NUTS-3 NO0A2 · Norway
Vestland
Vestland generates €37bn of GDP across 655.2k residents. Its Opportunity Index of 54.8/100 is mid-table of EU regions, led by economic scale and livability. Its economy has grown +0.6%/yr over five years and cooling, with the employment rate up 1.7pp. On quality of life it ranks strongest for digital connectivity (95th EU percentile) and weakest for safety (60th).
Long-run trajectory · EU percentile of real GDP per head, 1995–2024
Enduring leader94 → 94 EU percentile since 1995 (+1 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)
Energy cost100
Governance95
Digital readiness91
Talent & skills89
Quality of life77
Economic base76
Air quality76
Freight intensity72
Labour market70
Resilience63
Connectivity45
Growth momentum32
Cost advantage29
Industrial base19
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)
54.8
/ 100 · blends growth, livability, market access & scale · 4/4 pillars
Growth32.2
Livability76.9
Market access18
Economic scale92
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)
62.5
/ 100 · higher = more resilient to downturns · 4/4 pillars
GDP stability21
Labour stability90
Diversification61
Demographic stability78
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)
44.7
/ 100 · higher = better-connected · 3/3 facets
Transit density99
Airport access17
Market access18
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)
88.8
/ 100 · higher = deeper skills base than more EU regions · 4/4 facets
Young tertiary94
Lifelong learning89
Knowledge workers89
Scientists & engineers83
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)
75.7
/ 100 · higher = cleaner air than more EU regions · 3/3 pollutants
PM2.55.2 µg/m³
PM1010.1 µg/m³
NO213.8 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)
76.9
/ 100 · EU-relative · 7/7 pillars
Economy73.5
Jobs63
Education80.5
Health90
Safety60
Connectivity95
Environment76.3
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
32.2
/ 100 momentum · EU-relative · 5/5 signals
GDP growth · 5-yr
+0.6%
CAGR, nominal
GDP growth · 10-yr
+0.9%
CAGR, nominal
Acceleration
-0.3 pp
5-yr vs 10-yr
vs country avg
-1.1 pp
inflation-adj.
Population · 5-yr
+0.6%
CAGR
Employment rate
+1.7 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: Public · health · education · 31.2%Diversified · HHI 2187
Agriculture 2.9%Industry 21.5%Construction 7.6%Trade · transport · ICT 16.3%Finance · real estate · prof. 20.5%Public · health · education 31.2%
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 · 2009–2021
GDP (current prices)
€36,516M2021
13.8% 1y 0.5% 5y CAGR
EU percentile 92
Real GDP (2020 prices)
€42,546M2025
1.1% 1y 2.5% 5y CAGR
EU percentile 95
Population
655,2102025
0.6% 1y 0.6% 5y CAGR
EU percentile 86
Unemployment rate
4.0%2025
29.0% 1y 1.9% 5y CAGR
EU percentile 43
Employment
334,0002021
0.9% 1y— 5y CAGR
EU percentile 88
Productivity / employee
€113,1852025
1.1% 1y 2.4% 5y CAGR
EU percentile 91
Gross value added
€32,889M2021
16.0% 1y— 5y CAGR
EU percentile 92
All indicators · 80 more metrics (Eurostat, all-EU)
Economy
Gross value added, total (current prices)
€32,889M
2021 · EU pctl 92
GVA — agriculture, forestry & fishing (A)
€965M
2021 · EU pctl 97
GVA — industry (B–E)
€7,079M
2021 · EU pctl 92
GVA — manufacturing (C)
€3,210M
2021 · EU pctl 82
GVA — construction (F)
€2,496M
2021 · EU pctl 95
GVA — wholesale/retail, transport, ICT (G–J)
€5,361M
2021 · EU pctl 87
Net disposable household income per capita (NUTS-2 source)
€27,200
2020 · EU pctl 71 · NUTS-2 src
GDP per capita in PPS (purchasing-power adjusted)
41,200 PPS
2021 · EU pctl 76
GDP per capita (current prices, EUR)
€57,100
2021 · EU pctl 90
Gross fixed capital formation — investment (total economy)
€17,795M
2020 · EU pctl 60 · NUTS-2 src
Investment in manufacturing capex (GFCF, NACE C)
€1,330M
2020 · EU pctl 28 · NUTS-2 src
Compensation of employees (total wage bill)
€42,790M
2020 · EU pctl 64 · NUTS-2 src
GVA — real estate activities (L)
€2,656M
2021 · EU pctl 81
GVA — information & communication (J)
€973M
2021 · EU pctl 83
GVA — finance, real estate & professional (K–N)
€6,727M
2021 · EU pctl 89
GVA — public admin, health & education (O–U)
€10,261M
2021 · EU pctl 95
Real GDP (constant 2020 prices, incl. short-term forecast)
€42,546M
2025 · EU pctl 95
Labour productivity per person employed (EUR)
€113,185
2025 · EU pctl 91
Gross fixed capital formation, NUTS-3 (ARDECO)
€9,803M
2025 · EU pctl 93
Labour market
Employment, total persons
334,000
2021 · EU pctl 88
Employment in manufacturing (C)
30,000
2021 · EU pctl 71
Activity rate, 15–64 (NUTS-2 source)
81.6%
2025 · EU pctl 77 · NUTS-2 src
Youth unemployment rate (15–24)
13.6%
2025 · EU pctl 47 · NUTS-2 src
Unemployment rate 15-74, NUTS-3 native (ARDECO)
4.0%
2025 · EU pctl 43
Labour force aged 15+ (ARDECO)
360,600
2025 · EU pctl 89
Innovation & R&D
R&D expenditure as % of GDP
2.0%
2020 · EU pctl 67 · NUTS-2 src
Employment in high-tech sectors (% of total)
2.8%
2025 · EU pctl 15 · NUTS-2 src
R&D personnel (% of active population, FTE)
1.4%
2023 · EU pctl 64 · NUTS-2 src
Education
Tertiary education attainment, age 25–64
49.2%
2025 · EU pctl 94 · NUTS-2 src
Tertiary attainment, age 25–34 (young talent pool)
57.4%
2025 · EU pctl 94 · NUTS-2 src
Adult participation in learning, age 25–64 (last 4 weeks)
22.0%
2025 · EU pctl 89 · NUTS-2 src
Knowledge workers — tertiary-educated & in science/tech (% of labour force)
31.9%
2025 · EU pctl 89 · NUTS-2 src
Scientists & engineers (% of labour force)
11.2%
2025 · EU pctl 83 · NUTS-2 src
Digital
Households with internet access
98.5%
2025 · EU pctl 91 · NUTS-2 src
Tourism
Nights spent at tourist accommodation (total)
6,242,248
2025 · EU pctl 90
Mobility
Passenger cars per 1,000 inhabitants
503 /1k pop
2024 · EU pctl 22 · NUTS-2 src
Road freight loaded (annual, thousand tonnes)
25,795 kt
2025 · EU pctl 93
Distinct public-transport stop locations within the region (GTFS feeds, deduplicated across overlapping feeds by coordinate). A measure of transit-network extent.
