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. The HDI is a statistic composite index of life expectancy, education, and per capita income indicators, which is used to rank countries into four tiers of human development.

Regions

These HDI values are from the Global Data Lab, covering the year 2023, published in 2025.
RankRegionHDI
1Metro Manila0.753
2Cordillera Administrative Region0.748
3Central Luzon0.734
3Calabarzon0.734
5Cagayan Valley0.727
6Western Visayas0.723
7Northern Mindanao0.721
8Ilocos0.720
—Philippines 0.720
9Caraga0.719
10Davao0.717
11Eastern Visayas0.706
12Central Visayas0.704
12Mimaropa0.704
14Soccsksargen0.694
15Bicol0.690
16Zamboanga Peninsula0.684
17Bangsamoro0.639

Provinces

These HDI values below are based on the preliminary estimates of the 2019 Provincial Human Development Index by the Philippine Statistics Authority.