How Ireland Became Europe's Wealthiest Nation: GDP Race 1960-2024 & Forecast for 2050

Описание: Europe’s economic map has been redrawn. While the traditional giants like Germany and France have held their ground, a new wave of "Economic Tigers" has emerged from the shadows. Watch 60 years of European history unfold through the lens of Gross Domestic Product.

In this data visualization, we track the GDP of 47 European nations. Beyond the moving bars, we analyze the major turning points:

The Irish Miracle: Witness Ireland’s vertical ascent, growing its GDP by over 300x since 1960—outpacing every other nation on the continent.

The Polish Surge: Watch Poland climb into the Top 10, proving itself as the new industrial engine of Central Europe.

The Post-Soviet Transformation: See the rapid rise of Romania and the Baltic states as they integrated into the global market.

The Top 5 Race: The constant tug-of-war between the UK, France, and Italy for the positions behind Germany.

The Golden Age of Post-War Reconstruction
The Oil Shock & The Expansion of the EEC
The Fall of the Iron Curtain & New Contenders
The Great Recession & The Eurozone Crisis
The Modern Ranking (The Rise of the East)
Outlook: Who Will Be the Next European Giant?

Source: World Bank Open Data (GDP Current USD).

Processing: Cleaned and isolated via Python (GDP_Europe_Only.csv).

Visualization: Metric Horizon Analysis.

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