Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Philippines instead of Poland, you would:
Health
be 72.3% less likely to be obese
In Poland, 23.1% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Philippines, that number is 6.4% of people as of 2016.
live 8.6 years less
In Poland, the average life expectancy is 79 years (75 years for men, 83 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 17.6% less likely to be unemployed
In Poland, 2.9% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Philippines, that number is 2.4% as of 2022.
make 77.2% less money
Poland has a GDP per capita of $37,700 as of 2022, while in Philippines, the GDP per capita is $8,600 as of 2022.
be 53.4% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Poland, 11.8% live below the poverty line as of 2022. In Philippines, however, that number is 18.1% as of 2021.
Life
have 2.6 times more children
In Poland, there are approximately 8.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Philippines, there are 22.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 39.0 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Poland, approximately 2.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Philippines, 78.0 women do as of 2020.
be 5.3 times more likely to die during infancy
In Poland, approximately 4.2 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 37.6% less likely to have internet access
In Poland, approximately 85.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Philippines, about 53.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 28.8% less on education
Poland spends 5.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Philippines spends 3.7% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 21.5% less on healthcare
Poland spends 6.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Philippines, that number is 5.1% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 82.5 times more coastline
Poland has a total of 440 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 Poland? See an in-depth size comparison.