Relative median income ratio (60+) by country
Countries reporting
37
Highest
1.12
Luxembourg
Lowest
0.63
Lithuania
Median
0.9
Years covered
23
2003–2025
Data points
765
What the numbers show
Relative median income ratio (60+) is currently reported for 37 countries. The highest value is 1.12 in Luxembourg; the lowest is 0.63 in Lithuania.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.9, and the mean is 0.8859.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 2.
Over the past decade 12 countries rose and 21 fell. The largest increase was in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (up 13.9%), and the largest decrease in Serbia (down 25.5%).
Relative median income ratio: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Luxembourg | 1.12 | 2025 | up 1.8% | rising |
| 2 | Spain | 1.1 | 2025 | up 4.8% | rising |
| 3 | Italy | 1.03 | 2025 | up 1.0% | rising |
| 4 | Slovakia | 1.01 | 2025 | up 6.3% | rising |
| 5 | Montenegro | 0.99 | 2024 | down 14.7% | falling |
| 5 | Iceland | 0.99 | 2022 | up 1.0% | rising |
| 5 | France | 0.99 | 2025 | down 5.7% | flat |
| 8 | Austria | 0.97 | 2025 | down 2.0% | flat |
| 8 | Norway | 0.97 | 2025 | down 3.0% | rising |
| 10 | Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) | 0.95 | 2024 | down 3.1% | rising |
| 11 | European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020) | 0.94 | 2024 | down 3.1% | flat |
| 12 | Portugal | 0.93 | 2025 | down 1.1% | rising |
| 12 | Romania | 0.93 | 2025 | down 13.1% | falling |
| 14 | Greece | 0.92 | 2025 | down 13.2% | rising |
| 14 | North Macedonia | 0.92 | 2024 | down 17.1% | falling |
| 14 | Sweden | 0.92 | 2025 | up 7.0% | flat |
| 17 | Finland | 0.91 | 2025 | up 5.8% | rising |
| 17 | Ireland | 0.91 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 19 | Poland | 0.9 | 2025 | down 10.0% | falling |
| 19 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 0.9 | 2018 | up 13.9% | rising |
| 21 | Hungary | 0.89 | 2025 | down 13.6% | falling |
| 22 | Germany | 0.87 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 23 | Albania | 0.86 | 2024 | down 18.9% | falling |
| 24 | Czechia | 0.85 | 2025 | up 2.4% | falling |
| 24 | Belgium | 0.85 | 2025 | up 4.9% | rising |
| 26 | Cyprus | 0.84 | 2025 | down 4.5% | rising |
| 27 | Switzerland | 0.83 | 2024 | down 6.7% | flat |
| 27 | Bulgaria | 0.83 | 2025 | up 10.7% | flat |
| 27 | Denmark | 0.83 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 30 | Serbia | 0.82 | 2025 | down 25.5% | falling |
| 31 | Netherlands | 0.8 | 2025 | down 13.0% | falling |
| 32 | Malta | 0.77 | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 32 | Slovenia | 0.77 | 2025 | down 14.4% | falling |
| 34 | Croatia | 0.71 | 2025 | down 18.4% | falling |
| 35 | Estonia | 0.69 | 2025 | up 7.8% | falling |
| 36 | Latvia | 0.64 | 2025 | down 5.9% | falling |
| 37 | Lithuania | 0.63 | 2025 | down 17.1% | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.