Coverage of social insurance programs in richest quintile (% of population) by country
Coverage of social insurance programs shows the percentage of population participating in programs that provide old age contributory pensions (including survivors and disability) and social security and health insurance benefits (including occupational injury benefits, paid sick leave, maternity and other social...
What the numbers show
Coverage of social insurance programs in richest quintile (% of population) is currently reported for 37 countries. The highest value is 56.2% in Armenia; the lowest is 9.0% in Cote d'Ivoire.
The median across all reporting countries is 32.9%, and the mean is 30.3%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 6.
Over the past decade 23 countries rose and 14 fell. The largest increase was in Kazakhstan (up 57.6%), and the largest decrease in Cote d'Ivoire (down 43.3%).
Coverage of social insurance programs in richest quintile (%): full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Armenia | 56.2% | 2022 | up 26.2% | rising |
| 2 | Kyrgyzstan | 48.3% | 2020 | up 20.1% | rising |
| 3 | Belarus | 47.4% | 2019 | up 26.5% | rising |
| 4 | Russia | 45.8% | 2017 | up 29.3% | rising |
| 5 | Serbia | 45.2% | 2022 | down 15.3% | falling |
| 6 | Ukraine | 45.2% | 2020 | down 9.3% | flat |
| 7 | Kazakhstan | 45.0% | 2021 | up 57.6% | rising |
| 8 | Mongolia | 42.3% | 2020 | up 12.0% | rising |
| 9 | Turkey | 41.3% | 2019 | down 7.1% | falling |
| 10 | Poland | 40.5% | 2019 | down 5.7% | falling |
| 11 | Albania | 39.9% | 2018 | down 3.0% | volatile |
| 12 | Uruguay | 39.8% | 2022 | down 1.2% | flat |
| 13 | Brazil | 39.0% | 2022 | up 1.1% | flat |
| 14 | Moldova | 38.7% | 2018 | up 25.3% | rising |
| 15 | Argentina | 36.9% | 2022 | up 2.8% | rising |
| 16 | Panama | 35.3% | 2023 | up 14.3% | rising |
| 17 | Romania | 33.8% | 2021 | down 31.5% | falling |
| 18 | Costa Rica | 33.4% | 2022 | up 23.9% | rising |
| 19 | Chile | 32.9% | 2022 | up 40.2% | rising |
| 20 | Ecuador | 32.6% | 2022 | up 45.6% | rising |
| 21 | Colombia | 28.5% | 2022 | up 15.0% | rising |
| 22 | Mexico | 28.1% | 2022 | up 26.0% | rising |
| 23 | Kosovo | 27.7% | 2017 | up 49.1% | rising |
| 23 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 27.7% | 2017 | up 49.1% | rising |
| 25 | Vietnam | 24.7% | 2020 | down 23.2% | falling |
| 26 | Indonesia | 20.7% | 2022 | down 14.0% | rising |
| 27 | Peru | 17.6% | 2022 | down 31.9% | falling |
| 28 | Sri Lanka | 17.1% | 2019 | up 30.8% | rising |
| 29 | Bolivia | 16.3% | 2021 | down 1.2% | falling |
| 30 | Paraguay | 16.0% | 2022 | up 20.1% | flat |
| 31 | El Salvador | 13.9% | 2022 | up 7.9% | flat |
| 32 | Pakistan | 12.3% | 2018 | down 0.7% | flat |
| 33 | Dominican Republic | 11.1% | 2021 | down 4.6% | rising |
| 34 | Thailand | 11.0% | 2021 | up 34.0% | rising |
| 35 | Honduras | 9.8% | 2019 | up 41.9% | rising |
| 36 | South Africa | 9.6% | 2021 | up 7.4% | flat |
| 37 | Cote d'Ivoire | 9.0% | 2021 | down 43.3% | falling |
About this data
Coverage of social insurance programs shows the percentage of population participating in programs that provide old age contributory pensions (including survivors and disability) and social security and health insurance benefits (including occupational injury benefits, paid sick leave, maternity and other social insurance). Estimates include both direct and indirect beneficiaries.