Philippines vs Poland
Philippines vs Poland: Learning-adjusted schooling
Learning-adjusted schooling in 2020: 7.5 years in Philippines and 11.4 years in Poland, by World Bank estimates. In 2020 the value was higher in Poland, by 3.9 years, or 1.52 times that in Philippines.
years · World Bank
What the numbers say
- Poland has been higher in every year both have figures for since 2017.
Every year
years · World Bank
| Year | Philippines | Poland |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 7.5 | 11.4 |
| 2018 | 8.3 | 11.5 |
| 2017 | 8.4 | 11.3 |
| 2010 | – | 10.7 |
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
Philippines vs Poland
Health
- Life expectancyPhilippines: 69.8 years in 2023Poland: 78.6 years in 2023
- Child mortalityPhilippines: 2.7 per 100 live births in 2024Poland: 0.4 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityPhilippines: 20.7 per 1,000 live births in 2023Poland: 3.2 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterPhilippines: 47.9% in 2022Poland: 88.9% in 2022
- DepressionPhilippines: 2.77% in 2017Poland: 2.25% in 2017
- Suicide ratePhilippines: 6 per 100,000 people in 2017Poland: 14 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationPhilippines: 115 million people in 2023Poland: 38.8 million people in 2023
- Population growthPhilippines: 0.84% a year in 2023Poland: -0.26% a year in 2023
- Fertility ratePhilippines: 1.92 births per woman in 2023Poland: 1.3 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationPhilippines: 55.8% in 2025Poland: 60.1% in 2025
- Median agePhilippines: 25.3 years in 2023Poland: 41.3 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overPhilippines: 5.3% in 2023Poland: 19.6% in 2023
- Net migration ratePhilippines: -1.4 per 1,000 people in 2023Poland: -0.2 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingPhilippines: 1.3% of GDP in 2025Poland: 4.5% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsPhilippines: $6.3B in 2025Poland: $42.5B in 2025
- Military spending per personPhilippines: $55 in 2025Poland: $1,219 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingPhilippines: 5.4% of government spending in 2025Poland: 9% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelPhilippines: 157,000 people in 2020Poland: 189,000 people in 2020
- National powerPhilippines: 0.68% of world capability in 2022Poland: 0.52% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersPhilippines: 0.37% of the labour force in 2020Poland: 1.04% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsPhilippines: 846 million TIV in 2025Poland: 2.17 billion TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsPhilippines: 4 million TIV in 2007Poland: 59 million TIV in 2025