, is togive a flavour of the statistics that Eurostat collects on regions
and cities and to present the most recent figures for
each statistical subject.
The Member States within the EU are often compared with
each other, but in reality it is very difficult to compare a small
Member State like Malta, which has around 400 000 inhabitants,
or Luxembourg, which has around 500 000 inhabitants,
with Germany, the Member State which has the largest population
in the EU at more than 80 million inhabitants. Comparing
regional data that are as detailed as possible is often
more meaningful and it also highlights the disparities