EU 4.73
· European ranking
7 / 30
Up 1 positions compared with previous year
Greece: Income Inequality (Rich-Poor Gap)
An editorial snapshot of country living conditions with trend, regional spread, and context links.
Latest value
· 2025
5.17 Ratio
EU 4.73 · +0.4 pp vs Europe
What this indicator measures
Measures the ratio between the total equivalised disposable income received by the highest-income 20% of the population and that received by the lowest-income 20%. A ratio of 5 means the top fifth receives five times as much income as the bottom fifth.
Lower values generally represent a more favorable situation.
Data source: Eurostat Income quintile share ratio S80/S20 ilc_di11
Explore this indicator
Regional map
· 2025 · 13 regions
Loading map preview...
Internal regions
Comparison of values across the country's regions for this indicator.
-
1+19.92
6.20
-
2+12.19
5.80
-
3+4.45
5.40
-
4-1.35
5.10
-
5-3.29
5.00
-
6-11.03
4.60
-
7-12.96
4.50
-
7-12.96
4.50
-
9-14.89
4.40
-
10-16.83
4.30
-
11-20.70
4.10
-
12-24.56
3.90
-
13-32.30
3.50
More context on this indicator
At a glance
Greece performs less favourably than the European benchmark on Income quintile share ratio S80/S20, with a moderate gap. The trend context points to clearer recent change. The wider topic context points to broader pressure. Regional evidence also shows internal variation.
European comparison in Greece
In Greece, S80/S20 ratio is noticeably worse than the European benchmark: 5.17 versus 4.73 in 2025, with a gap of 0.44 in the ratio.
Recent trend
In Greece, the medium-term pattern is broadly stable: the value moved from 5.23 in 2020 to 5.17 in 2025. Although the primary period is broadly stable, the latest step, from 5.27 in 2024 to 5.17 in 2025, shows material improvement and provides a clearer recent signal.
Regional differences in Greece
In Greece, S80/S20 ratio shows noticeable regional variation. Across 13 comparable regions, Anatoliki Makedonia, Thraki records the highest value (6.2) and Voreio Aigaio the lowest (3.5), a gap of 2.7 in the ratio.
Reading within the topic
In Greece, the evidence for Income & Purchasing Power leans towards pressure compared with Europe; related indicators do not provide a sufficiently strong counter-signal. No material recent change is detected among related indicators.