TEM Journal | 2026
Authors: Hurbánková Ľ.; Krajčíková L.
DOI: 10.18421/TEM151-40
Journal: TEM Journal
Year: 2026
Publisher: UIKTEN - Association for Information Communication Technology Education and Science
Document Type: Article
Open Access: All Open Access; Gold Open Access
Cited by: 0
– This paper analyses European Union countries based on indicators related to poverty and social exclusion – specifically, the at-risk-of-poverty rate, the severe material and social deprivation rate, and the very low work intensity rate. The aim of the paper is to rank the countries from best to worst according to these indicators and to determine whether the COVID-19 pandemic had an impact. The analyzed period includes the year before the pandemic (2019) and the year after the pandemic (2023). Simple multidimensional comparison methods will be used to rank the countries, including the ranking method, the scoring method, the standardized variable method, and the distance from a fictional object method. In both analyzed years, the Czech Republic ranked the highest, followed by Slovenia and Austria. The last-ranked countries were Bulgaria, Greece and Spain. The formulated hypothesis – that the level of poverty and social exclusion in EU countries was worse in 2023 compared to 2019 was not confirmed. © (2026), (UIKTEN - Association for Information Communication Technology Education and Science). All rights reserved.
European Union countries; Poverty and social exclusion; simple multidimensional comparison methods