Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
The Philippines is 26% bigger than Romania.
Philippines: 300,000 km² (2023) · Romania: 238,400 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
The Philippines’ coastline is 161 times as long as Romania’s.
Philippines: 36,289 km (2026 edition) · Romania: 225 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
The Philippines’ highest peak towers 410 m above Romania’s.
Philippines: 2,954 m (2026 edition) · Romania: 2,544 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
The Philippines has 6.1 times as many people as Romania.
Philippines: 117 million (2025) · Romania: 19 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
The Philippines is 4.7 times as densely populated as Romania.
Philippines: 392 per km² (2025) · Romania: 83 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Romania are 12.6 cm taller than in the Philippines.
Philippines: 165.2 cm (2019) · Romania: 177.8 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Romania are 10.6 cm taller than in the Philippines.
Philippines: 154.1 cm (2019) · Romania: 164.7 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Romania is 17 years older than in the Philippines.
Philippines: 25.3 years (2023) · Romania: 42.6 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in the Philippines have 0.5 more children on average than in Romania.
Philippines: 1.89 children per woman (2024) · Romania: 1.39 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
20% of people in Romania are 65 or older, versus 5.7% in the Philippines.
Philippines: 5.7% (2025) · Romania: 20.1% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Romania has produced 2.1 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, the Philippines 0.1.
Philippines: 0.1 (2025) · Romania: 2.1 (2025)
How many official languages?
The Philippines has 2 official languages, Romania 1.
Philippines: 2 (2026) · Romania: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
The Philippines’ economy is 14% larger than Romania’s.
Philippines: $487 billion (2025) · Romania: $429 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Romania produces 4 times as much per person as the Philippines.
Philippines: Int$12,577 (2025) · Romania: Int$50,895 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in the Philippines than in Romania (Gini 9.5 points higher).
Philippines: 39.3 (2023) · Romania: 29.8 (2023)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 6.0% in Romania, versus 2.2% in the Philippines.
Philippines: 2.2% (2025) · Romania: 6% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Romania spends 2.3% of its GDP on the military, the Philippines 1.3%.
Philippines: 1.3% (2024) · Romania: 2.3% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Romania’s price level (US = 100) is 1.3× the Philippines’.
Philippines: 33% (2025) · Romania: 44% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Romania spends 5.4 times as much on health per person as the Philippines.
Philippines: $194 (2023) · Romania: $1,051 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Romania live 6.5 years longer than in the Philippines.
Philippines: 69.9 years (2024) · Romania: 76.5 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in the Philippines is 3.6 times as likely to die before turning one as in Romania.
Philippines: 21.7 per 1,000 (2024) · Romania: 6 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Romania has 4.6 times as many doctors per person as the Philippines.
Philippines: 0.8 per 1,000 (2021) · Romania: 3.6 per 1,000 (2022)
How common is obesity?
38% of adults in Romania are obese, versus 9.7% in the Philippines.
Philippines: 9.7% (2024) · Romania: 37.7% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
30% of adults in Romania smoke, versus 20% in the Philippines.
Philippines: 19.9% (2024) · Romania: 29.7% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Romania rate their lives 0.42 points higher than in the Philippines.
Philippines: 6.21 (2025) · Romania: 6.63 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Romania drink 2.8 times as much alcohol as in the Philippines.
Philippines: 6.1 litres (2023) · Romania: 17.1 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Romania has 2.2 times as much meat per person as the Philippines.
Philippines: 33.6 kg (2023) · Romania: 72.5 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Romania has 666 kcal more food per person per day than the Philippines.
Philippines: 2,983 kcal (2023) · Romania: 3,649 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in the Philippines put in 270 more hours a year than in Romania.
Philippines: 2,096 hours (2023) · Romania: 1,826 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Romania went to school 1.6 years longer than in the Philippines.
Philippines: 10 years (2023) · Romania: 11.6 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Romania welcomed 30 times as many tourists per resident as the Philippines (2019).
Philippines: 0.02 (2022) · Romania: 0.7 (2024)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
91% of people in Romania are online, versus 67% in the Philippines.
Philippines: 67% (2024) · Romania: 91% (2024)
Who has electricity at home?
100% of people in Romania have electricity, versus 95% in the Philippines.
Philippines: 94.8% (2024) · Romania: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
56% of people in the Philippines live in cities, versus 52% in Romania.
Philippines: 56% (2025) · Romania: 52% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Romania has 120 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, the Philippines 115.
Philippines: 115 (2024) · Romania: 120 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Romania’s railway network is 21 times as long as the Philippines’.
Philippines: 509 km (2016) · Romania: 10,769 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from the Philippines fly 2.4 times as many passengers per resident as those from Romania.
Philippines: 0.36 (2023) · Romania: 0.15 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 30% of Romania, but only 24% of the Philippines.
Philippines: 24.5% (2023) · Romania: 30.1% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Romania emits 2.4 times as much CO₂ as someone in the Philippines.
Philippines: 1.5 t (2024) · Romania: 3.6 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
47% of Romania’s electricity is renewable, versus 23% in the Philippines.
Philippines: 23.3% (2025) · Romania: 47% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in the Philippines carries 62% more fine dust than in Romania.
Philippines: 23.1 µg/m³ (2024) · Romania: 14.3 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 3.9 times as likely to be murdered in the Philippines as in Romania.
Philippines: 4.3 per 100k (2023) · Romania: 1.1 per 100k (2024)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in the Philippines are 1% deadlier than in Romania.
Philippines: 9.7 per 100k (2021) · Romania: 9.6 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
The Philippines is on average 15.4 °C warmer than Romania.
Philippines: 26.4°C (2016–2025 avg) · Romania: 11°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
The Philippines gets 4 times as much rain as Romania.
Philippines: 3,001 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Romania: 758 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is the Philippines bigger than Romania?
The Philippines is larger. The Philippines is 26% bigger than Romania.
Which has more people, the Philippines or Romania?
The Philippines has 6.1 times as many people as Romania (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, the Philippines or Romania?
People in Romania live 6.5 years longer than in the Philippines. Life expectancy at birth is 69.9 years in the Philippines and 76.5 in Romania.
Are people taller in the Philippines or Romania?
Men in Romania are 12.6 cm taller than in the Philippines (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
