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Gini coefficient indicator overview

Explore editorial context for the indicator Gini coefficient.

Page: Indicator overview Indicator: gini_coefficient Year: 2025 Granularity: country

Indicator overview

Gini coefficient

Topic: Income

Coverage

30

Countries in context.

Data year

2025

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Average value

29.50

-0.08 vs 2024

Best country

Slovakia

23.00

Worst country

Turkey

43.90

Current focus

COUNTRY

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Editorial summary

Key takeaways

  • Turkey records the highest value, at 43.9, compared with a European average of 29.5.
  • Slovakia records the lowest value, at 23.0, compared with a European average of 29.5.
  • The European average was 29.5 in 2025, based on 30 countries with data.

Ranking highlights

2025 values. Changes compare 2025 vs 2024.

Gini coefficient

Increase = worse Decrease = better

By level in 2025

Top 5 countries

2025 values

  1. #1 Turkey 43.90
  2. #2 Bulgaria 37.70
  3. #3 Latvia 35.60
  4. #4 Lithuania 35.50
  5. #5 Serbia 32.00

Bottom 5 countries

2025 values

  1. #30 Slovakia 23.00
  2. #29 Belgium 23.40
  3. #28 Norway 23.70
  4. #27 Czechia 24.00
  5. #26 Slovenia 24.60

By change (2025 vs 2024)

Largest increase vs previous year

2025 vs 2024

  1. #1 Hungary +1.50
  2. #2 Latvia +1.40
  3. #3 Slovakia +1.30
  4. #4 Cyprus +1.10
  5. #5 Sweden +1.00

Largest decrease vs previous year

2025 vs 2024

  1. #1 Malta -2.10
  2. #2 Croatia -1.30
  3. #3 Italy -1.20
  4. #4 Belgium -1.20
  5. #5 Poland -1.10

Trend snapshot

Gini coefficient trend

Europe benchmark vs top and bottom countries in current context.

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