NUTS-3 EL542 · Greece
Θεσπρωτία
Thesprotia
Θεσπρωτία generates €631M of GDP across 40.2k residents. Its Opportunity Index of 24.2/100 sits in the lower tier of EU regions, led by economic growth and livability. Its economy has grown +3.6%/yr over five years and accelerating, with the employment rate up 11.0pp. On quality of life it ranks strongest for health (81.5th EU percentile) and weakest for jobs (8.5th).
Long-run trajectory · EU percentile of real GDP per head, 1995–2024
Long-run faller30 → 14 EU percentile since 1995 (-15 ranks)
Yearly EU-wide percentile of real GDP per head (ARDECO regional accounts, constant 2020 prices, derived over population). 50 = the EU median that year; percentiles are scale-free, so decades are directly comparable. See the backtest for what long-run prosperity ranks do — and don't — anticipate.
Mandate pillar profile · EU percentiles (screener dimensions)
Demographic outlook93
Cost advantage83
Freight intensity58
Energy cost58
Growth momentum47
Quality of life46
Connectivity36
Talent & skills30
Resilience13
Labour market10
Governance8
Industrial base6
Economic base4
Each bar is this region's EU percentile on a screener pillar (higher = better for siting; cost & energy are inverted so cheap scores high). These are the exact weights you tune in the Site Screener.
Opportunity Index · composite triage (experimental)
24.2
/ 100 · blends growth, livability, market access & scale · 4/4 pillars
Growth46.6
Livability46.1
Market access3
Economic scale1
Equal-weighted mean of four EU-percentile pillars (deliberately orthogonal: growth=trend, livability=quality, market=distance-weighted demand proxy, scale=absolute GDP). Experimental — a screening triage, not investment advice.
Resilience Index · downside / risk lens (experimental)
12.8
/ 100 · higher = more resilient to downturns · 4/4 pillars
GDP stability17
Labour stability4
Diversification18
Demographic stability12
Inverse of GDP-growth & unemployment volatility (since 2008, incl. 2009/2020 shocks), economic diversification (inverse HHI) and population stability — each EU-percentile-ranked. Higher withstands downturns better. Experimental.
Connectivity Index · transit · air · market access (experimental)
35.5
/ 100 · higher = better-connected · 2/3 facets
Transit density—
Airport access68
Market access3
Public-transport stop density, proximity to a major airport, and gravity access to surrounding economic mass — each EU-percentile-ranked. Higher = better-connected. Experimental.
Talent & Human Capital Index · skills base (experimental)
30
/ 100 · higher = deeper skills base than more EU regions · 4/4 facets
Young tertiary74
Lifelong learning2
Knowledge workers24
Scientists & engineers20
Young tertiary attainment (25–34), adult lifelong learning, knowledge-worker share and scientists & engineers — each EU-percentile-ranked. Higher = deeper talent pool. Experimental.
Quality of Life · composite (experimental)
46.1
/ 100 · EU-relative · 5/7 pillars
Economy10.5
Jobs8.5
Education57
Health81.5
Safety73
Connectivity—
Environment—
Equal-weighted percentile across 6 pillars vs all EU NUTS-3; lower-is-better indicators (crime, unemployment, mortality) inverted. Experimental — regional screening only.
Growth momentum · trend analytics
46.6
/ 100 momentum · EU-relative · 5/5 signals
GDP growth · 5-yr
+3.6%
CAGR, nominal
GDP growth · 10-yr
+1.3%
CAGR, nominal
Acceleration
+2.3 pp
5-yr vs 10-yr
vs country avg
-0.5 pp
inflation-adj.
Population · 5-yr
-0.8%
CAGR
Employment rate
+11.0 pp
5-yr change
Unemployment
-8.0 pp
5-yr change
Compound annual growth to the latest available year vs all EU NUTS-3; GDP is nominal EUR (“vs country avg” removes most national inflation). Screening signal, not a forecast.
Economic structure · gross value added by sector
Dominant: Trade · transport · ICT · 39.3%Moderately concentrated · HHI 2534
Agriculture 7.3%Industry 8.7%Construction 3.7%Trade · transport · ICT 39.3%Finance · real estate · prof. 22.3%Public · health · education 18.7%
Share of total GVA (latest year). HHI = sum of squared sector shares ×10,000; higher means a more concentrated, single-sector-dependent economy (more cyclicality risk).
