Financial and social rankings of sovereign states in Europe
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This page compares the sovereign states of Europe on economic, financial and social indicators.
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Definition of Europe
[edit]For the purposes of comparison the broader definition of Europe will be used. A sovereign state must meet at least one of the following criteria to be included:
- Be a recognised European state by the United Nations geoscheme for Europe
- Be a member state of the European Union
- Be a member state of the Eurozone
- Be a member state of the Council of Europe
Economic
[edit]Countries by GDP (nominal)
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Data provided is by the International Monetary Fund (2021)[1]
Rank | Country | GDP (millions of US$) |
---|---|---|
1 | ![]() |
4,200,000 |
2 | ![]() |
3,100,000 |
4 | ![]() |
1,886,000 |
5 | ![]() |
1,483,000 |
6 | ![]() |
1,281,000 |
7 | ![]() |
912,806 |
8 | ![]() |
748,000 |
9 | ![]() |
720,100 |
11 | ![]() |
594,200 |
12 | ![]() |
537,600 |
13 | ![]() |
515,300 |
14 | ![]() |
429,000 |
15 | ![]() |
418,600 |
16 | ![]() |
362,000 |
17 | ![]() |
355,200 |
18 | ![]() |
282,300 |
19 | ![]() |
271,200 |
20 | ![]() |
248,700 |
21 | ![]() |
231,300 |
22 | ![]() |
189,400 |
23 | ![]() |
155,600 |
24 | ![]() |
155,260 |
25 | ![]() |
104,600 |
26 | ![]() |
73,260 |
27 | ![]() |
69,110 |
28 | ![]() |
60,260 |
29 | ![]() |
55,970 |
30 | ![]() |
55,890 |
31 | ![]() |
52,960 |
32 | ![]() |
52,880 |
33 | ![]() |
42,610 |
34 | ![]() |
33,510 |
35 | ![]() |
31,030 |
36 | ![]() |
23,800 |
37 | ![]() |
21,710 |
38 | ![]() |
19,790 |
39 | ![]() |
15,890 |
40 | ![]() |
14,800 |
41 | ![]() |
14,650 |
42 | ![]() |
12,650 |
43 | ![]() |
12,270 |
44 | ![]() |
11,910 |
45 | ![]() |
7,424 |
46 | ![]() |
6,839 |
48 | ![]() |
4,779 |
49 | ![]() |
3,155 |
50 | ![]() |
1,616 |
GDP growth rate
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The real GDP growth rates provided are the 2015 estimates (unless otherwise indicated) as recorded in the CIA World Factbook.[2]
Rank | Country | Real GDP growth rate (%) |
---|---|---|
1 | ![]() |
9.30 (2013 est.) |
2 | ![]() |
7.80 |
3 | ![]() |
5.40 |
4 | ![]() |
4.50 |
5 | ![]() |
4.20 |
6 | ![]() |
4.10 |
7 | ![]() |
4.10 |
8 | ![]() |
4.00 |
9 | ![]() |
3.80 |
10 | ![]() |
3.70 |
11 | ![]() |
3.70 |
12 | ![]() |
3.60 |
13 | ![]() |
3.60 |
14 | ![]() |
3.20 |
15 | ![]() |
3.00 |
16 | ![]() |
3.00 |
17 | ![]() |
2.90 |
18 | ![]() |
2.90 |
19 | ![]() |
2.80 |
20 | ![]() |
2.80 |
21 | ![]() |
2.70 |
22 | ![]() |
2.60 |
23 | ![]() |
2.20 |
24 | ![]() |
1.90 |
25 | ![]() |
1.80 |
26 | ![]() |
1.60 |
27 | ![]() |
1.60 |
28 | ![]() |
1.60 |
29 | ![]() |
1.60 |
30 | ![]() |
1.50 |
31 | ![]() |
