Benefits incidence in 4th quintile (%) - All Social Assistance -urban by country
Percentage of benefits going to the fourth quintile relative to the total benefits going to the population
Countries reporting
34
Highest
30.8%
Honduras
Lowest
6.0%
Kosovo (UNSCR 1244)
Median
14.7%
Years covered
20
2004–2023
Data points
340
What the numbers show
Benefits incidence in 4th quintile (%) - All Social Assistance -urban is currently reported for 34 countries. The highest value is 30.8% in Honduras; the lowest is 6.0% in Kosovo (UNSCR 1244).
The median across all reporting countries is 14.7%, and the mean is 15.7%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 5.
Over the past decade 19 countries rose and 15 fell. The largest increase was in Peru (up 478.8%), and the largest decrease in Pakistan (down 73.9%).
Benefits incidence in 4th quintile (%) - All Social Assistance -urban: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Honduras | 30.8% | 2019 | up 44.3% | rising |
| 2 | Chile | 27.6% | 2022 | up 77.0% | rising |
| 3 | Viet Nam | 23.2% | 2020 | down 16.8% | rising |
| 4 | Ukraine | 22.8% | 2020 | up 18.4% | rising |
| 5 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 21.9% | 2021 | up 34.4% | flat |
| 6 | Mexico | 21.8% | 2022 | up 42.4% | rising |
| 7 | Armenia | 20.9% | 2022 | up 54.9% | flat |
| 8 | Georgia | 20.8% | 2021 | up 13.8% | rising |
| 9 | Dominican Republic | 19.7% | 2021 | up 13.6% | rising |
| 10 | Belarus | 19.2% | 2019 | up 8.0% | flat |
| 11 | Republic of Moldova | 18.4% | 2018 | up 1.2% | rising |
| 12 | Kazakhstan | 18.2% | 2021 | down 6.3% | flat |
| 13 | Romania | 16.9% | 2021 | down 17.8% | falling |
| 14 | Peru | 16.7% | 2022 | up 478.8% | volatile |
| 15 | Mongolia | 16.5% | 2020 | down 17.2% | falling |
| 16 | Panama | 16.1% | 2023 | down 24.9% | flat |
| 17 | Indonesia | 14.9% | 2022 | up 75.6% | rising |
| 18 | Thailand | 14.5% | 2021 | down 17.7% | rising |
| 19 | Brazil | 14.3% | 2022 | down 21.2% | falling |
| 20 | El Salvador | 13.8% | 2022 | up 18.9% | volatile |
| 21 | Serbia | 13.8% | 2022 | down 30.4% | falling |
| 22 | Kyrgyzstan | 13.6% | 2020 | up 2.3% | falling |
| 23 | Poland | 13.4% | 2019 | up 21.5% | flat |
| 24 | Türkiye | 13.2% | 2019 | up 8.6% | falling |
| 25 | Paraguay | 12.4% | 2022 | down 50.2% | falling |
| 26 | Colombia | 12.3% | 2022 | down 37.6% | falling |
| 27 | Uruguay | 11.6% | 2022 | down 45.3% | falling |
| 28 | Sri Lanka | 9.9% | 2019 | up 1.4% | falling |
| 29 | Costa Rica | 9.7% | 2022 | down 14.7% | flat |
| 30 | Ecuador | 8.1% | 2022 | down 27.6% | flat |
| 31 | Pakistan | 7.3% | 2018 | down 73.9% | falling |
| 32 | Argentina | 6.9% | 2022 | down 60.6% | falling |
| 33 | Kosovo | 6.0% | 2017 | up 93.2% | rising |
| 33 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 6.0% | 2017 | up 93.2% | rising |
About this data
Percentage of benefits going to the fourth quintile relative to the total benefits going to the population