Financial and social rankings of sovereign states in Europe

The aim of this page is to act as a comparison between the sovereign states of Europe regarding economic, financial and social factors.

Map of Europe according to the United Nations Geoscheme for Europe

Definition of Europe

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:

Economic

Countries by GDP (nominal)

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London is considered (along with New York City) to be the world's leading financial capital.
European countries by share of total Europe's Nominal GDP

Data provided is by the International Monetary Fund (2018)

RankCountryGDP (Millions of US$)
 European Union[n 1]18,162,109
1 Germany3,930,000
2 United Kingdom2,770,000
3 France2,660,000
4 Italy2,050,000
5 Russia1,520,000
6 Spain1,420,000
7 Netherlands853,806
8  Switzerland650,431
9 Sweden558,949
10 Poland517,705
11 Norway512,581
12 Austria512,275
13 Belgium512,062
14 Denmark330,614
15 Finland267,412
16 Greece241,796
17 Ireland232,150
18 Portugal220,062
19 Romania197,004
20 Czech Republic193,500
23 Ukraine178,313
24 Hungary132,260
25 Slovakia95,805
26 Azerbaijan73,537
27 Belarus71,710
28 Luxembourg60,402
29 Croatia57,371
30 Bulgaria53,046
31 Slovenia48,005
32 Lithuania46,507
33 Serbia42,492
34 Latvia30,953
35 Estonia24,888
36 Cyprus21,919
37 Bosnia and Herzegovina17,828
38 Georgia16,162
39 Iceland14,656
40 Albania12,724
41 Armenia10.431
42 Macedonia10,238
43 Malta9,545
44 Moldova7,935
45 Monaco6,075[n 2]
46 Liechtenstein4,826[n 2]
47 Montenegro4,377
48 Andorra3,712[n 2]
49 San Marino1,802

GDP growth rate

Sweden is possibly the only developed European economy which is seen to continually grow
Azerbaijan is among the fastest growing economies in Europe, in part due to the country's growing energy sector
The economy of Cyprus continues to struggle as a result of the ongoing Eurozone crisis and the resulting Cypriot financial crisis

The real GDP growth rates provided are the 2015 estimates (unless otherwise indicated) as recorded in the CIA World Factbook.[1]

RankCountryReal GDP growth rate (%)
1 Monaco9.30 (2013 est.)
2 Ireland7.80
3 Malta5.40
4 Luxembourg4.50
5 Czech Republic4.20
6 Montenegro4.10
7 Sweden4.10
8 Iceland4.00
9  Vatican City3.80
10 Romania3.70
11 Macedonia3.70
12 Slovakia3.60
13 Poland3.60
14 Spain3.20
15 Armenia3.00
16 Bulgaria3.00
17 Slovenia2.90
18 Hungary2.90
19 Bosnia and Herzegovina2.80
20 Georgia2.80
21 Latvia2.70
22 Albania2.60
23 United Kingdom2.20
24  Netherlands 1.90
25 Liechtenstein1.80
26 Lithuania1.60
27 Norway1.60
28 Cyprus1.60
29 Croatia1.60
30 Germany1.50
31 Portugal1.50
32 Belgium1.40
33 Denmark1.20
34 France1.10
35 Estonia1.10
36 Azerbaijan1.10
37 San Marino1.00
38  Switzerland0.90
39 Austria0.90
40 Italy0.80
41 Serbia0.70
42 Finland0.40
43 Greece-0.20
44 Moldova-1.10
45 Andorra-1.60
46 Russia-3.70
47 Belarus-3.90
48 Ukraine-9.90

