[World Bank] Proportion of population covered by social insurance programs (%) by country
Countries reporting
35
Highest
59.0%
Armenia
Lowest
4.0%
Honduras
Median
36.0%
Years covered
23
2002–2024
Data points
407
What the numbers show
[World Bank] Proportion of population covered by social insurance programs (%) is currently reported for 35 countries. The highest value is 59.0% in Armenia; the lowest is 4.0% in Honduras.
The median across all reporting countries is 36.0%, and the mean is 30.3%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 15.
Over the past decade 24 countries rose and 8 fell. The largest increase was in Paraguay (up 200.0%), and the largest decrease in Serbia (down 21.4%).
[World Bank] Proportion of population covered by social insurance: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Armenia | 59.0% | 2023 | up 11.3% | rising |
| 1 | Ukraine | 59.0% | 2021 | up 13.5% | rising |
| 3 | Russian Federation | 56.0% | 2017 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 4 | Kyrgyzstan | 52.0% | 2023 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 5 | Uzbekistan | 50.0% | 2024 | up 150.0% | rising |
| 6 | Tajikistan | 49.0% | 2024 | up 44.1% | rising |
| 7 | Belarus | 48.0% | 2019 | up 17.1% | rising |
| 8 | Poland | 45.0% | 2019 | down 2.2% | falling |
| 8 | Chile | 45.0% | 2022 | up 87.5% | rising |
| 10 | Albania | 44.0% | 2018 | down 4.3% | volatile |
| 10 | Serbia | 44.0% | 2023 | down 21.4% | falling |
| 12 | North Macedonia | 41.0% | 2022 | — | flat |
| 13 | Montenegro | 40.0% | 2022 | down 14.9% | falling |
| 14 | Kazakhstan | 39.0% | 2021 | up 34.5% | rising |
| 14 | Romania | 39.0% | 2021 | down 17.0% | falling |
| 16 | Mongolia | 37.0% | 2020 | down 14.0% | falling |
| 16 | Kosovo | 37.0% | 2017 | up 76.2% | rising |
| 18 | Uruguay | 36.0% | 2024 | up 2.9% | flat |
| 19 | Argentina | 32.0% | 2024 | up 3.2% | rising |
| 20 | Brazil | 27.0% | 2023 | down 3.6% | flat |
| 21 | Panama | 26.0% | 2024 | up 44.4% | rising |
| 22 | Costa Rica | 24.0% | 2024 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 23 | Mexico | 16.0% | 2022 | up 23.1% | rising |
| 24 | Paraguay | 15.0% | 2024 | up 200.0% | rising |
| 25 | Indonesia | 14.0% | 2023 | up 55.6% | rising |
| 26 | Ecuador | 13.0% | 2024 | up 30.0% | rising |
| 27 | Peru | 12.0% | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 28 | Philippines | 11.0% | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 28 | Colombia | 11.0% | 2023 | up 22.2% | rising |
| 30 | Thailand | 8.0% | 2023 | up 166.7% | rising |
| 30 | Sri Lanka | 8.0% | 2019 | up 14.3% | rising |
| 32 | El Salvador | 7.0% | 2022 | up 40.0% | rising |
| 32 | Dominican Republic | 7.0% | 2024 | up 16.7% | rising |
| 34 | Pakistan | 6.0% | 2018 | down 14.3% | falling |
| 35 | Honduras | 4.0% | 2023 | up 33.3% | rising |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Türkiye 37.0%
- Côte d'Ivoire 4.0%
- Republic of Moldova 34.0%
- Viet Nam 13.0%
- Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 8.0%