Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
The Philippines fits inside Ukraine 2 times.
Philippines: 300,000 km² (2023) · Ukraine: 603,550 km² (2023)
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)
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)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
The Philippines has 3 times as many people as Ukraine.
Philippines: 117 million (2025) · Ukraine: 39 million (2025)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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 (2025) · Ukraine: 1.3 (2025)
How many official languages?
The Philippines has 2 official languages, Ukraine 1.
Philippines: 2 (2026) · Ukraine: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
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)
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)
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)
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)
How much goes to the military?
Ukraine spends 34% of its GDP on the military, the Philippines 1.3%.
Philippines: 1.3% (2024) · Ukraine: 34.5% (2024)
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
How much is spent on health?
Ukraine spends 91% more on health per person than the Philippines.
Philippines: $194 (2023) · Ukraine: $370 (2021)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
82% of people in Ukraine are online, versus 67% in the Philippines.
Philippines: 67% (2024) · Ukraine: 82% (2024)
Who has electricity at home?
100% of people in Ukraine have electricity, versus 95% in the Philippines.
Philippines: 94.8% (2024) · Ukraine: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
70% of people in Ukraine live in cities, versus 56% in the Philippines.
Philippines: 56% (2025) · Ukraine: 70% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Ukraine has 133 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, the Philippines 115.
Philippines: 115 (2024) · Ukraine: 133 (2023)
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)
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
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 24% of the Philippines, but only 17% of Ukraine.
Philippines: 24.5% (2023) · Ukraine: 16.8% (2023)
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)
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)
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)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
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)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Ukraine are 8% deadlier than in the Philippines.
Philippines: 9.7 per 100k (2021) · Ukraine: 10.5 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
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)
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)
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).
