Hi there! Nathan here, the co-founder of Wobby. With elections on the horizon here in Belgium đ§đȘ and the EU đȘđș, I got curious about the percentage of women holding seats in national parliaments in EU countries. Using data directly from Eurostat, Wobby revealed that women’s representation has grown from 34.2% in 2003 to 42.9% in 2023, positioning […]
Video tutorial: analyzing housing affordability in Europe with Wobby.
Hi there! Nathan here, the co-founder of Wobby. Using Eurostat data available on Wobby, I looked at the percentage of the population who spend over 40% of their income on housing costs. First I created a visualization that shows the gap in housing affordability between those born in a country vs. those not born there. The % struggling […]
The Gender Pay Gap in the Netherlands
Hey everyone! Today Iâm going to analyze the âEarnings Gap between Men and Women in Various Sectors in the Netherlandsâ dataset that I found on Wobby. As a policymaker, journalist, advocate, or anyone interested in workplace equity, you may want to examine the latest statistics on the gender pay gap between men and women across […]
How I discovered where It’s Cheaper vs. Costlier to Live in the EU
Hey everyone, it’s Marie here. Today I’m going to analyze the “Comparison of Correction Coefficients Across EU Countries” dataset that I found on Wobby. If you are researching standards of living across Europe, you might come across the this dataset on Wobby. This dataset tracks correction coefficients for 28 EU nations from 2004 to early […]
Gaining Insights into Belgian Business Trends with Wobby
As an insights analyst at Wobby, I get to dig into all kinds of interesting data. One dataset I looked at recently was on VAT-liable companies in Belgium from Statbel – “Monthly Evolution of VAT-Liable Companies by NACE Category in Belgium (2001-2023)”. This tracks new companies, closures, restarts and more each month across sectors and regions […]