Coverage of social safety net programs in 2nd quintile (% of population) by country
Coverage of social safety net programs shows the percentage of population participating in cash transfers and last resort programs, noncontributory social pensions, other cash transfers programs (child, family and orphan allowances, birth and death grants, disability benefits, and other allowances), conditional...
What the numbers show
Coverage of social safety net programs in 2nd quintile (% of population) is currently reported for 38 countries. The highest value is 99.2% in Bolivia, Plurinational State of; the lowest is 4.1% in Côte d'Ivoire.
The median across all reporting countries is 52.1%, and the mean is 53.6%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 24.
Over the past decade 19 countries rose and 19 fell. The largest increase was in Pakistan (up 503.8%), and the largest decrease in Côte d'Ivoire (down 87.4%).
Coverage of social safety net programs in 2nd quintile: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 99.2% | 2021 | up 19.0% | rising |
| 2 | Mongolia | 95.9% | 2020 | down 1.0% | flat |
| 3 | South Africa | 95.8% | 2021 | up 20.2% | rising |
| 4 | Thailand | 94.3% | 2021 | up 27.2% | rising |
| 5 | El Salvador | 92.2% | 2022 | down 0.9% | rising |
| 6 | Peru | 91.4% | 2022 | up 3.0% | rising |
| 7 | Chile | 90.9% | 2022 | down 0.7% | falling |
| 8 | Viet Nam | 87.3% | 2020 | up 113.9% | volatile |
| 9 | Panama | 79.0% | 2023 | up 11.1% | rising |
| 10 | Georgia | 72.3% | 2021 | up 6.7% | rising |
| 11 | Russian Federation | 71.7% | 2017 | up 118.7% | rising |
| 12 | Costa Rica | 68.4% | 2022 | up 4.7% | rising |
| 13 | Paraguay | 67.8% | 2022 | down 11.4% | rising |
| 14 | Indonesia | 64.3% | 2022 | down 9.6% | falling |
| 15 | Romania | 63.6% | 2021 | down 9.8% | flat |
| 16 | Poland | 62.5% | 2019 | up 39.2% | falling |
| 17 | Dominican Republic | 59.9% | 2021 | up 72.8% | rising |
| 18 | Uruguay | 54.8% | 2022 | down 28.1% | falling |
| 19 | Belarus | 53.9% | 2019 | down 14.9% | falling |
| 20 | Argentina | 50.4% | 2022 | up 161.2% | rising |
| 21 | Armenia | 50.0% | 2022 | up 72.9% | rising |
| 22 | Colombia | 46.0% | 2022 | down 15.6% | falling |
| 23 | Mexico | 45.0% | 2022 | down 4.5% | rising |
| 24 | Malawi | 41.2% | 2019 | up 113.7% | falling |
| 25 | Brazil | 40.6% | 2022 | up 78.5% | rising |
| 26 | Ukraine | 40.3% | 2020 | down 23.2% | flat |
| 27 | Sri Lanka | 39.8% | 2019 | up 22.9% | flat |
| 28 | Ecuador | 39.2% | 2022 | down 52.9% | falling |
| 29 | Republic of Moldova | 37.1% | 2018 | up 1.7% | rising |
| 30 | Honduras | 36.5% | 2019 | down 33.9% | falling |
| 31 | Kazakhstan | 33.2% | 2021 | down 9.5% | falling |
| 32 | Türkiye | 16.9% | 2019 | down 24.8% | falling |
| 33 | Pakistan | 15.0% | 2018 | up 503.8% | rising |
| 34 | Kyrgyzstan | 13.6% | 2020 | up 58.0% | rising |
| 35 | Serbia | 8.9% | 2022 | down 34.8% | falling |
| 36 | Kosovo | 6.9% | 2017 | down 12.1% | flat |
| 37 | Albania | 6.9% | 2018 | down 84.2% | volatile |
| 38 | Côte d'Ivoire | 4.1% | 2021 | down 87.4% | volatile |
About this data
Coverage of social safety net programs shows the percentage of population participating in cash transfers and last resort programs, noncontributory social pensions, other cash transfers programs (child, family and orphan allowances, birth and death grants, disability benefits, and other allowances), conditional cash transfers, in-kind food transfers (food stamps and vouchers, food rations, supplementary feeding, and emergency food distribution), school feeding, other social assistance programs (housing allowances, scholarships, fee waivers, health subsidies, and other social assistance) and public works programs (cash for work and food for work). Estimates include both direct and indirect beneficiaries.