Adequacy of benefits in 2nd quintile (%) - 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 2nd quintile (%) - Contributory Pensions is currently reported for 33 countries. The highest value is 113.5% in Thailand; the lowest is 20.0% in El Salvador.
The median across all reporting countries is 47.8%, and the mean is 52.0%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 6.
Over the past decade 20 countries rose and 13 fell. The largest increase was in Kazakhstan (up 128.7%), and the largest decrease in Argentina (down 47.2%).
Adequacy of benefits in 2nd quintile (%) - Contributory Pensions: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thailand | 113.5% | 2021 | up 51.1% | rising |
| 2 | Romania | 98.8% | 2021 | up 43.4% | rising |
| 3 | Poland | 95.8% | 2019 | up 23.6% | rising |
| 4 | Belarus | 86.6% | 2019 | up 25.2% | rising |
| 5 | Côte d’Ivoire | 75.4% | 2021 | up 51.5% | volatile |
| 6 | Serbia | 69.6% | 2022 | up 17.8% | rising |
| 7 | South Africa | 64.7% | 2021 | down 17.3% | volatile |
| 8 | Türkiye | 63.0% | 2019 | up 22.1% | flat |
| 9 | Sri Lanka | 60.2% | 2019 | up 29.1% | rising |
| 10 | Moldova | 60.2% | 2018 | up 22.2% | rising |
| 11 | Colombia | 57.7% | 2022 | up 15.0% | rising |
| 12 | Ukraine | 55.8% | 2020 | down 5.0% | falling |
| 13 | Brazil | 54.7% | 2022 | down 10.4% | falling |
| 14 | Viet Nam | 52.5% | 2020 | up 2.4% | falling |
| 15 | Kazakhstan | 50.5% | 2021 | up 128.7% | rising |
| 16 | Uruguay | 49.4% | 2022 | up 18.2% | rising |
| 17 | Kyrgyzstan | 47.8% | 2020 | up 23.6% | rising |
| 18 | Mongolia | 46.8% | 2020 | up 35.8% | rising |
| 19 | Armenia | 43.9% | 2022 | down 3.7% | rising |
| 20 | Pakistan | 42.2% | 2018 | up 86.6% | rising |
| 21 | Costa Rica | 40.5% | 2022 | up 11.6% | rising |
| 22 | Bolivia | 39.6% | 2021 | down 6.0% | falling |
| 23 | Panama | 38.7% | 2023 | up 15.7% | falling |
| 24 | Chile | 38.5% | 2022 | up 10.6% | falling |
| 25 | Argentina | 37.8% | 2022 | down 47.2% | falling |
| 26 | Kosovo | 34.3% | 2017 | up 69.8% | rising |
| 27 | Paraguay | 31.1% | 2022 | down 27.5% | falling |
| 28 | Dominican Republic | 30.1% | 2021 | down 13.1% | falling |
| 29 | Ecuador | 29.6% | 2022 | down 27.0% | falling |
| 30 | Peru | 29.6% | 2022 | down 5.1% | falling |
| 31 | Mexico | 29.6% | 2022 | down 14.8% | falling |
| 32 | Honduras | 28.2% | 2019 | down 18.1% | flat |
| 33 | El Salvador | 20.0% | 2022 | down 42.6% | 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