How the numbers were computed

For the story People at risk of poverty in the EU countries and regions.

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. Estonia, Spain and Croatia, at 19.5% each, are all 5th, and Italy is 8th.

27 values, one per country ilc_li02:A.MED_EI.PC.B_60.T.TOTAL.<geo>@2025 (<geo> is the country code) · request r1 · flag b: Luxembourg, Slovakia · flag p: Lithuania

13.0 percentage points

Highest value − lowest value, in percentage points: 22.6 − 9.6 = 13.0. Rounding: each value rounded to 1 decimal as displayed, then subtracted.

22.6 (flag p): Lithuania, 2025 ilc_li02:A.MED_EI.PC.B_60.T.TOTAL.LT@2025 · request r1
9.6: Czechia, 2025 ilc_li02:A.MED_EI.PC.B_60.T.TOTAL.CZ@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_li02:A.MED_EI.PC.B_60.T.TOTAL.<geo>@2025 (<geo> is the country code) · request r1 · flag b: Luxembourg, Slovakia · flag p: Lithuania

Class 1 of 5

The regions are sorted by value and cut into five classes of about equal count. Equal values stay in one class. A class's ends are the values of its lowest and highest region.

48 values, one per region ilc_li41:A.PC.<geo>@2025 (<geo> is the region code) · request r6 · flag b: Západné Slovensko, Bratislavský kraj

Class 2 of 5

The regions are sorted by value and cut into five classes of about equal count. Equal values stay in one class. A class's ends are the values of its lowest and highest region.

50 values, one per region ilc_li41:A.PC.<geo>@2025 (<geo> is the region code) · request r6 · flag b: Stredné Slovensko

Class 3 of 5

The regions are sorted by value and cut into five classes of about equal count. Equal values stay in one class. A class's ends are the values of its lowest and highest region.

49 values, one per region ilc_li41:A.PC.<geo>@2025 (<geo> is the region code) · request r6 · flag b: Luxembourg · flag p: Sostinės regionas

Class 4 of 5

The regions are sorted by value and cut into five classes of about equal count. Equal values stay in one class. A class's ends are the values of its lowest and highest region.

47 values, one per region ilc_li41:A.PC.<geo>@2025 (<geo> is the region code) · request r6 · flag b: Východné Slovensko

Class 5 of 5

The regions are sorted by value and cut into five classes of about equal count. Equal values stay in one class. A class's ends are the values of its lowest and highest region.

47 values, one per region ilc_li41:A.PC.<geo>@2025 (<geo> is the region code) · request r6 · flag p: Vidurio ir vakarų Lietuvos regionas

Women and men

Ranks, men

Rank by value, highest first. Equal values share a rank, and the next rank is skipped. Estonia and Croatia, at 17.7% each, are both 7th, and Italy is 9th.

27 values, one per country ilc_li02:A.MED_EI.PC.B_60.M.TOTAL.<geo>@2025 (<geo> is the country code) · request r3 · flag b: Luxembourg, Slovakia · flag p: Lithuania

12.2 percentage points

Highest value − lowest value, in percentage points: 20.9 − 8.7 = 12.2. Rounding: each value rounded to 1 decimal as displayed, then subtracted.

20.9 (flag p): Lithuania, 2025 ilc_li02:A.MED_EI.PC.B_60.M.TOTAL.LT@2025 · request r3
8.7: Czechia, 2025 ilc_li02:A.MED_EI.PC.B_60.M.TOTAL.CZ@2025 · request r3

Ranks, women

Rank by value, highest first. Equal values share a rank, and the next rank is skipped. Luxembourg and Slovenia, at 15.4% each, are both 17th, and Hungary is 19th.

27 values, one per country ilc_li02:A.MED_EI.PC.B_60.F.TOTAL.<geo>@2025 (<geo> is the country code) · request r2 · flag b: Luxembourg, Slovakia · flag p: Lithuania

14.1 percentage points

Highest value − lowest value, in percentage points: 24.6 − 10.5 = 14.1. Rounding: each value rounded to 1 decimal as displayed, then subtracted.

24.6: Latvia, 2025 ilc_li02:A.MED_EI.PC.B_60.F.TOTAL.LV@2025 · request r2
10.5: Czechia, 2025 ilc_li02:A.MED_EI.PC.B_60.F.TOTAL.CZ@2025 · request r2

Differences, women − men

Per country and for the EU, women minus men. Rounding: each value rounded to 1 decimal as displayed, then subtracted.

