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This is a list of regions and provinces of the Philippines by poverty rate as of 2021. The international poverty rate used by the World Bank is used in the following list. The national poverty rate of the Philippines was estimated to be at 22.4% in early 2023.
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.
Poverty in the Philippines has been linked to bad governance, corruption, and a political system dominated by political dynasties. [24] [25] The country's poorest provinces are ruled by political dynasties. [26] [27] Additionally, there are the problem of extractive institutions that hinder the country's economic growth. [28]
This is a list of regions and highly urbanized cities of the Philippines by GDP and GDP per capita according to the data by the Philippine Statistics Authority. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Data for 2023 estimates (international US$ using 2023 PPP conversion factor from the International Monetary Fund ).
About 692 million people globally were in this situation in 2024. [8] The second table lists countries by the percentage of the population living below the national poverty line—the poverty line deemed appropriate for a country by its authorities. National estimates are based on population-weighted subgroup estimates from household surveys. [9]
One county has a median income under $33,000. Ten North Carolina counties were recently named among the poorest in the state, according to financial website SmartAsset.
According to Albert and Ramon, the poorest 20% of the population only had a share of 4.45% of the national income. This shows that the distribution of wealth is uneven in the Philippines for the data shows that the poorest 20% earned 14,022 pesos while the richest 20% of 176,863 pesos. [5]
Poverty incidence of Zamboanga del Norte 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 2006 65.48 2009 68.51 2012 54.36 2015 60.53 2018 45.44 2021 40.80 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority Zamboanga del Norte Medical Center in Dipolog About half of the province's land area is devoted to agriculture. Corn, coconut, and rice are the major crops. The province being rich in marine and mineral sources, its fish ...