1.50 |
32 | ![]() |
1.40 |
33 | ![]() |
1.20 |
34 | ![]() |
1.10 |
35 | ![]() |
1.10 |
36 | ![]() |
1.10 |
37 | ![]() |
1.00 |
38 | ![]() |
0.90 |
39 | ![]() |
0.90 |
40 | ![]() |
0.80 |
41 | ![]() |
0.70 |
42 | ![]() |
0.40 |
43 | ![]() |
−0.20 |
44 | ![]() |
−1.10 |
45 | ![]() |
−1.60 |
46 | ![]() |
−3.70 |
47 | ![]() |
−3.90 |
48 | ![]() |
−9.90 |
GDP (nominal) per capita of sovereign states in Europe
[edit]Data provided is by the World Bank (2021). Data for Monaco and Liechtenstein is from 2020 and 2019 respectively.[3]
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Rank in Europe | Country | US$ |
---|---|---|
1 | ![]() |
173,688 |
2 | ![]() |
169,049 |
3 | ![]() |
135,683 |
4 | ![]() |
99,152 |
5 | ![]() |
93,457 |
6 | ![]() |
89,203 |
7 | ![]() |
68,384 |
8 | ![]() |
67,803 |
9 | ![]() |
60,239 |
10 | ![]() |
58,061 |
11 | ![]() |
53,983 |
12 | ![]() |
53,268 |
13 | ![]() |
51,768 |
14 | ![]() |
50,802 |
15 | ![]() |
47,334 |
16 | ![]() |
45,516 |
17 | ![]() |
43,519 |
18 | ![]() |
43,048 |
19 | ![]() |
35,551 |
20 | ![]() |
33,257 |
21 | ![]() |
30,799 |
22 | ![]() |
30,116 |
23 | ![]() |
29,201 |
24 | ![]() |
27,281 |
25 | ![]() |
26,379 |
26 | ![]() |
24,262 |
27 | ![]() |
23,433 |
28 | ![]() |
21,088 |
29 | ![]() |
20,642 |
30 | ![]() |
20,277 |
31 | ![]() |
18,773 |
32 | ![]() |
17,841 |
33 | ![]() |
17,399 |
34 | ![]() |
14,862 |
— | ![]() |
12,263 |
35 | ![]() |
12,173 |
36 | ![]() |
11,635 |
37 | ![]() |
9,587 |
38 | ![]() |
9,367 |
39 | ![]() |
9,215 |
40 | ![]() |
7,304 |
41 | ![]() |
6,916 |
42 | ![]() |
6,721 |
43 | ![]() |
6,494 |
44 | ![]() |
5,315 |
45 | ![]() |
4,987 |
46 | ![]() |
4,836 |
GDP purchasing power parity (PPP)
[edit]Data provided is by the International Monetary Fund (2018)[4]
Rank | Country | GDP (billions of US$) |
---|---|---|
1 | ![]() |
4,342.9 |
2 | ![]() |
4,227.4 |
3 | ![]() |
3,040.4 |
4 | ![]() |
3,038.8 |
5 | ![]() |
2,399.7 |
6 | ![]() |
1,865.9 |
7 | ![]() |
1,215.4 |
8 | ![]() |
551.5 |
9 | ![]() |
550.8 |
10 | ![]() |
548.8 |
11 | ![]() |
516.3 |
13 | ![]() |
463.5 |
14 | ![]() |
396.1 |
15 | ![]() |
395.8 |
16 | ![]() |
390.4 |
17 | ![]() |
389.0 |
18 | ![]() |
333.1 |
19 | ![]() |
312.2 |
20 | ![]() |
312.0 |
21 | ![]() |
302.2 |
22 | ![]() |
256.8 |
23 | ![]() |
191.2 |
24 | ![]() |
189.2 |
25 | ![]() |
179.1 |
26 | ![]() |
162.1 |
27 | ![]() |
122.7 |
28 | ![]() |
107.3 |
29 | ![]() |
97.0 |
30 | ![]() |
75.9 |
31 | ![]() |
64.0 |
32 | ![]() |
57.8 |
33 | ![]() |
52.4 |
34 | ![]() |
45.4 |
35 | ![]() |
42.6 |
36 | ![]() |
38.3 |
37 | ![]() |
32.6 |
38 | ![]() |
34.5 |
39 | ![]() |
30.5 |
40 | ![]() |
25.8 |
41 | ![]() |
21.4 |
42 | ![]() |
19.4 |
43 | ![]() |
11.9 |
44 | ![]() |
5.74 (2011 est.)[n 1] |
45 | ![]() |
3.20 (2009 est.)[n 1] |
46 | ![]() |
3.16 (2012 est.)[n 1] |
