Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Philippines instead of Japan, you would:
Health
live 16.0 years less
In Japan, the average life expectancy is 86 years (83 years for men, 90 years for women) as of 2020. In Philippines, that number is 70 years (66 years for men, 74 years for women) as of 2020.
be 48.8% more likely to be obese
In Japan, 4.3% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Philippines, that number is 6.4% of people as of 2016.
Economy
pay a 42.8% lower top tax rate
Japan has a top tax rate of 56.0% as of 2016. In Philippines, the top tax rate is 32.0% as of 2016.
make 80.4% less money
Japan has a GDP per capita of $42,900 as of 2017, while in Philippines, the GDP per capita is $8,400 as of 2017.
be 96.6% more likely to be unemployed
In Japan, 2.9% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Philippines, that number is 5.7% as of 2017.
be 34.2% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Japan, 16.1% live below the poverty line as of 2013. In Philippines, however, that number is 21.6% as of 2017.
Life
have 3.1 times more children
In Japan, there are approximately 7.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2020. In Philippines, there are 22.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2020.
be 24.2 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Japan, approximately 5.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Philippines, 121.0 women do as of 2017.
be 10.5 times more likely to die during infancy
In Japan, approximately 1.9 children die before they reach the age of one as of 2020. In Philippines, on the other hand, 20.0 children do as of 2020.
Basic Needs
be 12.0% less likely to have access to electricity
In Japan, approximately 100% of the population has electricity access as of 2016. In Philippines, 88% of the population do as of 2017.
be 29.0% less likely to have internet access
In Japan, approximately 84.6% of the population has internet access as of 2018. In Philippines, about 60.0% do as of 2018.
Expenditures
spend 22.9% less on education
Japan spends 3.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2016. Philippines spends 2.7% of total GDP on education as of 2009.
Geography
see 22.0% more coastline
Japan has a total of 29,751 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, National Tax Agency Japan.
Philippines: At a glance
How big is Philippines compared to Japan? See an in-depth size comparison.