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Philippines vs Vietnam statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

The Philippines has a population of 116M (ranked 14/197), compared with 101M in Vietnam (ranked 16/197). The Philippines' land area is 115,124 sq mi versus 121,016 sq mi for Vietnam (ranked 71st vs. 67th).

By GDP, The Philippines ranks 35/197 ($462B) and Vietnam ranks 34/197 ($476B). By GDP per capita, The Philippines ranks 130/197 ($3,985), while Vietnam ranks 123/197 ($4,717).

Main facts and rankings

Philippines Vietnam
Population
117540050
102063551
Population rank 14/197 16/197
GDP
$462B
2024
$476B
2024
GDP rank 35/197 34/197
GDP per capita
$3,985
2024
$4,717
2024
GDP per capita rank 130/197 123/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$11,794
2024
$16,386
2024
Government debt
$263B
2024
$157B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
58.1%
2025
33.6%
2025
Government debt per person
$2,274
2024
$1,550
2024
Government debt per person rank 115/185 127/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$3,821
2025
$4,107
2025
Land area
115,124 sq mi
2025
121,016 sq mi
2025
Population density
1,006 ppl/mi²
2024
835 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.92
2023
1.91
2023
Median age
26.8 years
2024
33.9 years
2024
Life expectancy
70.1 years
2025
74.9 years
2025

Philippines and Vietnam: Comparison Charts

Philippines and Vietnam economies compared

GDP
Philippines

Vietnam
Year GDP
Philippines Vietnam
1960 $7,515,894,111 -
1961 $8,171,194,425 -
1962 $4,954,593,072 -
1963 $5,505,023,238 -
1964 $5,953,756,195 -
1965 $6,517,349,772 -
1966 $7,189,017,888 -
1967 $7,724,873,935 -
1968 $8,632,749,269 -
1969 $9,571,800,653 -
1970 $7,559,115,517 -
1971 $8,375,075,630 -
1972 $9,067,815,521 -
1973 $11,412,449,735 -
1974 $15,607,882,555 -
1975 $16,875,240,684 -
1976 $19,381,055,197 -
1977 $22,283,109,803 -
1978 $25,762,224,563 -
1979 $31,218,296,292 -
1980 $36,848,080,899 -
1981 $40,499,388,869 -
1982 $42,206,011,275 -
1983 $37,759,179,895 -
1984 $35,730,185,634 -
1985 $34,961,486,348 $14,094,687,821
1986 $33,987,207,295 $26,336,616,250
1987 $37,791,488,666 $36,658,108,850
1988 $43,152,128,959 $25,423,812,649
1989 $48,513,773,721 $6,293,304,975
1990 $50,508,286,642 $6,471,740,806
1991 $51,784,144,943 $9,613,369,520
1992 $60,422,328,242 $9,866,990,236
1993 $62,036,529,147 $13,180,953,598
1994 $73,159,336,915 $16,286,433,533
1995 $84,644,328,727 $20,736,164,459
1996 $94,648,084,429 $24,657,470,575
1997 $94,106,317,565 $26,843,700,442
1998 $74,492,416,330 $27,209,602,050
1999 $85,640,171,045 $28,683,659,007
2000 $83,669,788,377 $31,172,518,403
2001 $78,921,234,458 $32,685,198,809
2002 $84,307,345,888 $35,064,105,501
2003 $87,039,092,974 $39,552,513,232
2004 $95,001,999,685 $45,427,854,693
2005 $107,419,977,318 $57,633,255,738
2006 $127,652,926,368 $66,371,664,817
2007 $155,980,408,673 $77,414,425,532
2008 $181,624,626,327 $99,130,304,099
2009 $175,974,755,881 $106,014,659,565
2010 $208,368,893,151 $147,201,173,197
2011 $234,216,730,291 $172,595,049,184
2012 $261,920,540,963 $195,590,661,129
2013 $283,902,828,589 $213,708,811,665
2014 $297,483,555,338 $233,451,469,643
2015 $306,445,871,242 $239,258,328,382
2016 $318,627,003,017 $257,096,001,178
2017 $328,480,736,803 $281,353,605,987
2018 $346,841,896,587 $310,106,478,395
2019 $376,823,402,239 $334,365,270,497
2020 $361,751,145,452 $346,615,738,538
2021 $394,087,359,848 $366,474,752,771
2022 $404,353,369,605 $413,445,230,669
2023 $437,055,627,244 $433,857,681,378
2024 $461,617,509,782 $476,388,230,307

