Israel vs Philippines
Israel vs Philippines: Learning-adjusted schooling
Learning-adjusted schooling in 2020: 10.6 years in Israel and 7.5 years in Philippines, by World Bank estimates. In 2020 the value was higher in Israel, by 3.1 years, or 1.41 times that in Philippines.
years · World Bank
What the numbers say
- Israel has been higher in every year both have figures for since 2017.
- In 2020, Israel ranked 33 and Philippines ranked 95 of 174 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
years · World Bank
| Year | Israel | Philippines |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 10.6 | 7.5 |
| 2018 | 11.1 | 8.3 |
| 2017 | 11.1 | 8.4 |
| 2010 | 10.4 | – |
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
Israel vs Philippines
Health
- Life expectancyIsrael: 82.4 years in 2023Philippines: 69.8 years in 2023
- Child mortalityIsrael: 0.3 per 100 live births in 2024Philippines: 2.7 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityIsrael: 2.8 per 1,000 live births in 2023Philippines: 20.7 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterIsrael: 99.5% in 2022Philippines: 47.9% in 2022
- DepressionIsrael: 3.83% in 2017Philippines: 2.77% in 2017
- Suicide rateIsrael: 5.7 per 100,000 people in 2017Philippines: 6 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationIsrael: 9.26 million people in 2023Philippines: 115 million people in 2023
- Population growthIsrael: 1.42% a year in 2023Philippines: 0.84% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateIsrael: 2.83 births per woman in 2023Philippines: 1.92 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationIsrael: 91.6% in 2025Philippines: 55.8% in 2025
- Median ageIsrael: 29.2 years in 2023Philippines: 25.3 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overIsrael: 12.4% in 2023Philippines: 5.3% in 2023
- Net migration rateIsrael: 1.1 per 1,000 people in 2023Philippines: -1.4 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingIsrael: 7.81% of GDP in 2025Philippines: 1.3% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsIsrael: $43.7B in 2025Philippines: $6.3B in 2025
- Military spending per personIsrael: $5,108 in 2025Philippines: $55 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingIsrael: 17.8% of government spending in 2025Philippines: 5.4% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelIsrael: 178,000 people in 2020Philippines: 157,000 people in 2020
- National powerIsrael: 0.38% of world capability in 2022Philippines: 0.68% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersIsrael: 4.23% of the labour force in 2020Philippines: 0.37% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsIsrael: 537 million TIV in 2025Philippines: 846 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsIsrael: 2.62 billion TIV in 2025Philippines: 4 million TIV in 2007