Adequacy of benefits in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - 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 5th quintile (richest) (%) - Contributory Pensions is currently reported for 34 countries. The highest value is 93.2% in Thailand; the lowest is 19.9% in El Salvador.
The median across all reporting countries is 38.7%, and the mean is 40.1%.
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 154.3%), and the largest decrease in El Salvador (down 39.6%).
Adequacy of benefits in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - Contributory: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thailand | 93.2% | 2021 | up 17.8% | rising |
| 2 | Romania | 80.0% | 2021 | up 12.2% | rising |
| 3 | Poland | 74.3% | 2019 | up 27.7% | rising |
| 4 | Uruguay | 55.3% | 2022 | up 16.8% | rising |
| 5 | Kazakhstan | 53.3% | 2021 | up 154.3% | volatile |
| 6 | South Africa | 48.7% | 2021 | up 15.0% | rising |
| 7 | Serbia | 47.9% | 2022 | down 15.2% | falling |
| 8 | Mongolia | 45.9% | 2020 | up 135.0% | rising |
| 9 | Belarus | 44.5% | 2019 | up 26.1% | rising |
| 10 | Costa Rica | 42.7% | 2022 | up 55.9% | rising |
| 11 | Republic of Moldova | 42.4% | 2018 | up 81.6% | rising |
| 12 | Türkiye | 40.8% | 2019 | up 17.5% | rising |
| 13 | Argentina | 40.0% | 2022 | up 74.3% | rising |
| 14 | Mexico | 39.4% | 2022 | down 13.9% | rising |
| 15 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 39.3% | 2021 | up 13.9% | rising |
| 16 | Pakistan | 38.9% | 2018 | up 40.3% | rising |
| 17 | Brazil | 38.8% | 2022 | down 6.6% | falling |
| 18 | Ukraine | 38.7% | 2020 | down 11.9% | falling |
| 19 | Colombia | 38.3% | 2022 | up 31.8% | rising |
| 20 | Kyrgyzstan | 37.8% | 2020 | up 26.0% | rising |
| 21 | Dominican Republic | 35.9% | 2021 | up 60.9% | rising |
| 22 | Ecuador | 35.5% | 2022 | down 11.5% | falling |
| 23 | Paraguay | 33.4% | 2022 | up 1.8% | flat |
| 24 | Panama | 30.7% | 2023 | down 12.7% | falling |
| 25 | Armenia | 28.3% | 2022 | up 23.9% | rising |
| 26 | Sri Lanka | 27.1% | 2019 | down 12.8% | falling |
| 27 | Côte d'Ivoire | 26.9% | 2021 | down 7.1% | volatile |
| 28 | Honduras | 26.4% | 2019 | up 0.9% | rising |
| 29 | Viet Nam | 25.7% | 2020 | up 30.0% | rising |
| 30 | Chile | 23.5% | 2022 | up 10.4% | rising |
| 31 | Kosovo | 23.4% | 2017 | up 103.1% | rising |
| 31 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 23.4% | 2017 | up 103.1% | rising |
| 33 | Peru | 22.4% | 2022 | up 15.5% | rising |
| 34 | El Salvador | 19.9% | 2022 | down 39.6% | 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