Trends · 2009–2023
GDP (current prices)
€631M2023
10.7% 1y 3.6% 5y CAGR
EU percentile 1
Real GDP (2020 prices)
€582M2025
2.0% 1y 4.5% 5y CAGR
EU percentile 1
Population
40,1702025
0.1% 1y 0.8% 5y CAGR
EU percentile 2
Unemployment rate
10.2%2025
4.7% 1y 10.7% 5y CAGR
EU percentile 94
Employment
18,7402023
2.2% 1y 1.0% 5y CAGR
EU percentile 1
Productivity / employee
€36,7612025
4.0% 1y 6.3% 5y CAGR
EU percentile 6
Gross value added
€551M2023
9.5% 1y 3.7% 5y CAGR
EU percentile 1
All indicators · 83 more metrics (Eurostat, all-EU)
Economy
Gross value added, total (current prices)
€551M
2023 · EU pctl 1
GVA — agriculture, forestry & fishing (A)
€40M
2023 · EU pctl 17
GVA — industry (B–E)
€48M
2023 · EU pctl 1
GVA — manufacturing (C)
€27M
2023 · EU pctl 1
GVA — construction (F)
€21M
2023 · EU pctl 1
GVA — wholesale/retail, transport, ICT (G–J)
€216M
2023 · EU pctl 3
Net disposable household income per capita (NUTS-2 source)
€12,400
2023 · EU pctl 17 · NUTS-2 src
GDP per capita in PPS (purchasing-power adjusted)
17,500 PPS
2023 · EU pctl 4
GDP per capita (current prices, EUR)
€14,200
2023 · EU pctl 8
Gross fixed capital formation — investment (total economy)
€1,087M
2023 · EU pctl 2 · NUTS-2 src
Investment in manufacturing capex (GFCF, NACE C)
€83M
2023 · EU pctl 2 · NUTS-2 src
Compensation of employees (total wage bill)
€1,682M
2023 · EU pctl 1 · NUTS-2 src
GVA — real estate activities (L)
€84M
2023 · EU pctl 2
GVA — information & communication (J)
€5M
2023 · EU pctl 2
GVA — finance, real estate & professional (K–N)
€123M
2023 · EU pctl 1
GVA — public admin, health & education (O–U)
€103M
2023 · EU pctl 1
Real GDP (constant 2020 prices, incl. short-term forecast)
€582M
2025 · EU pctl 1
Labour productivity per person employed (EUR)
€36,761
2025 · EU pctl 6
Gross fixed capital formation, NUTS-3 (ARDECO)
€179M
2025 · EU pctl 1
Labour market
Employment, total persons
18,740
2023 · EU pctl 1
Self-employed persons
9,690
2023 · EU pctl 34
Employment in manufacturing (C)
700
2023 · EU pctl 1
Activity rate, 15–64 (NUTS-2 source)
69.9%
2025 · EU pctl 11 · NUTS-2 src
Youth unemployment rate (15–24)
26.1%
2025 · EU pctl 88 · NUTS-2 src
Unemployment rate 15-74, NUTS-3 native (ARDECO)
10.2%
2025 · EU pctl 94
Labour force aged 15+ (ARDECO)
16,700
2025 · EU pctl 1
Business demography
Active enterprises (business economy, all sizes)
3,940
2023 · EU pctl 13
Enterprise births
283
2023 · EU pctl 11
Enterprise deaths
137
2023 · EU pctl 2
3-year enterprise survival rate
4.2%
2023 · EU pctl 46
Innovation & R&D
R&D expenditure as % of GDP
1.8%
2023 · EU pctl 62 · NUTS-2 src
Employment in high-tech sectors (% of total)
1.2%
2025 · EU pctl 1 · NUTS-2 src
R&D personnel (% of active population, FTE)
1.7%
2023 · EU pctl 76 · NUTS-2 src
Education
Tertiary education attainment, age 25–64
35.4%
2025 · EU pctl 52 · NUTS-2 src
Tertiary attainment, age 25–34 (young talent pool)
47.0%
2025 · EU pctl 74 · NUTS-2 src
Adult participation in learning, age 25–64 (last 4 weeks)
3.9%
2025 · EU pctl 2 · NUTS-2 src
Knowledge workers — tertiary-educated & in science/tech (% of labour force)
19.2%
2025 · EU pctl 24 · NUTS-2 src
Scientists & engineers (% of labour force)
6.5%
2025 · EU pctl 20 · NUTS-2 src
Tourism
Nights spent at tourist accommodation (total)
605,837
2024 · EU pctl 37
Mobility
Passenger cars per 1,000 inhabitants
418 /1k pop
2024 · EU pctl 5 · NUTS-2 src
Road freight loaded (annual, thousand tonnes)
1,273 kt
2025 · EU pctl 6
Motorway density (km per 1,000 km²)
20 km/1000km²
2023 · EU pctl 42 · NUTS-2 src
Distance from the region centroid to the nearest major (large) airport, in km - air-connectivity accessibility. Lower is better.
