Coverage in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - All Social Assistance -urban by country
Percentage of population participating in Social Assistance programs (includes direct and indirect beneficiaries)
Countries reporting
39
Highest
99.1%
Mongolia
Lowest
4.3%
Côte d'Ivoire
Median
57.0%
Years covered
22
2002–2023
Data points
390
What the numbers show
Coverage in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - All Social Assistance -urban is currently reported for 39 countries. The highest value is 99.1% in Mongolia; the lowest is 4.3% in Côte d'Ivoire.
The median across all reporting countries is 57.0%, and the mean is 56.5%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 23.
Over the past decade 20 countries rose and 19 fell. The largest increase was in Pakistan (up 525.8%), and the largest decrease in Côte d'Ivoire (down 80.1%).
Coverage in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - All Social Assistance -urban: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mongolia | 99.1% | 2020 | up 2.1% | flat |
| 2 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 98.9% | 2021 | up 14.5% | rising |
| 3 | Thailand | 94.4% | 2021 | up 34.2% | rising |
| 4 | South Africa | 94.1% | 2021 | up 21.3% | rising |
| 5 | El Salvador | 93.0% | 2022 | down 0.6% | rising |
| 6 | Chile | 92.8% | 2022 | down 1.2% | falling |
| 7 | Peru | 92.4% | 2022 | up 2.8% | rising |
| 8 | Viet Nam | 89.6% | 2020 | up 153.0% | volatile |
| 9 | Uruguay | 82.5% | 2022 | down 10.2% | flat |
| 10 | Panama | 79.6% | 2023 | up 12.3% | rising |
| 11 | Costa Rica | 77.2% | 2022 | up 9.3% | rising |
| 12 | Romania | 75.6% | 2021 | down 4.7% | flat |
| 13 | Russian Federation | 74.4% | 2017 | up 94.6% | rising |
| 14 | Georgia | 73.8% | 2021 | up 4.6% | rising |
| 15 | Paraguay | 70.9% | 2022 | down 8.9% | rising |
| 16 | Poland | 69.0% | 2019 | up 26.3% | falling |
| 17 | Argentina | 68.9% | 2022 | up 173.2% | rising |
| 18 | Indonesia | 65.8% | 2022 | down 15.8% | falling |
| 19 | Belarus | 58.2% | 2019 | down 13.4% | falling |
| 20 | Brazil | 57.0% | 2022 | up 148.3% | rising |
| 21 | Dominican Republic | 55.8% | 2021 | up 47.2% | rising |
| 22 | Armenia | 49.5% | 2022 | up 29.7% | rising |
| 23 | Colombia | 47.7% | 2022 | down 21.3% | falling |
| 24 | Republic of Moldova | 45.1% | 2018 | up 20.8% | rising |
| 25 | Ecuador | 43.4% | 2022 | down 46.6% | falling |
| 26 | Mexico | 41.9% | 2022 | down 13.3% | rising |
| 27 | Sri Lanka | 40.0% | 2019 | up 3.2% | rising |
| 28 | Türkiye | 39.6% | 2019 | up 18.9% | rising |
| 29 | Malawi | 39.1% | 2019 | up 67.1% | rising |
| 30 | Kazakhstan | 38.0% | 2021 | down 3.1% | falling |
| 31 | Ukraine | 37.0% | 2020 | down 33.9% | flat |
| 32 | Honduras | 29.0% | 2019 | down 35.1% | falling |
| 33 | Kosovo | 17.9% | 2017 | down 5.9% | flat |
| 33 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 17.9% | 2017 | down 5.9% | flat |
| 35 | Albania | 13.3% | 2018 | down 66.0% | volatile |
| 36 | Serbia | 12.7% | 2022 | down 54.4% | falling |
| 37 | Pakistan | 12.3% | 2018 | up 525.8% | rising |
| 38 | Kyrgyzstan | 10.1% | 2020 | down 35.1% | falling |
| 39 | Côte d'Ivoire | 4.3% | 2021 | down 80.1% | volatile |
About this data
Percentage of population participating in Social Assistance programs (includes direct and indirect beneficiaries)