Adequacy of benefits in 4th quintile (%) - All Social Assistance -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 4th quintile (%) - All Social Assistance -urban is currently reported for 34 countries. The highest value is 35.9% in Georgia; the lowest is 0.4% in Colombia.
The median across all reporting countries is 7.3%, and the mean is 9.8%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 102.
Over the past decade 20 countries rose and 14 fell. The largest increase was in Chile (up 292.4%), and the largest decrease in Colombia (down 94.3%).
Adequacy of benefits in 4th quintile (%) - All Social Assistance: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Georgia | 35.9% | 2021 | up 47.2% | rising |
| 2 | Armenia | 31.7% | 2022 | up 143.9% | rising |
| 3 | Serbia | 21.6% | 2022 | up 32.8% | rising |
| 4 | Brazil | 21.4% | 2022 | up 171.9% | rising |
| 5 | Kazakhstan | 17.0% | 2021 | up 218.5% | volatile |
| 6 | Chile | 17.0% | 2022 | up 292.4% | volatile |
| 7 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 15.5% | 2017 | down 43.0% | falling |
| 7 | Kosovo | 15.5% | 2017 | down 43.0% | falling |
| 9 | Poland | 13.0% | 2019 | up 238.8% | rising |
| 10 | Kyrgyzstan | 10.9% | 2020 | up 64.0% | rising |
| 11 | Belarus | 10.8% | 2019 | up 83.5% | volatile |
| 12 | Republic of Moldova | 10.4% | 2018 | up 87.7% | rising |
| 13 | Romania | 9.6% | 2021 | down 1.0% | rising |
| 14 | Mexico | 9.2% | 2022 | up 60.8% | falling |
| 15 | Costa Rica | 8.8% | 2022 | up 24.5% | rising |
| 16 | Türkiye | 8.2% | 2019 | up 120.5% | volatile |
| 17 | Ecuador | 8.0% | 2022 | up 70.1% | rising |
| 18 | Viet Nam | 6.5% | 2020 | down 44.4% | volatile |
| 19 | Thailand | 6.5% | 2021 | up 78.1% | volatile |
| 20 | Mongolia | 6.5% | 2020 | up 36.6% | falling |
| 21 | Argentina | 6.2% | 2022 | down 26.7% | falling |
| 22 | Indonesia | 5.7% | 2022 | down 25.0% | volatile |
| 23 | Dominican Republic | 5.3% | 2021 | up 111.3% | rising |
| 24 | Panama | 4.1% | 2023 | down 10.1% | rising |
| 25 | Ukraine | 4.1% | 2020 | down 49.0% | falling |
| 26 | Sri Lanka | 4.0% | 2019 | up 188.4% | rising |
| 27 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 3.8% | 2021 | down 13.6% | falling |
| 28 | Honduras | 3.0% | 2019 | down 86.0% | volatile |
| 29 | Uruguay | 2.9% | 2022 | up 28.5% | falling |
| 30 | Pakistan | 2.6% | 2018 | down 90.0% | volatile |
| 31 | Peru | 2.1% | 2022 | down 14.8% | rising |
| 32 | Paraguay | 2.0% | 2022 | down 82.9% | volatile |
| 33 | El Salvador | 1.5% | 2022 | up 247.0% | volatile |
| 34 | Colombia | 0.4% | 2022 | down 94.3% | 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