The UK has a predominantly Christian population (71%) of 67 million while the Philippines has a predominantly Christian population (88.7%) of 109 Million.

There are some 120 to 187 languages spoken in the Philippines, depending on the method of classification. However, Tagalog (often referred to as Filipino) and English are both the official languages of the Philippines. Most education is taught in English.

Tagalog and English, in their purest forms, are completely different languages, coming from different parts of the world and there are no similarities in syntax and vocabulary.

The Philippines is an archipelago of around 7,641 islands. Of these around 2,000 are inhabited. The UK is an archipelago of over 6,000 islands. However, considering only those islands which are 0.2 hectares (half an acre) or more in area and are islands at all states of the tide, the British Isles totals about 4,400 islands of which about 210 are inhabited.