Coverage in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - Other Social Assistance -urban by country
Percentage of population participating in Other Social Assistance programs (includes direct and indirect beneficiaries)
Countries reporting
24
Highest
70.0%
Panama
Lowest
0.6%
Kyrgyzstan
Median
12.4%
Years covered
19
2005–2023
Data points
227
What the numbers show
Coverage in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - Other Social Assistance -urban is currently reported for 24 countries. The highest value is 70.0% in Panama; the lowest is 0.6% in Kyrgyzstan.
The median across all reporting countries is 12.4%, and the mean is 17.9%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 113.
Over the past decade 13 countries rose and 10 fell. The largest increase was in Russia (up 844.0%), and the largest decrease in Brazil (down 80.0%).
Coverage in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - Other Social Assistance: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Panama | 70.0% | 2023 | up 514.2% | volatile |
| 2 | Belarus | 40.3% | 2019 | down 11.2% | falling |
| 3 | Chile | 38.4% | 2022 | up 31.0% | rising |
| 4 | Russia | 34.4% | 2017 | up 844.0% | rising |
| 5 | El Salvador | 34.2% | 2022 | up 17.3% | rising |
| 6 | Peru | 28.9% | 2022 | up 24.5% | volatile |
| 7 | Mexico | 27.2% | 2022 | up 121.5% | volatile |
| 8 | Ukraine | 26.7% | 2020 | down 13.7% | falling |
| 9 | Indonesia | 19.0% | 2022 | up 9.8% | rising |
| 10 | Republic of Moldova | 15.3% | 2018 | down 16.5% | rising |
| 11 | Mongolia | 13.6% | 2020 | down 56.7% | falling |
| 12 | Uruguay | 13.2% | 2022 | up 122.6% | volatile |
| 13 | Costa Rica | 11.5% | 2022 | up 31.8% | rising |
| 14 | Ecuador | 11.2% | 2017 | down 43.4% | falling |
| 15 | South Africa | 10.5% | 2021 | up 734.2% | volatile |
| 16 | Poland | 9.7% | 2019 | down 48.2% | falling |
| 17 | Argentina | 6.9% | 2022 | up 688.2% | volatile |
| 18 | Armenia | 6.6% | 2020 | up 98.1% | rising |
| 19 | Kazakhstan | 4.6% | 2021 | down 74.0% | volatile |
| 20 | Thailand | 2.6% | 2021 | up 63.8% | falling |
| 21 | Paraguay | 2.4% | 2015 | — | volatile |
| 22 | Türkiye | 1.3% | 2019 | down 38.4% | falling |
| 23 | Brazil | 1.2% | 2019 | down 80.0% | volatile |
| 24 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.6% | 2018 | down 37.5% | falling |
About this data
Percentage of population participating in Other Social Assistance programs (includes direct and indirect beneficiaries)