NUTS-3 EL623 · Greece
Ιθάκη, Κεφαλληνία
Ithaki, Kefallinia
Export region data (CSV)Ιθάκη, Κεφαλληνία generates €712M of GDP across 38.5k residents. Its Opportunity Index of 21.2/100 sits in the lower tier of EU regions, led by economic growth and livability. Its economy has grown +4.2%/yr over five years and accelerating, with the employment rate up 8.6pp. On quality of life it ranks strongest for safety (66th EU percentile) and weakest for education (6th).
Opportunity Index · composite triage (experimental)
21.2
/ 100 · blends growth, livability, market access & scale · 4/4 pillars
Growth53
Livability28.8
Market access2
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)
13.3
/ 100 · higher = more resilient to downturns · 4/4 pillars
GDP stability3
Labour stability15
Diversification7
Demographic stability28
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)
2.5
/ 100 · higher = better-connected · 2/3 facets
Transit density—
Airport access3
Market access2
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)
6.5
/ 100 · higher = deeper skills base than more EU regions · 4/4 facets
Young tertiary19
Lifelong learning0
Knowledge workers0
Scientists & engineers7
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)
28.8
/ 100 · EU-relative · 5/7 pillars
Economy22
Jobs10.5
Education6
Health39.5
Safety66
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
53
/ 100 momentum · EU-relative · 5/5 signals
GDP growth · 5-yr
+4.2%
CAGR, nominal
GDP growth · 10-yr
+1.9%
CAGR, nominal
Acceleration
+2.3 pp
5-yr vs 10-yr
vs country avg
+0.1 pp
inflation-adj.
Population · 5-yr
-0.3%
CAGR
Employment rate
+8.6 pp
5-yr change
Unemployment
-7.0 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 · 44.1%Moderately concentrated · HHI 2830
Agriculture 11.1%Industry 6.4%Construction 2.6%Trade · transport · ICT 44.1%Finance · real estate · prof. 23.9%Public · health · education 11.9%
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).
All indicators · 63 more metrics (Eurostat, all-EU)
Economy
Gross value added, total (current prices)
€622M
2023 · EU pctl 1
GVA — agriculture, forestry & fishing (A)
€69M
2023 · EU pctl 27
GVA — industry (B–E)
€40M
2023 · EU pctl 0
GVA — manufacturing (C)
€11M
2023 · EU pctl 0
GVA — construction (F)
€16M
2023 · EU pctl 1
GVA — wholesale/retail, transport, ICT (G–J)
€274M
2023 · EU pctl 5
Net disposable household income per capita (NUTS-2 source)
€16,700
2023 · EU pctl 28 · NUTS-2 src
GDP per capita in PPS (purchasing-power adjusted)
23,100 PPS
2023 · EU pctl 16
GDP per capita (current prices, EUR)
€18,800
2023 · EU pctl 18
Gross fixed capital formation — investment (total economy)
€798M
2023 · EU pctl 1 · NUTS-2 src
Investment in manufacturing capex (GFCF, NACE C)
€15M
2023 · EU pctl 0 · NUTS-2 src
Compensation of employees (total wage bill)
€1,396M
2023 · EU pctl 1 · NUTS-2 src
GVA — real estate activities (L)
€115M
2023 · EU pctl 4
GVA — information & communication (J)
€3M
2023 · EU pctl 1
GVA — finance, real estate & professional (K–N)
€148M
2023 · EU pctl 2
GVA — public admin, health & education (O–U)
€74M
2023 · EU pctl 0
Labour market
Employment, total persons
14,390
2023 · EU pctl 1
Self-employed persons
7,890
2023 · EU pctl 27
Employment in manufacturing (C)
