The chart above shows change in GDP over the last year in EU and US states.  The 16 fastest growing states last year were all in the EU.  The fastest growing US state ranks 17th overall.  However, the state with the largest contraction is also from the EU (although not for long).

The chart above shows change in GDP over the last year in US states.  Seven out of the top ten (and all of the top seven) states with the highest growth are from the West while the remaining three are all from the South.

The chart above shows change in GDP over the last year in EU states.  Only Romania has grown its economy by over a tenth while the United Kingdom is the only EU state whose economy shrank over the past year.

The chart above shows change in GDP over the last ten years in EU and US regions.  Although the EU has three of the fastest growing regions, it also has one region where there was almost no growth at all over the past ten years.  Whereas in the US, growth was weaker than most EU regions but more equally spread out among them.

The chart above shows change in GDP over the last ten years in EU regions.  While the Northern, Eastern, and Western regions of the EU grew by at least one-fifth, the Southern EU has seen nearly no economic growth in the past ten years.

The chart above shows change in GDP over the last ten years in US regions.  The Western US has seen the greatest growth in the past ten years although the other regions have grown a considerable bit over the decade as well.

The chart above shows change in GDP over the last ten years in EU and US states.  Only two US states rank in the top ten in economic growth over the past decade.  Conversely, US states make up seven of the ten worst performers but it is an EU state that has had the worst economic contraction by far.

The chart above shows change in GDP over the last ten years in US states.  North Dakota is the only state to grow its economy by half over the past ten years.  Texas grew its economy by a quarter, while three states saw their economy contract.

The chart above shows change in GDP over the last ten years in EU states.  Malta and Ireland are the only two states to have increased their economies by half.  Four other states managed to increase theirs by one-third and an additional six grew their economies by one-quarter.  One economy shrank in the past ten years.

The chart above shows the miles of waterways per thousand people in EU and US regions.  Although the Southern US has almost twice as many miles of waterways per capita as the third highest ranked region, the Northern EU has six times as many waterways per capita as the Southern US does.