GDP (nominal) per capita of sovereign states in Europe

Monaco is home to one of the world's wealthiest populations, and has the highest level of GDP per capita in Europe
Like Monaco, the small size of Liechtenstein has led to it being among the highest ranked European states for GDP per capita
Luxembourg is home to an established financial sector as well as one of Europe's richest populations
Despite having the highest GDP growth rate in Europe, Moldova is among its poorest states, and also has Europe's smallest GDP per capita
Rank in the world Country US$
1 Luxembourg104,103
2  Switzerland80,190
3 Norway75,505
4 Iceland70,057
5 Ireland69,331
9 Denmark56,308
11 Sweden53,442
12 San Marino49,664
13 Netherlands48,223
14 Austria47,291
15 Finland45,703
17 Germany44,470
18 Belgium43,324
22 United Kingdom39,720
23 Andorra39,147
24 France38,477
 European Union33,715
26 Italy31,953
31 Spain28,157
32 Malta26,946
33 Cyprus25,234
35 Slovenia23,597
36 Portugal21,136
38 Czech Republic20,368
39 Estonia19,705
40 Greece18,613
41 Slovakia17,605
44 Lithuania16,681
48 Latvia15,594
54 Hungary14,225
55 Poland13,812
57 Croatia13,295
59 Romania10,814
60 Russia10,743
World10,714
62 Turkey10,541
74 Bulgaria8,032
76 Montenegro7,670
89 Serbia5,900
90 Belarus5,726
92 Macedonia5,443
95 Bosnia and Herzegovina5,181
100 Albania4,538
 Kosovo3,894
127 Ukraine2,640
133 Moldova2,290

GDP (PPP)

Madrid is the financial capital of Spain, and one of the most important financial centres in Europe

Data provided is by the International Monetary Fund (2013)[2]

RankCountryGDP (Billions of US$)
 European Union[n 1]17,578.4
1 Germany3,512.8
2 Russia3,491.6
3 France2,534.5
4 United Kingdom2,320.4
5 Italy2,035.4
6 Spain1,488.8
7 Poland896.8
8 Netherlands780.3
9 Belgium455.0
12  Switzerland432.0
12 Sweden432.0
13 Ukraine392.5
14 Austria376.7
15 Romania371.2
16 Norway328.0
17 Czech Republic287.6
18 Greece278.0
19 Portugal268.8
20 Denmark240.9
21 Hungary229.6
22 Finland218.3
23 Ireland213.3
24 Belarus166.8
25 Azerbaijan158.5
26 Slovakia144.0
27 Bulgaria119.6
28 Serbia89.7
29 Croatia86.6
30 Lithuania75.4
31 Slovenia58.7
32 Luxembourg48.5
33 Latvia46.5
34 Bosnia and Herzegovina37.1
35 Estonia34.4
36 Georgia32.1
37 Albania29.5
38 Macedonia26.1
39 Cyprus25.3
40 Armenia23.1
41 Moldova16.6
42 Iceland13.2
43 Malta12.9
44 Montenegro9.10
45 Monaco5.74 (2011 est.)[n 3]
46 Liechtenstein3.20 (2009 est.)[n 3]
47 Andorra3.16 (2012 est.)[n 3]
48 San Marino1.97

Net National Wealth

European countries by total wealth(billions USD), Credit Suisse 2017
List by Credit Suisse (2017)[3][4]
RankCountryTotal wealth
(billions USD)
 European Union70,800
1 United Kingdom14,073
2 Germany13,714
3 France12,969
4 Italy10,853
5 Spain4,845
6  Switzerland3,630
7 Netherlands2,692
8 Belgium2,453
9 Sweden1,994
10 Russia1,888
11 Austria1,562
12 Norway1,286
13 Denmark1,245
14 Greece1,007
15 Poland859
16 Ireland853
17 Portugal750
18 Finland686
19 Czech Republic440
20 Hungary312
21 Romania256
22 Iceland144
23 Luxembourg141
24 Slovakia121
25 Slovenia105
26 Bulgaria101
27 Cyprus92
28 Croatia86
29 Lithuania64
30 Serbia55
31 Estonia45
32 Latvia44
33 Ukraine43
34 Malta41
35 Bosnia and Herzegovina35
36 Albania24
37 Macedonia15
38 Moldova10
39 Montenegro9
40 Belarus8

Financial

Current account balance

The current account balance values provided are the 2013 figures (unless otherwise indicated) as recorded in the CIA World Factbook.[5] Figures for Andorra, Liechtenstein, Monaco and San Marino are unavailable.

