List of Philippine provinces and regions by Human Development Index

This is a list of regions and provinces of the Philippines by Human Development Index (HDI) as of 2024.[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

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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] as well as the Global Data Lab estimates published by the Radboud University Nijmegen Center for Economics.[1]

Rank Region 2024 HDI (PSA)[2] Category (PSA) 2022 HDI (GDL)[1] Category (GDL)
1 National Capital Region 0.851 Very High 0.743 High
2 Calabarzon 0.796 High 0.723 High
3 Cordillera Administrative Region 0.792 High 0.738 High
4 Central Luzon 0.765 High 0.725 High
5 Western Visayas 0.761 High 0.713 High
6 Ilocos Region 0.743 High 0.709 High
 Philippines (average) 0.718 High 0.710 High
7 Cagayan Valley 0.709 High 0.718 High
8 Central Visayas 0.704 High 0.694 Medium
9 Caraga 0.698 Medium 0.710 High
10 Davao Region 0.697 Medium 0.708 High
11 Eastern Visayas Medium 0.696 Medium
12 Northern Mindanao 0.694 Medium 0.712 High
13 Bicol Region 0.687 Medium 0.680 Medium
14 Soccsksargen 0.685 Medium 0.684 Medium
15 Mimaropa 0.673 Medium 0.694 Medium
16 Bangsamoro 0.668 Medium 0.672 Medium
17 Zamboanga Peninsula 0.646 Medium 0.629 Medium

Highs and lows

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All provinces surrounding Metro Manila have a high HDI value. Metro Manila, Benguet, Iloilo and Rizal already have very high HDI values (≥0.800). .[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
2 Metro Manila 0.85 Very high
3T Ilocos Norte 0.82 Very high
3T Rizal 0.82 Very high
5 Iloilo 0.80 Very high
6 Batanes 0.79 High
7 Cavite 0.78 High
8 Laguna 0.77 High
9T La Union 0.76 High
9T Bulacan 0.76 High
9T Pampanga 0.76 High
12 Bataan 0.75 High
13T Batangas 0.74 High
13T Cebu 0.74 High
15 Siquijor 0.73 High
16 Tarlac 0.72 High
Philippines (average) 0.718 High
17T Negros Occidental 0.71 High
17T Misamis Oriental 0.71 High
19T Ilocos Sur 0.70 High
19T Davao del Sur 0.70 High
21T Guimaras 0.69 Medium
21T Nueva Vizcaya 0.69 Medium
21T Zambales 0.69 Medium
24T Cagayan 0.68 Medium
24T Quezon 0.68 Medium
26T Marinduque 0.67 Medium
26T Nueva Ecija 0.67 Medium
26T South Cotabato 0.67 Medium
29T Palawan 0.66 Medium
29T Bohol 0.66 Medium
29T Aklan 0.66 Medium
32T Capiz 0.65 Medium
32T Leyte 0.65 Medium
32T Pangasinan 0.65 Medium
35T Isabela 0.64 Medium
35T Antique 0.64 Medium
35T Zamboanga del Norte 0.64 Medium
35T Zamboanga del Sur 0.64 Medium
39T Aurora 0.63 Medium
39T Biliran 0.63 Medium
39T Lanao del Norte 0.63 Medium
39T Quirino 0.63 Medium
43T Oriental Mindoro 0.62 Medium
43T Agusan del Norte 0.62 Medium
45T Abra 0.61 Medium
45T Kalinga 0.61 Medium
45T Occidental Mindoro 0.61 Medium
45T Southern Leyte 0.61 Medium
49T Misamis Occidental 0.60 Medium
49T Surigao del Sur 0.60 Medium
49T Albay 0.60 Medium
49T Camarines Sur 0.60 Medium
49T Camiguin 0.60 Medium
49T Davao del Norte 0.60 Medium
55T Camarines Norte 0.59 Medium
55T Catanduanes 0.59 Medium
55T Ifugao 0.59 Medium
55T Negros Oriental 0.59 Medium
55T Zamboanga Sibugay 0.59 Medium
60T Davao de Oro 0.58 Medium
60T Romblon 0.58 Medium
60T Sorsogon 0.58 Medium
63T Surigao del Norte 0.57 Medium
63T Mountain Province 0.57 Medium
63T Cotabato 0.57 Medium
63T Agusan del Sur 0.57 Medium
63T Sulu 0.57 Medium
63T Northern Samar 0.57 Medium
63T Sarangani 0.57 Medium
63T Basilan 0.57 Medium
71T Davao Oriental 0.56 Medium
71T Sultan Kudarat 0.56 Medium
71T Western Samar 0.56 Medium
71T Bukidnon 0.56 Medium
71T Masbate 0.56 Medium
76T Eastern Samar 0.55 Medium
76T Apayao 0.55 Medium
76T Davao Occidental 0.55 Medium
79T Tawi-Tawi 0.58 medium
79T Maguindanao 0.57 medium
81 Lanao del Sur 0.56 medium
Notes
  1. ^ T indicates tie

See also

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References

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  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.