Based on a comparison of 33 countries in 2016, Bulgaria ranked the highest in Households making ends meet with difficulty (Above 60% of median equivalised income) with 34.2% followed by Serbia and Croatia. On the other end of the scale was Norway with 2.10%, Germany with 3.00% and Sweden with 3.40%.
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| Country | Unit | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 |
| Austria | % | 7.30 | 7.40 | 6.70 | 6.80 | 7.10 | |||||||||
| Belgium | % | 10.4 | 9.90 | 11.6 | 10.0 | 9.30 | |||||||||
| Bulgaria | % | ... | ... | 37.4 | 35.7 | 35.2 | 33.9 | 33.2 | |||||||
| Croatia | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 33.1 | 31.0 | 33.1 | 36.7 | 36.0 | ||
| Cyprus | % | ... | ... | 29.1 | 26.9 | 26.2 | 27.2 | 28.8 | ... | ||||||
| Czech Republic | % | ... | ... | 18.1 | 18.5 | 20.6 | 21.5 | 20.4 | |||||||
| Denmark | % | 4.30 | 4.60 | 6.20 | 6.10 | 6.30 | |||||||||
| Estonia | % | ... | 14.3 | 13.5 | 12.8 | 13.3 | 10.2 | ... | |||||||
| European Union | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 13.8 | 14.6 | 14.9 | 14.4 | ... | |
| Finland | % | ... | 3.50 | 3.50 | 3.60 | 3.80 | 4.00 | ||||||||
| France | % | ... | 12.9 | 12.2 | 12.2 | 13.1 | 13.1 | ... | |||||||
| Germany | % | ... | ... | 3.80 | 3.90 | 3.50 | 3.80 | 3.50 | ... | ||||||
| Hungary | % | ... | ... | 31.6 | 31.9 | 32.0 | 28.1 | 26.7 | |||||||
| Iceland | % | ... | 12.5 | 11.9 | 12.2 | 11.7 | 12.0 | ... | |||||||
| Ireland | % | 17.0 | 15.2 | 16.2 | 18.3 | 17.5 | ... | ||||||||
| Italy | % | ... | 18.6 | 19.4 | 20.9 | 21.3 | 20.3 | ... | |||||||
| Latvia | % | ... | ... | 33.1 | 32.1 | 29.7 | 29.1 | 29.4 | |||||||
| Lithuania | % | ... | ... | 23.8 | 23.1 | 22.3 | 19.8 | 17.4 | ... | ||||||
| Luxembourg | % | 3.60 | 4.70 | 3.70 | 5.90 | 5.80 | ... | ||||||||
| Macedonia | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 26.0 | 27.6 | 28.9 | 29.4 | 28.2 | ... | |
| Malta | % | ... | ... | 27.2 | 22.2 | 23.8 | 19.9 | 17.5 | ... | ||||||
| Netherlands | % | ... | ... | 7.40 | 8.00 | 7.60 | 9.60 | 8.70 | |||||||
| Norway | % | 2.90 | 3.70 | 3.20 | 3.30 | 2.00 | |||||||||
| Poland | % | ... | ... | 18.5 | 17.7 | 18.9 | 17.7 | 17.2 | ... | ||||||
| Portugal | % | ... | 23.5 | 21.6 | 18.1 | 22.2 | 19.5 | ||||||||
| Romania | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | 26.2 | 26.8 | 26.1 | 26.2 | 25.8 | |||||
| Serbia | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 31.4 | 33.6 | ... | |
| Slovakia | % | ... | ... | 19.7 | 18.6 | 20.4 | 23.0 | 20.8 | |||||||
| Slovenia | % | ... | ... | 17.9 | 18.6 | 17.9 | 20.4 | 19.2 | |||||||
| Spain | % | ... | 15.9 | 15.9 | 17.7 | 19.1 | 19.9 | ||||||||
| Sweden | % | ... | 3.20 | 3.20 | 3.10 | 3.00 | 2.40 | ||||||||
| Switzerland | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5.80 | 7.60 | 6.60 | 6.60 | 7.50 | ... | ||||
| Turkey | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | 33.4 | 34.3 | 35.1 | 27.1 | ... | ... | ||||
| United Kingdom | % | ... | ... | 8.30 | 7.40 | 10.6 | 10.0 | 9.60 | ... |
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