21. The fourteen economies are Algeria; Bahrain; Djibouti; Egypt; Iran, Islamic Rep.; Iraq; Jordan; Lebanon; Libya; Morocco; Syria; Tunisia; West Bank and Gaza; and Yemen, Rep. 22. The seven countries are Egypt; Iran, Islamic Rep.; Iraq; Jordan; Morocco; Syria; and Tunisia. 23. The nine countries are Algeria; Bahrain; Egypt; Iran, Islamic Rep.; Jordan; Kuwait; Morocco; Saudi Arabia; and Tunisia. 24. Data for Algeria, Bahrain, and Egypt refer to 2003, 2010, and 2015, respectively. ILO Social Security database. 25. The MENA region for this analysis consists of 19 economies: Algeria; Bahrain; Djibouti; Egypt; Iran, Islamic Rep.; Iraq; Jordan; Kuwait; Lebanon; Libya; Morocco; Oman; Qatar; Saudi Arabia; Syria; Tunisia; United Arab Emirates; West Bank and Gaza; and Yemen, Rep.
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