Gini inequality index reduction (%) - All Social Insurance -urban by country
Gini inequality index reduction due to Social Insurance programs as % of pre-transfer Gini index
Countries reporting
34
Highest
41.0%
Romania
Lowest
-1.8%
Ecuador
Median
4.7%
Years covered
22
2002–2023
Data points
347
What the numbers show
Gini inequality index reduction (%) - All Social Insurance -urban is currently reported for 34 countries. The highest value is 41.0% in Romania; the lowest is -1.8% in Ecuador.
The median across all reporting countries is 4.7%, and the mean is 11.7%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 23.
Over the past decade 24 countries rose and 10 fell. The largest increase was in South Africa (up 10,351.7%), and the largest decrease in Peru (down 854.5%).
Gini inequality index reduction (%) - All Social Insurance -urban: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romania | 41.0% | 2021 | up 3.7% | rising |
| 2 | Belarus | 40.4% | 2019 | up 45.8% | rising |
| 3 | Serbia | 39.9% | 2022 | up 32.7% | rising |
| 4 | Poland | 38.9% | 2019 | up 18.1% | rising |
| 5 | Republic of Moldova | 38.0% | 2018 | up 101.1% | rising |
| 6 | Ukraine | 34.4% | 2020 | up 0.5% | falling |
| 7 | Armenia | 27.9% | 2022 | up 27.4% | rising |
| 8 | Kyrgyzstan | 22.4% | 2020 | up 38.0% | rising |
| 9 | Kazakhstan | 20.5% | 2021 | up 193.7% | volatile |
| 10 | Mongolia | 19.4% | 2020 | up 79.5% | rising |
| 11 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 13.9% | 2017 | up 192.4% | rising |
| 11 | Kosovo | 13.9% | 2017 | up 192.4% | rising |
| 13 | Türkiye | 13.8% | 2019 | up 48.3% | rising |
| 14 | Uruguay | 10.0% | 2022 | up 30.1% | rising |
| 15 | Thailand | 5.7% | 2021 | up 80.5% | volatile |
| 16 | Argentina | 5.3% | 2022 | down 20.1% | falling |
| 17 | Chile | 5.2% | 2022 | up 33.7% | falling |
| 18 | Brazil | 4.2% | 2022 | down 42.6% | falling |
| 19 | Viet Nam | 2.8% | 2020 | up 61.6% | falling |
| 20 | Panama | 2.2% | 2023 | up 290.0% | rising |
| 21 | Sri Lanka | 1.5% | 2019 | up 29.8% | rising |
| 22 | Costa Rica | 1.3% | 2022 | up 129.3% | volatile |
| 23 | South Africa | 1.2% | 2021 | up 10,351.7% | volatile |
| 24 | Côte d'Ivoire | 0.4% | 2021 | down 85.1% | volatile |
| 25 | Pakistan | 0.3% | 2018 | up 202.3% | volatile |
| 26 | Dominican Republic | 0.2% | 2021 | up 34.4% | volatile |
| 27 | Mexico | -0.1% | 2022 | down 115.4% | volatile |
| 28 | Peru | -0.4% | 2022 | down 854.5% | volatile |
| 29 | Honduras | -0.5% | 2019 | down 77.7% | volatile |
| 30 | Colombia | -0.7% | 2022 | up 32.2% | falling |
| 31 | El Salvador | -0.7% | 2022 | down 162.4% | volatile |
| 32 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | -1.1% | 2021 | down 241.7% | volatile |
| 33 | Paraguay | -1.4% | 2022 | down 49.3% | volatile |
| 34 | Ecuador | -1.8% | 2022 | down 199.1% | volatile |
About this data
Gini inequality index reduction due to Social Insurance programs as % of pre-transfer Gini index