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Land

Size, shape and altitude

Total area

How big is it, really?

The Philippines fits inside Ukraine 2 times

Philippines: 300,000 km² (2024) · Ukraine: 603,550 km² (2024)

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Coastline

How much coast is there?

The Philippines’ coastline is 13 times as long as Ukraine’s

Philippines: 36,289 km (2026 edition) · Ukraine: 2,782 km (2026 edition)

Highest point

How high can you climb?

The Philippines’ highest peak towers 893 m above Ukraine’s

Philippines: 2,954 m (2026 edition) · Ukraine: 2,061 m (2026 edition)

Farmland

How much of the land is farmed?

Farmland covers 71% of Ukraine, versus 43% of the Philippines

Philippines: 42.7% (2024) · Ukraine: 71.3% (2024)

How far apart are they?

People

Who lives there, and how closely

Population

How many people live there?

The Philippines has 3 times as many people as Ukraine

Philippines: 117 million (2025) · Ukraine: 39 million (2025)

Population density

How crowded is it?

The Philippines is 5.8 times as densely populated as Ukraine

Philippines: 392 per km² (2025) · Ukraine: 67 per km² (2025)

Height of men

How tall are the men?

Men in Ukraine are 15.8 cm taller than in the Philippines

Philippines: 165.2 cm (2019) · Ukraine: 181 cm (2019)

Height of women

How tall are the women?

Women in Ukraine are 12.5 cm taller than in the Philippines

Philippines: 154.1 cm (2019) · Ukraine: 166.6 cm (2019)

Median age

How old is the typical person?

The typical person in Ukraine is 17 years older than in the Philippines

Philippines: 25.3 years (2023) · Ukraine: 42 years (2023)

Fertility rate

How many children per woman?

Women in the Philippines have 0.9 more children on average than in Ukraine

Philippines: 1.89 children per woman (2024) · Ukraine: 0.99 children per woman (2024)

Aged 65 and over

How many people are 65 or older?

19% of people in Ukraine are 65 or older, versus 5.7% in the Philippines

Philippines: 5.7% (2025) · Ukraine: 19% (2025)

Refugees hosted per 1,000 residents

How many refugees does it host?

Ukraine hosts 6.9 times as many refugees per resident as the Philippines

Philippines: 0.0088 per 1,000 (2025) · Ukraine: 0.1 per 1,000 (2025)

Nobel laureates per 10 million people

How many Nobel laureates were born there?

Ukraine has produced 1.3 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, the Philippines 0.1

Philippines: 0.1 (2026) · Ukraine: 1.3 (2026)

Official languages

How many official languages?

The Philippines has 2 official languages, Ukraine 1

Philippines: 2 (2026) · Ukraine: 1 (2026)

What shape is the population?

Money

What an economy looks like per person

Economy size (GDP)

How big is the economy?

The Philippines’ economy is 2.3 times the size of Ukraine’s

Philippines: $487 billion (2025) · Ukraine: $214 billion (2025)

GDP per person (PPP)

How much is produced per person?

Ukraine produces 50% more per person than the Philippines

Philippines: Int$12,577 (2025) · Ukraine: Int$18,905 (2025)

Income inequality (Gini)

How evenly is income shared?

Income is more unequally shared in the Philippines than in Ukraine (Gini 13.7 points higher)

Philippines: 39.3 (2023) · Ukraine: 25.6 (2020)

Extreme poverty ($3.00 a day)

How many live on less than $3 a day?

5.3% of people in the Philippines live on less than $3 a day, versus 0% in Ukraine

Philippines: 5.3% (2023) · Ukraine: 0% (2020)

Unemployment

How many people are looking for work?

Unemployment is 9.8% in Ukraine, versus 2.2% in the Philippines

Philippines: 2.2% (2025) · Ukraine: 9.8% (2021)

Military spending

How much goes to the military?

Ukraine spends 40% of its GDP on the military, the Philippines 1.3%

Philippines: 1.3% (2025) · Ukraine: 39.6% (2025)

Tax revenue (central government)

How much does the central government collect in tax?

Ukraine’s central government collects 21% of GDP in tax, the Philippines’ 14%

Philippines: 14.4% (2024) · Ukraine: 21% (2024)

Price level (US = 100)

How expensive is it?

The Philippines’ price level (US = 100) is 1.1× Ukraine’s

Philippines: 33% (2025) · Ukraine: 31% (2025)

Health

Long lives, small beginnings

Health spending per person

How much is spent on health?

Ukraine spends 91% more on health per person than the Philippines

Philippines: $194 (2023) · Ukraine: $370 (2021)

Life expectancy

How long do people live?

People in Ukraine live 4.7 years longer than in the Philippines

Philippines: 69.9 years (2024) · Ukraine: 74.7 years (2024)

Infant mortality

How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?

A baby in the Philippines is 2.9 times as likely to die before turning one as in Ukraine

Philippines: 21.7 per 1,000 (2024) · Ukraine: 7.6 per 1,000 (2024)

Doctors

How many doctors are there?

Ukraine has 4.5 times as many doctors per person as the Philippines

Philippines: 0.8 per 1,000 (2021) · Ukraine: 3.5 per 1,000 (2023)

Hospital beds

How many hospital beds are there?

Ukraine has 6.3 times as many hospital beds per person as the Philippines

Philippines: 1 per 1,000 (2021) · Ukraine: 6.1 per 1,000 (2022)

Suicide rate

How common is suicide?

The suicide rate in Ukraine is 6.1 times that in the Philippines

Philippines: 3.1 per 100k (2023) · Ukraine: 18.9 per 100k (2023)

Adult obesity

How common is obesity?

28% of adults in Ukraine are obese, versus 9.7% in the Philippines

Philippines: 9.7% (2024) · Ukraine: 27.8% (2024)

Smoking

How many adults smoke?

