Two thirds of the world’s most properous countries in the world are in Europe, according to the 2023 Legatum Prosperity Index, yet income inequality is rife across the old continent. The average household income set aside for spending and saving varies considerably, not just between EU member states, but other European countries too. There appears to be a clear geographic divide: The highest levels of median disposable income were recorded in western and Nordic countries, while levels are lower in most southern and eastern states. Access to goods and services in a country depends largely on in…