47 | ![]() |
2.01 |
Net national wealth
[edit]European countries by total wealth
[edit]Rank | Country | Total wealth (billions USD) |
---|---|---|
Europe | 85,402 | |
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77,821 | |
1 | ![]() |
14,499 |
2 | ![]() |
14,449 |
3 | ![]() |
14,209 |
4 | ![]() |
10,569 |
5 | ![]() |
7,152 |
6 | ![]() |
3,611 |
7 | ![]() |
3,357 |
8 | ![]() |
2,776 |
9 | ![]() |
2,240 |
10 | ![]() |
1,920 |
11 | ![]() |
1,637 |
12 | ![]() |
1,276 |
13 | ![]() |
1,181 |
14 | ![]() |
975 |
15 | ![]() |
974 |
16 | ![]() |
916 |
17 | ![]() |
806 |
18 | ![]() |
697 |
19 | ![]() |
524 |
20 | ![]() |
317 |
21 | ![]() |
294 |
22 | ![]() |
188 |
23 | ![]() |
151 |
24 | ![]() |
138 |
25 | ![]() |
138 |
26 | ![]() |
133 |
27 | ![]() |
120 |
28 | ![]() |
91 |
29 | ![]() |
73 |
30 | ![]() |
60 |
31 | ![]() |
57 |
32 | ![]() |
55 |
33 | ![]() |
53 |
34 | ![]() |
49 |
35 | ![]() |
40 |
36 | ![]() |
37 |
37 | ![]() |
20 |
38 | ![]() |
12 |
39 | ![]() |
11 |
Financial
[edit]Current account balance
[edit]The current account balance values provided are the 2013 figures (unless otherwise indicated) as recorded in the CIA World Factbook.[6] Figures for Andorra, Liechtenstein, Monaco and San Marino are unavailable.
Rank | Country | Current account balance (US$) |
---|---|---|
1 | ![]() |
257,100,000,000 |
2 | ![]() |
74,800,000,000 (2012 est.) |
3 | ![]() |
67,400,000,000 |
4 | ![]() |
65,870,000,000 |
5 | ![]() |
65,600,000,000 |
6 | ![]() |
39,000,000,000 |
7 | ![]() |
19,600,000,000 |
8 | ![]() |
13,280,000,000 |
9 | ![]() |
10,600,000,000 |
10 | ![]() |
7,300,000,000 |
11 | ![]() |
3,315,000,000 |
12 | ![]() |
2,954,000,000 |
13 | ![]() |
2,700,000,000 |
14 | ![]() |
2,100,000,000 |
15 | ![]() |
2,021,000,000 |
16 | ![]() |
1,722,000,000 |
17 | ![]() |
1,000,000,000 |
18 | ![]() |
133,100,000 |
19 | ![]() |
−100,000,000 |
20 | ![]() |
−102,300,000 |
21 | ![]() |
−182,300,000 |
22 | ![]() |
−194,100,000 |
23 | ![]() |
−352,300,000 |
24 | ![]() |
−358,200,000 |
25 | ![]() |
−507,700,000 |
26 | ![]() |
−567,000,000 |
27 | ![]() |
−613,900,000 |
28 | ![]() |
−720,600,000 |
29 | ![]() |
−939,500,000 |
30 | ![]() |
−1,280,000,000 |
31 | ![]() |
−1,375,000,000 |
32 | ![]() |
−1,807,000,000 |
33 | ![]() |
−1,938,000,000 (2012 est.) |
34 | ![]() |
−1,986,000,000 |
35 | ![]() |
−2,000,000,000 |
36 | ![]() |
−2,400,000,000 |
37 | ![]() |
−3,270,000,000 |
38 | ![]() |
−4,245,000,000 |
39 | ![]() |
−9,100,000,000 |
40 | ![]() |
−11,060,000,000 |
41 | ![]() |
−11,920,000,000 |
42 | ![]() |
−58,970,000,000 |
43 | ![]() |
-93,600,000,000 |
Public debt
[edit]The public debt values provided are the 2013 figures (unless otherwise indicated) as recorded in the CIA World Factbook.[7] Figures for Liechtenstein and Monaco are unavailable.
