France vs Germany: Relative at risk of poverty gap by poverty threshold - EU-SILC and
France
18.7%
in 2025
Germany
19.0%
in 2025
France rank
45th
Germany rank
44th
Relative at risk of poverty gap by poverty threshold - EU-SILC and over time
- France
- Germany
How they compare
Germany currently reports 19.0% against 18.7% in France, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Germany ahead.
France ranks 45th and Germany ranks 44th of 47 countries.
Germany has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | Germany | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 19.6% | 27.8% | 8.2% | Germany |
| 2000s | 17.6% | 23.1% | 5.4% | Germany |
| 2010s | 17.6% | 18.0% | 0.4% | Germany |
| 2020s | 19.0% | 21.3% | 2.4% | Germany |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher relative at risk of poverty gap by poverty threshold - eu-silc and, France or Germany?
- Germany, at 19.0% against 18.7% in France as of 2025.
- What is the difference in relative at risk of poverty gap by poverty threshold - eu-silc and between France and Germany?
- 0.3%, with Germany ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and Germany?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2025.
- How do France and Germany rank globally for relative at risk of poverty gap by poverty threshold - eu-silc and?
- France ranks 45th and Germany ranks 44th of 47 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Eurostat, published as Relative at risk of poverty gap by poverty threshold - EU-SILC and ECHP surveys. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.