Adequacy of benefits (%) - 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 (%) - Contributory Pensions -urban is currently reported for 34 countries. The highest value is 98.8% in Poland; the lowest is 20.5% in El Salvador.
The median across all reporting countries is 39.5%, and the mean is 44.5%.
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 121.9%), and the largest decrease in El Salvador (down 40.0%).
Adequacy of benefits (%) - Contributory Pensions -urban: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Poland | 98.8% | 2019 | up 27.8% | rising |
| 2 | Romania | 93.7% | 2021 | up 23.3% | rising |
| 3 | Thailand | 92.6% | 2021 | up 19.3% | rising |
| 4 | Serbia | 64.3% | 2022 | up 30.2% | rising |
| 5 | Belarus | 61.1% | 2019 | up 24.4% | rising |
| 6 | Kazakhstan | 57.9% | 2021 | up 121.9% | rising |
| 7 | Moldova | 56.5% | 2018 | up 59.1% | rising |
| 8 | Uruguay | 52.3% | 2022 | up 16.9% | rising |
| 9 | Ukraine | 50.9% | 2020 | down 5.9% | falling |
| 10 | South Africa | 50.2% | 2021 | up 15.1% | rising |
| 11 | Turkey | 49.6% | 2019 | up 24.7% | rising |
| 12 | Mongolia | 47.8% | 2020 | up 83.2% | rising |
| 13 | Kyrgyzstan | 47.4% | 2020 | up 51.3% | rising |
| 14 | Brazil | 41.8% | 2022 | down 10.0% | falling |
| 15 | Costa Rica | 40.3% | 2022 | up 42.1% | rising |
| 16 | Armenia | 40.1% | 2022 | up 15.7% | rising |
| 17 | Argentina | 39.9% | 2022 | up 11.6% | rising |
| 18 | Colombia | 39.1% | 2022 | up 33.5% | rising |
| 19 | Bolivia | 38.8% | 2021 | up 5.4% | rising |
| 20 | Pakistan | 38.6% | 2018 | up 34.6% | rising |
| 21 | Mexico | 36.0% | 2022 | down 17.1% | flat |
| 22 | Dominican Republic | 35.2% | 2021 | up 46.5% | rising |
| 23 | Ecuador | 35.2% | 2022 | down 15.7% | falling |
| 24 | Paraguay | 32.6% | 2022 | down 4.8% | flat |
| 25 | Panama | 31.1% | 2023 | down 10.6% | falling |
| 26 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 30.2% | 2017 | up 60.3% | rising |
| 26 | Kosovo | 30.2% | 2017 | up 60.3% | rising |
| 28 | Chile | 29.4% | 2022 | up 10.0% | rising |
| 29 | Vietnam | 29.0% | 2020 | up 37.6% | rising |
| 30 | Sri Lanka | 27.0% | 2019 | down 10.3% | falling |
| 31 | Cote d'Ivoire | 26.4% | 2021 | down 19.4% | volatile |
| 32 | Honduras | 26.2% | 2019 | up 2.0% | rising |
| 33 | Peru | 23.6% | 2022 | up 14.4% | rising |
| 34 | El Salvador | 20.5% | 2022 | down 40.0% | 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