| Table 4.2 Philippine HDI in International Comparison (1997) | |||||
| Life expectancy (years) | Adult literacy (percent) | Enrollment (percent) | GDP per capita (PPP$) | HDI | |
| Philippines | 68.3 | 94.6 | 82 | 3,520 | 0.740 |
| Thailand | 68.8 | 94.7 | 59 | 6,690 | 0.753 |
| Malaysia | 72.0 | 72.0 | 65 | 8,140 | 0.768 |
| Medium-HDI countries | 66.6 | 75.9 | 64 | 3,327 | 0.662 |
| Philippine score as proportion of medium HDI score | 1.025 | 1.246 | 1.281 | 1.06 | 1.118 |