Mean number of deprivation items among the deprived by country
Countries reporting
35
Highest
9
Bulgaria
Lowest
7.6
Cyprus
Median
8.2
Years covered
16
2010–2025
Data points
399
What the numbers show
Mean number of deprivation items among the deprived is currently reported for 35 countries. The highest value is 9 in Bulgaria; the lowest is 7.6 in Cyprus.
The median across all reporting countries is 8.2, and the mean is 8.26.
Over the past decade 13 countries rose and 18 fell. The largest increase was in Montenegro (up 135.1%), and the largest decrease in Albania (down 6.5%).
Mean number of deprivation items among the deprived: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bulgaria | 9 | 2025 | down 6.2% | falling |
| 1 | Türkiye | 8.7 | 2025 | up 24.3% | rising |
| 2 | Romania | 8.8 | 2025 | down 3.3% | flat |
| 3 | Montenegro | 8.7 | 2023 | up 135.1% | rising |
| 4 | North Macedonia | 8.6 | 2024 | down 5.5% | falling |
| 4 | Albania | 8.6 | 2023 | down 6.5% | flat |
| 6 | Italy | 8.5 | 2025 | down 1.2% | flat |
| 6 | Slovakia | 8.5 | 2025 | up 2.4% | flat |
| 6 | Serbia | 8.5 | 2025 | down 4.5% | rising |
| 6 | Germany | 8.5 | 2025 | up 4.9% | rising |
| 10 | Hungary | 8.4 | 2025 | down 2.3% | flat |
| 10 | Lithuania | 8.4 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 10 | Latvia | 8.4 | 2025 | down 3.4% | flat |
| 13 | Greece | 8.3 | 2025 | up 3.8% | flat |
| 13 | Croatia | 8.3 | 2025 | down 3.5% | rising |
| 13 | Spain | 8.3 | 2025 | up 3.8% | flat |
| 16 | France | 8.2 | 2025 | down 2.4% | flat |
| 16 | Belgium | 8.2 | 2025 | down 2.4% | flat |
| 16 | Sweden | 8.2 | 2025 | up 3.8% | flat |
| 16 | Luxembourg | 8.2 | 2025 | up 3.8% | flat |
| 16 | Malta | 8.2 | 2025 | down 2.4% | flat |
| 16 | Norway | 8.2 | 2025 | up 2.5% | rising |
| 22 | Austria | 8.1 | 2025 | up 2.5% | flat |
| 22 | Poland | 8.1 | 2025 | down 2.4% | flat |
| 22 | Denmark | 8.1 | 2025 | down 1.2% | flat |
| 22 | Ireland | 8.1 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 26 | Netherlands | 8 | 2025 | up 1.3% | flat |
| 26 | Portugal | 8 | 2025 | down 3.6% | flat |
| 26 | Czechia | 8 | 2025 | down 1.2% | flat |
| 26 | Slovenia | 8 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 26 | Finland | 8 | 2025 | up 3.9% | flat |
| 31 | Estonia | 7.9 | 2025 | down 1.2% | flat |
| 32 | Switzerland | 7.8 | 2024 | up 1.3% | flat |
| 33 | Iceland | 7.7 | 2020 | unchanged | flat |
| 34 | Cyprus | 7.6 | 2025 | down 3.8% | flat |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.