Adequacy of benefits in 4th 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 4th quintile (%) - Contributory Pensions -urban is currently reported for 34 countries. The highest value is 102.7% in Poland; the lowest is 20.6% in El Salvador.
The median across all reporting countries is 40.6%, and the mean is 45.6%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 5.
Over the past decade 25 countries rose and 9 fell. The largest increase was in Kazakhstan (up 132.9%), and the largest decrease in El Salvador (down 43.9%).
Adequacy of benefits in 4th quintile (%) - Contributory Pensions: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Poland | 102.7% | 2019 | up 20.8% | rising |
| 2 | Thailand | 99.9% | 2021 | up 11.9% | rising |
| 3 | Romania | 91.9% | 2021 | up 19.0% | rising |
| 4 | Kazakhstan | 65.7% | 2021 | up 132.9% | rising |
| 5 | South Africa | 65.5% | 2021 | up 28.2% | rising |
| 6 | Belarus | 59.8% | 2019 | up 25.7% | rising |
| 7 | Serbia | 59.5% | 2022 | up 41.6% | rising |
| 8 | Türkiye | 55.4% | 2019 | up 26.7% | rising |
| 9 | Mongolia | 52.2% | 2020 | up 103.9% | rising |
| 10 | Uruguay | 50.4% | 2022 | up 18.4% | rising |
| 11 | Republic of Moldova | 49.2% | 2018 | up 45.7% | rising |
| 12 | Kyrgyzstan | 48.1% | 2020 | up 65.4% | rising |
| 13 | Ukraine | 45.4% | 2020 | down 14.9% | falling |
| 14 | Brazil | 43.9% | 2022 | down 7.9% | falling |
| 15 | Colombia | 41.7% | 2022 | up 64.4% | rising |
| 16 | Argentina | 40.8% | 2022 | down 9.6% | flat |
| 17 | Armenia | 40.7% | 2022 | up 20.0% | rising |
| 18 | Pakistan | 40.5% | 2018 | up 49.6% | rising |
| 19 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 39.5% | 2021 | down 1.6% | flat |
| 20 | Costa Rica | 37.0% | 2022 | up 19.4% | rising |
| 21 | Paraguay | 36.7% | 2022 | up 4.3% | flat |
| 22 | Panama | 33.9% | 2023 | down 4.1% | falling |
| 23 | Dominican Republic | 33.8% | 2021 | up 22.3% | rising |
| 24 | Viet Nam | 32.2% | 2020 | up 16.0% | rising |
| 25 | Sri Lanka | 32.1% | 2019 | down 10.4% | falling |
| 26 | Ecuador | 31.7% | 2022 | down 22.0% | falling |
| 27 | Côte d'Ivoire | 31.4% | 2021 | up 33.7% | volatile |
| 28 | Mexico | 31.2% | 2022 | down 17.5% | flat |
| 29 | Chile | 29.8% | 2022 | up 2.0% | flat |
| 30 | Kosovo | 29.0% | 2017 | up 57.6% | rising |
| 30 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 29.0% | 2017 | up 57.6% | rising |
| 32 | Honduras | 25.9% | 2019 | up 5.1% | flat |
| 33 | Peru | 24.7% | 2022 | up 11.6% | flat |
| 34 | El Salvador | 20.6% | 2022 | down 43.9% | 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