Pension systems by country

Pension systems by country[1][2]
CountryPillar 0Pillar 1Pillar 2Pillar 3
 AfghanistanNoY Social insurance systemN/AN/A
 AlgeriaY Social assistanceY Social insurance systemN/AN/A
 ArgentinaY Basic pensionY Social insurance systemNo, closed in 2008N/A
 ArmeniaY Social assistanceY Social insurance systemY Mandatory individual accountsY Voluntary pensions
 AustraliaY Social assistanceY Mandatory occupational pension systemN/AN/A
 AustriaNoY Social insurance systemY Occupational pensionsY Private pensions
 BahrainNoY Social insurance systemN/AN/A
 BangladeshY Social assistanceN/AN/AN/A
 BelarusY Social assistanceY Social insurance systemN/AN/A
 BelgiumY Social assistanceY Social insurance systemN/AN/A
 BhutanNoY Provident fund systemNoN/A
 BotswanaY Basic pensionNoNoN/A
 BrazilY Social assistanceY Social insurance systemN/AN/A
 BruneiY Basic pensionY Provident fund systemY Supplementary individual accountN/A
 BulgariaY Social assistanceY Social insurance systemY Individual accountsN/A
 Burkina FasoNoY Social insurance systemN/AN/A
 BurundiNoY Social insurance systemN/AN/A
 CameroonNoY Social insurance systemN/AN/A
 CanadaY Basic pensionY Canada Pension PlanN/AY Registered retirement savings plan
 ChinaY Social assistanceY Social insurance systemY Mandatory individual accountsN/A
 Czech RepublicY Basic pensionY Social insurance systemNo, canceled in 2016Y Voluntary individual accounts
 Dominican RepublicY Social assistanceY Mandatory individual accountsN/AN/A
 El SalvadorY Social assistanceY Mandatory individual accountsN/AN/A
 EstoniaY Social assistanceY Social insurance systemY Mandatory individual accountsY Voluntary individual accounts
 EswatiniY Social assistanceY Provident fund systemN/AN/A
 FranceY Social assistanceY Social insurance systemY Mandatory occupational pension provisionY
  • Voluntary private collective pension provision
  • Voluntary private individual pension provision
 GeorgiaY Basic pensionN/AN/AN/A
 GermanyY Social assistanceY Social insurance systemY Voluntary occupational pension insuranceY Private pension schemes
 Hong KongY Basic pensionY Provident fund systemN/AN/A
 HungaryY Social assistanceY Private pension fundY Voluntary pension fundN/A
 IndiaY Social assistanceY Mandatory Provident FundY Voluntary pension insuranceY Individual private pension plans
 IrelandY Basic pensionY Social insurance system Pay Related Social InsuranceY Occupational pension schemesN/A
 ItalyY Social assistanceY Notional Defined ContributionsN/AN/A
 JapanN/AN/AN/AN/A
 JordanNoY Social insurance systemN/AN/A
 KazakhstanY Basic pensionY Mandatory individual accountsN/AN/A
 KenyaY Older Persons Cash TransferY Mandatory individual accountsNoN/A
 KyrgyzstanY Social assistanceY Notional Defined ContributionsNoN/A
 LatviaY Social assistanceY Notional Defined ContributionsY Mandatory individual accountsY Voluntary individual accounts
 LithuaniaY Social assistanceY Social insurance systemY Voluntary pension fundY Voluntary individual accounts
 LuxembourgNoY Social insurance systemN/AN/A
 MalawinoY Mandatory individual accountsN/AN/A
 MalaysiaY Social assistanceY Provident Fund System (KWSP) or Individual pension account (KWAP/LTAT)Y Provident Fund SystemY Voluntary individual accounts:
 MexicoY Social assistanceY Mandatory individual accountsN/AN/A
 MonacoNoY Social insurance systemNoN/A
 MongoliaY Social assistanceY Notional Defined ContributionsN/AN/A
 MoroccoNoY Social insurance systemN/AN/A
 MozambiqueY Social assistanceY Social insurance systemN/AN/A
 NamibiaY Social assistanceY Social insurance systemN/AN/A
   NepalY Social assistanceY Provident fund systemN/AN/A
