Income Inequality (Rich-Poor Gap) indicator overview
Explore editorial context for the indicator Income Inequality (Rich-Poor Gap).
Technical indicator
Income quintile share ratio S80/S20
Eurostat datasets
ilc_di11,
ilc_di11_r
Reference year
2025
Latest source release
2026-07-08
EU
Europe
European benchmark
· 2025
4.7
Ratio
30
countries in the European snapshot
Coverage
30
Countries with comparable data
Data year
2025
Reference year
Topic
Income
Map countries with indicator page
European distribution
2025
· 30
countries
Medium-term movement
2020 → 2025
· 30 countries
Open trend
-
Improved
16
-
Unchanged
1
-
Worsened
13
Largest improvement
Romania
6.6 Ratio -> 4.4 Ratio
-2.2 Ratio
Largest deterioration
Sweden
4.1 Ratio -> 4.6 Ratio
+0.5 Ratio