The United Kingdom is a country located in North-Western Europe, whereas the Philippines is a country located in Southeast Asia. Today in this article, we will discuss the comparison between the United Kingdom and the Philippines regarding various aspects.
Size
Is the United Kingdom bigger than the Philippines?
The total area of the United Kingdom is 242,495 sq km, and the total area of the Philippines is 300,000 sq km. The United Kingdom is smaller than the Philippines by 57,505 sq km. The UK is around 1.24 times smaller than the Philippines.
Area of the United Kingdom: 93,628 sq mi ( 242,495 km2 )
Area of the Philippines: 120,000 sq mi (300,000 km2 )
Population
According to the Worldometer data, the total population of the United Kingdom as of 26th July 2021, was estimated to be around 68,259,263.
Based on the Worldometer elaboration of the latest United Nations data, the total population of the Philippines as of 18th August 2021, is estimated to be around 111,127,955.
Here is some more data comparison between the United Kingdom and the Philippines.
The capital city of the United Kingdom is London, and the capital city of the Philippines is Manila.
Official Languages
The UK: English
The Philippines: Filipino, English
Human Development Index
HDI of the UK as of 2019: 0.932
HDI of the Philippines as of 2018: 0.718
United Kingdom Timezone:
UTC (Greenwich Mean Time)
UTC (Western European Time)
Summer (DST):
UTC + 1 (British Summer Time)
UTC + 1 (Western European Summer Time)
The Philippines Timezone:
UTC + 8 (The Philippine Standard Time)
The Philippines doesn’t observe daylight saving time.
Geological Coordinates
Coordinates of the United Kingdom:
55° 0′ 0″ N, 3° 0′ 0″ W
Coordinates of the Philippines:
13° 0′ 0″ N, 122° 0′ 0″ E
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