Beneficiary incidence in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - 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
24.6%
Mongolia
Lowest
2.1%
Costa Rica
Median
10.4%
Years covered
19
2005–2023
Data points
227
What the numbers show
Beneficiary incidence in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - Other Social Assistance -urban is currently reported for 24 countries. The highest value is 24.6% in Mongolia; the lowest is 2.1% in Costa Rica.
The median across all reporting countries is 10.4%, and the mean is 11.3%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 12.
Over the past decade 7 countries rose and 16 fell. The largest increase was in Costa Rica (up 1,046.3%), and the largest decrease in Argentina (down 69.4%).
Beneficiary incidence in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - Other Social: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mongolia | 24.6% | 2020 | up 70.7% | rising |
| 2 | Ukraine | 19.9% | 2020 | up 25.7% | rising |
| 3 | Poland | 19.5% | 2019 | down 12.5% | falling |
| 4 | Armenia | 18.1% | 2020 | down 45.7% | falling |
| 5 | Kazakhstan | 16.4% | 2021 | down 14.3% | falling |
| 6 | Uruguay | 14.5% | 2022 | down 13.5% | rising |
| 7 | Belarus | 14.1% | 2019 | down 15.6% | falling |
| 8 | South Africa | 13.7% | 2021 | down 23.2% | falling |
| 9 | Kyrgyzstan | 13.5% | 2018 | down 2.4% | falling |
| 10 | Peru | 12.4% | 2022 | up 153.0% | volatile |
| 11 | Russia | 12.4% | 2017 | up 8.5% | rising |
| 12 | Moldova | 10.7% | 2018 | down 19.0% | falling |
| 13 | Paraguay | 10.1% | 2015 | — | rising |
| 14 | Thailand | 9.4% | 2021 | down 13.9% | rising |
| 15 | Panama | 8.8% | 2023 | up 9.2% | rising |
| 16 | Turkey | 8.4% | 2019 | down 6.1% | falling |
| 17 | Mexico | 8.3% | 2022 | down 28.4% | falling |
| 18 | Chile | 6.9% | 2022 | down 25.4% | falling |
| 19 | Ecuador | 6.9% | 2017 | down 40.7% | falling |
| 20 | Brazil | 6.8% | 2019 | up 545.7% | rising |
| 21 | El Salvador | 5.3% | 2022 | down 17.9% | rising |
| 22 | Indonesia | 4.2% | 2022 | down 38.0% | volatile |
| 23 | Argentina | 3.9% | 2022 | down 69.4% | falling |
| 24 | Costa Rica | 2.1% | 2022 | up 1,046.3% | volatile |
About this data
Percentage of program beneficiaries in a quintile relative to the total number of beneficiaries in the population