How many years to the EU standard of living?

Scenarios for North Macedonia across eight key areas of life.

Scenario / North Macedonia

GDP per capita

Status quo:100
Full EU accession:50
Access to EU budget:84
EU single market:85
Institutional reforms:100

Poverty

Status quo:Divergence
Full EU accession:100
Access to EU budget:100
EU single market:Divergence
Institutional reforms:Divergence

Life expectancy

Status quo:Divergence
Full EU accession:Divergence
Access to EU budget:Divergence
EU single market:Divergence
Institutional reforms:Divergence

Enrolment in tertiary education

Status quo:15
Full EU accession:13
Access to EU budget:14
EU single market:14
Institutional reforms:14

Control of corruption

Status quo:49
Full EU accession:40
Access to EU budget:49
EU single market:49
Institutional reforms:40

Energy intensity

Status quo:100
Full EU accession:54
Access to EU budget:100
EU single market:100
Institutional reforms:100

ICT services exports

Status quo:5
Full EU accession:4
Access to EU budget:5
EU single market:4
Institutional reforms:5

Length of roads

Status quo:100
Full EU accession:100
Access to EU budget:100
EU single market:100
Institutional reforms:100

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