Adequacy of benefits in 3rd 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 3rd quintile (%) - Contributory Pensions -urban is currently reported for 34 countries. The highest value is 114.5% in Poland; the lowest is 19.4% in Côte d'Ivoire.
The median across all reporting countries is 39.8%, and the mean is 48.5%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 6.
Over the past decade 24 countries rose and 10 fell. The largest increase was in Kazakhstan (up 116.5%), and the largest decrease in El Salvador (down 44.1%).
Adequacy of benefits in 3rd quintile (%) - Contributory Pensions: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Poland | 114.5% | 2019 | up 27.3% | rising |
| 2 | Thailand | 111.5% | 2021 | up 18.0% | rising |
| 3 | Romania | 98.0% | 2021 | up 31.1% | rising |
| 4 | Belarus | 70.8% | 2019 | up 29.3% | rising |
| 5 | South Africa | 68.7% | 2021 | up 15.7% | rising |
| 6 | Serbia | 67.1% | 2022 | up 42.1% | rising |
| 7 | Kazakhstan | 64.5% | 2021 | up 116.5% | rising |
| 8 | Republic of Moldova | 63.0% | 2018 | up 77.4% | rising |
| 9 | Türkiye | 57.7% | 2019 | up 31.6% | rising |
| 10 | Ukraine | 54.8% | 2020 | down 5.4% | falling |
| 11 | Kyrgyzstan | 50.0% | 2020 | up 41.4% | rising |
| 12 | Brazil | 49.1% | 2022 | down 17.0% | falling |
| 13 | Uruguay | 49.0% | 2022 | up 16.2% | rising |
| 14 | Mongolia | 46.6% | 2020 | up 59.9% | rising |
| 15 | Colombia | 46.5% | 2022 | up 35.1% | rising |
| 16 | Armenia | 45.7% | 2022 | up 20.0% | rising |
| 17 | Sri Lanka | 39.9% | 2019 | up 7.7% | flat |
| 18 | Argentina | 39.8% | 2022 | down 22.8% | falling |
| 19 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 39.6% | 2021 | down 4.4% | falling |
| 20 | Pakistan | 38.2% | 2018 | up 58.7% | rising |
| 21 | Dominican Republic | 37.9% | 2021 | up 26.3% | rising |
| 22 | Viet Nam | 36.2% | 2020 | up 5.9% | falling |
| 23 | Honduras | 36.1% | 2019 | up 31.0% | falling |
| 24 | Costa Rica | 35.3% | 2022 | up 10.6% | rising |
| 25 | Chile | 33.5% | 2022 | down 0.6% | falling |
| 26 | Paraguay | 33.1% | 2022 | up 10.7% | flat |
| 27 | Kosovo | 32.6% | 2017 | up 48.7% | rising |
| 27 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 32.6% | 2017 | up 48.7% | rising |
| 29 | Ecuador | 32.5% | 2022 | down 14.9% | falling |
| 30 | Panama | 29.2% | 2023 | down 8.9% | falling |
| 31 | Mexico | 28.7% | 2022 | down 16.2% | falling |
| 32 | Peru | 25.0% | 2022 | up 17.1% | flat |
| 33 | El Salvador | 21.3% | 2022 | down 44.1% | falling |
| 34 | Côte d'Ivoire | 19.4% | 2021 | down 44.0% | 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