Rank | Country | Public debt (% of GDP) |
---|---|---|
1 | ![]() |
175.00 |
2 | ![]() |
133.00 |
3 | ![]() |
130.50 |
4 | ![]() |
127.80 |
5 | ![]() |
113.10 |
6 | ![]() |
102.40 |
7 | ![]() |
93.70 |
8 | ![]() |
93.40 |
9 | ![]() |
91.10 |
10 | ![]() |
79.90 |
11 | ![]() |
79.80 |
12 | ![]() |
75.70 |
13 | ![]() |
75.30 |
14 | ![]() |
74.30 |
15 | ![]() |
71.70 |
16 | ![]() |
70.50 |
17 | ![]() |
66.20 |
18 | ![]() |
64.80 (2019) |
19 | ![]() |
61.20 |
20 | ![]() |
56.50 |
21 | ![]() |
55.50 |
22 | ![]() |
52.10 (2012 est.) |
23 | ![]() |
48.80 |
24 | ![]() |
48.20 |
25 | ![]() |
47.00 |
26 | ![]() |
45.90 |
27 | ![]() |
41.50 |
28 | ![]() |
41.10 (2012) |
29 | ![]() |
40.60 |
30 | ![]() |
40.20 |
31 | ![]() |
39.20 |
32 | ![]() |
38.60 |
33 | ![]() |
37.70 |
34 | ![]() |
36.60 |
35 | ![]() |
36.30 (2012 est.) |
36 | ![]() |
34.30 |
37 | ![]() |
33.80 |
38 | ![]() |
31.50 |
39 | ![]() |
30.10 |
40 | ![]() |
25.80 |
41 | ![]() |
22.90 |
42 | ![]() |
18.40 |
43 | ![]() |
16.60 |
44 | ![]() |
7.90 |
45 | ![]() |
7.50 |
46 | ![]() |
6.00 |
Unemployment rate
[edit]The unemployment rate values provided are the most recent figures provided by varying sources, namely data released by governments.
![]() | This article needs to be updated.(September 2018) |
Rank | Country | Unemployment rate (%) |
---|---|---|
1 | ![]() |
0.1 (2013)[n 2] |
2 | ![]() |
0.5 (2020) |
3 | ![]() |
2.7 (2020) |
4 | ![]() |
3.2 (2020) |
5 | ![]() |
4.1 (2020) |
6 | ![]() |
4.4 (2020) |
7 | ![]() |
4.4 (2020) |
8 | ![]() |
4.5 (2020)[n 3] |
9 | ![]() |
4.7 (2020) |
10 | ![]() |
4.9 (2020) |
11 | ![]() |
5 (2020) |
12 | ![]() |
5.2 (2020) |
13 | ![]() |
5.4 (2020) |
14 | ![]() |
5.5 (2020) |
15 | ![]() |
6 (2020) |
16 | ![]() |
6.8 (2020) |
17 | ![]() |
6.9 (2020) |
18 | ![]() |
6.9 (2020) |
19 | ![]() |
7.3 (2020) |
20 | ![]() |
7.8 (2020) |
21 | ![]() |
8 (2020) |
22 | ![]() |
8.1 (2020) |
23 | ![]() |
8.6 (2020) |
24 | ![]() |
9 (2020) |
25 | ![]() |
9 (2020) |
26 | ![]() |
9.4 (2020) |
27 | ![]() |
9.7 (2020) |
28 | ![]() |
15.8 (2020) |
29 | ![]() |
18.3 (2020) |
Average wage
[edit]The average wage values provided are 2018 figures (unless otherwise stated) as recorded by varying sources, namely releases by respective Governments. The values are for monthly average wage (annual wage divided by 12 months) for net income (after taxes) in Euro currency.
