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)
Countries reporting
38
Highest
99.6%
Bolivia
Lowest
2.9%
Cote d'Ivoire
Median
56.7%
Years covered
22
2002–2023
Data points
370
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; the lowest is 2.9% in Cote 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 Cote d'Ivoire (down 90.0%).
Population in the 1st quintile (poorest) only … rural Assistance: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bolivia | 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 | Vietnam | 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 | Turkey | 37.5% | 2013 | up 24.9% | rising |
| 27 | Russia | 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 | 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 | Cote 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)