EU 4.81
· European ranking
11 / 34
Down 5 positions compared with previous year
North Macedonia: Income Inequality (Rich-Poor Gap)
An editorial snapshot of country living conditions with trend, regional spread, and context links.
Latest value
· 2024
5.18 Ratio
EU 4.81 · +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
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More context on this indicator
At a glance
North Macedonia performs less favourably than the European benchmark on Income quintile share ratio S80/S20, with a moderate gap. The trend context points to confirmed improvement. The wider topic context is mixed, combining pressure signals and relative strengths.
European comparison in North Macedonia
In North Macedonia, S80/S20 ratio is noticeably worse than the European benchmark: 5.18 versus 4.81 in 2024, with a gap of 0.37 in the ratio.
Recent trend
In North Macedonia, the medium-term pattern shows improvement: the value moved from 5.56 in 2019 to 5.18 in 2024. The latest step, from 5.60 in 2023 to 5.18 in 2024, confirms the improvement. The recent signal is stronger than the primary one.
Reading within the topic
In North Macedonia, Income & Purchasing Power shows a mixed picture: pressure signals and relative strengths coexist across this indicator and its related indicators compared with Europe. Material recent changes among related indicators lean towards improvement.