Coverage in 2nd quintile (%) - All Social Assistance (preT) by country
Percentage of population participating in Social Assistance programs (includes direct and indirect beneficiaries)
Countries reporting
38
Highest
99.2%
Bolivia
Lowest
4.2%
Côte d’Ivoire
Median
50.8%
Years covered
22
2002–2023
Data points
385
What the numbers show
Coverage in 2nd quintile (%) - All Social Assistance (preT) is currently reported for 38 countries. The highest value is 99.2% in Bolivia; the lowest is 4.2% in Côte d’Ivoire.
The median across all reporting countries is 50.8%, and the mean is 53.9%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 24.
Over the past decade 22 countries rose and 16 fell. The largest increase was in Pakistan (up 566.9%), and the largest decrease in Côte d’Ivoire (down 87.2%).
Coverage in 2nd quintile (%) - All Social Assistance: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bolivia | 99.2% | 2021 | up 18.3% | rising |
| 2 | South Africa | 95.7% | 2021 | up 17.3% | rising |
| 3 | Mongolia | 95.3% | 2020 | down 1.5% | flat |
| 4 | Thailand | 94.5% | 2021 | up 26.1% | rising |
| 5 | Chile | 92.4% | 2022 | up 1.4% | flat |
| 6 | El Salvador | 92.0% | 2022 | down 1.1% | rising |
| 7 | Peru | 92.0% | 2022 | up 4.1% | rising |
| 8 | Viet Nam | 87.1% | 2020 | up 109.1% | volatile |
| 9 | Georgia | 80.3% | 2021 | up 5.2% | rising |
| 10 | Panama | 77.8% | 2023 | up 9.4% | rising |
| 11 | Russia | 77.3% | 2017 | up 135.8% | rising |
| 12 | Costa Rica | 67.4% | 2022 | up 6.7% | rising |
| 13 | Romania | 66.8% | 2021 | down 3.2% | flat |
| 14 | Paraguay | 66.5% | 2022 | down 13.0% | rising |
| 15 | Indonesia | 63.8% | 2022 | down 10.3% | falling |
| 16 | Poland | 63.6% | 2019 | up 25.8% | falling |
| 17 | Dominican Republic | 61.3% | 2021 | up 78.7% | rising |
| 18 | Belarus | 54.6% | 2019 | down 20.4% | falling |
| 19 | Uruguay | 52.8% | 2022 | down 28.1% | falling |
| 20 | Argentina | 48.9% | 2022 | up 167.6% | rising |
| 21 | Armenia | 47.2% | 2022 | up 75.1% | rising |
| 22 | Colombia | 45.8% | 2022 | down 15.3% | falling |
| 23 | Mexico | 45.5% | 2022 | up 0.4% | rising |
| 24 | Moldova | 41.6% | 2018 | up 13.6% | rising |
| 25 | Malawi | 41.2% | 2019 | up 113.9% | falling |
| 26 | Ukraine | 40.8% | 2020 | down 28.9% | flat |
| 27 | Ecuador | 40.4% | 2022 | down 51.2% | falling |
| 28 | Brazil | 39.5% | 2022 | up 83.5% | rising |
| 29 | Sri Lanka | 38.7% | 2019 | up 21.5% | flat |
| 30 | Honduras | 36.1% | 2019 | down 38.5% | falling |
| 31 | Kazakhstan | 33.4% | 2021 | down 10.6% | falling |
| 32 | Türkiye | 18.1% | 2019 | down 11.1% | falling |
| 33 | Pakistan | 14.6% | 2018 | up 566.9% | rising |
| 34 | Kyrgyzstan | 11.6% | 2020 | up 44.3% | rising |
| 35 | Serbia | 8.2% | 2022 | down 41.3% | falling |
| 36 | Albania | 6.9% | 2018 | down 83.1% | volatile |
| 37 | Kosovo | 5.0% | 2017 | up 34.6% | rising |
| 38 | Côte d’Ivoire | 4.2% | 2021 | down 87.2% | volatile |
About this data
Percentage of population participating in Social Assistance programs (includes direct and indirect beneficiaries)