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Japan vs Philippines: Compare Statistics

Side-by-side comparison of 123 key metrics across economy, population, geography, and more — latest data through 2026.

Japan
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Leads on 68 of 123 metrics
Philippines
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Leads on 46 of 123 metrics

Summary

Comparing Japan and Philippines: Philippines leads on Refined Petroleum Products Imports (211,400) against Japan (1.10); Philippines leads on Refined Petroleum Products Consumption (424,000) against Japan (3.89); Philippines leads on Oil Imports (338,400) against Japan (4.39). Across 123 compared metrics, Japan wins on 68 and Philippines wins on 46.

  • Communications: 7 metrics compared
  • Economy: 51 metrics compared
  • Environment: 6 metrics compared
  • Geography: 6 metrics compared
  • Government: 5 metrics compared
  • Health: 12 metrics compared
  • Military and Security: 1 metric compared
  • People and Society: 30 metrics compared
  • Transportation: 4 metrics compared
  • Other: 1 metric compared

Communications

7 metrics
Metric🇯🇵 Japan🇵🇭 PhilippinesShare
Internet Penetration Rate (%)85.54 %★67.26 %
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)86.98 %★83.77 %
Internet Userspercent of population: 87% (2023 est.)percent of population: 84% (2023 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score63.14 points★49.57 points
Radios120.5★11.5
Televisions86.5★3.7
Waterways1,7703,219★

Economy

51 metrics
Metric🇯🇵 Japan🇵🇭 PhilippinesShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country34.16B $46.40B $★
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars3.37T $★508.85B $
AI Investment (% of GDP)26.18 %★23.68 %
Apple Import Volume8.06M tonnes135.06M tonnes★
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)0.3 %3.56 %★
Coal Revenue00.07★
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)1.48 %5.63 %★
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)11 % of GDP★4.4 % of GDP
Ease of Doing Business Index86.1★71.3
Electricity Consumption943.7★78.3
Electricity Exports00
Electricity from Fossil Fuels71★67
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants817★
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels1★0
Electricity from Other Renewables20★16
Electricity Imports00
Electricity Installed Capacity295.9★22.13
Electricity Production989.3★86.59
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)129.5 USD per capita★17.65 USD per capita
Gini Index Coefficient32.339.3★
Gross Fixed Investment21.1★19.7
Gross National Saving28★24.3
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)1.4 %5.6 %★
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)2.7 %★3.2 %
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)1.4 % of GDP1.7 % of GDP★
Natural Gas Consumption127.2★3.14
Natural Gas Exports169.9★0
Natural Gas Imports116.6★0
Natural Gas Production3.063.06
Natural Gas Proved Reserves20.998.54★
Number of AI Patents Filed4,270 patents★49 patents
Oil Consumption4.45310,000★
Oil Exports366,800★60,460
Oil Imports4.39338,400★
Oil Production131,800★33,110
Oil Proved Reserves44.12138.5★
Population Below Poverty Line16.1 people★16.7 people
Public Debt215.939.9★
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)0.1 USD5.7 USD★
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption3.89424,000★
Refined Petroleum Products Exports370,900★26,710
Refined Petroleum Products Imports1.1211,400★
Refined Petroleum Products Production3.47215,500★
Remittances0.18.7★
Revenue from Forest Resources0.020.18★
Robotics Research Funding3.27 USD★0.28 USD
Share of population in poverty ($3 a day)0.98★13.41
Taxes and Other Revenues35.2★14.62
Top Exporting Countries917.04B USD★118.97B USD
Unemployment Rate2.6 %2.2 %★
Youth Labor Force Participation Rate63.45 %61.35 %★

