Country rankings
Social Welfare Spending by Country
Central African Republic has the highest Social Assistance Programs (555.0%), followed by Georgia (9.27%) and Lesotho (5.57%). Papua New Guinea has the lowest (0.01%).
113 of 235 countries
Social Assistance Programs
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Ranking
Highest first: the first 15 and last 5 of 113 countries.
Distribution Median and middle halfThe median is the middle value: half of places are above it, half below. The middle half is the range holding the central 50% of places.More in the glossary →
Each dot is one country; the lines mark the median and the middle half.
Median
1.17%
Middle half 0.55% – 1.92%
Average
6.4%
113 countries
Highest
555.0%
Central African Republic
Lowest
0.01%
Papua New Guinea
Data
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140 countries · # = rank by Social Assistance Programs
| # | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Central African Republic | 555.0% | 2,015 | — |
| 2 |  Georgia | 9.27% | 2,020 | — |
| 3 |  Lesotho | 5.57% | 2,017 | — |
| 4 |  Ukraine | 5.44% | 2017-2021 | — |
| 5 |  Timor-Leste | 5.31% | 2015-2016 | — |
| 6 |  South Africa | 4.61% | 2016-2020 | — |
| 7 |  Tonga | 4.45% | 2,021 | — |
| 8 |  Dominica | 4.14% | 2015-2018 | — |
| 9 |  Trinidad and Tobago | 3.71% | 2017-2018 | — |
| 10 |  Chile | 3.53% | 2015-2018 | $2,940 |
| 11 |  Colombia | 3.44% | 2015-2020 | $2,279 |
| 12 |  Argentina | 3.26% | 2,020 | — |
| 12 |  Mauritius | 3.26% | 2,015 | — |
| 14 |  Botswana | 2.97% | 2018-2019 | — |
| 15 |  Egypt | 2.92% | 2015-2020 | — |
| 16 |  Namibia | 2.81% | 2,018 | — |
| 17 |  Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2.79% | 2015-2017 | — |
| 18 |  Libya | 2.72% | 2019-2021 | — |
| 19 |  Kyrgyzstan | 2.58% | 2,018 | — |
| 19 |  Seychelles | 2.58% | 2015-2020 | — |
| 21 |  Belarus | 2.38% | 2015-2017 | — |
| 22 |  Mauritania | 2.33% | 2015-2016 | — |
| 23 |  Algeria | 2.28% | 2015-2021 | — |
| 24 |  Estonia | 2.25% | 2016-2017 | $6,465 |
| 25 |  Mongolia | 2.17% | 2,016 | — |
| 26 |  Burundi | 2.15% | 2015-2021 | — |
| 27 |  Morocco | 1.99% | 2015-2021 | — |
| 28 |  Grenada | 1.96% | 2,015 | — |
| 29 |  Mozambique | 1.92% | 2015-2021 | — |
| 30 |  Bolivia | 1.9% | 2,015 | — |
| 31 |  Albania | 1.87% | 2018-2020 | — |
| 32 |  Hungary | 1.83% | 2016-2017 | $5,911 |
| 33 |  North Macedonia | 1.76% | 2017-2020 | — |
| 34 |  Montenegro | 1.75% | 2018-2020 | — |
| 35 |  Maldives | 1.66% | 2,021 | — |
| 36 |  Mexico | 1.62% | 2019-2020 | $1,482 |
| 36 |  Kazakhstan | 1.62% | 2016-2017 | — |
| 38 |  Thailand | 1.6% | 2018-2020 | — |
| 38 |  Nepal | 1.6% | 2015-2021 | — |
| 40 |  Vietnam | 1.55% | 2015-2016 | — |
| 41 |  Armenia | 1.53% | 2,017 | — |
| 42 |  Jamaica | 1.51% | 2,018 | — |
| 43 |  Slovakia | 1.48% | 2016-2017 | $5,580 |
| 44 |  India | 1.43% | 2,016 | — |
| 45 |  Burkina Faso | 1.41% | 2015-2016 | — |
| 46 |  Afghanistan | 1.4% | 2,020 | — |
| 47 |  El Salvador | 1.36% | 2017-2019 | — |
| 48 |  Dominican Republic | 1.31% | 2018-2021 | — |
| 49 |  Iraq | 1.29% | 2,021 | — |
| 49 |  Kiribati | 1.29% | 2,016 | — |
| 51 |  Brazil | 1.28% | 2,018 | — |
| 51 |  Paraguay | 1.28% | 2016-2017 | — |
| 53 |  Guatemala | 1.26% | 2016-2020 | — |
| 54 |  Peru | 1.23% | 2015-2021 | — |
| 55 |  Romania | 1.21% | 2015-2018 | — |
| 56 |  Serbia | 1.19% | 2019-2020 | — |
| 57 |  Russia | 1.17% | 2016-2018 | — |
| 58 |  Uruguay | 1.14% | 2,015 | — |
| 59 |  Turkey | 1.13% | 2,019 | $3,369 |
| 60 |  Moldova | 1.11% | 2015-2017 | — |
| 61 |  Bulgaria | 1.09% | 2017-2019 | — |
| 62 |  China | 1.05% | 2015-2016 | — |
| 62 |  Ecuador | 1.05% | 2,015 | — |
| 64 |  Poland | 1.04% | 2016-2017 | $7,082 |
| 65 |  Latvia | 1.02% | 2016-2017 | $5,270 |
| 66 |  Jordan | 1% | 2015-2021 | — |
| 67 |  Sierra Leone | 0.98% | 2017-2019 | — |
| 68 |  Bhutan | 0.97% | 2020-2021 | — |
| 69 |  Sudan | 0.92% | 2015-2016 | — |
| 70 |  Guinea | 0.9% | 2,015 | — |
| 71 |  Cambodia | 0.89% | 2,015 | — |
| 72 |  Senegal | 0.86% | 2,015 | — |