RankCountryCurrent Account Balance (US$)
1 Germany257,100,000,000
2 Russia74,800,000,000 (2012 est.)
3 Norway67,400,000,000
4 Netherlands65,870,000,000
5  Switzerland65,600,000,000
6 Sweden39,000,000,000
7 Denmark19,600,000,000
8 Azerbaijan13,280,000,000
9 Austria10,600,000,000
10 Ireland7,300,000,000
11 Slovakia3,315,000,000
12 Slovenia2,954,000,000
13 Luxembourg2,700,000,000
14 Spain2,100,000,000
15 Greece2,021,000,000
16 Hungary1,722,000,000
17 Portugal1,000,000,000
18 Malta133,100,000
19 Iceland-100,000,000
20 Croatia-102,300,000
21 Bulgaria-182,300,000
22 Macedonia-194,100,000
23 Estonia-352,300,000
24 Cyprus-358,200,000
25 Moldova-507,700,000
26 Lithuania-567,000,000
27 Latvia-613,900,000
28 Armenia-720,600,000
29 Bosnia and Herzegovina-939,500,000
30 Albania-1,280,000,000
31 Georgia-1,375,000,000
32 Serbia-1,807,000,000
33 Montenegro-1,938,000,000 (2012 est.)
34 Romania-1,986,000,000
35 Finland-2,000,000,000
36 Italy-2,400,000,000
37 Czech Republic-3,270,000,000
38 Belarus-4,245,000,000
39 Belgium-9,100,000,000
40 Poland-11,060,000,000
41 Ukraine-11,920,000,000
 European Union[n 1]-34,490,000,000 (2011 est.)
42 France-58,970,000,000
43 United Kingdom-93,600,000,000

Public debt

The public debt values provided are the 2013 figures (unless otherwise indicated) as recorded in the CIA World Factbook.[6] Figures for Liechtenstein and Monaco are unavailable.

RankCountryPublic Debt (% of GDP)
1 Greece175.00
2 Italy133.00
3 Iceland130.50
4 Portugal127.80
5 Cyprus113.10
6 Belgium102.40
7 Spain93.70
8 France93.40
9 United Kingdom91.10
10 Germany79.90
11 Hungary79.80
12 Austria75.70
13 Malta75.30
14 Netherlands74.30
15 Ireland72.8 (2016)
16 Slovenia71.70
17 Albania70.50
18 Croatia66.20
19 Serbia61.20
20 Finland56.50
21 Slovakia55.50
22 Montenegro52.10 (2012 est.)
23 Czech Republic48.80
24 Poland48.20
25 Denmark47.00
26 Bosnia and Herzegovina45.90
27 Sweden41.50
28 Andorra41.10 (2012)
29 Ukraine40.60
30 Lithuania40.20
31 Latvia39.20
32 Romania38.60
33 Armenia37.70
34 Liechtenstein36.60
35 Georgia36.30 (2012 est.)
36 Macedonia34.30
37  Switzerland33.80
38 Belarus31.50
39 Norway30.10
40 San Marino25.80
41 Luxembourg22.90
42 Bulgaria18.40
43 Moldova16.60
44 Russia7.90
45 Azerbaijan7.50
46 Estonia6.00

Unemployment rate

The unemployment rate values provided are the most recent figures provided by varying sources, namely data released by governments.

RankCountryUnemployment rate (%)
1 Belarus0.5 (2013)[n 4]
2 Monaco2.0 (2012)
3 Liechtenstein2.5 (2011)
4 Andorra2.9 (2013)
5  Switzerland3.1 (2012)
6 Norway3.4 (2014)
7 Austria4.8 (2014)[n 5]
8 Netherlands4.9 (2017)
9 Germany5.1 (2014)
10 Russia5.2 (2013)
11 Iceland5.4 (2013)
12 Azerbaijan5.7 (2012)
13 United Kingdom6.0 (2014)
14 Luxembourg6.1 (2014)
15 Ireland6.4 (2017)
16 Czech Republic6.7 (2014)
17 Malta6.9 (2014)
18 Denmark7.0 (2014)
19 San Marino7.0 (2012)
20 Hungary7.1 (2014)
21 Romania7.2 (2014)
22 Sweden8.1 (2014)
23 Finland8.2 (2014)
24 Belgium8.5 (2014)
25 Estonia8.7 (2013)
26 Spain8.8 (2014)
27 Moldova9.1 (2010)
28 Ukraine9.2 (2009)
29 Poland9.7 (2014)
30 Slovenia9.8 (2014)
31 France10.4 (2014)
 European Union[n 1]10.6 (2014)
32 Lithuania11.5 (2014)
33 Latvia11.6 (2013)
34 Italy12.6 (2014)
35 Bulgaria13.1 (2014)
36 Georgia13.7 (2014)
37 Slovakia13.9 (2014)
38 Montenegro15.0 (2013)
39 Cyprus15.3 (2014)
40 Portugal15.3 (2014)
41 Albania16.9 (2013)
42 Armenia17.3 (2013)
43 Croatia17.6 (2014)
44 Serbia20.8 (2014)
45 Turkey25.6 (2014)
46 Greece25.9 (2014)
47 Bosnia and Herzegovina27.0 (2013)
48 Macedonia28.4 (2014)

Average wage

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.

