Adequacy of benefits in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - Contributory Pensions (preT) by country
Total transfer amount received by all beneficiaries in a population group as a share of the total welfare of beneficiaries in that group
What the numbers show
Adequacy of benefits in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - Contributory Pensions (preT) is currently reported for 34 countries. The highest value is 184.7% in Thailand; the lowest is 27.6% in El Salvador.
The median across all reporting countries is 71.0%, and the mean is 76.1%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 7.
Over the past decade 19 countries rose and 15 fell. The largest increase was in Kazakhstan (up 164.5%), and the largest decrease in Mexico (down 68.3%).
Adequacy of benefits in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - Contributory: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thailand | 184.7% | 2021 | down 19.4% | rising |
| 2 | Poland | 156.6% | 2019 | up 23.1% | rising |
| 3 | Romania | 145.1% | 2021 | up 23.4% | rising |
| 4 | Belarus | 116.3% | 2019 | up 12.4% | rising |
| 5 | Serbia | 113.5% | 2022 | up 10.5% | rising |
| 6 | Côte d'Ivoire | 103.6% | 2021 | up 4.0% | rising |
| 7 | Türkiye | 100.8% | 2019 | up 34.9% | rising |
| 8 | Ukraine | 93.0% | 2020 | down 0.9% | falling |
| 9 | Sri Lanka | 89.9% | 2019 | up 16.5% | rising |
| 10 | Republic of Moldova | 88.5% | 2018 | up 16.7% | rising |
| 11 | Colombia | 84.4% | 2022 | up 24.2% | rising |
| 12 | Kazakhstan | 82.8% | 2021 | up 164.5% | volatile |
| 13 | Viet Nam | 78.7% | 2020 | down 4.6% | falling |
| 14 | Kyrgyzstan | 76.6% | 2020 | up 28.6% | rising |
| 15 | Mongolia | 74.9% | 2020 | up 47.6% | rising |
| 16 | South Africa | 73.7% | 2021 | down 65.3% | volatile |
| 17 | Armenia | 71.3% | 2022 | down 5.4% | rising |
| 18 | Pakistan | 70.8% | 2018 | up 40.1% | rising |
| 19 | Brazil | 62.8% | 2022 | down 14.6% | falling |
| 20 | Uruguay | 60.1% | 2022 | up 5.8% | rising |
| 21 | Ecuador | 56.2% | 2022 | down 4.1% | falling |
| 22 | Chile | 55.3% | 2022 | up 7.4% | falling |
| 23 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 55.1% | 2017 | up 39.1% | rising |
| 23 | Kosovo | 55.1% | 2017 | up 39.1% | rising |
| 25 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 54.3% | 2021 | down 18.2% | falling |
| 26 | Costa Rica | 51.9% | 2022 | up 21.3% | flat |
| 27 | Paraguay | 47.1% | 2022 | down 14.2% | falling |
| 28 | Argentina | 47.1% | 2022 | down 66.7% | falling |
| 29 | Panama | 44.3% | 2023 | up 4.1% | falling |
| 30 | Dominican Republic | 43.9% | 2021 | down 11.1% | falling |
| 31 | Peru | 43.0% | 2022 | down 4.6% | falling |
| 32 | Mexico | 41.0% | 2022 | down 68.3% | falling |
| 33 | Honduras | 36.3% | 2019 | down 6.7% | volatile |
| 34 | El Salvador | 27.6% | 2022 | down 43.9% | falling |
About this data
Total transfer amount received by all beneficiaries in a population group as a share of the total welfare of beneficiaries in that group