Wealth inequality across the European Union represents a growing threat to social cohesion, with profound implications for housing access, educational opportunity and economic mobility. Countries characterised by high wealth inequality typically possess the greatest absolute wealth, whilst more egalitarian nations tend toward lower overall wealth levels. Source: HFCS 2021 (2017 for Poland)Divergent TrajectoriesThe evolution of wealth inequality between 2010 and 2021 defies simple narratives. Critically, countries experiencing the sharpest inequality increases — Slovenia, Spain and Greece — saw housing wealth disparities drive the change. Housing wealth typically displays less concentration than financial assets, and nations with high home ownership rates generally exhibit lower wealth inequality.