Beneficiary incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - All Social Insurance -urban by country
Percentage of program beneficiaries in a quintile relative to the total number of beneficiaries in the population
Countries reporting
37
Highest
26.0%
Republic of Moldova
Lowest
1.1%
Colombia
Median
11.0%
Years covered
22
2002–2023
Data points
369
What the numbers show
Beneficiary incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - All Social Insurance -urban is currently reported for 37 countries. The highest value is 26.0% in Republic of Moldova; the lowest is 1.1% in Colombia.
The median across all reporting countries is 11.0%, and the mean is 13.0%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 23.
Over the past decade 16 countries rose and 21 fell. The largest increase was in Indonesia (up 60.0%), and the largest decrease in South Africa (down 53.3%).
Beneficiary incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - All Social: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Republic of Moldova | 26.0% | 2018 | up 2.9% | flat |
| 2 | Ukraine | 22.5% | 2020 | up 8.1% | rising |
| 3 | Serbia | 22.5% | 2022 | up 21.7% | rising |
| 4 | Albania | 22.3% | 2018 | up 6.8% | flat |
| 5 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 22.0% | 2017 | down 24.1% | falling |
| 5 | Kosovo | 22.0% | 2017 | down 24.1% | falling |
| 7 | Russian Federation | 21.1% | 2017 | down 8.1% | falling |
| 8 | Armenia | 21.1% | 2022 | down 3.5% | falling |
| 9 | Kyrgyzstan | 19.6% | 2020 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 10 | Chile | 19.3% | 2022 | up 41.1% | rising |
| 11 | Romania | 19.1% | 2021 | up 14.0% | rising |
| 12 | Poland | 18.8% | 2019 | up 5.1% | rising |
| 13 | Mongolia | 18.8% | 2020 | down 21.3% | falling |
| 14 | Belarus | 18.6% | 2019 | down 3.7% | rising |
| 15 | Kazakhstan | 18.4% | 2021 | down 6.0% | falling |
| 16 | Türkiye | 14.2% | 2019 | up 13.8% | rising |
| 17 | Argentina | 13.4% | 2022 | down 29.8% | falling |
| 18 | Panama | 13.0% | 2023 | up 16.4% | rising |
| 19 | Uruguay | 11.0% | 2022 | down 20.4% | flat |
| 20 | Dominican Republic | 10.5% | 2021 | down 6.2% | falling |
| 21 | Viet Nam | 9.0% | 2020 | up 23.7% | falling |
| 22 | Ecuador | 8.9% | 2022 | down 1.2% | flat |
| 23 | Mexico | 8.7% | 2022 | down 14.1% | rising |
| 24 | Costa Rica | 8.4% | 2022 | up 22.2% | falling |
| 25 | Pakistan | 8.3% | 2018 | up 14.4% | falling |
| 26 | Sri Lanka | 7.9% | 2019 | down 27.7% | rising |
| 27 | Peru | 7.4% | 2022 | up 11.8% | rising |
| 28 | Brazil | 7.4% | 2022 | down 6.1% | falling |
| 29 | Côte d'Ivoire | 7.1% | 2021 | down 47.0% | volatile |
| 30 | Indonesia | 6.4% | 2022 | up 60.0% | rising |
| 31 | Honduras | 6.0% | 2019 | down 27.5% | falling |
| 32 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 5.4% | 2021 | down 4.5% | rising |
| 33 | El Salvador | 5.1% | 2022 | down 19.3% | falling |
| 34 | Thailand | 4.7% | 2021 | up 15.4% | rising |
| 35 | Paraguay | 4.2% | 2022 | up 23.7% | rising |
| 36 | South Africa | 2.1% | 2021 | down 53.3% | volatile |
| 37 | Colombia | 1.1% | 2022 | down 41.8% | falling |
About this data
Percentage of program beneficiaries in a quintile relative to the total number of beneficiaries in the population