Coverage in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - Other Social Assistance by country
Percentage of population participating in Other Social Assistance programs (includes direct and indirect beneficiaries)
Countries reporting
27
Highest
76.9%
Panama
Lowest
0.2%
Kyrgyzstan
Median
11.5%
Years covered
19
2005–2023
Data points
257
What the numbers show
Coverage in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - Other Social Assistance is currently reported for 27 countries. The highest value is 76.9% in Panama; the lowest is 0.2% in Kyrgyzstan.
The median across all reporting countries is 11.5%, and the mean is 17.4%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 365.
Over the past decade 11 countries rose and 15 fell. The largest increase was in Russia (up 943.4%), and the largest decrease in Romania (down 94.4%).
Coverage in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - Other Social Assistance: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Panama | 76.9% | 2023 | up 350.0% | volatile |
| 2 | Belarus | 45.5% | 2019 | down 14.5% | falling |
| 3 | Chile | 39.8% | 2022 | up 34.5% | rising |
| 4 | Russia | 39.5% | 2017 | up 943.4% | rising |
| 5 | Peru | 37.8% | 2022 | down 15.7% | rising |
| 6 | Mexico | 37.5% | 2022 | up 91.9% | volatile |
| 7 | El Salvador | 33.8% | 2022 | down 4.3% | flat |
| 8 | Ukraine | 20.9% | 2020 | down 38.3% | volatile |
| 9 | Indonesia | 19.0% | 2022 | up 3.0% | rising |
| 10 | Vietnam | 15.3% | 2020 | down 4.1% | rising |
| 11 | Uruguay | 13.7% | 2022 | up 133.4% | volatile |
| 12 | Poland | 11.9% | 2019 | down 39.6% | falling |
| 13 | Ecuador | 11.7% | 2017 | up 914.4% | volatile |
| 14 | Costa Rica | 11.5% | 2022 | up 20.7% | rising |
| 15 | Mongolia | 11.0% | 2020 | down 76.4% | volatile |
| 16 | Moldova | 10.0% | 2018 | down 13.5% | rising |
| 17 | South Africa | 10.0% | 2021 | up 675.7% | volatile |
| 18 | Argentina | 6.9% | 2022 | up 688.2% | volatile |
| 19 | Kazakhstan | 5.6% | 2021 | down 62.7% | volatile |
| 20 | Thailand | 3.7% | 2021 | up 193.5% | rising |
| 21 | Brazil | 1.4% | 2019 | down 74.4% | volatile |
| 22 | Romania | 1.4% | 2019 | down 94.4% | volatile |
| 23 | Armenia | 1.4% | 2022 | down 30.3% | volatile |
| 24 | Türkiye | 1.3% | 2019 | down 8.5% | flat |
| 25 | Paraguay | 1.3% | 2015 | — | volatile |
| 26 | Honduras | 0.6% | 2019 | down 91.6% | volatile |
| 27 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.2% | 2020 | down 74.8% | volatile |
About this data
Percentage of population participating in Other Social Assistance programs (includes direct and indirect beneficiaries)