| 73 |  Panama | 0.83% | 2,015 | — |
| 74 |  Czechia | 0.79% | 2016-2017 | $8,341 |
| 75 |  Bangladesh | 0.77% | 2015-2019 | — |
| 75 |  Tajikistan | 0.77% | 2018-2021 | — |
| 77 |  Uzbekistan | 0.75% | 2,017 | — |
| 78 |  Fiji | 0.73% | 2015-2016 | — |
| 79 |  Ethiopia | 0.7% | 2016-2017 | — |
| 80 |  Rwanda | 0.69% | 2015-2020 | — |
| 81 |  DR Congo | 0.68% | 2,016 | — |
| 82 |  Mali | 0.61% | 2016-2021 | — |
| 83 |  Azerbaijan | 0.6% | 2019-2020 | — |
| 84 |  Malaysia | 0.57% | 2015-2016 | — |
| 85 |  Indonesia | 0.55% | 2,016 | — |
| 85 |  Philippines | 0.55% | 2015-2016 | — |
| 87 |  Angola | 0.49% | 2015-2021 | — |
| 88 |  Tunisia | 0.48% | 2,019 | — |
| 89 |  Republic of the Congo | 0.43% | 2015-2021 | — |
| 89 |  Lithuania | 0.43% | 2015-2016 | $6,549 |
| 91 |  Niger | 0.42% | 2015-2017 | — |
| 92 |  Pakistan | 0.41% | 2015-2021 | — |
| 92 |  Uganda | 0.41% | 2015-2016 | — |
| 92 |  Sri Lanka | 0.41% | 2015-2020 | — |
| 95 |  Benin | 0.4% | 2017-2020 | — |
| 95 |  Comoros | 0.4% | 2015-2016 | — |
| 97 |  Kenya | 0.37% | 2016-2017 | — |
| 98 |  Zimbabwe | 0.34% | 2,015 | — |
| 99 |  Honduras | 0.31% | 2015-2018 | — |
| 100 |  Djibouti | 0.29% | 2015-2019 | — |
| 101 |  Zambia | 0.2% | 2015-2016 | — |
| 101 |  Somalia | 0.2% | 2,016 | — |
| 103 |  Ivory Coast | 0.16% | 2016-2021 | — |
| 104 |  Tanzania | 0.15% | 2,016 | — |
| 104 |  Madagascar | 0.15% | 2016-2020 | — |
| 106 |  Togo | 0.11% | 2015-2020 | — |
| 107 |  Laos | 0.09% | 2,021 | — |
| 108 |  Samoa | 0.08% | 2,016 | — |
| 109 |  Cameroon | 0.03% | 2015-2016 | — |
| 110 |  Myanmar | 0.02% | 2015-2016 | — |
| 110 |  Guinea-Bissau | 0.02% | 2,015 | — |
| 110 |  Sao Tome and Principe | 0.02% | 2,017 | — |
| 113 |  Papua New Guinea | 0.01% | 2,015 | — |
| — |  United States | — | — | $11,777 |
| — |  Japan | — | — | $9,653 |
| — |  Germany | — | — | $14,241 |
| — |  United Kingdom | — | — | $9,450 |
| — |  France | — | — | $14,970 |
| — |  Italy | — | — | $12,306 |
| — |  South Korea | — | — | $5,271 |
| — |  Spain | — | — | $10,283 |
| — |  Canada | — | — | $9,129 |
| — |  Australia | — | — | $10,771 |
| — |  Netherlands | — | — | $9,630 |
| — |  Belgium | — | — | $15,316 |
| — |  Sweden | — | — | $13,689 |
| — |  Portugal | — | — | $8,081 |
| — |  Greece | — | — | $7,614 |
| — |  Israel | — | — | $6,528 |
| — |  Austria | — | — | $16,096 |
| — |  Switzerland | — | — | $11,630 |
| — |  Denmark | — | — | $16,634 |
| — |  Norway | — | — | $16,885 |
| — |  Finland | — | — | $14,805 |
| — |  Ireland | — | — | $11,266 |
| — |  New Zealand | — | — | $10,698 |
| — |  Costa Rica | — | — | $2,781 |
| — |  Slovenia | — | — | $8,755 |
| — |  Luxembourg | — | — | $25,171 |
| — |  Iceland | — | — | $10,880 |
What correlates with Social Assistance Programs?
Pearson r against 1,468 other country metrics sharing at least 68 countries. Ranks are read by standing: a better rank counts as higher, whether rank 1 is the best place on a list or the worst. Correlation is not causation.
Higher together
Places that have a higher Social Assistance Programs tend to score higher on these (or rank better)
Opposite directions
Places that have a higher Social Assistance Programs tend to score lower on these (or rank worse)
Quick answers
- Which country has the highest Social Assistance Programs?
- Central African Republic has the highest Social Assistance Programs, at 555.0%, followed by Georgia (9.27%) and Lesotho (5.57%).
- Which country has the lowest Social Assistance Programs?
- Papua New Guinea has the lowest Social Assistance Programs, at 0.01%.
- What is the median Social Assistance Programs across countries?
- The median is 1.17% across the 113 countries with data.
- Where does this social welfare spending by country data come from?
- Rankodex compiles it from World Population Review and the primary sources it cites: Social Safety Net Expenditure indicators - World Bank; Social Expenditure Aggregated data - Organisation for Economic Co-Operation and Development.
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