Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Italy and the Philippines are nearly identical here.
Italy: 302,070 km² (2023) · Philippines: 300,000 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
The Philippines’ coastline is 4.8 times as long as Italy’s.
Italy: 7,600 km (2026 edition) · Philippines: 36,289 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Italy’s highest peak towers 1,794 m above the Philippines’.
Italy: 4,748 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 times as many people as Italy.
Italy: 58.9 million (2025) · Philippines: 117 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
The Philippines is 2 times as densely populated as Italy.
Italy: 199 per km² (2025) · Philippines: 392 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Italy are 9.2 cm taller than in the Philippines.
Italy: 174.4 cm (2019) · Philippines: 165.2 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Italy are 7.7 cm taller than in the Philippines.
Italy: 161.8 cm (2019) · Philippines: 154.1 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Italy is 22 years older than in the Philippines.
Italy: 47.5 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 Italy.
Italy: 1.18 children per woman (2024) · Philippines: 1.89 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
25% of people in Italy are 65 or older, versus 5.7% in the Philippines.
Italy: 25.1% (2025) · Philippines: 5.7% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Italy has produced 3.4 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, the Philippines 0.1.
Italy: 3.4 (2025) · Philippines: 0.1 (2025)
How many official languages?
The Philippines has 2 official languages, Italy 1.
Italy: 1 (2026) · Philippines: 2 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Italy’s economy is 5.2 times the size of the Philippines’.
Italy: $2.55 trillion (2025) · Philippines: $487 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Italy produces 5 times as much per person as the Philippines.
Italy: Int$62,803 (2025) · Philippines: Int$12,577 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in the Philippines than in Italy (Gini 5 points higher).
Italy: 34.3 (2023) · Philippines: 39.3 (2023)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 6.4% in Italy, versus 2.2% in the Philippines.
Italy: 6.4% (2025) · Philippines: 2.2% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Italy and the Philippines are practically level.
Italy: 1.6% (2024) · Philippines: 1.3% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Italy’s price level (US = 100) is 2.1× the Philippines’.
Italy: 69% (2025) · Philippines: 33% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Italy spends 18 times as much on health per person as the Philippines.
Italy: $3,398 (2024) · Philippines: $194 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Italy live 14 years longer than in the Philippines.
Italy: 84 years (2024) · Philippines: 69.9 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in the Philippines is 9.4 times as likely to die before turning one as in Italy.
Italy: 2.3 per 1,000 (2024) · Philippines: 21.7 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Italy has 5.3 times as many doctors per person as the Philippines.
Italy: 4.2 per 1,000 (2022) · Philippines: 0.8 per 1,000 (2021)
How common is obesity?
18% of adults in Italy are obese, versus 9.7% in the Philippines.
Italy: 17.9% (2024) · Philippines: 9.7% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
22% of adults in Italy smoke, versus 20% in the Philippines.
Italy: 22.4% (2024) · Philippines: 19.9% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Italy rate their lives 0.37 points higher than in the Philippines.
Italy: 6.57 (2025) · Philippines: 6.21 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Italy drink 38% more alcohol than in the Philippines.
Italy: 8.4 litres (2023) · Philippines: 6.1 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Italy has 2.1 times as much meat per person as the Philippines.
Italy: 71.2 kg (2023) · Philippines: 33.6 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Italy has 770 kcal more food per person per day than the Philippines.
Italy: 3,753 kcal (2023) · Philippines: 2,983 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in the Philippines put in 395 more hours a year than in Italy.
Italy: 1,701 hours (2023) · Philippines: 2,096 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Italy went to school 0.85 years longer than in the Philippines.
Italy: 10.8 years (2023) · Philippines: 10 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Italy welcomed 42 times as many tourists per resident as the Philippines (2019).
Italy: 0.98 (2024) · Philippines: 0.02 (2022)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
89% of people in Italy are online, versus 67% in the Philippines.
Italy: 89% (2024) · Philippines: 67% (2024)
Who has electricity at home?
100% of people in Italy have electricity, versus 95% in the Philippines.
Italy: 100% (2024) · Philippines: 94.8% (2024)
How many live in cities?
70% of people in Italy live in cities, versus 56% in the Philippines.
Italy: 70% (2025) · Philippines: 56% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Italy has 133 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, the Philippines 115.
Italy: 133 (2024) · Philippines: 115 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Italy’s railway network is 34 times as long as the Philippines’.
Italy: 17,305 km (2021) · Philippines: 509 km (2016)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from the Philippines fly 3% more passengers per resident than those from Italy.
Italy: 0.34 (2023) · Philippines: 0.36 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 33% of Italy, but only 24% of the Philippines.
Italy: 32.9% (2023) · Philippines: 24.5% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Italy emits 3.4 times as much CO₂ as someone in the Philippines.
Italy: 5.1 t (2024) · Philippines: 1.5 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
49% of Italy’s electricity is renewable, versus 23% in the Philippines.
Italy: 48.8% (2025) · Philippines: 23.3% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in the Philippines carries 52% more fine dust than in Italy.
Italy: 15.2 µg/m³ (2024) · Philippines: 23.1 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 7.7 times as likely to be murdered in the Philippines as in Italy.
Italy: 0.6 per 100k (2023) · Philippines: 4.3 per 100k (2023)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in the Philippines are 94% deadlier than in Italy.
Italy: 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 12.5 °C warmer than Italy.
Italy: 13.9°C (2016–2025 avg) · Philippines: 26.4°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
The Philippines gets 2.9 times as much rain as Italy.
Italy: 1,030 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Philippines: 3,001 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Italy bigger than the Philippines?
Italy is larger. Italy and the Philippines are nearly identical here.
Which has more people, Italy or the Philippines?
The Philippines has 2 times as many people as Italy (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Italy or the Philippines?
People in Italy live 14 years longer than in the Philippines. Life expectancy at birth is 84.0 years in Italy and 69.9 in the Philippines.
Are people taller in Italy or the Philippines?
Men in Italy are 9.2 cm taller than in the Philippines (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
