Adequacy of social insurance programs in Chile

Chile: Adequacy of social insurance programs was 30.4% in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
30.4%
Change on year
up 6.9%
World rank
28th
of 32 countries
All-time high
30.4%
in 2022
All-time low
23.4%
in 2015
Years of data
8
2006–2022

Adequacy of social insurance programs in Chile, 2006–2022

01020302006201420222006: 27.6 % of total welfare of beneficiary households2009: 25.2 % of total welfare of beneficiary households2011: 26.6 % of total welfare of beneficiary households2013: 30 % of total welfare of beneficiary households2015: 23.4 % of total welfare of beneficiary households2017: 26.5 % of total welfare of beneficiary households2020: 28.4 % of total welfare of beneficiary households2022: 30.4 % of total welfare of beneficiary households

Source: ASPIRE: The Atlas of Social Protection, World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of total welfare of beneficiary households.

Analysis

Chile recorded 30.4% for adequacy of social insurance programs in 2022. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.9% on the previous year and up 14.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, adequacy of social insurance programs in Chile peaked at 30.4% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 23.4%, in 2015.

Chile ranks 28th of 32 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 26.4% 25.2% 27.6% 2
2010s 26.6% 23.4% 30.0% 4
2020s 29.4% 28.4% 30.4% 2

Countries ranked near Chile

  1. 25 Paraguay 33.5% compare
  2. 26 Panama 31.0% compare
  3. 27 Vietnam 30.9% compare
  4. 29 Honduras 27.6% compare
  5. 30 Cote d'Ivoire 27.1% compare
  6. 31 Peru 23.8% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is adequacy of social insurance programs in Chile?
Adequacy of social insurance programs in Chile was 30.4% in 2022, according to ASPIRE: The Atlas of Social Protection, World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest adequacy of social insurance programs recorded in Chile?
The highest recorded value was 30.4% in 2022.
What is the lowest adequacy of social insurance programs recorded in Chile?
The lowest recorded value was 23.4% in 2015.
How does Chile rank for adequacy of social insurance programs?
Chile ranks 28th out of 32 countries with data for 2022.
Is adequacy of social insurance programs rising or falling in Chile?
Over the last ten years it is up 14.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Chile data come from?
The figures come from ASPIRE: The Atlas of Social Protection, World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Adequacy of social insurance programs. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Adequacy of social insurance programs
Unit
% of total welfare of beneficiary households
Source
ASPIRE: The Atlas of Social Protection, World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
32 places, 337 data points, 2002–2023
Last refreshed

Adequacy of social insurance programs is measured as the total transfer amount received by those participating in social insurance programs as a share of their total welfare/income.