EU region's GDP per capita compared to the EU's average, purchasing power standards

Source: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/web/products-eurostat-news/-/ddn-20210303-1

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vzq@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 27 pts · 2y (7 replies)

Holy rural urban divide Batman

TropicalDingdong@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 2y (2 replies)

Right.

I was looking at this and thinking "I bet this is just a map of cities.'

neshura@bookwormstory.social · 7 pts · 2y (1 reply)

Sort of but also not at the same time, for example there is a distinct difference between Central/Western and Eastern Europe. In Central/Western Europe each country has several regions with above average GDP whereas in Eastern Europe pretty much only the capitals, if that, are above average. Which just goes to show that the scars of the iron curtain have not healed yet and more needs to be done to even out the field. This becomes rather apparent if you look at Germany and realize that the border of below and above average pretty much exactly follows the former east-west-border

tryptaminev@feddit.de · 4 pts · 2y

it is also a map of countries/regions that either went through WW2 relatively unscathed and or profited strongly from the marshall plan.

AI_toothbrush@lemmy.zip · 7 pts · 2y (3 replies)

Lol Lapland(sweden) as an urban region /s

vzq@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 2 pts · 2y (2 replies)

I was wondering what the deal was with northern Sweden. Is there any substantial economic activity there? Maybe mining?

snor10@lemm.ee · 2 pts · 2y (1 reply)

It's a lot of mines, server halls, water power, wind farms, factories, refineries and a shitton of logging.

Not that any of the population sees a dime of that "GDP per capita".

I would be very interested to a similar map with workers wages, it would be very illuminating

AI_toothbrush@lemmy.zip · 1 pts · 2y

Idk i know people who work in retail there and earn a lot of money. Even more if youre a doctor for example. The gdp still doesnt reflect the income but theres a pretty big boost so the people wont just move to a warmer place. Also the sami people are usually the ones that get the worse jobs but thats a problem for another day.

captainlezbian@lemmy.world · 21 pts · 2y

So the Holy Roman Empire seems to be doing well for itself

PoisonedPrisonPanda@discuss.tchncs.de · 17 pts · 2y (6 replies)

Its funny how all of austria is doing good except burgenland.

AI_toothbrush@lemmy.zip · 6 pts · 2y (4 replies)

H#ngary moment. Im saying this as a h#ngarian

PoisonedPrisonPanda@discuss.tchncs.de · 1 pts · 2y (3 replies)

I am surprised by the near border region of slovakia though.

AI_toothbrush@lemmy.zip · 1 pts · 2y (2 replies)

Slovakia is a much better place than hungary

PoisonedPrisonPanda@discuss.tchncs.de · 2 pts · 2y (1 reply)

From an EU citiuzen for sure.

Never understand whats going in with orban.

AI_toothbrush@lemmy.zip · 2 pts · 2y

Being a dictator/king is pretty profitable

bi_tux@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 2y

Avrg "B🤮agnlond" moment

Scarronline@lemmy.world · 9 pts · 2y (1 reply)

As a UK resident, I miss being on these maps.

Damn you, brexit!

mtchristo@lemm.ee · 2 pts · 2y

I miss seeing you on those maps top.

Geometrinen_Gepardi@sopuli.xyz · 6 pts · 2y

Pictured: Blue banana

notepass@feddit.de · 5 pts · 2y (1 reply)

How the hell did Saarland manage to come out green here? Would not have thought that.

MrMakabar@slrpnk.net · 3 pts · 2y

It is cheap and this is purchasing power adjusted.

germanatlas@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 4 pts · 2y (1 reply)

France, Spain and Portugal into eastern yurop

FlixusFlexus@discuss.tchncs.de · 2 pts · 2y

Portugalcykablyat

muelltonne@feddit.de · 2 pts · 2y

Westdeutschland!

Rubanski@lemm.ee · 1 pts · 2y

Irish colonisation wars of continental Europe, Swiss neutral as usual