Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
The Philippines fits inside Venezuela 3 times.
Philippines: 300,000 km² (2023) · Venezuela: 912,050 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
The Philippines’ coastline is 13 times as long as Venezuela’s.
Philippines: 36,289 km (2026 edition) · Venezuela: 2,800 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Venezuela’s highest peak towers 2,024 m above the Philippines’.
Philippines: 2,954 m (2026 edition) · Venezuela: 4,978 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
The Philippines has 4.1 times as many people as Venezuela.
Philippines: 117 million (2025) · Venezuela: 28.5 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
The Philippines is 12 times as densely populated as Venezuela.
Philippines: 392 per km² (2025) · Venezuela: 32 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Venezuela are 8.3 cm taller than in the Philippines.
Philippines: 165.2 cm (2019) · Venezuela: 173.5 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Venezuela are 5.9 cm taller than in the Philippines.
Philippines: 154.1 cm (2019) · Venezuela: 160 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Venezuela is 3.7 years older than in the Philippines.
Philippines: 25.3 years (2023) · Venezuela: 29 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Venezuela have 0.2 more children on average than in the Philippines.
Philippines: 1.89 children per woman (2024) · Venezuela: 2.08 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
10% of people in Venezuela are 65 or older, versus 5.7% in the Philippines.
Philippines: 5.7% (2025) · Venezuela: 10% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Venezuela has produced 0.7 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, the Philippines 0.1.
Philippines: 0.1 (2025) · Venezuela: 0.7 (2025)
How many official languages?
The Philippines has 2 official languages, Venezuela 1.
Philippines: 2 (2026) · Venezuela: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
The Philippines’ economy is 4.9 times the size of Venezuela’s.
Philippines: $487 billion (2025) · Venezuela: $99.7 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Philippines: Int$12,577 (2025) · Venezuela: no data
How evenly is income shared?
Philippines: 39.3 (2023) · Venezuela: no data
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 5.3% in Venezuela, versus 2.2% in the Philippines.
Philippines: 2.2% (2025) · Venezuela: 5.3% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
The Philippines spends 1.3% of its GDP on the military, Venezuela 0.5%.
Philippines: 1.3% (2024) · Venezuela: 0.5% (2023)
How expensive is it?
Philippines: 33% (2025) · Venezuela: no data
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
The Philippines spends 4% more on health per person than Venezuela.
Philippines: $194 (2023) · Venezuela: $186 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Venezuela live 2.7 years longer than in the Philippines.
Philippines: 69.9 years (2024) · Venezuela: 72.7 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in the Philippines is 2% more likely to die before turning one than in Venezuela.
Philippines: 21.7 per 1,000 (2024) · Venezuela: 21.2 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Venezuela has 2.1 times as many doctors per person as the Philippines.
Philippines: 0.8 per 1,000 (2021) · Venezuela: 1.7 per 1,000 (2017)
How common is obesity?
23% of adults in Venezuela are obese, versus 9.7% in the Philippines.
Philippines: 9.7% (2024) · Venezuela: 23% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
Philippines: 19.9% (2024) · Venezuela: no data
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in the Philippines rate their lives 0.45 points higher than in Venezuela.
Philippines: 6.21 (2025) · Venezuela: 5.76 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in the Philippines drink 2.3 times as much alcohol as in Venezuela.
Philippines: 6.1 litres (2023) · Venezuela: 2.6 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Venezuela has 13% more meat per person than the Philippines.
Philippines: 33.6 kg (2023) · Venezuela: 38 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
The Philippines has 183 kcal more food per person per day than Venezuela.
Philippines: 2,983 kcal (2023) · Venezuela: 2,800 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in the Philippines put in 267 more hours a year than in Venezuela.
Philippines: 2,096 hours (2023) · Venezuela: 1,829 hours (2014)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in the Philippines went to school 0.3 years longer than in Venezuela.
Philippines: 10 years (2023) · Venezuela: 9.7 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
The Philippines welcomed 67% more tourists per resident than Venezuela (2019).
Philippines: 0.02 (2022) · Venezuela: 0.01 (2017)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
77% of people in Venezuela are online, versus 67% in the Philippines.
Philippines: 67% (2024) · Venezuela: 77% (2024)
Who has electricity at home?
100% of people in Venezuela have electricity, versus 95% in the Philippines.
Philippines: 94.8% (2024) · Venezuela: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
89% of people in Venezuela live in cities, versus 56% in the Philippines.
Philippines: 56% (2025) · Venezuela: 89% (2025)
How many phones per person?
The Philippines has 115 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Venezuela 71.
Philippines: 115 (2024) · Venezuela: 71 (2024)
How much railway is there?
The Philippines’ railway network is 14% longer than Venezuela’s.
Philippines: 509 km (2016) · Venezuela: 447 km (2014)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from the Philippines fly 5.7 times as many passengers per resident as those from Venezuela.
Philippines: 0.36 (2023) · Venezuela: 0.06 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 52% of Venezuela, but only 24% of the Philippines.
Philippines: 24.5% (2023) · Venezuela: 52.2% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Venezuela emits 2.7 times as much CO₂ as someone in the Philippines.
Philippines: 1.5 t (2024) · Venezuela: 4.1 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
91% of Venezuela’s electricity is renewable, versus 23% in the Philippines.
Philippines: 23.3% (2025) · Venezuela: 91.1% (2024)
How clean is the air?
The air in the Philippines carries 46% more fine dust than in Venezuela.
Philippines: 23.1 µg/m³ (2024) · Venezuela: 15.8 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 2.9 times as likely to be murdered in Venezuela as in the Philippines.
Philippines: 4.3 per 100k (2023) · Venezuela: 12.6 per 100k (2022)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Venezuela are 36% deadlier than in the Philippines.
Philippines: 9.7 per 100k (2021) · Venezuela: 13.2 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
The Philippines is on average 0.5 °C warmer than Venezuela.
Philippines: 26.4°C (2016–2025 avg) · Venezuela: 25.8°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
The Philippines gets 42% more rain than Venezuela.
Philippines: 3,001 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Venezuela: 2,117 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is the Philippines bigger than Venezuela?
Venezuela is larger. The Philippines fits inside Venezuela 3 times.
Which has more people, the Philippines or Venezuela?
The Philippines has 4.1 times as many people as Venezuela (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, the Philippines or Venezuela?
People in Venezuela live 2.7 years longer than in the Philippines. Life expectancy at birth is 69.9 years in the Philippines and 72.7 in Venezuela.
Are people taller in the Philippines or Venezuela?
Men in Venezuela are 8.3 cm taller than in the Philippines (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