38
CURRENT · EU pctl 32
Number of major (large) airports within 100 km of the region centroid - air-hub catchment richness.
1
CURRENT · EU pctl 15
Demography
Population aged 15–64 (working age)
22,967
2025 · EU pctl 1
Population aged 65+
12,413
2025 · EU pctl 4
Population aged under 15
4,790
2025 · EU pctl 1
Median age of population
51.6 yrs
2025 · EU pctl 93
Old-age dependency ratio (65+ / 15–64)
54.0%
2025 · EU pctl 97
Crude rate of total population change
-1.4 /1k
2024 · EU pctl 34
Crude rate of net migration plus adjustment
7.0 /1k
2024 · EU pctl 70
Crude birth rate
5.7 /1k
2024 · EU pctl 11
Crude death rate
14.2 /1k
2024 · EU pctl 83
Live births
230
2024 · EU pctl 1
Deaths
570
2024 · EU pctl 3
Total age-dependency ratio (young+old / 15-64)
74.9%
2025 · EU pctl 96
Total fertility rate (births per woman)
1.31
2024 · EU pctl 35
Population density (persons per km²)
27 /km²
2024 · EU pctl 6
Projected population, 2030–2040 (EUROPOP2019 baseline)
36,531
2100 · EU pctl 2
Health
Hospital beds per 100k inhabitants
472 /100k
2024 · EU pctl 51 · NUTS-2 src
Mortality, all causes (age-standardised rate)
869 /100k
2021 · EU pctl 22 · NUTS-2 src
Cancer mortality (age-standardised rate)
201 /100k
2023 · EU pctl 11 · NUTS-2 src
Safety & crime
Intentional homicides per 100k inhabitants
0.0 /100k
2024 · EU pctl 0
Robberies per 100k inhabitants
2.5 /100k
2024 · EU pctl 3
Burglaries per 100k inhabitants
39.8 /100k
2024 · EU pctl 5
Thefts per 100k inhabitants
117 /100k
2024 · EU pctl 4
Road traffic deaths per million inhabitants
60 /M pop
2022 · EU pctl 77 · NUTS-2 src
Governance & institutions
Government effectiveness, WGI score -2.5..2.5 (country)
0.56
2022 · EU pctl 12
Regulatory quality, WGI score -2.5..2.5 (country)
0.42
2022 · EU pctl 10
Rule of law, WGI score -2.5..2.5 (country)
0.49
2022 · EU pctl 16
Control of corruption, WGI score -2.5..2.5 (country)
0.32
2022 · EU pctl 10
Political stability & absence of violence, WGI score (country)
0.24
2022 · EU pctl 14
Energy
Industrial electricity price, 2-20 GWh band, excl. taxes (national)
€0.143/kWh
2025-S2 · EU pctl 42
Industrial gas price, 10-100k GJ band, excl. taxes (national)
€0.039/kWh
2025-S2 · EU pctl 0
Climate
Elevation at region centroid (Copernicus DEM)
47 m
CURRENT · EU pctl 14
Hot days ≥30°C (avg per year)
59 days/yr
CLIM_2014_2023 · EU pctl 94
Frost days ≤0°C (avg per year)
6 days/yr
CLIM_2014_2023 · EU pctl 8
Heavy-precipitation days ≥20mm (avg per year)
24 days/yr
CLIM_2014_2023 · EU pctl 98
Environment
Industrial facilities per 100k inhabitants (E-PRTR)
3.0 /100k
2023 · EU pctl 3
Population in the 100-year river floodplain (% of residents, EFAS × census grid)
0.9%
2021 · EU pctl 20
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