Population 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 only receiving All Social Assistance (%) -rural is currently reported for 35 countries. The highest value is 95.8% in Bolivia; the lowest is 3.4% in Cote d'Ivoire.
The median across all reporting countries is 40.9%, and the mean is 42.5%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 28.
Over the past decade 18 countries rose and 16 fell. The largest increase was in Pakistan (up 542.4%), and the largest decrease in Cote d'Ivoire (down 88.6%).
Population only receiving All Social Assistance (%) -rural: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bolivia | 95.8% | 2021 | up 21.1% | rising |
| 2 | Peru | 90.9% | 2022 | up 6.1% | rising |
| 3 | Thailand | 89.3% | 2021 | up 28.1% | rising |
| 5 | El Salvador | 84.7% | 2022 | down 5.3% | rising |
| 6 | Vietnam | 77.9% | 2020 | up 198.2% | volatile |
| 7 | Georgia | 71.9% | 2021 | up 1.1% | flat |
| 8 | Panama | 70.9% | 2023 | up 1.6% | rising |
| 9 | Paraguay | 59.8% | 2022 | down 18.2% | rising |
| 10 | Mongolia | 59.3% | 2020 | up 3.7% | rising |
| 11 | Dominican Republic | 58.2% | 2021 | up 85.2% | rising |
| 12 | Indonesia | 51.7% | 2022 | down 18.3% | falling |
| 13 | Colombia | 50.8% | 2022 | down 6.0% | falling |
| 14 | Mexico | 49.2% | 2022 | down 26.5% | flat |
| 15 | Costa Rica | 46.2% | 2022 | up 8.1% | rising |
| 16 | Burkina Faso | 45.2% | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 17 | Honduras | 42.7% | 2019 | down 26.8% | falling |
| 18 | Ecuador | 42.2% | 2022 | down 49.3% | falling |
| 19 | Brazil | 40.9% | 2022 | up 119.8% | rising |
| 20 | Romania | 39.9% | 2021 | up 9.3% | rising |
| 21 | Uruguay | 39.6% | 2022 | down 13.0% | falling |
| 22 | Malawi | 39.2% | 2019 | up 105.6% | falling |
| 23 | Poland | 31.7% | 2019 | up 84.6% | rising |
| 24 | Sri Lanka | 31.4% | 2019 | up 28.9% | flat |
| 25 | Chile | 31.0% | 2022 | down 55.2% | falling |
| 26 | Belarus | 26.0% | 2019 | down 16.4% | falling |
| 27 | Russia | 21.3% | 2017 | down 11.7% | falling |
| 28 | Kazakhstan | 20.5% | 2021 | down 15.3% | volatile |
| 29 | Turkey | 17.1% | 2013 | down 32.8% | falling |
| 30 | Armenia | 16.9% | 2022 | up 56.8% | rising |
| 31 | Pakistan | 12.3% | 2018 | up 542.4% | rising |
| 32 | Moldova | 12.0% | 2018 | down 20.6% | falling |
| 33 | Kyrgyzstan | 7.2% | 2020 | up 74.2% | rising |
| 34 | Serbia | 6.3% | 2022 | up 6.1% | falling |
| 35 | Ukraine | 5.3% | 2020 | down 68.3% | falling |
| 36 | Cote d'Ivoire | 3.4% | 2021 | down 88.6% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Kosovo 6.6%
- South Africa 88.6%
About this data
Percentage of population only receiving All Social Assistance programs (includes direct and indirect beneficiaries)