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Regional Comparison

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Historical Data

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HOW EUROPE
IS DEFINED

Transparent, population-weighted calculations for fair comparisons

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Europe

Includes all 50 European countries:

— 27 EU member states: Germany, France, Italy, etc.
— Other European: UK, Switzerland, Norway, etc.

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Simple Sum

Used for absolute totals across all countries:

— Step 1: Collect metric for each country
— Step 2: Add all values together
— Examples: Total population, total GDP

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Population-Weighted

Used for per-capita metrics to reflect population size:

— Step 1: Metric × population per country
— Step 2: Sum all weighted values
— Step 3: Divide by total population

Example: GDP/Capita PPP

$48,942

2024

Full Methodology

Source

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