Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Sweden is 76% bigger than the Philippines.
Philippines: 300,000 km² (2023) · Sweden: 528,660 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
The Philippines’ coastline is 11 times as long as Sweden’s.
Philippines: 36,289 km (2026 edition) · Sweden: 3,218 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
The Philippines’ highest peak towers 854 m above Sweden’s.
Philippines: 2,954 m (2026 edition) · Sweden: 2,100 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
The Philippines has 11 times as many people as Sweden.
Philippines: 117 million (2025) · Sweden: 10.6 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
The Philippines is 15 times as densely populated as Sweden.
Philippines: 392 per km² (2025) · Sweden: 26 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Sweden are 15.2 cm taller than in the Philippines.
Philippines: 165.2 cm (2019) · Sweden: 180.5 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Sweden are 12.5 cm taller than in the Philippines.
Philippines: 154.1 cm (2019) · Sweden: 166.7 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Sweden is 15 years older than in the Philippines.
Philippines: 25.3 years (2023) · Sweden: 39.9 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in the Philippines have 0.5 more children on average than in Sweden.
Philippines: 1.89 children per woman (2024) · Sweden: 1.43 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
21% of people in Sweden are 65 or older, versus 5.7% in the Philippines.
Philippines: 5.7% (2025) · Sweden: 20.9% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Sweden has produced 28.3 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, the Philippines 0.1.
Philippines: 0.1 (2025) · Sweden: 28.3 (2025)
How many official languages?
The Philippines has 2 official languages, Sweden 1.
Philippines: 2 (2026) · Sweden: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Sweden’s economy is 37% larger than the Philippines’.
Philippines: $487 billion (2025) · Sweden: $669 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Sweden produces 5.8 times as much per person as the Philippines.
Philippines: Int$12,577 (2025) · Sweden: Int$72,529 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in the Philippines than in Sweden (Gini 10 points higher).
Philippines: 39.3 (2023) · Sweden: 29.3 (2023)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 8.7% in Sweden, versus 2.2% in the Philippines.
Philippines: 2.2% (2025) · Sweden: 8.7% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Sweden spends 2.0% of its GDP on the military, the Philippines 1.3%.
Philippines: 1.3% (2024) · Sweden: 2% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Sweden’s price level (US = 100) is 2.6× the Philippines’.
Philippines: 33% (2025) · Sweden: 87% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Sweden spends 33 times as much on health per person as the Philippines.
Philippines: $194 (2023) · Sweden: $6,485 (2024)
How long do people live?
People in Sweden live 14 years longer than in the Philippines.
Philippines: 69.9 years (2024) · Sweden: 84.1 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in the Philippines is 11 times as likely to die before turning one as in Sweden.
Philippines: 21.7 per 1,000 (2024) · Sweden: 2 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Sweden has 5.6 times as many doctors per person as the Philippines.
Philippines: 0.8 per 1,000 (2021) · Sweden: 4.4 per 1,000 (2021)
How common is obesity?
19% of adults in Sweden are obese, versus 9.7% in the Philippines.
Philippines: 9.7% (2024) · Sweden: 18.7% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
Sweden and the Philippines are practically level.
Philippines: 19.9% (2024) · Sweden: 20.3% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Sweden rate their lives 1.05 points higher than in the Philippines.
Philippines: 6.21 (2025) · Sweden: 7.26 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Sweden drink 42% more alcohol than in the Philippines.
Philippines: 6.1 litres (2023) · Sweden: 8.7 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Sweden has 2 times as much meat per person as the Philippines.
Philippines: 33.6 kg (2023) · Sweden: 68.4 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Sweden has 384 kcal more food per person per day than the Philippines.
Philippines: 2,983 kcal (2023) · Sweden: 3,367 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in the Philippines put in 664 more hours a year than in Sweden.
Philippines: 2,096 hours (2023) · Sweden: 1,432 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Sweden went to school 2.8 years longer than in the Philippines.
Philippines: 10 years (2023) · Sweden: 12.7 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Sweden welcomed 27 times as many tourists per resident as the Philippines (2019).
Philippines: 0.02 (2022) · Sweden: 0.63 (2022)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
96% of people in Sweden are online, versus 67% in the Philippines.
Philippines: 67% (2024) · Sweden: 96% (2025)
Who has electricity at home?
100% of people in Sweden have electricity, versus 95% in the Philippines.
Philippines: 94.8% (2024) · Sweden: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
89% of people in Sweden live in cities, versus 56% in the Philippines.
Philippines: 56% (2025) · Sweden: 89% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Sweden has 141 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, the Philippines 115.
Philippines: 115 (2024) · Sweden: 141 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Sweden’s railway network is 19 times as long as the Philippines’.
Philippines: 509 km (2016) · Sweden: 9,714 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Sweden fly 5.2 times as many passengers per resident as those from the Philippines.
Philippines: 0.36 (2023) · Sweden: 1.85 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 69% of Sweden, but only 24% of the Philippines.
Philippines: 24.5% (2023) · Sweden: 68.7% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Sweden emits 2.4 times as much CO₂ as someone in the Philippines.
Philippines: 1.5 t (2024) · Sweden: 3.6 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
71% of Sweden’s electricity is renewable, versus 23% in the Philippines.
Philippines: 23.3% (2025) · Sweden: 71.2% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in the Philippines carries 4.1 times as much fine dust as in Sweden.
Philippines: 23.1 µg/m³ (2024) · Sweden: 5.7 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 3.8 times as likely to be murdered in the Philippines as in Sweden.
Philippines: 4.3 per 100k (2023) · Sweden: 1.1 per 100k (2023)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in the Philippines are 4.6 times as deadly as in Sweden.
Philippines: 9.7 per 100k (2021) · Sweden: 2.1 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
The Philippines is on average 22.0 °C warmer than Sweden.
Philippines: 26.4°C (2016–2025 avg) · Sweden: 4.3°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
The Philippines gets 3.7 times as much rain as Sweden.
Philippines: 3,001 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Sweden: 801 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is the Philippines bigger than Sweden?
Sweden is larger. Sweden is 76% bigger than the Philippines.
Which has more people, the Philippines or Sweden?
The Philippines has 11 times as many people as Sweden (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, the Philippines or Sweden?
People in Sweden live 14 years longer than in the Philippines. Life expectancy at birth is 69.9 years in the Philippines and 84.1 in Sweden.
Are people taller in the Philippines or Sweden?
Men in Sweden are 15.2 cm taller than in the Philippines (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
