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Philippines vs United Kingdom: Compare Statistics

Side-by-side comparison of 122 key metrics across economy, population, geography, and more — latest data through 2026.

Philippines
phl
Leads on 50 of 122 metrics
United Kingdom
gbr
Leads on 62 of 122 metrics

Summary

Comparing Philippines and United Kingdom: Philippines leads on Refined Petroleum Products Consumption (424,000) against United Kingdom (1.58); Philippines leads on Oil Imports (338,400) against United Kingdom (1.45); Philippines leads on Oil Consumption (310,000) against United Kingdom (1.62). Across 122 compared metrics, Philippines wins on 50 and United Kingdom wins on 62.

  • Communications: 7 metrics compared
  • Economy: 51 metrics compared
  • Environment: 7 metrics compared
  • Geography: 6 metrics compared
  • Government: 4 metrics compared
  • Health: 12 metrics compared
  • Military and Security: 1 metric compared
  • People and Society: 29 metrics compared
  • Transportation: 4 metrics compared
  • Other: 1 metric compared

Communications

7 metrics
Metric🇵🇭 Philippines🇬🇧 United KingdomShare
Internet Penetration Rate (%)67.26 %95.47 %★
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)83.77 %96.3 %★
Internet Userspercent of population: 84% (2023 est.)percent of population: 96% (2023 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score49.57 points78.89 points★
Radios11.584.5★
Televisions3.730.5★
Waterways3,219★3,200

Economy

51 metrics
Metric🇵🇭 Philippines🇬🇧 United KingdomShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country46.40B $★31.15B $
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars508.85B $4.10T $★
AI Investment (% of GDP)23.68 %★19.12 %
Apple Import Volume135.06M tonnes326.31M tonnes★
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)3.56 %★0.25 %
Coal Revenue0.07★0
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)5.63 %★4.38 %
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)4.4 % of GDP10 % of GDP★
Ease of Doing Business Index71.393.8★
Electricity Consumption78.3309.2★
Electricity Exports02.15★
Electricity from Fossil Fuels67★50
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants17★2
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels09★
Electricity from Other Renewables1639★
Electricity Imports019.7★
Electricity Installed Capacity22.1397.06★
Electricity Production86.59318.2★
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)17.65 USD per capita94.28 USD per capita★
Gini Index Coefficient39.3★32.4
Gross Fixed Investment19.7★13.9
Gross National Saving24.3★13.6
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)5.6 %★-0.5 %
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)3.2 %★3.3 %
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)1.7 % of GDP2.4 % of GDP★
Natural Gas Consumption3.1479.17★
Natural Gas Exports011.27★
Natural Gas Imports047★
Natural Gas Production3.0642.11★
Natural Gas Proved Reserves98.54176★
Number of AI Patents Filed49 patents478 patents★
Oil Consumption310,000★1.62
Oil Exports60,460★1.31
Oil Imports338,400★1.45
Oil Production33,110★1.39
Oil Proved Reserves138.5★2.86
Population Below Poverty Line15.5 people★18.6 people
Public Debt39.9★138.6
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)5.7 USD★1.1 USD
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption424,000★1.58
Refined Petroleum Products Exports26,710613,800★
Refined Petroleum Products Imports211,400907,500★
Refined Petroleum Products Production215,500★1.29
Remittances8.7★0.1
Revenue from Forest Resources0.18★0.01
Robotics Research Funding0.28 USD2.94 USD★
Share of population in poverty ($3 a day)15.70.5★
Taxes and Other Revenues14.127.4★
Top Exporting Countries118.97B USD1.14T USD★
Unemployment Rate2.2 %★4.2 %
Youth Labor Force Participation Rate61.35 %★61.37 %

Environment

7 metrics
Metric🇵🇭 Philippines🇬🇧 United KingdomShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)13.90M5.08M★
Carbon Dioxide Emissions156.23★340.94
Continental Shelfto depth of exploitation;200
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 nthe core of the population lies in and around London, with significant clusters found in central Britain around Manchester and Liverpool, in the Scottish lowlands between Edinburgh and Glasgow, in southern Wales in and around Cardiff, and in far-eastern N
Protected Land Area for Adaptation16.03 sq km28.58 sq km★
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country180 Cubic meters per year★9.8 Cubic meters per year
Total Renewable Water Resources479★147

