Albania with its three regions (north, center, south) ranks poorest in Europe according to a comparison made by Eurostat on per capita income according to the Purchasing Power Parity in 2017. Data released in Eurostat Yearbook , recently published.
But out of all regions of Europe, Albania ranks last, as its per capita consumption is not even one-third of the EU average. The northern region of Albania ranks as the poorest region in Europe. The North has 22.7% of the European average. This means that the citizens of the north have to live on a fifth of their income compared to the average European. For every 100 euros a European earns, they only get 22.7 euros.
South of Albania has an income of 28.25 of the European average.
The situation is better represented in the center, where this indicator rises to almost 32.8% of the European average.
Montenegro has 38.7% of the European average, and Macedonia has 34.7%.
Serbia also has big differences. In the Belgrade area, incomes are as high as 62.5% of the European average, while in the South there are areas where this indicator is around 24%.
The differences in Europe
Comparison of region-based Eurostat claims that even within a developed country like Germany there are regions that spend less than the EU average per capita as there are others that spend well above average.
The typical example of wealth created is London, where in one region per capita income was 5.8 times higher than the EU average, while in all five London Regions per capita GDP was over 2 times. larger than the EU average.
Luxembourg (a single region at this level of detail) with a significant banking and financial industry had a GDP per capita of 2.45 times the EU-28 average. This is also related to the low population.
Also among the richest in Europe is a region of Ireland where per capita spending was 2.6 times higher than the EU average due to the development of pharmaceuticals and information technology.
Whereas in the Czech Republic the highest inequality between cities is observed. While Prague ranks seventh in Europe for high per capita incomes, other cities of Zapadne Slovensko had per capita incomes as high as 68.6% of the EU average.
On the other hand, Germany has richer regions than the capital. At least 19 regions in Germany have higher per capita incomes than Berliners.
The EU's 'poorest' regions lie mainly in the East and the Mediterranean. These countries are divided into two distinct groups: With sparse, rural populations, and regions characterized by aging populations and net migration; or post-industrial regions that have been abandoned.
The map below which also includes Albania's poorest regions in the EU is shown in purple. These regions extend from Latvia to the North, through the eastern parts of the EU, down to Greece and southern Italy, and extend throughout the Mediterranean area.
Source: Monitor
