How the numbers were computed

For the story How fast house prices rose in the EU countries.

Every number in the story is a Eurostat value or is computed from Eurostat values. Each value is named by dataset, Eurostat key and period. Each request is kept as received.

The ranking

Ranks

Rank by value, highest first. Equal values share a rank, and the next rank is skipped. Denmark and Ireland, at 7.5% each, are both 11th, and Slovenia is 13th.

26 values, one per country prc_hpi_a:A.TOTAL.RCH_A_AVG.<geo>@2025 (<geo> is the country code) · request r1

20.6 percentage points

Highest value − lowest value, in percentage points: 18.3 − −2.3 = 20.6. Rounded to each value rounded to 1 decimal as displayed, then subtracted.

18.3: Hungary, 2025 prc_hpi_a:A.TOTAL.RCH_A_AVG.HU@2025 · request r1
−2.3: Finland, 2025 prc_hpi_a:A.TOTAL.RCH_A_AVG.FI@2025 · request r1

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EU countries with a value for 2025: 26 of the 27 EU member states.

26 values, one per country prc_hpi_a:A.TOTAL.RCH_A_AVG.<geo>@2025 (<geo> is the country code) · request r1

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Entities in scope the card lists as structurally missing, with no value in the dataset (Greece). Their count is the scope less the ranked and the otherwise missing ones.

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Values, 2019 to 2025

The values as Eurostat publishes them, one per country and year.

27 values, one per country prc_hpi_a:A.TOTAL.RCH_A_AVG.<geo>@2019 (<geo> is the country code) · request r1
27 values, one per country prc_hpi_a:A.TOTAL.RCH_A_AVG.<geo>@2020 (<geo> is the country code) · request r1
27 values, one per country prc_hpi_a:A.TOTAL.RCH_A_AVG.<geo>@2021 (<geo> is the country code) · request r1
27 values, one per country prc_hpi_a:A.TOTAL.RCH_A_AVG.<geo>@2022 (<geo> is the country code) · request r1
27 values, one per country prc_hpi_a:A.TOTAL.RCH_A_AVG.<geo>@2023 (<geo> is the country code) · request r1
27 values, one per country prc_hpi_a:A.TOTAL.RCH_A_AVG.<geo>@2024 (<geo> is the country code) · request r1
27 values, one per country prc_hpi_a:A.TOTAL.RCH_A_AVG.<geo>@2025 (<geo> is the country code) · request r1

Values, 2025-Q3 to 2026-Q2

The values as Eurostat publishes them, one per country and quarter.

27 values, one per country prc_hpi_q:Q.TOTAL.RCH_A.<geo>@2025-Q3 (<geo> is the country code) · request r4
27 values, one per country prc_hpi_q:Q.TOTAL.RCH_A.<geo>@2025-Q4 (<geo> is the country code) · request r4
27 values, one per country prc_hpi_q:Q.TOTAL.RCH_A.<geo>@2026-Q1 (<geo> is the country code) · request r4
27 values, one per country prc_hpi_q:Q.TOTAL.RCH_A.<geo>@2026-Q2 (<geo> is the country code) · request r4

In current prices and in real terms

Ranks, in real terms

Rank by value, highest first. Equal values share a rank, and the next rank is skipped. Ireland and the Netherlands, at 5.7% each, are both 10th, and Slovenia is 12th.

26 values, one per country tipsho10:A.RCH_A_AVG.<geo>@2025 (<geo> is the country code) · request r2

18.1 percentage points

Highest value − lowest value, in percentage points: 14.6 − −3.5 = 18.1. Rounded to each value rounded to 1 decimal as displayed, then subtracted.

14.6: Portugal, 2025 tipsho10:A.RCH_A_AVG.PT@2025 · request r2
−3.5: Finland, 2025 tipsho10:A.RCH_A_AVG.FI@2025 · request r2

New and existing dwellings

Values, New and existing dwellings

The values as Eurostat publishes them, one per country and group.

27 values, one per country prc_hpi_a:A.DW_EXST.RCH_A_AVG.<geo>@2025 (<geo> is the country code) · request r3
27 values, one per country prc_hpi_a:A.DW_NEW.RCH_A_AVG.<geo>@2025 (<geo> is the country code) · request r3

Ranks, existing dwellings

Rank by value, highest first. Equal values share a rank, and the next rank is skipped. There are no ties in this ranking.

26 values, one per country prc_hpi_a:A.DW_EXST.RCH_A_AVG.<geo>@2025 (<geo> is the country code) · request r3