Philippines and Vietnam economies compared

GDP per capita
Philippines

Vietnam
Year GDP per capita
Philippines Vietnam
1960 $269.5 -
1961 $283.8 -
1962 $166.7 -
1963 $179.5 -
1964 $188.2 -
1965 $199.8 -
1966 $213.8 -
1967 $223.1 -
1968 $242.2 -
1969 $261.1 -
1970 $200.9 -
1971 $217.4 -
1972 $230.1 -
1973 $283.2 -
1974 $379 -
1975 $401 -
1976 $449 -
1977 $502 -
1978 $565 -
1979 $667 -
1980 $767 -
1981 $821 -
1982 $833 -
1983 $723 -
1984 $665 -
1985 $633 $238.6
1986 $600 $436
1987 $650 $595
1988 $722 $405
1989 $792 $98.1
1990 $804 $98.8
1991 $804 $143.7
1992 $917 $144.5
1993 $919 $189.4
1994 $1,060 $229.9
1995 $1,200 $287.8
1996 $1,311 $337
1997 $1,273 $362
1998 $983 $361
1999 $1,101 $376
2000 $1,051 $404
2001 $970 $419
2002 $1,015 $445
2003 $1,027 $497
2004 $1,100 $565
2005 $1,220 $711
2006 $1,426 $808
2007 $1,713 $926
2008 $1,959 $1,164
2009 $1,864 $1,226
2010 $2,163 $1,683
2011 $2,384 $1,951
2012 $2,615 $2,185
2013 $2,781 $2,360
2014 $2,867 $2,546
2015 $2,910 $2,578
2016 $2,985 $2,735
2017 $3,038 $2,956
2018 $3,169 $3,222
2019 $3,401 $3,441
2020 $3,228 $3,534
2021 $3,484 $3,704
2022 $3,548 $4,148
2023 $3,804 $4,323
2024 $3,985 $4,717

Philippines vs. Vietnam life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Philippines

Vietnam
Year Life expectancy, years
Philippines Vietnam
1950 53.6 48
1951 54.1 48.7
1952 54.7 49.4
1953 55.4 50
1954 56 52
1955 56.6 54.8
1956 57.2 55.5
1957 57.8 56.2
1958 58.3 56.8
1959 58.7 57.4
1960 59.2 58
1961 59.5 58.5
1962 59.8 58.2
1963 60 56.9
1964 60.1 57.5
1965 60.4 57
1966 60.6 56.9
1967 60.8 56.7
1968 60.9 52.7
1969 61 54.8
1970 60.8 54.9
1971 61.1 55.6
1972 60.9 51.9
1973 60.7 55.7
1974 60.8 54.8
1975 60.9 61.9
1976 60.9 63.7
1977 61.4 64.1
1978 61.5 64.5
1979 61.7 65
1980 61.9 65.3
1981 61.9 65.8
1982 62.2 66.2
1983 62.3 66.5
1984 62.4 66.9
1985 62.7 67.2
1986 62.9 67.6
1987 63.3 68
1988 63.7 68.6
1989 64.1 68.8
1990 64.4 69
1991 64.6 69.3
1992 65.4 69.6
1993 65.7 70
1994 66 70.4
1995 66.3 70.9
1996 66.7 71.3
1997 67 71.7
1998 67.2 72.3
1999 67.5 72.6
2000 67.8 72.7
2001 67.8 73
2002 67.9 73.1
2003 68 73.2
2004 68.3 73.1
2005 68.4 73.2
2006 68.2 73.3
2007 68.5 73.4
2008 68.6 73.5
2009 68.6 73.5
2010 68.9 73.6
2011 69.1 73.7
2012 69.2 73.8
2013 69.3 73.8
2014 69.3 73.9
2015 69.5 74
2016 69.5 74
2017 70 74
2018 69.8 74.1
2019 69.7 74.2
2020 70.1 75.4
2021 66.7 74.1
2022 69.5 74.5
2023 69.8 74.6
2024 69.9 74.7
2025 70.1 74.9

