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South East AsiaPhilippines
Capital Manila · Median age 25
4 mobility routesPath to citizenshipZero-presence routeTropical
The practical read for Americans weighing life in Philippines: what the catalog knows about daily-life signals, costs, residency routes, and source freshness — with honest gaps where we have not sourced it yet.
Practical snapshot
Cost of living71
Healthcare44
Safety67
Climate resilience23
4 mobility routes
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Philippines in eight lenses
Every lens is a live, normalized signal (0–100, higher is better). Absent indicators show as Unknown — never guessed.
Cost & taxes
76 · StrongCost of living71
Tax burden80
Healthcare
44 · MixedHealthcare44
Safety & crime
79 · StrongSafety67
Low crime90
Climate
23 · WeakerClimate resilience23
Language & integration
82 · StrongEnglish proficiency89
Migrant acceptance74
Freedom & rights
49 · MixedRule of law51
Political stability24
Low corruption38
Personal freedom72
Freedom of speech58
Property rights47
LGBTQ+ acceptance56
Reproductive rightsUnknown—
Economy & work
48 · MixedEconomic freedom82
Competitiveness53
Innovation46
Startup ecosystem1
Job market14
Prosperity68
Ease of doing business72
Quality of life
57 · MixedLiveability56
Happiness79
Life satisfaction79
Work–life balance34
Internet speed28
Education67
Low traffic55
Fit summary
Where this country is strong, and where to look closer
Strengths
- Low crime90
- English proficiency89
- Economic freedom82
- Tax burden80
Look closer
- Startup ecosystem1
- Job market14
- Climate resilience23
- Political stability24
Country facts
The structured record
Facts imported for this country. Blank fields render as Unknown.
- Avg Precipitation
- 2348 mm
- Avg Temperature
- 26.27°C (79.29°F)
- Beer Consumption
- 41.91 liters_per_capita_year
- Best Time To Travel
- December-February
- Books Read Per Year
- 5.35
- Borders
- None (island nation)
- Citizenship By Birth
- Yes
- Citizenship By Descent
- Yes
- Citizenship By Marriage
- 2 years
- Climate
- Tropical marine; northeast monsoon (November to April); southwest monsoon (May to October)
- Climate Category
- Hot & Humid
- Coffee Consumption
- 250 liters_per_capita_year
- Consulate Locations In The Us
- Chicago,Honolulu,Los Angeles,New York,San Francisco
- Country Code
- +63
- Country Intro Blurb
- Known for world-famous Machu Picchu and vibrant Amazon rainforest
- Country Motto
- Maka-Diyos, Maka-Tao, Makakalikasan at Makabansa ("For God, for the people, for nature and for the country")
- Currency
- Philippine Peso (PHP)
- Date Format
- DMY
- Distance From New York City
- 13600 km
- Driving Side
- Right Side
- Dual Citizenship
- Yes
- Economy
- Services, manufacturing, agriculture
- Famous Dance
- Marinera
- Famous Festival
- Inti Raymi
- Famous Music
- Huayno
- Fertility Rate
- 1.916
- Funny Fact
- Home to over 3,000 varieties of potatoes
- Gambling Legislation
- Regulated
- Haiku
- Ancient mountains rise / Amazon’s mist gently calls / Pisco fills the glass
- Handgun Legislation
- Restricted
- Humidity
- 77
- Hype Video
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K2Cjf8gHH3Y
- Independence Day
- June 12, 1898
- Interesting Fact
- Home to the Nazca Lines a mysterious giant geoglyphs visible only from the air
- Interesting Tradition
- Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) is celebrated with offerings to deceased loved ones
- Language
- Filipino, English
- Life Expectancy
- 71,5
- Mandatory Military Service
- No
- Mcdonalds In Country
- 29
- Medical Cannabis Legislation
- Legal
- Mensa Members
- 100
- Migration Rate
- -1.43 per_1000_population
- National Animal
- Vicuña
- National Anthem
- Lupang Hinirang
- National Anthem Audio
- https://nationalanthems.info/ph.mp3
- National Dish
- Ceviche
- National Pastime Or Sport
- Football
- Nobel Prizes
- 1
- Number Of Americans Living In Country
- 37857
- Number Of Migrants
- -164.284 thousands
- Obesity Rate
- 0.062
- Passport Validity
- 10 years, 5 for children
- Population
- 113883000
- Quintessential Souvenir
- Alpaca wool products
- Quirky Tradition
- Celebrates Inti Raymi festival in Cusco celebrates the Incan Sun God
- Rainless Days Per Year
- 277
- Representative Novel
- "The Time of the Hero" by Mario Vargas Llosa
- Reproduction Rate
- 0.884
- Residency For Naturalization
- 2
- Same Sex Marriage Legislation
- No Recognition
- Spicy Food Consumption
- 7
- Strangest Law Still On The Books
- Requires all stores selling alcoholic beverages to keep a bottle of pisco
- Tallest Building
- Torre Banco de la Nación (140 mt)
- Tea Consumption
- 0.09 liters_per_capita_year
- Time Zone
- GMT+8
- Tobacco Use Female
- 0.049
- Tobacco Use Male
- 0.34
- Total World Heritage Sites
- 3
- Us Emigrants 1990
- 17746
- Us Emigrants 1995
- 23882
- Us Emigrants 2000
- 35977
- Us Emigrants 2005
- 29119
- Us Emigrants 2010
- 35015
- Us Emigrants 2015
- 35564
- Us Emigrants 2020
- 37857
- Visitors Per Year
- 8.3 millions
- Voting Status
- Universal and Compulsory
- Weirdest Local Superstition
- Believed that wearing yellow underwear on New Year's Eve will bring good luck
- Wine Consumption
- 2.82 liters_per_capita_year
Daily life & the American lens
What Tuesday actually feels like
Lived-experience narrative, English-comfort layers, and community voices.
Not yet sourced
Daily-life rhythm, the American-lens friction points, and community voices for Philippines come from verified field research and practitioner communities. That editorial layer is not committed to the Product Engine catalog yet, so we are not inventing it here.
Sources & freshness
Where this page comes from
Real provenance for the live figures above: named sources, verification status, and recent regulatory changes.
Verified data points
0Stale
0Unverified
112| Source | Confidence | Status | Last checked |
|---|---|---|---|
| CATO Institute | — | unverified | — |
| CitizensOS Destination Facts — Country DB (Primary workbook) | — | unverified | — |
| EF Set | — | unverified | — |
| Equaldex | — | unverified | — |
| Freedom House | — | unverified | — |
| Gallup | — | unverified | — |
| Germanwatch | — | unverified | — |
| Global Life-Work Balance Index | — | unverified | — |
| Heritage Foundation | — | unverified | — |
| IMD | — | unverified | — |
| Legatum | — | unverified | — |
| Numbeo | — | unverified | — |
| Ookla | — | unverified | — |
| Our World in Data | — | unverified | — |
| StartUp Blink | — | unverified | — |
| The Economist | — | unverified | — |
| The Lancet | — | unverified | — |
| Transparency International | — | unverified | — |
| US News | — | unverified | — |
| World Bank | — | unverified | — |
| World Happiness Report | — | unverified | — |
| World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) | — | unverified | — |
| World Justice Report | — | unverified | — |
| World Population Review | — | unverified | — |
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