EU 4.73
· European ranking
29 / 30
Up 1 positions compared with previous year
Slovakia: Income Inequality (Rich-Poor Gap)
An editorial snapshot of country living conditions with trend, regional spread, and context links.
Latest value
· 2025
3.27 Ratio
EU 4.73 · -1.5 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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Regional map
· 2025 · 4 regions
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Internal regions
Comparison of values across the country's regions for this indicator.
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1+7.03
3.50
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2-8.26
3.00
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2-8.26
3.00
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4-20.49
2.60
More context on this indicator
At a glance
Slovakia performs more favourably than the European benchmark on Income quintile share ratio S80/S20, with a large gap. The trend context points to recent stabilization. The wider topic context is mixed, combining pressure signals and relative strengths. Regional evidence also shows internal variation.
European comparison in Slovakia
In Slovakia, S80/S20 ratio stands clearly better than the European benchmark: 3.27 versus 4.73 in 2025, a large gap of 1.46 in the ratio.
Recent trend
In Slovakia, the medium-term pattern shows deterioration: the value moved from 3.03 in 2020 to 3.27 in 2025. The latest value changes little from 3.28 in 2024, indicating a pause in the previous deterioration.
Regional differences in Slovakia
In Slovakia, regional values for S80/S20 ratio are relatively close. Across 4 comparable regions, Eastern Slovakia records the highest value (3.5) and Bratislava Region the lowest (2.6), a gap of 0.9 in the ratio.
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. Material recent changes among related indicators lean towards deterioration and warrant monitoring.