Comparative Figures and Tables
Created by M. Donald Hancock of Vanderbilt University, these comparative figures and tables expand on coverage in Politics in Europe, Fourth Edition. It is our hope that these supplemental graphics will help readers make connections across the countries covered in the text and will allow students to take class discussions and research assignments further. You can either download the entire set in PDF or Powerpoint, or you can browse through each table or figure listed below. For use exclusively with Politics in Europe.

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Figures
A-1 Population, 2004 (millions) (Powerpoint or PDF)
A-2 Population Density (per square kilometer) (Powerpoint or PDF)
A-3 International Immigrants, 1995–2005 (estimated, thousands) (Powerpoint or PDF)
A-4 Population Aged Sixty-five and Older, 2004 (percent) (Powerpoint or PDF)
A-5 Gross Domestic Product (GDP) per Capita, 2004 (constant U.S. dollars) (Powerpoint or PDF)
A-6 Average Annual Growth Rate of GDP, 1981–2007 (percent) (Powerpoint or PDF)
A-7 Average Annual Inflation Rate, 1981–2007 (percent) (Powerpoint or PDF)
A-8 Average Annual Unemployment Rate, 1992–2007 (percent) (Powerpoint or PDF)
A-9 Women in the Workforce, 2004 (percent) (Powerpoint or PDF)
A-10 Average Annual Balance of Trade, 1992–2007 (billions of U.S. dollars) (Powerpoint or PDF)
A-11 Average Annual Balance of Trade as Percentage of GDP, 1997–2004 (Powerpoint or PDF)
A-12 Voter Turnout in National Legislative Elections, 2003–2006 (percent of eligible voters) (Powerpoint or PDF)
A-13 Vote for Radical Left Parties in Most Recent Legislative Election (percent) (Powerpoint or PDF)
A-14 Vote for Social Democratic/Labor Parties in Most Recent Legislative Election (percent) (Powerpoint or PDF)
A-15 Vote for Centrist Parties in Most Recent Legislative Election (percent) (Powerpoint or PDF)
A-16 Vote for Conservative Parties in Most Recent Legislative Election (percent) (Powerpoint or PDF)
A-17 Number of Postwar Cabinets (Powerpoint or PDF)
A-18 Comparative Tax Payments as a Percentage of GDP, 2002 (Powerpoint or PDF)
A-19 Total Government Expenditures as a Percentage of Nominal GDP, 2007 (Powerpoint or PDF)
A-20 Defense Expenditures as a Percentage of GDP, 2000 (Powerpoint or PDF)
A-21 GINI Inequality Index (Powerpoint or PDF)

Tables
A-1 Gross National Product (GNP) per Capita, 1995–2004 (constant 2000 U.S. dollars) (Powerpoint or PDF)
A-2 Average Annual Growth Rate of Gross Domestic Product (GDP), 1981–2007 (percent) (Powerpoint or PDF)
A-3 Consumer Prices, 1981–2007 (percentage change from previous year) (Powerpoint or PDF)
A-4 Annual Unemployment Rate, 1992–2007 (percent) (Powerpoint or PDF)
A-5 General Government Total Outlays as Percentage of Nominal GDP, 1991–2007 (Powerpoint or PDF)
A-6 General Government Total Tax and Nontax Receipts as Percentage of Nominal GDP, 1991–2007 (Powerpoint or PDF)
A-7 Trade Balances for Goods and Services, 1991–2007 (billions of U.S. dollars) (Powerpoint or PDF)
A-8 Infant Mortality Rates, 1999–2003 (per 1,000 live births) (Powerpoint or PDF)
A-9 Life Expectancy at Birth, 1999–2005 (Powerpoint or PDF)
A-10 Religious Affiliation and Nonaffiliation, 2005 (percent) (Powerpoint or PDF)
A-11 European Parliamentary Elections, June 2004 (Powerpoint or PDF)
A-12 Six Largest National Contributions to EU Budgets, 2000–2005 (annual average) (Powerpoint or PDF)
A-13 Percentage of EU Appropriations by Category, 2006 Budget (Powerpoint or PDF)

Errata
Errata page (PDF)