People Can Suffer in Any Country': Brits Now More at Risk of Poverty Than Poles
People Can Suffer in Any Country': Brits Now More at Risk of Poverty Than Poles
- It marks the first time ever the UK has fallen behind Poland in the rankings since Poland joined the European Union in 2004; then, the proportion of people at risk of poverty or social exclusion in the UK was nearly half the figure in Poland (24.8 percent to 45.3 percent). However, Eurostat measures poverty relative to a nation's median income — the figures do not imply residents of the UK are poorer than those of Poland.
- It marks the first time ever the UK has fallen behind Poland in the rankings since Poland joined the European Union in 2004; then, the proportion of people at risk of poverty or social exclusion in the UK was nearly half the figure in Poland (24.8 percent to 45.3 percent). However, Eurostat measures poverty relative to a nation's median income — the figures do not imply residents of the UK are poorer than those of Poland.