This is a list of regions and provinces of the Philippines by Human Development Index (HDI) as of 2019.[1] The HDI is a statistic composite index of life expectancy, education (mean years of schooling completed and expected years of schooling upon entering the education system), and per capita income indicators, which is used to rank countries into four tiers of human development.

Regions

The HDI values below are based on the preliminary estimates of the 2019 Provincial Human Development Index by the Philippine Statistics Authority,[2] as well as the Global Data Lab estimates published by the Radboud University Nijmegen Center for Economics.[1]

Rank Region 2023 HDI (PSA)[2] Category (PSA) 2021 HDI (GDL)[1] Category (GDL)
1 Metro Manila 0.851 High 0.760 High
2 Calabarzon 0.795 High 0.724 High
3 Cordillera Administrative Region 0.777 High 0.723 High
4 Central Luzon 0.765 High 0.713 High
5 Western Visayas 0.761 High 0.710 High
6 Ilocos Region 0.743 High 0.706 High
–  Philippines (average) 0.718 High 0.699 Medium
7 Cagayan Valley 0.709 High 0.686 Medium
8 Central Visayas 0.704 High Medium
9 Caraga 0.698 Medium Medium
10 Davao Region 0.697 Medium 0.684 Medium
11 Eastern Visayas Medium 0.681 Medium
12 Northern Mindanao 0.694 Medium Medium
13 Bicol Region 0.687 Medium 0.673 Medium
14 Soccsksargen 0.685 Medium 0.651 Medium
15 Mimaropa 0.673 Medium 0.670 Medium
16 Zamboanga Peninsula 0.665 Medium 0.668 Medium
17 Bangsamoro 0.646 Medium 0.583 Medium

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).[3]

Provinces

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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
3T Ilocos Norte 0.82 Very high human development
3T Rizal 0.82 Very high human development
5 Iloilo 0.80 Very high human development
6 Batanes 0.79 High human development
7 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. ^ a b c "Sub-national HDI - Subnational HDI - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org.
  2. ^ a b c d "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. ^ "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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