How the numbers were computed

For the story Making ends meet.

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. Spain and Portugal, at 8.5% each, are both 4th, and France is 6th.

27 values, one per country ilc_mdes09:A.PC.GRT.TOTAL.TOTAL.<geo>@2025 (<geo> is the country code) · request r1

33.3 percentage points

Highest value − lowest value, in percentage points: 35.0 − 1.7 = 33.3. Rounded to each value rounded to 1 decimal as displayed, then subtracted.

35.0: Greece, 2025 ilc_mdes09:A.PC.GRT.TOTAL.TOTAL.EL@2025 · request r1
1.7: Netherlands, 2025 ilc_mdes09:A.PC.GRT.TOTAL.TOTAL.NL@2025 · request r1

27 / 27

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

27 values, one per country ilc_mdes09:A.PC.GRT.TOTAL.TOTAL.<geo>@2025 (<geo> is the country code) · request r1

Below and above the poverty threshold

Ranks, above the poverty threshold

Rank by value, highest first. Equal values share a rank, and the next rank is skipped. Hungary and Ireland, at 4.9% each, are both 8th, and Slovakia is 10th.

27 values, one per country ilc_mdes09:A.PC.GRT.TOTAL.A_60.<geo>@2025 (<geo> is the country code) · request r3

26.3 percentage points

Highest value − lowest value, in percentage points: 27.1 − 0.8 = 26.3. Rounded to each value rounded to 1 decimal as displayed, then subtracted.

27.1: Greece, 2025 ilc_mdes09:A.PC.GRT.TOTAL.A_60.EL@2025 · request r3
0.8: Lithuania, 2025 ilc_mdes09:A.PC.GRT.TOTAL.A_60.LT@2025 · request r3

Ranks, at risk of poverty

Rank by value, highest first. Equal values share a rank, and the next rank is skipped. Cyprus and Spain, at 19.2% each, are both 10th, and Italy is 12th.

27 values, one per country ilc_mdes09:A.PC.GRT.TOTAL.B_60.<geo>@2025 (<geo> is the country code) · request r2

61.3 percentage points

Highest value − lowest value, in percentage points: 67.4 − 6.1 = 61.3. Rounded to each value rounded to 1 decimal as displayed, then subtracted.

67.4: Greece, 2025 ilc_mdes09:A.PC.GRT.TOTAL.B_60.EL@2025 · request r2
6.1: Lithuania, 2025 ilc_mdes09:A.PC.GRT.TOTAL.B_60.LT@2025 · request r2

Differences, at risk of poverty − above the poverty threshold

Per country and for the EU, at risk of poverty minus above the poverty threshold. Rounded to each value rounded to 1 decimal as displayed, then subtracted.

28 values, one per country ilc_mdes09:A.PC.GRT.TOTAL.B_60.<geo>@2025 (<geo> is the country code) · request r2
28 values, one per country ilc_mdes09:A.PC.GRT.TOTAL.A_60.<geo>@2025 (<geo> is the country code) · request r3

All six answers

Values, All six answers

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

28 values, one per country ilc_mdes09:A.PC.GRT.TOTAL.TOTAL.<geo>@2025 (<geo> is the country code) · request r1
28 values, one per country ilc_mdes09:A.PC.DIF.TOTAL.TOTAL.<geo>@2025 (<geo> is the country code) · request r4
28 values, one per country ilc_mdes09:A.PC.SOME.TOTAL.TOTAL.<geo>@2025 (<geo> is the country code) · request r4
28 values, one per country ilc_mdes09:A.PC.FEASY.TOTAL.TOTAL.<geo>@2025 (<geo> is the country code) · request r4
28 values, one per country ilc_mdes09:A.PC.EASY.TOTAL.TOTAL.<geo>@2025 (<geo> is the country code) · request r4
28 values, one per country ilc_mdes09:A.PC.VEASY.TOTAL.TOTAL.<geo>@2025 (<geo> is the country code) · request r4

Ranks, with great difficulty

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

27 values, one per country ilc_mdes09:A.PC.GRT.TOTAL.TOTAL.<geo>@2025 (<geo> is the country code) · request r1

Household types

Values, Household types

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

28 values, one per country ilc_mdes09:A.PC.GRT.TOTAL.TOTAL.<geo>@2025 (<geo> is the country code) · request r1
28 values, one per country ilc_mdes09:A.PC.GRT.A1_LT65.TOTAL.<geo>@2025 (<geo> is the country code) · request r5
28 values, one per country ilc_mdes09:A.PC.GRT.A1_GE65.TOTAL.<geo>@2025 (<geo> is the country code) · request r5
28 values, one per country ilc_mdes09:A.PC.GRT.A1_DCH.TOTAL.<geo>@2025 (<geo> is the country code) · request r5
28 values, one per country ilc_mdes09:A.PC.GRT.A2_DCH_GE3.TOTAL.<geo>@2025 (<geo> is the country code) · request r5
28 values, one per country ilc_mdes09:A.PC.GRT.A2.TOTAL.<geo>@2025 (<geo> is the country code) · request r5

Ranks, all

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

27 values, one per country ilc_mdes09:A.PC.GRT.TOTAL.TOTAL.<geo>@2025 (<geo> is the country code) · request r1