Pension systems by country
The table below shows the pension systems by country.
| Country | Pillar 0 | Pillar 1 | Pillar 2 | Pillar 3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Afghanistan | No | Social insurance system | N/A | N/A |
| Algeria | Social assistance | Social insurance system | N/A | N/A |
| Argentina | Basic pension | Social insurance system | No, closed in 2008 | N/A |
| Armenia | Social assistance | Social insurance system | Mandatory individual accounts | Voluntary pensions |
| Australia | Social assistance | Mandatory occupational pension system | N/A | N/A |
| Austria | No | Social insurance system | Occupational pensions | Private pensions |
| Bahrain | No | Social insurance system | N/A | N/A |
| Bangladesh | Social assistance | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Belarus | Social assistance | Social insurance system | N/A | N/A |
| Belgium | Social assistance | Social insurance system | N/A | N/A |
| Bhutan | No | Provident fund system | No | N/A |
| Botswana | Basic pension | No | No | N/A |
| Brazil | Social assistance | Social insurance system | N/A | N/A |
| Brunei | Basic pension | Provident fund system | Supplementary individual account | N/A |
| Bulgaria | Social assistance | Social insurance system | Individual accounts | N/A |
| Burkina Faso | No | Social insurance system | N/A | N/A |
| Burundi | No | Social insurance system | N/A | N/A |
| Cameroon | No | Social insurance system | N/A | N/A |
| Canada | Basic pension | Canada Pension Plan | N/A | Registered retirement savings plan |
| China | Social assistance | Social insurance system | Mandatory individual accounts | N/A |
| Czech Republic | Basic pension | Social insurance system | No, canceled in 2016 | Voluntary individual accounts |
| Dominican Republic | Social assistance | Mandatory individual accounts | N/A | N/A |
| El Salvador | Social assistance | Mandatory individual accounts | N/A | N/A |
| Estonia | Social assistance | Social insurance system | Mandatory individual accounts | Voluntary individual accounts |
| Eswatini | Social assistance | Provident fund system | N/A | N/A |
| France | Social assistance | Social insurance system | Mandatory occupational pension provision |
|
| Georgia | Basic pension | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Germany | Social assistance | Social insurance system | Voluntary occupational pension insurance | Private pension schemes |
| Hong Kong | Basic pension | Provident fund system | N/A | N/A |
| Hungary | Social assistance | Private pension fund | Voluntary pension fund | N/A |
| India | Social assistance | Employees’ Provident Fund | Voluntary pension insurance | Individual private pension plans |
| Ireland | Basic pension | Social insurance system Pay Related Social Insurance | Occupational pension schemes | N/A |
| Italy | Social assistance | Notional Defined Contributions | N/A | N/A |
| Japan | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Jordan | No | Social insurance system | N/A | N/A |
| Kazakhstan | Basic pension | Mandatory individual accounts | N/A | N/A |
| Kenya | Older Persons Cash Transfer | Mandatory individual accounts | No | N/A |
| Kyrgyzstan | Social assistance | Notional Defined Contributions | No | N/A |
| Latvia | Social assistance | Notional Defined Contributions | Mandatory individual accounts | Voluntary individual accounts |
| Lithuania | Social assistance | Social insurance system | Voluntary pension fund | Voluntary individual accounts |
| Luxembourg | No | Social insurance system | Mandatory occupational pension provision | Voluntary pensions funds and endowment policy insurances with tax benefits |
| Malawi | no | Mandatory individual accounts | N/A | N/A |
| Malaysia | Social assistance | Provident Fund System (KWSP) or Individual pension account (KWAP/LTAT) | Provident Fund System | Voluntary individual accounts: |
| Mexico | Social assistance | Mandatory individual accounts | N/A | N/A |
| Monaco | No | Social insurance system | No | N/A |
| Mongolia | Social assistance | Notional Defined Contributions | N/A | N/A |
| Morocco | No | Social insurance system | N/A | N/A |
| Mozambique | Social assistance | Social insurance system | N/A | N/A |
| Namibia | Social assistance | Social insurance system | N/A | N/A |
| Nepal | Social assistance | Provident fund system | N/A | N/A |
| Netherlands | Social assistance | Social insurance system | Private employee pensions | Individual private pensions |
| New Zealand | Basic pension | Individual accounts | N/A | N/A |
| Nigeria | No | Mandatory individual accounts | No | N/A |
| North Korea | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Norway | Basic pension | Notional Defined Contributions | Occupational pension schemes | Individual pensions |
| Oman | No | Social insurance system | N/A | N/A |
| Pakistan | No | Social insurance system | N/A | N/A |
| Papua New Guinea | No | Mandatory occupational retirement system | N/A | N/A |
| Philippines | Social assistance | Social insurance system | N/A | N/A |
| Poland | Basic pensions for mothers of four or more children from March 2019 | Notional Defined Contributions | Voluntary Open Pension Funds (OFE) | Voluntary individual accounts: |
| Portugal | Social assistance | Social insurance system | N/A | N/A |
| Qatar | No | Social insurance system | N/A | N/A |
| Romania | No | Social insurance system | Mandatory individual accounts | Voluntary individual accounts |
| Russia | Basic pension | Social insurance system | Mandatory pension funds | Voluntary private pension funds |
| Rwanda | No | Social insurance system | N/A | N/A |
| Saudi Arabia | No | Social insurance system | N/A | N/A |
| Senegal | No | Social insurance system | N/A | N/A |
| Sierra Leone | No | Social insurance system | N/A | N/A |
| Singapore | Social assistance | Provident fund system | N/A | N/A |
| Slovakia | Basic pension | Social insurance system | Voluntary individual accounts | N/A |
| Slovenia | Social assistance | Social insurance system | N/A | N/A |
| Solomon Islands | No | Provident fund system | N/A | N/A |
| South Africa | Basic pension | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| South Korea | Social assistance | Social insurance system | N/A | N/A |
| South Sudan | No | No | No | N/A |
| Spain | Social assistance | Social insurance system | N/A | N/A |
| Sri Lanka | No | Provident fund system | Supplementary fund | N/A |
| Sudan | No | Social insurance system | N/A | N/A |
| Sweden | Basic pension | Notional Defined Contributions | Mandatory individual accounts | N/A |
| Switzerland | N/A | Social insurance system | Mandatory occupational pension system | Voluntary pensions funds and endowment policy insurances with tax benefits |
| Syria | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Taiwan | Social assistance | Social insurance system | Mandatory individual accounts | N/A |
| Tanzania | No | Social insurance system | N/A | N/A |
| Thailand | Social assistance | Social insurance system | Voluntary national savings fund | N/A |
| Turkey | Social assistance | Social insurance system | N/A | N/A |
| Turkmenistan | Social assistance | Notional Defined Contributions | N/A | N/A |
| Uganda | No | Provident fund system | N/A | N/A |
| Ukraine | Social assistance | Social insurance system | Mandatory state pension fund | Voluntary individual pensions |
| United Arab Emirates | No | Social insurance system | N/A | N/A |
| United Kingdom | Basic pension | Social insurance system | Occupational schemes | Voluntary individual pensions:
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| United States | Social assistance | Social insurance system | N/A | N/A |
| Uruguay | Social assistance | Social insurance system | Mandatory individual accounts | N/A |
| Uzbekistan | Social assistance | Mandatory individual accounts | N/A | N/A |
| Venezuela | Social assistance | Social insurance system | N/A | N/A |
| Vietnam | Social assistance | Social insurance system | N/A | N/A |
| Zambia | No | Social insurance system | N/A | N/A |
| Zimbabwe | No | Social insurance system | N/A | N/A |