Relative poverty gap by risk of poverty and work intensity of the households with income from benefits by country
Countries reporting
37
Highest
93.3%
Türkiye
Lowest
69.2%
North Macedonia
Median
84.7%
Years covered
12
2014–2025
Data points
397
What the numbers show
Relative poverty gap by risk of poverty and work intensity of the households with income from benefits is currently reported for 37 countries. The highest value is 93.3% in Türkiye; the lowest is 69.2% in North Macedonia.
The median across all reporting countries is 84.7%, and the mean is 84.0%.
Over the past decade 22 countries rose and 10 fell. The largest increase was in Ireland (up 29.9%), and the largest decrease in Lithuania (down 12.5%).
Relative poverty gap by risk of poverty and work intensity of the: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Türkiye | 93.3% | 2025 | up 4.1% | flat |
| 2 | Greece | 91.6% | 2025 | up 2.5% | flat |
| 3 | Romania | 89.9% | 2025 | down 4.1% | flat |
| 4 | Slovakia | 89.2% | 2025 | — | flat |
| 4 | Slovakia | 89.2% | 2025 | — | flat |
| 6 | Cyprus | 88.7% | 2025 | up 9.6% | rising |
| 7 | Netherlands | 88.4% | 2025 | — | flat |
| 7 | Netherlands | 88.4% | 2025 | — | flat |
| 7 | Hungary | 88.4% | 2025 | up 10.9% | rising |
| 10 | Austria | 88.0% | 2025 | up 10.7% | rising |
| 11 | Switzerland | 87.1% | 2024 | up 8.6% | rising |
| 12 | Serbia | 86.8% | 2025 | up 15.1% | rising |
| 13 | Bulgaria | 86.7% | 2025 | up 11.3% | rising |
| 14 | Slovenia | 86.2% | 2025 | up 6.6% | rising |
| 14 | Slovenia | 86.2% | 2025 | up 6.6% | rising |
| 16 | Portugal | 86.1% | 2025 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 17 | Ireland | 85.6% | 2025 | up 29.9% | rising |
| 18 | Denmark | 85.0% | 2025 | — | flat |
| 19 | Latvia | 84.7% | 2025 | down 3.0% | flat |
| 19 | Latvia | 84.7% | 2025 | down 3.0% | flat |
| 21 | Croatia | 82.9% | 2025 | up 15.5% | rising |
| 21 | Estonia | 82.9% | 2025 | down 4.1% | flat |
| 21 | Estonia | 82.9% | 2025 | down 4.1% | flat |
| 21 | Croatia | 82.9% | 2025 | up 15.5% | rising |
| 25 | Italy | 82.8% | 2025 | down 4.1% | flat |
| 26 | Germany | 81.9% | 2025 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 27 | France | 81.7% | 2025 | up 3.5% | flat |
| 28 | Luxembourg | 81.4% | 2025 | down 0.6% | flat |
| 29 | Sweden | 81.0% | 2025 | up 5.5% | rising |
| 30 | Belgium | 79.8% | 2025 | down 0.9% | flat |
| 31 | Poland | 78.7% | 2025 | up 4.0% | rising |
| 31 | Poland | 78.7% | 2025 | up 4.0% | rising |
| 33 | Lithuania | 78.4% | 2025 | down 12.5% | falling |
| 33 | Lithuania | 78.4% | 2025 | down 12.5% | falling |
| 35 | Spain | 75.6% | 2025 | up 16.7% | rising |
| 36 | Czechia | 73.6% | 2025 | up 5.6% | rising |
| 37 | North Macedonia | 69.2% | 2024 | up 9.7% | flat |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.