Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
The Philippines is 24% bigger than Uganda.
Philippines: 300,000 km² (2023) · Uganda: 241,550 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
Philippines: 36,289 km (2026 edition) · Uganda: 0 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Uganda’s highest peak towers 2,156 m above the Philippines’.
Philippines: 2,954 m (2026 edition) · Uganda: 5,110 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
The Philippines has 2.3 times as many people as Uganda.
Philippines: 117 million (2025) · Uganda: 51.4 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
The Philippines is 53% more densely populated than Uganda.
Philippines: 392 per km² (2025) · Uganda: 256 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Uganda are 3.5 cm taller than in the Philippines.
Philippines: 165.2 cm (2019) · Uganda: 168.7 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Uganda are 4.4 cm taller than in the Philippines.
Philippines: 154.1 cm (2019) · Uganda: 158.5 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in the Philippines is 8.8 years older than in Uganda.
Philippines: 25.3 years (2023) · Uganda: 16.5 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Uganda have 2.3 more children on average than in the Philippines.
Philippines: 1.89 children per woman (2024) · Uganda: 4.17 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
5.7% of people in the Philippines are 65 or older, versus 2.2% in Uganda.
Philippines: 5.7% (2025) · Uganda: 2.2% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
The Philippines has produced 0.1 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Uganda 0.0.
Philippines: 0.1 (2025) · Uganda: 0 (2025)
How many official languages?
The Philippines and Uganda are practically level.
Philippines: 2 (2026) · Uganda: 2 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
The Philippines’ economy is 7.9 times the size of Uganda’s.
Philippines: $487 billion (2025) · Uganda: $62 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
The Philippines produces 3.6 times as much per person as Uganda.
Philippines: Int$12,577 (2025) · Uganda: Int$3,488 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Uganda than in the Philippines (Gini 3.4 points higher).
Philippines: 39.3 (2023) · Uganda: 42.7 (2019)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 2.7% in Uganda, versus 2.2% in the Philippines.
Philippines: 2.2% (2025) · Uganda: 2.7% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Uganda spends 1.9% of its GDP on the military, the Philippines 1.3%.
Philippines: 1.3% (2024) · Uganda: 1.9% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Uganda’s price level (US = 100) is 1× the Philippines’.
Philippines: 33% (2025) · Uganda: 35% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
The Philippines spends 4.3 times as much on health per person as Uganda.
Philippines: $194 (2023) · Uganda: $45 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in the Philippines live 1.5 years longer than in Uganda.
Philippines: 69.9 years (2024) · Uganda: 68.5 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Uganda is 65% more likely to die before turning one than in the Philippines.
Philippines: 21.7 per 1,000 (2024) · Uganda: 35.9 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
The Philippines has 4.1 times as many doctors per person as Uganda.
Philippines: 0.8 per 1,000 (2021) · Uganda: 0.2 per 1,000 (2022)
How common is obesity?
9.7% of adults in the Philippines are obese, versus 8.2% in Uganda.
Philippines: 9.7% (2024) · Uganda: 8.2% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
20% of adults in the Philippines smoke, versus 7.5% in Uganda.
Philippines: 19.9% (2024) · Uganda: 7.5% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in the Philippines rate their lives 1.72 points higher than in Uganda.
Philippines: 6.21 (2025) · Uganda: 4.49 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in the Philippines drink 51% more alcohol than in Uganda.
Philippines: 6.1 litres (2023) · Uganda: 4 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
The Philippines has 3.1 times as much meat per person as Uganda.
Philippines: 33.6 kg (2023) · Uganda: 10.9 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
The Philippines has 605 kcal more food per person per day than Uganda.
Philippines: 2,983 kcal (2023) · Uganda: 2,378 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Uganda put in 32 more hours a year than in the Philippines.
Philippines: 2,096 hours (2023) · Uganda: 2,128 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in the Philippines went to school 3.7 years longer than in Uganda.
Philippines: 10 years (2023) · Uganda: 6.3 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Uganda welcomed 54% more tourists per resident than the Philippines (2019).
Philippines: 0.02 (2022) · Uganda: 0.04 (2019)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
67% of people in the Philippines are online, versus 8.9% in Uganda.
Philippines: 67% (2024) · Uganda: 9% (2024)
Who has electricity at home?
95% of people in the Philippines have electricity, versus 55% in Uganda.
Philippines: 94.8% (2024) · Uganda: 55.3% (2024)
How many live in cities?
56% of people in the Philippines live in cities, versus 32% in Uganda.
Philippines: 56% (2025) · Uganda: 32% (2025)
How many phones per person?
The Philippines has 115 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Uganda 83.
Philippines: 115 (2024) · Uganda: 83 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Uganda’s railway network is 2.4 times as long as the Philippines’.
Philippines: 509 km (2016) · Uganda: 1,244 km (2014)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from the Philippines fly 843 times as many passengers per resident as those from Uganda.
Philippines: 0.36 (2023) · Uganda: 0 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 24% of the Philippines, but only 11% of Uganda.
Philippines: 24.5% (2023) · Uganda: 11% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in the Philippines emits 12 times as much CO₂ as someone in Uganda.
Philippines: 1.5 t (2024) · Uganda: 0.1 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
97% of Uganda’s electricity is renewable, versus 23% in the Philippines.
Philippines: 23.3% (2025) · Uganda: 97.1% (2024)
How clean is the air?
The air in Uganda carries 61% more fine dust than in the Philippines.
Philippines: 23.1 µg/m³ (2024) · Uganda: 37.3 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 2.1 times as likely to be murdered in Uganda as in the Philippines.
Philippines: 4.3 per 100k (2023) · Uganda: 9 per 100k (2023)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Uganda are 65% deadlier than in the Philippines.
Philippines: 9.7 per 100k (2021) · Uganda: 16 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
The Philippines is on average 2.7 °C warmer than Uganda.
Philippines: 26.4°C (2016–2025 avg) · Uganda: 23.7°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
The Philippines gets 2 times as much rain as Uganda.
Philippines: 3,001 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Uganda: 1,470 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is the Philippines bigger than Uganda?
The Philippines is larger. The Philippines is 24% bigger than Uganda.
Which has more people, the Philippines or Uganda?
The Philippines has 2.3 times as many people as Uganda (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, the Philippines or Uganda?
People in the Philippines live 1.5 years longer than in Uganda. Life expectancy at birth is 69.9 years in the Philippines and 68.5 in Uganda.
Are people taller in the Philippines or Uganda?
Men in Uganda are 3.5 cm taller than in the Philippines (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
