Brazil vs Philippines
Brazil vs Philippines: Learning-adjusted schooling
Learning-adjusted schooling in 2020: 7.9 years in Brazil and 7.5 years in Philippines, by World Bank estimates. In 2020 the value was higher in Brazil, by 0.4 years, or 1.05 times that in Philippines.
years · World Bank
What the numbers say
- Brazil has been higher since 2020, when it overtook Philippines.
- In 2020, Brazil ranked 88 and Philippines ranked 95 of 174 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
years · World Bank
| Year | Brazil | Philippines |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 7.9 | 7.5 |
| 2018 | 7.8 | 8.3 |
| 2017 | 7.6 | 8.4 |
| 2010 | 7.6 | – |
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
Brazil vs Philippines
Health
- Life expectancyBrazil: 75.9 years in 2023Philippines: 69.8 years in 2023
- Child mortalityBrazil: 1.4 per 100 live births in 2024Philippines: 2.7 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityBrazil: 12.1 per 1,000 live births in 2023Philippines: 20.7 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterBrazil: 87.3% in 2022Philippines: 47.9% in 2022
- DepressionBrazil: 3.3% in 2017Philippines: 2.77% in 2017
- Suicide rateBrazil: 6.1 per 100,000 people in 2017Philippines: 6 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationBrazil: 211 million people in 2023Philippines: 115 million people in 2023
- Population growthBrazil: 0.41% a year in 2023Philippines: 0.84% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateBrazil: 1.62 births per woman in 2023Philippines: 1.92 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationBrazil: 88.2% in 2025Philippines: 55.8% in 2025
- Median ageBrazil: 33.9 years in 2023Philippines: 25.3 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overBrazil: 10.6% in 2023Philippines: 5.3% in 2023
- Net migration rateBrazil: -1.1 per 1,000 people in 2023Philippines: -1.4 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingBrazil: 1.05% of GDP in 2025Philippines: 1.3% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsBrazil: $23.6B in 2025Philippines: $6.3B in 2025
- Military spending per personBrazil: $113 in 2025Philippines: $55 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingBrazil: 2.2% of government spending in 2025Philippines: 5.4% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelBrazil: 762,000 people in 2020Philippines: 157,000 people in 2020
- National powerBrazil: 2.01% of world capability in 2022Philippines: 0.68% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersBrazil: 0.76% of the labour force in 2020Philippines: 0.37% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsBrazil: 462 million TIV in 2025Philippines: 846 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsBrazil: 153 million TIV in 2025Philippines: 4 million TIV in 2007