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 and was updated in March 2020.[2]

Highs and lows

All provinces surrounding Metro Manila have a high HDI value. Metro Manila, Benguet, 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 (2012)[2] Comparable country [3]
1 Benguet 0.88 Very high human development  Spain
2 Metro Manila[lower-alpha 2] 0.82 Very high human development  Croatia
3 Rizal 0.82 Very high human development  Bahrain
4T Ilocos Norte 0.77 High human development  Costa Rica
4T Cavite 0.77 High human development  Iran
6 Laguna 0.76 High human development  Mexico
7T La Union 0.74 High human development  North Macedonia
7T Bulacan 0.74 High human development  Ukraine
7T Pampanga 0.74 High human development  Thailand
10T Bataan 0.71 High human development  Libya
10T Iloilo 0.71 High human development  Belize
10T Siquijor 0.71 High human development  Samoa
13T Batangas 0.69 Medium human development  Moldova
13T Misamis Oriental 0.69 Medium human development  Egypt
15 Ilocos Sur 0.68 Medium human development  Indonesia
16T Tarlac 0.67 Medium human development  Bolivia
16T Guimaras 0.67 Medium human development  Bolivia
18T Nueva Vizcaya 0.66 Medium human development  South Africa
18T Cebu 0.66 Medium human development  Kyrgyzstan
– Philippines (average) 0.658 Medium human development  India
20T Cagayan 0.65 Medium human development  Iraq
20T Davao del Sur 0.65 Medium human development  Morocco
22T Marinduque 0.63 Medium human development  Guyana
22T South Cotabato 0.63 Medium human development  Federated States of Micronesia
24T Bohol 0.62 Medium human development  Tajikistan
24T Aklan 0.62 Medium human development  Kyrgyzstan
26T Capiz 0.61 Medium human development  Bhutan
26T Leyte 0.61 Medium human development  Timor-Leste
28T Pangasinan 0.60 Medium human development  Guatemala
28T Isabela 0.60 Medium human development  Vanuatu
28T Negros Occidental 0.60 Medium human development  Vanuatu
31T Antique 0.59 Medium human development  Republic of the Congo
31T Zamboanga del Sur 0.59 Medium human development  Equatorial Guinea
33T Quirino 0.58 Medium human development  Kiribati
33T Nueva Ecija 0.58 Medium human development  Laos
33T Palawan 0.58 Medium human development  Bangladesh
33T Biliran 0.58 Medium human development  Bangladesh
37T Aurora 0.57 Medium human development  Ghana
37T Oriental Mindoro 0.57 Medium human development  Ghana
37T Lanao del Norte 0.57 Medium human development  Zambia
37T Agusan del Norte 0.57 Medium human development  São Tomé and Príncipe
41 Abra 0.56 Medium human development  Cambodia
42T Kalinga 0.55 Medium human development  Myanmar
42T Quezon 0.55 Medium human development  Myanmar
42T Occidental Mindoro 0.55 Medium human development  Kenya
42T Southern Leyte 0.55 Medium human development  Kenya
42T Misamis Occidental 0.55 Medium human development  Pakistan
42T Surigao del Sur 0.55 Medium human development  Pakistan
48T Albay 0.54 Low human development  Eswatini
48T Camarines Sur 0.54 Low human development  Eswatini
50T Zambales 0.53 Low human development  Syria
50T Camiguin 0.53 Low human development  Angola
50T Davao del Norte 0.53 Low human development  Tanzania
53T Batanes 0.52 Low human development  Nigeria
53T Camarines Norte 0.52 Low human development  Nigeria
53T Catanduanes 0.52 Low human development  Nigeria
53T Negros Oriental 0.52 Low human development  Cameroon
53T Zamboanga Sibugay 0.52 Low human development  Cameroon
53T Davao de Oro 0.52 Low human development  Cameroon
59T Ifugao 0.51 Low human development  Zimbabwe
59T Romblon 0.51 Low human development  Solomon Islands
59T Sorsogon 0.51 Low human development  Mauritania
59T Surigao del Norte 0.51 Low human development  Madagascar
63 Mountain Province 0.49 Low human development  Haiti
64T Cotabato 0.48 Low human development  Togo
64T Agusan del Sur 0.48 Low human development  Yemen
66T Zamboanga del Norte 0.47 Low human development  Afghanistan
66T Tawi-Tawi 0.47 Low human development  Ivory Coast
68T Northern Samar 0.46 Low human development  Djibouti
68T Sarangani 0.46 Low human development  Djibouti
68T Basilan 0.46 Low human development  Gambia
71T Davao Oriental 0.45 Low human development  Ethiopia
71T Sultan Kudarat 0.45 Low human development  Ethiopia
73T Western Samar 0.44 Low human development  Mali
73T Bukidnon 0.44 Low human development  Mali
75 Masbate 0.42 Low human development  Liberia
76 Eastern Samar 0.41 Low human development  Mozambique
77 Apayao 0.39 Low human development  Chad
78 Sulu 0.35 Low human development  Niger
79 Maguindanao 0.32 Low human development  Central African Republic
80 Lanao del Sur 0.28 Low human development  Central African Republic
Notes
  1. T indicates tie
  2. Metro Manila is an administrative region, but is included in the table for convenience purposes.

Regions
Rank Region HDI (2018)[4] Comparable country (2019 report)
1 National Capital Region 0.773 High human development  Bosnia and Herzegovina
2 Calabarzon 0.737 High human development  Tunisia
3 Cordillera Administrative Region 0.735 High human development  Mongolia
4 Central Luzon 0.726 High human development  Venezuela
5 Ilocos Region 0.719 High human development  Maldives
–  Philippines (average) 0.712 High human development  Moldova
6 Cagayan Valley 0.699 Medium human development  Marshall Islands
6 Central Visayas 0.699 Medium human development
8 Caraga 0.698 Medium human development
9 Davao Region 0.696 Medium human development  Vietnam
10 Eastern Visayas 0.694 Medium human development
10 Northern Mindanao 0.694 Medium human development
12 Bicol Region 0.687 Medium human development  Iraq
13 Mimaropa 0.683 Medium human development
14 Western Visayas 0.682 Medium human development  Morocco
15 Zamboanga Peninsula 0.680 Medium human development
16 Soccsksargen 0.664 Medium human development  El Salvador
17 Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao 0.595 Medium human development  Ghana

See also

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