China vs Philippines
China vs Philippines: Learning-adjusted schooling
Learning-adjusted schooling in 2020: 9.3 years in China and 7.5 years in Philippines, by World Bank estimates. In 2020 the value was higher in China, by 1.8 years, or 1.24 times that in Philippines.
years · World Bank
What the numbers say
- China has been higher in every year both have figures for since 2017.
- In 2020, China ranked 50 and Philippines ranked 95 of 174 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
years · World Bank
| Year | China | Philippines |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 9.3 | 7.5 |
| 2018 | 9.2 | 8.3 |
| 2017 | 9.7 | 8.4 |
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
China vs Philippines
Health
- Life expectancyChina: 78 years in 2023Philippines: 69.8 years in 2023
- Child mortalityChina: 0.6 per 100 live births in 2024Philippines: 2.7 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityChina: 5.1 per 1,000 live births in 2023Philippines: 20.7 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionChina: 3.31% in 2017Philippines: 2.77% in 2017
- Suicide rateChina: 7.2 per 100,000 people in 2017Philippines: 6 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationChina: 1.42 billion people in 2023Philippines: 115 million people in 2023
- Population growthChina: -0.24% a year in 2023Philippines: 0.84% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateChina: 1 births per woman in 2023Philippines: 1.92 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationChina: 66.3% in 2025Philippines: 55.8% in 2025
- Median ageChina: 39.1 years in 2023Philippines: 25.3 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overChina: 14.3% in 2023Philippines: 5.3% in 2023
- Net migration rateChina: -0.4 per 1,000 people in 2023Philippines: -1.4 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingChina: 1.73% of GDP in 2025Philippines: 1.3% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsChina: $335B in 2025Philippines: $6.3B in 2025
- Military spending per personChina: $237 in 2025Philippines: $55 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingChina: 5.1% of government spending in 2025Philippines: 5.4% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelChina: 2.54 million people in 2020Philippines: 157,000 people in 2020
- National powerChina: 23.41% of world capability in 2022Philippines: 0.68% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersChina: 0.33% of the labour force in 2020Philippines: 0.37% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsChina: 207 million TIV in 2025Philippines: 846 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsChina: 880 million TIV in 2025Philippines: 4 million TIV in 2007