Pakistan vs Philippines
Pakistan vs Philippines: Learning-adjusted schooling
Learning-adjusted schooling in 2020: 5.1 years in Pakistan and 7.5 years in Philippines, by World Bank estimates. In 2020 the value was higher in Philippines, by 2.4 years, or 1.48 times that in Pakistan.
years · World Bank
What the numbers say
- Philippines has been higher in every year both have figures for since 2017.
- In 2020, Pakistan ranked 146 and Philippines ranked 95 of 174 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
years · World Bank
| Year | Pakistan | Philippines |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 5.1 | 7.5 |
| 2018 | 5.1 | 8.3 |
| 2017 | 4.8 | 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
Pakistan vs Philippines
Health
- Life expectancyPakistan: 67.7 years in 2023Philippines: 69.8 years in 2023
- Child mortalityPakistan: 5.6 per 100 live births in 2024Philippines: 2.7 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityPakistan: 49.4 per 1,000 live births in 2023Philippines: 20.7 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterPakistan: 50.6% in 2022Philippines: 47.9% in 2022
- DepressionPakistan: 3.33% in 2017Philippines: 2.77% in 2017
- Suicide ratePakistan: 4.4 per 100,000 people in 2017Philippines: 6 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationPakistan: 248 million people in 2023Philippines: 115 million people in 2023
- Population growthPakistan: 1.48% a year in 2023Philippines: 0.84% a year in 2023
- Fertility ratePakistan: 3.61 births per woman in 2023Philippines: 1.92 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationPakistan: 39.5% in 2025Philippines: 55.8% in 2025
- Median agePakistan: 20.3 years in 2023Philippines: 25.3 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overPakistan: 4.2% in 2023Philippines: 5.3% in 2023
- Net migration ratePakistan: -6.5 per 1,000 people in 2023Philippines: -1.4 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingPakistan: 2.91% of GDP in 2025Philippines: 1.3% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsPakistan: $11.5B in 2025Philippines: $6.3B in 2025
- Military spending per personPakistan: $47 in 2025Philippines: $55 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingPakistan: 13.8% of government spending in 2025Philippines: 5.4% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelPakistan: 943,000 people in 2020Philippines: 157,000 people in 2020
- National powerPakistan: 1.77% of world capability in 2022Philippines: 0.68% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersPakistan: 1.25% of the labour force in 2020Philippines: 0.37% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsPakistan: 706 million TIV in 2025Philippines: 846 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsPakistan: 127 million TIV in 2025Philippines: 4 million TIV in 2007