Coverage of social safety net programs in 3rd 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 3rd quintile (% of population) is currently reported for 38 countries. The highest value is 98.7% in Bolivia; the lowest is 4.0% in Albania.
The median across all reporting countries is 41.9%, and the mean is 46.7%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 25.
Over the past decade 18 countries rose and 20 fell. The largest increase was in Pakistan (up 270.2%), and the largest decrease in Cote d'Ivoire (down 86.8%).
Coverage of social safety net programs in 3rd quintile: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bolivia | 98.7% | 2021 | up 27.4% | rising |
| 2 | Thailand | 90.6% | 2021 | up 38.1% | rising |
| 3 | Mongolia | 89.8% | 2020 | down 6.1% | flat |
| 4 | El Salvador | 89.3% | 2022 | down 2.5% | rising |
| 5 | Vietnam | 89.0% | 2020 | up 153.1% | volatile |
| 6 | South Africa | 88.8% | 2021 | up 30.1% | rising |
| 7 | Peru | 85.5% | 2022 | down 3.1% | rising |
| 8 | Chile | 85.3% | 2022 | down 0.7% | falling |
| 9 | Panama | 69.8% | 2023 | up 26.1% | rising |
| 10 | Russia | 69.0% | 2017 | up 163.6% | rising |
| 11 | Georgia | 64.1% | 2021 | down 3.9% | flat |
| 12 | Romania | 57.2% | 2021 | down 8.3% | flat |
| 13 | Indonesia | 57.1% | 2022 | down 2.6% | falling |
| 14 | Poland | 53.0% | 2019 | up 41.0% | falling |
| 15 | Costa Rica | 52.9% | 2022 | up 3.5% | rising |
| 16 | Paraguay | 52.8% | 2022 | down 17.4% | rising |
| 17 | Dominican Republic | 52.1% | 2021 | up 78.1% | rising |
| 18 | Belarus | 44.0% | 2019 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 19 | Ukraine | 42.0% | 2020 | down 19.3% | rising |
| 20 | Armenia | 41.8% | 2022 | up 86.3% | rising |
| 21 | Mexico | 41.4% | 2022 | up 17.0% | rising |
| 22 | Malawi | 40.8% | 2019 | up 86.4% | falling |
| 23 | Uruguay | 36.1% | 2022 | down 36.8% | falling |
| 24 | Colombia | 34.0% | 2022 | down 26.3% | falling |
| 25 | Moldova | 32.2% | 2018 | up 0.2% | rising |
| 26 | Argentina | 30.3% | 2022 | up 86.0% | rising |
| 27 | Sri Lanka | 30.0% | 2019 | up 32.9% | rising |
| 28 | Honduras | 29.4% | 2019 | down 38.8% | falling |
| 29 | Ecuador | 28.6% | 2022 | down 61.7% | falling |
| 30 | Kazakhstan | 26.8% | 2021 | down 18.0% | falling |
| 31 | Brazil | 22.3% | 2022 | up 10.9% | volatile |
| 32 | Kyrgyzstan | 10.4% | 2020 | up 33.2% | rising |
| 33 | Pakistan | 9.7% | 2018 | up 270.2% | rising |
| 34 | Turkey | 8.8% | 2019 | down 32.4% | volatile |
| 35 | Serbia | 6.3% | 2022 | down 27.3% | falling |
| 36 | Kosovo | 5.0% | 2017 | down 13.0% | flat |
| 37 | Cote d'Ivoire | 4.2% | 2021 | down 86.8% | volatile |
| 38 | Albania | 4.0% | 2018 | down 86.5% | 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.