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Ranking · latest available · data as of 26 October 2026 · printed 27 Oct 2026
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Social protection coverage (incl. pensions) (% of population)

Share of people covered by social protection and labour programmes, including pensions, social assistance and unemployment benefits. Higher is better.

Source: World Bank · World Development Indicators · per_allsp.cov_pop_tot

Top 5 over time

Dashed line: world median
CSV
#CountryRegionSocial protection coverage (incl. pensions)% of populationYear
1 Bolivia Latin America & Caribbean 96.9% of population 2021
2 Mongolia East Asia & Pacific 92.6% of population 2020
3 Iran Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 89.9% of population 2020
4 Vietnam East Asia & Pacific 89.4% of population 2020
5 El Salvador Latin America & Caribbean 88.8% of population 2022
6 Egypt Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 87.9% of population 2019
7 Thailand East Asia & Pacific 87.2% of population 2021
8 Chile Latin America & Caribbean 85.6% of population 2022
9 Peru Latin America & Caribbean 83.4% of population 2022
10 Romania Europe & Central Asia 79.8% of population 2021
11 Poland Europe & Central Asia 79.2% of population 2019
12 South Africa Sub-Saharan Africa 78.4% of population 2021
13 Panama Latin America & Caribbean 76.8% of population 2023
14 Armenia Europe & Central Asia 75.3% of population 2022
15 Belarus Europe & Central Asia 71.8% of population 2019
16 Uruguay Latin America & Caribbean 71.7% of population 2022
17 Costa Rica Latin America & Caribbean 70.9% of population 2022
18 Georgia Europe & Central Asia 66.0% of population 2021
19 Indonesia East Asia & Pacific 65.1% of population 2022
20 Marshall Islands East Asia & Pacific 62.7% of population 2019
21 Serbia Europe & Central Asia 62.5% of population 2022
22 Ukraine Europe & Central Asia 61.8% of population 2020
23 Kazakhstan Europe & Central Asia 57.3% of population 2021
24 Argentina Latin America & Caribbean 56.6% of population 2022
25 Bangladesh South Asia 55.6% of population 2022
26 Kyrgyzstan Europe & Central Asia 55.2% of population 2020
27 Paraguay Latin America & Caribbean 54.4% of population 2022
28 Brazil Latin America & Caribbean 52.3% of population 2022
29 Kiribati East Asia & Pacific 51.7% of population 2019
30 Dominican Republic Latin America & Caribbean 51.1% of population 2021
31 Türkiye Europe & Central Asia 49.3% of population 2019
32 Mexico Latin America & Caribbean 48.2% of population 2022
33 Burkina Faso Sub-Saharan Africa 42.9% of population 2021
34 Ecuador Latin America & Caribbean 41.1% of population 2022
35 Colombia Latin America & Caribbean 41.0% of population 2022
36 Malawi Sub-Saharan Africa 38.3% of population 2019
37 Sri Lanka South Asia 37.5% of population 2019
38 Zimbabwe Sub-Saharan Africa 36.7% of population 2019
39 Mali Sub-Saharan Africa 35.3% of population 2021
40 Senegal Sub-Saharan Africa 33.9% of population 2021
41 Honduras Latin America & Caribbean 32.2% of population 2019
42 Vanuatu East Asia & Pacific 30.4% of population 2019
43 Maldives South Asia 28.6% of population 2019
44 Niger Sub-Saharan Africa 23.3% of population 2021
45 Guinea-Bissau Sub-Saharan Africa 22.0% of population 2021
46 Togo Sub-Saharan Africa 18.2% of population 2021
47 Cameroon Sub-Saharan Africa 12.7% of population 2021
48 Tunisia Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 11.7% of population 2021
49 Chad Sub-Saharan Africa 11.3% of population 2022
50 Burundi Sub-Saharan Africa 9.2% of population 2019
51 Côte d'Ivoire Sub-Saharan Africa 9.0% of population 2021
52 Bhutan South Asia 9.0% of population 2022
53 Benin Sub-Saharan Africa 8.7% of population 2021
54 Comoros Sub-Saharan Africa 7.7% of population 2020
55 Mozambique Sub-Saharan Africa 5.9% of population 2019
— Afghanistan Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 8.8% of population 2011
— Albania Europe & Central Asia 48.5% of population 2018
— Angola Sub-Saharan Africa 10.3% of population 2018
— Azerbaijan Europe & Central Asia 64.6% of population 2015
— Belize Latin America & Caribbean 39.4% of population 2009
— Bosnia and Herzegovina Europe & Central Asia 50.3% of population 2015
— Botswana Sub-Saharan Africa 55.4% of population 2015