RankCountryNet wage (Euro €)
1 Liechtenstein4,887
2  Switzerland4,502
3 Monaco4,300
4 Iceland3,568
5 Luxembourg3,416
6 Norway3,395
7 Denmark3,270
8 Ireland2,525
9 Finland2,509
10 Sweden2,458
11 San Marino2,390
12 United Kingdom2,383
13 Austria2,324
14 Germany2,302
15 Andorra2,230
16 France2,225
17 Netherlands2,152
18 Belgium1,920
19 Italy1,758
20 Spain1,749
21 Cyprus1,658
22 Estonia1,105
23 Slovenia1,083
24 Malta1,021
25 Czechia932
26 Portugal925
27 Greece890
28 Slovakia862
29 Poland793
30 Latvia755
31 Lithuania722
32 Hungary701
33 Romania589
34 Montenegro512
35 Russia454
36 Bulgaria451
37 Bosnia and Herzegovina439
38 Serbia426
39 Macedonia393
40 Albania393
41 Belarus348
42 Moldova242
43 Ukraine228

Minimum wage

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.[7]

RankCountryMonthly minimum (Euro €)
1 Luxembourg2,049
2 San Marino1,832
3 Monaco1,732
4 Netherlands1,578
5 Belgium1,563
6 Ireland1,563
7 Germany1,498
8 France1,458
9 United Kingdom1,413
10 Andorra991
11 Spain857
12 Slovenia843
13 Malta747
14 Greece684
15 Portugal677
16 Lithuania555
17 Estonia540
18 Poland524
19 Slovakia480
20 Czechia477
21 Croatia462
22 Hungary445
23 Latvia430
24 Romania407
25 Bulgaria260
26 Macedonia236
27 Serbia210
28 Bosnia and Herzegovina207
29 Montenegro193
30 Albania179
31 Russia139
32 Ukraine128
33 Belarus125
34 Moldova124

Social

Human Development Index

The Human Development Index values provided are the 2014 estimates for 2013 (unless otherwise stated), as included in the United Nations Development Programme's Human Development Report.[8]

RankCountryHDIChange
1 San Marino0.961 (2008)N/A
2 Monaco0.956 (2008)N/A
3 Norway0.944Increase 0.001
4  Switzerland0.917Increase 0.001
5 Netherlands0.915Steady
6 Germany0.911Steady
7 Denmark0.900Steady
8 Ireland0.899Decrease 0.002
9 Sweden0.898Increase 0.001
10 Iceland0.895Increase 0.002
11 United Kingdom0.892Increase 0.002
12 Liechtenstein0.889Increase 0.001
13 France0.884Steady
14 Austria0.881Increase 0.001
15 Belgium0.881Increase 0.001
16 Luxembourg0.881Increase 0.001
17 Finland0.879Steady
18 Slovenia0.874Steady
19 Spain0.872Steady
20 Italy0.869Steady
21 Czech Republic0.861Steady
22 Greece0.853Decrease 0.001
23 Cyprus0.845Decrease 0.003
24 Estonia0.840Increase 0.001
25 Lithuania0.834Increase 0.003
26 Poland0.834Increase 0.001
27 Andorra0.830Steady
28 Slovakia0.830Increase 0.001
29 Malta0.829Increase 0.002
30 Portugal0.822Steady
31 Hungary0.818Increase 0.001
32 Croatia0.812Steady
33 Latvia0.810Increase 0.002
34 Montenegro0.789Increase 0.002
35 Belarus0.786Increase 0.001
36 Romania0.785Increase 0.003
37 Russia0.778Increase 0.001
38 Bulgaria0.777Increase 0.001
39 Turkey0.759Decrease 0.003
40 Azerbaijan0.747Increase 0.002
41 Serbia0.745Increase 0.002
42 Georgia0.744Increase 0.003
43 Ukraine0.734Increase 0.001
44 Macedonia0.732Increase 0.002
45 Bosnia and Herzegovina0.731Increase 0.002
46 Armenia0.730Increase 0.002
47 Albania0.716Increase 0.002
48 Moldova0.663Increase 0.006

Percentage living below poverty line

The percentage figures for citizens living below the poverty line are the latest available as provided by either the CIA World Factbook or the World Bank.[9][10][11] There is no data available for eleven European states.

