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