[World Bank] Proportion of population covered by social assistance programs (%) by country
Countries reporting
36
Highest
88.0%
El Salvador
Lowest
6.0%
North Macedonia
Median
39.5%
Years covered
23
2002–2024
Data points
424
What the numbers show
[World Bank] Proportion of population covered by social assistance programs (%) is currently reported for 36 countries. The highest value is 88.0% in El Salvador; the lowest is 6.0% in North Macedonia.
The median across all reporting countries is 39.5%, and the mean is 41.0%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 15.
Over the past decade 19 countries rose and 15 fell. The largest increase was in Montenegro (up 277.8%), and the largest decrease in Albania (down 81.8%).
[World Bank] Proportion of population covered by social assistance: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | El Salvador | 88.0% | 2022 | down 1.1% | rising |
| 2 | Mongolia | 87.0% | 2020 | down 8.4% | flat |
| 3 | Chile | 78.0% | 2022 | up 1.3% | falling |
| 4 | Thailand | 77.0% | 2023 | up 30.5% | rising |
| 5 | Georgia | 71.0% | 2024 | up 16.4% | rising |
| 6 | Russian Federation | 66.0% | 2017 | up 135.7% | rising |
| 7 | Peru | 64.0% | 2024 | up 14.3% | rising |
| 8 | Panama | 62.0% | 2024 | up 21.6% | rising |
| 9 | Romania | 59.0% | 2021 | down 4.8% | flat |
| 10 | Poland | 53.0% | 2019 | up 29.3% | falling |
| 11 | Dominican Republic | 52.0% | 2024 | up 73.3% | rising |
| 12 | Paraguay | 47.0% | 2024 | down 19.0% | rising |
| 12 | Costa Rica | 47.0% | 2024 | up 2.2% | flat |
| 12 | Belarus | 47.0% | 2019 | down 20.3% | falling |
| 12 | Honduras | 47.0% | 2023 | down 13.0% | falling |
| 16 | Uruguay | 46.0% | 2024 | down 17.9% | falling |
| 17 | Armenia | 44.0% | 2023 | up 76.0% | rising |
| 18 | Indonesia | 40.0% | 2023 | down 25.9% | falling |
| 19 | Ukraine | 39.0% | 2021 | down 20.4% | flat |
| 19 | Mexico | 39.0% | 2022 | up 5.4% | rising |
| 21 | Malawi | 38.0% | 2019 | up 90.0% | falling |
| 22 | Montenegro | 34.0% | 2022 | up 277.8% | rising |
| 22 | Ecuador | 34.0% | 2024 | down 52.1% | falling |
| 24 | Sri Lanka | 30.0% | 2019 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 25 | Argentina | 29.0% | 2024 | up 70.6% | rising |
| 26 | Kazakhstan | 28.0% | 2021 | down 17.6% | falling |
| 26 | Brazil | 28.0% | 2023 | up 40.0% | rising |
| 28 | Colombia | 24.0% | 2023 | down 42.9% | falling |
| 29 | Uzbekistan | 21.0% | 2024 | up 200.0% | rising |
| 30 | Kyrgyzstan | 12.0% | 2023 | up 71.4% | rising |
| 31 | Pakistan | 10.0% | 2018 | up 233.3% | rising |
| 31 | Serbia | 10.0% | 2023 | down 16.7% | falling |
| 33 | Kosovo | 7.0% | 2017 | unchanged | rising |
| 34 | Albania | 6.0% | 2018 | down 81.8% | volatile |
| 34 | Tajikistan | 6.0% | 2024 | down 40.0% | falling |
| 34 | North Macedonia | 6.0% | 2022 | — | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Viet Nam 88.0%
- Côte d'Ivoire 4.0%
- Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 79.0%
- Republic of Moldova 25.0%
- Türkiye 14.0%