This map is based on the International Monetary Fund data for 2019.
GDP per capita per hour worked at PPP (2013)
This map is based on a Labour Productivity report by The Conference Board for 2013.
GDP (PPP) per person employed (2011)
This map is based on the GDP (PPP) per person employed from the CIA's World Factbook for 2011 (data for Bosnia, Serbia and Albania is from the World Bank for 2010).
Real productivity - GDP per person employed per hour at PPP (2013)
This map is based on the unemployment rate data for the period 2004-2015. Data for EU countries was obtained from Eurostat. Data for other countries came from Trading Economics.
Household net financial wealth (OECD - 2016)
This map is based on the OECD Better Life Index for 2016. Net financial wealth consists of : currency and deposits, securities other than share, loans, shares and other equity (including shares issued by investment funds), insurance technical reserves, and other accounts receivable or payable, net of household financial liabilities, as defined by the System of National Accounts – SNA. It does not include properties, pensions and life insurance.
Household median equivalised net income (Eurostat - 2015)
This map is based on the Eurostat for 2015. Additional regional data was used for Germany and Italy. The household income differs from the personal income or income by employee as it takes into account the number of people in the household (larger families have a lower household income) and the number of people working in the household. Countries with a higher percentage of women working and a lower gender gap for salaries (like Scandinavian countries) score higher household incomes. To calculate equivalised income, membres of the household receive different weightings. Total household income is then divided by the sum of the weightings to yield a representative income. The household median equivalised net income represents the disposable income after tax of a family right in the middle section of the population (half of the population being richer, the other half poorer). In other words, it could be seen as a representation of the most average middle class family.
Median equivalised disposable income in PPS (Eurostat - 2018)
This map is based on the data from Eurostat for 2018. The scale is in purchasing power standard (PPS), an artificial currency unit, which, theoretically, can buy the same amount of goods and services in each country. The median level of disponable income represents what the 'average worker' earns after taxes and social security have been deducted. This average worker's income is set so that exactly half of the people in the country earn more and the other half earn less. This median equivalised disposable income increased in every country from 2008 to 2018 except in Cyprus (- 6%) and Greece (- 23%). The biggest increases were in Romania (+ 103 %), Estonia (+ 78 %), Poland (+ 72 %), Slovakia (+ 58 %) and Lithuania (+ 56%).
Total Tax Revenues as Percentage of GDP (2017)
This map is based on the Our World in Data for 2017. Data for Libya, Egypt, Syria and Iraq are from other sources.
Price of a Big Mac at McDonald's in USD (January 2022)
This map is based on the The Economist for January 2022. Data for missing countries was obtained from other websites.
Wealth & Poverty
Home ownership rate (Eurostat - 2015)
This map is based on the various sources listed on Wikipedia but mostly from Eurostat data for 2015.
Average home size (Eurostat - 2012)
This map is based on the data from Eurostat for EU countries, and various sources for other countries.
Maximum tax rate on the acquisition of a residential property
Various sources were used to collect the data for this map. The tax rate indicated comprises the total of all acquisition taxes and fees known, depending on the country, as stamp duty land tax (SDLT), notary fees, property registration fees, real estate tax (RET), real estate transfer tax (RETT), etc. The real estate agent's fee and the VAT on new properties are not included, as these do not apply to all purchases. Some countries (e.g. Cyprus, Israel, UK) have variable tax rates depending on the price of the property. In such cases the highest rate was taken into account. Note that a few European countries have different rates for corporate properties (e.g. Sweden). In Ukraine the maximum tax rate for primary property is 2%, but it can go up to 8.5% for secondary residences.
Value-added tax rate on the acquisition of a new residential property
Various sources were used to collect the data for this map. More details here.
Percentage of households living in apartments/flats
This map is based on the data from Eurostat for EU countries, and various sources for other countries.
Relative Poverty (2012)
This map is based on percentage of the population living below national poverty line. The data is from the CIA World Factbook for 2012, except data for Iceland, Sweden, Finland, Italy, Libya and Saudi Arabia, which was extrapolated.
Household debt and loans as percentage of GDP (IMF - 2018)
This map is based on the Index of Economic Freedom (2016) created by The Heritage Foundation and The Wall Street Journal.
Economic Freedom (Fraser Institute - 2017)
This map is based on the data from Fraser Institute for 2017. The index measures the degree of economic freedom present in five major areas: size of government, legal system and security of property rights, sound money, freedom to trade internationally, and regulations.
This map is based on the Gallup Well-Being Index (mid-2013 data). The map shows the percentage of people thriving (scoring 7/10 or higher on the well-being scale).
Overal life satisfaction (Eurostat - 2018)
This map is based on the data from Eurostat for 2018.
Children well-being in rich countries (UNICEF - 2013)
Percentage of the labour force that is female (2019)
This map is based on the data from World Bank for 2019.
Factor adjusted gender pay gap
This map was computed by averaging the data of the factor-weighted gender pay gap from International Labor Organization (ILO) for 2018 with the adjusted pay gap from the Eurostat 2018 gender gap report. In both cases, the raw mean and median wage differences are corrected (using econometric analysis) by considering education levels, age, working time (full-time versus part-time) and status (private-sector versus public-sector employment). The EU report also takes into account job experience, the type of employment contract and working
time.
Percentage of women in boards of directors of large publicly listed companies
This map is based on the figures from Eurostat for 2018 (or the closest year available). Other sources were used for non-EU countries. Regional data were also used for France, Italy and Spain.
Firearm homicide rates
This map is based on the data from GunPolicy.org averaging the rates for the last four years available.
Motor vehicle theft rates per 100,000 people
This map is based on the figures from Eurostat using the latest data available. Other sources were used for non-EU countries. Regional data were also used for Britain, Germany, France, Italy and Spain.
Burglary rates per 100,000 people
This map is based on the figures from Eurostat for 2018 (or 2016 for some countries). Other sources were used for non-EU countries. Regional data were also used for Germany, France, Italy and Spain.
Incarceration rates
This map is based on the figures from World Prison Brief using the latest data available.