European ranking
19 / 30
Improved by 2 positions since the previous year
Denmark: Gini coefficient
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Country overview
Denmark
Current reading for Gini coefficient in a European context.
Eurostat indicator: Gini coefficient
Latest value
28.20 Index
Compared with Europe
-1.3 puntos
Denmark is 1.3 points below the European average.
EU: 29.50
Affected population
6.0M
Year: 2025
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Indicator: Gini coefficient
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At a glance
Denmark performs more favourably than the European benchmark on Gini coefficient, with a moderate gap. The trend context points to recent reversal. The wider topic context points to broader relative strength.
European comparison in Denmark
In Denmark, Income inequality is noticeably better than the European benchmark: 28.2 index points versus 29.5 index points in 2025, with a gap of 1.3 index points.
Recent trend
In Denmark, the medium-term pattern shows deterioration: the value moved from 27.3 in 2020 to 28.2 in 2025. The latest step, from 28.6 in 2024 to 28.2 in 2025, reverses the previous direction and shows recent improvement.
Reading within the topic
In Denmark, the evidence for Income & Purchasing Power leans towards relatively favourable performance compared with Europe, without a clear pressure signal dominating the picture. No material recent change is detected among related indicators.