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NUTS-3 EL412 · Greece

Ικαρία, Σάμος

Population

43,0102025

GDP

€637M2023

Unemployment· NUTS-2 source

6.4%2025

Employment· NUTS-2 source

70%2025

Active firms· FR-only

—

Cadastral parcels· FR-only

—

Area

777 km²

NUTS-3 EL413 · Greece

Χίος

Population

52,3972025

GDP

€791M2023

Unemployment· NUTS-2 source

6.4%2025

Employment· NUTS-2 source

70%2025

Active firms· FR-only

—

Cadastral parcels· FR-only

—

Area

894.4 km²

Decision brief

Download brief (PDF)mandate-neutral · ranked by overall opportunity

Best overall fit: Χίος (Opportunity 23). Runner-up: Ικαρία, Σάμος (19).

#1Χίος

Strengths

Demographic outlook (100) · Cost advantage (88)

Red flags

Economic base (EU bottom 15%)

Labour market (EU bottom 15%)

Talent & skills (EU bottom 15%)

Connectivity (EU bottom 15%)

Freight intensity (EU bottom 15%)

Industrial base (EU bottom 15%)

Governance (EU bottom 15%)

#2Ικαρία, Σάμος

Strengths

Demographic outlook (100) · Cost advantage (88)

Red flags

Economic base (EU bottom 15%)

Labour market (EU bottom 15%)

Talent & skills (EU bottom 15%)

Freight intensity (EU bottom 15%)

Industrial base (EU bottom 15%)

Governance (EU bottom 15%)

Resilience (EU bottom 15%)

Why you might not pick Χίος

Economic base (EU bottom 15%); Labour market (EU bottom 15%); Talent & skills (EU bottom 15%); Connectivity (EU bottom 15%); Freight intensity (EU bottom 15%); Industrial base (EU bottom 15%); Governance (EU bottom 15%). Its weakest dimension is Economic base (EU pctl 3) — Ικαρία, Σάμος may suit a mandate that weights that higher.

How robust is this recommendation?

Χίος leads under all four archetype mandates — the recommendation is weight-stable.

Phase-2 diligence checklist

Site-level grid connection capacity and power pricing (beyond country-grain energy data)
Local incentives, tax regimes and permitting timelines
Workforce depth for your specific roles (the talent pillar is a proxy)
Real-estate availability, rents and land — public pan-EU data stops at the Nordics

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Composite intelligence · 0–100 EU-percentile scores

Opportunity Indexscale + growth + access + structure

18.8

23.0

Resilience Indexdiversification, stability, buffers

13.0

21.3

Quality of Lifeprosperity, health, safety, environment

32.0

38.5

Connectivitytransit + air + market access

17.0

8.5

Talent & Human Capitalskills, learning, knowledge workers

12.3

Growth Momentumrecent GDP / employment trajectory

41.2

51.4

Trajectories · 2012–latest

Real GDP (2020 prices)

3.6% 5y

3.4% 5y

Population

0.6% 5y

0.2% 5y

Unemployment rate

17.5% 5y

17.6% 5y

Derived comparisons

GDP per capita

€14,811

€15,098

Population density

55 /km²

59 /km²

Parcels per 1k pop

FR-only

Firms per 1k pop

FR-only

All indicators · 82 metrics (Eurostat, all-EU)

Economy

Gross value added, total (current prices)

€556M

€690M

GVA — agriculture, forestry & fishing (A)

€12M

€29M

GVA — industry (B–E)

€49M

€54M

GVA — manufacturing (C)

€24M

€22M

GVA — construction (F)

€11M

€23M

GVA — wholesale/retail, transport, ICT (G–J)

€175M

€148M

Net disposable household income per capita (NUTS-2 source) ·N2

€11,200

GDP per capita in PPS (purchasing-power adjusted)

16,000 PPS

16,600 PPS

GDP per capita (current prices, EUR)

€12,900

€13,500

Gross fixed capital formation — investment (total economy) ·N2

€652M

Investment in manufacturing capex (GFCF, NACE C) ·N2

€19M

Compensation of employees (total wage bill) ·N2

€1,148M

GVA — real estate activities (L)

€86M

€122M

GVA — information & communication (J)

€4M

€9M

GVA — finance, real estate & professional (K–N)

€132M

€208M

GVA — public admin, health & education (O–U)

€178M

€228M

Real GDP (constant 2020 prices, incl. short-term forecast)