Environment

6 metrics
Metric🇯🇵 Japan🇵🇭 PhilippinesShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)-25.04M★13.90M
Carbon Dioxide Emissions960.23156.23★
Population Distributionall primary and secondary regions of high population density lie on the coast; one third of the population resides in and around Tokyo on the central plain (Kanto Plain)population concentrated in areas with good farmland; highest concentrations are northwest and south-central Luzon, the southeastern extension of Luzon, and the islands of the Visayan Sea, particularly Cebu and Negros; Manila is home to one eighth of the n
Protected Land Area for Adaptation29.6 sq km★16.03 sq km
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country27 Cubic meters per year180 Cubic meters per year★
Total Renewable Water Resources430479★

Geography

6 metrics
Metric🇯🇵 Japan🇵🇭 PhilippinesShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization12.59 %18.72 %★
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)113219.77★
Agricultural land45,206 sq. km127,070.8 sq. km★
Coastline Length (km)29,751 km36,289 km★
Dam capacity per capita255.33 cubic meters per inhabitant★59.66 cubic meters per inhabitant
Irrigated Land15,73016,270★

Government

5 metrics
Metric🇯🇵 Japan🇵🇭 PhilippinesShare
Rule of Law Index by Country95.09 %★41.02 %
Administrative Divisions4781★
Independence34★
Political Stability Index82 index★24 index
Suffrage Participation Rate1818

Health

12 metrics
Metric🇯🇵 Japan🇵🇭 PhilippinesShare
Access to Safe Drinking Water98.73 %★48.48 %
Diabetes Deaths Per 100,000 (Age-Std)5.06★54.45
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)8.1★7.5
Health Care Spending per Capita6,401.77 USD★718.96 USD
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)10.8 % of GDP★5.1 % of GDP
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence RateNA0.2 %
Hospital Bed Density12.7 people/sq km★1 people/sq km
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)3 %★84 %
Mean Age at First Birth30.7★23.6
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)4.3 %★6.4 %
People Living With HIV/AIDS30,000★120,000
Underweight Children Under 5NA19.1

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇯🇵 Japan🇵🇭 PhilippinesShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)261,000★157,000

People and Society

30 metrics
Metric🇯🇵 Japan🇵🇭 PhilippinesShare
Currently married (Percent)45.75 %54.6 %★
Human Capital Index0.82★0.42
Life expectancy at birth88.16 years★74.41 years
Median age of population50.21 years★26.55 years
Population Change-619,033.8 persons995,131.2 persons★
Population density324.98 per sq. km★392.31 per sq. km
Total population122.45M persons★117.73M persons
Academic Freedom Index0.76★0.59
Average Female Breast Size by Country: Worldwide Data & RankingsA-B★AA
Birth Rate (%)6.84 %16.02 %★
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate39.8 %54.1 %★
Death Rate (%)12.04 %5.8 %★
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)3.3 % of GDP3.6 % of GDP★
Female population of reproductive age22.27M persons32.33M persons★
Labor Force Participation Rate69.38★50.98
Learning-adjusted years of school12.03 years★5.68 years
Length of paid parental leave for mother309 days★0 days
Major Urban Areas Population37.19 people★14.67 people
Mean Male Height (cm)170.82★163.23
Military Manpower at Military Age1820★
Military Service Age and Obligation18some variations in age based on the branch of service, but generally 18-27 years of age for voluntary military service for men and women; no conscription (2025) note: as of 2023, women made up about 8% of the active military; women have attended the Phili
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization91.43 %★85.3 %
Physician Density2.65 people/sq km★0.79 people/sq km
Population Growth Rate-0.45 %0.74 %★
Population living in slums2 %33.41 %★
Total deaths1.56M persons682,198.6 persons★
Total demand for family planning (Percent)59.68 %★41.95 %
Total fertility rate1.19 per woman1.86 per woman★
Total net-migration220,640.4 persons★-176,245.9 persons
Under-five mortality rate2.28 per live births★25.58 per live births

Transportation

4 metrics
Metric🇯🇵 Japan🇵🇭 PhilippinesShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)1.25★0.4
Airports280★256
Civil Air Travel360★53
Heliports3,036★416

Other

1 metric
Metric🇯🇵 Japan🇵🇭 PhilippinesShare
Current Bank Rate0.75 %4.75 %★

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