Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Insurance -1st quintile (poorest) by country
Poverty headcount reduction due to Social Insurance programs as % of pre-transfer poverty headcount
Countries reporting
34
Highest
57.7%
Belarus
Lowest
1.0%
Honduras
Median
21.7%
Years covered
22
2002–2023
Data points
347
What the numbers show
Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Insurance -1st quintile (poorest) is currently reported for 34 countries. The highest value is 57.7% in Belarus; the lowest is 1.0% in Honduras.
The median across all reporting countries is 21.7%, and the mean is 26.7%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 58.
Over the past decade 28 countries rose and 6 fell. The largest increase was in Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) (up 190.9%), and the largest decrease in El Salvador (down 66.3%).
Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Insurance -1st quintile: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Belarus | 57.7% | 2019 | up 17.3% | rising |
| 2 | Poland | 57.1% | 2019 | up 2.7% | flat |
| 3 | Serbia | 56.9% | 2022 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 4 | Romania | 56.4% | 2021 | down 4.0% | flat |
| 5 | Republic of Moldova | 56.4% | 2018 | up 31.3% | rising |
| 6 | Ukraine | 56.0% | 2020 | up 0.0% | falling |
| 7 | Armenia | 51.0% | 2022 | up 11.2% | rising |
| 8 | Kyrgyzstan | 50.4% | 2020 | up 22.8% | rising |
| 9 | Kazakhstan | 49.4% | 2021 | up 101.0% | rising |
| 10 | Mongolia | 44.6% | 2020 | up 44.4% | rising |
| 11 | Türkiye | 41.1% | 2019 | up 27.8% | rising |
| 12 | Uruguay | 41.0% | 2022 | up 12.5% | rising |
| 13 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 37.1% | 2017 | up 190.9% | rising |
| 13 | Kosovo | 37.1% | 2017 | up 190.9% | rising |
| 15 | Brazil | 30.2% | 2022 | down 12.7% | falling |
| 16 | Argentina | 29.4% | 2022 | up 15.5% | rising |
| 17 | Chile | 23.4% | 2022 | up 21.5% | falling |
| 18 | Costa Rica | 20.0% | 2022 | up 73.6% | rising |
| 19 | Panama | 15.2% | 2023 | up 45.9% | rising |
| 20 | Thailand | 12.4% | 2021 | up 85.4% | volatile |
| 21 | Mexico | 11.9% | 2022 | up 13.5% | rising |
| 22 | Sri Lanka | 10.9% | 2019 | up 38.1% | rising |
| 23 | Viet Nam | 10.2% | 2020 | up 32.5% | falling |
| 24 | Pakistan | 9.8% | 2018 | up 69.0% | rising |
| 25 | Ecuador | 7.9% | 2022 | down 29.7% | falling |
| 26 | Colombia | 6.4% | 2022 | up 99.0% | rising |
| 27 | Dominican Republic | 5.9% | 2021 | up 13.5% | rising |
| 28 | South Africa | 5.8% | 2021 | up 48.8% | rising |
| 29 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 5.1% | 2021 | up 11.2% | rising |
| 30 | Peru | 4.6% | 2022 | up 23.2% | rising |
| 31 | Paraguay | 2.8% | 2022 | up 32.4% | flat |
| 32 | Côte d'Ivoire | 2.1% | 2021 | down 66.3% | volatile |
| 33 | El Salvador | 1.5% | 2022 | down 66.3% | falling |
| 34 | Honduras | 1.0% | 2019 | up 23.9% | falling |
About this data
Poverty headcount reduction due to Social Insurance programs as % of pre-transfer poverty headcount