Dispatches

Series · 2 parts

The Real Map of Europe

Two readings of Europe's economy — the global scoreboard everyone argues about, and the divergence inside the continent that the single average hides.

  1. 01Part 1·

    The Chart Is Wrong

    A viral chart says China is 30% of the world economy and Europe 15%. Almost every number on it is wrong — and which ruler you use flips who's winning. The real scoreboard, read hon…

  2. 02Part 2·

    The Two Europes: Why the Map of Decline Is Upside Down

    Part 1 took apart the chart everyone shares. But every version of it treats Europe as one line — and Europe is at least two economies, a converging East and a stalling West, moving…