Coverage in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - All Social Assistance (preT) by country
Percentage of population participating in Social Assistance programs (includes direct and indirect beneficiaries)
Countries reporting
39
Highest
99.4%
Bolivia
Lowest
3.4%
Cote d'Ivoire
Median
65.4%
Years covered
22
2002–2023
Data points
390
What the numbers show
Coverage in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - All Social Assistance (preT) is currently reported for 39 countries. The highest value is 99.4% in Bolivia; the lowest is 3.4% in Cote d'Ivoire.
The median across all reporting countries is 65.4%, and the mean is 64.1%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 29.
Over the past decade 22 countries rose and 17 fell. The largest increase was in Pakistan (up 552.2%), and the largest decrease in Cote d'Ivoire (down 87.8%).
Coverage in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - All Social Assistance: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bolivia | 99.4% | 2021 | up 9.0% | rising |
| 2 | Georgia | 98.0% | 2021 | up 5.4% | rising |
| 3 | Thailand | 97.2% | 2021 | up 14.5% | rising |
| 4 | Mongolia | 96.5% | 2020 | down 1.0% | flat |
| 5 | Chile | 95.9% | 2022 | up 1.6% | flat |
| 6 | Peru | 95.6% | 2022 | up 6.3% | rising |
| 7 | South Africa | 94.5% | 2021 | down 1.7% | flat |
| 8 | Vietnam | 92.7% | 2020 | up 47.3% | rising |
| 9 | El Salvador | 92.2% | 2022 | down 1.1% | rising |
| 10 | Panama | 90.2% | 2023 | up 3.6% | rising |
| 11 | Costa Rica | 84.4% | 2022 | up 8.5% | rising |
| 12 | Russia | 84.3% | 2017 | up 80.0% | rising |
| 13 | Uruguay | 79.5% | 2022 | down 8.7% | flat |
| 14 | Paraguay | 76.7% | 2022 | down 11.7% | rising |
| 15 | Brazil | 74.9% | 2022 | up 130.4% | rising |
| 16 | Indonesia | 74.8% | 2022 | down 7.8% | falling |
| 17 | Argentina | 73.1% | 2022 | up 158.4% | rising |
| 18 | Belarus | 71.2% | 2019 | down 4.5% | flat |
| 19 | Armenia | 66.5% | 2022 | up 43.9% | rising |
| 20 | Romania | 65.4% | 2021 | down 11.7% | falling |
| 21 | Poland | 64.6% | 2019 | up 3.3% | falling |
| 22 | Ecuador | 63.1% | 2022 | down 29.6% | falling |
| 23 | Dominican Republic | 62.8% | 2021 | up 52.4% | rising |
| 24 | Mexico | 62.2% | 2022 | down 17.6% | rising |
| 25 | Moldova | 60.3% | 2018 | up 19.8% | rising |
| 26 | Kazakhstan | 54.8% | 2021 | up 4.9% | flat |
| 27 | Ukraine | 54.8% | 2020 | down 24.5% | falling |
| 28 | Colombia | 54.1% | 2022 | down 13.7% | falling |
| 29 | Sri Lanka | 53.3% | 2019 | up 14.5% | flat |
| 30 | Honduras | 51.8% | 2019 | down 25.6% | falling |
| 31 | Malawi | 44.2% | 2019 | up 130.6% | falling |
| 32 | Turkey | 38.7% | 2019 | down 10.6% | rising |
| 33 | Kosovo | 25.9% | 2017 | up 4.8% | rising |
| 33 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 25.9% | 2017 | up 4.8% | rising |
| 35 | Pakistan | 22.9% | 2018 | up 552.2% | rising |
| 36 | Kyrgyzstan | 21.2% | 2020 | up 15.3% | rising |
| 37 | Serbia | 18.3% | 2022 | down 32.1% | falling |
| 38 | Albania | 13.3% | 2018 | down 70.5% | volatile |
| 39 | Cote d'Ivoire | 3.4% | 2021 | down 87.8% | volatile |
About this data
Percentage of population participating in Social Assistance programs (includes direct and indirect beneficiaries)