European ranking
10 / 30
Improved by 4 positions since the previous year
Portugal: Gini coefficient
An editorial snapshot of country living conditions with trend, regional spread, and context links.
Country overview
Portugal
Current reading for Gini coefficient in a European context.
Eurostat indicator: Gini coefficient
Latest value
30.90 Index
Compared with Europe
+1.4 puntos
Portugal is 1.4 points above the European average.
EU: 29.50
Affected population
10.7M
Year: 2025
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Indicator: Gini coefficient
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At a glance
Portugal performs less favourably than the European benchmark on Gini coefficient, with a moderate gap. The trend context points to clearer recent change. The wider topic context points to broader pressure.
European comparison in Portugal
In Portugal, Income inequality is noticeably worse than the European benchmark: 30.9 index points versus 29.5 index points in 2025, with a gap of 1.4 index points.
Recent trend
In Portugal, the medium-term pattern is broadly stable: the value moved from 31.2 in 2020 to 30.9 in 2025. Although the primary period is broadly stable, the latest step, from 31.9 in 2024 to 30.9 in 2025, shows material improvement and provides a clearer recent signal.
Reading within the topic
In Portugal, 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.