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Philippines vs Vietnam: Compare Statistics

Side-by-side comparison of 118 key metrics across economy, population, geography, and more — latest data through 2026.

Philippines
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Leads on 44 of 118 metrics
Vietnam
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Leads on 63 of 118 metrics

Summary

Comparing Philippines and Vietnam: Philippines leads on Electricity from Other Renewables (16) against Vietnam (1); Philippines leads on Heliports (416) against Vietnam (26); Vietnam leads on Waterways (47,130) against Philippines (3,219). Across 118 compared metrics, Philippines wins on 44 and Vietnam wins on 63.

  • Communications: 7 metrics compared
  • Economy: 47 metrics compared
  • Environment: 7 metrics compared
  • Geography: 6 metrics compared
  • Government: 5 metrics compared
  • Health: 10 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🇵🇭 Philippines🇻🇳 VietnamShare
Internet Penetration Rate (%)67.26 %84.15 %★
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)83.77 %★78.08 %
Internet Userspercent of population: 84% (2023 est.)percent of population: 78% (2023 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score49.57 points★19.74 points
Radios11.5★8.2
Televisions3.7★3.57
Waterways3,21947,130★

Economy

47 metrics
Metric🇵🇭 Philippines🇻🇳 VietnamShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country46.40B $59.61B $★
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars508.85B $538.13B $★
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)3.56 %4.25 %★
Coal Revenue0.070.35★
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)5.63 %7.07 %★
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)4.4 % of GDP5.9 % of GDP★
Ease of Doing Business Index71.3★70.8
Electricity Consumption78.3143.2★
Electricity Exports0713★
Electricity from Fossil Fuels67★56
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants1743★
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels00
Electricity from Other Renewables16★1
Electricity Imports02.73★
Electricity Installed Capacity22.1340.77★
Electricity Production86.59158.2★
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)17.65 USD per capita40.26 USD per capita★
Gini Index Coefficient39.3★36.1
Gross Fixed Investment19.728.2★
Gross National Saving24.329★
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)5.6 %8.2 %★
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)3.2 %★3.6 %
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)1.7 % of GDP1.8 % of GDP★
Natural Gas Consumption3.148.1★
Natural Gas Exports00
Natural Gas Imports00
Natural Gas Production3.068.1★
Natural Gas Proved Reserves98.54699.4★
Oil Consumption310,000320,000★
Oil Exports60,460277,300★
Oil Imports338,400★182,300
Oil Production33,110343,200★
Oil Proved Reserves138.5600★
Population Below Poverty Line15.5 people4.3 people★
Public Debt39.9★58.5
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)5.7 USD7.1 USD★
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption424,000438,000★
Refined Petroleum Products Exports26,710★25,620
Refined Petroleum Products Imports211,400282,800★
Refined Petroleum Products Production215,500★153,800
Remittances8.7★3.2
Revenue from Forest Resources0.181.49★
Share of population in poverty ($3 a day)13.412.24★
Taxes and Other Revenues14.6224.8★
Top Exporting Countries118.97B USD429.48B USD★
Unemployment Rate2.2 %1.5 %★
Youth Labor Force Participation Rate61.35 %★72.78 %

Environment

7 metrics
Metric🇵🇭 Philippines🇻🇳 VietnamShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)13.90M★23.53M
Carbon Dioxide Emissions156.23★305.4
Continental Shelfto depth of exploitation;edge of continental margin or 200 nm;
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 nthough it has one of the highest population densities in the world, the population is not evenly dispersed; clustering is heaviest along the South China Sea and Gulf of Tonkin, with the Mekong Delta (in the south) and the Red River Valley (in the north) h
Protected Land Area for Adaptation16.03 sq km★7.6 sq km
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country180 Cubic meters per year★71.42 Cubic meters per year
Total Renewable Water Resources479884.12★

Geography

6 metrics
Metric🇵🇭 Philippines🇻🇳 VietnamShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization18.72 %★17.75 %
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)219.77★62.71
Agricultural land127,070.8 sq. km★125,053 sq. km
Coastline Length (km)36,289 km★3,444 km
Dam capacity per capita59.66 cubic meters per inhabitant432.08 cubic meters per inhabitant★
Irrigated Land16,27046,000★

Government

5 metrics
Metric🇵🇭 Philippines🇻🇳 VietnamShare
Rule of Law Index by Country41.02 %47.72 %★
Administrative Divisions81★58
Independence4★2
Political Stability Index24 index45 index★
Suffrage Participation Rate1818

Health

10 metrics
Metric🇵🇭 Philippines🇻🇳 VietnamShare
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)7.5★3.4
Health Care Spending per Capita718.96 USD790.44 USD★
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)5.1 % of GDP★4.6 % of GDP
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence Rate0.2 %★0.3 %
Hospital Bed Density1 people/sq km2.6 people/sq km★
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)84 %48 %★
Mean Age at First Birth23.1★22.6
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)6.4 %2.1 %★
People Living With HIV/AIDS120,000★250,000
Underweight Children Under 516.79.7★

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇵🇭 Philippines🇻🇳 VietnamShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)157,000522,000★

People and Society

30 metrics
Metric🇵🇭 Philippines🇻🇳 VietnamShare
Currently married (Percent)54.6 %71.66 %★
Human Capital Index0.420.71★
Life expectancy at birth74.41 years79.71 years★
Median age of population26.55 years33.9 years★
Population Change995,131.2 persons★531,764.7 persons
Population density392.31 per sq. km326.41 per sq. km★
Total population117.73M persons★102.21M persons
Academic Freedom Index0.59★0.22
Average Female Breast Size by Country: Worldwide Data & RankingsAAAA
Birth Rate (%)16.02 %★14.58 %
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate54.1 %72.8 %★
Death Rate (%)5.8 %★5.81 %
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)3.6 % of GDP★2.9 % of GDP
Female population of reproductive age32.33M persons★26.05M persons
Labor Force Participation Rate50.9857.13★
Learning-adjusted years of school5.68 years10.97 years★
Length of paid parental leave for mother0 days0 days
Major Urban Areas Population14.67 people★9.32 people
Mean Male Height (cm)163.23164.45★
Military Manpower at Military Age20★17
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 Phili18
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization85.3 %87.65 %★
Physician Density0.79 people/sq km1.11 people/sq km★
Population Growth Rate0.74 %0.86 %★
Population living in slums33.41 %★28.17 %
Total deaths682,198.6 persons★686,302 persons
Total demand for family planning (Percent)41.95 %61.77 %★
Total fertility rate1.86 per woman1.86 per woman★
Total net-migration-176,245.9 persons-74,652.2 persons★
Under-five mortality rate25.58 per live births19 per live births★

Transportation

4 metrics
Metric🇵🇭 Philippines🇻🇳 VietnamShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)0.40.46★
Airports256★36
Civil Air Travel53controlled by military
Heliports416★26

Other

1 metric
Metric🇵🇭 Philippines🇻🇳 VietnamShare
Current Bank Rate4.75 %★4.5 %

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