28 values, one per country and the EU's ilc_li02:A.MED_EI.PC.B_60.F.TOTAL.<geo>@2025 (<geo> is the country code or the EU's) · request r2 · flag b: Luxembourg, Slovakia · flag p: Lithuania
28 values, one per country and the EU's ilc_li02:A.MED_EI.PC.B_60.M.TOTAL.<geo>@2025 (<geo> is the country code or the EU's) · request r3 · flag b: Luxembourg, Slovakia · flag p: Lithuania

By age

Values, by age

The values as Eurostat publishes them, one per country and group and for the EU, shown rounded to 1 decimal.

28 values, one per country and the EU's ilc_li02:A.MED_EI.PC.B_60.T.TOTAL.<geo>@2025 (<geo> is the country code or the EU's) · request r1 · flag b: Luxembourg, Slovakia · flag p: Lithuania
28 values, one per country and the EU's ilc_li02:A.MED_EI.PC.B_60.T.Y_LT18.<geo>@2025 (<geo> is the country code or the EU's) · request r4 · flag b: Luxembourg, Slovakia · flag p: Lithuania
28 values, one per country and the EU's ilc_li02:A.MED_EI.PC.B_60.T.Y18-24.<geo>@2025 (<geo> is the country code or the EU's) · request r4 · flag b: Luxembourg, Slovakia · flag p: Lithuania
28 values, one per country and the EU's ilc_li02:A.MED_EI.PC.B_60.T.Y25-49.<geo>@2025 (<geo> is the country code or the EU's) · request r4 · flag b: Luxembourg, Slovakia · flag p: Lithuania
28 values, one per country and the EU's ilc_li02:A.MED_EI.PC.B_60.T.Y50-64.<geo>@2025 (<geo> is the country code or the EU's) · request r4 · flag b: Luxembourg, Slovakia · flag p: Lithuania
28 values, one per country and the EU's ilc_li02:A.MED_EI.PC.B_60.T.Y65-74.<geo>@2025 (<geo> is the country code or the EU's) · request r4 · flag b: Luxembourg, Slovakia · flag p: Lithuania
28 values, one per country and the EU's ilc_li02:A.MED_EI.PC.B_60.T.Y_GE75.<geo>@2025 (<geo> is the country code or the EU's) · request r4 · flag b: Luxembourg, Slovakia · flag p: Lithuania

Ranks, everyone

Rank by value, highest first. Equal values share a rank, and the next rank is skipped. Estonia, Spain and Croatia, at 19.5% each, are all 5th, and Italy is 8th.

27 values, one per country ilc_li02:A.MED_EI.PC.B_60.T.TOTAL.<geo>@2025 (<geo> is the country code) · request r1 · flag b: Luxembourg, Slovakia · flag p: Lithuania

Four thresholds

Values, four thresholds

The values as Eurostat publishes them, one per country and group and for the EU, shown rounded to 1 decimal.

28 values, one per country and the EU's ilc_li02:A.MED_EI.PC.B_40.T.TOTAL.<geo>@2025 (<geo> is the country code or the EU's) · request r5 · flag b: Slovakia, Luxembourg · flag p: Lithuania
28 values, one per country and the EU's ilc_li02:A.MED_EI.PC.B_50.T.TOTAL.<geo>@2025 (<geo> is the country code or the EU's) · request r5 · flag b: Slovakia, Luxembourg · flag p: Lithuania
28 values, one per country and the EU's ilc_li02:A.MED_EI.PC.B_60.T.TOTAL.<geo>@2025 (<geo> is the country code or the EU's) · request r1 · flag b: Slovakia, Luxembourg · flag p: Lithuania
28 values, one per country and the EU's ilc_li02:A.MED_EI.PC.B_70.T.TOTAL.<geo>@2025 (<geo> is the country code or the EU's) · request r5 · flag b: Slovakia, Luxembourg · flag p: Lithuania

Ranks, below 40%

Rank by value, highest first. Equal values share a rank, and the next rank is skipped. Hungary and Sweden, at 5.3% each, are both 11th, and Portugal is 13th.

27 values, one per country ilc_li02:A.MED_EI.PC.B_40.T.TOTAL.<geo>@2025 (<geo> is the country code) · request r5 · flag b: Slovakia, Luxembourg · flag p: Lithuania

The regions of the EU

Ranks, the regions of the EU

Rank by value, highest first. Equal values share a rank, and the next rank is skipped. Extremadura and Vidurio ir vakarų Lietuvos regionas, at 26.2% each, are both 18th, and Sardegna is 20th.

241 values, one per region ilc_li41:A.PC.<geo>@2025 (<geo> is the region code) · request r6 · flag b: Východné Slovensko, Luxembourg, Stredné Slovensko, Západné Slovensko, Bratislavský kraj · flag p: Vidurio ir vakarų Lietuvos regionas, Sostinės regionas