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[โ€“] vzq@lemmy.blahaj.zone 27 points 11 months ago (2 children)

Holy rural urban divide Batman

[โ€“] TropicalDingdong@lemmy.world 8 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Right.

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

[โ€“] neshura@bookwormstory.social 7 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

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

[โ€“] tryptaminev@feddit.de 4 points 11 months ago

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

[โ€“] AI_toothbrush@lemmy.zip 7 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Lol Lapland(sweden) as an urban region /s

[โ€“] vzq@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 11 months ago (1 children)

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

[โ€“] snor10@lemm.ee 2 points 11 months ago (1 children)

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

[โ€“] AI_toothbrush@lemmy.zip 1 points 11 months ago

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.

[โ€“] captainlezbian@lemmy.world 21 points 11 months ago

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

[โ€“] PoisonedPrisonPanda@discuss.tchncs.de 17 points 11 months ago (2 children)

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

[โ€“] AI_toothbrush@lemmy.zip 6 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

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

[โ€“] PoisonedPrisonPanda@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

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

[โ€“] AI_toothbrush@lemmy.zip 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Slovakia is a much better place than hungary

[โ€“] PoisonedPrisonPanda@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 11 months ago (1 children)

From an EU citiuzen for sure.

Never understand whats going in with orban.

[โ€“] AI_toothbrush@lemmy.zip 2 points 11 months ago

Being a dictator/king is pretty profitable

[โ€“] bi_tux@lemmy.world 2 points 11 months ago

Avrg "B๐Ÿคฎagnlond" moment

[โ€“] Scarronline@lemmy.world 9 points 11 months ago (1 children)

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

Damn you, brexit!

[โ€“] mtchristo@lemm.ee 2 points 11 months ago

I miss seeing you on those maps top.

[โ€“] Geometrinen_Gepardi@sopuli.xyz 6 points 11 months ago
[โ€“] notepass@feddit.de 5 points 11 months ago (1 children)

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

[โ€“] MrMakabar@slrpnk.net 4 points 11 months ago

It is cheap and this is purchasing power adjusted.

[โ€“] germanatlas@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 points 11 months ago (1 children)

France, Spain and Portugal into eastern yurop

[โ€“] FlixusFlexus@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 11 months ago

Portugalcykablyat

[โ€“] muelltonne@feddit.de 2 points 11 months ago

Westdeutschland!

[โ€“] Rubanski@lemm.ee 1 points 11 months ago

Irish colonisation wars of continental Europe, Swiss neutral as usual