Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Spain is 69% bigger than the Philippines.
Philippines: 300,000 km² (2023) · Spain: 505,976 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
The Philippines’ coastline is 7.3 times as long as Spain’s.
Philippines: 36,289 km (2026 edition) · Spain: 4,964 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Spain’s highest peak towers 764 m above the Philippines’.
Philippines: 2,954 m (2026 edition) · Spain: 3,718 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
The Philippines has 2.4 times as many people as Spain.
Philippines: 117 million (2025) · Spain: 49.4 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
The Philippines is 4 times as densely populated as Spain.
Philippines: 392 per km² (2025) · Spain: 99 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Spain are 10.9 cm taller than in the Philippines.
Philippines: 165.2 cm (2019) · Spain: 176.1 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Spain are 7.9 cm taller than in the Philippines.
Philippines: 154.1 cm (2019) · Spain: 162 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Spain is 20 years older than in the Philippines.
Philippines: 25.3 years (2023) · Spain: 44.9 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in the Philippines have 0.8 more children on average than in Spain.
Philippines: 1.89 children per woman (2024) · Spain: 1.1 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
22% of people in Spain are 65 or older, versus 5.7% in the Philippines.
Philippines: 5.7% (2025) · Spain: 21.6% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Spain has produced 1.4 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, the Philippines 0.1.
Philippines: 0.1 (2025) · Spain: 1.4 (2025)
How many official languages?
The Philippines has 2 official languages, Spain 1.
Philippines: 2 (2026) · Spain: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Spain’s economy is 3.9 times the size of the Philippines’.
Philippines: $487 billion (2025) · Spain: $1.91 trillion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Spain produces 4.8 times as much per person as the Philippines.
Philippines: Int$12,577 (2025) · Spain: Int$59,868 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in the Philippines than in Spain (Gini 5.9 points higher).
Philippines: 39.3 (2023) · Spain: 33.4 (2023)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 10% in Spain, versus 2.2% in the Philippines.
Philippines: 2.2% (2025) · Spain: 10.4% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Spain and the Philippines are practically level.
Philippines: 1.3% (2024) · Spain: 1.4% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Spain’s price level (US = 100) is 1.9× the Philippines’.
Philippines: 33% (2025) · Spain: 65% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Spain spends 16 times as much on health per person as the Philippines.
Philippines: $194 (2023) · Spain: $3,107 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Spain live 14 years longer than in the Philippines.
Philippines: 69.9 years (2024) · Spain: 83.9 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in the Philippines is 8.3 times as likely to die before turning one as in Spain.
Philippines: 21.7 per 1,000 (2024) · Spain: 2.6 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Spain has 5.4 times as many doctors per person as the Philippines.
Philippines: 0.8 per 1,000 (2021) · Spain: 4.3 per 1,000 (2022)
How common is obesity?
19% of adults in Spain are obese, versus 9.7% in the Philippines.
Philippines: 9.7% (2024) · Spain: 18.9% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
28% of adults in Spain smoke, versus 20% in the Philippines.
Philippines: 19.9% (2024) · Spain: 27.6% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Spain rate their lives 0.33 points higher than in the Philippines.
Philippines: 6.21 (2025) · Spain: 6.54 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Spain drink 2 times as much alcohol as in the Philippines.
Philippines: 6.1 litres (2023) · Spain: 12.1 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Spain has 3 times as much meat per person as the Philippines.
Philippines: 33.6 kg (2023) · Spain: 100.8 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Spain has 394 kcal more food per person per day than the Philippines.
Philippines: 2,983 kcal (2023) · Spain: 3,377 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in the Philippines put in 458 more hours a year than in Spain.
Philippines: 2,096 hours (2023) · Spain: 1,638 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Spain went to school 0.78 years longer than in the Philippines.
Philippines: 10 years (2023) · Spain: 10.8 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Spain welcomed 82 times as many tourists per resident as the Philippines (2019).
Philippines: 0.02 (2022) · Spain: 1.92 (2024)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
96% of people in Spain are online, versus 67% in the Philippines.
Philippines: 67% (2024) · Spain: 96% (2024)
Who has electricity at home?
100% of people in Spain have electricity, versus 95% in the Philippines.
Philippines: 94.8% (2024) · Spain: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
81% of people in Spain live in cities, versus 56% in the Philippines.
Philippines: 56% (2025) · Spain: 81% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Spain has 130 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, the Philippines 115.
Philippines: 115 (2024) · Spain: 130 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Spain’s railway network is 31 times as long as the Philippines’.
Philippines: 509 km (2016) · Spain: 15,963 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Spain fly 5.4 times as many passengers per resident as those from the Philippines.
Philippines: 0.36 (2023) · Spain: 1.91 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 37% of Spain, but only 24% of the Philippines.
Philippines: 24.5% (2023) · Spain: 37.2% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Spain emits 3 times as much CO₂ as someone in the Philippines.
Philippines: 1.5 t (2024) · Spain: 4.6 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
56% of Spain’s electricity is renewable, versus 23% in the Philippines.
Philippines: 23.3% (2025) · Spain: 55.9% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in the Philippines carries 2.3 times as much fine dust as in Spain.
Philippines: 23.1 µg/m³ (2024) · Spain: 10 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 6.3 times as likely to be murdered in the Philippines as in Spain.
Philippines: 4.3 per 100k (2023) · Spain: 0.7 per 100k (2023)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in the Philippines are 2.8 times as deadly as in Spain.
Philippines: 9.7 per 100k (2021) · Spain: 3.5 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
The Philippines is on average 11.5 °C warmer than Spain.
Philippines: 26.4°C (2016–2025 avg) · Spain: 14.8°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
The Philippines gets 4.5 times as much rain as Spain.
Philippines: 3,001 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Spain: 665 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is the Philippines bigger than Spain?
Spain is larger. Spain is 69% bigger than the Philippines.
Which has more people, the Philippines or Spain?
The Philippines has 2.4 times as many people as Spain (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, the Philippines or Spain?
People in Spain live 14 years longer than in the Philippines. Life expectancy at birth is 69.9 years in the Philippines and 83.9 in Spain.
Are people taller in the Philippines or Spain?
Men in Spain are 10.9 cm taller than in the Philippines (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