24% of adults in Ukraine smoke, versus 20% in the Philippines

Philippines: 19.9% (2024) · Ukraine: 23.7% (2024)

Everyday life

Plates, glasses and happiness

Life satisfaction

How do people rate their lives?

People in the Philippines rate their lives 1.55 points higher than in Ukraine

Philippines: 6.21 (2025) · Ukraine: 4.66 (2025)

Alcohol consumption

How much do people drink?

Adults in the Philippines drink 57% more alcohol than in Ukraine

Philippines: 6.1 litres (2023) · Ukraine: 3.9 litres (2023)

Meat supply

How much meat is on the menu?

Ukraine has 47% more meat per person than the Philippines

Philippines: 33.6 kg (2023) · Ukraine: 49.5 kg (2023)

Daily calories

How much food is there per day?

The Philippines has 197 kcal more food per person per day than Ukraine

Philippines: 2,983 kcal (2023) · Ukraine: 2,786 kcal (2023)

Working hours

How long do people work?

Workers in the Philippines put in 51 more hours a year than in Ukraine

Philippines: 2,096 hours (2023) · Ukraine: 2,045 hours (2023)

Years of schooling

How long do people go to school?

Adults in Ukraine went to school 1.1 years longer than in the Philippines

Philippines: 10 years (2023) · Ukraine: 11.1 years (2023)

Tourists per resident

How many tourists visit?

Ukraine welcomed 2.8 times as many tourists per resident as the Philippines (2019)

Philippines: 0.02 (2022) · Ukraine: 0.07 (2024)

World Heritage sites

How many World Heritage sites?

Ukraine has 2 more World Heritage sites than the Philippines (8 against 6)

Philippines: 6 (2026) · Ukraine: 8 (2026)

Olympic medals (all time)

How many Olympic medals has it won?

Ukraine has won 160 Olympic medals, the Philippines 18

Philippines: 18 (2026 edition) · Ukraine: 160 (2026 edition)

Connected

Online, electrified, urban

Internet users

How many people are online?

82% of people in Ukraine are online, versus 67% in the Philippines

Philippines: 67% (2024) · Ukraine: 82% (2024)

Fixed broadband download speed

How fast is home internet?

Home internet in Ukraine is 8% faster than in the Philippines

Philippines: 166 Mbps (2026) · Ukraine: 178 Mbps (2026)

Access to electricity

Who has electricity at home?

100% of people in Ukraine have electricity, versus 95% in the Philippines

Philippines: 94.8% (2024) · Ukraine: 100% (2024)

Urban population

How many live in cities?

70% of people in Ukraine live in cities, versus 56% in the Philippines

Philippines: 56% (2025) · Ukraine: 70% (2025)

Mobile subscriptions

How many phones per person?

Ukraine has 133 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, the Philippines 115

Philippines: 115 (2024) · Ukraine: 133 (2023)

Railway network

How much railway is there?

Ukraine’s railway network is 42 times as long as the Philippines’

Philippines: 509 km (2016) · Ukraine: 21,626 km (2020)

Air passengers per resident

How much do they fly?

Airlines from the Philippines fly 31 times as many passengers per resident as those from Ukraine

Philippines: 0.36 (2023) · Ukraine: 0.01 (2022)

Planet

Air, forests and energy

Forest cover

How much of the land is forest?

Forest covers 25% of the Philippines, but only 17% of Ukraine

Philippines: 24.8% (2024) · Ukraine: 17.3% (2024)

CO₂ per person

How much CO₂ does each person emit?

The average person in Ukraine emits 2.5 times as much CO₂ as someone in the Philippines

Philippines: 1.5 t (2024) · Ukraine: 3.8 t (2024)

Renewable electricity

How green is the power grid?

23% of the Philippines’ electricity is renewable, versus 16% in Ukraine

Philippines: 23.3% (2025) · Ukraine: 16.4% (2022)

Air pollution (PM2.5)

How clean is the air?

The air in the Philippines carries 63% more fine dust than in Ukraine

Philippines: 23.1 µg/m³ (2024) · Ukraine: 14.2 µg/m³ (2024)

Where does the power come from?

Safety

Measured risk, not vibes

Homicide rate

How common is murder?

You are 15% more likely to be murdered in the Philippines than in Ukraine

Philippines: 4.3 per 100k (2023) · Ukraine: 3.8 per 100k (2021)

Road deaths

How dangerous are the roads?

Roads in Ukraine are 36% deadlier than in the Philippines

Philippines: 13.8 per 100k (2023) · Ukraine: 18.7 per 100k (2023)

Climate

What the year feels like

Average temperature

How warm is it?

The Philippines is on average 16.1 °C warmer than Ukraine

Philippines: 26.4°C (2016–2025 avg) · Ukraine: 10.3°C (2016–2025 avg)

Rainfall

How much rain falls?

The Philippines gets 4.8 times as much rain as Ukraine

Philippines: 3,001 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Ukraine: 619 mm (2016–2025 avg)

What does the year feel like?

Between them

People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other

Who has moved between them?
Can they visit without a visa?
What do they sell each other?
Have they met on the pitch?
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Quick answers

Is the Philippines bigger than Ukraine?

Ukraine is larger. The Philippines fits inside Ukraine 2 times.

Which has more people, the Philippines or Ukraine?

The Philippines has 3 times as many people as Ukraine (2025 estimates).

Where do people live longer, the Philippines or Ukraine?

People in Ukraine live 4.7 years longer than in the Philippines. Life expectancy at birth is 69.9 years in the Philippines and 74.7 in Ukraine.

Are people taller in the Philippines or Ukraine?

Men in Ukraine are 15.8 cm taller than in the Philippines (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).

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