Ability to make ends meet by level of disability (activity limitation), sex and age by country
Countries reporting
37
Highest
33
Greece
Lowest
1.6
Luxembourg
Median
4.9
Years covered
16
2010–2025
Data points
635
What the numbers show
Ability to make ends meet by level of disability (activity limitation), sex and age is currently reported for 37 countries. The highest value is 33 in Greece; the lowest is 1.6 in Luxembourg.
The median across all reporting countries is 4.9, and the mean is 6.85.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 21.
Over the past decade 4 countries rose and 33 fell. The largest increase was in France (up 68.6%), and the largest decrease in Croatia (down 86.0%).
Ability to make ends meet by level of disability (activity): full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Greece | 33 | 2025 | down 16.2% | rising |
| 2 | North Macedonia | 19.4 | 2024 | down 40.7% | falling |
| 3 | Montenegro | 14.1 | 2023 | down 49.1% | falling |
| 4 | Albania | 13 | 2023 | down 45.8% | falling |
| 5 | Serbia | 9.6 | 2025 | down 70.7% | falling |
| 5 | Bulgaria | 9.6 | 2025 | down 66.7% | falling |
| 7 | Romania | 8.9 | 2025 | down 53.6% | falling |
| 7 | Spain | 8.9 | 2025 | down 42.6% | falling |
| 9 | France | 8.6 | 2025 | up 68.6% | rising |
| 10 | Portugal | 8.3 | 2025 | down 59.9% | falling |
| 11 | Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) | 7.9 | 2021 | down 14.1% | falling |
| 12 | Italy | 7.4 | 2025 | down 51.9% | falling |
| 13 | Slovakia | 7.2 | 2025 | down 36.3% | falling |
| 14 | Hungary | 6.8 | 2025 | down 64.8% | falling |
| 15 | European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020) | 6.7 | 2019 | down 37.4% | falling |
| 16 | Belgium | 6.4 | 2025 | down 28.1% | falling |
| 17 | Ireland | 6.3 | 2025 | down 59.1% | falling |
| 18 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 5.5 | 2018 | down 22.5% | falling |
| 19 | Latvia | 4.9 | 2025 | down 66.7% | volatile |
| 19 | Cyprus | 4.9 | 2025 | down 85.0% | falling |
| 21 | Austria | 4.6 | 2025 | down 17.9% | falling |
| 21 | Sweden | 4.6 | 2025 | up 43.8% | flat |
| 23 | Malta | 4.3 | 2025 | down 40.3% | volatile |
| 24 | Estonia | 4.2 | 2025 | down 12.5% | volatile |
| 25 | Iceland | 3.9 | 2020 | down 69.8% | falling |
| 26 | Czechia | 3.8 | 2025 | down 50.6% | falling |
| 26 | Denmark | 3.8 | 2025 | down 13.6% | flat |
| 28 | Slovenia | 3.5 | 2025 | down 62.8% | falling |
| 29 | Norway | 3.4 | 2025 | up 47.8% | rising |
| 30 | Finland | 3.3 | 2025 | up 37.5% | rising |
| 31 | Croatia | 3.1 | 2025 | down 86.0% | volatile |
| 32 | Switzerland | 2.9 | 2024 | down 25.6% | falling |
| 33 | Poland | 2.7 | 2025 | down 73.3% | volatile |
| 34 | Germany | 2.3 | 2025 | down 20.7% | falling |
| 35 | Lithuania | 2.2 | 2025 | down 61.4% | volatile |
| 36 | Netherlands | 1.8 | 2025 | down 56.1% | falling |
| 37 | Luxembourg | 1.6 | 2022 | down 57.9% | rising |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.