EU 29.49
· European ranking
3 / 30
Up 1 positions compared with previous year
Latvia: Income Inequality (Gini Index)
An editorial snapshot of country living conditions with trend, regional spread, and context links.
Latest value
· 2025
35.60 Index
EU 29.49 · +6.1 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
Latvia performs less favourably than the European benchmark on Gini coefficient, with a large gap. The trend context points to confirmed deterioration. The wider topic context points to broader pressure.
European comparison in Latvia
In Latvia, Income inequality stands clearly worse than the European benchmark: 35.6 index points versus 29.5 index points in 2025, a large gap of 6.1 index points.
Recent trend
In Latvia, the medium-term pattern shows deterioration: the value moved from 34.5 in 2020 to 35.6 in 2025. The latest step, from 34.2 in 2024 to 35.6 in 2025, confirms the deterioration. The recent signal is stronger than the primary one.
Reading within the topic
In Latvia, the evidence for Income & Purchasing Power leans towards pressure compared with Europe; related indicators do not provide a sufficiently strong counter-signal. Material recent changes among related indicators lean towards deterioration and warrant monitoring.