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Basilan, although classified as a 4th-Class Province in terms of gross provincial income, is the only Province within the ARMM included in the Philippines' bottom 20 "Least-Poor" Provinces, having consistently shown one of the lowest incidences of poverty at only 26.19% of the general population, ranked 61 among the Philippines' 81 Provinces (in comparison, Sulu which is ranked first has a poverty incidence of 63.24%). More important, the gap between Basilan's rich and poor residents is among the narrowest in the country (ranked 3rd nationwide), pointing to one of the most equitable distributions of wealth anywhere in the country (Gini Coefficient 0.2826, which is slightly better than the Provinces of Pampanga, Bulacan, Nueva Ecija, Tarlac, Cavite, Batanes and Batangas; internationally, Basilan's Gini coefficient is comparable to the national averages in Germany, Sweden, Norway and Austria, and better than Canada, France, Spain, Italy, UK, USA and South Korea). Nationally, Basilan is 8th from the top (98.03%-2001; 98.7%-1999 at no. 7; 93.4%-1998 at no. 29) on the percentage of families with members of 18 years old and over gainfully employed. Basilan is likewise ranked no. 27 (88.17%; 2001) for percentage of families with head gainfully employed (down from no. 7 spot in 1999 at 98.7%; and no. 20 in 1998 at 93.40%). |
