Beneficiary incidence in 4th 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
24.8%
Chile
Lowest
6.2%
El Salvador
Median
15.0%
Years covered
20
2004–2023
Data points
222
What the numbers show
Beneficiary incidence in 4th quintile (%) - Social Pensions is currently reported for 25 countries. The highest value is 24.8% in Chile; the lowest is 6.2% in El Salvador.
The median across all reporting countries is 15.0%, and the mean is 15.1%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 4.
Over the past decade 9 countries rose and 14 fell. The largest increase was in Mexico (up 76.1%), and the largest decrease in Honduras (down 54.1%).
Beneficiary incidence in 4th quintile (%) - Social Pensions: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chile | 24.8% | 2022 | up 34.0% | rising |
| 2 | Mexico | 21.6% | 2022 | up 76.1% | rising |
| 3 | Serbia | 21.2% | 2022 | down 11.9% | falling |
| 4 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 20.5% | 2021 | down 7.7% | falling |
| 5 | Georgia | 20.3% | 2021 | up 6.5% | flat |
| 6 | South Africa | 20.0% | 2021 | up 29.1% | rising |
| 7 | Romania | 17.3% | 2021 | down 4.0% | falling |
| 8 | Thailand | 16.8% | 2021 | up 1.0% | rising |
| 9 | Kazakhstan | 16.7% | 2021 | up 16.3% | rising |
| 10 | Kyrgyzstan | 16.1% | 2018 | — | rising |
| 11 | Brazil | 15.9% | 2022 | down 19.1% | falling |
| 12 | Paraguay | 15.8% | 2022 | up 0.6% | rising |
| 13 | Poland | 15.0% | 2019 | up 11.9% | rising |
| 14 | Republic of Moldova | 13.5% | 2018 | down 22.3% | falling |
| 15 | Ecuador | 13.4% | 2022 | down 21.5% | falling |
| 16 | Costa Rica | 13.2% | 2022 | down 11.3% | falling |
| 17 | Indonesia | 13.2% | 2022 | — | falling |
| 18 | Colombia | 13.0% | 2022 | down 28.7% | falling |
| 19 | Honduras | 12.9% | 2017 | down 54.1% | falling |
| 20 | Sri Lanka | 11.6% | 2019 | down 8.4% | falling |
| 21 | Panama | 11.4% | 2023 | down 42.4% | falling |
| 22 | Peru | 9.7% | 2022 | up 26.7% | rising |
| 23 | Russian Federation | 9.1% | 2017 | down 22.0% | falling |
| 24 | Türkiye | 8.3% | 2019 | down 3.8% | falling |
| 25 | El Salvador | 6.2% | 2022 | down 48.1% | falling |
About this data
Percentage of program beneficiaries in a quintile relative to the total number of beneficiaries in the population