12,318
CURRENT · EU pctl 100
Public-transport stops per 100,000 inhabitants — transit service density relative to population (GTFS feeds, coordinate-deduplicated).
1,880
CURRENT · EU pctl 99
Motorway density (km per 1,000 km²)
1 km/1000km²
2024 · EU pctl 8 · NUTS-2 src
Distance from the region centroid to the nearest major (large) airport, in km - air-connectivity accessibility. Lower is better.
94
CURRENT · EU pctl 83
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)
422,374
2025 · EU pctl 87
Population aged 65+
124,620
2025 · EU pctl 83
Population aged under 15
108,216
2025 · EU pctl 89
Median age of population
40.3 yrs
2025 · EU pctl 5
Old-age dependency ratio (65+ / 15–64)
29.5%
2025 · EU pctl 12
Crude rate of total population change
6.0 /1k
2024 · EU pctl 79
Crude rate of net migration plus adjustment
4.0 /1k
2024 · EU pctl 43
Crude birth rate
9.8 /1k
2024 · EU pctl 94
Crude death rate
7.8 /1k
2024 · EU pctl 5
Live births
6,379
2024 · EU pctl 91
Deaths
5,087
2024 · EU pctl 75
Total age-dependency ratio (young+old / 15-64)
55.1%
2025 · EU pctl 22
Total fertility rate (births per woman)
1.48
2024 · EU pctl 67
Health
Hospital beds per 100k inhabitants
289 /100k
2024 · EU pctl 19 · NUTS-2 src
Mortality, all causes (age-standardised rate)
795 /100k
2021 · EU pctl 5 · NUTS-2 src
Cancer mortality (age-standardised rate)
213 /100k
2023 · EU pctl 29 · NUTS-2 src
Safety & crime
Intentional homicides per 100k inhabitants
0.5 /100k
2024 · EU pctl 36
Robberies per 100k inhabitants
19.0 /100k
2024 · EU pctl 45
Thefts per 100k inhabitants
1,579 /100k
2024 · EU pctl 84
Road traffic deaths per million inhabitants
11 /M pop
2024 · EU pctl 0 · NUTS-2 src
Governance & institutions
Government effectiveness, WGI score -2.5..2.5 (country)
1.82
2022 · EU pctl 93
Regulatory quality, WGI score -2.5..2.5 (country)
1.57
2022 · EU pctl 90
Rule of law, WGI score -2.5..2.5 (country)
1.94
2022 · EU pctl 97
Control of corruption, WGI score -2.5..2.5 (country)
2.03
2022 · EU pctl 95
Political stability & absence of violence, WGI score (country)
0.92
2022 · EU pctl 92
Energy
Industrial electricity price, 2-20 GWh band, excl. taxes (national)
€0.064/kWh
2025-S2 · EU pctl 0
Housing market
Dwelling price per m² (NOK, all types, Statistics Norway)
50,689 NOK/m²
2025 · EU pctl 86
Climate
Elevation at region centroid (Copernicus DEM)
965 m
CURRENT · EU pctl 95
Hot days ≥30°C (avg per year)
0 days/yr
CLIM_2014_2023 · EU pctl 0
Frost days ≤0°C (avg per year)
213 days/yr
CLIM_2014_2023 · EU pctl 99
Heavy-precipitation days ≥20mm (avg per year)
30 days/yr
CLIM_2014_2023 · EU pctl 99
Environment
PM10 (coarse particulate matter) annual mean concentration — mean across EEA air-quality monitoring stations within the region (verified E1a data). Lower is better.
10
2024 · EU pctl 7
NO2 (nitrogen dioxide) annual mean concentration — a traffic / combustion pollutant; mean across EEA monitoring stations within the region (verified E1a data). Lower is better.
14
2024 · EU pctl 59
O3 (ground-level ozone) annual mean concentration — a summer-smog pollutant; mean across EEA monitoring stations within the region (verified E1a data).
58
2024 · EU pctl 71
Population in the 100-year river floodplain (% of residents, EFAS × census grid)
2.4%
2021 · EU pctl 43
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