Philippines
Flag, capital, map and facts, with World Bank figures ranked against the world and Asia.
- Capital
- Manila
- Continent
- Asia
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- Southeast Asia
- Land neighbours
- None
- Population
- 116,786,962 (2025)
- Total area
- 300,000 km² (2023)
- Centre of main landmass
- 15.9° N, 121.4° E
The Philippines at a glance
The Philippines is a country in Asia, in Southeast Asia. Its capital is Manila. It has no land neighbours.
Flag of the Philippines
The Philippines’ flag is drawn in the proportions 1:2 (height to width), like 51 other flags in our quizzes.
When it is the question in Guess the Flag, the wrong answers include the flag most like it in layout and colour: Liechtenstein.
The Philippines in numbers
| Measure | Value | World rank | Rank in Asia |
|---|---|---|---|
| Populationpeople · 2025 | 116,786,962 | 14thof 195 | 7thof 48 |
| Total areakm² · 2023 | 300,000 km² | 72ndof 194 | 21stof 48 |
| GDPUS dollars · 2025 | $487.1B | 32ndof 182 | 12thof 42 |
| GDP per capitaUS dollars per person · 2025 | $4,171 | 121stof 182 | 29thof 42 |
| Life expectancyyears at birth · 2024 | 69.9 years | 132ndof 195 | 41stof 48 |
| Fertility ratebirths per woman · 2024 | 1.89 | 103rdof 195 | 28thof 48 |
| Health spendingUS dollars per person · 2023 | $194 | 128thof 191 | 30thof 47 |
| Urban population% of people · 2025 | 55.8% | 121stof 195 | 31stof 48 |
| Internet users% of people · 2024 | 67.3% | 123rdof 180 | 33rdof 41 |
| Forest cover% of land area · 2023 | 24.5% | 111thof 191 | 18thof 47 |
| CO₂ per persontonnes per person · 2024 | 1.50 t | 114thof 181 | 35thof 47 |
Each measure links to its higher-or-lower game. How these figures are compiled.
The Philippines and its nearest countries
The Philippines has no land neighbours, so this compares it with the four countries closest to it.
Quizzes featuring the Philippines
Map quizzes
Flag, outline and capital quizzes
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Sources
- World Bank Open Data: Philippines · Indicators as listed in the table, each with its own data year; collected 2026-10-01.
- Flag: Wikimedia Commons · Public domain
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