NUTS-3 NL341 · Netherlands
Zeeuwsch-Vlaanderen
Zeeuwsch-Vlaanderen generates €5.9bn of GDP across 106.1k residents. Its Opportunity Index of 63.5/100 puts it in the upper quartile of EU regions, led by market access and economic growth. Its economy has grown +6.8%/yr over five years and accelerating, with the employment rate up 3.5pp. On quality of life it ranks strongest for jobs (97th EU percentile) and weakest for clean environment (41th).
Long-run trajectory · EU percentile of real GDP per head, 1995–2024
Enduring leader84 → 81 EU percentile since 1995 (-3 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)
Labour market96
Digital readiness92
Governance91
Economic base86
Industrial base85
Freight intensity66
Talent & skills66
Resilience65
Growth momentum63
Quality of life62
Energy cost61
Connectivity57
Cost advantage41
Air quality40
Demographic outlook34
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)
63.5
/ 100 · blends growth, livability, market access & scale · 4/4 pillars
Growth63.4
Livability61.7
Market access92
Economic scale37
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)
64.5
/ 100 · higher = more resilient to downturns · 4/4 pillars
GDP stability34
Labour stability74
Diversification95
Demographic stability55
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)
57.3
/ 100 · higher = better-connected · 3/3 facets
Transit density40
Airport access40
Market access92
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)
65.8
/ 100 · higher = deeper skills base than more EU regions · 4/4 facets
Young tertiary57
Lifelong learning90
Knowledge workers51
Scientists & engineers65
Young tertiary attainment (25–34), adult lifelong learning, knowledge-worker share and scientists & engineers — each EU-percentile-ranked. Higher = deeper talent pool. Experimental.
Clean-Air Score · air-quality livability (experimental)
40.3
/ 100 · higher = cleaner air than more EU regions · 3/3 pollutants
PM2.59.8 µg/m³
PM1016 µg/m³
NO211.9 µg/m³
PM2.5, PM10 & NO2 annual means from official monitoring networks, inverted (lower pollution = higher) and EU-percentile-ranked. Higher = cleaner air; ground-level ozone is shown separately. Experimental.
Quality of Life · composite (experimental)
61.7
/ 100 · EU-relative · 7/7 pillars
Economy72.5
Jobs97
Education46
Health56.5
Safety53
Connectivity66
Environment41
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
63.4
/ 100 momentum · EU-relative · 5/5 signals
GDP growth · 5-yr
+6.8%
CAGR, nominal
GDP growth · 10-yr
+4.8%
CAGR, nominal
Acceleration
+2.0 pp
5-yr vs 10-yr
vs country avg
+0.7 pp
inflation-adj.
Population · 5-yr
+0.2%
CAGR
Employment rate
+3.5 pp
5-yr change
Unemployment
-0.4 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: Industry · 30.3%Diversified · HHI 1879
Agriculture 5.7%Industry 30.3%Construction 6%Trade · transport · ICT 20.7%Finance · real estate · prof. 14.8%Public · health · education 15.7%
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 · 2009–2024
GDP (current prices)
€5,881M2024
7.6% 1y 6.8% 5y CAGR
EU percentile 37
Real GDP (2020 prices)
€4,635M2025
1.4% 1y 1.8% 5y CAGR
EU percentile 34
Population
106,1252025
0.5% 1y 0.2% 5y CAGR
EU percentile 16
Unemployment rate
2.1%2025
0.0% 1y 4.2% 5y CAGR
EU percentile 1
Employment
53,7002024
1.9% 1y 0.9% 5y CAGR
EU percentile 18
Productivity / employee
€114,5262025
4.7% 1y 6.4% 5y CAGR
