Adequacy of benefits in 2nd quintile (%) - 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 2nd quintile (%) - Contributory Pensions (preT) is currently reported for 34 countries. The highest value is 101.8% in Thailand; the lowest is 23.3% in El Salvador.
The median across all reporting countries is 48.3%, and the mean is 52.9%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 4.
Over the past decade 20 countries rose and 14 fell. The largest increase was in Kazakhstan (up 123.5%), and the largest decrease in El Salvador (down 47.7%).
Adequacy of benefits in 2nd quintile (%) - Contributory Pensions: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thailand | 101.8% | 2021 | up 7.8% | rising |
| 2 | Poland | 96.4% | 2019 | up 17.5% | flat |
| 3 | Romania | 95.5% | 2021 | up 21.7% | rising |
| 4 | Belarus | 79.0% | 2019 | up 27.0% | rising |
| 5 | South Africa | 75.1% | 2021 | down 17.8% | falling |
| 6 | Serbia | 70.3% | 2022 | up 11.3% | rising |
| 7 | Türkiye | 67.6% | 2019 | up 25.4% | flat |
| 8 | Colombia | 63.9% | 2022 | up 25.1% | rising |
| 9 | Brazil | 60.2% | 2022 | down 14.2% | falling |
| 10 | Uruguay | 57.8% | 2022 | up 16.6% | rising |
| 11 | Republic of Moldova | 57.7% | 2018 | up 28.3% | rising |
| 12 | Kazakhstan | 55.3% | 2021 | up 123.5% | rising |
| 13 | Mongolia | 55.2% | 2020 | up 58.0% | rising |
| 14 | Viet Nam | 53.9% | 2020 | down 1.9% | falling |
| 15 | Sri Lanka | 51.3% | 2019 | up 3.3% | falling |
| 16 | Ukraine | 51.2% | 2020 | down 10.0% | falling |
| 17 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 49.6% | 2021 | down 14.8% | falling |
| 18 | Kyrgyzstan | 47.0% | 2020 | up 19.6% | rising |
| 19 | Armenia | 46.9% | 2022 | up 15.3% | rising |
| 20 | Pakistan | 45.5% | 2018 | up 45.6% | rising |
| 21 | Argentina | 44.7% | 2022 | down 21.8% | falling |
| 22 | Costa Rica | 44.2% | 2022 | up 12.6% | rising |
| 23 | Panama | 43.2% | 2023 | up 5.0% | falling |
| 24 | Ecuador | 43.0% | 2022 | down 20.5% | falling |
| 25 | Honduras | 40.7% | 2019 | up 36.1% | flat |
| 26 | Paraguay | 38.6% | 2022 | down 13.6% | falling |
| 27 | Côte d'Ivoire | 36.5% | 2021 | down 33.3% | volatile |
| 28 | Dominican Republic | 36.0% | 2021 | down 1.9% | flat |
| 29 | Mexico | 35.8% | 2022 | down 32.2% | falling |
| 30 | Peru | 33.4% | 2022 | down 7.6% | falling |
| 31 | Chile | 32.9% | 2022 | down 19.8% | falling |
| 32 | Kosovo | 32.8% | 2017 | up 91.1% | rising |
| 32 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 32.8% | 2017 | up 91.1% | rising |
| 34 | El Salvador | 23.3% | 2022 | down 47.7% | 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