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Income Inequality (Gini Index) country ranking

Countries ranked by Income Inequality (Gini Index) across Europe.

Indicator: gini_coefficient Year: 2025 Granularity: country

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Eurostat indicator: Gini coefficient

This indicator is available at country level only.

Burden ranking

Countries most affected by income

Higher values indicate higher burden.

Top country: Turkey · Lowest in ranking: Slovakia

Editorial summary

Key takeaways

  • Top country: Turkey · Lowest in ranking: Slovakia
  • Income Inequality (Gini Index) ranking uses country scope for year 2025.
  • Top position: Turkey (43.90).
  • Lower end: Slovakia (23.00).
  • Current ranking includes 30 countries.

Editorial detail

Editorial insights

Top country: Turkey · Lowest in ranking: Slovakia

Indicator: Income Inequality (Gini Index)

Granularity: Countries

  1. 1
    –

    Turkey

    43.90

    -0.90
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  2. 2
    –

    Bulgaria

    37.70

    -0.70
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  3. 3
    ▲ 1

    Latvia

    35.60

    +1.40
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  4. 4
    ▼ 1

    Lithuania

    35.50

    +0.20
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  5. 5
    ▲ 1

    Serbia

    32.00

    +0.10
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  6. 6
    ▲ 2

    Greece

    31.60

    -0.20
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  7. 7
    ▲ 6

    Cyprus

    31.20

    +1.10
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  8. 8
    ▼ 3

    Italy

    31.00

    -1.20
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  9. 9
    ▲ 3

    Estonia

    30.90

    +0.10
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  10. 9
    ▼ 3

    Portugal

    30.90

    -1.00
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  11. 11
    ▼ 1

    Spain

    30.80

    -0.40
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  12. 12
    ▲ 1

    Luxembourg

    30.50

    +0.40
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  13. 13
    ▲ 2

    France

    30.40

    +0.40
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  14. 14
    ▲ 3

    Germany

    30.10

    +0.60
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  15. 15
    ▲ 6

    Hungary

    29.50

    +1.50
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  16. 16
    ▼ 7

    Malta

    29.20

    -2.10
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  17. 17
    ▲ 6

    Sweden

    28.60

    +1.00
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  18. 18
    ▼ 2

    Croatia

    28.50

    -1.30
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  19. 19
    –

    Denmark

    28.20

    -0.40
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  20. 20
    –

    Austria

    27.80

    -0.60
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  21. 21
    –

    Romania

    27.30

    -0.70
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  22. 22
    ▲ 2

    Ireland

    27.20

    +0.80
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  23. 23
    ▲ 2

    Finland

    27.10

    +1.00
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  24. 24
    ▲ 3

    Netherlands

    25.90

    +0.00
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  25. 25
    ▲ 1

    Poland

    24.90

    -1.10
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  26. 26
    ▲ 4

    Slovenia

    24.60

    +0.80
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  27. 27
    ▲ 4

    Czechia

    24.00

    +0.30
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  28. 28
    ▲ 1

    Norway

    23.70

    -0.70
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  29. 29
    ▼ 1

    Belgium

    23.40

    -1.20
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  30. 30
    ▲ 2

    Slovakia

    23.00

    +1.30
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Ranking highlights

2025 values. Changes compare 2025 vs 2024.

Income Inequality (Gini Index)

Increase = worse Decrease = better

By level in 2025

Top 5 countries

2025 values

  1. #1 Turkey 43.90
  2. #2 Bulgaria 37.70
  3. #3 Latvia 35.60
  4. #4 Lithuania 35.50
  5. #5 Serbia 32.00

Bottom 5 countries

2025 values

  1. #30 Slovakia 23.00
  2. #29 Belgium 23.40
  3. #28 Norway 23.70
  4. #27 Czechia 24.00
  5. #26 Slovenia 24.60

By change (2025 vs 2024)

Largest increase vs previous year

2025 vs 2024

  1. #1 Hungary +1.50
  2. #2 Latvia +1.40
  3. #3 Slovakia +1.30
  4. #4 Cyprus +1.10
  5. #5 Sweden +1.00

Largest decrease vs previous year

2025 vs 2024

  1. #1 Malta -2.10
  2. #2 Croatia -1.30
  3. #3 Italy -1.20
  4. #4 Belgium -1.20
  5. #5 Poland -1.10