Population in the 1st quintile (poorest) only receiving All Social Assistance (%) -rural by country
Percentage of population only receiving All Social Assistance programs (includes direct and indirect beneficiaries)
What the numbers show
Population in the 1st quintile (poorest) only receiving All Social Assistance (%) -rural is currently reported for 38 countries. The highest value is 99.6% in Bolivia, Plurinational State of; the lowest is 2.9% in Côte d'Ivoire.
The median across all reporting countries is 56.7%, and the mean is 52.9%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 34.
Over the past decade 22 countries rose and 15 fell. The largest increase was in Pakistan (up 1,585.5%), and the largest decrease in Côte d'Ivoire (down 90.0%).
Population in the 1st quintile (poorest) only receiving All Social: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 99.6% | 2021 | up 12.8% | rising |
| 2 | Thailand | 96.9% | 2021 | up 11.5% | rising |
| 3 | South Africa | 96.6% | 2021 | up 10.9% | rising |
| 4 | Peru | 93.4% | 2022 | up 3.1% | rising |
| 5 | Panama | 91.2% | 2023 | up 1.2% | rising |
| 6 | El Salvador | 87.8% | 2022 | down 5.3% | rising |
| 7 | Viet Nam | 80.7% | 2020 | up 188.2% | volatile |
| 8 | Brazil | 79.8% | 2022 | up 190.5% | rising |
| 9 | Georgia | 79.8% | 2021 | up 1.4% | rising |
| 10 | Mongolia | 78.3% | 2020 | up 26.5% | rising |
| 11 | Paraguay | 73.2% | 2022 | down 15.4% | rising |
| 12 | Costa Rica | 68.1% | 2022 | up 8.3% | flat |
| 13 | Mexico | 64.3% | 2022 | down 26.0% | rising |
| 14 | Romania | 63.7% | 2021 | up 5.4% | rising |
| 15 | Indonesia | 63.7% | 2022 | down 19.5% | falling |
| 16 | Uruguay | 61.1% | 2022 | down 12.8% | falling |
| 17 | Dominican Republic | 60.3% | 2021 | up 62.3% | rising |
| 18 | Ecuador | 58.0% | 2022 | down 36.8% | falling |
| 19 | Honduras | 56.9% | 2019 | down 12.9% | falling |
| 20 | Colombia | 56.5% | 2022 | down 14.5% | falling |
| 21 | Sri Lanka | 48.9% | 2019 | up 10.1% | falling |
| 22 | Burkina Faso | 48.3% | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 23 | Chile | 47.7% | 2022 | down 44.1% | falling |
| 24 | Belarus | 43.5% | 2019 | down 15.2% | falling |
| 25 | Malawi | 42.5% | 2019 | up 116.2% | falling |
| 26 | Türkiye | 37.5% | 2013 | up 24.9% | rising |
| 27 | Russian Federation | 36.4% | 2017 | up 10.2% | rising |
| 28 | Poland | 34.3% | 2019 | up 37.0% | rising |
| 29 | Kazakhstan | 27.1% | 2021 | down 20.0% | falling |
| 30 | Armenia | 25.4% | 2022 | up 79.2% | rising |
| 31 | Republic of Moldova | 20.9% | 2018 | up 2.5% | rising |
| 32 | Pakistan | 20.2% | 2018 | up 1,585.5% | volatile |
| 33 | Kosovo | 17.9% | 2017 | up 52.0% | rising |
| 33 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 17.9% | 2017 | up 52.0% | rising |
| 35 | Serbia | 14.1% | 2022 | down 14.7% | flat |
| 36 | Kyrgyzstan | 8.4% | 2020 | down 35.8% | falling |
| 37 | Ukraine | 5.5% | 2020 | down 75.1% | falling |
| 38 | Côte d'Ivoire | 2.9% | 2021 | down 90.0% | volatile |
About this data
Percentage of population only receiving All Social Assistance programs (includes direct and indirect beneficiaries)