Asia · South-Eastern Asia
Philippines
Philippines covers about 293,000 km² (113,000 mi²), the 74th largest of the 246 places listed here. That is close to Italy, at about 301,000 km².
- 293,000km²Area, main territory
- 112.7 millionPopulation
- 9.56In Belgiums
200 km
- Philippines
Facts
| Area, main territory | 293,000 km²113,000 mi² |
|---|---|
| Official area | 343,000 km²Wikidata · 15% above our measure |
| In Belgiums | 9.56 |
| Capital | Manila |
| Population | 112.7 millionWikidata, 2024 |
| Density | 384 people per km² |
| Latitude range | 5°N to 21°N |
| In other languages | Filipinas Español · Philippinen Deutsch · Filipinas Português · フィリピン 日本語 · 菲律宾 中文 · 필리핀 한국어 |
| Continent | Asia#21 of 51 countries by area |
What the numbers say about Philippines
- Russia, the largest place listed, is 57.9× the size of Philippines.
- Philippines ranks 14th of 237 by population but only 73rd of 239 by area: it holds more people than its size suggests.
- At 384 people per km², Philippines is the 16th most densely populated of the 185 places over 1,000 km²; the median is 72 per km².
- Philippines lies at 12°N, close to the equator, where a standard web map (Web Mercator) is nearly true to size: it inflates area by only about 1.0×.
- Laid out flat, Philippines's main territory stretches about 1,800 km north to south and 1,060 km east to west.
- Our measured 293,000 km² is 15% below Wikidata's official figure of 343,000 km². Official figures can include inland water or count land that an outline draws differently. This difference is flagged for review.
How Philippines measures up
Philippines holds 0.9% of the land area and 2.5% of the people of the 51 countries listed for Asia. In South-Eastern Asia it is the 6th largest of 11.
| Where it ranks | Figure | Position |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 293,000 km² | 73rd of 239 |
| Population | 112.7 million | 14th of 237 |
| Density | 384 per km² | 16th of 185 |
| Farthest north | 11.7°N | 137th of 212 |
| Compared with | Its area | Philippines is |
|---|---|---|
| Belgium | 30,700 km² | 9.56× its size |
| United Kingdom | 244,000 km² | 1.20× its size |
| Germany | 358,000 km² | 0.82× its size |
| Japan | 374,000 km² | 0.79× its size |
| France | 548,000 km² | 0.54× its size |
| India | 3,151,000 km² | 0.09× its size |
| Brazil | 8,473,000 km² | 0.03× its size |
| United States | 9,447,000 km² | 0.03× its size |
| Russia | 16,980,000 km² | 0.02× its size |
Where Philippines sits
- Philippines's centre lies at 11.7°N, 122.9°E, in the northern and eastern hemispheres, about 1,300 km from the equator.
- Its main territory spans 5°N to 21°N, about 1,830 km from its southern edge to its northern.
Closest neighbours, by distance between centres
On the same latitude, elsewhere in the world
If Philippines had other densities
- At Bangladesh's density of 1,252 people per km², Philippines would have 367.3 million people. It has 112.7 million.
- At Canada's density of 3.7 people per km², Philippines would have 1.1 million people. It has 112.7 million.
- At the median density of the places listed, 72 per km², it would have 21.2 million.
About the same size as
Largest in Asia
- China9,375,000 km²
- India3,151,000 km²
- Kazakhstan2,714,000 km²
- Saudi Arabia1,922,000 km²
- Indonesia1,880,000 km²
- Philippines#21 · 293,000 km²
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Sources and method
- Outline
- Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 0 - Countries, public domain
- Boundary
- De facto, as drawn by Natural Earth.
- Area
- Measured on the WGS84 ellipsoid from the full-detail outline, shown rounded
- Official figures
- Area, population and capital from Wikidata (CC0), fetched 2026-11-11
- Population
- Wikidata, 2024; covers the whole country, overseas territory included
- Data built
- 2026-11-11