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7th January, 2025

Hungarians and Bulgarians least well-off in EU



Household wealth in Luxembourg was 36% higher than the EU average, while Hungary and Bulgaria ranked lowest at 30% below the average, according to Euronews Business.

Croatia, Estonia, Latvia, and Slovakia also ranked poorly, just ahead of Hungary and Bulgaria.

Luxembourg tops the EU list, followed by Germany, the Netherlands, and Sweden, where real individual consumption per capita exceeded the EU average.

In contrast, Central and Eastern European nations generally reported lower consumption figures.

Turkey outperformed nine EU countries in material well-being, underscoring disparities between Western, Nordic, and Eastern European regions.

Sources regularly consulted, with abbreviations used in text: Népszabadság (N); Magyar Hírlap (MH); Világgazdaság (VG); Napi Gazdaság (NG); Magyar Nemzet (MN); Népszava (Nsz); Kossuth Rádió news (KR); nightly TV news (TV).

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