European ranking
14 / 30
Worsened by 4 positions since the previous year
Hungary: Income quintile share ratio S80/S20
An editorial snapshot of country living conditions with trend, regional spread, and context links.
Country overview
Hungary
Current reading for Income quintile share ratio S80/S20 in a European context.
Eurostat indicator: Income quintile share ratio S80/S20
Latest value
4.70 Ratio
Compared with Europe
+0.2 puntos
Hungary is 0.2 points above the European average.
EU: 4.53
Affected population
9.5M
Year: 2025
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Indicator: Income quintile share ratio S80/S20
Granularity: Regions
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1
Dél-Alföld
+6.405.00
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2
Észak-Alföld
+4.304.90
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3
Észak-Magyarország
-2.104.60
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4
Budapest
-6.404.40
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5
Pest
-14.904.00
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6
Dél-Dunántúl
-14.904.00
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7
Közép-Dunántúl
-21.303.70
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8
Nyugat-Dunántúl
-25.503.50
More context on this indicator
At a glance
Hungary performs more favourably than the European benchmark on Income quintile share ratio S80/S20, although the difference is relatively small. The trend context points to confirmed deterioration. The wider topic context is mixed, combining pressure signals and relative strengths. Regional evidence also shows internal variation.
European comparison in Hungary
In Hungary, S80/S20 ratio is close to the European benchmark and slightly better: 4.68 versus 4.73 in 2025, a gap of 0.05 in the ratio.
Recent trend
In Hungary, the medium-term pattern shows deterioration: the value moved from 4.24 in 2020 to 4.68 in 2025. The latest step, from 4.39 in 2024 to 4.68 in 2025, confirms the deterioration. The recent signal is stronger than the primary one.
Regional differences in Hungary
In Hungary, regional values for S80/S20 ratio are relatively close. Across 8 comparable regions, Dél-Alföld records the highest value (5) and Nyugat-Dunántúl the lowest (3.5), a gap of 1.5 in the ratio.
Reading within the topic
In Hungary, Income & Purchasing Power shows a mixed picture: pressure signals and relative strengths coexist across this indicator and its related indicators compared with Europe. Material recent changes among related indicators lean towards deterioration and warrant monitoring.