European ranking
3 / 30
Worsened by 1 positions since the previous year
Latvia: Gini coefficient
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Country overview
Latvia
Current reading for Gini coefficient in a European context.
Eurostat indicator: Gini coefficient
Latest value
35.60 Index
Compared with Europe
+6.1 puntos
Latvia is 6.1 points above the European average.
EU: 29.50
Affected population
1.9M
Year: 2025
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Indicator: Gini coefficient
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At a glance
Latvia performs less favourably than the European benchmark on Gini coefficient, with a large gap. The trend context points to confirmed deterioration. The wider topic context points to broader pressure.
European comparison in Latvia
In Latvia, Income inequality stands clearly worse than the European benchmark: 35.6 index points versus 29.5 index points in 2025, a large gap of 6.1 index points.
Recent trend
In Latvia, the medium-term pattern shows deterioration: the value moved from 34.5 in 2020 to 35.6 in 2025. The latest step, from 34.2 in 2024 to 35.6 in 2025, confirms the deterioration. The recent signal is stronger than the primary one.
Reading within the topic
In Latvia, the evidence for Income & Purchasing Power leans towards pressure compared with Europe; related indicators do not provide a sufficiently strong counter-signal. Recent changes among related indicators are also mixed, with improvement in some and deterioration in others.