List of Philippine provinces by Human Development Index

This is a list of provinces of the Philippines, including Metro Manila, in order of their Human Development Index (HDI).

Methodology

The HDI values are based on the preliminary estimates of the 2012 Provincial Human Development Index[1] by the Philippine Statistics Authority.[2]

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).[2]

Provinces
Rank[lower-alpha 1] Province HDI (2019)[2] Comparable country [3]
1 Benguet 0.88 Very high human development  Greece
2 Metro Manila[lower-alpha 2] 0.85 Very high human development  Chile
3 Rizal 0.82 Very high human development  Turkey
4 Iloilo 0.80 Very high human development  Mauritius
5 Batanes 0.79 High human development  Seychelles
6T Ilocos Norte 0.78 High human development  Sri Lanka
6T Cavite 0.78 High human development  Sri Lanka
8 Laguna 0.77 High human development  Thailand
9T La Union 0.76 High human development  Brazil
9T Bulacan 0.76 High human development  Brazil
9T Pampanga 0.76 High human development  China
12 Bataan 0.75 High human development  Azerbaijan
13T Batangas 0.74 High human development  Algeria
13T Cebu 0.74 High human development  Algeria
15 Siquijor 0.73 High human development  Mongolia
16 Tarlac 0.72 High human development  Paraguay
– Philippines (average) 0.718 High human development  Bolivia  Indonesia
17T Negros Occidental 0.71 High human development  Indonesia
17T Misamis Oriental 0.71 High human development  Belize
19T Ilocos Sur 0.70 High human development  Vietnam
19T Davao del Sur 0.70 High human development  Vietnam
21T Guimaras 0.69 Medium human development  Kyrgyzstan
21T Nueva Vizcaya 0.69 Medium human development  Kyrgyzstan
21T Zambales 0.69 Medium human development  Kyrgyzstan
24T Cagayan 0.68 Medium human development  Morocco
24T Quezon 0.68 Medium human development  Morocco
26T Marinduque 0.67 Medium human development  Iraq
26T Nueva Ecija 0.67 Medium human development  Iraq
26T South Cotabato 0.67 Medium human development  El Salvador
29T Palawan 0.66 Medium human development  Tajikistan
29T Bohol 0.66 Medium human development  Tajikistan
29T Aklan 0.66 Medium human development  Guatemala
32T Capiz 0.65 Medium human development  Honduras
32T Leyte 0.65 Medium human development  Bhutan
32T Pangasinan 0.65 Medium human development  Bhutan
35T Isabela 0.64 Medium human development  Namibia
35T Antique 0.64 Medium human development  Namibia
35T Zamboanga del Norte 0.64 Medium human development  Namibia
35T Zamboanga del Sur 0.64 Medium human development  Namibia
39T Aurora 0.63 Medium human development  India
39T Biliran 0.63 Medium human development  India
39T Lanao del Norte 0.63 Medium human development  Honduras
39T Quirino 0.63 Medium human development  Honduras
43T Oriental Mindoro 0.62 Medium human development  São Tomé and Príncipe
43T Agusan del Norte 0.62 Medium human development  São Tomé and Príncipe
45T Abra 0.61 Medium human development  Laos
45T Kalinga 0.61 Medium human development  Laos
45T Occidental Mindoro 0.61 Medium human development  Eswatini
45T Southern Leyte 0.61 Medium human development  Eswatini
49T Misamis Occidental 0.60 Medium human development    Nepal
49T Surigao del Sur 0.60 Medium human development    Nepal
49T Albay 0.60 Medium human development    Nepal
49T Camarines Sur 0.60 Medium human development    Nepal
49T Camiguin 0.60 Medium human development  Kenya
49T Davao del Norte 0.60 Medium human development  Kenya
55T Camarines Norte 0.59 Medium human development  Cambodia
55T Catanduanes 0.59 Medium human development  Cambodia
55T Ifugao 0.59 Medium human development  Cambodia
55T Negros Oriental 0.59 Medium human development  Cambodia
55T Zamboanga Sibugay 0.59 Medium human development  Cambodia
60T Davao de Oro 0.58 Medium human development  Zambia
60T Romblon 0.58 Medium human development  Zambia
60T Sorsogon 0.58 Medium human development  Myanmar
63T Surigao del Norte 0.57 Medium human development  Zimbabwe
63T Mountain Province 0.57 Medium human development  Zimbabwe
63T Cotabato 0.57 Medium human development  Zimbabwe
63T Agusan del Sur 0.57 Medium human development  Zimbabwe
63T Tawi-Tawi 0.57 Medium human development  Zimbabwe
63T Northern Samar 0.57 Medium human development  Zimbabwe
63T Sarangani 0.57 Medium human development  Zimbabwe
63T Basilan 0.57 Medium human development  Zimbabwe
71T Davao Oriental 0.56 Medium human development  Solomon Islands
71T Sultan Kudarat 0.56 Medium human development  Solomon Islands
71T Western Samar 0.56 Medium human development  Solomon Islands
71T Bukidnon 0.56 Medium human development  Solomon Islands
71T Masbate 0.56 Medium human development  Solomon Islands
76T Eastern Samar 0.55 Medium human development  Pakistan
76T Apayao 0.55 Medium human development  Pakistan
76T Davao Occidental 0.55 Medium human development  Papua New Guinea
79T Sulu 0.54 Low human development  Mauritania
79T Maguindanao 0.54 Low human development  Mauritania
81 Lanao del Sur 0.53 Low human development  Nigeria
Notes
  1. T indicates tie
  2. Metro Manila is an administrative region, but is included in the table to complete the data.

Regions
Rank Region HDI (2019)[4] Comparable country (2020 report)
1 National Capital Region 0.851 Very high human development  Chile
2 Calabarzon 0.795 High human development  Albania
3 Cordillera Administrative Region 0.777 High human development  Thailand
4 Central Luzon 0.765 High human development  Brazil
5 Western Visayas 0.761 High human development  China
6 Ilocos Region 0.743 High human development  Fiji
–  Philippines (average) 0.718 High human development  Bolivia
7 Cagayan Valley 0.709 High human development  South Africa
8 Central Visayas 0.704 High human development  Vietnam
9 Caraga 0.698 Medium human development  Kyrgyzstan
10 Davao Region 0.697 Medium human development  Kyrgyzstan
11 Eastern Visayas 0.697 Medium human development  Kyrgyzstan
12 Northern Mindanao 0.694 Medium human development  Kyrgyzstan
13 Bicol Region 0.687 Medium human development  Morocco
14 Soccsksargen 0.685 Medium human development  Morocco
15 Mimaropa 0.673 Medium human development  El Salvador
16 Zamboanga Peninsula 0.665 Medium human development  Cape Verde
17 Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao 0.646 Medium human development  Namibia

See also

References
  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. [hdr.undp.org]
  4. "Sub-national HDI – Area Database – Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved March 13, 2020.
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