Rank | Country | Net wage (Euro €) |
---|---|---|
1 | ![]() |
4,887 |
2 | ![]() |
4,502 |
3 | ![]() |
4,300 |
4 | ![]() |
3,568 |
5 | ![]() |
3,416 |
6 | ![]() |
3,395 |
7 | ![]() |
3,270 |
8 | ![]() |
2,634 |
9 | ![]() |
2,583 |
10 | ![]() |
2,525 |
11 | ![]() |
2,509 |
12 | ![]() |
2,458 |
13 | ![]() |
2,409 |
14 | ![]() |
2,390 |
15 | ![]() |
2,324 |
16 | ![]() |
2,230 |
17 | ![]() |
2,152 |
18 | ![]() |
1,920 |
19 | ![]() |
1,758 |
20 | ![]() |
1,749 |
21 | ![]() |
1,658 |
22 | ![]() |
1,105 |
23 | ![]() |
1,083 |
24 | ![]() |
1,021 |
25 | ![]() |
932 |
26 | ![]() |
925 |
27 | ![]() |
890 |
28 | ![]() |
862 |
29 | ![]() |
793 |
30 | ![]() |
755 |
31 | ![]() |
722 |
32 | ![]() |
701 |
33 | ![]() |
589 |
34 | ![]() |
583 |
35 | ![]() |
565 |
36 | ![]() |
512 |
37 | ![]() |
510 |
38 | ![]() |
473 |
39 | ![]() |
454 |
40 | ![]() |
393 |
41 | ![]() |
348 |
42 | ![]() |
242 |
43 | ![]() |
228 |
Minimum wage
[edit]The minimum wage figures provided are the 2018 figures by The Federation of International Employers. Currency conversions from non-Euro currencies being based on the exchange rates of 2018.[8]
Rank | Country | Monthly minimum (euro) |
---|---|---|
1 | ![]() |
2,049 |
2 | ![]() |
1,832 |
3 | ![]() |
1,750 (2020) |
4 | ![]() |
1,732 |
5 | ![]() |
1,578 |
6 | ![]() |
1,563 |
7 | ![]() |
1,563 |
8 | ![]() |
1,498 |
9 | ![]() |
1,458 |
10 | ![]() |
1,413 |
11 | ![]() |
1,050 |
12 | ![]() |
991 |
13 | ![]() |
886 |
14 | ![]() |
761 |
15 | ![]() |
700 |
16 | ![]() |
683 |
17 | ![]() |
555 |
18 | ![]() |
540 |
19 | ![]() |
524 |
20 | ![]() |
480 |
21 | ![]() |
477 |
22 | ![]() |
462 |
23 | ![]() |
445 |
24 | ![]() |
430 |
25 | ![]() |
407 |
26 | ![]() |
300 |
27 | ![]() |
276 |
28 | ![]() |
260 |
29 | ![]() |
239 |
30 | ![]() |
207 |
31 | ![]() |
193 |
32 | ![]() |
139 |
33 | ![]() |
128 |
34 | ![]() |
125 |
35 | ![]() |
124 |
Social
[edit]Human Development Index
[edit]The Human Development Index values provided are the 2018 estimates for 2017, as included in the United Nations Development Programme's Human Development Report.[9]
Rank | Country | HDI | Change |
---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() |
0.953 | ![]() |
2 | ![]() |
0.944 | ![]() |
3 | ![]() |
0.938 | ![]() |
4 | ![]() |
0.936 | ![]() |
5 | ![]() |
0.935 | ![]() |
6 | ![]() |
0.933 | ![]() |
7 | ![]() |
0.931 | ![]() |
8 | ![]() |
0.929 | ![]() |
9 | ![]() |
0.922 | ![]() |
10 | ![]() |
0.920 | ![]() |
11 | ![]() |
0.916 | ![]() |
12 | ![]() |
0.916 | ![]() |
13 | ![]() |
0.908 | ![]() |
14 | ![]() |
0.904 | ![]() |
15 | ![]() |
0.901 | ![]() |
16 | ![]() |
0.896 | ![]() |
17 | ![]() |
0.891 | ![]() |
18 | ![]() |
0.888 | ![]() |
19 | ![]() |
0.880 | ![]() |
20 | ![]() |
0.878 | ![]() |
21 | ![]() |
0.871 | ![]() |
22 | ![]() |
0.870 | ![]() |
23 | ![]() |
0.869 | ![]() |
24 | ![]() |
0.865 | ![]() |
25 | ![]() |
0.858 | ![]() |
26 | ![]() |
0.858 | ![]() |
27 | ![]() |
0.855 | ![]() |
28 | ![]() |
0.847 | ![]() |
29 | ![]() |
0.847 | ![]() |
30 | ![]() |
0.838 | ![]() |
31 | ![]() |
0.831 | ![]() |
32 | ![]() |
0.816 | ![]() |
33 | ![]() |
0.814 | ![]() |
34 | ![]() |
0.813 | ![]() |
35 | ![]() |
0.811 | ![]() |
36 | ![]() |
0.808 | ![]() |
37 | ![]() |
0.806 | ![]() |
38 | ![]() |
0.787 | ![]() |
39 | ![]() |
0.785 | ![]() |
40 | ![]() |
0.780 | ![]() |
41 | ![]() |
0.780 | ![]() |
42 | ![]() |
0.757 | ![]() |
43 | ![]() |
0.757 | ![]() |
44 | ![]() |
0.755 | ![]() |
45 | ![]() |
0.752 | ![]() |
46 | ![]() |
0.700 | ![]() |
Percentage living below poverty line
[edit]The percentage figures for citizens living below the poverty line are provided by either the CIA World Factbook (2007) or the World Bank (2012) [10][11][12] There is no data available for eleven European states.
