1. Comparing the level of development in an LEDC and in an MEDC using the case studies of the Philippines and the United States of America IBHL Geography Arin Kim

3. Education 5.3% of GDP (2005) 2.5% of GDP (2005) Education expenditures 99% of total population (2005) 92.6% of total population (2005) Literacy rate (age 15 and over can read and write) USA Philippines

4. Health 0.6% (2007 est.) Less than 0.1% (2003 est.) HIV/AIDS adult prevalence rate 6.26 deaths / 1,000 live births 20.56 deaths / 1,000 live births Infant mortality rate 78.11 years 71.09 years Life expectancy at birth (2009 est.) USA Philippines

5. Environmental quality 19.3 0.9 CO2 emission estimates (metric tons per capita) 33.1 24.0 Forested area (% of land area) USA Philippines

6. Production and consumption of resources 657.2 billion cu m (2008 est.) 2.94 billion cu m (2008 est.) Consumption 582.2 billion cu m (2008 est.) 2.94 billion cu m (2008 est.) Production Natural Gas 19.5 million bbl/day (2008 est.) 320,000 bbl/day (2008 est.) Consumption 8.514 million bbl/day (2008 est.) 25,120 bbl/day (2008 est.) Production Oil 3.873 trillion kWh (2008 est.) 48.96 billion kWh (2007 est.) Consumption 4.11 trillion kWh (2008 est.) 56.57 billion kWh (2007 est.) Production Electricity USA Philippines

7. Ecoomic welfare 5.8% 7.4% Unemployment rate (2008 est.) 12% (2004 est.) 30% (2003 est.) Population below poverty line 3.8% 14.8% Inflation rate (2008 est.) $47,500 $3,300 GDP PPP per capita (2008 est.) USA Phlippines

8. Trade $-0.9 trillion $-12.58 billion Exports - Imports $2.117 trillion $60.78 billion Imports (2008 est.) $1.277 trillion $48.2 billion Exports (2008 est.) USA Philippines

9. Urbanizattion 231 million 5.681 million Internet users (2008) 20.6% 15.1% Employment in industrial sector (2007, Age group 16 years and over) 1.3% annual rate of change 3% annual rate of change Rate of urbanization (2005-10 est.) 82% of total population 65% of total population Urban population (2008) USA Philippines

12. Demographics 4.31 migrant(s) / 1,000 population -1.34 migrant(s) / 1,000 population Net migration rate (2009 est.) 2.05 children born / woman 3.27 children born / woman Total fertility rate (2009 est.) 8.38 deaths / 1,000 population 5.1 deaths / 1,000 population Death rate (2009 est.) 13.82 births / 1,000 population 26.01 births / 1,000 population Birth rate (2009 est.) 0.975% 1.957% Population growth rate (2009 est.) USA Philippines

13. Status of women 17.4 / 82.6 20.2 / 79.8 Parliamentary seats (women and men, % of total) (2008) 72.4 80.4 Labor force participation, adult male pop. (%) (2007) 58.6 49.8 Labor force participation, adult female pop. (%) (2007) USA Philippines