Inability to make ends meet by country
Countries reporting
47
Highest
35.0%
Greece
Lowest
1.7%
Netherlands
Median
4.7%
Years covered
23
2003–2025
Data points
998
What the numbers show
Inability to make ends meet is currently reported for 47 countries. The highest value is 35.0% in Greece; the lowest is 1.7% in Netherlands.
The median across all reporting countries is 4.7%, and the mean is 6.4%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 21.
Over the past decade 4 countries rose and 43 fell. The largest increase was in France (up 73.9%), and the largest decrease in Cyprus (down 84.7%).
Inability to make ends meet: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Greece | 35.0% | 2025 | down 8.4% | rising |
| 2 | North Macedonia | 20.2% | 2024 | down 38.8% | falling |
| 3 | Montenegro | 16.9% | 2024 | down 41.7% | falling |
| 4 | Albania | 13.4% | 2023 | down 44.9% | falling |
| 5 | Bulgaria | 11.0% | 2025 | down 64.1% | falling |
| 6 | Serbia | 10.3% | 2025 | down 67.7% | falling |
| 7 | Romania | 9.6% | 2025 | down 52.5% | falling |
| 8 | Portugal | 8.5% | 2025 | down 58.7% | falling |
| 8 | Spain | 8.5% | 2025 | down 42.6% | falling |
| 10 | France | 8.0% | 2025 | up 73.9% | rising |
| 11 | Slovakia | 7.9% | 2025 | down 32.5% | falling |
| 11 | Slovakia | 7.9% | 2025 | down 32.5% | falling |
| 13 | Italy | 7.5% | 2025 | down 51.3% | falling |
| 13 | Hungary | 7.5% | 2025 | down 60.7% | falling |
| 15 | Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) | 7.2% | 2021 | down 20.0% | falling |
| 16 | European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020) | 6.4% | 2019 | down 37.3% | falling |
| 17 | Ireland | 6.2% | 2025 | down 58.4% | falling |
| 18 | Belgium | 6.1% | 2025 | down 29.1% | rising |
| 19 | United Kingdom | 5.2% | 2018 | down 20.0% | rising |
| 19 | United Kingdom | 5.2% | 2018 | down 20.0% | rising |
| 21 | Cyprus | 4.9% | 2025 | down 84.7% | falling |
| 22 | Türkiye | 4.8% | 2025 | down 54.7% | volatile |
| 23 | Latvia | 4.7% | 2025 | down 69.5% | falling |
| 23 | Latvia | 4.7% | 2025 | down 69.5% | falling |
| 25 | Malta | 4.6% | 2025 | down 37.0% | volatile |
| 26 | Austria | 4.2% | 2025 | down 20.8% | rising |
| 27 | Sweden | 4.1% | 2025 | up 28.1% | falling |
| 27 | Estonia | 4.1% | 2025 | down 16.3% | volatile |
| 27 | Estonia | 4.1% | 2025 | down 16.3% | volatile |
| 30 | Slovenia | 4.0% | 2025 | down 56.0% | falling |
| 30 | Czechia | 4.0% | 2025 | down 48.7% | falling |
| 30 | Slovenia | 4.0% | 2025 | down 56.0% | falling |
| 33 | Croatia | 3.8% | 2025 | down 83.3% | falling |
| 33 | Croatia | 3.8% | 2025 | down 83.3% | falling |
| 35 | Denmark | 3.4% | 2025 | down 2.9% | rising |
| 36 | Norway | 3.3% | 2025 | up 57.1% | flat |
| 37 | Iceland | 3.1% | 2020 | down 75.8% | falling |
| 38 | Finland | 2.7% | 2025 | up 8.0% | falling |
| 38 | Switzerland | 2.7% | 2024 | down 25.0% | flat |
| 40 | Poland | 2.5% | 2025 | down 75.5% | volatile |
| 40 | Poland | 2.5% | 2025 | down 75.5% | volatile |
| 42 | Luxembourg | 2.3% | 2025 | down 45.2% | rising |
| 43 | Germany | 2.1% | 2025 | down 19.2% | falling |
| 44 | Lithuania | 2.0% | 2025 | down 70.6% | volatile |
| 44 | Lithuania | 2.0% | 2025 | down 70.6% | volatile |
| 46 | Netherlands | 1.7% | 2025 | down 48.5% | falling |
| 46 | Netherlands | 1.7% | 2025 | down 48.5% | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.