Colombia vs South Africa: Benefits incidence in 3rd quintile (%) - Contributory Pensions

Colombia
4.4%
in 2022
South Africa
2.5%
in 2021
Colombia rank
32nd
South Africa rank
34th

Benefits incidence in 3rd quintile (%) - Contributory Pensions over time

  • Colombia
  • South Africa
051015200520132022

How they compare

Colombia currently reports 4.4% against 2.5% in South Africa, a difference of 1.9%.

That makes Colombia's figure about 1.8 times South Africa's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 6 shared years of data; in 2014 it was Colombia ahead.

Colombia ranks 32nd and South Africa ranks 34th of 34 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, Colombia averaged higher in 1 and South Africa in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Colombia South Africa Difference Ahead
2010s 5.0% 6.0% 1.0% South Africa
2020s 4.9% 2.0% 2.8% Colombia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher benefits incidence in 3rd quintile (%) - contributory pensions, Colombia or South Africa?
Colombia, at 4.4% against 2.5% in South Africa as of 2022.
What is the difference in benefits incidence in 3rd quintile (%) - contributory pensions between Colombia and South Africa?
1.9%, with Colombia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and South Africa?
6 years are reported by both, from 2014 to 2021.
How do Colombia and South Africa rank globally for benefits incidence in 3rd quintile (%) - contributory pensions?
Colombia ranks 32nd and South Africa ranks 34th of 34 countries.
Where does this data come from?
ASPIRE, published as Benefits incidence in 3rd quintile (%) - Contributory Pensions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Colombia vs South Africa: Benefits incidence in 3rd quintile (%) - Contributory Pensions. Statizoid, drawing on ASPIRE. Retrieved 01 September 2026, from https://reference.statizoid.com/compare/benefits-incidence-in-3rd-quintile-percent-contributory-pensions/colombia/south-africa/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://reference.statizoid.com/compare/benefits-incidence-in-3rd-quintile-percent-contributory-pensions/colombia/south-africa/">Colombia vs South Africa: Benefits incidence in 3rd quintile (%) - Contributory Pensions</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Benefits incidence in 3rd quintile (%) - Contributory Pensions
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
34 places, 347 data points, 2002–2023
Last refreshed

Percentage of benefits going to the third quintile relative to the total benefits going to the population