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Land

Size, shape and altitude

Total area

How big is it, really?

Poland is 5% bigger than the Philippines

Philippines: 300,000 km² (2024) · Poland: 313,940 km² (2024)

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Coastline

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)

Highest point

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)

Farmland

How much of the land is farmed?

Farmland covers 46% of Poland, versus 43% of the Philippines

Philippines: 42.7% (2024) · Poland: 46.2% (2024)

How far apart are they?

People

Who lives there, and how closely

Population

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)

Population density

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)

Height of men

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)

Height of women

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)

Median age

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)

Fertility rate

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)

Aged 65 and over

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)

Refugees hosted per 1,000 residents

How many refugees does it host?

Poland hosts 3,076 times as many refugees per resident as the Philippines

Philippines: 0.0088 per 1,000 (2025) · Poland: 27.2 per 1,000 (2025)

Nobel laureates per 10 million people

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 (2026) · Poland: 7.7 (2026)

Official languages

How many official languages?

The Philippines has 2 official languages, Poland 1

Philippines: 2 (2026) · Poland: 1 (2026)

What shape is the population?

Money

What an economy looks like per person

Economy size (GDP)

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)

GDP per person (PPP)

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)

Income inequality (Gini)

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)

Extreme poverty ($3.00 a day)

How many live on less than $3 a day?

5.3% of people in the Philippines live on less than $3 a day, versus 0.2% in Poland

Philippines: 5.3% (2023) · Poland: 0.2% (2023)

Unemployment

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)

Military spending

How much goes to the military?

Poland spends 4.5% of its GDP on the military, the Philippines 1.3%

Philippines: 1.3% (2025) · Poland: 4.5% (2025)

Tax revenue (central government)

How much does the central government collect in tax?

Poland’s central government collects 17% of GDP in tax, the Philippines’ 14%

Philippines: 14.4% (2024) · Poland: 17.4% (2024)

Price level (US = 100)

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

Health spending per person

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)

Life expectancy

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)

Infant mortality

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)

Doctors

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)

Hospital beds

How many hospital beds are there?

Poland has 6.2 times as many hospital beds per person as the Philippines

Philippines: 1 per 1,000 (2021) · Poland: 6 per 1,000 (2022)

Suicide rate

How common is suicide?

The suicide rate in Poland is 4.3 times that in the Philippines

Philippines: 3.1 per 100k (2023) · Poland: 13.4 per 100k (2023)

Adult obesity

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)

Smoking

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

Life satisfaction

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)

Alcohol consumption

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)

Meat supply

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)

Daily calories

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)

Working hours

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)

Years of schooling

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)

Tourists per resident

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)

World Heritage sites

How many World Heritage sites?

Poland has 12 more World Heritage sites than the Philippines (18 against 6)

Philippines: 6 (2026) · Poland: 18 (2026)

Olympic medals (all time)

How many Olympic medals has it won?

Poland has won 335 Olympic medals, the Philippines 18

Philippines: 18 (2026 edition) · Poland: 335 (2026 edition)

Connected

Online, electrified, urban

Internet users

How many people are online?

89% of people in Poland are online, versus 67% in the Philippines

Philippines: 67% (2024) · Poland: 89% (2024)

Fixed broadband download speed

How fast is home internet?

Home internet in Poland is 74% faster than in the Philippines

Philippines: 166 Mbps (2026) · Poland: 288 Mbps (2026)

Access to electricity

Who has electricity at home?

100% of people in Poland have electricity, versus 95% in the Philippines

Philippines: 94.8% (2024) · Poland: 100% (2024)

Urban population

How many live in cities?

60% of people in Poland live in cities, versus 56% in the Philippines

Philippines: 56% (2025) · Poland: 60% (2025)

Mobile subscriptions

How many phones per person?

Poland has 138 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, the Philippines 115

Philippines: 115 (2024) · Poland: 138 (2024)

Railway network

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)

Air passengers per resident

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

Forest cover

How much of the land is forest?

Forest covers 31% of Poland, but only 25% of the Philippines

Philippines: 24.8% (2024) · Poland: 31% (2024)

CO₂ per person

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)

Renewable electricity

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)

Air pollution (PM2.5)

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)

Where does the power come from?

Safety

Measured risk, not vibes

Homicide rate

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)

Road deaths

How dangerous are the roads?

Roads in the Philippines are 20% deadlier than in Poland

Philippines: 13.8 per 100k (2023) · Poland: 11.5 per 100k (2023)

Climate

What the year feels like

Average temperature

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)

Rainfall

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)

What does the year feel like?

Between them

People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other

Who has moved between them?
Can they visit without a visa?
What do they sell each other?
Have they met on the pitch?
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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).

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