Adequacy of benefits (%) -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 (%) -All Social Protection and Labor -urban is currently reported for 36 countries. The highest value is 81.5% in Thailand; the lowest is 6.5% in El Salvador.
The median across all reporting countries is 31.4%, and the mean is 33.9%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 13.
Over the past decade 22 countries rose and 14 fell. The largest increase was in Thailand (up 243.3%), and the largest decrease in El Salvador (down 79.8%).
Adequacy of benefits (%) -All Social Protection and Labor -urban: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thailand | 81.5% | 2021 | up 243.3% | volatile |
| 2 | Poland | 66.9% | 2019 | up 12.4% | rising |
| 3 | Serbia | 62.9% | 2022 | up 31.8% | rising |
| 4 | Romania | 55.8% | 2021 | up 6.8% | rising |
| 5 | Republic of Moldova | 52.6% | 2018 | up 77.0% | rising |
| 6 | South Africa | 50.2% | 2021 | up 180.5% | rising |
| 7 | Belarus | 50.0% | 2019 | up 53.0% | rising |
| 8 | Kazakhstan | 49.9% | 2021 | up 150.3% | rising |
| 9 | Kyrgyzstan | 46.8% | 2020 | up 56.8% | rising |
| 10 | Ukraine | 46.0% | 2020 | down 0.1% | falling |
| 11 | Türkiye | 44.5% | 2019 | up 27.0% | rising |
| 12 | Armenia | 42.5% | 2022 | up 21.8% | rising |
| 13 | Brazil | 40.6% | 2022 | up 3.8% | falling |
| 14 | Georgia | 40.3% | 2021 | up 48.4% | rising |
| 15 | Costa Rica | 35.5% | 2022 | up 38.3% | rising |
| 16 | Uruguay | 35.2% | 2022 | up 7.1% | falling |
| 17 | Argentina | 34.3% | 2022 | up 4.8% | flat |
| 18 | Pakistan | 32.0% | 2018 | up 20.5% | rising |
| 19 | Kosovo | 30.7% | 2017 | up 33.9% | rising |
| 19 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 30.7% | 2017 | up 33.9% | rising |
| 21 | Ecuador | 30.4% | 2022 | down 2.6% | flat |
| 22 | Mongolia | 28.7% | 2020 | up 88.6% | rising |
| 23 | Colombia | 27.6% | 2022 | up 31.5% | rising |
| 24 | Chile | 27.1% | 2022 | up 47.1% | rising |
| 25 | Mexico | 27.0% | 2022 | down 12.3% | falling |
| 26 | Côte d'Ivoire | 24.1% | 2021 | down 11.9% | volatile |
| 27 | Panama | 20.2% | 2023 | down 6.0% | falling |
| 28 | Sri Lanka | 18.7% | 2019 | down 3.2% | flat |
| 29 | Paraguay | 14.7% | 2022 | down 55.1% | falling |
| 30 | Honduras | 13.2% | 2019 | down 46.4% | falling |
| 31 | Dominican Republic | 13.1% | 2021 | down 8.1% | falling |
| 32 | Viet Nam | 12.9% | 2020 | down 23.8% | falling |
| 33 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 9.0% | 2021 | down 32.6% | falling |
| 34 | Peru | 8.7% | 2022 | down 57.1% | falling |
| 35 | Indonesia | 8.5% | 2022 | down 40.4% | volatile |
| 36 | El Salvador | 6.5% | 2022 | down 79.8% | 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