Population in the 1st quintile (poorest) not receiving Social Protection (%) -urban by country
Percentage of population not receiving Social Protection programs
Countries reporting
40
Highest
92.8%
Côte d'Ivoire
Lowest
0.4%
Mongolia
Median
28.0%
Years covered
22
2002–2023
Data points
395
What the numbers show
Population in the 1st quintile (poorest) not receiving Social Protection (%) -urban is currently reported for 40 countries. The highest value is 92.8% in Côte d'Ivoire; the lowest is 0.4% in Mongolia.
The median across all reporting countries is 28.0%, and the mean is 32.0%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 226.
Over the past decade 15 countries rose and 25 fell. The largest increase was in Ecuador (up 218.2%), and the largest decrease in Bolivia, Plurinational State of (down 92.2%).
Population in the 1st quintile (poorest) not receiving Social: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Côte d'Ivoire | 92.8% | 2021 | up 31.0% | rising |
| 2 | Pakistan | 78.2% | 2018 | down 18.0% | falling |
| 3 | Honduras | 69.6% | 2019 | up 29.0% | rising |
| 4 | Malawi | 60.9% | 2019 | down 20.4% | falling |
| 5 | Sri Lanka | 56.4% | 2019 | down 1.3% | falling |
| 6 | Burkina Faso | 55.8% | 2021 | down 44.2% | rising |
| 7 | Mexico | 54.2% | 2022 | up 15.6% | falling |
| 8 | Kyrgyzstan | 53.9% | 2020 | up 55.0% | rising |
| 9 | Ecuador | 53.6% | 2022 | up 218.2% | volatile |
| 10 | Colombia | 51.7% | 2022 | up 32.7% | rising |
| 11 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 45.2% | 2017 | down 22.6% | falling |
| 11 | Kosovo | 45.2% | 2017 | down 22.6% | falling |
| 13 | Dominican Republic | 44.1% | 2021 | down 26.9% | falling |
| 14 | Türkiye | 42.3% | 2019 | down 16.5% | falling |
| 15 | Albania | 41.2% | 2018 | up 70.6% | rising |
| 16 | Kazakhstan | 39.1% | 2021 | down 15.5% | falling |
| 17 | Brazil | 36.8% | 2022 | down 41.4% | falling |
| 18 | Ukraine | 36.0% | 2020 | up 50.6% | flat |
| 19 | Indonesia | 29.3% | 2022 | up 38.2% | rising |
| 20 | Paraguay | 28.8% | 2022 | up 34.7% | volatile |
| 21 | Serbia | 27.3% | 2022 | down 6.5% | falling |
| 22 | Georgia | 26.2% | 2021 | down 11.0% | falling |
| 23 | Republic of Moldova | 25.7% | 2018 | down 29.4% | falling |
| 24 | Argentina | 24.5% | 2022 | down 54.7% | falling |
| 25 | Belarus | 24.0% | 2019 | up 19.3% | flat |
| 26 | Armenia | 17.0% | 2022 | down 30.5% | falling |
| 27 | Costa Rica | 15.9% | 2022 | down 28.2% | falling |
| 28 | Panama | 15.1% | 2023 | down 42.3% | falling |
| 29 | Russian Federation | 13.4% | 2017 | down 55.1% | falling |
| 30 | Poland | 13.0% | 2019 | down 39.2% | rising |
| 31 | Uruguay | 12.2% | 2022 | up 159.3% | rising |
| 32 | Romania | 10.3% | 2021 | up 10.3% | rising |
| 33 | Viet Nam | 8.7% | 2020 | down 83.1% | falling |
| 34 | Peru | 7.0% | 2022 | down 24.6% | falling |
| 35 | El Salvador | 6.8% | 2022 | up 8.5% | volatile |
| 36 | South Africa | 5.9% | 2021 | down 73.4% | volatile |
| 37 | Thailand | 5.6% | 2021 | down 80.9% | volatile |
| 38 | Chile | 4.5% | 2022 | up 6.2% | volatile |
| 39 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 1.0% | 2021 | down 92.2% | volatile |
| 40 | Mongolia | 0.4% | 2020 | down 72.8% | volatile |
About this data
Percentage of population not receiving Social Protection programs