How the numbers were computed

For the story Who works from home.

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. Slovenia and Slovakia, at 7.3% each, are both 16th, and Czechia is 18th.

27 values, one per country lfsa_ehomp:A.PC.T.USU.Y15-64.EMP.<geo>@2025 (<geo> is the country code) · request r1

19.2 percentage points

Highest value − lowest value, in percentage points: 20.5 − 1.3 = 19.2. Rounded to each value rounded to 1 decimal as displayed, then subtracted.

20.5: Finland, 2025 lfsa_ehomp:A.PC.T.USU.Y15-64.EMP.FI@2025 · request r1
1.3: Romania, 2025 lfsa_ehomp:A.PC.T.USU.Y15-64.EMP.RO@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 lfsa_ehomp:A.PC.T.USU.Y15-64.EMP.<geo>@2025 (<geo> is the country code) · request r1

Usually, sometimes, never

Values, Usually, sometimes, never

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

28 values, one per country lfsa_ehomp:A.PC.T.USU.Y15-64.EMP.<geo>@2025 (<geo> is the country code) · request r1
28 values, one per country lfsa_ehomp:A.PC.T.SMT.Y15-64.EMP.<geo>@2025 (<geo> is the country code) · request r2
28 values, one per country lfsa_ehomp:A.PC.T.NVR.Y15-64.EMP.<geo>@2025 (<geo> is the country code) · request r2

Ranks, usually

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 lfsa_ehomp:A.PC.T.USU.Y15-64.EMP.<geo>@2025 (<geo> is the country code) · request r1