Coverage in 3rd quintile (%) - Other Social Assistance by country
Percentage of population participating in Other Social Assistance programs (includes direct and indirect beneficiaries)
Countries reporting
27
Highest
54.6%
Panama
Lowest
0.1%
Kyrgyzstan
Median
10.2%
Years covered
19
2005–2023
Data points
257
What the numbers show
Coverage in 3rd quintile (%) - Other Social Assistance is currently reported for 27 countries. The highest value is 54.6% in Panama; the lowest is 0.1% in Kyrgyzstan.
The median across all reporting countries is 10.2%, and the mean is 13.8%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 976.
Over the past decade 15 countries rose and 11 fell. The largest increase was in Ecuador (up 1,263.4%), and the largest decrease in Romania (down 96.5%).
Coverage in 3rd quintile (%) - Other Social Assistance: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Panama | 54.6% | 2023 | up 347.9% | volatile |
| 2 | Chile | 36.9% | 2022 | up 74.8% | rising |
| 3 | Belarus | 33.8% | 2019 | down 24.7% | falling |
| 4 | Peru | 28.5% | 2022 | up 79.1% | volatile |
| 5 | El Salvador | 28.1% | 2022 | up 6.1% | rising |
| 6 | Ukraine | 28.0% | 2020 | down 23.6% | volatile |
| 7 | Mexico | 22.5% | 2022 | up 64.5% | volatile |
| 8 | Russia | 20.1% | 2017 | up 895.3% | rising |
| 9 | Vietnam | 16.8% | 2020 | up 766.1% | volatile |
| 10 | Indonesia | 13.5% | 2022 | up 22.8% | rising |
| 11 | Poland | 13.5% | 2019 | down 45.5% | falling |
| 12 | Mongolia | 12.8% | 2020 | down 66.1% | falling |
| 13 | Moldova | 10.4% | 2018 | down 21.1% | falling |
| 14 | Ecuador | 10.2% | 2017 | up 1,263.4% | volatile |
| 15 | South Africa | 9.9% | 2021 | up 1,159.7% | volatile |
| 16 | Uruguay | 7.5% | 2022 | up 88.1% | volatile |
| 17 | Kazakhstan | 6.3% | 2021 | down 53.9% | volatile |
| 18 | Costa Rica | 6.2% | 2022 | up 14.6% | rising |
| 19 | Argentina | 5.1% | 2022 | up 349.1% | volatile |
| 20 | Thailand | 2.1% | 2021 | up 73.2% | falling |
| 21 | Paraguay | 1.7% | 2015 | — | volatile |
| 22 | Turkey | 1.5% | 2019 | up 1.2% | rising |
| 23 | Honduras | 1.1% | 2019 | down 94.5% | volatile |
| 24 | Armenia | 1.0% | 2022 | down 47.7% | falling |
| 25 | Brazil | 0.7% | 2019 | down 74.6% | volatile |
| 26 | Romania | 0.2% | 2019 | down 96.5% | volatile |
| 27 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.1% | 2020 | down 94.9% | falling |
About this data
Percentage of population participating in Other Social Assistance programs (includes direct and indirect beneficiaries)