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NUTS-3 EL645 · Greece

Φωκίδα

Population

37,2052025

GDP

€579M2023

Unemployment· NUTS-2 source

8.5%2025

Employment· NUTS-2 source

73%2025

Active firms· FR-only

—

Cadastral parcels· FR-only

—

Area

2,128.6 km²

NUTS-3 EL532 · Greece

Καστοριά

Population

43,8272025

GDP

€590M2023

Unemployment· NUTS-2 source

15.3%2025

Employment· NUTS-2 source

61.6%2025

Active firms· FR-only

—

Cadastral parcels· FR-only

—

Area

1,715.8 km²

Decision brief

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

Best overall fit: Φωκίδα (Opportunity 27). Runner-up: Καστοριά (18).

#1Φωκίδα

Strengths

Demographic outlook (95) · Freight intensity (93)

Red flags

Economic base (EU bottom 15%)

Talent & skills (EU bottom 15%)

Connectivity (EU bottom 15%)

Industrial base (EU bottom 15%)

Governance (EU bottom 15%)

#2Καστοριά

Strengths

Cost advantage (81) · Energy cost (58)

Red flags

Economic base (EU bottom 15%)

Demographic outlook (EU bottom 15%)

Labour market (EU bottom 15%)

Connectivity (EU bottom 15%)

Freight intensity (EU bottom 15%)

Governance (EU bottom 15%)

Why you might not pick Φωκίδα

Economic base (EU bottom 15%); Talent & skills (EU bottom 15%); Connectivity (EU bottom 15%); Industrial base (EU bottom 15%); Governance (EU bottom 15%). Its weakest dimension is Economic base (EU pctl 4) — Καστοριά may suit a mandate that weights that higher.

How robust is this recommendation?

Φωκίδα 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

26.9

18.2

Resilience Indexdiversification, stability, buffers

41.3

32.5

Quality of Lifeprosperity, health, safety, environment

31.5

31.7

Clean AirPM2.5 / PM10 / NO₂ inverted

—

28.3

Connectivitytransit + air + market access

8.5

12.0

Talent & Human Capitalskills, learning, knowledge workers

11.0

27.8

Growth Momentumrecent GDP / employment trajectory

62.0

37.0

Trajectories · 2012–latest

Real GDP (2020 prices)

3.5% 5y

1.6% 5y

Population

0.2% 5y

1.4% 5y

Unemployment rate

15.0% 5y

4.6% 5y

Derived comparisons

GDP per capita

€15,559

€13,455

Population density

17 /km²

26 /km²

Parcels per 1k pop

FR-only

Firms per 1k pop

FR-only

All indicators · 86 metrics (Eurostat, all-EU)

Economy

Gross value added, total (current prices)

€505M

€515M

GVA — agriculture, forestry & fishing (A)

€62M

€65M

GVA — industry (B–E)

€117M

€92M

GVA — manufacturing (C)

€39M

€69M

GVA — construction (F)

€6M

€13M

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

€99M

€96M

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

€11,400

€13,200

GDP per capita in PPS (purchasing-power adjusted)

17,100 PPS

16,200 PPS

GDP per capita (current prices, EUR)

€13,900

€13,100

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

€2,619M

€1,167M

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

€156M

€49M

Compensation of employees (total wage bill) ·N2

€3,486M

€1,399M

GVA — real estate activities (L)

€77M

€57M

GVA — information & communication (J)

€5M

€4M

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

€101M

€99M

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

€121M

€150M

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

€530M

€504M

Labour productivity per person employed (EUR)

€43,459

€33,224

Gross fixed capital formation, NUTS-3 (ARDECO)

€177M

€201M

Labour market

Employment, total persons

14,660

18,760

Self-employed persons

5,560

7,260

Employment in manufacturing (C)

510

2,620

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

70.4%

66.6%

Youth unemployment rate (15–24) ·N2

18.5%

31.3%

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

8.6%

15.4%

Labour force aged 15+ (ARDECO)

16,300

19,500

Business demography

Active enterprises (business economy, all sizes)

2,423

3,577

Enterprise births

145

249

Enterprise deaths

184

3-year enterprise survival rate

3.8%

3.2%

Innovation & R&D

R&D expenditure as % of GDP ·N2

1.1%

1.0%

Employment in high-tech sectors (% of total) ·N2

1.5%

1.7%

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

0.7%

1.4%

Education

Tertiary education attainment, age 25–64 ·N2

24.7%

28.3%

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

33.2%

47.0%

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

3.2%

4.0%

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

14.4%

18.6%

Scientists & engineers (% of labour force) ·N2

5.8%

5.9%

Tourism

Nights spent at tourist accommodation (total)

509,730

126,576

Mobility

Passenger cars per 1,000 inhabitants ·N2

278 /1k

429 /1k

Road freight loaded (annual, thousand tonnes)

2,168 kt

572 kt

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

18 km/1000km²

23 km/1000km²

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

163

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

Demography

Population aged 15–64 (working age)

21,372

26,598

Population aged 65+

12,252

12,485

Population aged under 15

3,581

4,744

Median age of population

54.1 yrs

52.3 yrs

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

57.3%

46.9%

Crude rate of total population change

12.5 /1k

-12.0 /1k

Crude rate of net migration plus adjustment

19.5 /1k

-4.0 /1k

Crude birth rate

3.9 /1k

5.3 /1k

Crude death rate

11.0 /1k

13.3 /1k

Live births

145

232

Deaths

405

586

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

74.1%

64.8%

Total fertility rate (births per woman)

0.89

1.22

Population density (persons per km²)

18 /km²

26 /km²

Projected population, 2030–2040 (EUROPOP2019 baseline)

30,112

23,321

Social

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

27.4%

29.5%

Life expectancy at birth ·N2

82.1 yrs

82.3 yrs

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

24.6%

21.7%

Health

Hospital beds per 100k inhabitants ·N2

211 /100k

458 /100k

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

1,039 /100k

1,061 /100k

Cancer mortality (age-standardised rate) ·N2

222 /100k

234 /100k

Safety & crime

Intentional homicides per 100k inhabitants

0.0 /100k

Robberies per 100k inhabitants

2.7 /100k

0.0 /100k

Burglaries per 100k inhabitants

120 /100k

20.3 /100k

Thefts per 100k inhabitants

327 /100k

18.0 /100k

Road traffic deaths per million inhabitants ·N2

113 /M

56 /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)

1,521 m

793 m

Hot days ≥30°C (avg per year)

2 days/yr

29 days/yr

Frost days ≤0°C (avg per year)

107 days/yr

65 days/yr

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

11 days/yr

7 days/yr