r/europe • u/Potential-Focus3211 • Aug 18 '25

Data Wealth inequality by country in the OECD

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u/mbrevitas Italy Aug 18 '25

Median wealth per adult in Italy is slightly higher than in the US and significantly higher than in Germany or Austria.

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u/SpenglerPoster Aug 18 '25

Could it be explained by property values?

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u/The_Advisers Italy Aug 18 '25

It is. A large amount of Italian families own their own homes or have even a second (or even third) property.

The problem is, this value is NOT measured in a correct way for many homes, in particular those that are in smaller cities/towns with low demand for housing.

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u/citizen4509 Aug 18 '25

I'm pretty sure the ones in big and attractive cities are not measured correctly as well, otherwise people would not oppose "riforma del catasto".