Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
The Philippines fits inside Pakistan 2.7 times
Pakistan: 796,100 km² (2024) · Philippines: 300,000 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
The Philippines’ coastline is 35 times as long as Pakistan’s
Pakistan: 1,046 km (2026 edition) · Philippines: 36,289 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Pakistan’s highest peak towers 5,657 m above the Philippines’
Pakistan: 8,611 m (2026 edition) · Philippines: 2,954 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 47% of Pakistan, versus 43% of the Philippines
Pakistan: 47.2% (2024) · Philippines: 42.7% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Pakistan has 2.2 times as many people as the Philippines
Pakistan: 255 million (2025) · Philippines: 117 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
The Philippines is 18% more densely populated than Pakistan
Pakistan: 331 per km² (2025) · Philippines: 392 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Pakistan are 2.1 cm taller than in the Philippines
Pakistan: 167.3 cm (2019) · Philippines: 165.2 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Pakistan and the Philippines are practically level
Pakistan: 154.8 cm (2019) · Philippines: 154.1 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in the Philippines is 5 years older than in Pakistan
Pakistan: 20.3 years (2023) · Philippines: 25.3 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Pakistan have 1.7 more children on average than in the Philippines
Pakistan: 3.55 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 4.4% in Pakistan
Pakistan: 4.4% (2025) · Philippines: 5.7% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
Pakistan hosts 514 times as many refugees per resident as the Philippines
Pakistan: 4.5 per 1,000 (2025) · Philippines: 0.0088 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Pakistan has produced 0.1 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, the Philippines 0.1
Pakistan: 0.1 (2026) · Philippines: 0.1 (2026)
How many official languages?
Pakistan and the Philippines are practically level
Pakistan: 2 (2026) · Philippines: 2 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
The Philippines’ economy is 20% larger than Pakistan’s
Pakistan: $407 billion (2025) · Philippines: $487 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
The Philippines produces 91% more per person than Pakistan
Pakistan: Int$6,573 (2025) · Philippines: Int$12,577 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in the Philippines than in Pakistan (Gini 5.8 points higher)
Pakistan: 33.5 (2024) · Philippines: 39.3 (2023)
How many live on less than $3 a day?
23% of people in Pakistan live on less than $3 a day, versus 5.3% in the Philippines
Pakistan: 23% (2024) · Philippines: 5.3% (2023)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 5.4% in Pakistan, versus 2.2% in the Philippines
Pakistan: 5.4% (2025) · Philippines: 2.2% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Pakistan spends 2.9% of its GDP on the military, the Philippines 1.3%
Pakistan: 2.9% (2025) · Philippines: 1.3% (2025)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Pakistan: no data · Philippines: 14.4% (2024)
How expensive is it?
The Philippines’ price level (US = 100) is 1.4× Pakistan’s
Pakistan: 24% (2025) · Philippines: 33% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
The Philippines spends 6.4 times as much on health per person as Pakistan
Pakistan: $30 (2023) · Philippines: $194 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in the Philippines live 2.1 years longer than in Pakistan
Pakistan: 67.8 years (2024) · Philippines: 69.9 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Pakistan is 2.2 times as likely to die before turning one as in the Philippines
Pakistan: 48.2 per 1,000 (2024) · Philippines: 21.7 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Pakistan has 46% more doctors per person than the Philippines
Pakistan: 1.2 per 1,000 (2021) · Philippines: 0.8 per 1,000 (2021)
How many hospital beds are there?