EU percentile 91
Gross value added
€5,278M2024
7.3% 1y 6.9% 5y CAGR
EU percentile 37
All indicators · 85 more metrics (Eurostat, all-EU)
Economy
Gross value added, total (current prices)
€5,278M
2024 · EU pctl 37
GVA — agriculture, forestry & fishing (A)
€300M
2023 · EU pctl 74
GVA — industry (B–E)
€1,597M
2023 · EU pctl 49
GVA — manufacturing (C)
€1,492M
2023 · EU pctl 56
GVA — construction (F)
€317M
2023 · EU pctl 35
GVA — wholesale/retail, transport, ICT (G–J)
€1,092M
2023 · EU pctl 38
Net disposable household income per capita (NUTS-2 source)
€25,700
2023 · EU pctl 59 · NUTS-2 src
GDP per capita in PPS (purchasing-power adjusted)
47,600 PPS
2024 · EU pctl 86
GDP per capita (current prices, EUR)
€55,500
2024 · EU pctl 89
Gross fixed capital formation — investment (total economy)
€6,161M
2023 · EU pctl 17 · NUTS-2 src
Investment in manufacturing capex (GFCF, NACE C)
€771M
2023 · EU pctl 18 · NUTS-2 src
Compensation of employees (total wage bill)
€8,187M
2023 · EU pctl 12 · NUTS-2 src
GVA — real estate activities (L)
€387M
2023 · EU pctl 25
GVA — information & communication (J)
€43M
2023 · EU pctl 27
GVA — finance, real estate & professional (K–N)
€781M
2023 · EU pctl 26
GVA — public admin, health & education (O–U)
€831M
2023 · EU pctl 25
Real GDP (constant 2020 prices, incl. short-term forecast)
€4,635M
2025 · EU pctl 34
Labour productivity per person employed (EUR)
€114,526
2025 · EU pctl 91
Gross fixed capital formation, NUTS-3 (ARDECO)
€1,920M
2025 · EU pctl 53
Labour market
Employment, total persons
53,700
2024 · EU pctl 18
Self-employed persons
10,200
2023 · EU pctl 35
Employment in manufacturing (C)
8,000
2023 · EU pctl 22
Activity rate, 15–64 (NUTS-2 source)
85.7%
2025 · EU pctl 97 · NUTS-2 src
Youth unemployment rate (15–24)
5.9%
2024 · EU pctl 9 · NUTS-2 src
Unemployment rate 15-74, NUTS-3 native (ARDECO)
2.1%
2025 · EU pctl 1
Labour force aged 15+ (ARDECO)
56,100
2025 · EU pctl 18
Business demography
Active enterprises (business economy, all sizes)
10,017
2023 · EU pctl 40
Enterprise births
813
2023 · EU pctl 39
Enterprise deaths
538
2023 · EU pctl 29
3-year enterprise survival rate
6.0%
2023 · EU pctl 86
Innovation & R&D
Employment in high-tech sectors (% of total)
1.9%
2025 · EU pctl 6 · NUTS-2 src
Education
Tertiary education attainment, age 25–64
34.1%
2025 · EU pctl 46 · NUTS-2 src
Tertiary attainment, age 25–34 (young talent pool)
42.7%
2025 · EU pctl 57 · NUTS-2 src
Adult participation in learning, age 25–64 (last 4 weeks)
23.2%
2025 · EU pctl 90 · NUTS-2 src
Knowledge workers — tertiary-educated & in science/tech (% of labour force)
23.2%
2025 · EU pctl 51 · NUTS-2 src
Scientists & engineers (% of labour force)
9.7%
2025 · EU pctl 65 · NUTS-2 src
Digital
Households with internet access
99.0%
2025 · EU pctl 92 · NUTS-2 src
Tourism
Nights spent at tourist accommodation (total)
3,783,862
2024 · EU pctl 82
Mobility
Passenger cars per 1,000 inhabitants
554 /1k pop
2024 · EU pctl 32 · NUTS-2 src
Road freight loaded (annual, thousand tonnes)
3,798 kt
2025 · EU pctl 27
Distinct public-transport stop locations within the region (GTFS feeds, deduplicated across overlapping feeds by coordinate). A measure of transit-network extent.
318
CURRENT · EU pctl 30
Public-transport stops per 100,000 inhabitants — transit service density relative to population (GTFS feeds, coordinate-deduplicated).
