Income quintile share ratio S50/S20 for disposable income by sex and age group by country
Countries reporting
45
Highest
2.76 Ratio
North Macedonia
Lowest
1.76 Ratio
Czechia
Median
2.15 Ratio
Years covered
19
2007–2025
Data points
837
What the numbers show
Income quintile share ratio S50/S20 for disposable income by sex and age group is currently reported for 45 countries. The highest value is 2.76 Ratio in North Macedonia; the lowest is 1.76 Ratio in Czechia.
The median across all reporting countries is 2.15 Ratio, and the mean is 2.19 Ratio.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 2.
Over the past decade 18 countries rose and 26 fell. The largest increase was in France (up 11.0%), and the largest decrease in Serbia (down 39.4%).
Income quintile share ratio S50/S20 for disposable income by sex and: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | North Macedonia | 2.76 Ratio | 2024 | down 7.7% | falling |
| 2 | Latvia | 2.69 Ratio | 2025 | up 3.5% | flat |
| 2 | Latvia | 2.69 Ratio | 2025 | up 3.5% | flat |
| 4 | Montenegro | 2.61 Ratio | 2023 | down 20.4% | falling |
| 5 | Lithuania | 2.6 Ratio | 2025 | up 5.3% | flat |
| 5 | Lithuania | 2.6 Ratio | 2025 | up 5.3% | flat |
| 7 | Türkiye | 2.5 Ratio | 2025 | down 4.2% | falling |
| 8 | Serbia | 2.49 Ratio | 2025 | down 39.4% | falling |
| 9 | Bulgaria | 2.48 Ratio | 2025 | down 7.1% | falling |
| 10 | Croatia | 2.47 Ratio | 2025 | up 1.2% | flat |
| 10 | Croatia | 2.47 Ratio | 2025 | up 1.2% | flat |
| 12 | Spain | 2.45 Ratio | 2025 | down 16.7% | flat |
| 13 | Italy | 2.35 Ratio | 2025 | down 11.3% | flat |
| 14 | Romania | 2.31 Ratio | 2025 | down 30.4% | falling |
| 14 | United Kingdom | 2.31 Ratio | 2018 | up 2.7% | flat |
| 14 | Estonia | 2.31 Ratio | 2025 | down 8.0% | rising |
| 14 | Greece | 2.31 Ratio | 2025 | down 16.6% | falling |
| 14 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 2.31 Ratio | 2018 | up 2.7% | flat |
| 14 | Estonia | 2.31 Ratio | 2025 | down 8.0% | rising |
| 20 | Albania | 2.3 Ratio | 2023 | down 20.1% | falling |
| 20 | Sweden | 2.3 Ratio | 2025 | up 7.5% | rising |
| 22 | Austria | 2.16 Ratio | 2025 | up 8.0% | rising |
| 23 | Malta | 2.15 Ratio | 2025 | up 7.5% | rising |
| 24 | France | 2.12 Ratio | 2025 | up 11.0% | rising |
| 25 | Germany | 2.11 Ratio | 2025 | down 5.0% | flat |
| 26 | Portugal | 2.1 Ratio | 2025 | down 14.3% | flat |
| 27 | Hungary | 2.09 Ratio | 2025 | up 1.5% | rising |
| 27 | Switzerland | 2.09 Ratio | 2024 | up 6.6% | flat |
| 29 | Luxembourg | 1.96 Ratio | 2025 | down 2.5% | rising |
| 29 | Cyprus | 1.96 Ratio | 2025 | down 3.9% | flat |
| 31 | Poland | 1.95 Ratio | 2025 | down 11.8% | falling |
| 31 | Poland | 1.95 Ratio | 2025 | down 11.8% | falling |
| 31 | Netherlands | 1.95 Ratio | 2025 | up 3.7% | rising |
| 31 | Netherlands | 1.95 Ratio | 2025 | up 3.7% | rising |
| 35 | Denmark | 1.94 Ratio | 2025 | down 4.0% | falling |
| 36 | Slovenia | 1.93 Ratio | 2025 | down 1.5% | flat |
| 36 | Slovenia | 1.93 Ratio | 2025 | down 1.5% | flat |
| 38 | Finland | 1.92 Ratio | 2025 | up 4.3% | flat |
| 39 | Ireland | 1.89 Ratio | 2025 | down 7.8% | falling |
| 40 | Slovakia | 1.87 Ratio | 2025 | down 7.4% | flat |
| 40 | Norway | 1.87 Ratio | 2025 | down 3.1% | flat |
| 40 | Slovakia | 1.87 Ratio | 2025 | down 7.4% | flat |
| 43 | Iceland | 1.82 Ratio | 2020 | up 2.8% | flat |
| 44 | Belgium | 1.8 Ratio | 2025 | down 10.0% | falling |
| 45 | Czechia | 1.76 Ratio | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025) 2.19 Ratio
- European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) 2.17 Ratio