390
2023 · EU pctl 1
Activity rate, 15–64 (NUTS-2 source)
70.8%
2025 · EU pctl 13 · NUTS-2 src
Youth unemployment rate (15–24)
30.9%
2023 · EU pctl 93 · NUTS-2 src
Business demography
Active enterprises (business economy, all sizes)
5,067
2023 · EU pctl 19
Enterprise births
395
2023 · EU pctl 19
Enterprise deaths
127
2023 · EU pctl 2
3-year enterprise survival rate
3.7%
2023 · EU pctl 28
Innovation & R&D
R&D expenditure as % of GDP
0.4%
2023 · EU pctl 4 · NUTS-2 src
Education
Tertiary education attainment, age 25–64
21.6%
2025 · EU pctl 8 · NUTS-2 src
Tertiary attainment, age 25–34 (young talent pool)
32.0%
2025 · EU pctl 19 · NUTS-2 src
Adult participation in learning, age 25–64 (last 4 weeks)
1.7%
2024 · EU pctl 0 · NUTS-2 src
Knowledge workers — tertiary-educated & in science/tech (% of labour force)
11.8%
2025 · EU pctl 0 · NUTS-2 src
Scientists & engineers (% of labour force)
4.9%
2025 · EU pctl 7 · NUTS-2 src
Tourism
Nights spent at tourist accommodation (total)
2,070,610
2024 · EU pctl 70
Mobility
Passenger cars per 1,000 inhabitants
460 /1k pop
2024 · EU pctl 12 · NUTS-2 src
Distance from the region centroid to the nearest major (large) airport, in km - air-connectivity accessibility. Lower is better.
158
CURRENT · EU pctl 97
Number of major (large) airports within 100 km of the region centroid - air-hub catchment richness.
0
CURRENT · EU pctl 0
Demography
Population aged 15–64 (working age)
23,293
2025 · EU pctl 1
Population aged 65+
10,147
2025 · EU pctl 2
Population aged under 15
5,011
2025 · EU pctl 1
Median age of population
49.3 yrs
2025 · EU pctl 79
Old-age dependency ratio (65+ / 15–64)
43.6%
2025 · EU pctl 82
Crude rate of total population change
-2.1 /1k
2024 · EU pctl 30
Crude rate of net migration plus adjustment
3.8 /1k
2024 · EU pctl 42
Crude birth rate
6.8 /1k
2024 · EU pctl 30
Crude death rate
12.7 /1k
2024 · EU pctl 67
Live births
260
2024 · EU pctl 1
Deaths
487
2024 · EU pctl 2
Total age-dependency ratio (young+old / 15-64)
65.1%
2025 · EU pctl 81
Total fertility rate (births per woman)
1.34
2024 · EU pctl 40
Population density (persons per km²)
43 /km²
2024 · EU pctl 13
Social
At risk of poverty or social exclusion (AROPE)
35.7%
2025 · EU pctl 96 · NUTS-2 src
Life expectancy at birth
81.1 yrs
2024 · EU pctl 39 · NUTS-2 src
Health
Hospital beds per 100k inhabitants
331 /100k
2023 · EU pctl 28 · NUTS-2 src
Mortality, all causes (age-standardised rate)
1,055 /100k
2021 · EU pctl 60 · NUTS-2 src
Cancer mortality (age-standardised rate)
209 /100k
2023 · EU pctl 23 · NUTS-2 src
Safety & crime
Intentional homicides per 100k inhabitants
0.0 /100k
2024 · EU pctl 0
Robberies per 100k inhabitants
2.6 /100k
2024 · EU pctl 3
Burglaries per 100k inhabitants
59.7 /100k
2024 · EU pctl 8
Thefts per 100k inhabitants
114 /100k
2024 · EU pctl 3
Road traffic deaths per million inhabitants
129 /M pop
2022 · EU pctl 99 · NUTS-2 src
Climate
Elevation at region centroid (Copernicus DEM)
762 m
CURRENT · EU pctl 91
Hot days ≥30°C (avg per year)
16 days/yr
CLIM_2014_2023 · EU pctl 73
Frost days ≤0°C (avg per year)
7 days/yr
CLIM_2014_2023 · EU pctl 8
Heavy-precipitation days ≥20mm (avg per year)
14 days/yr
CLIM_2014_2023 · EU pctl 90
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