A compelling visualisation from The World in Maps, grounded in Eurostat’s regional GDP data, unveils a striking transformation: East Germany now surpasses nearly half of Europe in per capita income, leaving behind regions from Spain to Slovakia in its wake.

East Germany in blue, half of Europe in red

The image divides Europe:

This insight from Eurostat’s 2017 GDP per capita at purchasing power standards (PPS) is a metric that allows for better comparison across countries by accounting for the cost of living.

According to Eurostat:

This growing divergence highlights Germany’s effective regional development policies and its strong economic recovery in the east following reunification.