Gini inequality index reduction (%) - All Social Assistance -urban by country
Gini inequality index reduction due to Social Assistance programs as % of pre-transfer Gini index
Countries reporting
34
Highest
26.6%
Georgia
Lowest
0.1%
Thailand
Median
2.8%
Years covered
20
2004–2023
Data points
340
What the numbers show
Gini inequality index reduction (%) - All Social Assistance -urban is currently reported for 34 countries. The highest value is 26.6% in Georgia; the lowest is 0.1% in Thailand.
The median across all reporting countries is 2.8%, and the mean is 4.7%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 388.
Over the past decade 25 countries rose and 9 fell. The largest increase was in El Salvador (up 36,445.0%), and the largest decrease in Thailand (down 95.6%).
Gini inequality index reduction (%) - All Social Assistance -urban: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Georgia | 26.6% | 2021 | up 58.7% | rising |
| 2 | Poland | 16.2% | 2019 | up 209.2% | rising |
| 3 | Mongolia | 13.0% | 2020 | up 136.3% | rising |
| 4 | Romania | 11.6% | 2021 | up 26.1% | rising |
| 5 | Belarus | 10.9% | 2019 | up 71.5% | volatile |
| 6 | Kazakhstan | 6.8% | 2021 | up 189.8% | volatile |
| 7 | Armenia | 6.6% | 2022 | up 37.8% | rising |
| 8 | Moldova | 6.6% | 2018 | up 175.2% | rising |
| 9 | Chile | 6.5% | 2022 | up 170.6% | volatile |
| 10 | Vietnam | 5.3% | 2020 | up 303.2% | volatile |
| 11 | Brazil | 4.2% | 2022 | up 162.8% | volatile |
| 12 | Argentina | 4.0% | 2022 | up 332.3% | volatile |
| 13 | Panama | 3.8% | 2023 | up 161.2% | volatile |
| 14 | Serbia | 3.4% | 2022 | down 8.8% | rising |
| 15 | Dominican Republic | 3.0% | 2021 | up 274.4% | volatile |
| 16 | Mexico | 2.9% | 2022 | up 47.4% | rising |
| 17 | Indonesia | 2.8% | 2022 | up 2.6% | volatile |
| 18 | Uruguay | 2.7% | 2022 | up 617.2% | rising |
| 19 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 2.6% | 2017 | down 34.1% | falling |
| 19 | Kosovo | 2.6% | 2017 | down 34.1% | falling |
| 21 | Bolivia | 2.6% | 2021 | down 41.4% | volatile |
| 22 | Costa Rica | 2.4% | 2022 | up 59.6% | volatile |
| 23 | Ecuador | 2.3% | 2022 | up 27.0% | rising |
| 24 | El Salvador | 2.2% | 2022 | up 36,445.0% | volatile |
| 25 | Peru | 1.9% | 2022 | up 2,400.3% | volatile |
| 26 | Paraguay | 1.7% | 2022 | up 496.2% | volatile |
| 27 | Ukraine | 1.5% | 2020 | down 78.2% | falling |
| 28 | Kyrgyzstan | 1.5% | 2020 | up 2.3% | rising |
| 29 | Turkey | 1.3% | 2019 | up 49.0% | rising |
| 30 | Sri Lanka | 1.1% | 2019 | up 201.2% | rising |
| 31 | Honduras | 0.2% | 2019 | down 94.3% | volatile |
| 32 | Pakistan | 0.2% | 2018 | down 66.6% | falling |
| 33 | Colombia | 0.1% | 2022 | down 84.0% | volatile |
| 34 | Thailand | 0.1% | 2021 | down 95.6% | volatile |
About this data
Gini inequality index reduction due to Social Assistance programs as % of pre-transfer Gini index