European ranking
29 / 30
Worsened by 1 positions since the previous year
An editorial snapshot of country living conditions with trend, regional spread, and context links.
Country overview
Current reading for Income quintile share ratio S80/S20 in a European context.
Eurostat indicator: Income quintile share ratio S80/S20
Latest value
3.30 Ratio
European ranking
29 / 30
Worsened by 1 positions since the previous year
Compared with Europe
-1.2 puntos
Slovakia is 1.2 points below the European average.
EU: 4.53
Affected population
5.4M
Year: 2025
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Indicator: Income quintile share ratio S80/S20
Granularity: Regions
Východné Slovensko
3.50
Stredné Slovensko
3.00
Západné Slovensko
3.00
BratislavskĂ˝ kraj
2.60
Slovakia performs more favourably than the European benchmark on Income quintile share ratio S80/S20, with a large gap. The trend context points to recent stabilization. The wider topic context is mixed, combining pressure signals and relative strengths. Regional evidence also shows internal variation.
In Slovakia, S80/S20 ratio stands clearly better than the European benchmark: 3.27 versus 4.73 in 2025, a large gap of 1.46 in the ratio.
In Slovakia, the medium-term pattern shows deterioration: the value moved from 3.03 in 2020 to 3.27 in 2025. The latest value changes little from 3.28 in 2024, indicating a pause in the previous deterioration.
In Slovakia, regional values for S80/S20 ratio are relatively close. Across 4 comparable regions, Eastern Slovakia records the highest value (3.5) and Bratislava Region the lowest (2.6), a gap of 0.9 in the ratio.
In Slovakia, 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.