Adequacy of benefits in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - Contributory Pensions 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 is currently reported for 34 countries. The highest value is 142.0% in Thailand; the lowest is 11.1% in Cote d'Ivoire.
The median across all reporting countries is 47.8%, and the mean is 54.5%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 13.
Over the past decade 21 countries rose and 13 fell. The largest increase was in Kazakhstan (up 120.8%), and the largest decrease in Cote d'Ivoire (down 85.7%).
Adequacy of benefits in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - Contributory: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thailand | 142.0% | 2021 | up 63.0% | rising |
| 2 | Romania | 100.1% | 2021 | up 48.9% | rising |
| 3 | Poland | 97.8% | 2019 | up 24.3% | rising |
| 4 | Belarus | 83.7% | 2019 | up 5.3% | rising |
| 5 | Serbia | 82.3% | 2022 | up 33.5% | rising |
| 6 | Ukraine | 65.8% | 2020 | down 4.2% | falling |
| 7 | Sri Lanka | 65.0% | 2019 | up 26.4% | rising |
| 8 | Moldova | 63.6% | 2018 | up 6.6% | rising |
| 9 | Colombia | 63.0% | 2022 | down 14.5% | rising |
| 10 | Ecuador | 62.9% | 2022 | up 14.9% | rising |
| 11 | Turkey | 62.5% | 2019 | up 4.0% | falling |
| 12 | Brazil | 62.3% | 2022 | down 10.5% | falling |
| 13 | Paraguay | 55.6% | 2022 | up 95.5% | falling |
| 14 | Kyrgyzstan | 55.1% | 2020 | up 24.1% | rising |
| 15 | Armenia | 53.0% | 2022 | down 3.3% | rising |
| 16 | Kazakhstan | 52.3% | 2021 | up 120.8% | rising |
| 17 | Vietnam | 47.9% | 2020 | up 13.0% | flat |
| 18 | Bolivia | 47.7% | 2021 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 19 | Costa Rica | 47.5% | 2022 | up 17.9% | flat |
| 20 | Mongolia | 47.2% | 2020 | up 19.1% | rising |
| 21 | Chile | 46.3% | 2022 | up 6.7% | falling |
| 22 | Uruguay | 46.3% | 2022 | up 14.8% | rising |
| 23 | Kosovo | 41.6% | 2017 | up 10.5% | flat |
| 23 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 41.6% | 2017 | up 10.5% | flat |
| 25 | Pakistan | 39.8% | 2018 | up 65.5% | rising |
| 26 | Dominican Republic | 39.7% | 2021 | down 16.9% | falling |
| 27 | South Africa | 39.7% | 2021 | down 63.5% | volatile |
| 28 | Argentina | 37.4% | 2022 | down 66.6% | falling |
| 29 | Panama | 36.2% | 2023 | up 9.0% | falling |
| 30 | Peru | 34.9% | 2022 | down 13.7% | flat |
| 31 | Mexico | 30.6% | 2022 | down 30.9% | falling |
| 32 | El Salvador | 27.5% | 2022 | down 32.2% | falling |
| 33 | Honduras | 22.1% | 2019 | down 18.1% | falling |
| 34 | Cote d'Ivoire | 11.1% | 2021 | down 85.7% | volatile |
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