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the European Union and Cyprus

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the European Union

Cyprus

The widest gap is Housing costs over 40% of income: the European Union 7.7% against Cyprus 2.4%, 5.3 points apart.

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The faint tick on each bar is the EU27 figure.

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the European Union
Cyprus

People

Median age3.9 years
44.9 years
41.0 years
Life expectancy at birth2.0 years
81.5 years
83.5 years
People458.46×
450.6m
983k
People per square kilometre3.0%
110 per km²
107 per km²
Women in the population0.3 points
51.0%
50.7%
Born abroad13.2 points
14.4%
27.6%
Born outside the EU8.0 points
10.4%
18.4%

Money and work

Disposable income per person4.0%
€22,939
€22,066
Average net income1.0%
€25,952
€26,200
Take-home pay, average-wage worker5.7%
€29,954
€28,340
Gross pay, average-wage worker25.8%
€43,658
€34,692
In work, age 20 to 645.2 points
76.1%
81.3%
Out of work1.6 points
6.0%
4.4%
Hours worked a week2.5 hours
37.3 hours
39.8 hours
At risk of poverty1.4 points
16.3%
14.9%
Housing costs over 40% of income5.3 points
7.7%
2.4%
GDP per person13.2%
€41,700
€36,850

Family and home

People at home8.7%
2.3
2.5
Households with children4.2 points
28.7%
32.9%
Children per woman3.0%
1.34
1.38
Own their home0.7 points
68.5%
69.2%

Health and daily life

Hospital beds54.0%
507 per 100,000 people
330 per 100,000 people
Doctors48.4%
374 per 100,000 people
554 per 100,000 people

Education

With a degree15.2 points
36.9%
52.1%
Students per 1,000 people41.3%
42.4 per 1,000 people
59.9 per 1,000 people

Public spending

Public spending on them43.1%
€19,707
€13,774
Tax raised per person19.8%
€16,198
€13,523
Government debt26.7 points
81.7%
55.0%

Country and infrastructure

Land area456.62×
4,225,104 km²
9,253 km²
Motorway density57.8%
18.6 per 1,000 km²
29.4 per 1,000 km²
Cars per 1,000 people14.7%
584 per 1,000 people
670 per 1,000 people
Households with internet2.7 points
94.8%
97.5%
Tourist nights per resident2.75×
6.73
18.53

Environment

Renewable energy4.7 points
26.2%
21.5%

Where €100 of public spending goes

Every euro each general government spends, sorted into the ten functions all 27 countries report against. Open a row for the ranking of 27 and what sits inside it.

the European Union

Cyprus

Function
the European Union
Cyprus
12.4%
13.8%
3.0%
4.7%
3.5%
4.4%
10.8%
7.5%
1.7%
1.5%
1.5%
5.4%
15.0%
16.0%
2.4%
1.4%
9.7%
13.2%
40.0%
32.3%

Reference year 2024. Total public spending €100.00 in every column, so the ten shares always add up to one hundred.

Frequently asked: the European Union and Cyprus

  1. Which covers more ground: the European Union or Cyprus?

    The gap is 456.62×: the European Union 4,225,104, Cyprus 9,253. Total area of the country, inland water included. reg_area3 · 2026. See the figure

  2. Where do more people live: the European Union or Cyprus?

    The gap is 458.46×: the European Union 450.6m, Cyprus 983k. People usually resident in the country on 1 January. demo_pjan · 2025. See the figure

  3. Where do housing costs eat more of the income: the European Union or Cyprus?

    The gap is 5.3 points: the European Union 7.7%, Cyprus 2.4%. Share whose housing costs exceed 40% of their disposable income. ilc_lvho07a · 2025. See the figure

  4. Where were more residents born abroad: the European Union or Cyprus?

    The gap is 13.2 points: Cyprus 27.6%, the European Union 14.4%. Share of residents born in another country. Eurostat records country of birth, not ethnicity. migr_pop3ctb · 2025. See the figure

  5. Which spends a larger share on recreation and culture: the European Union or Cyprus?

    The gap is 1.0 points: the European Union 2.4%, Cyprus 1.4%. Sport and recreation, libraries, museums, broadcasting, and places of worship. gov_10a_exp · 2024. See the figure

  6. Where are there more hospital beds per 100,000 people: the European Union or Cyprus?

    The gap is 54.0%: the European Union 507, Cyprus 330. Beds available in hospitals, per 100,000 residents. hlth_rs_bds1 · 2024. See the figure

  7. Which spends a larger share of its budget on defence: the European Union or Cyprus?

    The gap is 1.7 points: Cyprus 4.7%, the European Union 3.0%. Armed forces, defence equipment, military aid abroad, and defence research. gov_10a_exp · 2024. See the figure

  8. Where do more adults hold a degree: the European Union or Cyprus?

    The gap is 15.2 points: Cyprus 52.1%, the European Union 36.9%. Share of adults whose highest completed education is a university or other tertiary degree. edat_lfse_03 · 2025. See the figure

  9. Where does more energy come from renewables: the European Union or Cyprus?

    The gap is 4.7 points: the European Union 26.2%, Cyprus 21.5%. Share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources. nrg_ind_ren · 2025. See the figure

  10. Where do more households have children: the European Union or Cyprus?

    The gap is 4.2 points: Cyprus 32.9%, the European Union 28.7%. Share of private households with at least one dependent child. ilc_lvph02 · 2025. See the figure

Medians where possible, per-capita averages for spending. This person is a composite of published statistics, not the most common person in the country.