Coverage in 4th quintile (%) - Other Social Assistance by country
Percentage of population participating in Other Social Assistance programs (includes direct and indirect beneficiaries)
Countries reporting
27
Highest
43.8%
Panama
Lowest
0.3%
Romania
Median
8.1%
Years covered
19
2005–2023
Data points
257
What the numbers show
Coverage in 4th quintile (%) - Other Social Assistance is currently reported for 27 countries. The highest value is 43.8% in Panama; the lowest is 0.3% in Romania.
The median across all reporting countries is 8.1%, and the mean is 11.6%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 161.
Over the past decade 14 countries rose and 12 fell. The largest increase was in Ecuador (up 2,405.4%), and the largest decrease in Honduras (down 93.0%).
Coverage in 4th quintile (%) - Other Social Assistance: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Panama | 43.8% | 2023 | up 323.7% | volatile |
| 2 | Belarus | 36.1% | 2019 | down 11.6% | falling |
| 3 | Chile | 28.2% | 2022 | up 71.9% | rising |
| 4 | Ukraine | 23.3% | 2020 | down 28.6% | volatile |
| 5 | Peru | 23.1% | 2022 | up 151.6% | volatile |
| 6 | El Salvador | 19.4% | 2022 | up 5.4% | rising |
| 7 | Mexico | 16.9% | 2022 | up 51.3% | rising |
| 8 | Vietnam | 16.6% | 2020 | up 1,361.9% | volatile |
| 9 | Russia | 16.5% | 2017 | up 926.4% | rising |
| 10 | Mongolia | 15.0% | 2020 | down 57.5% | falling |
| 11 | Poland | 12.5% | 2019 | down 52.3% | falling |
| 12 | South Africa | 9.5% | 2021 | up 1,098.1% | volatile |
| 13 | Indonesia | 9.3% | 2022 | up 28.8% | rising |
| 14 | Moldova | 8.1% | 2018 | down 57.6% | falling |
| 15 | Ecuador | 7.9% | 2017 | up 2,405.4% | volatile |
| 16 | Uruguay | 6.8% | 2022 | up 82.0% | volatile |
| 17 | Kazakhstan | 6.8% | 2021 | down 50.7% | volatile |
| 18 | Costa Rica | 3.7% | 2022 | up 31.6% | rising |
| 19 | Argentina | 2.3% | 2022 | up 262.6% | rising |
| 20 | Honduras | 1.8% | 2019 | down 93.0% | volatile |
| 21 | Thailand | 1.5% | 2021 | up 80.5% | rising |
| 22 | Paraguay | 1.4% | 2015 | — | volatile |
| 23 | Turkey | 1.4% | 2019 | down 21.0% | rising |
| 24 | Armenia | 1.3% | 2022 | down 34.8% | falling |
| 25 | Brazil | 0.4% | 2019 | down 63.2% | falling |
| 26 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.3% | 2020 | down 76.7% | falling |
| 27 | Romania | 0.3% | 2019 | down 90.6% | volatile |
About this data
Percentage of population participating in Other Social Assistance programs (includes direct and indirect beneficiaries)