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  Chile
2 IVA-Calabarzon 0.795  Albania
3 Cordillera Administrative Region 0.777  Thailand
4 III-Central Luzon 0.765  Brazil
5 VI-Western Visayas 0.761  China
6 I-Ilocos 0.743  Fiji
–  Philippines (average) 0.718  Bolivia,  Indonesia
7 II-Cagayan Valley 0.709  South Africa
8 VII-Central Visayas 0.704  Vietnam
Medium Human Development
9 XIII-Caraga 0.698  Kyrgyzstan
10 XI-Davao 0.697
11 VIII-Eastern Visayas
12 X-Northern Mindanao 0.694
13 V-Bicol 0.687  Morocco
14 XII-Soccsksargen 0.685
15 IVB-Mimaropa 0.673  El Salvador
16 IX-Zamboanga Peninsula 0.665  Cape Verde
17 Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao 0.646  Namibia

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[lower-alpha 1] Province HDI (2019)[2]
1 Benguet 0.88 Very high human development
2 Metro Manila[lower-alpha 2] 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
Notes
  1. T indicates tie
  2. Metro Manila is an administrative region, but is included in the table to complete the data.

See also

References
  1. "Sub-national HDI - Subnational HDI - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org.
  2. "Gender and Special Population Groups; Provincial Human Development Index". Philippine Statistics Authority. Archived from the original on June 17, 2020. Retrieved January 12, 2021.
  3. ""Human Development Report 2020 The Next Frontier: Human Development and the Anthropocene"" (PDF). hdr.undp.org. Retrieved December 15, 2020.
  4. "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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