List of Philippine provinces by Human Development Index

The HDI values for all provinces of the Philippines.

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 provided by the Human Development Network (HDN) of the Philippines[1] and are correct as of 2008/2009.

Highs and lows

All provinces surrounding Metro Manila have a high HDI value. Metro Manila, Benguet, Batanes and Ilocos Norte already have very high HDI values (>0.800). Tawi-Tawi has recently progressed from a low HDI value (<0.500).[1]

Provinces

( T = tie )

  Name of Province HDI Comparable Country (2015 data)
1Benguet0.883 Spain
2Metro Manila (region)0.837 Saudi Arabia
3Batanes0.820 Latvia
4Ilocos Norte0.813 Kuwait
5Rizal0.763 Venezuela
6Cavite0.737 Algeria
7TBataan0.726 Thailand
7TBulacan0.726 Thailand
9Laguna0.723 Dominican Republic[2]
10Nueva Vizcaya0.705 Maldives
11Pampanga0.659 Bolivia
12TBatangas0.657 Kyrgyzstan
12TCagayan0.657 Kyrgyzstan
14TAurora0.655 Kyrgyzstan
14TBiliran0.655 Kyrgyzstan
16Misamis Oriental0.650 Iraq
17Iloilo0.643 Cape Verde
18TLa Union0.640 Federated States of Micronesia
18TQuirino0.640 Federated States of Micronesia
20South Cotabato0.636 Guyana
-Philippines average0.633 Nicaragua
21Catanduanes0.630 Nicaragua
22Isabela0.627 Guatemala
23Davao del Sur0.626 Guatemala
24Zambales0.624 Tajikistan
25TCebu0.605 Bhutan
25TIlocos Sur0.605 Bhutan
27Tarlac0.596 Timor-Leste
28Leyte0.588 Equatorial Guinea
29Pangasinan0.578 Ghana
30Marinduque0.565 Bangladesh
31TAgusan del Norte0.562 São Tomé and Príncipe  Cambodia
31TKalinga0.562 São Tomé and Príncipe  Cambodia
33TLanao del Norte0.558 São Tomé and Príncipe  Cambodia
33TNegros Occidental0.558 São Tomé and Príncipe  Cambodia
35Occidental Mindoro0.550 Kenya    Nepal
36Capiz0.543 Kenya    Nepal
37Guimaras0.532 Angola
38TCamiguin0.531 Swaziland
38TNueva Ecija0.531 Swaziland
40Apayao0.529 Swaziland
41Davao del Norte0.526 Swaziland
42TAlbay0.518 Tanzania
42TNorth Cotabato0.518 Tanzania
44Palawan0.517 Nigeria
45Bukidnon0.514 Nigeria
46Antique0.513 Nigeria
47Sorsogon0.512 Cameroon
48Camarines Sur0.511 Cameroon
49TAbra0.508 Zimbabwe
49TSouthern Leyte0.508 Zimbabwe
51TBohol0.501 Comoros
51TQuezon0.501 Comoros
53TMisamis Occidental0.496 Lesotho
53TOriental Mindoro0.496 Lesotho
55Siquijor0.489 Togo
56Camarines Norte0.488 Togo
57Ifugao0.483 Rwanda  Uganda  Haiti
58Samar0.480 Benin
59TAklan0.478 Sudan
59TBasilan0.478 Sudan
61Eastern Samar0.468 South Sudan
62Sultan Kudarat0.466 Senegal
63Surigao del Norte0.460 Ivory Coast
64TMountain Province0.449 Malawi
64TNorthern Samar0.449 Malawi
66Romblon0.445 Malawi
67Lanao del Sur0.432 Democratic Republic of the Congo
68Masbate0.422 Guinea-Bissau
69Zamboanga del Norte0.399 Burundi
70Sarangani0.386 Eritrea
71Davao Oriental0.370 Central African Republic
72Agusan del Sur0.368 Central African Republic
73Tawi-Tawi0.322 Niger
74Maguindanao0.312 Niger
75Sulu0.276 Niger

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Chapter 3: Provinces and Human Development – Philippine Human Development Report (2008/2009) Philippine Human Development Network
  2. ↑ List of countries by Human Development Index#High human development
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