Coverage (%) - Other Social Assistance -urban by country
Percentage of population participating in Other Social Assistance programs (includes direct and indirect beneficiaries)
Countries reporting
24
Highest
48.0%
Panama
Lowest
0.6%
Kyrgyzstan
Median
10.5%
Years covered
19
2005–2023
Data points
227
What the numbers show
Coverage (%) - Other Social Assistance -urban is currently reported for 24 countries. The highest value is 48.0% in Panama; the lowest is 0.6% in Kyrgyzstan.
The median across all reporting countries is 10.5%, and the mean is 13.8%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 76.
Over the past decade 14 countries rose and 9 fell. The largest increase was in South Africa (up 1,054.5%), and the largest decrease in Brazil (down 76.0%).
Coverage (%) - Other Social Assistance -urban: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Panama | 48.0% | 2023 | up 412.4% | volatile |
| 2 | Belarus | 34.6% | 2019 | down 19.4% | falling |
| 3 | Ukraine | 30.6% | 2020 | up 2.7% | volatile |
| 4 | Chile | 30.0% | 2022 | up 49.8% | rising |
| 5 | Peru | 22.3% | 2022 | up 92.0% | volatile |
| 6 | El Salvador | 21.5% | 2022 | up 14.6% | rising |
| 7 | Russia | 21.1% | 2017 | up 853.1% | rising |
| 8 | Mexico | 18.5% | 2022 | up 87.4% | volatile |
| 9 | Mongolia | 15.1% | 2020 | down 41.5% | falling |
| 10 | Moldova | 12.5% | 2018 | down 32.7% | falling |
| 11 | Poland | 12.0% | 2019 | down 51.3% | falling |
| 12 | Indonesia | 11.3% | 2022 | up 25.3% | rising |
| 13 | South Africa | 9.7% | 2021 | up 1,054.5% | volatile |
| 14 | Uruguay | 8.6% | 2022 | up 97.2% | volatile |
| 15 | Ecuador | 8.2% | 2017 | down 43.3% | falling |
| 16 | Costa Rica | 6.0% | 2022 | up 50.5% | rising |
| 17 | Armenia | 5.3% | 2020 | up 32.8% | flat |
| 18 | Kazakhstan | 5.3% | 2021 | down 69.4% | volatile |
| 19 | Argentina | 4.3% | 2022 | up 453.2% | rising |
| 20 | Paraguay | 1.8% | 2015 | — | volatile |
| 21 | Thailand | 1.3% | 2021 | up 91.0% | flat |
| 22 | Turkey | 1.3% | 2019 | down 18.9% | falling |
| 23 | Brazil | 0.7% | 2019 | down 76.0% | volatile |
| 24 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.6% | 2018 | down 63.1% | falling |
About this data
Percentage of population participating in Other Social Assistance programs (includes direct and indirect beneficiaries)