How the numbers were computed

For the story Who cannot afford meat, fish or a vegetarian meal in the EU.

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 and Finland, at 3.3% each, are both 20th, and Denmark is 22nd.

27 values, one per country ilc_mdes03:A.TOTAL.TOTAL.PC.<geo>@2025 (<geo> is the country code) · request r1 · flag b: Luxembourg · flag p: Lithuania

16.9 percentage points

Highest value − lowest value, in percentage points: 18.1 − 1.2 = 16.9. Rounding: each value rounded to 1 decimal as displayed, then subtracted.

18.1: Romania, 2025 ilc_mdes03:A.TOTAL.TOTAL.PC.RO@2025 · request r1
1.2: Cyprus, 2025 ilc_mdes03:A.TOTAL.TOTAL.PC.CY@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_mdes03:A.TOTAL.TOTAL.PC.<geo>@2025 (<geo> is the country code) · request r1 · flag b: Luxembourg · flag p: Lithuania

Over time

The EU figure, 2019–2025

The figure of the European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) as Eurostat publishes it, one value a year.

6.8: European Union - 27 countries (from 2020), 2019 ilc_mdes03:A.TOTAL.TOTAL.PC.EU27_2020@2019 · request r1
8.1: European Union - 27 countries (from 2020), 2020 ilc_mdes03:A.TOTAL.TOTAL.PC.EU27_2020@2020 · request r1
7.3: European Union - 27 countries (from 2020), 2021 ilc_mdes03:A.TOTAL.TOTAL.PC.EU27_2020@2021 · request r1
8.3: European Union - 27 countries (from 2020), 2022 ilc_mdes03:A.TOTAL.TOTAL.PC.EU27_2020@2022 · request r1
9.5: European Union - 27 countries (from 2020), 2023 ilc_mdes03:A.TOTAL.TOTAL.PC.EU27_2020@2023 · request r1
8.5: European Union - 27 countries (from 2020), 2024 ilc_mdes03:A.TOTAL.TOTAL.PC.EU27_2020@2024 · request r1
8.5: European Union - 27 countries (from 2020), 2025 ilc_mdes03:A.TOTAL.TOTAL.PC.EU27_2020@2025 · request r1

Differences, 2025 − 2019

Per country and for the EU, the 2025 value minus the 2019 value. Rounding: each value rounded to 1 decimal as displayed, then subtracted.

28 values, one per country and the EU's ilc_mdes03:A.TOTAL.TOTAL.PC.<geo>@2025 (<geo> is the country code or the EU's) · request r1 · flag b: Luxembourg · flag p: Lithuania
28 values, one per country and the EU's ilc_mdes03:A.TOTAL.TOTAL.PC.<geo>@2019 (<geo> is the country code or the EU's) · request r1 · flag b: Hungary, Belgium, Ireland

Countries where the share fell

The countries whose difference 2025 − 2019 is below zero, 8 in all.

uses Differences, 2025 − 2019

Countries where the share rose

The countries whose difference 2025 − 2019 is above zero, 19 in all.

uses Differences, 2025 − 2019

Above and below the at-risk-of-poverty threshold

Ranks, above the threshold

Rank by value, highest first. Equal values share a rank, and the next rank is skipped. Bulgaria and Slovakia, at 11.2% each, are both 3rd, and Malta is 5th.

27 values, one per country ilc_mdes03:A.TOTAL.A_60.PC.<geo>@2025 (<geo> is the country code) · request r3 · flag b: Luxembourg · flag p: Lithuania

13.4 percentage points

Highest value − lowest value, in percentage points: 14.1 − 0.7 = 13.4. Rounding: each value rounded to 1 decimal as displayed, then subtracted.

14.1: Romania, 2025 ilc_mdes03:A.TOTAL.A_60.PC.RO@2025 · request r3
0.7: Cyprus, 2025 ilc_mdes03:A.TOTAL.A_60.PC.CY@2025 · request r3

Ranks, at risk of poverty

Rank by value, highest first. Equal values share a rank, and the next rank is skipped. Luxembourg and Slovenia, at 12.0% each, are both 16th, and Spain is 18th.

27 values, one per country ilc_mdes03:A.TOTAL.B_60.PC.<geo>@2025 (<geo> is the country code) · request r2 · flag b: Luxembourg · flag p: Lithuania

38.9 percentage points

Highest value − lowest value, in percentage points: 41.9 − 3.0 = 38.9. Rounding: each value rounded to 1 decimal as displayed, then subtracted.

41.9: Greece, 2025 ilc_mdes03:A.TOTAL.B_60.PC.EL@2025 · request r2
3.0: Ireland, 2025 ilc_mdes03:A.TOTAL.B_60.PC.IE@2025 · request r2

Differences, at risk of poverty − above the threshold

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

28 values, one per country and the EU's ilc_mdes03:A.TOTAL.B_60.PC.<geo>@2025 (<geo> is the country code or the EU's) · request r2 · flag b: Luxembourg · flag p: Lithuania
28 values, one per country and the EU's ilc_mdes03:A.TOTAL.A_60.PC.<geo>@2025 (<geo> is the country code or the EU's) · request r3 · flag b: Luxembourg · flag p: Lithuania

Household types

Values, household types

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_mdes03:A.TOTAL.TOTAL.PC.<geo>@2025 (<geo> is the country code or the EU's) · request r1 · flag b: Luxembourg · flag p: Lithuania
28 values, one per country and the EU's ilc_mdes03:A.A1_LT65.TOTAL.PC.<geo>@2025 (<geo> is the country code or the EU's) · request r4 · flag b: Luxembourg · flag p: Lithuania
28 values, one per country and the EU's ilc_mdes03:A.A1_GE65.TOTAL.PC.<geo>@2025 (<geo> is the country code or the EU's) · request r4 · flag b: Luxembourg · flag p: Lithuania
28 values, one per country and the EU's ilc_mdes03:A.A1_DCH.TOTAL.PC.<geo>@2025 (<geo> is the country code or the EU's) · request r4 · flag b: Luxembourg · flag p: Lithuania
28 values, one per country and the EU's ilc_mdes03:A.A2_DCH_GE3.TOTAL.PC.<geo>@2025 (<geo> is the country code or the EU's) · request r4 · flag b: Luxembourg · flag p: Lithuania
28 values, one per country and the EU's ilc_mdes03:A.A2.TOTAL.PC.<geo>@2025 (<geo> is the country code or the EU's) · request r4 · flag b: Luxembourg · flag p: Lithuania

Ranks, everyone

Rank by value, highest first. Equal values share a rank, and the next rank is skipped. Austria and Finland, at 3.3% each, are both 20th, and Denmark is 22nd.

27 values, one per country ilc_mdes03:A.TOTAL.TOTAL.PC.<geo>@2025 (<geo> is the country code) · request r1 · flag b: Luxembourg · flag p: Lithuania