Beneficiary incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) -All Social Protection and Labor -rural by country
Percentage of program beneficiaries in a quintile relative to the total number of beneficiaries in the population
Countries reporting
37
Highest
26.2%
Honduras
Lowest
15.0%
Côte d'Ivoire
Median
21.9%
Years covered
22
2002–2023
Data points
365
What the numbers show
Beneficiary incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) -All Social Protection and Labor -rural is currently reported for 37 countries. The highest value is 26.2% in Honduras; the lowest is 15.0% in Côte d'Ivoire.
The median across all reporting countries is 21.9%, and the mean is 22.0%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 2.
Over the past decade 15 countries rose and 22 fell. The largest increase was in Pakistan (up 143.9%), and the largest decrease in Viet Nam (down 22.2%).
Beneficiary incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) -All Social: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Honduras | 26.2% | 2019 | up 18.3% | rising |
| 2 | Sri Lanka | 26.2% | 2019 | down 13.4% | falling |
| 3 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 25.0% | 2017 | up 16.7% | rising |
| 3 | Kosovo | 25.0% | 2017 | up 16.7% | rising |
| 5 | Paraguay | 23.7% | 2022 | up 2.6% | flat |
| 6 | Mexico | 23.6% | 2022 | down 4.4% | rising |
| 7 | Brazil | 23.2% | 2022 | up 87.4% | rising |
| 8 | Belarus | 23.0% | 2019 | up 5.5% | flat |
| 9 | Türkiye | 23.0% | 2013 | up 53.0% | rising |
| 10 | Republic of Moldova | 22.9% | 2018 | up 8.3% | rising |
| 11 | Ecuador | 22.9% | 2022 | up 7.9% | rising |
| 12 | Uruguay | 22.4% | 2022 | down 2.6% | flat |
| 13 | Costa Rica | 22.3% | 2022 | down 0.6% | flat |
| 14 | Romania | 22.3% | 2021 | up 6.5% | flat |
| 15 | Pakistan | 22.2% | 2018 | up 143.9% | rising |
| 16 | Georgia | 22.2% | 2021 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 17 | Panama | 22.2% | 2023 | down 2.9% | falling |
| 18 | Kazakhstan | 22.1% | 2021 | down 7.5% | falling |
| 19 | Serbia | 21.9% | 2022 | down 1.7% | rising |
| 20 | Poland | 21.9% | 2019 | down 3.3% | flat |
| 21 | Indonesia | 21.8% | 2022 | down 10.0% | falling |
| 22 | Armenia | 21.7% | 2022 | up 4.0% | flat |
| 23 | Mongolia | 21.5% | 2020 | up 5.9% | rising |
| 24 | Russian Federation | 21.5% | 2017 | down 8.3% | falling |
| 25 | Chile | 21.4% | 2022 | down 0.9% | flat |
| 26 | South Africa | 21.3% | 2021 | down 4.4% | falling |
| 27 | Malawi | 21.3% | 2019 | up 4.6% | flat |
| 28 | Thailand | 21.2% | 2021 | down 13.5% | falling |
| 29 | Colombia | 20.8% | 2022 | down 10.8% | falling |
| 30 | El Salvador | 20.4% | 2022 | down 0.4% | falling |
| 31 | Peru | 20.2% | 2022 | down 2.2% | falling |
| 32 | Ukraine | 20.2% | 2020 | down 4.3% | falling |
| 33 | Kyrgyzstan | 20.1% | 2020 | down 7.3% | falling |
| 34 | Viet Nam | 20.1% | 2020 | down 22.2% | falling |
| 35 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 20.0% | 2021 | down 7.1% | rising |
| 36 | Dominican Republic | 19.9% | 2021 | down 9.8% | falling |
| 37 | Côte d'Ivoire | 15.0% | 2021 | down 15.6% | falling |
About this data
Percentage of program beneficiaries in a quintile relative to the total number of beneficiaries in the population