European ranking
10 / 37
Worsened by 2 positions since the previous year
United Kingdom: Gini coefficient
An editorial snapshot of country living conditions with trend, regional spread, and context links.
Country overview
United Kingdom
Current reading for Gini coefficient in a European context.
Eurostat indicator: Gini coefficient
Latest value
33.50 Index
Compared with Europe
+2.7 puntos
United Kingdom is 2.7 points above the European average.
EU: 30.81
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Indicator: Gini coefficient
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At a glance
United Kingdom performs less favourably than the European benchmark on Gini coefficient, with a moderate gap. The trend context points to confirmed deterioration. The wider topic context points to broader pressure.
European comparison in United Kingdom
In United Kingdom, Income inequality is noticeably worse than the European benchmark: 33.5 index points versus 30.8 index points in 2018, with a gap of 2.7 index points.
Recent trend
In the United Kingdom, the medium-term pattern shows deterioration: the value moved from 31.6 in 2014 to 33.5 in 2018. The latest step, from 33.1 in 2017 to 33.5 in 2018, confirms the deterioration. The recent signal is weaker than the primary one.
Reading within the topic
In United Kingdom, the evidence for Income & Purchasing Power leans towards pressure compared with Europe; related indicators do not provide a sufficiently strong counter-signal. Material recent changes among related indicators lean towards deterioration and warrant monitoring.