EU 29.49
· European ranking
9 / 30
Down 4 positions compared with previous year
Portugal: Income Inequality (Gini Index)
An editorial snapshot of country living conditions with trend, regional spread, and context links.
Latest value
· 2025
30.90 Index
EU 29.49 · +1.4 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
Portugal performs less favourably than the European benchmark on Gini coefficient, with a moderate gap. The trend context points to clearer recent change. The wider topic context points to broader pressure.
European comparison in Portugal
In Portugal, Income inequality is noticeably worse than the European benchmark: 30.9 index points versus 29.5 index points in 2025, with a gap of 1.4 index points.
Recent trend
In Portugal, the medium-term pattern is broadly stable: the value moved from 31.2 in 2020 to 30.9 in 2025. Although the primary period is broadly stable, the latest step, from 31.9 in 2024 to 30.9 in 2025, shows material improvement and provides a clearer recent signal.
Reading within the topic
In Portugal, 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 improvement.