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Philippines vs Switzerland: Compare Statistics

Side-by-side comparison of 111 key metrics across economy, population, geography, and more — latest data through 2026.

Philippines
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Leads on 56 of 111 metrics
Switzerland
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Leads on 45 of 111 metrics

Summary

Comparing Philippines and Switzerland: Switzerland leads on Share of population in poverty ($3 a day) (0.04) against Philippines (15.70); Switzerland leads on Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs) (94,222) against Philippines (13.90 million); Philippines leads on Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country (180 Cubic meters per year) against Switzerland (2.50 Cubic meters per year). Across 111 compared metrics, Philippines wins on 56 and Switzerland wins on 45.

  • Communications: 6 metrics compared
  • Economy: 45 metrics compared
  • Environment: 5 metrics compared
  • Geography: 6 metrics compared
  • Government: 4 metrics compared
  • Health: 10 metrics compared
  • Military and Security: 1 metric compared
  • People and Society: 30 metrics compared
  • Transportation: 4 metrics compared

Communications

6 metrics
Metric🇵🇭 Philippines🇨🇭 SwitzerlandShare
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)83.77 %97.34 %★
Internet Userspercent of population: 84% (2023 est.)percent of population: 97% (2023 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score49.57 points83.98 points★
Radios11.5★7.1
Televisions3.7★3.31
Waterways3,219★1,292

Economy

45 metrics
Metric🇵🇭 Philippines🇨🇭 SwitzerlandShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country46.40B $★5.62B $
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars508.85B $1.03T $★
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)3.56 %★0.5 %
Coal Revenue0.07★0
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)5.63 %★2.6 %
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)4.4 % of GDP11.9 % of GDP★
Ease of Doing Business Index71.396.1★
Electricity Consumption78.3★58.46
Electricity Exports030.17★
Electricity from Fossil Fuels67★3
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants1767★
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels018★
Electricity from Other Renewables16★13
Electricity Imports034.1★
Electricity Installed Capacity22.13★20.84
Electricity Production86.59★59.01
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)17.65 USD per capita99.58 USD per capita★
Gini Index Coefficient39.3★33.8
Gross Fixed Investment19.720.6★
Gross National Saving24.333.8★
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)5.6 %★1.7 %
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)3.2 %1.1 %★
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)1.7 % of GDP★0.7 % of GDP
Natural Gas Consumption3.143.71★
Natural Gas Exports00
Natural Gas Imports03.68★
Natural Gas Production3.06★0
Natural Gas Proved Reserves98.54NA cu m (1 January 2011 est.)
Oil Consumption310,000★242,700
Oil Exports60,460★9,851
Oil Imports338,400★272,700
Oil Production33,110★3,488
Oil Proved Reserves138.5★0
Population Below Poverty Line15.5 people★15.8 people
Public Debt39.919.9★
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)5.7 USD★1.3 USD
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption424,000★223,900
Refined Petroleum Products Exports26,710★7,345
Refined Petroleum Products Imports211,400★165,100
Refined Petroleum Products Production215,500★61,550
Remittances8.7★0.4
Revenue from Forest Resources0.18★0.01
Share of population in poverty ($3 a day)15.70.04★
Taxes and Other Revenues14.1★9
Unemployment Rate2.2 %★4.2 %

Environment

5 metrics
Metric🇵🇭 Philippines🇨🇭 SwitzerlandShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)13.90M94,222★
Carbon Dioxide Emissions156.2333.31★
Population Distributionpopulation 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 npopulation distribution corresponds to elevation, with the northern and western areas far more heavily populated; the higher Alps of the south limit settlement
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country180 Cubic meters per year★2.5 Cubic meters per year
Total Renewable Water Resources479★53.5

Geography

6 metrics
Metric🇵🇭 Philippines🇨🇭 SwitzerlandShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization18.72 %★10.55 %
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)219.77★193.06
Agricultural land127,070.8 sq. km★14,840.06 sq. km
Coastline Length (km)36,289 km★0 km
Dam capacity per capita59.66 cubic meters per inhabitant368.47 cubic meters per inhabitant★
Irrigated Land16,270★494

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇵🇭 Philippines🇨🇭 SwitzerlandShare
Rule of Law Index by Country41.02 %97.65 %★
Administrative Divisions81★26
Independence4★1
Suffrage Participation Rate1818

Health

10 metrics
Metric🇵🇭 Philippines🇨🇭 SwitzerlandShare
Diabetes Deaths Per 100,000 (Age-Std)54.457.69★
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)7.5★5.3
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)5.1 % of GDP11.8 % of GDP★
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence Rate0.2 %0.2 %
Hospital Bed Density1 people/sq km4.4 people/sq km★
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)84 %5 %★
Mean Age at First Birth23.631.1★
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)6.4 %★19.5 %
People Living With HIV/AIDS120,00017,000★
Underweight Children Under 519.1NA

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇵🇭 Philippines🇨🇭 SwitzerlandShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)157,000★20,000

People and Society

30 metrics
Metric🇵🇭 Philippines🇨🇭 SwitzerlandShare
Currently married (Percent)54.6 %56.83 %★
Human Capital Index0.420.75★
Life expectancy at birth74.41 years86.21 years★
Median age of population26.55 years43.24 years★
Population Change995,131.2 persons★31,734.2 persons
Population density392.31 per sq. km226.22 per sq. km★
Total population117.73M persons★9.01M persons
Academic Freedom Index0.590.77★
Average Female Breast Size by Country: Worldwide Data & RankingsAAB★
Birth Rate (%)16.02 %★10.01 %
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate54.1 %71.6 %★
Death Rate (%)5.8 %★8.61 %
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)3.6 % of GDP4.9 % of GDP★
Female population of reproductive age32.33M persons★1.91M persons
Labor Force Participation Rate50.98★5.15
Learning-adjusted years of school5.68 years10.87 years★
Length of paid parental leave for mother0 days0 days
Major Urban Areas Population14.67 people★1.43 people
Mean Male Height (cm)163.23178.42★
Military Manpower at Military Age2020
Military Service Age and Obligationsome 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 Philievery Swiss man 18-30 is obligated to serve in the military or the alternative civilian service; women can serve on a voluntary basis; required military service is 245 days, including 18-21 weeks of basic training generally between the ages of 19-25, foll
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization85.3 %★77.26 %
Physician Density0.79 people/sq km4.48 people/sq km★
Population Growth Rate0.74 %★0.72 %
Population living in slums33.41 %★0 %
Total deaths682,198.6 persons76,930.9 persons★
Total demand for family planning (Percent)41.95 %77.1 %★
Total fertility rate1.86 per woman★1.41 per woman
Total net-migration-176,245.9 persons28,963.1 persons★
Under-five mortality rate25.58 per live births3.5 per live births★

Transportation

4 metrics
Metric🇵🇭 Philippines🇨🇭 SwitzerlandShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)0.43★
Airports256★66
Civil Air Travel5389★
Heliports416★52

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