 NetherlandsY Social assistanceY Social insurance systemY Private employee pensionsY Individual private pensions
 New ZealandY Basic pensionY Individual accountsN/AN/A
 NigeriaNoY Mandatory individual accountsNoN/A
 North KoreaN/AN/AN/AN/A
 NorwayY Basic pensionY Notional Defined ContributionsY Occupational pension schemesY Individual pensions
 OmanNoY Social insurance systemN/AN/A
 PakistanNoY Social insurance systemN/AN/A
 Papua New GuineaNoY Mandatory occupational retirement systemN/AN/A
 PhilippinesY Social assistanceY Social insurance systemN/AN/A
 PolandBasic pensions for mothers of four or more children from March 2019Y Notional Defined ContributionsY Voluntary Open Pension Funds (OFE)Y Voluntary individual accounts:
  • Occupational Pension Programs (PPE)
  • Individual Pension Accounts (IKE/IKZE)
  • Employee Capital Plans (PPK)
 PortugalY Social assistanceY Social insurance systemN/AN/A
 QatarNoY Social insurance systemN/AN/A
 RomaniaNoY Social insurance systemY Mandatory individual accountsY Voluntary individual accounts
 RussiaY Basic pensionY Social insurance systemY Mandatory pension fundsY Voluntary private pension funds
 RwandaNoY Social insurance systemN/AN/A
 Saudi ArabiaNoY Social insurance systemN/AN/A
 SenegalNoY Social insurance systemN/AN/A
 Sierra LeoneNoY Social insurance systemN/AN/A
 SingaporeY Social assistanceY Provident fund systemN/AN/A
 SlovakiaY Basic pensionY Social insurance systemY Voluntary individual accountsN/A
 SloveniaY Social assistanceY Social insurance systemN/AN/A
 Solomon IslandsNoY Provident fund systemN/AN/A
 South AfricaY Basic pensionN/AN/AN/A
 South KoreaY Social assistanceY Social insurance systemN/AN/A
 South SudanNoNoNoN/A
 SpainY Social assistanceY Social insurance systemN/AN/A
 Sri LankaNoY Provident fund systemY Supplementary fundN/A
 SudanNoY Social insurance systemN/AN/A
 SwedenY Basic pensionY Notional Defined ContributionsY Mandatory individual accountsN/A
  SwitzerlandN/AY Social insurance systemY Mandatory occupational pension systemY Voluntary pensions funds and endowment policy insurances with tax benefits
 SyriaN/AN/AN/AN/A
 TaiwanY Social assistanceY Social insurance systemY Mandatory individual accountsN/A
 TanzaniaNoY Social insurance systemN/AN/A
 ThailandY Social assistanceY Social insurance systemY Voluntary national savings fundN/A
 TurkeyY Social assistanceY Social insurance systemN/AN/A
 TurkmenistanY Social assistanceY Notional Defined ContributionsN/AN/A
 UgandaNoY Provident fund systemN/AN/A
 UkraineY Social assistanceY Social insurance systemY Mandatory state pension fundY Voluntary individual pensions
 United Arab EmiratesNoY Social insurance systemN/AN/A
 United KingdomY Basic pensionY Social insurance systemY Occupational schemesY Voluntary individual pensions:
  • Stakeholder pensions
  • Group personal pensions
  • Self-invested personal pensions
 United StatesY Social assistanceY Social insurance systemN/AN/A
 UruguayY Social assistanceY Social insurance systemY Mandatory individual accountsN/A
 UzbekistanY Social assistanceY Mandatory individual accountsN/AN/A
 VenezuelaY Social assistanceY Social insurance systemN/AN/A
 VietnamY Social assistanceY Social insurance systemN/AN/A
 ZambiaNoY Social insurance systemN/AN/A
 ZimbabweNoY Social insurance systemN/AN/A

Notable examples of pension systems by country

Some of the listed systems might also be considered social insurance.

See also
  • Pension

References
  1. "Social Security Programs Throughout the World". ssa.gov.
  2. "Social protection in older age | Pension watch". pension-watch.net.
  3. "Official Website of Mandatory Provident Fund Schemes Authority".
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