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DEUTSCHE BANK HAS published an interesting map that shows what Europe would look like if it were re-sized based on national debt per person.
Some countries shrink, while others, like Ireland swell up.
Sovereign debt is a contentious issue at the moment, particularly in Ireland (which is looking pretty big-boned in this map) and Greece.
Ireland looks absolutely enormous against the UK (which keeps its normal size, because it is not in the eurozone).
Here’s the map:
Tiny Greece and its islands suddenly take up a big portion of the map, and Italy’s slender boot shape has been turned into a horrendous cankle.
Central Europe suddenly looks a lot smaller: France seems to be more than twice as big as Germany.
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