demographic2023
Adequacy of social safety net programs (% of total welfare of beneficiary households)
Latest available country observation from World Bank World Development Indicators, through 2023. Countries can have different observation years; compare broad patterns rather than treating all values as one survey wave.
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Key Insights
Global Average
10.8% of Total
Median: 7.1% of Total
Countries Covered
106
with available data
Highest
Republic of The Gambia
55.2% of Total
Lowest
Papua New Guinea
0.0% of Total
Top 5 Countries
1Republic of The Gambia55.2% of Total
2Mauritania44.1% of Total
3Georgia42.3% of Total
4Democratic Republic of the Congo37.5% of Total
5Armenia30.0% of Total
By Region
Europe12.5% of Total(10 countries)
South America11.5% of Total(7 countries)
Other11.3% of Total(65 countries)
Africa8.9% of Total(6 countries)
Asia8.8% of Total(16 countries)
Country Rankings
Top 10 Countries
Bottom 10 Countries
Data Analysis
Value Distribution
How countries are distributed across the value range
Low (0.0% of Total)High (55.2% of Total)
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 10.8% of Total)
Europe (10)
South America (7)
Other (65)
Africa (6)
Asia (16)
North America (2)
Percentile Profile
The curve shows how values change from the lowest to the highest country. Steep sections reveal inequality or outliers.
0th percentile · lowest100th percentile · highest
About This Statistic
Latest available country observation from World Bank World Development Indicators, through 2023. Countries can have different observation years; compare broad patterns rather than treating all values as one survey wave. Source: World Bank World Development Indicators.
Methodology
Country values are taken from the latest observation available in the linked source series.
Full Data
| Rank ↑ | Country ↕ | Value ↕ |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Republic of The Gambia | 55.2% of Total |
| 2 | Mauritania | 44.1% of Total |
| 3 | Georgia | 42.3% of Total |
| 4 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 37.5% of Total |
| 5 | Armenia | 30.0% of Total |
| 6 | South Africa | 29.6% of Total |
| 7 | Mauritius | 28.2% of Total |
| 8 | Afghanistan | 27.6% of Total |
| 9 | Zimbabwe | 26.5% of Total |
| 10 | Serbia | 26.4% of Total |
| 11 | Brazil | 25.9% of Total |
| 12 | Islamic Republic of Iran | 25.8% of Total |
| 13 | Poland | 22.4% of Total |
| 14 | Montenegro | 22.1% of Total |
| 15 | Marshall Islands | 21.4% of Total |
| 16 | Botswana | 21.1% of Total |
| 17 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 20.0% of Total |
| 18 | Kazakhstan | 19.8% of Total |
| 19 | Maldives | 18.3% of Total |
| 20 | Lesotho | 17.9% of Total |
| 21 | Uzbekistan | 17.0% of Total |
| 22 | Kyrgyzstan | 16.9% of Total |
| 23 | Chile | 16.8% of Total |
| 24 | Costa Rica | 15.0% of Total |
| 25 | Ecuador | 14.8% of Total |
| 26 | Romania | 14.6% of Total |
| 27 | Hungary | 13.9% of Total |
| 28 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 13.8% of Total |
| 29 | Belarus | 13.4% of Total |
| 30 | Moldova, Republic of | 13.2% of Total |
| 31 | Croatia | 13.2% of Total |
| 32 | Bulgaria | 13.0% of Total |
| 33 | Argentina | 12.8% of Total |
| 34 | Solomon Islands | 12.5% of Total |
| 35 | Uganda | 12.4% of Total |
| 36 | Bhutan | 12.1% of Total |
| 37 | Namibia | 12.0% of Total |
| 38 | Djibouti | 11.9% of Total |
| 39 | Tunisia | 11.5% of Total |
| 40 | Mexico | 10.7% of Total |
| 41 | Chad | 10.5% of Total |
| 42 | Timor-Leste | 9.8% of Total |
| 43 | Mongolia | 9.8% of Total |
| 44 | Türkiye | 9.4% of Total |
| 45 | Mozambique | 9.4% of Total |
| 46 | Indonesia | 9.4% of Total |
| 47 | Philippines | 9.2% of Total |
| 48 | Vietnam | 8.8% of Total |
| 49 | Panama | 8.1% of Total |
| 50 | Russian Federation | 8.1% of Total |
| 51 | Ethiopia | 7.4% of Total |
| 52 | India | 7.4% of Total |
| 53 | Latvia | 7.1% of Total |
| 54 | Cape Verde | 7.1% of Total |
| 55 | Dominican Republic | 6.9% of Total |
| 56 | Sri Lanka | 6.5% of Total |
| 57 | Lithuania | 6.5% of Total |
| 58 | Eswatini | 6.5% of Total |
| 59 | Azerbaijan | 6.1% of Total |
| 60 | Albania | 6.0% of Total |
| 61 | Kenya | 6.0% of Total |
| 62 | Fiji | 5.7% of Total |
| 63 | Paraguay | 5.6% of Total |
| 64 | Uruguay | 5.2% of Total |
| 65 | Mali | 5.1% of Total |
| 66 | Niger | 5.0% of Total |
| 67 | Bolivia | 4.9% of Total |
| 68 | Pakistan | 4.9% of Total |
| 69 | Thailand | 4.9% of Total |
| 70 | Ghana | 4.6% of Total |
| 71 | Rwanda | 4.6% of Total |
| 72 | Malawi | 4.5% of Total |
| 73 | Kiribati | 4.4% of Total |
| 74 | Slovakia | 4.4% of Total |
| 75 | Peru | 4.2% of Total |
| 76 | State of Palestine | 4.1% of Total |
| 77 | Ukraine | 4.0% of Total |
| 78 | Gabon | 4.0% of Total |
| 79 | Jordan | 4.0% of Total |
| 80 | Burkina Faso | 3.9% of Total |
| 81 | Togo | 3.8% of Total |
| 82 | Senegal | 3.6% of Total |
| 83 | Egypt | 3.6% of Total |
| 84 | Guatemala | 3.4% of Total |
| 85 | El Salvador | 3.2% of Total |
| 86 | Jamaica | 3.2% of Total |
| 87 | Malaysia | 3.0% of Total |
| 88 | Liberia | 2.9% of Total |
| 89 | Yemen | 2.9% of Total |
| 90 | Iraq | 2.8% of Total |
| 91 | Honduras | 2.6% of Total |
| 92 | Nepal | 2.5% of Total |
| 93 | Tajikistan | 2.4% of Total |
| 94 | Zambia | 2.4% of Total |
| 95 | People's Republic of China | 2.3% of Total |
| 96 | Nigeria | 2.3% of Total |
| 97 | Sierra Leone | 1.9% of Total |
| 98 | Bangladesh | 1.6% of Total |
| 99 | South Sudan | 1.5% of Total |
| 100 | Guinea | 1.3% of Total |
| 101 | Myanmar | 1.2% of Total |
| 102 | Sudan | 1.1% of Total |
| 103 | Cote d'Ivoire | 1.0% of Total |
| 104 | Cameroon | 1.0% of Total |
| 105 | Colombia | 0.7% of Total |
| 106 | Papua New Guinea | 0.0% of Total |
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Data Source
This data comes from World Bank World Development Indicators (2023).
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