Adequacy of benefits in 2nd quintile (%) - Contributory Pensions -urban 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 -urban is currently reported for 34 countries. The highest value is 119.2% in Poland; the lowest is 20.6% in El Salvador.
The median across all reporting countries is 45.8%, and the mean is 50.1%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 6.
Over the past decade 21 countries rose and 13 fell. The largest increase was in Kazakhstan (up 97.7%), and the largest decrease in Côte d'Ivoire (down 51.3%).
Adequacy of benefits in 2nd quintile (%) - Contributory Pensions: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Poland | 119.2% | 2019 | up 33.2% | rising |
| 2 | Romania | 103.3% | 2021 | up 37.6% | rising |
| 3 | Thailand | 96.5% | 2021 | down 4.5% | rising |
| 4 | Belarus | 82.3% | 2019 | up 22.6% | rising |
| 5 | Serbia | 70.3% | 2022 | up 31.2% | rising |
| 6 | Republic of Moldova | 63.6% | 2018 | up 37.8% | rising |
| 7 | Türkiye | 63.0% | 2019 | up 27.7% | rising |
| 8 | South Africa | 62.4% | 2021 | down 9.8% | rising |
| 9 | Ukraine | 59.2% | 2020 | down 0.4% | falling |
| 10 | Kazakhstan | 56.9% | 2021 | up 97.7% | rising |
| 11 | Colombia | 54.2% | 2022 | up 19.8% | rising |
| 12 | Sri Lanka | 52.4% | 2019 | up 20.8% | rising |
| 13 | Brazil | 50.6% | 2022 | down 16.6% | falling |
| 14 | Kyrgyzstan | 48.9% | 2020 | up 33.1% | rising |
| 15 | Uruguay | 48.3% | 2022 | up 20.0% | rising |
| 16 | Armenia | 47.3% | 2022 | down 0.3% | rising |
| 17 | Honduras | 47.0% | 2019 | up 90.2% | rising |
| 18 | Mongolia | 44.5% | 2020 | up 37.3% | rising |
| 19 | Viet Nam | 42.7% | 2020 | up 7.2% | rising |
| 20 | Ecuador | 40.6% | 2022 | down 2.5% | falling |
| 21 | Kosovo | 37.9% | 2017 | up 55.0% | rising |
| 21 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 37.9% | 2017 | up 55.0% | rising |
| 23 | Argentina | 37.8% | 2022 | down 47.2% | falling |
| 24 | Chile | 36.3% | 2022 | up 3.0% | falling |
| 25 | Costa Rica | 36.2% | 2022 | up 3.4% | flat |
| 26 | Pakistan | 34.6% | 2018 | up 43.0% | rising |
| 27 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 34.4% | 2021 | down 27.5% | falling |
| 28 | Paraguay | 32.4% | 2022 | up 32.2% | falling |
| 29 | Panama | 31.5% | 2023 | down 9.2% | falling |
| 30 | Dominican Republic | 29.9% | 2021 | down 12.0% | flat |
| 31 | Mexico | 28.9% | 2022 | down 16.4% | falling |
| 32 | Peru | 27.7% | 2022 | up 4.8% | falling |
| 33 | Côte d'Ivoire | 23.3% | 2021 | down 51.3% | volatile |
| 34 | El Salvador | 20.6% | 2022 | down 42.9% | 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