Country profile
Philippines
- Continent: Asia
- Surface area: 300,000 km²
- Population density: 389/km²
At a glance
- Philippines has a population of about 116.8M; its total GDP of $487.1B ranks #32 of 168 countries with data.
- Its surface area of 300,000 km² is about 1.5× the world median of 198,330 km².
- Population stands out most against the median: 116.8M — rank #14 of 169 countries with data.
Where Philippines stands
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Every dot is one country with data — the highlighted dot is this country; the dashed line marks the world median. Wide-range metrics use a logarithmic axis (tagged) so the whole field stays readable.
Philippines: all 46 metrics vs the world median
| Metric | Value | Trend | Rank | vs median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population & land | ||||
| Population | 116.8M (2025) | +41% | #14 / 169 | median 11.5M · 10× |
| Population growth | 0.8% (2025) | −60% | #102 / 169 | median 1.1% · 74% |
| Urban population share | 55.8% (2025) | +40% | #109 / 169 | median 63.8% · 87% |
| Population aged 65+ | 5.7% (2025) | +87% | #99 / 169 | median 7.4% · 78% |
| Fertility rate | 1.9 (2024) | −48% | #94 / 169 | median 2.1 · 90% |
| Birth rate | 15.9‰ (2024) | −44% | #87 / 169 | median 16.0‰ · 99% |
| Death rate | 6.4‰ (2024) | +17% | #109 / 169 | median 7.1‰ · 89% |
| Net migration | -149.3K (2025) | #158 / 169 | N/A | |
| Surface area | 300,000 km² (2023) | #74 / 176 | median 198,330 km² · 1.5× | |
| Population density derived | 389/km² (2025) | +41% | #11 / 169 | median 75.5/km² · 5.2× |
| Economy | ||||
| GDP (total) | $487.1B (2025) | +478% | #32 / 168 | median $80.7B · 6.0× |
| GDP per capita | $4,171 (2025) | +311% | #105 / 168 | median $6,834 · 61% |
| GNI per capita | $4,850 (2025) | +337% | #98 / 168 | median $6,350 · 76% |
| GDP growth (annual) | 4.4% (2025) | +18% | #53 / 168 | median 3.1% · 1.4× |
| Inflation rate | 1.7% (2025) | −39% | #120 / 162 | median 3.3% · 50% |
| Unemployment rate | 2.2% (2025) | −38% | #150 / 168 | median 5.1% · 43% |
| Gini index | 39.3 (2023) | −16% | #49 / 153 | median 35.3 · 1.1× |
| Poverty rate ($2.15/day) | 5.3% (2023) | −78% | #63 / 153 | median 2.5% · 2.1× |
| Trade & industry | ||||
| Exports share of GDP | 26.6% (2025) | −34% | #106 / 163 | median 35.0% · 76% |
| Imports share of GDP | 40.2% (2025) | −8% | #82 / 163 | median 40.2% · 1.0× |
| Agriculture share of GDP | 8.6% (2025) | −36% | #75 / 168 | median 7.2% · 1.2× |
| Manufacturing share of GDP | 15.3% (2025) | −39% | #35 / 165 | median 11.2% · 1.4× |
| International tourist arrivals | 1.5M (2020) | −23% | #72 / 162 | median 1.1M · 1.3× |
| Tourism receipts | $2.8B (2020) | +37% | #44 / 165 | median $705M · 3.9× |
| Health & education | ||||
| Life expectancy | 69.9 years (2024) | +3% | #114 / 169 | median 73.8 years · 95% |
| Infant mortality | 21.7‰ (2024) | −18% | #61 / 166 | median 13.1‰ · 1.7× |
| Under-five mortality | 26.5‰ (2024) | −25% | #60 / 166 | median 15.8‰ · 1.7× |
| DPT immunization | 71.0% (2024) | −10% | #140 / 166 | median 90.5% · 78% |
| Hospital beds | 1.0 per 1,000 (2021) | −6% | #131 / 167 | median 2.0 per 1,000 · 48% |
| Health spending share of GDP | 5.1% (2023) | +93% | #105 / 165 | median 6.5% · 78% |
| Secondary school enrollment | 85.3% (2024) | +14% | #98 / 167 | median 90.5% · 94% |
| Education spending share of GDP | 4.0% (2025) | +37% | #92 / 165 | median 4.1% · 96% |
| Society & living | ||||
| Human Development Index | 0.720 (2023) | +12% | #99 / 165 | median 0.754 · 95% |
| Internet users | 67.3% (2024) | +1453% | #107 / 169 | median 81.5% · 83% |
| Mobile subscriptions | 115.3 per 100 (2024) | +523% | #88 / 169 | median 116.4 per 100 · 99% |
| Fixed broadband | 7.1 per 100 (2024) | +28139% | #100 / 168 | median 12.1 per 100 · 59% |
| Electricity access | 94.8% (2024) | +24% | #112 / 169 | median 99.9% · 95% |
| Environment & security | ||||
| CO₂ emissions per capita | 1.5 t (2024) | +71% | #105 / 165 | median 2.6 t · 57% |
| CO₂ emissions (total) derived | 174 Mt (2024) | +139% | #32 / 165 | median 21.3 Mt · 8.2× |
| Renewable electricity share | 22.6% (2021) | −37% | #104 / 169 | median 34.1% · 66% |
| Renewable energy consumption | 28.0% (2021) | −12% | #80 / 169 | median 26.9% · 1.0× |
| Forest area | 24.5% (2023) | +1% | #100 / 169 | median 32.4% · 76% |
| Agricultural land | 42.7% (2023) | +14% | #80 / 169 | median 41.7% · 1.0× |
| Arable land | 18.7% (2023) | +13% | #51 / 168 | median 11.0% · 1.7× |
| PM2.5 exposure | 22.2 µg/m³ (2023) | −29% | #70 / 168 | median 19.8 µg/m³ · 1.1× |
| Military spending | 1.3% (2024) | −10% | #98 / 157 | median 1.8% · 73% |
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The median is the unweighted middle value across the countries with data (gold tick) — not a world average. Bars grow with the value: reaching the tick means matching the median, and a full bar means twice the median or more. The median value and this country's multiple are noted under each bar.
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Indicators: World Bank Open Data, 43 indicators — CC BY 4.0 © World Bank — https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/; Surface area (sq. km) — CC BY 4.0 © World Bank — https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/; Human Development Index — CC BY 3.0 IGO © United Nations Development Programme — https://hdr.undp.org/terms-use
Boundaries: Natural Earth 1:110m (public domain); surface areas are computed with an equal-area spherical formula (Chamberlin–Duquette).
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