Glossary:Relative median at-risk-of-poverty gap

The relative median at-risk-of-poverty gap is calculated as the difference between the median equivalised disposable income of people below the at-risk-of-poverty threshold and the at-risk-of-poverty threshold, expressed as a percentage of the at-risk-of-poverty threshold (cut-off point: 60 % of national median equivalised disposable income).

Related concepts

• At-risk-of-poverty rate
• Equivalised disposable income
• Income quintile share ratio (S80/S20)
• Relative median income ratio

Statistical data

• Living conditions in Europe - income distribution and income inequality