Rank | Country | Percentage | Year |
---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() |
4.0 | 2008 |
2 | ![]() |
4.3 | 2007 |
3 | ![]() |
5.5 | 2009 |
4 | ![]() |
5.9 | 2004 |
5 | ![]() |
6.0 | 2008 |
5 | ![]() |
6.0 | 2012 |
7 | ![]() |
6.2 | 2004 |
8 | ![]() |
6.9 | 2010 |
9 | ![]() |
7.3 | 2011 |
10 | ![]() |
7.6 | 2008 |
11 | ![]() |
7.8 | 2011 |
12 | ![]() |
8.6 | 2012 |
13 | ![]() |
9.1 | 2013 |
14 | ![]() |
10.5 | 2005 |
15 | ![]() |
11.3 | 2012 |
16 | ![]() |
12.3 | 2008 |
17 | ![]() |
12.7 | 2011 |
18 | ![]() |
13.2 | 2011 |
19 | ![]() |
13.4 | 2011 |
20 | ![]() |
13.9 | 2010 |
21 | ![]() |
14.0 | 2006 |
37 | ![]() |
22.2 | 2023 |
22 | ![]() |
15.2 | 2007 |
23 | ![]() |
15.5 | 2010 |
24 | ![]() |
16.6 | 2012 |
25 | ![]() |
16.9 | 2010 |
26 | ![]() |
17.5 | 2010 |
27 | ![]() |
17.7 | 2011 |
28 | ![]() |
17.9 | 2011 |
29 | ![]() |
18.0 | 2009 |
30 | ![]() |
18.0 | 2006 |
31 | ![]() |
19.8 | 2005 |
32 | ![]() |
20.0 | 2009 |
33 | ![]() |
20.7 | 2009 |
34 | ![]() |
21.1 | 2010 |
35 | ![]() |
22.2 | 2011 |
36 | ![]() |
34.1 | 2009 |
Social Progress Index
[edit]The Social Progress Index figures are provided by the nonprofit Social Progress Imperative and represent 2014. Eight European states are not represented as data is not available.[13]
Rank | Country | Social Progress Index |
---|---|---|
1 | ![]() |
88.19 |
2 | ![]() |
88.07 |
3 | ![]() |
87.37 |
4 | ![]() |
87.12 |
5 | ![]() |
87.08 |
6 | ![]() |
86.91 |
7 | ![]() |
86.55 |
8 | ![]() |
85.11 |
9 | ![]() |
84.61 |
10 | ![]() |
84.56 |
11 | ![]() |
84.05 |
12 | ![]() |
82.63 |
13 | ![]() |
81.65 |
14 | ![]() |
81.65 |
15 | ![]() |
81.10 |
16 | ![]() |
80.77 |
17 | ![]() |
80.49 |
18 | ![]() |
80.41 |
19 | ![]() |
78.93 |
20 | ![]() |
77.44 |
21 | ![]() |
76.93 |
22 | ![]() |
73.91 |
23 | ![]() |
73.87 |
24 | ![]() |
73.76 |
25 | ![]() |
73.43 |
26 | ![]() |
73.31 |
27 | ![]() |
70.61 |
28 | ![]() |
70.24 |
29 | ![]() |
69.13 |
30 | ![]() |
68.33 |
31 | ![]() |
67.72 |
32 | ![]() |
66.80 |
33 | ![]() |
65.20 |
34 | ![]() |
65.03 |
35 | ![]() |
64.99 |
36 | ![]() |
64.91 |
37 | ![]() |
64.62 |
38 | ![]() |
63.94 |
39 | ![]() |
62.44 |
40 | ![]() |
60.79 |
41 | ![]() |
60.12 |
Opportunity
[edit]The Opportunity figures are included in the 2014 Social Progress Index by the nonprofit Social Progress Imperative. Eight European states are not represented as data is not available.[13]
Rank | Country | Opportunity |
---|---|---|
1 | ![]() |
82.63 |
2 | ![]() |
82.29 |
3 | ![]() |
81.95 |
4 | ![]() |
