Beneficiary incidence in 3rd 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
23.5%
South Africa
Lowest
10.4%
Pakistan
Median
19.6%
Years covered
22
2002–2023
Data points
390
What the numbers show
Beneficiary incidence in 3rd quintile (%) - All Social Assistance -urban is currently reported for 39 countries. The highest value is 23.5% in South Africa; the lowest is 10.4% in Pakistan.
The median across all reporting countries is 19.6%, and the mean is 18.6%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 2.
Over the past decade 16 countries rose and 23 fell. The largest increase was in Kosovo (up 59.1%), and the largest decrease in Pakistan (down 59.9%).
Beneficiary incidence in 3rd quintile (%) - All Social Assistance: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Africa | 23.5% | 2021 | up 9.4% | rising |
| 2 | Dominican Republic | 22.8% | 2021 | up 10.1% | flat |
| 3 | Panama | 22.1% | 2023 | up 7.2% | rising |
| 4 | Mexico | 21.8% | 2022 | up 25.7% | rising |
| 5 | Chile | 21.7% | 2022 | down 2.2% | flat |
| 6 | Ukraine | 21.4% | 2020 | up 2.8% | flat |
| 7 | Peru | 21.3% | 2022 | up 5.2% | rising |
| 8 | Costa Rica | 20.9% | 2022 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 9 | Mongolia | 20.9% | 2020 | up 2.9% | flat |
| 10 | Indonesia | 20.8% | 2022 | up 6.2% | rising |
| 11 | El Salvador | 20.8% | 2022 | down 1.7% | rising |
| 12 | Russian Federation | 20.6% | 2017 | up 18.2% | rising |
| 13 | Belarus | 20.6% | 2019 | down 2.9% | flat |
| 14 | Malawi | 20.6% | 2019 | down 23.0% | rising |
| 15 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 20.4% | 2021 | down 1.3% | flat |
| 16 | Colombia | 20.4% | 2022 | down 2.0% | flat |
| 17 | Viet Nam | 20.4% | 2020 | down 5.6% | rising |
| 18 | Thailand | 20.4% | 2021 | up 4.1% | rising |
| 19 | Paraguay | 19.8% | 2022 | down 5.2% | flat |
| 20 | Poland | 19.6% | 2019 | up 7.2% | flat |
| 21 | Armenia | 19.6% | 2022 | up 15.0% | rising |
| 22 | Honduras | 19.4% | 2019 | down 3.3% | flat |
| 23 | Romania | 19.2% | 2021 | down 5.3% | flat |
| 24 | Georgia | 19.1% | 2021 | down 9.5% | flat |
| 25 | Argentina | 18.3% | 2022 | down 8.8% | rising |
| 26 | Kazakhstan | 18.2% | 2021 | down 7.2% | flat |
| 27 | Republic of Moldova | 18.1% | 2018 | down 27.0% | falling |
| 28 | Kyrgyzstan | 17.5% | 2020 | down 11.5% | flat |
| 29 | Ecuador | 17.4% | 2022 | down 21.1% | falling |
| 30 | Côte d'Ivoire | 16.8% | 2021 | down 14.9% | rising |
| 31 | Uruguay | 15.7% | 2022 | down 18.5% | falling |
| 32 | Brazil | 15.6% | 2022 | down 24.6% | falling |
| 33 | Sri Lanka | 15.4% | 2019 | down 9.6% | falling |
| 34 | Serbia | 14.5% | 2022 | up 21.8% | rising |
| 35 | Albania | 13.4% | 2018 | down 22.6% | falling |
| 36 | Türkiye | 12.2% | 2019 | down 11.8% | falling |
| 37 | Kosovo | 11.7% | 2017 | up 59.1% | rising |
| 37 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 11.7% | 2017 | up 59.1% | rising |
| 39 | Pakistan | 10.4% | 2018 | down 59.9% | falling |
About this data
Percentage of program beneficiaries in a quintile relative to the total number of beneficiaries in the population