Benefits incidence in 2nd quintile (%) - All Social Assistance -urban by country
Percentage of benefits going to the second quintile relative to the total benefits going to the population
Countries reporting
34
Highest
31.6%
Costa Rica
Lowest
14.2%
Honduras
Median
22.3%
Years covered
20
2004–2023
Data points
340
What the numbers show
Benefits incidence in 2nd quintile (%) - All Social Assistance -urban is currently reported for 34 countries. The highest value is 31.6% in Costa Rica; the lowest is 14.2% in Honduras.
The median across all reporting countries is 22.3%, and the mean is 22.7%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 2.
Over the past decade 21 countries rose and 13 fell. The largest increase was in Colombia (up 81.9%), and the largest decrease in Chile (down 35.7%).
Benefits incidence in 2nd quintile (%) - All Social Assistance -urban: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Costa Rica | 31.6% | 2022 | up 1.9% | falling |
| 2 | Ecuador | 30.7% | 2022 | up 1.8% | falling |
| 3 | Argentina | 30.0% | 2022 | up 44.7% | rising |
| 4 | Paraguay | 29.2% | 2022 | up 47.9% | rising |
| 5 | Colombia | 28.4% | 2022 | up 81.9% | rising |
| 6 | Brazil | 27.6% | 2022 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 7 | Panama | 27.6% | 2023 | up 33.9% | rising |
| 8 | Indonesia | 26.4% | 2022 | down 9.0% | falling |
| 9 | Türkiye | 26.0% | 2019 | up 17.4% | rising |
| 10 | El Salvador | 25.9% | 2022 | up 80.6% | rising |
| 11 | Sri Lanka | 25.7% | 2019 | up 33.4% | rising |
| 12 | Poland | 24.1% | 2019 | up 4.7% | rising |
| 13 | Dominican Republic | 23.5% | 2021 | down 9.9% | flat |
| 14 | Kyrgyzstan | 23.5% | 2020 | up 11.9% | flat |
| 15 | Romania | 23.4% | 2021 | up 24.1% | rising |
| 16 | Mongolia | 22.5% | 2020 | up 10.1% | rising |
| 17 | Peru | 22.4% | 2022 | up 18.3% | rising |
| 18 | Belarus | 22.3% | 2019 | up 4.1% | rising |
| 19 | Kosovo | 21.8% | 2017 | down 29.9% | falling |
| 19 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 21.8% | 2017 | down 29.9% | falling |
| 21 | Pakistan | 20.5% | 2018 | up 38.1% | rising |
| 22 | Kazakhstan | 20.5% | 2021 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 23 | Uruguay | 20.0% | 2022 | up 33.7% | rising |
| 24 | Republic of Moldova | 19.9% | 2018 | up 4.2% | rising |
| 25 | Ukraine | 19.8% | 2020 | down 11.7% | falling |
| 26 | Georgia | 19.8% | 2021 | down 6.6% | falling |
| 27 | Thailand | 19.4% | 2021 | down 8.2% | flat |
| 28 | Chile | 18.6% | 2022 | down 35.7% | falling |
| 29 | Mexico | 18.5% | 2022 | down 18.7% | flat |
| 30 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 16.8% | 2021 | down 24.8% | falling |
| 31 | Armenia | 16.6% | 2022 | down 28.2% | falling |
| 32 | Viet Nam | 16.1% | 2020 | up 78.7% | falling |
| 33 | Serbia | 15.4% | 2022 | down 17.9% | rising |
| 34 | Honduras | 14.2% | 2019 | up 32.7% | rising |
About this data
Percentage of benefits going to the second quintile relative to the total benefits going to the population