Adequacy of benefits in 2nd quintile (%) - Contributory Pensions -rural 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 -rural is currently reported for 31 countries. The highest value is 117.6% in Thailand; the lowest is 19.2% in El Salvador.
The median across all reporting countries is 48.5%, and the mean is 52.6%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 6.
Over the past decade 21 countries rose and 10 fell. The largest increase was in Kazakhstan (up 135.3%), and the largest decrease in South Africa (down 78.3%).
Adequacy of benefits in 2nd quintile (%) - Contributory Pensions: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thailand | 117.6% | 2021 | up 75.9% | rising |
| 2 | Belarus | 98.6% | 2019 | up 16.0% | rising |
| 3 | Romania | 93.2% | 2021 | up 48.5% | rising |
| 4 | Poland | 78.5% | 2019 | up 12.4% | flat |
| 5 | Serbia | 67.0% | 2022 | down 5.4% | rising |
| 6 | Brazil | 64.9% | 2022 | up 7.0% | rising |
| 7 | Republic of Moldova | 60.8% | 2018 | up 12.4% | rising |
| 8 | Sri Lanka | 60.3% | 2019 | up 28.1% | rising |
| 9 | Uruguay | 57.8% | 2022 | up 9.8% | rising |
| 10 | Colombia | 57.7% | 2022 | up 68.9% | rising |
| 11 | Ukraine | 57.2% | 2020 | up 6.7% | falling |
| 12 | Türkiye | 56.7% | 2013 | down 8.4% | falling |
| 13 | Mongolia | 53.6% | 2020 | up 39.9% | rising |
| 14 | Viet Nam | 52.7% | 2020 | up 24.0% | falling |
| 15 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 48.8% | 2021 | down 20.2% | flat |
| 16 | Peru | 48.5% | 2022 | up 8.1% | rising |
| 17 | Ecuador | 47.9% | 2022 | up 37.6% | rising |
| 18 | Kyrgyzstan | 47.2% | 2020 | up 8.8% | rising |
| 19 | Dominican Republic | 47.1% | 2019 | down 0.8% | rising |
| 20 | Chile | 45.9% | 2022 | up 37.1% | flat |
| 21 | Costa Rica | 45.8% | 2022 | up 20.5% | rising |
| 22 | Kazakhstan | 45.2% | 2021 | up 135.3% | volatile |
| 23 | Pakistan | 41.2% | 2018 | up 75.6% | rising |
| 24 | Armenia | 41.1% | 2022 | down 1.3% | rising |
| 25 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 34.8% | 2017 | up 77.8% | rising |
| 25 | Kosovo | 34.8% | 2017 | up 77.8% | rising |
| 27 | Mexico | 29.0% | 2022 | down 36.4% | falling |
| 28 | South Africa | 28.3% | 2021 | down 78.3% | volatile |
| 29 | Panama | 27.4% | 2023 | down 22.5% | falling |
| 30 | Côte d'Ivoire | 20.6% | 2021 | down 70.3% | volatile |
| 31 | El Salvador | 19.2% | 2022 | down 33.7% | 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