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Figure 3.4Proportion of people above statutory pensionable age receiving an old-age pension by sex, selected countries,2006-2012In most countries, women are less likely to receive an old-age pension than menUnited States91% 95%Spain47% 97%Germany100% 100%Croatia44% 85%Finland100% 100%Albania61% 100%Azerbaijan79% 83%Kyrgyzstan100% 100%El Salvador10% 32%DominicanRepublic6% 17%Cameroon6% 20%Egypt8% 62%Jordan12% 82%These three countries achieve close to universal coverage andcomparatively smaller gender gaps in pension coverage thanks tothe introduction of widely available non-contributory pensions.Mozambique16% 20%Burundi2% 7%83% 91% 100% 100%100% 100%Gender gap (percentage points)BrazilBolivia,Plurinational State ofBotswanaNo data80or more60-7940-5920-391-190 -1 to -20Source: ILO 2014h.Note: Data refer to the most recent available during the period specified. See Annex 5 for a complete list of countries with data. The amount of pension benefits women and men receivediffer widely across and within countries. Even if a relatively large share of women and men receive an old-age pension, there may be large gender gaps in benefit levels; or non-contributorypensions, on which women rely more strongly than men, may not be enough to lift them out of poverty (see data on benefit levels in Annex 5).