Coverage in 2nd quintile (%) - Other Social Assistance by country
Percentage of population participating in Other Social Assistance programs (includes direct and indirect beneficiaries)
Countries reporting
27
Highest
63.4%
Panama
Lowest
0.3%
Kyrgyzstan
Median
11.0%
Years covered
19
2005–2023
Data points
257
What the numbers show
Coverage in 2nd quintile (%) - Other Social Assistance is currently reported for 27 countries. The highest value is 63.4% in Panama; the lowest is 0.3% in Kyrgyzstan.
The median across all reporting countries is 11.0%, and the mean is 15.2%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 188.
Over the past decade 14 countries rose and 12 fell. The largest increase was in Ecuador (up 1,361.7%), and the largest decrease in Honduras (down 93.8%).
Coverage in 2nd quintile (%) - Other Social Assistance: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Panama | 63.4% | 2023 | up 267.2% | volatile |
| 2 | Chile | 40.4% | 2022 | up 57.4% | rising |
| 3 | Belarus | 36.6% | 2019 | down 22.9% | falling |
| 4 | El Salvador | 32.1% | 2022 | up 8.7% | rising |
| 5 | Peru | 31.1% | 2022 | up 19.7% | volatile |
| 6 | Mexico | 28.0% | 2022 | up 115.9% | volatile |
| 7 | Russia | 24.6% | 2017 | up 769.0% | rising |
| 8 | Ukraine | 24.4% | 2020 | down 32.5% | volatile |
| 9 | Indonesia | 16.8% | 2022 | up 14.6% | rising |
| 10 | Vietnam | 14.6% | 2020 | up 241.4% | volatile |
| 11 | Poland | 14.2% | 2019 | down 35.7% | falling |
| 12 | Ecuador | 13.4% | 2017 | up 1,361.7% | rising |
| 13 | Mongolia | 11.3% | 2020 | down 72.3% | volatile |
| 14 | South Africa | 11.0% | 2021 | up 800.1% | volatile |
| 15 | Uruguay | 9.0% | 2022 | up 87.5% | volatile |
| 16 | Costa Rica | 8.7% | 2022 | up 14.9% | rising |
| 17 | Moldova | 8.5% | 2018 | down 28.1% | falling |
| 18 | Argentina | 6.3% | 2022 | up 757.3% | rising |
| 19 | Kazakhstan | 6.3% | 2021 | down 53.2% | volatile |
| 20 | Thailand | 2.4% | 2021 | up 110.4% | flat |
| 21 | Turkey | 1.7% | 2019 | down 24.9% | rising |
| 22 | Paraguay | 1.4% | 2015 | — | volatile |
| 23 | Romania | 1.1% | 2019 | down 91.1% | volatile |
| 24 | Brazil | 1.0% | 2019 | down 79.2% | volatile |
| 25 | Armenia | 0.9% | 2022 | down 3.1% | falling |
| 26 | Honduras | 0.9% | 2019 | down 93.8% | volatile |
| 27 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.3% | 2020 | down 42.4% | falling |
About this data
Percentage of population participating in Other Social Assistance programs (includes direct and indirect beneficiaries)