Quality of life comparison
If you lived in South Korea instead of Philippines, you would:
Health
live 12.8 years longer
In Philippines, the average life expectancy is 70 years (67 years for men, 74 years for women) as of 2022. In South Korea, that number is 83 years (80 years for men, 86 years for women) as of 2022.
be 26.6% less likely to be obese
In Philippines, 6.4% of adults are obese as of 2016. In South Korea, that number is 4.7% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 5.3 times more money
Philippines has a GDP per capita of $8,000 as of 2020, while in South Korea, the GDP per capita is $42,300 as of 2020.
be 26.4% less likely to be unemployed
In Philippines, 5.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In South Korea, that number is 3.8% as of 2019.
be 13.8% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Philippines, 16.7% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In South Korea, however, that number is 14.4% as of 2016.
pay a 18.8% higher top tax rate
Philippines has a top tax rate of 32.0% as of 2016. In South Korea, the top tax rate is 38.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 90.9% less likely to die during childbirth
In Philippines, approximately 121.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In South Korea, 11.0 women do as of 2017.
be 87.1% less likely to die during infancy
In Philippines, approximately 22.2 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In South Korea, on the other hand, 2.9 children do as of 2022.
have 68.9% fewer children
In Philippines, there are approximately 22.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In South Korea, there are 6.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 94.0% more likely to have internet access
In Philippines, approximately 50.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In South Korea, about 97.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 40.6% more on education
Philippines spends 3.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. South Korea spends 4.5% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
spend 100.0% more on healthcare
Philippines spends 4.1% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In South Korea, that number is 8.2% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 93.4% less coastline
Philippines has a total of 36,289 km of coastline. In South Korea, that number is 2,413 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Bureau of Internal Revenue, National Tax Service, South Korea.
South Korea: At a glance
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