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Income Inequality (Rich-Poor Gap) country ranking

Countries ranked by Income Inequality (Rich-Poor Gap) across Europe.

Indicator: income_quintile_share_ratio_s80_s20 Year: 2025 Granularity: country

Ranking controls

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Eurostat indicator: Income quintile share ratio S80/S20

Burden ranking

Countries most affected by income

Higher values indicate higher burden.

Top country: Turkey · Lowest in ranking: Belgium

Editorial summary

Key takeaways

  • Top country: Turkey · Lowest in ranking: Belgium
  • Income Inequality (Rich-Poor Gap) ranking uses country scope for year 2025.
  • Top position: Turkey (8.93).
  • Lower end: Belgium (3.25).
  • Current ranking includes 30 countries.

Editorial detail

Editorial insights

Top country: Turkey · Lowest in ranking: Belgium

Indicator: Income Inequality (Rich-Poor Gap)

Granularity: Countries

  1. 1
    –

    Turkey

    8.93

    -0.13
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  2. 2
    –

    Bulgaria

    6.94

    -0.02
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  3. 3
    ▲ 1

    Latvia

    6.68

    +0.40
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  4. 4
    ▼ 1

    Lithuania

    6.54

    +0.00
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  5. 5
    ▲ 1

    Serbia

    5.53

    -0.04
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  6. 6
    ▲ 2

    Spain

    5.24

    -0.15
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  7. 7
    ▲ 2

    Greece

    5.17

    -0.10
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  8. 8
    ▼ 1

    Italy

    5.13

    -0.40
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  9. 9
    ▲ 4

    Estonia

    5.07

    +0.04
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  10. 10
    –

    Portugal

    4.86

    -0.34
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  11. 11
    ▲ 3

    Croatia

    4.78

    -0.19
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  12. 12
    ▲ 6

    France

    4.74

    +0.08
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  13. 13
    ▲ 7

    Germany

    4.68

    +0.19
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  14. 13
    ▲ 9

    Hungary

    4.68

    +0.29
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  15. 15
    ▲ 6

    Cyprus

    4.60

    +0.20
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  16. 15
    ▲ 2

    Luxembourg

    4.60

    -0.08
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  17. 17
    ▲ 6

    Sweden

    4.58

    +0.24
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  18. 18
    ▼ 6

    Malta

    4.49

    -0.58
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  19. 19
    –

    Romania

    4.37

    -0.25
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  20. 20
    ▲ 3

    Austria

    4.25

    -0.09
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  21. 21
    ▲ 4

    Denmark

    4.12

    -0.04
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  22. 22
    ▲ 6

    Finland

    3.93

    +0.20
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  23. 23
    ▲ 4

    Ireland

    3.89

    +0.15
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  24. 24
    ▲ 5

    Netherlands

    3.76

    +0.04
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  25. 25
    ▲ 1

    Poland

    3.63

    -0.22
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  26. 26
    ▲ 6

    Slovenia

    3.55

    +0.13
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  27. 27
    ▲ 3

    Norway

    3.39

    -0.23
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  28. 28
    ▲ 5

    Czechia

    3.34

    +0.02
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  29. 29
    ▲ 5

    Slovakia

    3.27

    -0.01
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  30. 30
    ▲ 1

    Belgium

    3.25

    -0.20
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Ranking highlights

2025 values. Changes compare 2025 vs 2024.

Income Inequality (Rich-Poor Gap)

Increase = worse Decrease = better

By level in 2025

Top 5 countries

2025 values

  1. #1 Turkey 8.93
  2. #2 Bulgaria 6.94
  3. #3 Latvia 6.68
  4. #4 Lithuania 6.54
  5. #5 Serbia 5.53

Bottom 5 countries

2025 values

  1. #30 Belgium 3.25
  2. #29 Slovakia 3.27
  3. #28 Czechia 3.34
  4. #27 Norway 3.39
  5. #26 Slovenia 3.55

By change (2025 vs 2024)

Largest increase vs previous year

2025 vs 2024

  1. #1 Latvia +0.40
  2. #2 Hungary +0.29
  3. #3 Sweden +0.24
  4. #4 Cyprus +0.20
  5. #5 Finland +0.20

Largest decrease vs previous year

2025 vs 2024

  1. #1 Malta -0.58
  2. #2 Italy -0.40
  3. #3 Portugal -0.34
  4. #4 Romania -0.25
  5. #5 Norway -0.23