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Land

Size, shape and altitude

Total area

How big is it, really?

The Philippines fits inside Russia 57 times

Philippines: 300,000 km² (2024) · Russia: 17,125,200 km² (2024)

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Coastline

How much coast is there?

Russia’s coastline is 4% longer than the Philippines’

Philippines: 36,289 km (2026 edition) · Russia: 37,653 km (2026 edition)

Highest point

How high can you climb?

Russia’s highest peak towers 2,688 m above the Philippines’

Philippines: 2,954 m (2026 edition) · Russia: 5,642 m (2026 edition)

Farmland

How much of the land is farmed?

Farmland covers 43% of the Philippines, versus 13% of Russia

Philippines: 42.7% (2024) · Russia: 13.2% (2024)

How far apart are they?

People

Who lives there, and how closely

Population

How many people live there?

Russia has 23% more people than the Philippines

Philippines: 117 million (2025) · Russia: 144 million (2025)

Population density

How crowded is it?

The Philippines is 45 times as densely populated as Russia

Philippines: 392 per km² (2025) · Russia: 9 per km² (2025)

Height of men

How tall are the men?

Men in Russia are 11.4 cm taller than in the Philippines

Philippines: 165.2 cm (2019) · Russia: 176.7 cm (2019)

Height of women

How tall are the women?

Women in Russia are 10.4 cm taller than in the Philippines

Philippines: 154.1 cm (2019) · Russia: 164.5 cm (2019)

Median age

How old is the typical person?

The typical person in Russia is 14 years older than in the Philippines

Philippines: 25.3 years (2023) · Russia: 39.5 years (2023)

Fertility rate

How many children per woman?

Women in the Philippines have 0.5 more children on average than in Russia

Philippines: 1.89 children per woman (2024) · Russia: 1.42 children per woman (2024)

Aged 65 and over

How many people are 65 or older?

18% of people in Russia are 65 or older, versus 5.7% in the Philippines

Philippines: 5.7% (2025) · Russia: 17.8% (2025)

Refugees hosted per 1,000 residents

How many refugees does it host?

Russia hosts 9.3 times as many refugees per resident as the Philippines

Philippines: 0.0088 per 1,000 (2025) · Russia: 0.1 per 1,000 (2025)

Nobel laureates per 10 million people

How many Nobel laureates were born there?

Russia has produced 2.0 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, the Philippines 0.1

Philippines: 0.1 (2026) · Russia: 2 (2026)

Official languages

How many official languages?

The Philippines has 2 official languages, Russia 1

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

What shape is the population?

Money

What an economy looks like per person

Economy size (GDP)

How big is the economy?

Russia’s economy is 5.3 times the size of the Philippines’

Philippines: $487 billion (2025) · Russia: $2.56 trillion (2025)

GDP per person (PPP)

How much is produced per person?

Russia produces 3.9 times as much per person as the Philippines

Philippines: Int$12,577 (2025) · Russia: Int$49,568 (2025)

Income inequality (Gini)

How evenly is income shared?

Income is more unequally shared in the Philippines than in Russia (Gini 6.3 points higher)

Philippines: 39.3 (2023) · Russia: 33 (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 0.1% in Russia

Philippines: 5.3% (2023) · Russia: 0.1% (2023)

Unemployment

How many people are looking for work?

The Philippines and Russia are practically level

Philippines: 2.2% (2025) · Russia: 2.1% (2025)

Military spending

How much goes to the military?

Russia spends 7.5% of its GDP on the military, the Philippines 1.3%

Philippines: 1.3% (2025) · Russia: 7.5% (2025)

Tax revenue (central government)

How much does the central government collect in tax?

The Philippines’ central government collects 14% of GDP in tax, Russia’s 11%

Philippines: 14.4% (2024) · Russia: 10.9% (2024)

Price level (US = 100)

How expensive is it?

Russia’s price level (US = 100) is 1.1× the Philippines’

Philippines: 33% (2025) · Russia: 35% (2025)

Health

Long lives, small beginnings

Health spending per person

How much is spent on health?

Russia spends 5.2 times as much on health per person as the Philippines

Philippines: $194 (2023) · Russia: $1,003 (2023)

Life expectancy

How long do people live?

People in Russia live 3.5 years longer than in the Philippines

Philippines: 69.9 years (2024) · Russia: 73.4 years (2024)

Infant mortality

How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?

A baby in the Philippines is 5.3 times as likely to die before turning one as in Russia

Philippines: 21.7 per 1,000 (2024) · Russia: 4.1 per 1,000 (2024)

Doctors

How many doctors are there?

Russia has 6.5 times as many doctors per person as the Philippines

Philippines: 0.8 per 1,000 (2021) · Russia: 5.1 per 1,000 (2022)

Hospital beds

How many hospital beds are there?

Russia has 7 times as many hospital beds per person as the Philippines

Philippines: 1 per 1,000 (2021) · Russia: 6.8 per 1,000 (2023)

Suicide rate

How common is suicide?

The suicide rate in Russia is 6.4 times that in the Philippines

Philippines: 3.1 per 100k (2023) · Russia: 19.8 per 100k (2023)

Adult obesity

How common is obesity?