81.92 |
5 | ![]() |
81.71 |
6 | ![]() |
80.82 |
7 | ![]() |
80.63 |
8 | ![]() |
79.92 |
9 | ![]() |
79.10 |
10 | ![]() |
76.34 |
11 | ![]() |
75.81 |
12 | ![]() |
75.19 |
13 | ![]() |
74.43 |
14 | ![]() |
74.42 |
15 | ![]() |
72.72 |
16 | ![]() |
72.32 |
17 | ![]() |
69.3 |
18 | ![]() |
66.58 |
19 | ![]() |
66.50 |
20 | ![]() |
66.21 |
21 | ![]() |
63.46 |
22 | ![]() |
63.04 |
23 | ![]() |
61.84 |
24 | ![]() |
59.85 |
25 | ![]() |
58.45 |
26 | ![]() |
56.98 |
27 | ![]() |
55.33 |
28 | ![]() |
55.23 |
29 | ![]() |
54.91 |
30 | ![]() |
54.88 |
31 | ![]() |
54.14 |
32 | ![]() |
52.87 |
33 | ![]() |
52.48 |
34 | ![]() |
49.07 |
35 | ![]() |
48.04 |
36 | ![]() |
47.41 |
37 | ![]() |
47.39 |
38 | ![]() |
46.93 |
39 | ![]() |
46.58 |
40 | ![]() |
44.13 |
41 | ![]() |
42.54 |
World Happiness Report
[edit]The World Happiness Report is a measure of happiness published by the United Nations Sustainable Development Solutions Network, with the figures provided being the 2013 edition for the 2010 to 2012 period.[14]
Rank | Country | Happiness | Change in happiness (2005-2006) |
---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() |
7.693 | ![]() |
2 | ![]() |
7.655 | ![]() |
3 | ![]() |
7.650 | ![]() |
4 | ![]() |
7.512 | ![]() |
5 | ![]() |
7.480 | ![]() |
7 | ![]() |
7.369 | ![]() |
8 | ![]() |
7.355 | N/A |
9 | ![]() |
7.076 | ![]() |
10 | ![]() |
7.054 | N/A |
11 | ![]() |
6.967 | ![]() |
12 | ![]() |
6.883 | ![]() |
13 | ![]() |
6.764 | ![]() |
14 | ![]() |
6.672 | ![]() |
15 | ![]() |
6.466 | ![]() |
16 | ![]() |
6.322 | ![]() |
17 | ![]() |
6.290 | ![]() |
18 | ![]() |
6.060 | ![]() |
19 | ![]() |
6.021 | ![]() |
20 | ![]() |
5.969 | ![]() |
21 | ![]() |
5.964 | N/A |
22 | ![]() |
5.822 | ![]() |
23 | ![]() |
5.791 | ![]() |
24 | ![]() |
5.661 | ![]() |
25 | ![]() |
5.550 | ![]() |
26 | ![]() |
5.504 | ![]() |
27 | ![]() |
5.464 | ![]() |
28 | ![]() |
5.435 | ![]() |
29 | ![]() |
5.426 | ![]() |
30 | ![]() |
5.426 | ![]() |
31 | ![]() |
5.344 | ![]() |
32 | ![]() |
5.299 | ![]() |
33 | ![]() |
5.101 | ![]() |
34 | ![]() |
5.057 | ![]() |
35 | ![]() |
5.046 | ![]() |
36 | ![]() |
5.033 | ![]() |
37 | ![]() |
4.981 | ![]() |
38 | ![]() |
4.813 | ![]() |
39 | ![]() |
4.813 | ![]() |
40 | ![]() |
4.775 | ![]() |
41 | ![]() |
4.604 | ![]() |
42 | ![]() |
4.574 | ![]() |
43 | ![]() |
4.316 | ![]() |
44 | ![]() |
4.187 | ![]() |
Summary
[edit]Economic
[edit]Azerbaijan is the second fastest growing economy in Europe, and the fastest growing transcontinental economy.
