Adequacy of benefits in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) -All Social Protection and Labor -urban by country
Total transfer amount received by all beneficiaries in a population group as a share of the total welfare of beneficiaries in that group
What the numbers show
Adequacy of benefits in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) -All Social Protection and Labor -urban is currently reported for 36 countries. The highest value is 89.5% in Poland; the lowest is 2.4% in Colombia.
The median across all reporting countries is 35.5%, and the mean is 38.8%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 37.
Over the past decade 21 countries rose and 15 fell. The largest increase was in Thailand (up 494.4%), and the largest decrease in Colombia (down 82.0%).
Adequacy of benefits in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) -All Social: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Poland | 89.5% | 2019 | up 38.8% | rising |
| 2 | Serbia | 87.1% | 2022 | up 48.2% | rising |
| 3 | Georgia | 83.6% | 2021 | up 24.6% | rising |
| 4 | South Africa | 69.6% | 2021 | up 27.5% | volatile |
| 5 | Belarus | 67.6% | 2019 | up 49.1% | rising |
| 6 | Thailand | 67.5% | 2021 | up 494.4% | volatile |
| 7 | Romania | 65.3% | 2021 | up 34.9% | rising |
| 8 | Armenia | 64.0% | 2022 | up 8.6% | rising |
| 9 | Ukraine | 63.2% | 2020 | up 3.7% | falling |
| 10 | Republic of Moldova | 61.1% | 2018 | up 18.4% | rising |
| 11 | Kyrgyzstan | 53.1% | 2020 | up 33.5% | rising |
| 12 | Côte d'Ivoire | 51.9% | 2021 | down 12.6% | volatile |
| 13 | Kazakhstan | 51.6% | 2021 | up 144.4% | rising |
| 14 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 45.6% | 2017 | down 10.5% | falling |
| 14 | Kosovo | 45.6% | 2017 | down 10.5% | falling |
| 16 | Brazil | 44.4% | 2022 | up 2.7% | falling |
| 17 | Mongolia | 38.4% | 2020 | up 21.7% | rising |
| 18 | Türkiye | 37.3% | 2019 | up 18.7% | rising |
| 19 | Argentina | 33.6% | 2022 | down 62.3% | falling |
| 20 | Chile | 29.7% | 2022 | up 34.7% | rising |
| 21 | Costa Rica | 28.4% | 2022 | up 15.8% | flat |
| 22 | Uruguay | 27.0% | 2022 | down 16.8% | falling |
| 23 | Ecuador | 24.6% | 2022 | up 4.8% | flat |
| 24 | Mexico | 24.0% | 2022 | down 12.3% | falling |
| 25 | Panama | 23.8% | 2023 | up 79.3% | rising |
| 26 | Indonesia | 16.8% | 2022 | down 29.7% | volatile |
| 27 | Viet Nam | 16.3% | 2020 | down 18.9% | volatile |
| 28 | Dominican Republic | 16.1% | 2021 | up 5.1% | falling |
| 29 | Sri Lanka | 14.4% | 2019 | up 52.9% | rising |
| 30 | Pakistan | 11.1% | 2018 | down 45.8% | falling |
| 31 | El Salvador | 9.4% | 2022 | down 43.7% | falling |
| 32 | Peru | 9.4% | 2022 | down 62.4% | falling |
| 33 | Paraguay | 9.1% | 2022 | down 61.5% | falling |
| 34 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 8.7% | 2021 | down 59.1% | volatile |
| 35 | Honduras | 4.9% | 2019 | down 77.7% | volatile |
| 36 | Colombia | 2.4% | 2022 | down 82.0% | volatile |
About this data
Total transfer amount received by all beneficiaries in a population group as a share of the total welfare of beneficiaries in that group