21% of adults in Russia are obese, versus 9.7% in the Philippines

Philippines: 9.7% (2024) · Russia: 21.2% (2024)

Smoking

How many adults smoke?

27% of adults in Russia smoke, versus 20% in the Philippines

Philippines: 19.9% (2024) · Russia: 27% (2024)

Everyday life

Plates, glasses and happiness

Life satisfaction

How do people rate their lives?

People in the Philippines rate their lives 0.37 points higher than in Russia

Philippines: 6.21 (2025) · Russia: 5.83 (2025)

Alcohol consumption

How much do people drink?

Adults in Russia drink 71% more alcohol than in the Philippines

Philippines: 6.1 litres (2023) · Russia: 10.4 litres (2023)

Meat supply

How much meat is on the menu?

Russia has 2.5 times as much meat per person as the Philippines

Philippines: 33.6 kg (2023) · Russia: 84.8 kg (2023)

Daily calories

How much food is there per day?

Russia has 546 kcal more food per person per day than the Philippines

Philippines: 2,983 kcal (2023) · Russia: 3,528 kcal (2023)

Working hours

How long do people work?

The Philippines and Russia are practically level

Philippines: 2,096 hours (2023) · Russia: 2,087 hours (2023)

Years of schooling

How long do people go to school?

Adults in Russia went to school 2.4 years longer than in the Philippines

Philippines: 10 years (2023) · Russia: 12.4 years (2023)

Tourists per resident

How many tourists visit?

Philippines: 0.02 (2022) · Russia: no data

World Heritage sites

How many World Heritage sites?

Russia has 27 more World Heritage sites than the Philippines (33 against 6)

Philippines: 6 (2026) · Russia: 33 (2026)

Olympic medals (all time)

How many Olympic medals has it won?

Russia has won 539 Olympic medals, the Philippines 18

Philippines: 18 (2026 edition) · Russia: 539 (2026 edition)

Connected

Online, electrified, urban

Internet users

How many people are online?

94% of people in Russia are online, versus 67% in the Philippines

Philippines: 67% (2024) · Russia: 94% (2024)

Fixed broadband download speed

How fast is home internet?

Philippines: 166 Mbps (2026) · Russia: no data

Access to electricity

Who has electricity at home?

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

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

Urban population

How many live in cities?

75% of people in Russia live in cities, versus 56% in the Philippines

Philippines: 56% (2025) · Russia: 75% (2025)

Mobile subscriptions

How many phones per person?

Russia has 186 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, the Philippines 115

Philippines: 115 (2024) · Russia: 186 (2024)

Railway network

How much railway is there?

Russia’s railway network is 168 times as long as the Philippines’

Philippines: 509 km (2016) · Russia: 85,544 km (2021)

Air passengers per resident

How much do they fly?

Airlines from Russia fly 94% more passengers per resident than those from the Philippines

Philippines: 0.36 (2023) · Russia: 0.69 (2023)

Planet

Air, forests and energy

Forest cover

How much of the land is forest?

Forest covers 51% of Russia, but only 25% of the Philippines

Philippines: 24.8% (2024) · Russia: 50.8% (2024)

CO₂ per person

How much CO₂ does each person emit?

The average person in Russia emits 8.1 times as much CO₂ as someone in the Philippines

Philippines: 1.5 t (2024) · Russia: 12.3 t (2024)

Renewable electricity

How green is the power grid?

23% of the Philippines’ electricity is renewable, versus 17% in Russia

Philippines: 23.3% (2025) · Russia: 17.4% (2025)

Air pollution (PM2.5)

How clean is the air?

The air in the Philippines carries 79% more fine dust than in Russia

Philippines: 23.1 µg/m³ (2024) · Russia: 12.9 µg/m³ (2024)

Where does the power come from?

Safety

Measured risk, not vibes

Homicide rate

How common is murder?

You are 80% more likely to be murdered in Russia than in the Philippines

Philippines: 4.3 per 100k (2023) · Russia: 7.8 per 100k (2024)

Road deaths

How dangerous are the roads?

Roads in the Philippines are 3% deadlier than in Russia

Philippines: 13.8 per 100k (2023) · Russia: 13.4 per 100k (2023)

Climate

What the year feels like

Average temperature

How warm is it?

The Philippines is on average 28.9 °C warmer than Russia

Philippines: 26.4°C (2016–2025 avg) · Russia: -2.6°C (2016–2025 avg)

Rainfall

How much rain falls?

The Philippines gets 5.1 times as much rain as Russia

Philippines: 3,001 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Russia: 586 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 Russia?

Russia is larger. The Philippines fits inside Russia 57 times.

Which has more people, the Philippines or Russia?

Russia has 23% more people than the Philippines (2025 estimates).

Where do people live longer, the Philippines or Russia?

People in Russia live 3.5 years longer than in the Philippines. Life expectancy at birth is 69.9 years in the Philippines and 73.4 in Russia.

Are people taller in the Philippines or Russia?

Men in Russia are 11.4 cm taller than in the Philippines (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).

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