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Standard of living in the European Union

Geoff Riley

17th December 2014

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This info graphic from the Office of National Statistics provides an overview of the measured standard of living across the twenty-eight member nations of the European Union. The UK is ranked 4th in standard of living across the 28 EU countries using GDP per capita measured at purchasing power standard.

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Geoff Riley

Geoff Riley FRSA has been teaching Economics for nearly forty years. He has over twenty years experience as Head of Economics at leading schools. He writes extensively and is a contributor and presenter on CPD and Revision conferences in the UK and overseas.

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