Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Contributory Pensions -1st quintile (poorest) -rural by country
Poverty gap reduction due to Contributory Pensions programs as % of pre-transfer poverty gap
Countries reporting
31
Highest
86.5%
Belarus
Lowest
1.3%
Bolivia
Median
46.3%
Years covered
22
2002–2023
Data points
292
What the numbers show
Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Contributory Pensions -1st quintile (poorest) -rural is currently reported for 31 countries. The highest value is 86.5% in Belarus; the lowest is 1.3% in Bolivia.
The median across all reporting countries is 46.3%, and the mean is 42.0%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 68.
Over the past decade 25 countries rose and 6 fell. The largest increase was in Colombia (up 212.9%), and the largest decrease in Cote d'Ivoire (down 46.2%).
Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Contributory Pensions -1st quintile: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Belarus | 86.5% | 2019 | up 6.4% | rising |
| 2 | Poland | 84.8% | 2019 | up 4.0% | flat |
| 3 | Moldova | 83.2% | 2018 | up 17.5% | rising |
| 4 | Romania | 82.8% | 2021 | up 1.7% | flat |
| 5 | Ukraine | 81.9% | 2020 | down 0.4% | falling |
| 6 | Kazakhstan | 78.9% | 2021 | up 115.7% | volatile |
| 7 | Kyrgyzstan | 78.6% | 2020 | up 18.6% | rising |
| 8 | Serbia | 77.2% | 2022 | down 4.9% | flat |
| 9 | Mongolia | 74.0% | 2020 | up 47.5% | rising |
| 10 | Armenia | 71.6% | 2022 | down 1.3% | flat |
| 11 | Uruguay | 68.9% | 2022 | up 10.6% | rising |
| 12 | Turkey | 61.8% | 2013 | up 29.0% | rising |
| 13 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 59.0% | 2017 | up 152.8% | rising |
| 13 | Kosovo | 59.0% | 2017 | up 152.8% | rising |
| 15 | Chile | 54.1% | 2022 | up 120.0% | rising |
| 16 | Brazil | 46.3% | 2022 | up 58.3% | rising |
| 17 | Costa Rica | 27.7% | 2022 | up 183.3% | rising |
| 18 | Thailand | 26.9% | 2021 | up 126.7% | volatile |
| 19 | Sri Lanka | 25.6% | 2019 | up 52.8% | rising |
| 20 | Pakistan | 22.3% | 2018 | up 92.0% | rising |
| 21 | Vietnam | 15.5% | 2020 | up 9.0% | falling |
| 22 | South Africa | 7.0% | 2021 | down 29.0% | rising |
| 23 | Mexico | 5.8% | 2022 | up 17.1% | rising |
| 24 | Dominican Republic | 5.2% | 2019 | up 49.0% | rising |
| 25 | Ecuador | 4.2% | 2022 | up 34.3% | volatile |
| 26 | Panama | 4.0% | 2023 | up 35.7% | rising |
| 27 | Colombia | 2.5% | 2022 | up 212.9% | volatile |
| 28 | Cote d'Ivoire | 2.4% | 2021 | down 46.2% | volatile |
| 29 | Peru | 1.8% | 2022 | up 49.6% | rising |
| 30 | El Salvador | 1.5% | 2022 | down 26.6% | rising |
| 31 | Bolivia | 1.3% | 2021 | up 104.9% | volatile |
About this data
Poverty gap reduction due to Contributory Pensions programs as % of pre-transfer poverty gap