Argentina vs Philippines
Argentina vs Philippines: Learning-adjusted schooling
Learning-adjusted schooling in 2020: 8.4 years in Argentina and 7.5 years in Philippines, by World Bank estimates. In 2020 the value was higher in Argentina, by 0.9 years, or 1.12 times that in Philippines.
years · World Bank
What the numbers say
- Argentina has been higher in every year both have figures for since 2017.
- In 2020, Argentina ranked 77 and Philippines ranked 95 of 174 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
years · World Bank
| Year | Argentina | Philippines |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 8.4 | 7.5 |
| 2018 | 8.7 | 8.3 |
| 2017 | 8.9 | 8.4 |
| 2010 | 8.2 | – |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- The years of school a child can expect by 18, cut to what students actually learn: the World Bank’s learning-adjusted years of school.
- Source: World Bank Human Capital Index, via Our World in Data.
- Ranks count the 174 countries with a value in 2020, highest first.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Argentina vs Philippines
Health
- Life expectancyArgentina: 77.4 years in 2023Philippines: 69.8 years in 2023
- Child mortalityArgentina: 1 per 100 live births in 2024Philippines: 2.7 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityArgentina: 9 per 1,000 live births in 2023Philippines: 20.7 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionArgentina: 3.67% in 2017Philippines: 2.77% in 2017
- Suicide rateArgentina: 10.6 per 100,000 people in 2017Philippines: 6 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationArgentina: 45.5 million people in 2023Philippines: 115 million people in 2023
- Population growthArgentina: 0.35% a year in 2023Philippines: 0.84% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateArgentina: 1.5 births per woman in 2023Philippines: 1.92 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationArgentina: 92.4% in 2025Philippines: 55.8% in 2025
- Median ageArgentina: 32.1 years in 2023Philippines: 25.3 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overArgentina: 12.2% in 2023Philippines: 5.3% in 2023
- Net migration rateArgentina: 0.1 per 1,000 people in 2023Philippines: -1.4 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingArgentina: 0.56% of GDP in 2025Philippines: 1.3% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsArgentina: $3.73B in 2025Philippines: $6.3B in 2025
- Military spending per personArgentina: $85 in 2025Philippines: $55 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingArgentina: 1.8% of government spending in 2025Philippines: 5.4% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelArgentina: 103,000 people in 2020Philippines: 157,000 people in 2020
- National powerArgentina: 0.45% of world capability in 2022Philippines: 0.68% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersArgentina: 0.53% of the labour force in 2020Philippines: 0.37% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsArgentina: 108 million TIV in 2025Philippines: 846 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsArgentina: 1 million TIV in 2011Philippines: 4 million TIV in 2007