Colombia vs Philippines
Colombia vs Philippines: Learning-adjusted schooling
Learning-adjusted schooling in 2020: 8.6 years in Colombia and 7.5 years in Philippines, by World Bank estimates. In 2020 the value was higher in Colombia, by 1.1 years, or 1.15 times that in Philippines.
years · World Bank
What the numbers say
- Colombia has been higher in every year both have figures for since 2017.
- In 2020, Colombia ranked 70 and Philippines ranked 95 of 174 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
years · World Bank
| Year | Colombia | Philippines |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 8.6 | 7.5 |
| 2018 | 8.5 | 8.3 |
| 2017 | 8.5 | 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
Colombia vs Philippines
Health
- Life expectancyColombia: 77.7 years in 2023Philippines: 69.8 years in 2023
- Child mortalityColombia: 1.2 per 100 live births in 2024Philippines: 2.7 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityColombia: 9.8 per 1,000 live births in 2023Philippines: 20.7 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterColombia: 73.9% in 2022Philippines: 47.9% in 2022
- DepressionColombia: 2.2% in 2017Philippines: 2.77% in 2017
- Suicide rateColombia: 5.5 per 100,000 people in 2017Philippines: 6 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationColombia: 52.3 million people in 2023Philippines: 115 million people in 2023
- Population growthColombia: 1.1% a year in 2023Philippines: 0.84% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateColombia: 1.65 births per woman in 2023Philippines: 1.92 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationColombia: 78.8% in 2025Philippines: 55.8% in 2025
- Median ageColombia: 31.6 years in 2023Philippines: 25.3 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overColombia: 9.4% in 2023Philippines: 5.3% in 2023
- Net migration rateColombia: 3 per 1,000 people in 2023Philippines: -1.4 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingColombia: 3.2% of GDP in 2025Philippines: 1.3% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsColombia: $13.7B in 2025Philippines: $6.3B in 2025
- Military spending per personColombia: $273 in 2025Philippines: $55 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingColombia: 9.3% of government spending in 2025Philippines: 5.4% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelColombia: 428,000 people in 2020Philippines: 157,000 people in 2020
- National powerColombia: 0.57% of world capability in 2022Philippines: 0.68% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersColombia: 1.7% of the labour force in 2020Philippines: 0.37% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsColombia: 22 million TIV in 2025Philippines: 846 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsColombia: 4 million TIV in 2020Philippines: 4 million TIV in 2007