Philippines and Vietnam population clocks and comparison

Population
Philippines

Vietnam
Year Population
Philippines Vietnam
1960 27,891,897 32,531,933
1961 28,792,621 33,409,059
1962 29,723,536 34,288,560
1963 30,674,731 35,249,101
1964 31,643,032 36,201,563
1965 32,625,316 37,129,656
1966 33,617,170 38,024,836
1967 34,621,320 38,895,080
1968 35,638,342 39,734,609
1969 36,660,799 40,582,096
1970 37,622,204 41,475,230
1971 38,518,659 42,449,276
1972 39,408,560 43,429,168
1973 40,294,130 44,409,861
1974 41,174,341 45,413,537
1975 42,120,826 46,482,903
1976 43,201,488 47,684,931
1977 44,367,962 48,954,872
1978 45,575,281 50,249,552
1979 46,807,103 51,378,211
1980 48,043,740 52,490,101
1981 49,311,727 53,738,141
1982 50,695,707 55,011,289
1983 52,194,620 56,337,921
1984 53,726,181 57,706,067
1985 55,213,006 59,060,622
1986 56,645,077 60,347,048
1987 58,157,496 61,584,651
1988 59,739,052 62,843,228
1989 61,265,260 64,147,348
1990 62,854,666 65,504,552
1991 64,382,249 66,891,775
1992 65,926,125 68,260,337
1993 67,530,621 69,586,384
1994 69,019,291 70,854,391
1995 70,546,246 72,049,940
1996 72,190,242 73,156,447
1997 73,908,810 74,226,889
1998 75,791,024 75,299,660
1999 77,753,257 76,287,452
2000 79,625,397 77,154,011
2001 81,401,488 77,969,361
2002 83,068,889 78,772,224
2003 84,731,835 79,563,777
2004 86,394,504 80,338,971
2005 88,015,962 81,088,313
2006 89,508,986 82,167,897
2007 91,075,184 83,633,375
2008 92,699,095 85,175,788
2009 94,384,250 86,460,018
2010 96,337,125 87,455,152
2011 98,248,614 88,468,314
2012 100,175,512 89,510,356
2013 102,076,336 90,573,104
2014 103,767,130 91,679,578
2015 105,312,992 92,823,254
2016 106,735,719 94,000,117
2017 108,119,693 95,176,977
2018 109,465,287 96,237,319
2019 110,804,683 97,173,776
2020 112,081,264 98,079,191
2021 113,100,950 98,935,098
2022 113,964,338 99,680,655
2023 114,891,199 100,352,192
2024 115,843,670 100,987,686

Fertility rates in Philippines and Vietnam

Fertility rate
Philippines

Vietnam
Year Fertility rate
Philippines Vietnam
1960 7 6.27
1961 6.99 5.48
1962 6.98 6.26
1963 6.95 6.39
1964 6.89 6.29
1965 6.8 6.16
1966 6.69 5.97
1967 6.57 5.88
1968 6.45 6.03
1969 6.33 6.01
1970 6.22 6.02
1971 6.08 6.07
1972 5.94 6.1
1973 5.79 6.11
1974 5.69 5.78
1975 5.6 5.62
1976 5.51 5.46
1977 5.44 5.29
1978 5.39 5.1
1979 5.26 4.94
1980 5.11 4.8
1981 4.97 4.67
1982 4.92 4.59
1983 4.87 4.52
1984 4.77 4.41
1985 4.66 4.21
1986 4.56 3.96
1987 4.51 3.72
1988 4.45 3.62
1989 4.37 3.64
1990 4.32 3.6
1991 4.27 3.52
1992 4.16 3.35
1993 4.1 3.17
1994 4.08 2.94
1995 4.07 2.7
1996 4 2.47
1997 3.94 2.27
1998 3.88 2.1
1999 3.83 2
2000 3.75 2.03
2001 3.72 2.02
2002 3.65 2.01
2003 3.59 2
2004 3.52 1.97
2005 3.45 1.89
2006 3.47 1.87
2007 3.4 1.91
2008 3.4 1.93
2009 3.38 1.92
2010 3.32 1.91
2011 3.24 1.93
2012 3.14 1.97
2013 3.04 1.98
2014 2.89 2.09
2015 2.83 2.1
2016 2.68 2
2017 2.53 1.99
2018 2.38 1.88
2019 2.22 1.94
2020 2.08 1.96
2021 1.95 1.94
2022 1.93 1.93
2023 1.92 1.91

Philippines and Vietnam demographics compared

Median age
Philippines

Vietnam
Year Median age, years
Philippines Vietnam
1960 15.8 21.2
1961 15.6 20.7
1962 15.5 20.2
1963 15.4 19.7
1964 15.4 19.2
1965 15.4 18.9
1966 15.4 18.7
1967 15.4 18.5
1968 15.5 18.4
1969 15.6 18.4
1970 15.7 18.4
1971 15.8 18.4
1972 15.9 18.5
1973 16 18.5
1974 16.1 18.6
1975 16.3 18.7
1976 16.5 18.8
1977 16.7 19
1978 16.9 19.1
1979 17.1 19.3
1980 17.3 19.4
1981 17.5 19.5
1982 17.7 19.6
1983 17.9 19.7
1984 18.1 19.8
1985 18.2 19.9
1986 18.3 20
1987 18.5 20.1
1988 18.6 20.2
1989 18.7 20.4
1990 18.8 20.5
1991 18.9 20.7
1992 19 20.9
1993 19.1 21.1
1994 19.1 21.4
1995 19.2 21.7
1996 19.3 22
1997 19.4 22.4
1998 19.6 22.9
1999 19.8 23.3
2000 20 23.7
2001 20.2 24.2
2002 20.4 24.6
2003 20.6 25
2004 20.8 25.4
2005 21 25.8
2006 21.2 26.3
2007 21.3 26.9
2008 21.5 27.4
2009 21.7 27.9
2010 22 28.3
2011 22.2 28.7
2012 22.4 29
2013 22.7 29.4
2014 22.9 29.8
2015 23.3 30.2
2016 23.6 30.5
2017 24 30.8
2018 24.3 31.2
2019 24.7 31.6
2020 25.1 32.1
2021 25.5 32.5
2022 25.9 33
2023 26.3 33.4
2024 26.8 33.9

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Philippines Vietnam
GNI, Atlas method
$518B
2024
$454B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
24.1%
2025
22%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
3.93%
2024
2.89%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.25%
2023
1.81%
2018
Armed forces personnel
157,000
2020
522,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-3.88%
2025
-3.39%
2025
Unemployment rate
2.41%
2023
1.65%
2023
Services, % of GDP
63.2%
2024
42.4%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
27.7%
2024
37.6%
2024
Economic freedom index
60.6
2025
65.2
2025
Income share by richest 10%
31.6%
2023
28.1%
2022
Income share by poorest 10%
2.9%
2023
2.6%
2022
Number of billionaires
15
2025
5
2025
Percentage of billionaires
0.00002%
2025
0.000007%
2025
Listed domestic companies
280
2024
393
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$252B
2024
$205B
2024
Total reserves including gold
$106B
2024
$83.1B
2024
Personal remittances received
$40.3B
2024
$16B
2024
International tourist arrivals
1,483,000
2020
3,837,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
3.46%
2020
1.11%
2020
Banked people share
50.2%
2024
70.6%
2024

Energy

Philippines Vietnam
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
551 kg
2022
1,023 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$18.4
2022
$13.6
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
161.3 megatons
2023
373 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
1.4 tons
2023
3.72 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
66.2%
2022
79.4%
2022
Renewable energy use share
28%
2021
24.2%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
16.1%
2022
11.3%
2022
Net energy imports use share
54.4%
2022
34%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
885 kWh
2022
2,624 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
22.7%
2021
41.2%
2021
Hydroelectric share
9.04%
2022
34.7%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
98%
2023
99.8%
2023

Society

Philippines Vietnam
% of world population
1.42%
2024
1.24%
2024
Annual migration change
-160,373
2024
-59,645
2024
Urban population
48.6%
2024
40.2%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.42 ft
2025
5.54 ft
2025
Average female height
5.06 ft
2025
5.2 ft
2025
Quality of life index
47.6
2025
47.3
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
33
2024
40
2024
Higher education index
54
2025
52
2025
Homicides per 100K people
4.32
2019
1.54
2011
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
12
2019
30.6
2019
Visa free countries
78
2025
69
2025
Adult literacy rate
98.5%
2020
96.1%
2022
English speaking
63.7%
2023
16%
2025
People using the Internet
83.8%
2023
84.2%
2024

Health

Philippines Vietnam
Government health expenditure per capita
$194.1
2023
$188.9
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$86.1
2023
$74.7
2022
Life expectancy
70.1 years
2025
74.9 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.09%
2023
1.59%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.79
2021
0.83
2016
Age at first childbirth
23.6 years
2025
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
84
2023
48
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
26.9
2023
20
2023
Obesity rate
8.96%
2022
2.04%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
7.5%
2024
3.4%
2024
Air quality index
53
2025
18
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
20.4%
2022
22.5%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
5.66 liters
2020
8.04 liters
2020

Territory

Philippines Vietnam
% of world land
0.2%
2025
0.21%
2025
Land area per capita
994 sq mi
2024
1,198 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
49,122 sq mi
2025
47,456 sq mi
2025
Forest area
28,159 sq mi
2025
57,416 sq mi
2025
Roads length
134,457 mi
2020
354,460 mi
2019

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