This graph shows the GDP per capita in the world. Besides Europe, especially notice west and east coasts of the U.S. and the coast of China, the oil states, the Nile, east Australia and Moscow.
Clearly there are a lot of physical determiants of GDP. Cold in the North and warm in the middle, forests. mountains and ofcourse the sea.
Among other things the following economic indicators are compared: Tax rates, Retirement Age, Vacation Days, Per capita income, Number of hours worked per week: