Population in the 1st quintile (poorest) only receiving All Social Assistance (%) -urban 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 (%) -urban is currently reported for 40 countries. The highest value is 96.7% in Bolivia, Plurinational State of; the lowest is 3.4% in Côte d'Ivoire.
The median across all reporting countries is 43.7%, and the mean is 44.6%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 28.
Over the past decade 23 countries rose and 16 fell. The largest increase was in Pakistan (up 475.8%), and the largest decrease in Côte d'Ivoire (down 82.3%).
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 | 96.7% | 2021 | up 15.2% | rising |
| 2 | South Africa | 93.7% | 2021 | up 21.7% | rising |
| 3 | Thailand | 92.9% | 2021 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 4 | El Salvador | 87.9% | 2022 | down 1.6% | rising |
| 5 | Peru | 87.3% | 2022 | up 2.1% | rising |
| 6 | Viet Nam | 80.4% | 2020 | up 225.4% | volatile |
| 7 | Georgia | 73.8% | 2021 | up 5.1% | rising |
| 8 | Paraguay | 69.5% | 2022 | down 10.1% | rising |
| 9 | Panama | 64.7% | 2023 | up 4.2% | rising |
| 10 | Uruguay | 64.1% | 2022 | down 4.7% | flat |
| 11 | Mongolia | 61.3% | 2020 | up 49.1% | rising |
| 12 | Costa Rica | 58.3% | 2022 | up 6.1% | rising |
| 13 | Indonesia | 54.4% | 2022 | down 27.9% | falling |
| 14 | Argentina | 53.8% | 2022 | up 209.3% | rising |
| 15 | Romania | 53.8% | 2021 | up 8.8% | rising |
| 16 | Dominican Republic | 52.6% | 2021 | up 48.6% | rising |
| 17 | Brazil | 51.8% | 2022 | up 171.3% | rising |
| 18 | Colombia | 47.4% | 2022 | down 21.0% | falling |
| 19 | Poland | 47.3% | 2019 | up 120.9% | rising |
| 20 | Chile | 45.9% | 2022 | down 41.8% | falling |
| 21 | Burkina Faso | 41.5% | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 22 | Sri Lanka | 39.2% | 2019 | up 5.2% | rising |
| 23 | Malawi | 38.6% | 2019 | up 64.9% | rising |
| 24 | Ecuador | 38.1% | 2022 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 25 | Mexico | 37.2% | 2022 | down 17.4% | rising |
| 26 | Belarus | 31.2% | 2019 | down 23.8% | falling |
| 27 | Türkiye | 30.2% | 2019 | up 13.0% | flat |
| 28 | Honduras | 28.7% | 2019 | down 35.0% | falling |
| 29 | Kazakhstan | 27.4% | 2021 | down 1.7% | falling |
| 30 | Russian Federation | 26.4% | 2017 | up 25.3% | rising |
| 31 | Armenia | 19.9% | 2022 | up 39.4% | rising |
| 32 | Kosovo | 14.2% | 2017 | up 1.3% | flat |
| 32 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 14.2% | 2017 | up 1.3% | flat |
| 34 | Republic of Moldova | 13.7% | 2018 | up 12.3% | falling |
| 35 | Pakistan | 11.3% | 2018 | up 475.8% | rising |
| 36 | Serbia | 9.6% | 2022 | down 44.1% | falling |
| 37 | Albania | 9.1% | 2018 | down 56.3% | volatile |
| 38 | Ukraine | 6.9% | 2020 | down 70.5% | falling |
| 39 | Kyrgyzstan | 5.0% | 2020 | down 6.9% | falling |
| 40 | Côte d'Ivoire | 3.4% | 2021 | down 82.3% | volatile |
About this data
Percentage of population only receiving All Social Assistance programs (includes direct and indirect beneficiaries)