Beneficiary incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - Other Social Assistance -urban by country
Percentage of program beneficiaries in a quintile relative to the total number of beneficiaries in the population
Countries reporting
24
Highest
38.7%
Thailand
Lowest
16.0%
Poland
Median
26.3%
Years covered
19
2005–2023
Data points
227
What the numbers show
Beneficiary incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - Other Social Assistance -urban is currently reported for 24 countries. The highest value is 38.7% in Thailand; the lowest is 16.0% in Poland.
The median across all reporting countries is 26.3%, and the mean is 26.7%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 2.
Over the past decade 10 countries rose and 13 fell. The largest increase was in Kyrgyzstan (up 69.8%), and the largest decrease in Peru (down 35.1%).
Beneficiary incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - Other Social: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thailand | 38.7% | 2021 | down 14.3% | falling |
| 2 | Costa Rica | 38.5% | 2022 | down 12.5% | flat |
| 3 | Brazil | 36.0% | 2019 | down 16.5% | falling |
| 4 | Indonesia | 33.5% | 2022 | down 12.4% | rising |
| 5 | Russian Federation | 32.5% | 2017 | down 1.0% | flat |
| 6 | Argentina | 32.3% | 2022 | up 42.4% | flat |
| 7 | El Salvador | 31.8% | 2022 | up 2.5% | falling |
| 8 | Uruguay | 30.7% | 2022 | up 12.8% | falling |
| 9 | Mexico | 29.4% | 2022 | up 18.3% | rising |
| 10 | Panama | 29.2% | 2023 | up 20.0% | rising |
| 11 | Ecuador | 27.3% | 2017 | down 0.0% | rising |
| 12 | Paraguay | 26.7% | 2015 | — | falling |
| 13 | Peru | 25.9% | 2022 | down 35.1% | falling |
| 14 | Chile | 25.6% | 2022 | down 12.5% | falling |
| 15 | Armenia | 25.1% | 2020 | up 49.5% | rising |
| 16 | Republic of Moldova | 24.5% | 2018 | up 24.1% | rising |
| 17 | Belarus | 23.3% | 2019 | up 10.3% | rising |
| 18 | South Africa | 21.8% | 2021 | down 27.7% | falling |
| 19 | Türkiye | 20.6% | 2019 | down 24.0% | falling |
| 20 | Kyrgyzstan | 19.6% | 2018 | up 69.8% | rising |
| 21 | Mongolia | 18.1% | 2020 | down 26.0% | falling |
| 22 | Ukraine | 17.4% | 2020 | down 15.8% | falling |
| 23 | Kazakhstan | 17.4% | 2021 | down 15.1% | rising |
| 24 | Poland | 16.0% | 2019 | up 6.3% | rising |
About this data
Percentage of program beneficiaries in a quintile relative to the total number of beneficiaries in the population