Coverage (%) - All Social Assistance -urban by country
Percentage of population participating in Social Assistance programs (includes direct and indirect beneficiaries)
Countries reporting
39
Highest
96.1%
Bolivia
Lowest
4.4%
Cote d'Ivoire
Median
39.2%
Years covered
22
2002β2023
Data points
390
What the numbers show
Coverage (%) - All Social Assistance -urban is currently reported for 39 countries. The highest value is 96.1% in Bolivia; the lowest is 4.4% in Cote d'Ivoire.
The median across all reporting countries is 39.2%, and the mean is 41.4%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 22.
Over the past decade 20 countries rose and 19 fell. The largest increase was in Vietnam (up 212.2%), and the largest decrease in Cote d'Ivoire (down 77.3%).
Coverage (%) - All Social Assistance -urban: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bolivia | 96.1% | 2021 | up 34.6% | rising |
| 2 | Vietnam | 88.7% | 2020 | up 212.2% | volatile |
| 3 | Mongolia | 87.9% | 2020 | down 7.1% | flat |
| 4 | El Salvador | 86.8% | 2022 | down 0.1% | rising |
| 5 | Thailand | 80.2% | 2021 | up 69.8% | rising |
| 6 | Chile | 77.6% | 2022 | up 1.7% | falling |
| 7 | Peru | 75.5% | 2022 | down 12.7% | rising |
| 8 | South Africa | 69.7% | 2021 | up 38.8% | rising |
| 9 | Russia | 63.9% | 2017 | up 165.4% | rising |
| 10 | Georgia | 62.0% | 2021 | up 6.8% | rising |
| 11 | Romania | 60.1% | 2021 | down 2.3% | rising |
| 12 | Panama | 58.5% | 2023 | up 36.4% | rising |
| 13 | Poland | 49.5% | 2019 | up 28.5% | falling |
| 14 | Indonesia | 48.7% | 2022 | up 17.5% | falling |
| 15 | Belarus | 46.2% | 2019 | down 20.0% | falling |
| 16 | Uruguay | 45.6% | 2022 | down 22.9% | falling |
| 17 | Dominican Republic | 45.4% | 2021 | up 91.1% | rising |
| 18 | Paraguay | 44.2% | 2022 | down 17.5% | rising |
| 19 | Costa Rica | 43.4% | 2022 | up 9.5% | rising |
| 20 | Ukraine | 39.2% | 2020 | down 15.7% | rising |
| 21 | Mexico | 36.4% | 2022 | up 38.7% | rising |
| 22 | Armenia | 35.5% | 2022 | up 49.3% | rising |
| 23 | Argentina | 33.2% | 2022 | up 104.1% | rising |
| 24 | Moldova | 28.8% | 2018 | down 8.5% | flat |
| 25 | Malawi | 26.7% | 2019 | up 12.8% | rising |
| 26 | Colombia | 25.3% | 2022 | down 33.6% | falling |
| 27 | Kazakhstan | 25.0% | 2021 | down 21.6% | falling |
| 28 | Brazil | 24.7% | 2022 | up 36.6% | rising |
| 29 | Ecuador | 20.0% | 2022 | down 65.7% | volatile |
| 30 | Honduras | 18.9% | 2019 | down 49.7% | falling |
| 31 | Sri Lanka | 17.9% | 2019 | up 6.0% | rising |
| 32 | Turkey | 14.5% | 2019 | up 7.0% | falling |
| 33 | Serbia | 6.7% | 2022 | down 49.9% | falling |
| 34 | Kosovo | 6.3% | 2017 | down 9.3% | flat |
| 34 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 6.3% | 2017 | down 9.3% | flat |
| 36 | Albania | 6.0% | 2018 | down 77.1% | volatile |
| 37 | Kyrgyzstan | 5.2% | 2020 | down 45.3% | falling |
| 38 | Pakistan | 4.8% | 2018 | up 29.3% | falling |
| 39 | Cote d'Ivoire | 4.4% | 2021 | down 77.3% | volatile |
About this data
Percentage of population participating in Social Assistance programs (includes direct and indirect beneficiaries)