Kosovo vs Turkey: Coverage of social safety net programs in poorest quintile (%)
Coverage of social safety net programs in poorest quintile (%) over time
- Kosovo
- Turkey
How they compare
Turkey currently reports 39.6% against 19.5% in Kosovo, a difference of 20.1%.
That makes Turkey's figure about 2.0 times Kosovo's.
Across all 5 years both countries report, Turkey has been ahead every year.
Kosovo ranks 34th and Turkey ranks 31st of 39 countries.
Turkey has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kosovo | Turkey | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 16.2% | 36.8% | 20.6% | Turkey |
| 2010s | 29.0% | 44.9% | 15.9% | Turkey |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher coverage of social safety net programs in poorest quintile, Kosovo or Turkey?
- Turkey, at 39.6% against 19.5% in Kosovo as of 2019.
- What is the difference in coverage of social safety net programs in poorest quintile between Kosovo and Turkey?
- 20.1%, with Turkey ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kosovo and Turkey?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2006 to 2017.
- How do Kosovo and Turkey rank globally for coverage of social safety net programs in poorest quintile?
- Kosovo ranks 34th and Turkey ranks 31st of 39 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- ASPIRE: The Atlas of Social Protection - Indicators of Resilience and Equity, World Bank (WB), published as Coverage of social safety net programs in poorest quintile (% of population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Coverage of social safety net programs shows the percentage of population participating in cash transfers and last resort programs, noncontributory social pensions, other cash transfers programs (child, family and orphan allowances, birth and death grants, disability benefits, and other allowances), conditional cash transfers, in-kind food transfers (food stamps and vouchers, food rations, supplementary feeding, and emergency food distribution), school feeding, other social assistance programs (housing allowances, scholarships, fee waivers, health subsidies, and other social assistance) and public works programs (cash for work and food for work). Estimates include both direct and indirect beneficiaries.