Philippines: 1.3% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Israel’s price level (US = 100) is 3× the Philippines’.
Israel: 101% (2025) · Philippines: 33% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Israel spends 20 times as much on health per person as the Philippines.
Israel: $3,928 (2023) · Philippines: $194 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Israel live 13 years longer than in the Philippines.
Israel: 83.2 years (2024) · Philippines: 69.9 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in the Philippines is 8 times as likely to die before turning one as in Israel.
Israel: 2.7 per 1,000 (2024) · Philippines: 21.7 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Israel has 4.8 times as many doctors per person as the Philippines.
Israel: 3.8 per 1,000 (2023) · Philippines: 0.8 per 1,000 (2021)
How common is obesity?
23% of adults in Israel are obese, versus 9.7% in the Philippines.
Israel: 23.3% (2024) · Philippines: 9.7% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
21% of adults in Israel smoke, versus 20% in the Philippines.
Israel: 21.2% (2024) · Philippines: 19.9% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Israel rate their lives 0.98 points higher than in the Philippines.
Israel: 7.19 (2025) · Philippines: 6.21 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in the Philippines drink 46% more alcohol than in Israel.
Israel: 4.2 litres (2023) · Philippines: 6.1 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Israel has 3.2 times as much meat per person as the Philippines.
Israel: 108.7 kg (2023) · Philippines: 33.6 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Israel has 771 kcal more food per person per day than the Philippines.
Israel: 3,754 kcal (2023) · Philippines: 2,983 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in the Philippines put in 206 more hours a year than in Israel.
Israel: 1,890 hours (2023) · Philippines: 2,096 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Israel went to school 3.6 years longer than in the Philippines.
Israel: 13.5 years (2023) · Philippines: 10 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Israel welcomed 4.1 times as many tourists per resident as the Philippines (2019).
Israel: 0.1 (2024) · Philippines: 0.02 (2022)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
88% of people in Israel are online, versus 67% in the Philippines.
Israel: 88% (2024) · Philippines: 67% (2024)
Who has electricity at home?
100% of people in Israel have electricity, versus 95% in the Philippines.
Israel: 100% (2024) · Philippines: 94.8% (2024)
How many live in cities?
92% of people in Israel live in cities, versus 56% in the Philippines.
Israel: 92% (2025) · Philippines: 56% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Israel has 177 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, the Philippines 115.
Israel: 177 (2024) · Philippines: 115 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Israel’s railway network is 3.4 times as long as the Philippines’.
Israel: 1,720 km (2021) · Philippines: 509 km (2016)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Israel fly 2.1 times as many passengers per resident as those from the Philippines.
Israel: 0.73 (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 6.5% of Israel.
Israel: 6.5% (2023) · Philippines: 24.5% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Israel emits 3.7 times as much CO₂ as someone in the Philippines.
Israel: 5.6 t (2024) · Philippines: 1.5 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
23% of the Philippines’ electricity is renewable, versus 17% in Israel.
Israel: 16.9% (2025) · Philippines: 23.3% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in the Philippines carries 13% more fine dust than in Israel.
Israel: 20.4 µg/m³ (2024) · Philippines: 23.1 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 2.7 times as likely to be murdered in the Philippines as in Israel.
Israel: 1.6 per 100k (2022) · Philippines: 4.3 per 100k (2023)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in the Philippines are 2.3 times as deadly as in Israel.
Israel: 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 5.2 °C warmer than Israel.
Israel: 21.1°C (2016–2025 avg) · Philippines: 26.4°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
The Philippines gets 15 times as much rain as Israel.
Israel: 205 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Philippines: 3,001 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Israel bigger than the Philippines?
The Philippines is larger. Israel fits inside the Philippines 14 times.
Which has more people, Israel or the Philippines?
The Philippines has 12 times as many people as Israel (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Israel or the Philippines?
People in Israel live 13 years longer than in the Philippines. Life expectancy at birth is 83.2 years in Israel and 69.9 in the Philippines.
Are people taller in Israel or the Philippines?
Men in Israel are 10.8 cm taller than in the Philippines (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