€578M

€718M

Labour productivity per person employed (EUR)

€36,648

€40,070

Gross fixed capital formation, NUTS-3 (ARDECO)

€164M

€204M

Labour market

Employment, total persons

18,780

21,330

Self-employed persons

7,750

5,240

Employment in manufacturing (C)

850

810

Activity rate, 15–64 (NUTS-2 source) ·N2

68.6%

Youth unemployment rate (15–24) ·N2

31.9%

Unemployment rate 15-74, NUTS-3 native (ARDECO)

6.4%

6.2%

Labour force aged 15+ (ARDECO)

17,200

21,000

Business demography

Active enterprises (business economy, all sizes)

4,055

4,344

Enterprise births

260

290

Enterprise deaths

3-year enterprise survival rate

3.8%

4.0%

Innovation & R&D

R&D expenditure as % of GDP ·N2

1.1%

R&D personnel (% of active population, FTE) ·N2

1.5%

Education

Tertiary education attainment, age 25–64 ·N2

21.3%

Tertiary attainment, age 25–34 (young talent pool) ·N2

19.1%

Adult participation in learning, age 25–64 (last 4 weeks) ·N2

5.2%

Knowledge workers — tertiary-educated & in science/tech (% of labour force) ·N2

12.9%

Scientists & engineers (% of labour force) ·N2

7.7%

Tourism

Nights spent at tourist accommodation (total)

1,377,316

344,959

Mobility

Passenger cars per 1,000 inhabitants ·N2

302 /1k

Road freight loaded (annual, thousand tonnes)

143 kt

524 kt

Motorway density (km per 1,000 km²) ·N2

0 km/1000km²

Distance from the region centroid to the nearest major (large) airport, in km - air-connectivity accessibility. Lower is better.

Number of major (large) airports within 100 km of the region centroid - air-hub catchment richness.

Demography

Population aged 15–64 (working age)

26,965

32,929

Population aged 65+

11,301

12,838

Population aged under 15

4,744

6,630

Median age of population

46.9 yrs

46.2 yrs

Old-age dependency ratio (65+ / 15–64)

41.9%

39.0%

Crude rate of total population change

12.8 /1k

10.6 /1k

Crude rate of net migration plus adjustment

18.8 /1k

15.3 /1k

Crude birth rate

6.0 /1k

7.7 /1k

Crude death rate

12.0 /1k

12.3 /1k

Live births

255

399

Deaths

511

639

Total age-dependency ratio (young+old / 15-64)

59.5%

59.1%

Total fertility rate (births per woman)

1.39

1.55

Population density (persons per km²)

56 /km²

58 /km²

Projected population, 2030–2040 (EUROPOP2019 baseline)

93,018

86,299

Social

At risk of poverty or social exclusion (AROPE) ·N2

27.9%

Life expectancy at birth ·N2

83.0 yrs

At-risk-of-poverty rate (regional) ·N2

22.5%

Health

Hospital beds per 100k inhabitants ·N2

335 /100k

Mortality, all causes (age-standardised rate) ·N2

861 /100k

Cancer mortality (age-standardised rate) ·N2

199 /100k

Safety & crime

Intentional homicides per 100k inhabitants

2.4 /100k

0.0 /100k

Robberies per 100k inhabitants

4.7 /100k

1.9 /100k

Burglaries per 100k inhabitants

25.9 /100k

3.9 /100k

Thefts per 100k inhabitants

104 /100k

34.7 /100k

Road traffic deaths per million inhabitants ·N2

98 /M

Governance & institutions

Government effectiveness, WGI score -2.5..2.5 (country)

0.56

Regulatory quality, WGI score -2.5..2.5 (country)

0.42

Rule of law, WGI score -2.5..2.5 (country)

0.49

Control of corruption, WGI score -2.5..2.5 (country)

0.32

Political stability & absence of violence, WGI score (country)

0.24

Energy

Industrial electricity price, 2-20 GWh band, excl. taxes (national)

€0.143/kWh

Industrial gas price, 10-100k GJ band, excl. taxes (national)

€0.039/kWh

Climate

Elevation at region centroid (Copernicus DEM)

518 m

463 m

Hot days ≥30°C (avg per year)

41 days/yr

Frost days ≤0°C (avg per year)

7 days/yr

5 days/yr

Heavy-precipitation days ≥20mm (avg per year)

15 days/yr

9 days/yr