Rank in country
3 / 8
Among 8 regions in Sweden
Sydsverige - Income Inequality (Rich-Poor Gap)
Income Inequality (Rich-Poor Gap) in Sydsverige · 2025
Sydsverige
Latest value
· 2025
4.5 Ratio
SE 4.6 · -0.1 Ratio vs country · Europe 4.7 · -0.2 Ratio vs Europe
Rank in Europe
79 / 214
Among 214 European regions
Population
1,585,849
Regional population · 2025
Recent trend
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_r
How Sydsverige compares
Lower is better · Range 3.5–5.4
Sydsverige
4.5
Sweden
4.6
Europe
4.7
Sweden -0.1 Ratio
Europe -0.2 Ratio
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Regional insights
Regional position
Sydsverige recorded 4.5 in 2025, a more favorable result than both the national benchmark for Sweden and the European regional benchmark.
Recent change
From 2021 to 2025, the indicator deteriorated modestly from 4.1 to 4.5, but the latest year moved against that trend, with a modest improvement.
Related indicators
The topic picture is mixed: the result for Poverty risk is less favorable than the European regional benchmark, while the result for Material deprivation is more favorable and has recently improved. The result for Unexpected expenses has recently deteriorated.