Income inequality in Latvia and Lithuania was among the highest in the EU in 2025, according to Eurostat data, LSM reported. Latvia’s Gini coefficient, which measures wealth distribution, stood at 35.6, which was up from 34.2 in 2024 and the second-highest in the entire EU. Lithuania’s Gini coefficient was the EU’s third-highest at 35.5 in 2025, which was up from 35.3 a year earlier. Income inequality in Estonia was lower, with the country’s Gini coefficient being 30.9 (30.8), which was still higher than the EU average of 29.2 (29.4), the data showed.
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