Based on a comparison of 33 countries in 2016, Netherlands ranked the highest in Households making ends meet easily with 41.2% followed by Norway and Switzerland. On the other end of the scale was Serbia with 1.10%, Bulgaria with 2.10% and Romania with 2.60%.
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Country | Unit | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 |
Austria | % | 20.4 | 21.2 | 21.3 | 20.3 | 20.1 | |||||||||
Belgium | % | 25.7 | 27.1 | 26.9 | 27.4 | 28.2 | |||||||||
Bulgaria | % | ... | ... | 1.20 | 1.40 | 1.50 | 1.50 | 1.60 | |||||||
Croatia | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3.20 | 2.90 | 2.90 | 1.80 | 1.50 | ||
Cyprus | % | ... | ... | 5.80 | 4.80 | 6.10 | 4.00 | 4.40 | ... | ||||||
Czech Republic | % | ... | ... | 8.60 | 7.60 | 7.90 | 7.20 | 7.00 | |||||||
Denmark | % | 27.8 | 29.6 | 28.2 | 25.1 | 24.9 | |||||||||
Estonia | % | ... | 7.20 | 7.60 | 8.50 | 7.60 | 9.30 | ||||||||
European Union | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 14.3 | 13.9 | 13.2 | 13.6 | ... | |
Finland | % | ... | 26.4 | 25.4 | 26.9 | 26.2 | 23.7 | ||||||||
France | % | ... | 10.1 | 10.8 | 11.4 | 9.80 | 10.5 | ||||||||
Germany | % | ... | ... | 27.6 | 27.4 | 28.5 | 28.9 | 29.6 | |||||||
Hungary | % | ... | ... | 1.10 | 1.20 | 1.30 | 1.20 | 1.80 | |||||||
Iceland | % | ... | 10.7 | 10.3 | 11.3 | 11.4 | 11.9 | ... | |||||||
Ireland | % | 5.50 | 6.70 | 6.10 | 4.70 | 5.80 | ... | ||||||||
Italy | % | ... | 4.90 | 4.40 | 4.30 | 3.70 | 3.70 | ||||||||
Latvia | % | ... | ... | 1.50 | 1.70 | 2.60 | 3.10 | 3.50 | |||||||
Lithuania | % | ... | ... | 1.70 | 1.70 | 0.900 | 2.40 | 3.90 | |||||||
Luxembourg | % | 35.4 | 33.4 | 34.1 | 28.7 | 30.1 | ... | ||||||||
Macedonia | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2.70 | 2.20 | 2.20 | 2.10 | 3.30 | ... | |
Malta | % | ... | ... | 4.80 | 7.10 | 4.20 | 6.00 | 6.20 | |||||||
Netherlands | % | ... | ... | 46.4 | 48.5 | 44.4 | 43.6 | 43.4 | |||||||
Norway | % | 29.1 | 30.7 | 30.8 | 30.0 | 31.4 | |||||||||
Poland | % | ... | ... | 6.50 | 6.40 | 6.10 | 5.80 | 6.50 | |||||||
Portugal | % | ... | 3.60 | 5.20 | 5.90 | 4.10 | 4.70 | ||||||||
Romania | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3.40 | 3.70 | 4.20 | 2.90 | 3.50 | |||||
Serbia | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1.50 | 1.00 | ... | |
Slovakia | % | ... | ... | 2.90 | 3.10 | 3.50 | 2.20 | 3.40 | |||||||
Slovenia | % | ... | ... | 9.00 | 8.30 | 11.6 | 7.90 | 9.60 | |||||||
Spain | % | ... | 13.5 | 12.7 | 9.90 | 9.50 | 8.40 | ||||||||
Sweden | % | ... | 22.3 | 23.4 | 20.2 | 20.3 | 21.5 | ||||||||
Switzerland | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | 34.2 | 32.8 | 33.6 | 32.3 | 31.9 | ... | ||||
Turkey | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5.90 | 5.20 | 4.90 | 7.90 | ... | ... | ||||
United Kingdom | % | ... | ... | 14.5 | 15.3 | 14.1 | 12.7 | 13.7 |