RankCountryPercentageYear
1 Lithuania4.02008
2 Norway4.32007
3 Ireland5.52009
4 Latvia5.92004
5 Austria6.02008
5 Azerbaijan6.02012
7 France6.22004
8  Switzerland6.92010
9 Belarus7.32011
10 Poland7.62008
11 Ukraine7.82011
12 Czech Republic8.62012
13 Serbia9.12013
14 Netherlands10.52005
15 Montenegro11.32012
16 Slovenia12.32008
17 Russia12.72011
18 Slovakia13.22011
19 Denmark13.42011
20 Hungary13.92010
21 United Kingdom14.02006
22 Albania14.32012
23 Belgium15.22007
24 Germany15.52010
25 Moldova16.62012
26 Turkey16.92010
27 Estonia17.52010
28 Georgia17.72011
29 Bosnia and Herzegovina17.92011
30 Croatia18.02009
30 Portugal18.02006
32 Spain19.82005
33 Greece20.02009
34 Bulgaria20.72009
35 Romania22.22011
36 Macedonia27.12010
37 Armenia34.12009

Social Progress Index

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.[12]

RankCountrySocial Progress Index
1  Switzerland88.19
2 Iceland88.07
3 Netherlands87.37
4 Norway87.12
5 Sweden87.08
6 Finland86.91
7 Denmark86.55
8 Austria85.11
9 Germany84.61
10 United Kingdom84.56
11 Ireland84.05
12 Belgium82.63
13 Slovenia81.65
14 Estonia81.65
15 France81.10
16 Spain80.77
17 Portugal80.49
18 Czech Republic80.41
19 Slovakia78.93
20 Poland77.44
21 Italy76.93
22 Latvia73.91
23 Hungary73.87
24 Lithuania73.76
25 Greece73.43
26 Croatia73.31
27 Serbia70.61
28 Bulgaria70.24
29 Albania69.13
30 Macedonia68.33
31 Romania67.72
32 Montenegro66.80
33 Belarus65.20
34 Armenia65.03
35 Bosnia and Herzegovina64.99
36 Ukraine64.91
37 Turkey64.62
38 Georgia63.94
39 Azerbaijan62.44
40 Russia60.79
41 Moldova60.12

Opportunity

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.[12]

RankCountryOpportunity
1 Ireland82.63
2 United Kingdom82.29
3 Sweden81.95
4 Finland81.92
5 Iceland81.71
6 Norway80.82
7 Netherlands80.63
8  Switzerland79.92
9 Denmark79.10
10 Belgium76.34
11 Germany75.81
12 Spain75.19
13 Portugal74.43
14 Austria74.42
15 France72.72
16 Estonia72.32
17 Slovenia69.3
18 Italy66.58
19 Poland66.50
20 Czech Republic66.21
21 Hungary63.46
22 Slovakia63.04
23 Lithuania61.84
24 Latvia59.85
25 Greece58.45
26 Bulgaria56.98
27 Ukraine55.33
28 Macedonia55.23
29 Romania54.91
30 Croatia54.88
31 Albania54.14
32 Serbia52.87
33 Montenegro52.48
34 Georgia49.07
35 Moldova48.04
36 Turkey47.41
37 Armenia47.39
38 Bosnia and Herzegovina46.93
39 Russia46.58
40 Belarus44.13
41 Azerbaijan42.54

World Happiness Report

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.[13]

