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.

The chart above shows the miles of waterways per thousand people in US regions.  The South has almost twice as many miles of waterways per capita as the region just below it.

The chart above shows the kilometers of waterways per thousand people in EU regions.  Since the only country in the Northern EU to have data is also the leading state in this metric, the Northern EU dominates the remaining regions of the Union.

The chart above shows the miles of waterways per thousand people in EU and US states.  Finland is in a class all its own, but Arkansas and Louisiana also outperform other states in this metric.

The chart above shows the kilometers of waterways per thousand people in EU states.  Finland has by far the most waterways per person in the EU and is the only EU state to have more than one kilometer of waterways for every thousand inhabitants.

The chart above shows the miles of waterways per thousand people in US states.  The top six states in this metric are all from the South.

The chart above shows the miles of waterways per square mile of land in EU and US regions.  Two EU regions lead in waterway coverage and the leading EU region has more than double the waterway coverage of the leading US region.

The chart above shows the miles of waterways per square mile of land in US regions.  The South has some of the states with the greatest waterway coverage so it is no surprise that it leads other regions in this metric.