How the numbers were computed

For the story Who cannot pay an unexpected expense 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. Czechia and Malta, at 18.7% each, are both 25th, and the Netherlands is 27th.

27 values, one per country ilc_mdes04:A.TOTAL.TOTAL.PC.<geo>@2025 (<geo> is the country code) · request r1

35.2 percentage points

Highest value − lowest value, in percentage points: 50.5 − 15.3 = 35.2. Rounded to each value rounded to 1 decimal as displayed, then subtracted.

50.5: Greece, 2025 ilc_mdes04:A.TOTAL.TOTAL.PC.EL@2025 · request r1
15.3: Netherlands, 2025 ilc_mdes04:A.TOTAL.TOTAL.PC.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_mdes04:A.TOTAL.TOTAL.PC.<geo>@2025 (<geo> is the country code) · request r1

Below and above 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. Estonia and Romania, at 29.6% each, are both 6th, and Ireland is 8th.

27 values, one per country ilc_mdes04:A.TOTAL.A_60.PC.<geo>@2025 (<geo> is the country code) · request r3

27.7 percentage points

Highest value − lowest value, in percentage points: 38.6 − 10.9 = 27.7. Rounded to each value rounded to 1 decimal as displayed, then subtracted.

38.6: Greece, 2025 ilc_mdes04:A.TOTAL.A_60.PC.EL@2025 · request r3
10.9: Netherlands, 2025 ilc_mdes04:A.TOTAL.A_60.PC.NL@2025 · request r3

Ranks, at risk of poverty

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_mdes04:A.TOTAL.B_60.PC.<geo>@2025 (<geo> is the country code) · request r2

62.2 percentage points

Highest value − lowest value, in percentage points: 99.9 − 37.7 = 62.2. Rounded to each value rounded to 1 decimal as displayed, then subtracted.

99.9: Greece, 2025 ilc_mdes04:A.TOTAL.B_60.PC.EL@2025 · request r2
37.7: Malta, 2025 ilc_mdes04:A.TOTAL.B_60.PC.MT@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. Rounded to each value rounded to 1 decimal as displayed, then subtracted.

28 values, one per country ilc_mdes04:A.TOTAL.B_60.PC.<geo>@2025 (<geo> is the country code) · request r2
28 values, one per country ilc_mdes04:A.TOTAL.A_60.PC.<geo>@2025 (<geo> is the country code) · request r3

Household types

Values, Household types

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

28 values, one per country ilc_mdes04:A.TOTAL.TOTAL.PC.<geo>@2025 (<geo> is the country code) · request r1
28 values, one per country ilc_mdes04:A.A1_LT65.TOTAL.PC.<geo>@2025 (<geo> is the country code) · request r4
28 values, one per country ilc_mdes04:A.A1_GE65.TOTAL.PC.<geo>@2025 (<geo> is the country code) · request r4
28 values, one per country ilc_mdes04:A.A1_DCH.TOTAL.PC.<geo>@2025 (<geo> is the country code) · request r4
28 values, one per country ilc_mdes04:A.A2_DCH_GE3.TOTAL.PC.<geo>@2025 (<geo> is the country code) · request r4
28 values, one per country ilc_mdes04:A.A2.TOTAL.PC.<geo>@2025 (<geo> is the country code) · request r4

Ranks, everyone

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_mdes04:A.TOTAL.TOTAL.PC.<geo>@2025 (<geo> is the country code) · request r1