Population in the 1st quintile (poorest) only receiving All Social Assistance (%) 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 (%) is currently reported for 40 countries. The highest value is 98.3% in Bolivia, Plurinational State of; the lowest is 2.9% in Côte d'Ivoire.
The median across all reporting countries is 49.4%, and the mean is 48.5%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 34.
Over the past decade 20 countries rose and 19 fell. The largest increase was in Pakistan (up 1,630.8%), and the largest decrease in Côte d'Ivoire (down 89.8%).
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 | 98.3% | 2021 | up 12.3% | rising |
| 2 | Thailand | 96.1% | 2021 | up 15.7% | rising |
| 3 | South Africa | 94.3% | 2021 | up 9.8% | rising |
| 4 | Peru | 90.2% | 2022 | up 1.8% | rising |
| 5 | El Salvador | 87.1% | 2022 | down 4.6% | rising |
| 6 | Viet Nam | 80.7% | 2020 | up 186.7% | volatile |
| 7 | Panama | 80.3% | 2023 | up 0.0% | rising |
| 8 | Georgia | 74.6% | 2021 | down 4.0% | flat |
| 9 | Paraguay | 73.3% | 2022 | down 15.0% | rising |
| 10 | Mongolia | 68.2% | 2020 | up 34.0% | rising |
| 11 | Uruguay | 63.7% | 2022 | down 5.4% | flat |
| 12 | Costa Rica | 63.7% | 2022 | up 5.9% | rising |
| 13 | Romania | 59.8% | 2021 | up 6.8% | rising |
| 14 | Brazil | 58.9% | 2022 | up 173.0% | rising |
| 15 | Indonesia | 58.7% | 2022 | down 25.4% | falling |
| 16 | Ecuador | 55.2% | 2022 | down 35.7% | falling |
| 17 | Dominican Republic | 54.1% | 2021 | up 47.8% | rising |
| 18 | Colombia | 53.9% | 2022 | down 11.5% | falling |
| 19 | Argentina | 53.8% | 2022 | up 209.3% | rising |
| 20 | Honduras | 50.4% | 2019 | down 18.4% | falling |
| 21 | Mexico | 48.4% | 2022 | down 28.0% | rising |
| 22 | Sri Lanka | 48.0% | 2019 | up 9.1% | flat |
| 23 | Burkina Faso | 47.0% | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 24 | Chile | 45.5% | 2022 | down 43.0% | falling |
| 25 | Malawi | 42.2% | 2019 | up 120.9% | falling |
| 26 | Poland | 39.2% | 2019 | up 66.8% | rising |
| 27 | Belarus | 34.2% | 2019 | down 23.1% | falling |
| 28 | Türkiye | 30.2% | 2019 | down 15.9% | falling |
| 29 | Russian Federation | 29.6% | 2017 | up 9.8% | rising |
| 30 | Kazakhstan | 27.7% | 2021 | down 11.3% | falling |
| 31 | Armenia | 23.2% | 2022 | up 63.0% | rising |
| 32 | Pakistan | 19.2% | 2018 | up 1,630.8% | rising |
| 33 | Republic of Moldova | 18.4% | 2018 | down 2.4% | rising |
| 34 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 16.3% | 2017 | up 28.9% | rising |
| 34 | Kosovo | 16.3% | 2017 | up 28.9% | rising |
| 36 | Serbia | 11.4% | 2022 | down 30.3% | falling |
| 37 | Albania | 9.1% | 2018 | down 65.0% | volatile |
| 38 | Kyrgyzstan | 7.4% | 2020 | down 10.3% | falling |
| 39 | Ukraine | 6.8% | 2020 | down 69.4% | falling |
| 40 | Côte d'Ivoire | 2.9% | 2021 | down 89.8% | volatile |
About this data
Percentage of population only receiving All Social Assistance programs (includes direct and indirect beneficiaries)