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Severe Material Deprivation country ranking

Countries ranked by Severe Material Deprivation across Europe.

Indicator: severe_material_social_deprivation Year: 2025 Granularity: country

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Eurostat indicator: Severe material and social deprivation rate

Burden ranking

Countries most affected by quality of life

Higher values indicate higher burden.

Top country: Romania · Lowest in ranking: Slovenia

Editorial summary

Key takeaways

  • Top country: Romania · Lowest in ranking: Slovenia
  • Severe Material Deprivation ranking uses country scope for year 2025.
  • Top position: Romania (16.80).
  • Lower end: Slovenia (1.90).
  • Current ranking includes 23 countries.

Editorial detail

Editorial insights

Top country: Romania · Lowest in ranking: Slovenia

Indicator: Severe Material Deprivation

Granularity: Countries

  1. 1
    –

    Romania

    16.80

    -0.40
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  2. 2
    –

    Bulgaria

    15.00

    -1.60
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  3. 3
    –

    Greece

    14.90

    +0.90
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  4. 4
    –

    Turkey

    12.00

    -1.40
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  5. 5
    ▲ 1

    Hungary

    8.50

    -0.80
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  6. 6
    ▲ 1

    Spain

    8.10

    -0.20
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  7. 7
    ▲ 2

    France

    7.00

    +0.40
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  8. 8
    ▲ 2

    Germany

    5.60

    -0.60
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  9. 9
    ▲ 5

    Italy

    5.20

    +0.60
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  10. 10
    –

    Belgium

    4.90

    -1.30
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  11. 11
    ▲ 2

    Latvia

    4.80

    -0.50
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  12. 12
    ▲ 5

    Denmark

    4.50

    +0.50
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  13. 13
    ▲ 3

    Portugal

    4.30

    +0.00
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  14. 14
    ▲ 9

    Sweden

    3.90

    +0.90
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  15. 15
    ▲ 6

    Estonia

    3.50

    +0.40
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  16. 16
    ▲ 3

    Finland

    3.30

    -0.40
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  17. 17
    ▲ 8

    Czechia

    2.60

    +0.00
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  18. 17
    ▲ 4

    Netherlands

    2.60

    -0.50
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  19. 17
    ▲ 7

    Norway

    2.60

    -0.20
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  20. 20
    ▲ 6

    Cyprus

    2.20

    -0.30
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  21. 21
    ▲ 9

    Croatia

    2.00

    +0.00
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  22. 21
    ▲ 7

    Poland

    2.00

    -0.30
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  23. 23
    ▲ 8

    Slovenia

    1.90

    +0.10
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Ranking highlights

2025 values. Changes compare 2025 vs 2024.

Severe Material Deprivation

Increase = worse Decrease = better

By level in 2025

Top 5 countries

2025 values

  1. #1 Romania 16.80
  2. #2 Bulgaria 15.00
  3. #3 Greece 14.90
  4. #4 Turkey 12.00
  5. #5 Hungary 8.50

Bottom 5 countries

2025 values

  1. #23 Slovenia 1.90
  2. #21 Poland 2.00
  3. #21 Croatia 2.00
  4. #20 Cyprus 2.20
  5. #17 Norway 2.60

By change (2025 vs 2024)

Largest increase vs previous year

2025 vs 2024

  1. #1 Greece +0.90
  2. #2 Sweden +0.90
  3. #3 Italy +0.60
  4. #4 Denmark +0.50
  5. #5 France +0.40

Largest decrease vs previous year

2025 vs 2024

  1. #1 Bulgaria -1.60
  2. #2 Turkey -1.40
  3. #3 Belgium -1.30
  4. #4 Hungary -0.80
  5. #5 Germany -0.60