Population in the 1st quintile (poorest) not receiving Social Protection (%) by country
Percentage of population not receiving Social Protection programs
Countries reporting
40
Highest
95.6%
Côte d'Ivoire
Lowest
0.7%
Bolivia, Plurinational State of
Median
26.7%
Years covered
22
2002–2023
Data points
395
What the numbers show
Population in the 1st quintile (poorest) not receiving Social Protection (%) is currently reported for 40 countries. The highest value is 95.6% in Côte d'Ivoire; the lowest is 0.7% in Bolivia, Plurinational State of.
The median across all reporting countries is 26.7%, and the mean is 29.3%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 145.
Over the past decade 16 countries rose and 24 fell. The largest increase was in Ecuador (up 304.0%), and the largest decrease in Bolivia, Plurinational State of (down 94.3%).
Population in the 1st quintile (poorest) not receiving Social: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Côte d'Ivoire | 95.6% | 2021 | up 37.0% | rising |
| 2 | Pakistan | 74.1% | 2018 | down 22.8% | falling |
| 3 | Malawi | 57.5% | 2019 | down 28.9% | rising |
| 4 | Burkina Faso | 52.9% | 2021 | down 47.1% | falling |
| 5 | Honduras | 49.4% | 2019 | up 29.2% | rising |
| 6 | Sri Lanka | 49.1% | 2019 | down 9.1% | flat |
| 7 | Mexico | 46.1% | 2022 | up 62.5% | falling |
| 8 | Colombia | 45.7% | 2022 | up 18.1% | rising |
| 9 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 45.2% | 2017 | down 32.9% | falling |
| 9 | Kosovo | 45.2% | 2017 | down 32.9% | falling |
| 11 | Dominican Republic | 42.9% | 2021 | down 29.4% | falling |
| 12 | Türkiye | 42.3% | 2019 | down 3.7% | falling |
| 13 | Ecuador | 42.2% | 2022 | up 304.0% | volatile |
| 14 | Kyrgyzstan | 42.2% | 2020 | up 19.5% | falling |
| 15 | Albania | 41.2% | 2018 | up 97.3% | volatile |
| 16 | Kazakhstan | 34.8% | 2021 | down 8.8% | flat |
| 17 | Ukraine | 33.6% | 2020 | up 61.5% | rising |
| 18 | Brazil | 30.4% | 2022 | down 52.0% | falling |
| 19 | Republic of Moldova | 29.0% | 2018 | down 19.1% | falling |
| 20 | Indonesia | 26.7% | 2022 | up 45.5% | rising |
| 21 | Paraguay | 26.6% | 2022 | up 94.3% | volatile |
| 22 | Serbia | 26.6% | 2022 | down 9.5% | falling |
| 23 | Georgia | 25.4% | 2021 | up 14.1% | falling |
| 24 | Argentina | 24.5% | 2022 | down 54.7% | falling |
| 25 | Belarus | 23.6% | 2019 | up 37.3% | rising |
| 26 | Armenia | 15.0% | 2022 | down 46.0% | falling |
| 27 | Costa Rica | 13.3% | 2022 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 28 | Uruguay | 12.3% | 2022 | up 154.2% | rising |
| 29 | Russian Federation | 11.5% | 2017 | down 56.8% | falling |
| 30 | Panama | 11.3% | 2023 | down 23.6% | falling |
| 31 | Viet Nam | 10.7% | 2020 | down 64.6% | falling |
| 32 | Poland | 10.3% | 2019 | down 35.3% | rising |
| 33 | Romania | 9.1% | 2021 | up 11.3% | rising |
| 34 | El Salvador | 8.6% | 2022 | up 26.6% | volatile |
| 35 | South Africa | 5.4% | 2021 | down 59.8% | volatile |
| 36 | Peru | 4.5% | 2022 | down 54.8% | falling |
| 37 | Chile | 4.4% | 2022 | up 6.4% | volatile |
| 38 | Thailand | 2.9% | 2021 | down 82.7% | volatile |
| 39 | Mongolia | 0.7% | 2020 | down 40.9% | volatile |
| 40 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 0.7% | 2021 | down 94.3% | volatile |
About this data
Percentage of population not receiving Social Protection programs