The Philippines has 54% more hospital beds per person than Pakistan
Pakistan: 0.6 per 1,000 (2020) · Philippines: 1 per 1,000 (2021)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Pakistan is 2.9 times that in the Philippines
Pakistan: 9.1 per 100k (2023) · Philippines: 3.1 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
24% of adults in Pakistan are obese, versus 9.7% in the Philippines
Pakistan: 23.5% (2024) · Philippines: 9.7% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
20% of adults in the Philippines smoke, versus 18% in Pakistan
Pakistan: 17.9% (2024) · Philippines: 19.9% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in the Philippines rate their lives 1.34 points higher than in Pakistan
Pakistan: 4.87 (2025) · Philippines: 6.21 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in the Philippines drink 70 times as much alcohol as in Pakistan
Pakistan: 0.1 litres (2023) · Philippines: 6.1 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
The Philippines has 58% more meat per person than Pakistan
Pakistan: 21.2 kg (2023) · Philippines: 33.6 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
The Philippines has 469 kcal more food per person per day than Pakistan
Pakistan: 2,514 kcal (2023) · Philippines: 2,983 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Pakistan put in 375 more hours a year than in the Philippines
Pakistan: 2,471 hours (2023) · Philippines: 2,096 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in the Philippines went to school 5.7 years longer than in Pakistan
Pakistan: 4.3 years (2023) · Philippines: 10 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Pakistan: no data · Philippines: 0.02 (2022)
How many World Heritage sites?
Pakistan and the Philippines are practically level
Pakistan: 6 (2026) · Philippines: 6 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
The Philippines has won 18 Olympic medals, Pakistan 11
Pakistan: 11 (2026 edition) · Philippines: 18 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
67% of people in the Philippines are online, versus 57% in Pakistan
Pakistan: 57% (2024) · Philippines: 67% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in the Philippines is 7 times as fast as in Pakistan
Pakistan: 24 Mbps (2026) · Philippines: 166 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
96% of people in Pakistan have electricity, versus 95% in the Philippines
Pakistan: 95.7% (2024) · Philippines: 94.8% (2024)
How many live in cities?
56% of people in the Philippines live in cities, versus 40% in Pakistan
Pakistan: 40% (2025) · Philippines: 56% (2025)
How many phones per person?
The Philippines has 115 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Pakistan 77
Pakistan: 77 (2024) · Philippines: 115 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Pakistan’s railway network is 15 times as long as the Philippines’
Pakistan: 7,791 km (2019) · Philippines: 509 km (2016)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from the Philippines fly 13 times as many passengers per resident as those from Pakistan
Pakistan: 0.03 (2023) · Philippines: 0.36 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 25% of the Philippines, but only 4.1% of Pakistan
Pakistan: 4.1% (2024) · Philippines: 24.8% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in the Philippines emits 2.1 times as much CO₂ as someone in Pakistan
Pakistan: 0.7 t (2024) · Philippines: 1.5 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
43% of Pakistan’s electricity is renewable, versus 23% in the Philippines
Pakistan: 42.7% (2025) · Philippines: 23.3% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Pakistan carries 2.3 times as much fine dust as in the Philippines
Pakistan: 53.8 µg/m³ (2024) · Philippines: 23.1 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
The Philippines and Pakistan are nearly identical here
Pakistan: 4.3 per 100k (2023) · Philippines: 4.3 per 100k (2023)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Pakistan are 21% deadlier than in the Philippines
Pakistan: 16.7 per 100k (2023) · Philippines: 13.8 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
The Philippines is on average 5.4 °C warmer than Pakistan
Pakistan: 21°C (2016–2025 avg) · Philippines: 26.4°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
The Philippines gets 7.2 times as much rain as Pakistan
Pakistan: 416 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Philippines: 3,001 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Between them
People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other
Quick answers
Is Pakistan bigger than the Philippines?
Pakistan is larger. The Philippines fits inside Pakistan 2.7 times.
Which has more people, Pakistan or the Philippines?
Pakistan has 2.2 times as many people as the Philippines (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Pakistan or the Philippines?
People in the Philippines live 2.1 years longer than in Pakistan. Life expectancy at birth is 67.8 years in Pakistan and 69.9 in the Philippines.
Are people taller in Pakistan or the Philippines?
Men in Pakistan are 2.1 cm taller than in the Philippines (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
