Philippines vs Switzerland
Philippines vs Switzerland: CO₂ per person
CO₂ per person in 2024: 1.5 tonnes in Philippines and 3.75 tonnes in Switzerland, by EDGAR estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Switzerland, by 2.24 tonnes, or 2.49 times that in Philippines.
tonnes per person · EDGAR
What the numbers say
- Switzerland has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1970.
- In 2024, Philippines ranked 126 and Switzerland ranked 76 of 202 countries, counting from the highest.
- The world as a whole: 4.69 tonnes in 2024.
Every year
tonnes per person · EDGAR
| Year | Philippines | Switzerland | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1.5 | 3.75 | 4.69 |
| 2023 | 1.41 | 3.79 | 4.68 |
| 2022 | 1.33 | 3.93 | 4.67 |
| 2021 | 1.29 | 4.32 | 4.69 |
| 2020 | 1.22 | 4.16 | 4.48 |
| 2019 | 1.34 | 4.48 | 4.7 |
| 2018 | 1.29 | 4.52 | 4.74 |
| 2017 | 1.26 | 4.71 | 4.67 |
| 2016 | 1.14 | 4.87 | 4.65 |
| 2015 | 1.08 | 4.86 | 4.7 |
| 2014 | 1 | 4.99 | 4.78 |
| 2013 | 0.96 | 5.51 | 4.81 |
| 2012 | 0.89 | 5.45 | 4.77 |
| 2011 | 0.86 | 5.34 | 4.76 |
| 2010 | 0.88 | 5.92 | 4.67 |
| 2009 | 0.83 | 5.76 | 4.45 |
| 2008 | 0.84 | 6.01 | 4.56 |
| 2007 | 0.85 | 5.91 | 4.59 |
| 2006 | 0.79 | 6.23 | 4.48 |
| 2005 | 0.9 | 6.32 | 4.39 |
| 2004 | 0.88 | 6.28 | 4.28 |
| 2003 | 0.88 | 6.25 | 4.15 |
| 2002 | 0.88 | 6.12 | 4.02 |
| 2001 | 0.88 | 6.39 | 4.01 |
| 2000 | 0.93 | 6.23 | 4.01 |
| 1999 | 0.95 | 6.38 | 3.95 |
| 1998 | 1 | 6.37 | 3.98 |
| 1997 | 1.04 | 6.18 | 4.02 |
| 1996 | 0.95 | 6.38 | 4.01 |
| 1995 | 0.93 | 6.33 | 3.99 |
| 1994 | 0.79 | 6.26 | 3.94 |
| 1993 | 0.75 | 6.45 | 3.97 |
| 1992 | 0.71 | 6.84 | 4.02 |
| 1991 | 0.67 | 6.92 | 4.1 |
| 1990 | 0.68 | 6.67 | 4.15 |
| 1989 | 0.65 | 6.56 | 4.16 |
| 1988 | 0.65 | 6.64 | 4.16 |
| 1987 | 0.64 | 6.7 | 4.1 |
| 1986 | 0.53 | 6.98 | 4.04 |
| 1985 | 0.58 | 7.03 | 4.05 |
| 1984 | 0.6 | 6.57 | 4.07 |
| 1983 | 0.7 | 6.67 | 4.01 |
| 1982 | 0.67 | 6.06 | 4.05 |
| 1981 | 0.69 | 6.44 | 4.18 |
| 1980 | 0.74 | 6.85 | 4.33 |
| 1979 | 0.85 | 6.76 | 4.46 |
| 1978 | 0.81 | 6.98 | 4.42 |
| 1977 | 0.81 | 6.79 | 4.36 |
| 1976 | 0.76 | 6.7 | 4.31 |
| 1975 | 0.78 | 6.4 | 4.15 |
| 1974 | 0.73 | 6.78 | 4.23 |
| 1973 | 0.78 | 7.55 | 4.32 |
| 1972 | 0.71 | 7.03 | 4.16 |
| 1971 | 0.7 | 6.97 | 4.04 |
| 1970 | 0.71 | 6.69 | 4.15 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- Carbon dioxide from energy, industry, farming and waste, divided by the population; land use and forests are left out.
- Source: EDGAR (European Commission JRC) and the IEA, via the World Bank.
- Ranks count the 202 countries with a value in 2024, highest first.
- The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Philippines vs Switzerland
Health
- Life expectancyPhilippines: 69.8 years in 2023Switzerland: 84 years in 2023
- Child mortalityPhilippines: 2.7 per 100 live births in 2024Switzerland: 0.4 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityPhilippines: 20.7 per 1,000 live births in 2023Switzerland: 3.2 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterPhilippines: 47.9% in 2022Switzerland: 96.7% in 2022
- DepressionPhilippines: 2.77% in 2017Switzerland: 3.71% in 2017
- Suicide ratePhilippines: 6 per 100,000 people in 2017Switzerland: 9.3 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationPhilippines: 115 million people in 2023Switzerland: 8.87 million people in 2023
- Population growthPhilippines: 0.84% a year in 2023Switzerland: 0.62% a year in 2023
- Fertility ratePhilippines: 1.92 births per woman in 2023Switzerland: 1.43 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationPhilippines: 55.8% in 2025Switzerland: 85.7% in 2025
- Median agePhilippines: 25.3 years in 2023Switzerland: 42.3 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overPhilippines: 5.3% in 2023Switzerland: 19.6% in 2023
- Net migration ratePhilippines: -1.4 per 1,000 people in 2023Switzerland: 5.1 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingPhilippines: 1.3% of GDP in 2025Switzerland: 0.76% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsPhilippines: $6.3B in 2025Switzerland: $7.15B in 2025
- Military spending per personPhilippines: $55 in 2025Switzerland: $849 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingPhilippines: 5.4% of government spending in 2025Switzerland: 2.4% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelPhilippines: 157,000 people in 2020Switzerland: 20,000 people in 2020
- National powerPhilippines: 0.68% of world capability in 2022Switzerland: 0.12% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersPhilippines: 0.37% of the labour force in 2020Switzerland: 0.4% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsPhilippines: 846 million TIV in 2025Switzerland: 33 million TIV in 2023
- Arms exportsPhilippines: 4 million TIV in 2007Switzerland: 129 million TIV in 2025