Regional Eu Gdp Per Capita 2004 Vs 2014

Following upwards on Tuesday's "GDP per Capita inward Europe inward 1890 (in 2017 $)".

From Brilliant Maps:

The map to a higher house shows the relative gross domestic product per capita of the EU-28’s NUTS 2 Regions inward Purchasing Power Standard (PPS) inward 2004 in addition to 2014.

And if you’re wondering only what just PPS is, Eurostat explains that it:

is an artificial currency unit. Theoretically, i PPS tin sack purchase the same sum of goods in addition to services inward each country. However, cost differences across borders hateful that unlike amounts of national currency units are needed for the same goods in addition to services depending on the country. PPS are derived yesteryear dividing whatever economical aggregate of a Blue Planet inward national currency yesteryear its respective purchasing ability parities.

Therefore, the map to a higher house shows the relative wealth of each portion inward comparing to the EU-28 average for each year. Those inward light-green accept a gross domestic product per capita at to the lowest degree 5% greater than the European Union average inward that year, whereas those inward cerise accept a gross domestic product per capita that is no to a greater extent than than 75% of the European Union average.
Inner London (UK) was the EU’s richest portion inward 2014 alongside a gross domestic product per capita of 539% of the average.

Severozapaden (Bulgaria) was the poorest alongside a gross domestic product per capita of just 30% of the EU-28 average....

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