Beneficiary incidence in 3rd quintile (%) - Contributory Pensions by country
Percentage of program beneficiaries in a quintile relative to the total number of beneficiaries in the population
Countries reporting
37
Highest
25.8%
Chile
Lowest
6.7%
Honduras
Median
19.6%
Years covered
22
2002–2023
Data points
369
What the numbers show
Beneficiary incidence in 3rd quintile (%) - Contributory Pensions is currently reported for 37 countries. The highest value is 25.8% in Chile; the lowest is 6.7% in Honduras.
The median across all reporting countries is 19.6%, and the mean is 18.7%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 4.
Over the past decade 21 countries rose and 16 fell. The largest increase was in Thailand (up 82.1%), and the largest decrease in Honduras (down 43.5%).
Beneficiary incidence in 3rd quintile (%) - Contributory Pensions: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chile | 25.8% | 2022 | up 10.5% | rising |
| 2 | Uruguay | 23.3% | 2022 | up 2.4% | flat |
| 3 | Brazil | 22.8% | 2022 | down 4.9% | flat |
| 4 | Turkey | 22.4% | 2019 | up 7.1% | flat |
| 5 | Russia | 22.4% | 2017 | up 10.9% | rising |
| 6 | Cote d'Ivoire | 22.1% | 2021 | up 3.7% | falling |
| 7 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 21.8% | 2017 | up 10.7% | rising |
| 7 | Kosovo | 21.8% | 2017 | up 10.7% | rising |
| 9 | Ukraine | 21.3% | 2020 | up 8.7% | flat |
| 10 | Argentina | 21.3% | 2022 | up 15.5% | flat |
| 11 | Belarus | 21.2% | 2019 | down 6.6% | falling |
| 12 | Moldova | 21.1% | 2018 | down 0.8% | flat |
| 13 | Romania | 21.1% | 2021 | down 4.3% | flat |
| 14 | Costa Rica | 20.9% | 2022 | up 10.7% | flat |
| 15 | Panama | 20.6% | 2023 | up 2.1% | rising |
| 16 | Kyrgyzstan | 20.5% | 2020 | up 4.7% | flat |
| 17 | Serbia | 20.2% | 2022 | up 1.3% | flat |
| 18 | Armenia | 20.0% | 2022 | down 3.4% | flat |
| 19 | Poland | 19.6% | 2019 | down 5.9% | falling |
| 20 | El Salvador | 19.5% | 2022 | up 25.2% | rising |
| 21 | Mongolia | 19.4% | 2020 | down 9.3% | falling |
| 22 | Albania | 19.4% | 2018 | down 11.9% | flat |
| 23 | Mexico | 19.2% | 2022 | up 1.9% | rising |
| 24 | Ecuador | 18.4% | 2022 | up 35.6% | rising |
| 25 | Kazakhstan | 18.4% | 2021 | down 8.1% | falling |
| 26 | Peru | 17.3% | 2022 | up 2.9% | flat |
| 27 | Pakistan | 17.1% | 2018 | down 15.5% | falling |
| 28 | Vietnam | 16.8% | 2020 | up 3.2% | rising |
| 29 | Sri Lanka | 16.4% | 2019 | up 14.3% | flat |
| 30 | Dominican Republic | 16.3% | 2021 | down 4.2% | flat |
| 31 | Thailand | 15.0% | 2021 | up 82.1% | rising |
| 32 | Indonesia | 14.0% | 2022 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 33 | Bolivia | 13.8% | 2021 | down 9.8% | rising |
| 34 | Paraguay | 12.1% | 2022 | down 38.0% | rising |
| 35 | Colombia | 12.0% | 2022 | up 21.9% | rising |
| 36 | South Africa | 10.1% | 2021 | down 25.4% | falling |
| 37 | Honduras | 6.7% | 2019 | down 43.5% | falling |
About this data
Percentage of program beneficiaries in a quintile relative to the total number of beneficiaries in the population