Income quintile share ratio S80/S20 for disposable income by sex and age group by country
Countries reporting
49
Highest
8.93 Ratio
Türkiye
Lowest
3.25 Ratio
Belgium
Median
4.78 Ratio
Years covered
23
2003–2025
Data points
1,038
What the numbers show
Income quintile share ratio S80/S20 for disposable income by sex and age group is currently reported for 49 countries. The highest value is 8.93 Ratio in Türkiye; the lowest is 3.25 Ratio in Belgium.
The median across all reporting countries is 4.78 Ratio, and the mean is 4.8 Ratio.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 3.
Over the past decade 14 countries rose and 33 fell. The largest increase was in Sweden (up 12.8%), and the largest decrease in Serbia (down 48.3%).
Income quintile share ratio S80/S20 for disposable income by sex: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Türkiye | 8.93 Ratio | 2025 | up 3.6% | falling |
| 2 | Bulgaria | 6.94 Ratio | 2025 | down 2.4% | rising |
| 3 | Latvia | 6.68 Ratio | 2025 | up 2.6% | falling |
| 3 | Latvia | 6.68 Ratio | 2025 | up 2.6% | falling |
| 5 | Lithuania | 6.54 Ratio | 2025 | down 12.3% | flat |
| 5 | Lithuania | 6.54 Ratio | 2025 | down 12.3% | flat |
| 7 | Montenegro | 5.75 Ratio | 2024 | down 20.9% | falling |
| 8 | United Kingdom | 5.63 Ratio | 2018 | unchanged | falling |
| 8 | United Kingdom | 5.63 Ratio | 2018 | unchanged | falling |
| 10 | Serbia | 5.53 Ratio | 2025 | down 48.3% | falling |
| 10 | Serbia | 5.53 Ratio | 2025 | down 48.3% | falling |
| 12 | Spain | 5.24 Ratio | 2025 | down 23.7% | flat |
| 13 | North Macedonia | 5.18 Ratio | 2024 | down 28.3% | falling |
| 13 | North Macedonia | 5.18 Ratio | 2024 | down 28.3% | falling |
| 15 | Greece | 5.17 Ratio | 2025 | down 20.6% | falling |
| 16 | Italy | 5.13 Ratio | 2025 | down 12.2% | flat |
| 17 | European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020) | 5.07 Ratio | 2019 | up 3.0% | flat |
| 17 | Estonia | 5.07 Ratio | 2025 | down 18.4% | falling |
| 17 | Estonia | 5.07 Ratio | 2025 | down 18.4% | falling |
| 20 | Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) | 5.02 Ratio | 2021 | up 0.8% | rising |
| 21 | Portugal | 4.86 Ratio | 2025 | down 19.1% | falling |
| 22 | Albania | 4.82 Ratio | 2025 | down 35.5% | falling |
| 23 | Switzerland | 4.81 Ratio | 2024 | up 8.8% | rising |
| 24 | Croatia | 4.78 Ratio | 2025 | down 7.0% | falling |
| 24 | Croatia | 4.78 Ratio | 2025 | down 7.0% | falling |
| 26 | France | 4.74 Ratio | 2025 | up 10.5% | rising |
| 27 | Germany | 4.68 Ratio | 2025 | down 2.5% | rising |
| 27 | Hungary | 4.68 Ratio | 2025 | up 8.8% | rising |
| 29 | Luxembourg | 4.6 Ratio | 2025 | up 8.0% | rising |
| 29 | Cyprus | 4.6 Ratio | 2025 | down 11.5% | flat |
| 31 | Sweden | 4.58 Ratio | 2025 | up 12.8% | rising |
| 32 | Malta | 4.49 Ratio | 2025 | up 8.2% | rising |
| 33 | Romania | 4.37 Ratio | 2025 | down 47.5% | falling |
| 34 | Austria | 4.25 Ratio | 2025 | up 4.9% | rising |
| 35 | Denmark | 4.12 Ratio | 2025 | up 1.0% | rising |
| 36 | Finland | 3.93 Ratio | 2025 | up 10.4% | flat |
| 37 | Ireland | 3.89 Ratio | 2025 | down 13.6% | falling |
| 38 | Netherlands | 3.76 Ratio | 2025 | down 1.6% | flat |
| 38 | Netherlands | 3.76 Ratio | 2025 | down 1.6% | flat |
| 40 | Poland | 3.63 Ratio | 2025 | down 26.2% | falling |
| 40 | Poland | 3.63 Ratio | 2025 | down 26.2% | falling |
| 42 | Slovenia | 3.55 Ratio | 2025 | down 1.4% | flat |
| 42 | Slovenia | 3.55 Ratio | 2025 | down 1.4% | flat |
| 44 | Iceland | 3.41 Ratio | 2020 | down 5.5% | falling |
| 45 | Norway | 3.39 Ratio | 2025 | down 3.1% | flat |
| 46 | Czechia | 3.34 Ratio | 2025 | down 4.8% | falling |
| 47 | Slovakia | 3.27 Ratio | 2025 | down 7.6% | falling |
| 47 | Slovakia | 3.27 Ratio | 2025 | down 7.6% | falling |
| 49 | Belgium | 3.25 Ratio | 2025 | down 15.1% | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- European Union - 27 countries (2007-2013) 5.08 Ratio
- European Union - 28 countries (2013-2020) 5.07 Ratio
- Euro area - 19 countries (2015-2022) 5.02 Ratio
- Euro area - 18 countries (2014) 4.92 Ratio
- Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025) 4.74 Ratio
- European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) 4.62 Ratio