How the numbers were computed

For the story GDP and consumption per person.

Every number in the story is a Eurostat value or is computed from Eurostat values. Each value is named by dataset, Eurostat key and period. Each request is kept as received.

The ranking

Ranks

Rank by value, highest first. Equal values share a rank, and the next rank is skipped. Cyprus and France, at 98% of the EU average each, are both 11th, and Italy is 13th.

27 values, one per country prc_ppp_ind_1:A.VI_PPS_EU27_2020_HAB.GDP.<geo>@2025 (<geo> is the country code) · request r1

3.5

Highest value ÷ lowest value: 239 ÷ 68 = 3.5147. Rounded to 1 decimal.

239: Luxembourg, 2025 prc_ppp_ind_1:A.VI_PPS_EU27_2020_HAB.GDP.LU@2025 · request r1
68: Bulgaria, 2025 prc_ppp_ind_1:A.VI_PPS_EU27_2020_HAB.GDP.BG@2025 · request r1
68: Greece, 2025 prc_ppp_ind_1:A.VI_PPS_EU27_2020_HAB.GDP.EL@2025 · request r1

27 / 27

EU countries with a value for 2025: all 27 of the 27 EU member states.

27 values, one per country prc_ppp_ind_1:A.VI_PPS_EU27_2020_HAB.GDP.<geo>@2025 (<geo> is the country code) · request r1

Production and consumption

Ranks, consumption

Rank by value, highest first. Equal values share a rank, and the next rank is skipped. Austria and Belgium, at 113% of the EU average each, are both 4th, and Denmark is 6th.

27 values, one per country prc_ppp_ind_1:A.VI_PPS_EU27_2020_HAB.A01.<geo>@2025 (<geo> is the country code) · request r2

2.0

Highest value ÷ lowest value: 145 ÷ 73 = 1.9863. Rounded to 1 decimal.

145: Luxembourg, 2025 prc_ppp_ind_1:A.VI_PPS_EU27_2020_HAB.A01.LU@2025 · request r2
73: Hungary, 2025 prc_ppp_ind_1:A.VI_PPS_EU27_2020_HAB.A01.HU@2025 · request r2
73: Latvia, 2025 prc_ppp_ind_1:A.VI_PPS_EU27_2020_HAB.A01.LV@2025 · request r2

Eurostat values in the text

68

Eurostat publishes it as shown.

68: Bulgaria, 2025 prc_ppp_ind_1:A.VI_PPS_EU27_2020_HAB.GDP.BG@2025 · request r1

239

Eurostat publishes it as shown.

239: Luxembourg, 2025 prc_ppp_ind_1:A.VI_PPS_EU27_2020_HAB.GDP.LU@2025 · request r1

73

Eurostat publishes it as shown.

73: Hungary, 2025 prc_ppp_ind_1:A.VI_PPS_EU27_2020_HAB.A01.HU@2025 · request r2

145

Eurostat publishes it as shown.

145: Luxembourg, 2025 prc_ppp_ind_1:A.VI_PPS_EU27_2020_HAB.A01.LU@2025 · request r2

Requests

r1: Eurostat API query · retrieved 1 November 2026 · data updated 9 July 2026 · fingerprint: 4f2b5ad0063cf05541cf8252ea661e5b43a554827c0d028317ad1fc9c2a13d23
r2: Eurostat API query · retrieved 1 November 2026 · data updated 9 July 2026 · fingerprint: 4a5c00fb59a62c94c8693163053238d6f2202f0b428a6a78c927c2ecd01a4adb