Beneficiary incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - Social Pensions (preT) by country
Percentage of program beneficiaries in a quintile relative to the total number of beneficiaries in the population
Countries reporting
25
Highest
61.8%
Kyrgyzstan
Lowest
5.5%
Honduras
Median
41.3%
Years covered
20
2004–2023
Data points
222
What the numbers show
Beneficiary incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - Social Pensions (preT) is currently reported for 25 countries. The highest value is 61.8% in Kyrgyzstan; the lowest is 5.5% in Honduras.
The median across all reporting countries is 41.3%, and the mean is 38.7%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 11.
Over the past decade 13 countries rose and 10 fell. The largest increase was in Russian Federation (up 63.0%), and the largest decrease in South Africa (down 70.2%).
Beneficiary incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - Social Pensions: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kyrgyzstan | 61.8% | 2018 | — | rising |
| 2 | Russian Federation | 57.9% | 2017 | up 63.0% | rising |
| 3 | Türkiye | 57.3% | 2019 | up 5.7% | flat |
| 4 | Brazil | 51.3% | 2022 | up 7.2% | rising |
| 5 | Romania | 49.2% | 2021 | up 4.2% | rising |
| 6 | Peru | 49.0% | 2022 | down 9.5% | falling |
| 7 | Poland | 48.9% | 2019 | up 5.4% | falling |
| 8 | El Salvador | 48.7% | 2022 | up 38.5% | rising |
| 9 | Costa Rica | 44.9% | 2022 | up 4.3% | flat |
| 10 | Republic of Moldova | 42.7% | 2018 | down 3.4% | flat |
| 11 | Panama | 42.7% | 2023 | up 26.9% | rising |
| 12 | Kazakhstan | 42.4% | 2021 | up 14.2% | rising |
| 13 | Indonesia | 41.3% | 2022 | — | flat |
| 14 | Sri Lanka | 40.2% | 2019 | down 8.8% | flat |
| 15 | Paraguay | 38.8% | 2022 | up 13.7% | flat |
| 16 | Chile | 38.7% | 2022 | down 2.7% | falling |
| 17 | Colombia | 33.5% | 2022 | up 4.9% | rising |
| 18 | Serbia | 33.1% | 2022 | down 27.9% | falling |
| 19 | Georgia | 28.5% | 2021 | down 0.6% | flat |
| 20 | Mexico | 26.7% | 2022 | down 34.8% | falling |
| 21 | Thailand | 26.6% | 2021 | down 10.2% | falling |
| 22 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 25.8% | 2021 | up 41.7% | rising |
| 23 | Ecuador | 19.9% | 2022 | down 52.9% | falling |
| 24 | South Africa | 12.4% | 2021 | down 70.2% | volatile |
| 25 | Honduras | 5.5% | 2017 | up 2.1% | falling |
About this data
Percentage of program beneficiaries in a quintile relative to the total number of beneficiaries in the population