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.