Gini inequality index reduction (%) - All Social Insurance by country
Gini inequality index reduction due to Social Insurance programs as % of pre-transfer Gini index
Countries reporting
34
Highest
41.0%
Belarus
Lowest
-2.2%
Ecuador
Median
4.0%
Years covered
22
2002–2023
Data points
347
What the numbers show
Gini inequality index reduction (%) - All Social Insurance is currently reported for 34 countries. The highest value is 41.0% in Belarus; the lowest is -2.2% in Ecuador.
The median across all reporting countries is 4.0%, and the mean is 11.3%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 18.
Over the past decade 21 countries rose and 13 fell. The largest increase was in Costa Rica (up 2,227.7%), and the largest decrease in Mexico (down 760.6%).
Gini inequality index reduction (%) - All Social Insurance (Insurance): full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Belarus | 41.0% | 2019 | up 36.3% | rising |
| 2 | Romania | 38.8% | 2021 | up 7.3% | rising |
| 3 | Poland | 37.5% | 2019 | up 19.2% | rising |
| 4 | Moldova | 36.7% | 2018 | up 91.5% | rising |
| 5 | Serbia | 36.6% | 2022 | up 15.8% | rising |
| 6 | Ukraine | 34.6% | 2020 | down 0.3% | falling |
| 7 | Armenia | 25.4% | 2022 | up 16.0% | rising |
| 8 | Kyrgyzstan | 24.2% | 2020 | up 51.5% | rising |
| 9 | Kazakhstan | 20.4% | 2021 | up 264.1% | volatile |
| 10 | Mongolia | 19.8% | 2020 | up 94.1% | rising |
| 11 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 14.3% | 2017 | up 247.8% | volatile |
| 11 | Kosovo | 14.3% | 2017 | up 247.8% | volatile |
| 13 | Turkey | 13.8% | 2019 | up 67.5% | rising |
| 14 | Uruguay | 10.2% | 2022 | up 29.9% | rising |
| 15 | Chile | 5.8% | 2022 | up 54.8% | flat |
| 16 | Argentina | 5.3% | 2022 | down 20.1% | falling |
| 17 | Brazil | 4.8% | 2022 | down 34.0% | falling |
| 18 | Thailand | 3.3% | 2021 | up 437.6% | volatile |
| 19 | Sri Lanka | 1.5% | 2019 | up 173.0% | rising |
| 20 | Vietnam | 1.0% | 2020 | up 171.6% | volatile |
| 21 | Panama | 1.0% | 2023 | up 352.8% | volatile |
| 22 | Costa Rica | 0.8% | 2022 | up 2,227.7% | volatile |
| 23 | South Africa | 0.8% | 2021 | up 794.4% | volatile |
| 24 | Pakistan | 0.3% | 2018 | up 293.0% | volatile |
| 25 | Dominican Republic | 0.0% | 2021 | down 83.6% | volatile |
| 26 | Cote d'Ivoire | -0.2% | 2021 | down 127.7% | volatile |
| 27 | Honduras | -0.6% | 2019 | down 48.3% | volatile |
| 28 | Peru | -0.6% | 2022 | down 19.1% | falling |
| 29 | El Salvador | -0.8% | 2022 | down 2.1% | falling |
| 30 | Mexico | -0.8% | 2022 | down 760.6% | falling |
| 31 | Bolivia | -1.1% | 2021 | down 536.6% | volatile |
| 32 | Colombia | -1.3% | 2022 | down 12.2% | falling |
| 33 | Paraguay | -1.3% | 2022 | down 49.2% | falling |
| 34 | Ecuador | -2.2% | 2022 | down 548.2% | volatile |
About this data
Gini inequality index reduction due to Social Insurance programs as % of pre-transfer Gini index