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.
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 hone…
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. Europe is at least two economies, a converging East and a stalling West, moving in o…