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EU countries by Gini index, 2022

Bulgaria had the highest Gini index of 25 EU countries in 2022, at 38.2 index. Slovakia had the lowest, at 24.1 index. The median was 31.6 index. Source: the World Bank.

Highest38.2Bulgaria
Lowest24.1Slovakia
Median31.625 EU countries

All EU countries, 2022

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BulgariaBulgaria: 38.2 index38.2LithuaniaLithuania: 36.6 index36.6PortugalPortugal: 36.3 index36.3MaltaMalta: 34.6 index34.6LuxembourgLuxembourg: 34.1 index34.1GermanyGermany: 33.7 index33.7ItalyItaly: 33.7 index33.7LatviaLatvia: 33.7 index33.7SpainSpain: 33.6 index33.6GreeceGreece: 33.4 index33.4EstoniaEstonia: 32.3 index32.3RomaniaRomania: 32.3 index32.3SwedenSweden: 31.6 index31.6CyprusCyprus: 31.5 index31.5FranceFrance: 31.2 index31.2AustriaAustria: 30.9 index30.9CroatiaCroatia: 30 index30IrelandIreland: 29.9 index29.9DenmarkDenmark: 29.3 index29.3PolandPoland: 28.9 index28.9FinlandFinland: 27.9 index27.9BelgiumBelgium: 26.4 index26.4CzechiaCzechia: 25.9 index25.9SloveniaSlovenia: 24.3 index24.3SlovakiaSlovakia: 24.1 index24.1
index. Source: World Bank. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankEU countries2022
index		Change on 2021
1Bulgaria38.2-0.8
2Lithuania36.6-0.1
3Portugal36.3+1.7
4Malta34.6+3
5Luxembourg34.1+1.4
6Germany33.7+0.1
6Italy33.7-1.1
6Latvia33.7-0.6
9Spain33.6-0.3
10Greece33.4+0.5
11Estonia32.3+0.5
11Romania32.3-1.6
13Sweden31.6+1.8
14Cyprus31.5+0.2
15France31.2-0.3
16Austria30.9+0.2
17Croatia30+1.1
18Ireland29.9+0.5
19Denmark29.3+1
20Poland28.9+0.4
21Finland27.9+0.2
22Belgium26.4-0.2
23Czechia25.9-0.3
24Slovenia24.30
25Slovakia24.10

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About this ranking

Inequality of income or consumption per person among households on a 0 to 100 scale, where 0 is perfect equality. World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform estimates from national household surveys, published only for survey years.

Many countries, especially in Africa and Asia, measure consumption, which is more equal than income, and incomes are per person rather than equivalised. Not comparable with the Eurostat gini_index; compare countries within this series only.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the EU countries are compared on one definition. 2 EU countries with data in other periods have no value for 2022 and are left out rather than filled from another source. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gini index (SI.POV.GINI). https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SI.POV.GINI. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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Questions

Which EU country has the highest Gini index?

Bulgaria, with 38.2 index in 2022, according to the World Bank.

Which EU country has the lowest Gini index?

Slovakia, with 24.1 index in 2022.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: World Bank, Gini index (SI.POV.GINI). Retrieved 2026-10-09. 2 EU countries have no value for 2022 and are not ranked.

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