— Bulgaria Europe & Central Asia 73.6% of population 2007
— Cabo Verde Sub-Saharan Africa 29.7% of population 2007
— Cambodia East Asia & Pacific 3.1% of population 2013
— China East Asia & Pacific 63.1% of population 2013
— Congo Sub-Saharan Africa 8.9% of population 2005
— Croatia Europe & Central Asia 71.1% of population 2014
— DR Congo Sub-Saharan Africa 11.1% of population 2012
— Djibouti Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 20.9% of population 2012
— Dominica Latin America & Caribbean 20.8% of population 2002
— Eswatini Sub-Saharan Africa 81.2% of population 2016
— Ethiopia Sub-Saharan Africa 22.2% of population 2018
— Fiji East Asia & Pacific 37.1% of population 2013
— Gabon Sub-Saharan Africa 49.4% of population 2017
— Gambia Sub-Saharan Africa 3.0% of population 2015
— Ghana Sub-Saharan Africa 20.2% of population 2016
— Guatemala Latin America & Caribbean 63.3% of population 2014
— Guinea Sub-Saharan Africa 10.5% of population 2018
— Haiti Latin America & Caribbean 19.5% of population 2012
— Hungary Europe & Central Asia 89.4% of population 2007
— India South Asia 77.2% of population 2011
— Iraq Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 83.6% of population 2012
— Jamaica Latin America & Caribbean 52.8% of population 2017
— Jordan Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 73.2% of population 2010
— Kenya Sub-Saharan Africa 27.4% of population 2015
— XKXKosovo Europe & Central Asia 42.8% of population 2017
— Laos East Asia & Pacific 2.2% of population 2018
— Latvia Europe & Central Asia 80.3% of population 2009
— Lebanon Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 54.6% of population 2004
— Lesotho Sub-Saharan Africa 74.8% of population 2017
— Liberia Sub-Saharan Africa 14.3% of population 2016
— Lithuania Europe & Central Asia 81.9% of population 2008
— Madagascar Sub-Saharan Africa 5.7% of population 2010
— Malaysia East Asia & Pacific 76.7% of population 2016
— Mauritania Sub-Saharan Africa 45.2% of population 2014
— Mauritius Sub-Saharan Africa 51.5% of population 2017
— Micronesia East Asia & Pacific 22.3% of population 2000
— Moldova Europe & Central Asia 60.2% of population 2018
— Montenegro Europe & Central Asia 56.4% of population 2014
— Morocco Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 41.0% of population 2009
— Myanmar East Asia & Pacific 14.0% of population 2017
— Namibia Sub-Saharan Africa 43.7% of population 2015
— Nepal South Asia 43.5% of population 2010
— Nicaragua Latin America & Caribbean 68.2% of population 2014
— Nigeria Sub-Saharan Africa 20.7% of population 2018
— Pakistan Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 22.1% of population 2018
— Palau East Asia & Pacific 37.4% of population 2006
— Palestine Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 24.4% of population 2016
— Papua New Guinea East Asia & Pacific 4.2% of population 2009
— Philippines East Asia & Pacific 43.0% of population 2018
— Russia Europe & Central Asia 77.5% of population 2017
— Rwanda Sub-Saharan Africa 28.4% of population 2013
— Samoa East Asia & Pacific 33.6% of population 2008
— Sierra Leone Sub-Saharan Africa 18.1% of population 2018
— Slovakia Europe & Central Asia 88.6% of population 2009
— Solomon Islands East Asia & Pacific 1.7% of population 2005
— Somalia, Fed. Rep. Sub-Saharan Africa 8.2% of population 2017
— South Sudan Sub-Saharan Africa 6.2% of population 2009
— Sudan Sub-Saharan Africa 7.4% of population 2009
— Syria Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 8.2% of population 2003
— São Tomé and Príncipe Sub-Saharan Africa 16.1% of population 2017
— Tajikistan Europe & Central Asia 39.3% of population 2011
— Tanzania Sub-Saharan Africa 12.9% of population 2014
— Timor-Leste East Asia & Pacific 35.3% of population 2011
— Uganda Sub-Saharan Africa 1.5% of population 2016
— Uzbekistan Europe & Central Asia 25.5% of population 2018
— Venezuela Latin America & Caribbean 14.5% of population 2006
— Yemen Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 42.9% of population 2014
— Zambia Sub-Saharan Africa 2.3% of population 2015

Latest value per country. Ranked: countries with data from the last 5 years of the series; older values are listed below without a rank. 55 ranked.

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