300
CURRENT · EU pctl 40
Motorway density (km per 1,000 km²)
49 km/1000km²
2024 · EU pctl 86 · NUTS-2 src
Distance from the region centroid to the nearest major (large) airport, in km - air-connectivity accessibility. Lower is better.
64
CURRENT · EU pctl 60
Number of major (large) airports within 100 km of the region centroid - air-hub catchment richness.
4
CURRENT · EU pctl 90
Demography
Population aged 15–64 (working age)
63,191
2025 · EU pctl 15
Population aged 65+
28,955
2025 · EU pctl 21
Population aged under 15
13,979
2025 · EU pctl 15
Median age of population
50.1 yrs
2025 · EU pctl 85
Old-age dependency ratio (65+ / 15–64)
45.8%
2025 · EU pctl 86
Crude rate of total population change
4.8 /1k
2024 · EU pctl 75
Crude rate of net migration plus adjustment
9.6 /1k
2024 · EU pctl 84
Crude birth rate
7.7 /1k
2024 · EU pctl 49
Crude death rate
12.5 /1k
2024 · EU pctl 64
Live births
819
2024 · EU pctl 18
Deaths
1,321
2024 · EU pctl 15
Total age-dependency ratio (young+old / 15-64)
67.9%
2025 · EU pctl 87
Total fertility rate (births per woman)
1.54
2024 · EU pctl 79
Population density (persons per km²)
143 /km²
2024 · EU pctl 54
Projected population, 2030–2040 (EUROPOP2019 baseline)
101,094
2100 · EU pctl 19
Health
Mortality, all causes (age-standardised rate)
998 /100k
2021 · EU pctl 44 · NUTS-2 src
Cancer mortality (age-standardised rate)
247 /100k
2023 · EU pctl 77 · NUTS-2 src
Safety & crime
Robberies per 100k inhabitants
18.0 /100k
2024 · EU pctl 44
Burglaries per 100k inhabitants
162 /100k
2024 · EU pctl 39
Thefts per 100k inhabitants
566 /100k
2024 · EU pctl 36
Road traffic deaths per million inhabitants
48 /M pop
2024 · EU pctl 58 · NUTS-2 src
Governance & institutions
Government effectiveness, WGI score -2.5..2.5 (country)
1.77
2022 · EU pctl 57
Regulatory quality, WGI score -2.5..2.5 (country)
1.72
2022 · EU pctl 93
Rule of law, WGI score -2.5..2.5 (country)
1.73
2022 · EU pctl 91
Control of corruption, WGI score -2.5..2.5 (country)
1.92
2022 · EU pctl 91
Political stability & absence of violence, WGI score (country)
0.63
2022 · EU pctl 82
Energy
Industrial electricity price, 2-20 GWh band, excl. taxes (national)
€0.142/kWh
2025-S2 · EU pctl 39
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)
1 m
CURRENT · EU pctl 1
Hot days ≥30°C (avg per year)
5 days/yr
CLIM_2014_2023 · EU pctl 29
Frost days ≤0°C (avg per year)
25 days/yr
CLIM_2014_2023 · EU pctl 17
Heavy-precipitation days ≥20mm (avg per year)
2 days/yr
CLIM_2014_2023 · EU pctl 9
Environment
PM10 (coarse particulate matter) annual mean concentration — mean across EEA air-quality monitoring stations within the region (verified E1a data). Lower is better.
16
2024 · EU pctl 61
NO2 (nitrogen dioxide) annual mean concentration — a traffic / combustion pollutant; mean across EEA monitoring stations within the region (verified E1a data). Lower is better.
12
2024 · EU pctl 46
O3 (ground-level ozone) annual mean concentration — a summer-smog pollutant; mean across EEA monitoring stations within the region (verified E1a data).
54
2024 · EU pctl 49
Industrial facilities per 100k inhabitants (E-PRTR)
32.0 /100k
2023 · EU pctl 55
Population in the 100-year river floodplain (% of residents, EFAS × census grid)
2.2%
2021 · EU pctl 41
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