Population 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 only receiving All Social Assistance (%) -urban is currently reported for 37 countries. The highest value is 87.8% in Bolivia; the lowest is 2.5% in Kyrgyzstan.
The median across all reporting countries is 26.0%, and the mean is 31.2%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 35.
Over the past decade 19 countries rose and 17 fell. The largest increase was in Vietnam (up 275.2%), and the largest decrease in Cote d'Ivoire (down 75.8%).
Population only receiving All Social Assistance (%) -urban: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bolivia | 87.8% | 2021 | up 40.0% | rising |
| 2 | El Salvador | 77.8% | 2022 | down 2.0% | rising |
| 3 | Thailand | 73.9% | 2021 | up 64.4% | rising |
| 4 | Vietnam | 69.6% | 2020 | up 275.2% | volatile |
| 5 | Peru | 69.4% | 2022 | down 6.8% | rising |
| 7 | Georgia | 62.0% | 2021 | up 7.7% | rising |
| 8 | Mongolia | 52.7% | 2020 | up 6.3% | flat |
| 9 | Panama | 45.0% | 2023 | up 25.3% | rising |
| 10 | Dominican Republic | 42.6% | 2021 | up 92.8% | rising |
| 11 | Paraguay | 42.4% | 2022 | down 16.8% | rising |
| 12 | Romania | 40.3% | 2021 | up 19.8% | rising |
| 13 | Indonesia | 37.8% | 2022 | down 5.6% | falling |
| 14 | Poland | 34.7% | 2019 | up 124.2% | rising |
| 15 | Uruguay | 33.7% | 2022 | down 18.3% | falling |
| 16 | Chile | 33.4% | 2022 | down 42.2% | falling |
| 17 | Costa Rica | 29.2% | 2022 | up 7.1% | rising |
| 18 | Burkina Faso | 28.0% | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 19 | Malawi | 26.2% | 2019 | up 12.1% | rising |
| 20 | Mexico | 26.0% | 2022 | up 16.1% | rising |
| 21 | Argentina | 24.5% | 2022 | up 119.0% | rising |
| 22 | Colombia | 24.1% | 2022 | down 33.2% | falling |
| 23 | Belarus | 23.3% | 2019 | down 28.0% | falling |
| 24 | Brazil | 19.7% | 2022 | up 59.4% | rising |
| 25 | Russia | 19.4% | 2017 | up 43.7% | rising |
| 26 | Honduras | 18.2% | 2019 | down 49.5% | falling |
| 27 | Ecuador | 18.0% | 2022 | down 65.9% | volatile |
| 28 | Kazakhstan | 17.5% | 2021 | down 10.8% | falling |
| 29 | Sri Lanka | 17.3% | 2019 | up 5.6% | rising |
| 30 | Armenia | 13.5% | 2022 | up 40.1% | rising |
| 31 | Turkey | 10.6% | 2019 | up 4.1% | falling |
| 32 | Moldova | 10.0% | 2018 | down 17.5% | falling |
| 33 | Ukraine | 8.1% | 2020 | down 56.3% | flat |
| 34 | Pakistan | 4.1% | 2018 | up 14.5% | falling |
| 35 | Serbia | 4.1% | 2022 | down 48.9% | falling |
| 36 | Albania | 3.9% | 2018 | down 72.8% | volatile |
| 37 | Cote d'Ivoire | 3.9% | 2021 | down 75.8% | volatile |
| 38 | Kyrgyzstan | 2.5% | 2020 | down 29.2% | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Kosovo 4.6%
- South Africa 68.0%
About this data
Percentage of population only receiving All Social Assistance programs (includes direct and indirect beneficiaries)