Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Poland is 5% bigger than the Philippines.
Philippines: 300,000 km² (2023) · Poland: 313,930 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
The Philippines’ coastline is 82 times as long as Poland’s.
Philippines: 36,289 km (2026 edition) · Poland: 440 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
The Philippines’ highest peak towers 455 m above Poland’s.
Philippines: 2,954 m (2026 edition) · Poland: 2,499 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
The Philippines has 3.2 times as many people as Poland.
Philippines: 117 million (2025) · Poland: 36.4 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
The Philippines is 3.3 times as densely populated as Poland.
Philippines: 392 per km² (2025) · Poland: 119 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Poland are 15.5 cm taller than in the Philippines.
Philippines: 165.2 cm (2019) · Poland: 180.7 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Poland are 11.6 cm taller than in the Philippines.
Philippines: 154.1 cm (2019) · Poland: 165.8 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Poland is 16 years older than in the Philippines.
Philippines: 25.3 years (2023) · Poland: 41.3 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in the Philippines have 0.8 more children on average than in Poland.
Philippines: 1.89 children per woman (2024) · Poland: 1.14 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
21% of people in Poland are 65 or older, versus 5.7% in the Philippines.
Philippines: 5.7% (2025) · Poland: 20.8% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Poland has produced 7.7 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, the Philippines 0.1.
Philippines: 0.1 (2025) · Poland: 7.7 (2025)
How many official languages?
The Philippines has 2 official languages, Poland 1.
Philippines: 2 (2026) · Poland: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Poland’s economy is 2.1 times the size of the Philippines’.
Philippines: $487 billion (2025) · Poland: $1.04 trillion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Poland produces 4.3 times as much per person as the Philippines.
Philippines: Int$12,577 (2025) · Poland: Int$54,262 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in the Philippines than in Poland (Gini 10.8 points higher).
Philippines: 39.3 (2023) · Poland: 28.5 (2023)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 3.0% in Poland, versus 2.2% in the Philippines.
Philippines: 2.2% (2025) · Poland: 3% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Poland spends 4.2% of its GDP on the military, the Philippines 1.3%.
Philippines: 1.3% (2024) · Poland: 4.2% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Poland’s price level (US = 100) is 1.6× the Philippines’.
Philippines: 33% (2025) · Poland: 52% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Poland spends 10 times as much on health per person as the Philippines.
Philippines: $194 (2023) · Poland: $2,014 (2024)
How long do people live?
People in Poland live 8.5 years longer than in the Philippines.
Philippines: 69.9 years (2024) · Poland: 78.4 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in the Philippines is 6 times as likely to die before turning one as in Poland.
Philippines: 21.7 per 1,000 (2024) · Poland: 3.6 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Poland has 5.1 times as many doctors per person as the Philippines.
Philippines: 0.8 per 1,000 (2021) · Poland: 4 per 1,000 (2023)
How common is obesity?
26% of adults in Poland are obese, versus 9.7% in the Philippines.
Philippines: 9.7% (2024) · Poland: 25.9% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
22% of adults in Poland smoke, versus 20% in the Philippines.
Philippines: 19.9% (2024) · Poland: 21.7% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Poland rate their lives 0.56 points higher than in the Philippines.
Philippines: 6.21 (2025) · Poland: 6.77 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Poland drink 89% more alcohol than in the Philippines.
Philippines: 6.1 litres (2023) · Poland: 11.5 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Poland has 2.5 times as much meat per person as the Philippines.
Philippines: 33.6 kg (2023) · Poland: 83.3 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Poland has 747 kcal more food per person per day than the Philippines.
Philippines: 2,983 kcal (2023) · Poland: 3,730 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in the Philippines put in 289 more hours a year than in Poland.
Philippines: 2,096 hours (2023) · Poland: 1,807 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Poland went to school 3.2 years longer than in the Philippines.
Philippines: 10 years (2023) · Poland: 13.2 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Poland welcomed 23 times as many tourists per resident as the Philippines (2019).
Philippines: 0.02 (2022) · Poland: 0.54 (2024)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
89% of people in Poland are online, versus 67% in the Philippines.
Philippines: 67% (2024) · Poland: 89% (2024)
Who has electricity at home?
100% of people in Poland have electricity, versus 95% in the Philippines.
Philippines: 94.8% (2024) · Poland: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
60% of people in Poland live in cities, versus 56% in the Philippines.
Philippines: 56% (2025) · Poland: 60% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Poland has 138 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, the Philippines 115.
Philippines: 115 (2024) · Poland: 138 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Poland’s railway network is 37 times as long as the Philippines’.
Philippines: 509 km (2016) · Poland: 18,620 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from the Philippines fly 47% more passengers per resident than those from Poland.
Philippines: 0.36 (2023) · Poland: 0.24 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 31% of Poland, but only 24% of the Philippines.
Philippines: 24.5% (2023) · Poland: 31.1% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Poland emits 4.7 times as much CO₂ as someone in the Philippines.
Philippines: 1.5 t (2024) · Poland: 7.1 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
32% of Poland’s electricity is renewable, versus 23% in the Philippines.
Philippines: 23.3% (2025) · Poland: 31.5% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in the Philippines carries 48% more fine dust than in Poland.
Philippines: 23.1 µg/m³ (2024) · Poland: 15.6 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 5.4 times as likely to be murdered in the Philippines as in Poland.
Philippines: 4.3 per 100k (2023) · Poland: 0.8 per 100k (2023)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in the Philippines are 49% deadlier than in Poland.
Philippines: 9.7 per 100k (2021) · Poland: 6.5 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
The Philippines is on average 16.7 °C warmer than Poland.
Philippines: 26.4°C (2016–2025 avg) · Poland: 9.7°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
The Philippines gets 3.9 times as much rain as Poland.
Philippines: 3,001 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Poland: 763 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is the Philippines bigger than Poland?
Poland is larger. Poland is 5% bigger than the Philippines.
Which has more people, the Philippines or Poland?
The Philippines has 3.2 times as many people as Poland (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, the Philippines or Poland?
People in Poland live 8.5 years longer than in the Philippines. Life expectancy at birth is 69.9 years in the Philippines and 78.4 in Poland.
Are people taller in the Philippines or Poland?
Men in Poland are 15.5 cm taller than in the Philippines (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
