Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Philippines: 300,000 km² (2023) · Taiwan: no data
How much coast is there?
The Philippines’ coastline is 23 times as long as Taiwan’s.
Philippines: 36,289 km (2026 edition) · Taiwan: 1,566 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Taiwan’s highest peak towers 998 m above the Philippines’.
Philippines: 2,954 m (2026 edition) · Taiwan: 3,952 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Philippines: 117 million (2025) · Taiwan: no data
How crowded is it?
Philippines: 392 per km² (2025) · Taiwan: no data
How tall are the men?
Men in Taiwan are 8.3 cm taller than in the Philippines.
Philippines: 165.2 cm (2019) · Taiwan: 173.5 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Taiwan are 6.6 cm taller than in the Philippines.
Philippines: 154.1 cm (2019) · Taiwan: 160.7 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Taiwan is 18 years older than in the Philippines.
Philippines: 25.3 years (2023) · Taiwan: 43.5 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Philippines: 1.89 children per woman (2024) · Taiwan: no data
How many people are 65 or older?
Philippines: 5.7% (2025) · Taiwan: no data
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Philippines: 0.1 (2025) · Taiwan: no data
How many official languages?
The Philippines has 2 official languages, Taiwan 1.
Philippines: 2 (2026) · Taiwan: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Philippines: $487 billion (2025) · Taiwan: no data
How much is produced per person?
Philippines: Int$12,577 (2025) · Taiwan: no data
How evenly is income shared?
Philippines: 39.3 (2023) · Taiwan: no data
How many people are looking for work?
Philippines: 2.2% (2025) · Taiwan: no data
How much goes to the military?
Philippines: 1.3% (2024) · Taiwan: no data
How expensive is it?
Philippines: 33% (2025) · Taiwan: no data
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Philippines: $194 (2023) · Taiwan: no data
How long do people live?
Philippines: 69.9 years (2024) · Taiwan: no data
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
Philippines: 21.7 per 1,000 (2024) · Taiwan: no data
How many doctors are there?
Philippines: 0.8 per 1,000 (2021) · Taiwan: no data
How common is obesity?
Philippines: 9.7% (2024) · Taiwan: no data
How many adults smoke?
Philippines: 19.9% (2024) · Taiwan: no data
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Taiwan rate their lives 0.51 points higher than in the Philippines.
Philippines: 6.21 (2025) · Taiwan: 6.71 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Philippines: 6.1 litres (2023) · Taiwan: no data
How much meat is on the menu?
Taiwan has 2.7 times as much meat per person as the Philippines.
Philippines: 33.6 kg (2023) · Taiwan: 91.5 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
The Philippines has 25 kcal more food per person per day than Taiwan.
Philippines: 2,983 kcal (2023) · Taiwan: 2,958 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in the Philippines put in 64 more hours a year than in Taiwan.
Philippines: 2,096 hours (2023) · Taiwan: 2,032 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Philippines: 10 years (2023) · Taiwan: no data
How many tourists visit?
Philippines: 0.02 (2022) · Taiwan: no data
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
Philippines: 67% (2024) · Taiwan: no data
Who has electricity at home?
Philippines: 94.8% (2024) · Taiwan: no data
How many live in cities?
Philippines: 56% (2025) · Taiwan: no data
How many phones per person?
Philippines: 115 (2024) · Taiwan: no data
How much railway is there?
Taiwan’s railway network is 3.2 times as long as the Philippines’.
Philippines: 509 km (2016) · Taiwan: 1,613 km (2018)
How much do they fly?
Philippines: 0.36 (2023) · Taiwan: no data
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Philippines: 24.5% (2023) · Taiwan: no data
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Taiwan emits 7.5 times as much CO₂ as someone in the Philippines.
Philippines: 1.5 t (2024) · Taiwan: 11.3 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
23% of the Philippines’ electricity is renewable, versus 12% in Taiwan.
Philippines: 23.3% (2025) · Taiwan: 12.2% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in the Philippines carries 39% more fine dust than in Taiwan.
Philippines: 23.1 µg/m³ (2024) · Taiwan: 16.6 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
Philippines: 4.3 per 100k (2023) · Taiwan: no data
How dangerous are the roads?
Philippines: 9.7 per 100k (2021) · Taiwan: no data
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Philippines: 26.4°C (2016–2025 avg) · Taiwan: no data
How much rain falls?
Philippines: 3,001 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Taiwan: no data
Quick answers
Are people taller in the Philippines or Taiwan?
Men in Taiwan are 8.3 cm taller than in the Philippines (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).