Coverage of social safety net programs in 4th 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 4th quintile (% of population) is currently reported for 38 countries. The highest value is 96.6% in Bolivia, Plurinational State of; the lowest is 3.1% in Kosovo.
The median across all reporting countries is 36.0%, and the mean is 39.5%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 31.
Over the past decade 19 countries rose and 19 fell. The largest increase was in Russian Federation (up 211.1%), and the largest decrease in Albania (down 85.4%).
Coverage of social safety net programs in 4th quintile: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 96.6% | 2021 | up 39.8% | rising |
| 2 | Viet Nam | 89.3% | 2020 | up 183.6% | volatile |
| 3 | El Salvador | 88.1% | 2022 | down 0.4% | rising |
| 4 | Mongolia | 82.8% | 2020 | down 11.9% | falling |
| 5 | Thailand | 82.2% | 2021 | up 54.6% | rising |
| 6 | Chile | 76.3% | 2022 | up 5.2% | flat |
| 7 | Peru | 75.2% | 2022 | down 12.2% | rising |
| 8 | South Africa | 70.5% | 2021 | up 48.7% | rising |
| 9 | Georgia | 63.1% | 2021 | up 8.6% | rising |
| 10 | Russian Federation | 61.0% | 2017 | up 211.1% | rising |
| 11 | Panama | 55.9% | 2023 | up 40.4% | rising |
| 12 | Romania | 51.7% | 2021 | down 1.9% | rising |
| 13 | Indonesia | 48.9% | 2022 | up 16.4% | falling |
| 14 | Dominican Republic | 45.9% | 2021 | up 107.4% | rising |
| 15 | Poland | 44.2% | 2019 | up 32.1% | falling |
| 16 | Belarus | 44.0% | 2019 | down 17.4% | falling |
| 17 | Paraguay | 39.5% | 2022 | down 27.4% | rising |
| 18 | Malawi | 38.0% | 2019 | up 88.4% | falling |
| 19 | Mexico | 36.8% | 2022 | up 71.5% | rising |
| 20 | Ukraine | 35.3% | 2020 | down 22.7% | rising |
| 21 | Armenia | 34.1% | 2022 | up 76.9% | rising |
| 22 | Costa Rica | 31.0% | 2022 | down 5.8% | flat |
| 23 | Uruguay | 30.8% | 2022 | down 24.7% | falling |
| 24 | Republic of Moldova | 27.2% | 2018 | down 20.9% | falling |
| 25 | Kazakhstan | 21.6% | 2021 | down 23.1% | falling |
| 26 | Honduras | 21.3% | 2019 | down 51.4% | falling |
| 27 | Sri Lanka | 19.7% | 2019 | up 44.7% | rising |
| 28 | Colombia | 18.7% | 2022 | down 40.3% | volatile |
| 29 | Ecuador | 14.0% | 2022 | down 76.6% | volatile |
| 30 | Argentina | 12.9% | 2022 | up 10.8% | volatile |
| 31 | Brazil | 10.3% | 2022 | down 36.4% | volatile |
| 32 | Kyrgyzstan | 6.4% | 2020 | up 21.9% | rising |
| 33 | Serbia | 5.7% | 2022 | down 5.6% | falling |
| 34 | Türkiye | 4.9% | 2019 | down 45.8% | volatile |
| 35 | Côte d'Ivoire | 4.4% | 2021 | down 82.0% | volatile |
| 36 | Pakistan | 4.4% | 2018 | up 33.0% | falling |
| 37 | Albania | 3.9% | 2018 | down 85.4% | volatile |
| 38 | Kosovo | 3.1% | 2017 | up 1.2% | rising |
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.