How the numbers were computed

For the story Risk of poverty or social exclusion.

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. Austria, Portugal and Sweden, at 18.6% each, are all 15th, and Luxembourg is 18th.

27 values, one per country ilc_peps01n:A.PC.TOTAL.T.<geo>@2025 (<geo> is the country code) · request r1

17.5 percentage points

Highest value − lowest value, in percentage points: 29.0 − 11.5 = 17.5. Rounded to each value rounded to 1 decimal as displayed, then subtracted.

29.0: Bulgaria, 2025 ilc_peps01n:A.PC.TOTAL.T.BG@2025 · request r1
11.5: Czechia, 2025 ilc_peps01n:A.PC.TOTAL.T.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_peps01n:A.PC.TOTAL.T.<geo>@2025 (<geo> is the country code) · request r1

Children and older people

Ranks, under 18

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_peps01n:A.PC.Y_LT18.T.<geo>@2025 (<geo> is the country code) · request r2

21.3 percentage points

Highest value − lowest value, in percentage points: 33.8 − 12.5 = 21.3. Rounded to each value rounded to 1 decimal as displayed, then subtracted.

33.8: Spain, 2025 ilc_peps01n:A.PC.Y_LT18.T.ES@2025 · request r2
12.5: Slovenia, 2025 ilc_peps01n:A.PC.Y_LT18.T.SI@2025 · request r2

Ranks, 65 or over

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_peps01n:A.PC.Y_GE65.T.<geo>@2025 (<geo> is the country code) · request r3

34.8 percentage points

Highest value − lowest value, in percentage points: 43.3 − 8.5 = 34.8. Rounded to each value rounded to 1 decimal as displayed, then subtracted.

43.3: Latvia, 2025 ilc_peps01n:A.PC.Y_GE65.T.LV@2025 · request r3
8.5: Luxembourg, 2025 ilc_peps01n:A.PC.Y_GE65.T.LU@2025 · request r3