Coverage in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - Social Pensions by country
Percentage of population participating in Social Pensions programs (includes direct and indirect beneficiaries)
Countries reporting
25
Highest
64.5%
Thailand
Lowest
0.3%
Ecuador
Median
10.3%
Years covered
20
2004β2023
Data points
222
What the numbers show
Coverage in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - Social Pensions is currently reported for 25 countries. The highest value is 64.5% in Thailand; the lowest is 0.3% in Ecuador.
The median across all reporting countries is 10.3%, and the mean is 13.0%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 220.
Over the past decade 17 countries rose and 6 fell. The largest increase was in Paraguay (up 768.1%), and the largest decrease in South Africa (down 59.5%).
Coverage in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - Social Pensions: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thailand | 64.5% | 2021 | up 24.6% | rising |
| 2 | Georgia | 57.7% | 2021 | down 7.1% | flat |
| 3 | Bolivia | 20.6% | 2021 | up 30.7% | rising |
| 4 | Mexico | 17.2% | 2022 | up 21.7% | rising |
| 5 | Chile | 17.1% | 2022 | up 21.9% | rising |
| 6 | South Africa | 16.4% | 2021 | down 59.5% | volatile |
| 7 | Kazakhstan, Republic of | 16.1% | 2021 | down 53.5% | falling |
| 8 | Panama | 14.1% | 2023 | up 110.6% | rising |
| 9 | Paraguay | 13.0% | 2022 | up 768.1% | rising |
| 10 | Colombia | 11.7% | 2022 | up 186.3% | rising |
| 11 | Sri Lanka | 11.2% | 2019 | up 194.1% | rising |
| 12 | Peru | 10.8% | 2022 | up 14.9% | falling |
| 13 | Moldova | 10.3% | 2018 | up 13.4% | rising |
| 14 | Costa Rica | 10.2% | 2022 | up 20.5% | rising |
| 15 | TΓΌrkiye | 7.4% | 2019 | down 32.1% | flat |
| 16 | Poland | 6.4% | 2019 | down 23.6% | falling |
| 17 | Romania | 6.2% | 2021 | up 1.1% | falling |
| 18 | Brazil | 5.0% | 2022 | up 120.9% | rising |
| 19 | Russia | 4.0% | 2017 | up 6.5% | rising |
| 20 | Indonesia | 1.7% | 2022 | β | volatile |
| 21 | Serbia, Republic of | 1.6% | 2022 | down 49.3% | falling |
| 22 | El Salvador | 1.2% | 2022 | up 3.7% | falling |
| 23 | Kyrgyz Republic | 1.0% | 2018 | β | rising |
| 24 | Honduras | 0.3% | 2017 | up 68.3% | volatile |
| 25 | Ecuador | 0.3% | 2022 | up 6.6% | volatile |
About this data
Percentage of population participating in Social Pensions programs (includes direct and indirect beneficiaries)