Italy vs United Kingdom: At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions included in)
Italy
36.8%
in 2025
United Kingdom
37.2%
in 2018
Italy rank
5th
United Kingdom rank
3rd
At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions included in) over time
- Italy
- United Kingdom
How they compare
United Kingdom currently reports 37.2% against 36.8% in Italy, a difference of 0.4%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 20 shared years of data; in 1995 it was United Kingdom ahead.
Italy ranks 5th and United Kingdom ranks 3rd of 47 countries.
United Kingdom has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | United Kingdom | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 31.4% | 34.8% | 3.4% | United Kingdom |
| 2000s | 33.0% | 36.2% | 3.3% | United Kingdom |
| 2010s | 36.2% | 38.1% | 1.9% | United Kingdom |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions included in), Italy or United Kingdom?
- United Kingdom, at 37.2% against 36.8% in Italy as of 2018.
- What is the difference in at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions included in) between Italy and United Kingdom?
- 0.4%, with United Kingdom ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and United Kingdom?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2018.
- How do Italy and United Kingdom rank globally for at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions included in)?
- Italy ranks 5th and United Kingdom ranks 3rd of 47 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Eurostat, published as At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions included in social transfers) by poverty threshold, age and sex - EU-SILC and ECHP surveys. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.