Coverage in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) - Social Pensions by country
Percentage of population participating in Social Pensions programs (includes direct and indirect beneficiaries)
Countries reporting
23
Highest
75.2%
Thailand
Lowest
0.0%
Ecuador
Median
2.5%
Years covered
20
2004β2023
Data points
212
What the numbers show
Coverage in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) - Social Pensions is currently reported for 23 countries. The highest value is 75.2% in Thailand; the lowest is 0.0% in Ecuador.
The median across all reporting countries is 2.5%, and the mean is 9.1%.
Over the past decade 7 countries rose and 13 fell. The largest increase was in Sri Lanka (up 317.9%), and the largest decrease in Paraguay (down 100.0%).
Coverage in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) - Social Pensions: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thailand | 75.2% | 2021 | up 79.2% | volatile |
| 2 | Georgia | 56.9% | 2021 | down 10.2% | flat |
| 3 | Sri Lanka | 19.1% | 2019 | up 317.9% | volatile |
| 5 | Colombia | 9.9% | 2022 | up 119.0% | rising |
| 6 | Mexico | 8.4% | 2022 | down 40.9% | volatile |
| 7 | Serbia | 8.3% | 2022 | β | volatile |
| 8 | Chile | 6.3% | 2022 | down 34.2% | volatile |
| 9 | Bolivia | 5.4% | 2021 | down 55.2% | rising |
| 10 | Peru | 4.8% | 2022 | up 23.9% | falling |
| 11 | Panama | 4.0% | 2023 | up 286.6% | volatile |
| 12 | Kyrgyzstan | 3.3% | 2018 | β | volatile |
| 13 | Indonesia | 2.5% | 2022 | β | volatile |
| 14 | El Salvador | 1.6% | 2022 | down 3.5% | falling |
| 15 | Costa Rica | 1.4% | 2022 | down 20.7% | volatile |
| 16 | Russia | 1.3% | 2017 | down 72.6% | volatile |
| 17 | Brazil | 0.5% | 2022 | up 285.3% | volatile |
| 18 | Honduras | 0.2% | 2017 | up 3.8% | volatile |
| 19 | Paraguay | 0.0% | 2022 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 19 | Poland | 0.0% | 2017 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 19 | Moldova | 0.0% | 2018 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 19 | Kazakhstan | 0.0% | 2021 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 19 | Turkey | 0.0% | 2019 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 19 | Ecuador | 0.0% | 2022 | down 100.0% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- South Africa 15.4%
About this data
Percentage of population participating in Social Pensions programs (includes direct and indirect beneficiaries)