Households pushed below or further below a relative poverty line (reflecting basic needs: food, housing, utilities - developed by WHO/Europe) by out-of-pocket payments (%, national) by country
Countries reporting
26
Highest
11.0%
Ukraine
Lowest
0.2%
Slovenia
Median
3.3%
Years covered
22
2000–2021
Data points
297
What the numbers show
Households pushed below or further below a relative poverty line (reflecting basic needs: food, housing, utilities - developed by WHO/Europe) by out-of-pocket payments (%, national) is currently reported for 26 countries. The highest value is 11.0% in Ukraine; the lowest is 0.2% in Slovenia.
The median across all reporting countries is 3.3%, and the mean is 3.9%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 50.
Over the past decade 11 countries rose and 15 fell. The largest increase was in Spain (up 212.4%), and the largest decrease in Belgium (down 45.0%).
Households pushed below or further below a relative poverty line (refl: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ukraine | 11.0% | 2021 | up 34.7% | rising |
| 2 | Bulgaria | 8.0% | 2018 | down 3.5% | flat |
| 3 | Armenia | 7.9% | 2021 | down 13.3% | rising |
| 4 | Serbia | 7.3% | 2019 | down 18.9% | falling |
| 5 | Georgia | 6.8% | 2018 | up 30.7% | rising |
| 6 | Hungary | 5.9% | 2015 | up 121.2% | rising |
| 7 | Montenegro | 5.5% | 2017 | down 43.3% | falling |
| 8 | Italy | 4.3% | 2020 | up 75.1% | rising |
| 9 | Latvia | 4.2% | 2016 | down 2.7% | rising |
| 10 | North Macedonia | 3.9% | 2018 | down 33.1% | falling |
| 11 | Moldova | 3.9% | 2021 | down 37.6% | falling |
| 12 | Kyrgyzstan | 3.6% | 2014 | down 30.4% | falling |
| 13 | Poland | 3.3% | 2021 | down 23.8% | falling |
| 14 | Slovakia | 3.3% | 2015 | up 11.3% | falling |
| 15 | Greece | 3.3% | 2020 | up 59.5% | rising |
| 16 | Turkey | 2.6% | 2018 | down 32.8% | falling |
| 17 | Israel | 2.6% | 2019 | up 10.4% | flat |
| 18 | Luxembourg | 2.5% | 2020 | down 7.9% | falling |
| 19 | Estonia | 2.2% | 2020 | down 35.3% | falling |
| 20 | Croatia | 1.9% | 2019 | down 38.6% | falling |
| 21 | Spain | 1.6% | 2020 | up 212.4% | volatile |
| 22 | Switzerland | 1.5% | 2017 | up 9.1% | falling |
| 23 | Belgium | 1.1% | 2020 | down 45.0% | falling |
| 24 | Sweden | 1.0% | 2015 | up 209.7% | rising |
| 25 | United Kingdom | 0.7% | 2019 | up 2.1% | rising |
| 26 | Slovenia | 0.2% | 2018 | down 26.6% | rising |