Adequacy of benefits in 4th quintile (%) -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 4th quintile (%) -All Social Protection and Labor -urban is currently reported for 36 countries. The highest value is 92.4% in Thailand; the lowest is 5.2% in El Salvador.
The median across all reporting countries is 31.2%, and the mean is 34.0%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 18.
Over the past decade 23 countries rose and 13 fell. The largest increase was in South Africa (up 453.7%), and the largest decrease in El Salvador (down 84.8%).
Adequacy of benefits in 4th quintile (%) -All Social Protection and: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thailand | 92.4% | 2021 | up 269.4% | volatile |
| 2 | Poland | 68.8% | 2019 | up 1.9% | rising |
| 3 | South Africa | 65.5% | 2021 | up 453.7% | rising |
| 4 | Serbia | 59.3% | 2022 | up 46.2% | rising |
| 5 | Romania | 56.7% | 2021 | up 1.8% | rising |
| 6 | Kazakhstan | 54.8% | 2021 | up 157.8% | rising |
| 7 | Türkiye | 51.2% | 2019 | up 31.0% | rising |
| 8 | Belarus | 50.2% | 2019 | up 54.5% | rising |
| 9 | Kyrgyzstan | 47.2% | 2020 | up 69.0% | rising |
| 10 | Republic of Moldova | 46.6% | 2018 | up 66.6% | rising |
| 11 | Ukraine | 42.9% | 2020 | down 2.8% | falling |
| 12 | Brazil | 42.6% | 2022 | up 6.3% | flat |
| 13 | Armenia | 42.6% | 2022 | up 27.3% | rising |
| 14 | Georgia | 35.9% | 2021 | up 46.2% | rising |
| 15 | Argentina | 35.6% | 2022 | down 8.9% | flat |
| 16 | Uruguay | 34.9% | 2022 | up 12.1% | falling |
| 17 | Pakistan | 33.4% | 2018 | up 24.0% | rising |
| 18 | Costa Rica | 33.0% | 2022 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 19 | Chile | 29.3% | 2022 | up 59.7% | rising |
| 20 | Kosovo | 28.7% | 2017 | up 49.6% | rising |
| 20 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 28.7% | 2017 | up 49.6% | rising |
| 22 | Colombia | 27.7% | 2022 | up 47.1% | rising |
| 23 | Ecuador | 27.3% | 2022 | down 0.1% | falling |
| 24 | Mongolia | 26.3% | 2020 | up 80.3% | rising |
| 25 | Côte d'Ivoire | 26.3% | 2021 | up 33.9% | volatile |
| 26 | Mexico | 24.0% | 2022 | down 6.2% | flat |
| 27 | Sri Lanka | 22.3% | 2019 | down 1.7% | flat |
| 28 | Panama | 18.1% | 2023 | down 10.9% | falling |
| 29 | Viet Nam | 12.3% | 2020 | down 40.1% | falling |
| 30 | Honduras | 12.1% | 2019 | down 47.1% | falling |
| 31 | Dominican Republic | 10.6% | 2021 | up 6.0% | falling |
| 32 | Paraguay | 10.5% | 2022 | down 68.0% | falling |
| 33 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 7.3% | 2021 | down 36.7% | volatile |
| 34 | Peru | 7.3% | 2022 | down 66.8% | falling |
| 35 | Indonesia | 5.7% | 2022 | down 25.0% | volatile |
| 36 | El Salvador | 5.2% | 2022 | down 84.8% | falling |
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