What is it about Germany that it is able to be so successful, not just now but historically as well?
They were in a poor place economically after the 1st and 2nd world wars. They have only been a unified country for under 30 years. East Germany at the time was hardly prosperous.
![image showing [OC] These 5 areas in Europe (and its surroundings) have roughly the same GDP as Germany](7f4fd831-2a62-5d20-a807-ae4a315d70ae.jpg)
wondercaliban on June 19th, 2020 at 14:57 UTC »
What is it about Germany that it is able to be so successful, not just now but historically as well?
They were in a poor place economically after the 1st and 2nd world wars. They have only been a unified country for under 30 years. East Germany at the time was hardly prosperous.
What is their secret?
onebelligerentbeagle on June 19th, 2020 at 16:08 UTC »
The black one even has the same shape as germany
Troelski on June 19th, 2020 at 17:02 UTC »
In at least half the regions the GDP seems to more or less correspond to population, rather than some unique German efficiency.
GERMANY: 83 million
UK + Ireland + Netherlands + Iceland: 87.5 million
France + Belgium, Luxembourg + Switzerland: 87 million