Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
The Philippines fits inside Tanzania 3.2 times.
Philippines: 300,000 km² (2023) · Tanzania: 947,300 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
The Philippines’ coastline is 25 times as long as Tanzania’s.
Philippines: 36,289 km (2026 edition) · Tanzania: 1,424 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Tanzania’s highest peak towers 2,941 m above the Philippines’.
Philippines: 2,954 m (2026 edition) · Tanzania: 5,895 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
The Philippines has 66% more people than Tanzania.
Philippines: 117 million (2025) · Tanzania: 70.5 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
The Philippines is 4.9 times as densely populated as Tanzania.
Philippines: 392 per km² (2025) · Tanzania: 80 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Tanzania are 1.8 cm taller than in the Philippines.
Philippines: 165.2 cm (2019) · Tanzania: 167 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Tanzania are 2.8 cm taller than in the Philippines.
Philippines: 154.1 cm (2019) · Tanzania: 156.9 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in the Philippines is 8 years older than in Tanzania.
Philippines: 25.3 years (2023) · Tanzania: 17.2 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Tanzania have 2.6 more children on average than in the Philippines.
Philippines: 1.89 children per woman (2024) · Tanzania: 4.54 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
5.7% of people in the Philippines are 65 or older, versus 3.0% in Tanzania.
Philippines: 5.7% (2025) · Tanzania: 3% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
The Philippines has produced 0.1 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Tanzania 0.0.
Philippines: 0.1 (2025) · Tanzania: 0 (2025)
How many official languages?
The Philippines and Tanzania are practically level.
Philippines: 2 (2026) · Tanzania: 2 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
The Philippines’ economy is 5.4 times the size of Tanzania’s.
Philippines: $487 billion (2025) · Tanzania: $90.1 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
The Philippines produces 2.8 times as much per person as Tanzania.
Philippines: Int$12,577 (2025) · Tanzania: Int$4,471 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Tanzania than in the Philippines (Gini 1.2 points higher).
Philippines: 39.3 (2023) · Tanzania: 40.5 (2018)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 2.2% in the Philippines, versus 1.6% in Tanzania.
Philippines: 2.2% (2025) · Tanzania: 1.6% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
The Philippines and Tanzania are practically level.
Philippines: 1.3% (2024) · Tanzania: 1.2% (2024)
How expensive is it?
The Philippines’ price level (US = 100) is 1.1× Tanzania’s.
Philippines: 33% (2025) · Tanzania: 29% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
The Philippines spends 5.4 times as much on health per person as Tanzania.
Philippines: $194 (2023) · Tanzania: $36 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in the Philippines live 2.7 years longer than in Tanzania.
Philippines: 69.9 years (2024) · Tanzania: 67.2 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Tanzania is 32% more likely to die before turning one than in the Philippines.
Philippines: 21.7 per 1,000 (2024) · Tanzania: 28.7 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
The Philippines has 5.9 times as many doctors per person as Tanzania.
Philippines: 0.8 per 1,000 (2021) · Tanzania: 0.1 per 1,000 (2022)
How common is obesity?
10% of adults in Tanzania are obese, versus 9.7% in the Philippines.
Philippines: 9.7% (2024) · Tanzania: 10.5% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
20% of adults in the Philippines smoke, versus 7.7% in Tanzania.
Philippines: 19.9% (2024) · Tanzania: 7.7% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in the Philippines rate their lives 2.30 points higher than in Tanzania.
Philippines: 6.21 (2025) · Tanzania: 3.90 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in the Philippines drink 4.1 times as much alcohol as in Tanzania.
Philippines: 6.1 litres (2023) · Tanzania: 1.5 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
The Philippines has 2.8 times as much meat per person as Tanzania.
Philippines: 33.6 kg (2023) · Tanzania: 12.2 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
The Philippines has 465 kcal more food per person per day than Tanzania.
Philippines: 2,983 kcal (2023) · Tanzania: 2,518 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Tanzania put in 33 more hours a year than in the Philippines.
Philippines: 2,096 hours (2023) · Tanzania: 2,129 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in the Philippines went to school 3.9 years longer than in Tanzania.
Philippines: 10 years (2023) · Tanzania: 6.1 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
The Philippines welcomed 4% more tourists per resident than Tanzania (2019).
Philippines: 0.02 (2022) · Tanzania: 0.02 (2022)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
67% of people in the Philippines are online, versus 31% in Tanzania.
Philippines: 67% (2024) · Tanzania: 31% (2024)
Who has electricity at home?
95% of people in the Philippines have electricity, versus 52% in Tanzania.
Philippines: 94.8% (2024) · Tanzania: 52.4% (2024)
How many live in cities?
56% of people in the Philippines live in cities, versus 37% in Tanzania.
Philippines: 56% (2025) · Tanzania: 37% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Tanzania has 127 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, the Philippines 115.
Philippines: 115 (2024) · Tanzania: 127 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Tanzania’s railway network is 5.3 times as long as the Philippines’.
Philippines: 509 km (2016) · Tanzania: 2,701 km (2017)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from the Philippines fly 13 times as many passengers per resident as those from Tanzania.
Philippines: 0.36 (2023) · Tanzania: 0.03 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 50% of Tanzania, but only 24% of the Philippines.
Philippines: 24.5% (2023) · Tanzania: 50.1% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in the Philippines emits 5.2 times as much CO₂ as someone in Tanzania.
Philippines: 1.5 t (2024) · Tanzania: 0.3 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
33% of Tanzania’s electricity is renewable, versus 23% in the Philippines.
Philippines: 23.3% (2025) · Tanzania: 32.9% (2024)
How clean is the air?
The air in Tanzania carries 6% more fine dust than in the Philippines.
Philippines: 23.1 µg/m³ (2024) · Tanzania: 24.6 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 16% more likely to be murdered in the Philippines than in Tanzania.
Philippines: 4.3 per 100k (2023) · Tanzania: 3.7 per 100k (2020)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Tanzania are 63% deadlier than in the Philippines.
Philippines: 9.7 per 100k (2021) · Tanzania: 15.8 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
The Philippines is on average 3.2 °C warmer than Tanzania.
Philippines: 26.4°C (2016–2025 avg) · Tanzania: 23.1°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
The Philippines gets 2.7 times as much rain as Tanzania.
Philippines: 3,001 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Tanzania: 1,102 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is the Philippines bigger than Tanzania?
Tanzania is larger. The Philippines fits inside Tanzania 3.2 times.
Which has more people, the Philippines or Tanzania?
The Philippines has 66% more people than Tanzania (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, the Philippines or Tanzania?
People in the Philippines live 2.7 years longer than in Tanzania. Life expectancy at birth is 69.9 years in the Philippines and 67.2 in Tanzania.
Are people taller in the Philippines or Tanzania?
Men in Tanzania are 1.8 cm taller than in the Philippines (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
