Beneficiary incidence in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - 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
60.7%
Honduras
Lowest
2.4%
Colombia
Median
8.9%
Years covered
20
2004–2023
Data points
222
What the numbers show
Beneficiary incidence in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - Social Pensions is currently reported for 25 countries. The highest value is 60.7% in Honduras; the lowest is 2.4% in Colombia.
The median across all reporting countries is 8.9%, and the mean is 12.1%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 25.
Over the past decade 14 countries rose and 9 fell. The largest increase was in Peru (up 199.0%), and the largest decrease in Colombia (down 61.2%).
Beneficiary incidence in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - Social Pensions: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Honduras | 60.7% | 2017 | up 41.3% | rising |
| 2 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 26.5% | 2021 | down 0.9% | flat |
| 3 | Serbia | 25.5% | 2022 | up 18.4% | rising |
| 4 | Mexico | 19.6% | 2022 | up 50.5% | rising |
| 5 | Georgia | 18.3% | 2021 | up 9.2% | rising |
| 6 | Kazakhstan | 14.4% | 2021 | up 25.3% | rising |
| 7 | El Salvador | 12.0% | 2022 | up 144.2% | volatile |
| 8 | Chile | 11.7% | 2022 | up 69.6% | rising |
| 9 | Indonesia | 11.5% | 2022 | — | rising |
| 10 | Thailand | 10.6% | 2021 | down 16.1% | rising |
| 11 | Republic of Moldova | 9.3% | 2018 | down 1.6% | rising |
| 12 | Poland | 9.1% | 2019 | up 30.1% | rising |
| 13 | Kyrgyzstan | 8.9% | 2018 | — | falling |
| 14 | South Africa | 8.2% | 2021 | up 3.9% | rising |
| 15 | Sri Lanka | 7.9% | 2019 | up 47.0% | falling |
| 16 | Romania | 6.8% | 2021 | down 31.3% | falling |
| 17 | Russian Federation | 6.5% | 2017 | down 37.7% | falling |
| 18 | Paraguay | 6.0% | 2022 | down 16.9% | rising |
| 19 | Panama | 5.6% | 2023 | down 14.6% | falling |
| 20 | Peru | 4.4% | 2022 | up 199.0% | volatile |
| 21 | Costa Rica | 4.1% | 2022 | up 1.4% | falling |
| 22 | Ecuador | 4.1% | 2022 | up 77.8% | rising |
| 23 | Brazil | 3.7% | 2022 | down 29.1% | falling |
| 24 | Türkiye | 3.4% | 2019 | up 33.8% | volatile |
| 25 | Colombia | 2.4% | 2022 | down 61.2% | falling |
About this data
Percentage of program beneficiaries in a quintile relative to the total number of beneficiaries in the population