Country size comparison
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Philippines is about 1.3 times smaller than Japan.
Japan is approximately 377,915 sq km, while Philippines is approximately 300,000 sq km, making Philippines 79.38% the size of Japan. Meanwhile, the population of Japan is ~124.2 million people (9.6 million fewer people live in Philippines).
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Make 4.8 times more money in Japan
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Japan is 2.0 times more expensive than Philippines overall
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Moving from Philippines to Japan · OECD 2023
37,338 people moved from Philippines to Japan.
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