France has the highest Net National Wealth of any European state.
Germany is the current largest economy in Europe, the European Union and the Eurozone, with Germany remaining the eurozone's largest economy.
Latvia is the fastest growing economy in both the eurozone and the European Union.
Luxembourg is home to the highest GDP (nominal) per capita in both the European Union and eurozone.
Malta is the smallest economy in the eurozone as well as the European Union, and is the fastest growing European economy in the Commonwealth of Nations.
Moldova is the fastest growing economy in Europe, but is also one of Europe's poorest countries, with the lowest GDP (nominal) per capita of any European state.
Monaco has the highest GDP (nominal) per capita of any European state.
Russia is the largest transcontinental European economy and will remain so until at least 2030.
San Marino is Europe's smallest economy, and is also the third weakest growing economy in Europe.
United Kingdom is the largest non-eurozone economy in Europe.
Financial
[edit]Austria has the lowest unemployment rate in the European Union and the eurozone.
Belarus has the lowest unemployment rate in Europe, although this figure includes underemployment.
Bulgaria has the smallest average wage and monthly minimum wage in the European Union.
Estonia has the smallest public debt (as a percentage of GDP) of any state in Europe, as well as in the European Union and eurozone.
France has the largest financial deficit of any state in the eurozone.
Georgia has the lowest monthly minimum wage in Europe.
Germany has the largest financial surplus of any country in Europe as well as the remainder of the world.
Greece has the highest public debt (as a percentage of GDP) of any European state.
North Macedonia has the highest unemployment rate of any European state.
Liechtenstein has the highest average wage of any state in Europe.
Lithuania has the smallest average wage and monthly minimum wage in the eurozone.
Luxembourg has the highest average wage in the European Union and eurozone as well as the highest monthly minimum wage in the entirety of Europe.
Russia has the largest surplus of those European countries not a member of either (or both) the EU or eurozone.
Ukraine has the smallest average wage in Europe, mostly as a result of the ongoing war.
United Kingdom has the largest deficit of any country in Europe and the European Union.
Social
[edit]Albania has the largest percentage living under the poverty line of any state in Europe.
Armenia has the highest Change in Happiness of any state in Europe.
Azerbaijan has the smallest rating for Opportunity in Europe.
Croatia has the smallest rating for Opportunity in the European Union.
Denmark ranks highest on the World Happiness Report in Europe and the European Union.
Ireland has the highest rating for Opportunity in Europe, the European Union and the eurozone.
Latvia has the weakest Human Development Index and World Happiness Index figures in the eurozone.
Lithuania has the smallest percentage living below the poverty line in Europe.
Moldova ranks lowest on the Human Development Index and Social Progress Index in Europe.
Netherlands has highest Human Development Index figure in the European Union and the eurozone, and also ranks first in the EU and eurozone on the Social Progress Index, as well as being the highest ranked country in the eurozone on the World Happiness Index.
San Marino has the highest Human Development Index figure in Europe.
Switzerland ranks highest in Europe on the Social Progress Index.
Notes
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "World Economic Outlook (October 2020)". Imf.org. Retrieved 4 November 2020.
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- ^ World Bank, 2021
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- ^ Population below poverty line, The World Factbook, CIA, accessed on 25 July 2012.
- ^ Poverty data: Norway. Country Reports on Human Rights Practices - 2007, US Department of State; Population: Norway - CIA The World Factbook.
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