Annual GDP Growth
1.5%
โ
2.8%
+87%
Unemployment Rate
6.0%
โ
3.8%
-37%
New Businesses / 100k
95
โ
260
+174%
Patents / Million
220
โ
480
+118%
Gini Coefficient Progression
0.58
โ
0.48
Extreme
Optimal
Equal
๐๏ธ Policy Implementation
EU-wide coordination via European Commission. 27-nation harmonization. Highest complexity but largest economic scale (447M people).
Why This Matters for EU:
The EU is already closest to optimal inequality (Gini 0.58 vs 0.73-0.83 for UK/USA). This means: (1) Already better distributed baseline, (2) Only 10 points to optimal, (3) Can implement fine-tuning rather than radical restructuring. Coordination complexity across 27 nations is significant, BUT European institutions (EC, EP, ESM) already exist for implementation. EU demonstrates highest upside if executed: 447M people, $18T GDP, potential for harmonized digital redistribution via EU digital identity frameworks.