This country comparison is a concise, tabular overview of numerous data from our respective country pages for Japan and Philippines. For further information and explanations, we provide many details per country that go far beyond this comparison. For example, there are separate sub-pages for both countries on economy, climate, energy, refugees, inflation, population and much more.
In addition, we offer several international comparisons on individual topics, which are also linked on this page.
See also: Explanations and country ranking on quality of life
In addition, we offer several international comparisons on individual topics, which are also linked on this page.
General information
| Japan | Philippines | |
|---|---|---|
| Region: | East Asia | Southeast Asia |
| Area: | 377,970 km² | 300,000 km² |
| Official language: | Japanese | Tagalog |
| Government form: | Parliamentary constitutional monarchy | Presidential republic |
| Independent since: | 660 BC | 1946 AD |
| Capital: | Tokyo | Manila |
Population
Details for Japan and the Philippines| Japan | Philippines | |
|---|---|---|
| Population: | 125,682,000 | 111,047,000 |
| Inhabitants/km²: | 332.5 | 370.2 |
| Life expectancy males: | Ø 82 years | Ø 67 years |
| Life expectancy females: | Ø 88 years | Ø 76 years |
| Average age: | Ø 48.6 years | Ø 24.1 years |
| Birthrate: | 6.80 ‰ | 19.89 ‰ |
| Deathrate: | 11.10 ‰ | 5.98 ‰ |
| Migrationrate: | 0.74 ‰ | 0.13 ‰ |
Quality of life
Values from 0 (bad) to 100 (very good)See also: Explanations and country ranking on quality of life
| Japan | Philippines | |
|---|---|---|
| Political stability: | 87 | 52 |
| Civil rights: | 86 | 39 |
| Health: | 92 | 45 |
| Climate: | 54 | 49 |
| Cost of Living: | 27 | 46 |
| Popularity: | 41 | 35 |
Economy
Details for Japan and the Philippines| Japan | Philippines | |
|---|---|---|
| Currency: | Japanese Yen (1 JPY = 100 Sen) | Philippine Peso (1 PHP =100 Centavos) |
| Unemployment rate: | 2.8 % | 2.4 % |
| Inflation rate: | -0.23 % | 3.93 % |
| Cost of Living: (USA = 100%) | 101.95 % | 40.86 % |
| Commercial taxes and contributions: | 46.70 % | 43.10 % |
| Average income: | 42,620 US$ | 3,640 US$ |
| Corruption index: | 27 (good) | 67 (bad) |
| JPN: total | per 1000 inh. | PHL: total | per 1000 inh. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross domestic product: | 4,937,422 M US$ | 39.29 M US$ | 394,086 M US$ | 3.55 M US$ |
| Gross national product: | 5,356,987 M US$ | 42.62 M US$ | 404,238 M US$ | 3.64 M US$ |
| Exported goods: | 919,158 M US$ | 7.31 M US$ | 87,795 M US$ | 0.79 M US$ |
| Imported goods: | 941,671 M US$ | 7.49 M US$ | 127,403 M US$ | 1.15 M US$ |
Infrastructure
Details for Japan and the Philippines| JPN: total | per 1000 inh. | PHL: total | per 1000 inh. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roadways: | 1,218,772 km | 9.70 km | 216,387 km | 1.95 km |
| Railways: | 27,311 km | 0.22 km | 77 km | 0.00 km |
| Waterways: | 1,770 km | 0.01 km | 3,219 km | 0.03 km |
| Harbours: | 5,201 | 0.0414 | 1,805 | 0.0163 |
| Passenger airports: | 80 | 0.0006 | 46 | 0.0004 |
Energy balance
Details for Japan and the Philippines| JPN: total | per 1000 inh. | PHL: total | per 1000 inh. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Energy consumption: | 943.70 bn kWh | 7.51 m kWh | 78.30 bn kWh | 705,107.42 kWh |
| Energy production: | 989.30 bn kWh | 7.87 m kWh | 86.59 bn kWh | 779,760.55 kWh |
| CO2 emissions: | 1.08 bn t | 8,605.64 t | 145.42 m t | 1,309.54 t |
Telecommunication
Details for Japan and the Philippines| Japan | Philippines | |
|---|---|---|
| International dialing: | +81 | +63 |
| Internet domain: | .jp | .ph |
| JPN total | JPN per 1000 inh. | PHL total | PHL per 1000 inh. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Landlines: | 61,978,594 | 493 | 4,731,196 | 43 |
| Mobile cellulars: | 195,054,893 | 1552 | 149,579,406 | 1347 |
| Internet server: | 64,453,000 | 513 | 425,812 | 4 |
| Internet users: | 113,389,252 | 902 | 55,301,361 | 498 |
| Broadband Internet: | 44,000,791 | 350 | 7,936,574 | 71 |
Healthcare system
Details for Japan and the Philippines| Japan | Philippines | |
|---|---|---|
| Hospital beds per 1000 inh.: | 12.98 | 0.99 |
| Physicians per 1000 inh.: | 2.41 | 1.28 |
| Diabetes: | 5.6 % | 7.1 % |
| HIV: | 0.01 % | 0.36 % |
| Tuberculosis: | 0.12 ‰ | 5.39 ‰ |
| Tuberculosis cure rate: | 66.0 % | 86.0 % |
| Smokers: | 20.1 % | 22.9 % |
Climate
We also provide a more detailed climate comparison of both countries.The data for each country can be found here: Japan and Philippines
| Japan | Philippines | |
|---|---|---|
| Daytime temperatures: | 19.1 °C | 31.9 °C |
| Nighttime temperatures: | 11.3 °C | 23.9 °C |
| Water temperature: | 18.0 °C | 27.5 °C |
| Rel. humidity: | 69 % | 81 % |
| Rain days: | 10.0 | 11.3 |
| Sunshine hours per day: | 5.3 | 6.2 |
Native languages
| Japan | Philippines | |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese: | 99.1 % | n/a |
| Tagalog: | n/a | 29.3 % |
| Cebuano: | n/a | 23.3 % |
| Ilocano: | n/a | 9.3 % |
| Hiligaynon: | n/a | 9.1 % |
| Bicol: | n/a | 5.7 % |
| Waray-waray: | n/a | 3.8 % |
| Pampango: | n/a | 3.0 % |
| English: | 0.1 % | 2.2 % |
| Kapampangan: | n/a | 2.2 % |
| Chinese: | 0.2 % | 1.9 % |
| Pangasinan: | n/a | 1.8 % |
| Maguindanao: | n/a | 1.4 % |
| Maranao: | n/a | 1.3 % |
| Kinaray-a: | n/a | 1.0 % |
| Tausug: | n/a | 0.9 % |
| Malay: | n/a | 0.7 % |
| Chavacano: | n/a | 0.6 % |
| Surigaonon: | n/a | 0.6 % |
| Korean: | 0.5 % | n/a |
| Filipino: | 0.1 % | n/a |
| other: | 0.0 % | 1.9 % |
Religions
| Japan | Philippines | |
|---|---|---|
| Christianity: | 1.5 % | 92.5 % |
| Shinto: | 79.2 % | n/a |
| Buddhism: | 66.8 % | n/a |
| Islam: | n/a | 5.0 % |
| Nondenominational: | n/a | 0.1 % |
| other: | -47.5 % | 2.4 % |