Beneficiary incidence in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - 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
58.8%
Honduras
Lowest
15.0%
Kosovo (UNSCR 1244)
Median
27.5%
Years covered
22
2002–2023
Data points
369
What the numbers show
Beneficiary incidence in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - Contributory Pensions is currently reported for 37 countries. The highest value is 58.8% in Honduras; the lowest is 15.0% in Kosovo (UNSCR 1244).
The median across all reporting countries is 27.5%, and the mean is 31.8%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 4.
Over the past decade 20 countries rose and 17 fell. The largest increase was in Cote d'Ivoire (up 50.4%), and the largest decrease in Chile (down 21.7%).
Beneficiary incidence in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - Contributory: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Honduras | 58.8% | 2019 | up 0.2% | rising |
| 2 | South Africa | 56.8% | 2021 | up 8.0% | flat |
| 3 | Paraguay | 56.3% | 2022 | up 10.3% | flat |
| 4 | Colombia | 53.9% | 2022 | down 3.2% | flat |
| 5 | Bolivia | 52.0% | 2021 | up 7.9% | flat |
| 6 | Thailand | 50.2% | 2021 | down 17.9% | falling |
| 7 | Indonesia | 47.5% | 2022 | down 1.7% | flat |
| 8 | Cote d'Ivoire | 47.4% | 2021 | up 50.4% | rising |
| 9 | Ecuador | 43.9% | 2022 | up 4.4% | flat |
| 10 | Peru | 43.7% | 2022 | up 3.4% | falling |
| 11 | El Salvador | 41.6% | 2022 | down 12.0% | flat |
| 12 | Sri Lanka | 40.4% | 2019 | up 2.2% | flat |
| 13 | Vietnam | 39.7% | 2020 | down 16.8% | falling |
| 14 | Pakistan | 38.2% | 2018 | up 5.0% | rising |
| 15 | Dominican Republic | 38.0% | 2021 | up 0.3% | rising |
| 16 | Panama | 34.9% | 2023 | down 13.9% | falling |
| 17 | Mexico | 34.8% | 2022 | up 2.5% | falling |
| 18 | Costa Rica | 30.8% | 2022 | down 14.1% | rising |
| 19 | Brazil | 27.5% | 2022 | up 1.4% | flat |
| 20 | Mongolia | 24.3% | 2020 | up 33.4% | rising |
| 21 | Uruguay | 23.4% | 2022 | up 3.3% | flat |
| 22 | Argentina | 23.4% | 2022 | down 5.7% | rising |
| 23 | Kazakhstan | 23.3% | 2021 | up 18.4% | rising |
| 24 | Turkey | 22.7% | 2019 | down 15.7% | falling |
| 25 | Belarus | 20.0% | 2019 | up 8.8% | rising |
| 26 | Kyrgyzstan | 19.5% | 2020 | down 2.2% | flat |
| 27 | Armenia | 18.7% | 2022 | up 11.8% | flat |
| 28 | Poland | 18.1% | 2019 | down 3.7% | falling |
| 29 | Albania | 18.0% | 2018 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 30 | Russia | 17.6% | 2017 | up 4.1% | rising |
| 31 | Romania | 17.3% | 2021 | down 18.0% | falling |
| 32 | Ukraine | 16.6% | 2020 | down 13.8% | falling |
| 33 | Moldova | 16.1% | 2018 | up 6.6% | rising |
| 34 | Chile | 16.0% | 2022 | down 21.7% | falling |
| 35 | Serbia | 15.9% | 2022 | down 16.4% | falling |
| 36 | Kosovo | 15.0% | 2017 | down 17.3% | falling |
| 36 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 15.0% | 2017 | down 17.3% | falling |
About this data
Percentage of program beneficiaries in a quintile relative to the total number of beneficiaries in the population