The chart above shows the number of tourists per resident that visited each EU state in 2012.  Malta receives nearly three times its population in international tourists per year, although it does help to have a small population as the base figure.  Of all the states that receive more than 1.5 times their population in tourists annually, only Austria has a sizable population to begin with.

The chart above shows the number of tourists that visited each EU and US state in 2012.  EU states account for seven of the top ten states in international tourists.  Note however, that US data does not include domestic travelers from other US states whereas EU data does include travelers from other EU countries.

The chart above shows the number of tourists that visited each EU state for one night or more in 2012 (unless otherwise indicated).  Four states accounted for half of the international tourists in EU states: Italy, Spain, France, and Germany.

The chart above shows the foreign direct investment (FDI) in dollars for each EU state in 2012.  Three states accounted for half of the foreign inflows in the EU: Luxembourg, the United Kingdom, and Ireland.

The chart above shows the residential cost of natural gas per kilowatt hour for each EU region in 2016.  The Northern EU which has the most need for the commodity has the highest prices for it.

The chart above shows the residential cost of natural gas per kilowatt hour for each EU state in 2016.  Sweden has the most expensive residential natural gas which is interesting seeing as it is a nation that probably needs home heating than most of the other states in the list.

The chart above shows the average vacation expenditures for overnight stays by EU and US region as proportion of per capita GDP.  There is a greater discrepancy in vacation spending between regions when per capita GDP is accounted for in the EU than there is in the US.

The chart above shows the average vacation expenditures for overnight stays by EU region as proportion of per capita GDP.  There is quite a disparity on vacation spending in EU regions with the Eastern EU spending more than twice as much of per capita GDP on vacations than the Northern EU.

The chart above shows the average vacation expenditures for overnight stays by EU region.  The Western EU is the region that spends the most on vacations by far.

The chart above shows the average vacation expenditures for overnight stays by EU state as a proportion of per capita GDP.  Eastern and Southern EU states spend a bigger portion of their personal wealth on vacations as the top eight states in this metric are all from those two regions.