Beneficiary incidence in 2nd quintile (%) - All Social Assistance -urban by country
Percentage of program beneficiaries in a quintile relative to the total number of beneficiaries in the population
Countries reporting
39
Highest
31.9%
Ecuador
Lowest
19.1%
Kosovo (UNSCR 1244)
Median
23.4%
Years covered
22
2002–2023
Data points
390
What the numbers show
Beneficiary incidence in 2nd quintile (%) - All Social Assistance -urban is currently reported for 39 countries. The highest value is 31.9% in Ecuador; the lowest is 19.1% in Kosovo (UNSCR 1244).
The median across all reporting countries is 23.4%, and the mean is 23.9%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 2.
Over the past decade 20 countries rose and 19 fell. The largest increase was in Honduras (up 28.2%), and the largest decrease in Kosovo (down 38.9%).
Beneficiary incidence in 2nd quintile (%) - All Social Assistance: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ecuador | 31.9% | 2022 | up 26.6% | rising |
| 2 | Argentina | 30.3% | 2022 | up 27.9% | rising |
| 3 | Colombia | 29.8% | 2022 | up 12.8% | rising |
| 4 | Costa Rica | 29.1% | 2022 | up 5.6% | flat |
| 5 | Brazil | 28.9% | 2022 | up 26.4% | rising |
| 6 | Honduras | 27.8% | 2019 | up 28.2% | rising |
| 7 | Paraguay | 27.4% | 2022 | up 13.5% | flat |
| 8 | South Africa | 26.0% | 2021 | down 3.5% | falling |
| 9 | Pakistan | 25.5% | 2018 | up 13.3% | rising |
| 10 | Panama | 25.4% | 2023 | down 0.6% | falling |
| 11 | Dominican Republic | 25.0% | 2021 | down 6.7% | flat |
| 12 | Malawi | 24.8% | 2019 | up 5.6% | flat |
| 13 | Armenia | 24.7% | 2022 | up 10.9% | flat |
| 14 | Sri Lanka | 24.3% | 2019 | down 2.1% | falling |
| 15 | Indonesia | 24.3% | 2022 | down 13.3% | falling |
| 16 | Republic of Moldova | 24.2% | 2018 | up 12.8% | rising |
| 17 | Uruguay | 23.9% | 2022 | down 7.4% | flat |
| 18 | Ukraine | 23.9% | 2020 | up 8.8% | flat |
| 19 | Chile | 23.4% | 2022 | down 1.8% | flat |
| 20 | Türkiye | 23.4% | 2019 | up 4.7% | rising |
| 21 | Kyrgyzstan | 23.3% | 2020 | up 17.0% | falling |
| 22 | Kazakhstan | 23.0% | 2021 | up 7.6% | rising |
| 23 | Poland | 23.0% | 2019 | up 11.7% | rising |
| 24 | Peru | 23.0% | 2022 | up 11.1% | falling |
| 25 | Albania | 22.9% | 2018 | down 12.4% | falling |
| 26 | Romania | 22.7% | 2021 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 27 | Russian Federation | 22.3% | 2017 | down 0.7% | flat |
| 28 | Mexico | 22.1% | 2022 | down 9.6% | falling |
| 29 | Mongolia | 21.9% | 2020 | up 6.4% | rising |
| 30 | Thailand | 21.8% | 2021 | down 9.7% | falling |
| 31 | Belarus | 21.6% | 2019 | down 2.0% | flat |
| 32 | Georgia | 21.3% | 2021 | down 4.6% | flat |
| 33 | El Salvador | 20.7% | 2022 | down 2.3% | falling |
| 34 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 20.5% | 2021 | down 7.3% | rising |
| 35 | Viet Nam | 20.2% | 2020 | up 2.8% | rising |
| 36 | Serbia | 20.0% | 2022 | down 10.1% | flat |
| 37 | Côte d'Ivoire | 20.0% | 2021 | down 16.9% | flat |
| 38 | Kosovo | 19.1% | 2017 | down 38.9% | falling |
| 38 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 19.1% | 2017 | down 38.9% | falling |
About this data
Percentage of program beneficiaries in a quintile relative to the total number of beneficiaries in the population