Population in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) not receiving Social Protection (%) by country
Percentage of population not receiving Social Protection programs
Countries reporting
39
Highest
100.0%
Poland
Lowest
0.0%
Mongolia
Median
28.7%
Years covered
22
2002–2023
Data points
378
What the numbers show
Population in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) not receiving Social Protection (%) is currently reported for 39 countries. The highest value is 100.0% in Poland; the lowest is 0.0% in Mongolia.
The median across all reporting countries is 28.7%, and the mean is 33.1%.
Over the past decade 15 countries rose and 21 fell. The largest increase was in Uruguay (up 818.2%), and the largest decrease in Serbia (down 100.0%).
Population in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) not receiving Social: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Poland | 100.0% | 2017 | up 764.5% | volatile |
| 2 | Côte d'Ivoire | 95.8% | 2021 | up 42.5% | rising |
| 3 | Albania | 77.2% | 2018 | — | volatile |
| 4 | Pakistan | 72.2% | 2018 | down 26.0% | falling |
| 5 | Dominican Republic | 63.7% | 2021 | up 14.5% | falling |
| 6 | Republic of Moldova | 63.0% | 2018 | up 17.7% | rising |
| 7 | Malawi | 59.0% | 2019 | down 25.8% | rising |
| 8 | Ecuador | 53.3% | 2022 | up 420.0% | volatile |
| 9 | Burkina Faso | 53.2% | 2021 | down 46.8% | falling |
| 10 | Türkiye | 50.8% | 2019 | up 44.6% | volatile |
| 11 | Honduras | 48.8% | 2019 | up 32.6% | rising |
| 12 | Colombia | 48.8% | 2022 | up 21.0% | rising |
| 13 | Kyrgyzstan | 44.4% | 2020 | up 17.2% | falling |
| 14 | Ukraine | 44.4% | 2020 | — | volatile |
| 15 | Mexico | 41.3% | 2022 | up 74.4% | falling |
| 16 | Sri Lanka | 39.1% | 2019 | down 24.4% | falling |
| 17 | Belarus | 35.0% | 2013 | — | volatile |
| 18 | Brazil | 29.1% | 2022 | down 57.4% | volatile |
| 19 | Paraguay | 29.0% | 2022 | up 94.7% | volatile |
| 20 | Argentina | 28.7% | 2022 | down 37.5% | falling |
| 21 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 27.7% | 2017 | down 59.9% | volatile |
| 21 | Kosovo | 27.7% | 2017 | down 59.9% | volatile |
| 23 | Indonesia | 23.7% | 2022 | up 31.9% | rising |
| 24 | Uruguay | 23.3% | 2022 | up 818.2% | volatile |
| 25 | Georgia | 20.4% | 2021 | down 13.8% | falling |
| 26 | Russian Federation | 17.4% | 2017 | down 33.2% | falling |
| 27 | Armenia | 15.2% | 2022 | down 5.1% | falling |
| 28 | Costa Rica | 15.0% | 2022 | down 28.6% | falling |
| 29 | Chile | 12.5% | 2022 | up 55.2% | rising |
| 30 | Panama | 9.1% | 2023 | down 49.1% | falling |
| 31 | El Salvador | 7.8% | 2022 | up 31.8% | volatile |
| 32 | South Africa | 5.4% | 2021 | down 61.5% | volatile |
| 33 | Peru | 4.7% | 2022 | down 52.6% | falling |
| 34 | Viet Nam | 2.9% | 2020 | down 77.2% | volatile |
| 35 | Thailand | 2.6% | 2021 | down 78.3% | volatile |
| 36 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 0.7% | 2021 | down 93.7% | volatile |
| 37 | Serbia | 0.0% | 2022 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 37 | Kazakhstan | 0.0% | 2021 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 37 | Mongolia | 0.0% | 2020 | down 100.0% | volatile |
About this data
Percentage of population not receiving Social Protection programs