ContentView+emptyListPlaceholder.swift

extension List {
    
    func emptyListPlaceholder(_ items: [Any], _ placeholder: AnyView) -> some View {
        modifier(EmptyDataModifier(items: items, placeholder: placeholder))
    }
}

struct ContentView: View {
    
    @State var countries: [Country] = [] // Data source
    
    var body: some View {
        List(countries) { country in
            Text(country.name)
                .font(.title)
        }
        .emptyListPlaceholder(
            countries,
            AnyView(ListPlaceholderView()) // Placeholder 
        )
    }
}