Geography

6 metrics
Metric🇵🇭 Philippines🇬🇧 United KingdomShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization18.72 %★9.75 %
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)219.77★115
Agricultural land127,070.8 sq. km172,448.2 sq. km★
Coastline Length (km)36,289 km★12,429 km
Dam capacity per capita59.66 cubic meters per inhabitant75.83 cubic meters per inhabitant★
Irrigated Land16,270★718

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇵🇭 Philippines🇬🇧 United KingdomShare
Rule of Law Index by Country41.02 %86.77 %★
Administrative Divisions81England: 24 two-tier counties, 32 London boroughs and 1 City of London or Greater London, 36 metropolitan districts, 59 unitary authorities (including 4 single-tier counties*) two-tier counties: Cambridgeshire, Cumbria, Derbyshire, Devon, East Sussex, Ess
Independence4no official date of independence: 927 (minor English kingdoms unite); 3 March 1284 (enactment of the Statute of Rhuddlan uniting England and Wales); 1536 (Act of Union incorporates England and Wales); 1 May 1707 (Acts of Union unite England, Scotland, and
Suffrage Participation Rate1818

Health

12 metrics
Metric🇵🇭 Philippines🇬🇧 United KingdomShare
Access to Safe Drinking Water48.48 %99.82 %★
Diabetes Deaths Per 100,000 (Age-Std)54.457.99★
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)7.5★7.4
Health Care Spending per Capita718.96 USD7,011.86 USD★
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)5.1 % of GDP11.3 % of GDP★
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence Rate0.2 %NA
Hospital Bed Density1 people/sq km2.4 people/sq km★
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)84 %8 %★
Mean Age at First Birth23.629★
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)6.4 %★27.8 %
People Living With HIV/AIDS120,000NA
Underweight Children Under 516.70.6★

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇵🇭 Philippines🇬🇧 United KingdomShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)157,000★153,000

People and Society

29 metrics
Metric🇵🇭 Philippines🇬🇧 United KingdomShare
Currently married (Percent)54.6 %★46.59 %
Human Capital Index0.420.79★
Life expectancy at birth74.41 years83.69 years★
Median age of population26.55 years40.33 years★
Population Change995,131.2 persons★377,688.2 persons
Population density392.31 per sq. km288.63 per sq. km★
Total population117.73M persons★69.96M persons
Academic Freedom Index0.590.67★
Average Female Breast Size by Country: Worldwide Data & RankingsAAC★
Birth Rate (%)16.02 %★10.76 %
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate54.1 %76.1 %★
Death Rate (%)5.8 %★9.25 %
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)3.6 % of GDP5.9 % of GDP★
Female population of reproductive age32.33M persons★15.28M persons
Labor Force Participation Rate50.98★35.36
Learning-adjusted years of school5.68 years11.65 years★
Length of paid parental leave for mother0 days0 days
Major Urban Areas Population14.67 people★9.65 people
Mean Male Height (cm)163.23177.49★
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 Phili16
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization85.3 %86.48 %★
Physician Density0.79 people/sq km3.3 people/sq km★
Population Growth Rate0.74 %★0.4 %
Population living in slums33.41 %★0.16 %
Total deaths682,198.6 persons675,626.2 persons★
Total demand for family planning (Percent)41.95 %75.07 %★
Total fertility rate1.86 per woman★1.53 per woman
Total net-migration-176,245.9 persons375,700.7 persons★
Under-five mortality rate25.58 per live births4.03 per live births★

Transportation

4 metrics
Metric🇵🇭 Philippines🇬🇧 United KingdomShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)0.42.25★
Airports2561,057★
Civil Air Travel53618★
Heliports416★139

Other

1 metric
Metric🇵🇭 Philippines🇬🇧 United KingdomShare
Current Bank Rate4.75 %★3.75 %

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