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Coverage of social safety net programs in richest quintile (% of population)

Latest available World Bank World Development Indicators value for each country, using observations from 2020–2024.

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Key Insights

Global Average
28.4%
Median: 22.1%
Countries Covered
41
with available data
Highest
Bolivia
90.2%
Lowest
Ecuador
2.4%
Top 5 Countries
1Bolivia90.2%
2Vietnam87.0%
3Islamic Republic of Iran78.6%
4El Salvador77.5%
5Thailand71.2%
By Region
Asia53.5%(6 countries)
Africa33.9%(1 countries)
North America28.1%(1 countries)
Europe27.3%(3 countries)
Other24.5%(23 countries)

Country Rankings

Top 10 Countries

Bottom 10 Countries

Data Analysis

Value Distribution

How countries are distributed across the value range

Low (2.4%)High (90.2%)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: 28.4%)

Asia (6)
Africa (1)
North America (1)
Europe (3)
Other (23)
South America (7)

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 World Bank World Development Indicators value for each country, using observations from 2020–2024. 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
1Bolivia90.2%
2Vietnam87.0%
3Islamic Republic of Iran78.6%
4El Salvador77.5%
5Thailand71.2%
6Mongolia68.3%
7Georgia55.8%
8Peru51.8%
9Chile45.8%
10Romania43.4%
11Bangladesh35.8%
12South Africa33.9%
13Indonesia33.1%
14Ukraine32.7%
15Panama31.0%
16Burkina Faso28.2%
17Mexico28.1%
18Uruguay24.7%
19Dominican Republic24.6%
20Armenia24.4%
21Mali22.1%
22Niger20.3%
23Paraguay17.0%
24Togo16.7%
25Senegal15.5%
26Kazakhstan15.5%
27Chad14.1%
28Guinea-Bissau14.1%
29Costa Rica11.6%
30Bhutan6.6%
31Serbia5.7%
32Tunisia5.5%
33Colombia4.3%
34Comoros4.0%
35Cameroon3.9%
36Cote d'Ivoire3.8%
37Kyrgyzstan3.7%
38Argentina3.6%
39Benin3.4%
40Brazil3.1%
41Ecuador2.4%
Showing 41 of 41 countries

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Data Source

This data comes from World Bank World Development Indicators (2026).

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