Beneficiary incidence in 4th 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
30.1%
Colombia
Lowest
18.4%
Albania
Median
23.9%
Years covered
22
2002–2023
Data points
369
What the numbers show
Beneficiary incidence in 4th quintile (%) - Contributory Pensions is currently reported for 37 countries. The highest value is 30.1% in Colombia; the lowest is 18.4% in Albania.
The median across all reporting countries is 23.9%, and the mean is 23.1%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 2.
Over the past decade 19 countries rose and 18 fell. The largest increase was in Honduras (up 33.5%), and the largest decrease in Peru (down 18.0%).
Beneficiary incidence in 4th quintile (%) - Contributory Pensions: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Colombia | 30.1% | 2022 | up 4.5% | rising |
| 2 | Honduras | 27.8% | 2019 | up 33.5% | flat |
| 3 | Panama | 27.5% | 2023 | up 21.8% | flat |
| 4 | Pakistan | 26.7% | 2018 | up 20.5% | rising |
| 5 | Mexico | 26.5% | 2022 | down 5.3% | falling |
| 6 | Brazil | 26.2% | 2022 | up 1.4% | flat |
| 7 | Sri Lanka | 25.6% | 2019 | down 12.0% | falling |
| 8 | Paraguay | 25.4% | 2022 | up 8.2% | falling |
| 9 | Thailand | 25.2% | 2021 | up 6.6% | flat |
| 10 | Costa Rica | 24.7% | 2022 | up 4.6% | rising |
| 11 | Chile | 24.6% | 2022 | down 1.0% | rising |
| 12 | Vietnam | 24.4% | 2020 | down 0.1% | rising |
| 13 | Peru | 24.4% | 2022 | down 18.0% | falling |
| 14 | South Africa | 24.4% | 2021 | up 16.4% | rising |
| 15 | Bolivia | 24.3% | 2021 | down 12.6% | falling |
| 16 | Indonesia | 24.2% | 2022 | down 6.1% | falling |
| 17 | Turkey | 24.2% | 2019 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 18 | Uruguay | 24.0% | 2022 | up 4.1% | flat |
| 19 | Argentina | 23.9% | 2022 | up 25.7% | rising |
| 20 | Romania | 23.9% | 2021 | up 3.4% | rising |
| 21 | El Salvador | 22.9% | 2022 | up 2.2% | rising |
| 22 | Mongolia | 22.8% | 2020 | up 15.4% | rising |
| 23 | Dominican Republic | 22.3% | 2021 | up 4.4% | flat |
| 24 | Belarus | 22.2% | 2019 | up 10.3% | flat |
| 25 | Ecuador | 22.0% | 2022 | down 13.5% | falling |
| 26 | Cote d'Ivoire | 20.7% | 2021 | down 16.2% | rising |
| 27 | Russia | 20.6% | 2017 | up 8.8% | rising |
| 28 | Poland | 20.5% | 2019 | down 6.4% | falling |
| 29 | Kyrgyzstan | 19.9% | 2020 | up 1.9% | flat |
| 30 | Serbia | 19.9% | 2022 | down 6.4% | falling |
| 31 | Moldova | 19.7% | 2018 | down 5.6% | flat |
| 32 | Armenia | 19.6% | 2022 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 33 | Kazakhstan | 19.5% | 2021 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 34 | Kosovo | 19.3% | 2017 | down 2.7% | flat |
| 34 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 19.3% | 2017 | down 2.7% | flat |
| 36 | Ukraine | 18.8% | 2020 | down 6.2% | falling |
| 37 | Albania | 18.4% | 2018 | down 3.4% | flat |
About this data
Percentage of program beneficiaries in a quintile relative to the total number of beneficiaries in the population