Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Philippines instead of India, you would:
Health
live 2.9 years longer
In India, the average life expectancy is 67 years (65 years for men, 69 years for women) as of 2022. In Philippines, that number is 70 years (67 years for men, 74 years for women) as of 2022.
be 64.1% more likely to be obese
In India, 3.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Philippines, that number is 6.4% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 21.1% more money
India has a GDP per capita of $7,100 as of 2022, while in Philippines, the GDP per capita is $8,600 as of 2022.
be 50.6% less likely to be unemployed
In India, 4.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Philippines, that number is 2.4% as of 2022.
be 17.4% less likely to live below the poverty line
In India, 21.9% live below the poverty line as of 2011. In Philippines, however, that number is 18.1% as of 2021.
Life
be 24.3% less likely to die during childbirth
In India, approximately 103.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Philippines, 78.0 women do as of 2020.
be 29.4% more likely to be literate
In India, the literacy rate is 74.4% as of 2018. In Philippines, it is 96.3% as of 2019.
be 26.7% less likely to die during infancy
In India, approximately 30.3 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.
have 36.4% more children
In India, there are approximately 16.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Philippines, there are 22.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 15.2% more likely to have internet access
In India, approximately 46.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Philippines, about 53.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 17.8% less on education
India spends 4.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Philippines spends 3.7% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 70.0% more on healthcare
India spends 3.0% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Philippines, that number is 5.1% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 5.2 times more coastline
India has a total of 7,000 km of coastline. In Philippines, that number is 36,289 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Philippines: At a glance
How big is Philippines compared to India? See an in-depth size comparison.