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this post was submitted on 25 Nov 2025
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Sjælland looks fishy. The north part is the wealthiest region of the country, the south part is possibly the poorest, but here the colors are flipped. Does the capital really make such a big difference? How is this measured?
It could be to do with the fact that this is not a map of average wealth but of how much of the population is at risk of poverty. I don't know what Copenhagen or North Sjaelland are like, but prosperous capital cities do often attract less well-off people looking for opportunities and also have high costs that make the situation precarious for people who would be doing fine on the same income elsewhere. That could explain a high proportion being at risk of poverty even though the average income/wealth is very high
Yeah, I'm a little surprised by this too. Maybe it's like 9.9% and 10.1% or something?