Beneficiary incidence in 2nd quintile (%) -All Social Protection and Labor -urban by country
Percentage of program beneficiaries in a quintile relative to the total number of beneficiaries in the population
Countries reporting
39
Highest
25.1%
South Africa
Lowest
18.3%
Pakistan
Median
21.8%
Years covered
22
2002–2023
Data points
390
What the numbers show
Beneficiary incidence in 2nd quintile (%) -All Social Protection and Labor -urban is currently reported for 39 countries. The highest value is 25.1% in South Africa; the lowest is 18.3% in Pakistan.
The median across all reporting countries is 21.8%, and the mean is 21.6%.
Over the past decade 20 countries rose and 19 fell. The largest increase was in Argentina (up 12.7%), and the largest decrease in Indonesia (down 21.3%).
Beneficiary incidence in 2nd quintile (%) -All Social Protection and: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Africa | 25.1% | 2021 | down 2.4% | falling |
| 2 | Paraguay | 24.5% | 2022 | up 8.5% | rising |
| 3 | Malawi | 24.0% | 2019 | up 8.5% | rising |
| 4 | Dominican Republic | 23.9% | 2021 | up 3.0% | rising |
| 5 | Honduras | 23.3% | 2019 | up 12.2% | flat |
| 6 | Costa Rica | 22.9% | 2022 | up 1.9% | flat |
| 7 | Argentina | 22.9% | 2022 | up 12.7% | rising |
| 8 | Ukraine | 22.8% | 2020 | up 8.6% | flat |
| 9 | Romania | 22.6% | 2021 | up 4.1% | rising |
| 10 | Panama | 22.4% | 2023 | up 1.7% | flat |
| 11 | Chile | 22.2% | 2022 | down 1.8% | flat |
| 12 | Republic of Moldova | 22.2% | 2018 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 13 | Peru | 22.1% | 2022 | up 9.1% | flat |
| 14 | Armenia | 22.1% | 2022 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 15 | Russian Federation | 22.0% | 2017 | down 1.0% | flat |
| 16 | Serbia | 22.0% | 2022 | up 3.7% | rising |
| 17 | Albania | 21.9% | 2018 | up 0.9% | falling |
| 18 | Colombia | 21.9% | 2022 | down 0.8% | falling |
| 19 | Ecuador | 21.8% | 2022 | down 5.3% | falling |
| 20 | Indonesia | 21.8% | 2022 | down 21.3% | falling |
| 21 | Thailand | 21.8% | 2021 | down 5.6% | falling |
| 22 | Brazil | 21.5% | 2022 | up 11.8% | rising |
| 23 | Poland | 21.4% | 2019 | up 4.9% | flat |
| 24 | Georgia | 21.3% | 2021 | down 4.6% | flat |
| 25 | Uruguay | 21.1% | 2022 | down 5.6% | flat |
| 26 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 21.0% | 2017 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 26 | Kosovo | 21.0% | 2017 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 28 | Mongolia | 21.0% | 2020 | up 3.3% | flat |
| 29 | Belarus | 20.9% | 2019 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 30 | Kyrgyzstan | 20.6% | 2020 | down 2.4% | falling |
| 31 | El Salvador | 20.5% | 2022 | down 2.4% | falling |
| 32 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 20.5% | 2021 | down 6.5% | rising |
| 33 | Mexico | 20.5% | 2022 | down 0.6% | rising |
| 34 | Viet Nam | 20.1% | 2020 | up 8.9% | rising |
| 35 | Sri Lanka | 19.6% | 2019 | down 2.6% | falling |
| 36 | Türkiye | 19.3% | 2019 | up 10.2% | flat |
| 37 | Kazakhstan | 19.2% | 2021 | down 7.0% | falling |
| 38 | Côte d'Ivoire | 18.6% | 2021 | down 14.2% | falling |
| 39 | Pakistan | 18.3% | 2018 | down 4.2% | flat |
About this data
Percentage of program beneficiaries in a quintile relative to the total number of beneficiaries in the population