European ranking
24 / 30
Worsened by 1 positions since the previous year
Netherlands: Gini coefficient
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Country overview
Netherlands
Current reading for Gini coefficient in a European context.
Eurostat indicator: Gini coefficient
Latest value
25.90 Index
Compared with Europe
-3.6 puntos
Netherlands is 3.6 points below the European average.
EU: 29.50
Affected population
18.0M
Year: 2025
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Indicator: Gini coefficient
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At a glance
Netherlands performs more favourably than the European benchmark on Gini coefficient, with a large gap. The trend context points to recent stabilization. The wider topic context points to broader relative strength.
European comparison in Netherlands
In Netherlands, Income inequality stands clearly better than the European benchmark: 25.9 index points versus 29.5 index points in 2025, a large gap of 3.6 index points.
Recent trend
In the Netherlands, the medium-term pattern shows improvement: the value moved from 28.2 in 2020 to 25.9 in 2025. The latest value changes little from 25.9 in 2024, indicating a pause in the previous improvement.
Reading within the topic
In Netherlands, the evidence for Income & Purchasing Power leans towards relatively favourable performance compared with Europe, without a clear pressure signal dominating the picture. Material recent changes among related indicators lean towards deterioration and warrant monitoring.