Romanians, Bulgarians, Poles and Hungarians live in the most overcrowded houses in Europe, while Dutchs and Belgians have the best living conditions, according to ee24.com citing eurostat.ee and monitor.bg.
Overcrowding is calculated based on the number of rooms per household , household size and age of its members. People in Romania (54.2%), Bulgaria (47.4%), Poland (47.2%) and Hungary (47.1%) live in the most overcrowded houses in the European Union. On average in the EU, this figure reaches 17.3% (which is also true for Slovenia and Estonia). The Netherlands (1.7%) and Belgium (2.2%) provide the best living conditions.
Eastern Europe, obviously, greatly affects the rating. In general, such a situation is due to underdeveloped rural infrastructure. So, two of five Romanians use street toilets, and there is no restroom in every fourth house in Bulgaria. These are the highest figures in the EU. Of course, all this applies more to the remote rural areas, and not to the cities or resorts on the coast, which are close to the European average level.