EU 29.49
· European ranking
30 / 30
No change compared with previous year
Slovakia: Income Inequality (Gini Index)
An editorial snapshot of country living conditions with trend, regional spread, and context links.
Latest value
· 2025
23.00 Index
EU 29.49 · -6.5 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
Slovakia performs more favourably than the European benchmark on Gini coefficient, with a large gap. The trend context points to confirmed deterioration. The wider topic context is mixed, combining pressure signals and relative strengths.
European comparison in Slovakia
In Slovakia, Income inequality stands clearly better than the European benchmark: 23.0 index points versus 29.5 index points in 2025, a large gap of 6.5 index points.
Recent trend
In Slovakia, the medium-term pattern shows deterioration: the value moved from 20.9 in 2020 to 23.0 in 2025. The latest step, from 21.7 in 2024 to 23.0 in 2025, confirms the deterioration. The recent signal is stronger than the primary one.
Reading within the topic
In Slovakia, Income & Purchasing Power shows a mixed picture: pressure signals and relative strengths coexist across this indicator and its related indicators compared with Europe. No material recent change is detected among related indicators.