Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Philippines instead of Greece, you would:
Health
be 74.3% less likely to be obese
In Greece, 24.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Philippines, that number is 6.4% of people as of 2016.
live 11.3 years less
In Greece, the average life expectancy is 81 years (79 years for men, 84 years for women) as of 2022. In Philippines, that number is 70 years (67 years for men, 74 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
be 80.9% less likely to be unemployed
In Greece, 12.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Philippines, that number is 2.4% as of 2022.
pay a 33.3% lower top tax rate
Greece has a top tax rate of 48.0% as of 2016. In Philippines, the top tax rate is 32.0% as of 2016.
make 72.9% less money
Greece has a GDP per capita of $31,700 as of 2022, while in Philippines, the GDP per capita is $8,600 as of 2022.
Life
have 3.0 times more children
In Greece, there are approximately 7.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Philippines, there are 22.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 9.8 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Greece, approximately 8.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Philippines, 78.0 women do as of 2020.
be 6.3 times more likely to die during infancy
In Greece, approximately 3.5 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Philippines, on the other hand, 22.2 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 32.1% less likely to have internet access
In Greece, approximately 78.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Philippines, about 53.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 15.9% less on education
Greece spends 4.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Philippines spends 3.7% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 46.3% less on healthcare
Greece spends 9.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Philippines, that number is 5.1% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 2.7 times more coastline
Greece has a total of 13,676 km of coastline. In Philippines, that number is 36,289 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Bureau of Internal Revenue, GSIS, Greece.
Philippines: At a glance
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