Americas vs Melanesia: [ILO] Proportion of vulnerable population receiving social assistance
Americas
59.6%
in 2023
Melanesia
5.2%
in 2023
Americas rank
9th
Melanesia rank
10th
[ILO] Proportion of vulnerable population receiving social assistance over time
- Americas
- Melanesia
How they compare
Americas currently reports 59.6% against 5.2% in Melanesia, a difference of 54.4%.
That makes Americas's figure about 11.5 times Melanesia's.
Across all 9 years both countries report, Americas has been ahead every year.
Americas ranks 9th and Melanesia ranks 10th of 36 groups.
Americas has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Americas | Melanesia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 49.0% | 4.0% | 44.9% | Americas |
| 2020s | 56.3% | 4.8% | 51.5% | Americas |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher [ilo] proportion of vulnerable population receiving social assistance, Americas or Melanesia?
- Americas, at 59.6% against 5.2% in Melanesia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in [ilo] proportion of vulnerable population receiving social assistance between Americas and Melanesia?
- 54.4%, with Americas ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Americas and Melanesia?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 2015 to 2023.
- How do Americas and Melanesia rank globally for [ilo] proportion of vulnerable population receiving social assistance?
- Americas ranks 9th and Melanesia ranks 10th of 36 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as [ILO] Proportion of vulnerable population receiving social assistance cash benefit, by sex (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.