Adequacy of benefits in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) - 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 extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) - Contributory Pensions is currently reported for 24 countries. The highest value is 315.2% in Ukraine; the lowest is 13.5% in Honduras.
The median across all reporting countries is 61.9%, and the mean is 80.7%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 23.
Over the past decade 12 countries rose and 11 fell. The largest increase was in Kazakhstan (up 308.3%), and the largest decrease in Honduras (down 85.1%).
Adequacy of benefits in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%): full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ukraine | 315.2% | 2020 | up 209.5% | volatile |
| 2 | Ecuador | 247.5% | 2022 | up 298.5% | volatile |
| 3 | Kazakhstan | 173.7% | 2021 | up 308.3% | volatile |
| 4 | Kyrgyzstan | 98.6% | 2020 | up 49.5% | rising |
| 5 | Chile | 82.9% | 2022 | up 7.4% | rising |
| 6 | Sri Lanka | 80.4% | 2019 | up 81.2% | rising |
| 7 | Türkiye | 79.8% | 2019 | up 81.3% | falling |
| 8 | Costa Rica | 70.6% | 2019 | down 1.5% | rising |
| 9 | Argentina | 70.3% | 2022 | down 78.3% | volatile |
| 10 | Poland | 67.2% | 2012 | down 30.5% | volatile |
| 11 | Armenia | 64.3% | 2022 | down 30.9% | flat |
| 12 | Brazil | 63.1% | 2022 | down 26.1% | falling |
| 13 | Mongolia | 60.7% | 2018 | up 20.5% | rising |
| 14 | Dominican Republic | 59.9% | 2016 | down 24.6% | falling |
| 15 | Colombia | 56.9% | 2022 | down 39.7% | volatile |
| 16 | Pakistan | 51.3% | 2018 | up 148.6% | rising |
| 17 | South Africa | 50.6% | 2021 | down 53.5% | volatile |
| 18 | Kosovo | 42.8% | 2017 | up 1.8% | rising |
| 18 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 42.8% | 2017 | up 1.8% | rising |
| 20 | Peru | 42.8% | 2021 | down 6.6% | falling |
| 21 | Panama | 42.3% | 2012 | — | falling |
| 22 | El Salvador | 39.2% | 2022 | up 5.6% | falling |
| 23 | Mexico | 20.3% | 2022 | down 66.2% | falling |
| 24 | Honduras | 13.5% | 2019 | down 85.1% | 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