List of Philippine provinces by Human Development Index
This is a list of regions and provinces of the Philippines by Human Development Index (HDI) as of 2019.[1]
Regions[]
The HDI values below are based on the preliminary estimates of the 2019 Provincial Human Development Index by the Philippine Statistics Authority.[2]
Rank | Region | 2019 HDI [1] | Comparable country (2019) [3] |
---|---|---|---|
High Human Development | |||
1 | National Capital Region | 0.851 | ![]() |
2 | IVA-Calabarzon | 0.795 | ![]() |
3 | Cordillera Administrative Region | 0.777 | ![]() |
4 | III-Central Luzon | 0.765 | ![]() |
5 | VI-Western Visayas | 0.761 | ![]() |
6 | I-Ilocos | 0.743 | ![]() |
– | ![]() |
0.718 | ![]() ![]() |
7 | II-Cagayan Valley | 0.709 | ![]() |
8 | VII-Central Visayas | 0.704 | ![]() |
Medium Human Development | |||
9 | XIII-Caraga | 0.698 | ![]() |
10 | XI-Davao | 0.697 | |
11 | VIII-Eastern Visayas | ||
12 | X-Northern Mindanao | 0.694 | |
13 | V-Bicol | 0.687 | ![]() |
14 | XII-Soccsksargen | 0.685 | |
15 | IVB-Mimaropa | 0.673 | ![]() |
16 | IX-Zamboanga Peninsula | 0.665 | ![]() |
17 | Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao | 0.646 | ![]() |
Highs and lows[]
All provinces surrounding Metro Manila have a high HDI value. Metro Manila, Benguet, Iloilo, and Rizal already have very high HDI values (≥0.800). The southern region of Mindanao has three of the provinces with the lowest (low) HDI values (<0.550).[4]
Provinces[]
The HDI values below are based on the preliminary estimates of the 2019 Provincial Human Development Index by the Philippine Statistics Authority.[2]
Rank[a] | Province | HDI (2019)[2] | |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Benguet | 0.88 | Very high human development |
2 | Metro Manila[b] | 0.85 | Very high human development |
3 | Rizal | 0.82 | Very high human development |
4 | Iloilo | 0.80 | Very high human development |
5 | Batanes | 0.79 | High human development |
6T | Ilocos Norte | 0.78 | High human development |
6T | Cavite | 0.78 | High human development |
8 | Laguna | 0.77 | High human development |
9T | La Union | 0.76 | High human development |
9T | Bulacan | 0.76 | High human development |
9T | Pampanga | 0.76 | High human development |
12 | Bataan | 0.75 | High human development |
13T | Batangas | 0.74 | High human development |
13T | Cebu | 0.74 | High human development |
15 | Siquijor | 0.73 | High human development |
16 | Tarlac | 0.72 | High human development |
– | Philippines (average) | 0.718 | High human development |
17T | Negros Occidental | 0.71 | High human development |
17T | Misamis Oriental | 0.71 | High human development |
19T | Ilocos Sur | 0.70 | High human development |
19T | Davao del Sur | 0.70 | High human development |
21T | Guimaras | 0.69 | Medium human development |
21T | Nueva Vizcaya | 0.69 | Medium human development |
21T | Zambales | 0.69 | Medium human development |
24T | Cagayan | 0.68 | Medium human development |
24T | Quezon | 0.68 | Medium human development |
26T | Marinduque | 0.67 | Medium human development |
26T | Nueva Ecija | 0.67 | Medium human development |
26T | South Cotabato | 0.67 | Medium human development |
29T | Palawan | 0.66 | Medium human development |
29T | Bohol | 0.66 | Medium human development |
29T | Aklan | 0.66 | Medium human development |
32T | Capiz | 0.65 | Medium human development |
32T | Leyte | 0.65 | Medium human development |
32T | Pangasinan | 0.65 | Medium human development |
35T | Isabela | 0.64 | Medium human development |
35T | Antique | 0.64 | Medium human development |
35T | Zamboanga del Norte | 0.64 | Medium human development |
35T | Zamboanga del Sur | 0.64 | Medium human development |
39T | Aurora | 0.63 | Medium human development |
39T | Biliran | 0.63 | Medium human development |
39T | Lanao del Norte | 0.63 | Medium human development |
39T | Quirino | 0.63 | Medium human development |
43T | Oriental Mindoro | 0.62 | Medium human development |
43T | Agusan del Norte | 0.62 | Medium human development |
45T | Abra | 0.61 | Medium human development |
45T | Kalinga | 0.61 | Medium human development |
45T | Occidental Mindoro | 0.61 | Medium human development |
45T | Southern Leyte | 0.61 | Medium human development |
49T | Misamis Occidental | 0.60 | Medium human development |
49T | Surigao del Sur | 0.60 | Medium human development |
49T | Albay | 0.60 | Medium human development |
49T | Camarines Sur | 0.60 | Medium human development |
49T | Camiguin | 0.60 | Medium human development |
49T | Davao del Norte | 0.60 | Medium human development |
55T | Camarines Norte | 0.59 | Medium human development |
55T | Catanduanes | 0.59 | Medium human development |
55T | Ifugao | 0.59 | Medium human development |
55T | Negros Oriental | 0.59 | Medium human development |
55T | Zamboanga Sibugay | 0.59 | Medium human development |
60T | Davao de Oro | 0.58 | Medium human development |
60T | Romblon | 0.58 | Medium human development |
60T | Sorsogon | 0.58 | Medium human development |
63T | Surigao del Norte | 0.57 | Medium human development |
63T | Mountain Province | 0.57 | Medium human development |
63T | Cotabato | 0.57 | Medium human development |
63T | Agusan del Sur | 0.57 | Medium human development |
63T | Tawi-Tawi | 0.57 | Medium human development |
63T | Northern Samar | 0.57 | Medium human development |
63T | Sarangani | 0.57 | Medium human development |
63T | Basilan | 0.57 | Medium human development |
71T | Davao Oriental | 0.56 | Medium human development |
71T | Sultan Kudarat | 0.56 | Medium human development |
71T | Western Samar | 0.56 | Medium human development |
71T | Bukidnon | 0.56 | Medium human development |
71T | Masbate | 0.56 | Medium human development |
76T | Eastern Samar | 0.55 | Medium human development |
76T | Apayao | 0.55 | Medium human development |
76T | Davao Occidental | 0.55 | Medium human development |
79T | Sulu | 0.54 | Low human development |
79T | Maguindanao | 0.54 | Low human development |
81 | Lanao del Sur | 0.53 | Low human development |
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See also[]
- Poverty in the Philippines
- List of Philippine provinces by population
References[]
- ^ a b "Sub-national HDI - Subnational HDI - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org.
- ^ a b c "Gender and Special Population Groups; Provincial Human Development Index". Philippine Statistics Authority. Archived from the original on June 17, 2020. Retrieved January 12, 2021.
- ^ ""Human Development Report 2020 The Next Frontier: Human Development and the Anthropocene"" (PDF). hdr.undp.org. Retrieved December 15, 2020.
- ^ "Gender and Special Population Groups; Provincial Human Development Index". Philippine Statistics Authority. Archived from the original on June 17, 2020. Retrieved January 12, 2021.
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