EU 29.49
· European ranking
19 / 30
Down 2 positions compared with previous year
Denmark: Income Inequality (Gini Index)
An editorial snapshot of country living conditions with trend, regional spread, and context links.
Latest value
· 2025
28.20 Index
EU 29.49 · -1.3 pp vs Europe
What this indicator measures
Measures inequality in the distribution of equivalised disposable income. A value of 0 represents complete equality and 100 represents maximum inequality.
Lower values generally represent a more favorable situation.
Data source: Eurostat Gini coefficient tessi190
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At a glance
Denmark performs more favourably than the European benchmark on Gini coefficient, with a moderate gap. The trend context points to recent reversal. The wider topic context points to broader relative strength.
European comparison in Denmark
In Denmark, Income inequality is noticeably better than the European benchmark: 28.2 index points versus 29.5 index points in 2025, with a gap of 1.3 index points.
Recent trend
In Denmark, the medium-term pattern shows deterioration: the value moved from 27.3 in 2020 to 28.2 in 2025. The latest step, from 28.6 in 2024 to 28.2 in 2025, reverses the previous direction and shows recent improvement.
Reading within the topic
In Denmark, the evidence for Income & Purchasing Power leans towards relatively favourable performance compared with Europe, without a clear pressure signal dominating the picture. No material recent change is detected among related indicators.