How the numbers were computed

For the story Who spends more than 40% of their income on housing.

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. Lithuania and Latvia, at 5.7% each, are both 16th, and Hungary is 18th.

27 values, one per country ilc_lvho07a:A.PC.TOTAL.TOTAL.T.<geo>@2025 (<geo> is the country code) · request r1

24.0 percentage points

Highest value − lowest value, in percentage points: 26.4 − 2.4 = 24.0. Rounded to each value rounded to 1 decimal as displayed, then subtracted.

26.4: Greece, 2025 ilc_lvho07a:A.PC.TOTAL.TOTAL.T.EL@2025 · request r1
2.4: Cyprus, 2025 ilc_lvho07a:A.PC.TOTAL.TOTAL.T.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_lvho07a:A.PC.TOTAL.TOTAL.T.<geo>@2025 (<geo> is the country code) · request r1

Poverty risk and housing costs

Ranks, not at risk of poverty

Rank by value, highest first. Equal values share a rank, and the next rank is skipped. Estonia, the Netherlands and Portugal, at 2.9% each, are all 9th, and France is 12th.

27 values, one per country ilc_lvho07a:A.PC.A_60.TOTAL.T.<geo>@2025 (<geo> is the country code) · request r3

12.3 percentage points

Highest value − lowest value, in percentage points: 12.7 − 0.4 = 12.3. Rounded to each value rounded to 1 decimal as displayed, then subtracted.

12.7: Greece, 2025 ilc_lvho07a:A.PC.A_60.TOTAL.T.EL@2025 · request r3
0.4: Croatia, 2025 ilc_lvho07a:A.PC.A_60.TOTAL.T.HR@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_lvho07a:A.PC.B_60.TOTAL.T.<geo>@2025 (<geo> is the country code) · request r2

75.0 percentage points

Highest value − lowest value, in percentage points: 82.6 − 7.6 = 75.0. Rounded to each value rounded to 1 decimal as displayed, then subtracted.

82.6: Greece, 2025 ilc_lvho07a:A.PC.B_60.TOTAL.T.EL@2025 · request r2
7.6: Cyprus, 2025 ilc_lvho07a:A.PC.B_60.TOTAL.T.CY@2025 · request r2

Differences, at risk of poverty − not at risk of poverty

Per country, at risk of poverty minus not at risk of poverty. Rounded to each value rounded to 1 decimal as displayed, then subtracted.

27 values, one per country ilc_lvho07a:A.PC.B_60.TOTAL.T.<geo>@2025 (<geo> is the country code) · request r2
27 values, one per country ilc_lvho07a:A.PC.A_60.TOTAL.T.<geo>@2025 (<geo> is the country code) · request r3