3. The magic of averages

In this chapter, some aspects of social insurance and social security are covered.

3.1 Percentage of population unable to face unexpected financial expenses

Source: Eurostat (2021), EU-Statistics on Income and Living conditions,
(interactive map: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/HLTH_DM040__custom_4734009/default/map?lang=en)

3.2 Social security contributions (as share of GDP)

Source: OECD (2023), Social security contributions (indicator). doi: 10.1787/3ebfe901-en (Accessed on 31 January 2023)

3.3 Composition of social security contributions (2020)

Source: OECD (2022), “Composition of social security contributions, as % of total social security contributions, 2020”, in Revenue Statistics 2022: The Impact of COVID-19 on OECD Tax Revenues, OECD Publishing, Paris, https://doi.org/10.1787/dd5cadc3-en.

Note: Australia, Costa Rica, Colombia, Iceland, Mexico and New Zealand are not included within figure 1.7. Although Colombia, Costa Rica, Iceland and Mexico collect social security contributions, disaggregated data is not available. New Zealand and Australia do not levy social security contributions. (StatLink https://stat.link/dgmfqt)