Coverage in 3rd quintile (%) - Other Social Assistance -urban by country
Percentage of population participating in Other Social Assistance programs (includes direct and indirect beneficiaries)
Countries reporting
24
Highest
53.4%
Panama
Lowest
0.7%
Brazil
Median
10.5%
Years covered
19
2005–2023
Data points
227
What the numbers show
Coverage in 3rd quintile (%) - Other Social Assistance -urban is currently reported for 24 countries. The highest value is 53.4% in Panama; the lowest is 0.7% in Brazil.
The median across all reporting countries is 10.5%, and the mean is 14.7%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 74.
Over the past decade 14 countries rose and 9 fell. The largest increase was in South Africa (up 1,141.3%), and the largest decrease in Brazil (down 69.6%).
Coverage in 3rd quintile (%) - Other Social Assistance -urban: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Panama | 53.4% | 2023 | up 380.0% | volatile |
| 2 | Belarus | 38.4% | 2019 | down 14.2% | falling |
| 3 | Chile | 34.9% | 2022 | up 71.9% | rising |
| 4 | Ukraine | 34.1% | 2020 | up 3.3% | volatile |
| 5 | Peru | 23.7% | 2022 | up 139.8% | volatile |
| 6 | El Salvador | 23.4% | 2022 | up 14.8% | rising |
| 7 | Russia | 20.1% | 2017 | up 894.1% | rising |
| 8 | Mexico | 19.7% | 2022 | up 97.4% | volatile |
| 9 | Mongolia | 13.9% | 2020 | down 49.7% | falling |
| 10 | Poland | 12.5% | 2019 | down 53.7% | falling |
| 11 | Indonesia | 12.1% | 2022 | up 65.1% | rising |
| 12 | Moldova | 11.1% | 2018 | down 55.2% | falling |
| 13 | South Africa | 9.9% | 2021 | up 1,141.3% | volatile |
| 14 | Ecuador | 8.7% | 2017 | down 39.3% | falling |
| 15 | Uruguay | 7.6% | 2022 | up 86.1% | volatile |
| 16 | Costa Rica | 6.4% | 2022 | up 65.0% | rising |
| 17 | Kazakhstan | 6.1% | 2021 | down 65.6% | volatile |
| 18 | Argentina | 5.1% | 2022 | up 349.1% | volatile |
| 19 | Armenia | 4.5% | 2020 | up 39.7% | flat |
| 20 | Paraguay | 2.1% | 2015 | — | volatile |
| 21 | Turkey | 1.5% | 2019 | down 6.8% | rising |
| 22 | Thailand | 1.2% | 2021 | up 331.2% | rising |
| 23 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.9% | 2018 | down 58.5% | volatile |
| 24 | Brazil | 0.7% | 2019 | down 69.6% | volatile |
About this data
Percentage of population participating in Other Social Assistance programs (includes direct and indirect beneficiaries)