Beneficiary incidence in 3rd quintile (%) - Social Pensions by country
Percentage of program beneficiaries in a quintile relative to the total number of beneficiaries in the population
Countries reporting
25
Highest
61.7%
Ecuador
Lowest
11.5%
Türkiye
Median
20.6%
Years covered
20
2004–2023
Data points
222
What the numbers show
Beneficiary incidence in 3rd quintile (%) - Social Pensions is currently reported for 25 countries. The highest value is 61.7% in Ecuador; the lowest is 11.5% in Türkiye.
The median across all reporting countries is 20.6%, and the mean is 21.6%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 5.
Over the past decade 12 countries rose and 11 fell. The largest increase was in Paraguay (up 39.3%), and the largest decrease in Türkiye (down 32.4%).
Beneficiary incidence in 3rd quintile (%) - Social Pensions: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ecuador | 61.7% | 2022 | up 7.1% | rising |
| 2 | Brazil | 26.8% | 2022 | down 12.8% | falling |
| 3 | Chile | 26.3% | 2022 | up 13.6% | rising |
| 4 | Costa Rica | 24.8% | 2022 | down 4.1% | rising |
| 5 | Paraguay | 24.7% | 2022 | up 39.3% | rising |
| 6 | South Africa | 24.7% | 2021 | up 7.6% | rising |
| 7 | Panama | 23.2% | 2023 | down 11.6% | falling |
| 8 | Colombia | 22.6% | 2022 | down 15.8% | falling |
| 9 | Poland | 21.8% | 2019 | up 28.0% | rising |
| 10 | Thailand | 21.6% | 2021 | up 2.0% | flat |
| 11 | Kyrgyzstan | 21.4% | 2018 | — | rising |
| 12 | Mexico | 21.0% | 2022 | up 20.6% | rising |
| 13 | Kazakhstan | 20.6% | 2021 | up 10.2% | rising |
| 14 | Sri Lanka | 20.3% | 2019 | down 4.6% | rising |
| 15 | Georgia | 20.1% | 2021 | down 5.9% | flat |
| 16 | Peru | 19.4% | 2022 | up 24.2% | rising |
| 17 | Romania | 18.9% | 2021 | up 6.5% | falling |
| 18 | Indonesia | 18.3% | 2022 | — | rising |
| 19 | Russia | 18.2% | 2017 | down 1.1% | flat |
| 20 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 16.5% | 2021 | down 6.6% | falling |
| 21 | Republic of Moldova | 16.5% | 2018 | up 14.2% | rising |
| 22 | El Salvador | 14.4% | 2022 | down 31.7% | falling |
| 23 | Serbia | 13.0% | 2022 | up 1.8% | flat |
| 24 | Honduras | 12.3% | 2017 | down 15.2% | falling |
| 25 | Türkiye | 11.5% | 2019 | down 32.4% | rising |
About this data
Percentage of program beneficiaries in a quintile relative to the total number of beneficiaries in the population