DATA ANALYSIS - Divided Germany: How different West and East are to this day
Even 35 years after reunification, the economic gap between the two regions of the country remains large. An overview in six graphics.
Germany's economic divide between East and West remains significant 35 years after reunification. The GDP per capita in Hamburg exceeds €80,000, while many eastern states, including Saxony-Anhalt and Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, have values less than half that. The eastern states lack large industry and service conglomerates, and have seen significant out-migration, particularly of young people. As a result, the East continues to lag behind the West in terms of economic development, innovation, and wealth.
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