Philippines is about 1.7 times bigger than North Dakota.

North Dakota is approximately 178,647 sq km, while Philippines is approximately 300,000 sq km, making Philippines 68% larger than North Dakota. Meanwhile, the population of North Dakota is ~672,591 people (113.9 million more people live in Philippines).
Tip: This to-scale comparison of North Dakota vs. Philippines uses the Mercator projection, which distorts the size of regions near the poles.