RankCountryHappinessChange in happiness (2005-2006)
1 Denmark7.693Decrease -0.233
2 Norway7.655Increase 0.263
3  Switzerland7.650Increase 0.303
4 Netherlands7.512Increase 0.054
5 Sweden7.480Increase 0.171
6 Finland7.389Decrease -0.283
7 Austria7.369Increase 0.247
8 Iceland7.355N/A
9 Ireland7.076Decrease -0.068
10 Luxembourg7.054N/A
11 Belgium6.967Decrease -0.274
12 United Kingdom6.883Decrease -0.003
13 France6.764Decrease -0.049
14 Germany6.672Increase 0.163
15 Cyprus6.466Increase 0.228
16 Spain6.322Decrease -0.750
17 Czech Republic6.290Decrease -0.180
18 Slovenia6.060Increase 0.249
19 Italy6.021Decrease -0.691
20 Slovakia5.969Increase 0.705
21 Malta5.964N/A
22 Poland5.822Increase 0.085
23 Moldova5.791Increase 0.852
24 Croatia5.661Decrease -0.160
25 Albania5.550Increase 0.915
26 Belarus5.504Decrease -0.133
27 Russia5.464Increase 0.346
28 Greece5.435Decrease -0.891
29 Lithuania5.426Decrease -0.456
30 Estonia5.426Increase 0.074
31 Turkey5.344Increase 0.171
32 Montenegro5.299Increase 0.103
33 Portugal5.101Decrease -0.305
34 Ukraine5.057Increase 0.032
35 Latvia5.046Increase 0.358
36 Romania5.033Decrease -0.186
37 Serbia4.813Increase 0.063
38 Bosnia and Herzegovina4.813Decrease -0.087
39 Hungary4.775Decrease -0.300
40 Azerbaijan4.604Decrease -0.045
41 Macedonia4.574Increase 0.081
42 Armenia4.316Decrease -0.269
43 Georgia4.187Increase 0.496
37 Bulgaria4.981Increase 0.137

Summary

Economic

  •  Azerbaijan is the second fastest growing economy in Europe, and the fastest growing transcontinental economy
  •  Cyprus is the weakest growing economy in Europe, the European Union, the Eurozone and the European members of the Commonwealth of Nations
  •  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 European economy in the Commonwealth of Nations, and is also the largest non Eurozone economy in Europe, with the UK set to surpass Germany to become Europe's largest economy by 2030

Financial

  •  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, as well as having the largest unemployment rate in the European Union and Eurozone
  •  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 ongoing political and military struggles
  •  United Kingdom has the largest deficit of any country in Europe and the European Union

Social

  •  Armenia has the largest percentage living under the poverty line of any state in Europe
  •  Azerbaijan has the smallest rating for Opportunity in Europe
  •  Bulgaria has the lowest Human Development Index figure in the European Union, as well as the largest percentage living under the poverty line in the EU, along with ranking last on the Social Progress Index in the EU, and being ranked last on the World Happiness Index 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
  •  Greece has the largest percentage living under the poverty line in the Eurozone, and is also ranked last on the Social Progress Index among Eurozone members, including for Opportunity
  •  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

  1. 1 2 3 4 The European Union (EU) is an economic and political union of 28 member states that are located primarily in Europe. As the EU is not a country, it is not ranked on this list.
  2. 1 2 3 As data by the IMF is unavailable, 2013 data by the World Bank is used.
  3. 1 2 3 As data by the IMF is unavailable, the latest available data by the CIA World Factbook is used.
  4. Data for Belorussian unemployment does not take into account underemployment.
  5. Data for Austrian unemployment includes only those who were previously employed.

References

  1. "GDP - Real Growth Rate, 2013".
  2. "Report for Selected Countries and Subjects (PPP valuation of country GDP)".
  3. http://publications.credit-suisse.com/tasks/render/file/index.cfm?fileid=A8BD95FB-A213-1EE7-59CC7F2F001A11AF
  4. "Country Comparison - Current Account Balance, 2013".
  5. "Country Comparison - Current Account Balance, 2013". Archived from the original on 15 October 2008.
  6. http://appsso.eurostat.ec.europa.eu/nui/show.do?dataset=earn_mw_cur&lang=en
  7. "Human Development Report 2014 – "Sustaining Human Progress: Reducing Vulnerabilities and Building Resilience"". HDRO (Human Development Report Office) United Nations Development Programme. Retrieved 25 July 2014.
  8. "World Databank". Databank.worldbank.org. Retrieved 17 November 2012.
  9. Population below poverty line, The World Factbook, CIA, accessed on 25 July 2012.
  10. Poverty data: Norway. Country Reports on Human Rights Practices - 2007, US Department of State; Population: Norway - CIA The World Factbook.
  11. 1 2 "Social Progress Index: Measuring National Progress". Social Progress Imperitive. Archived from the original on 17 December 2015. Retrieved 2 August 2013.
  12. Helliwell, John; Layard, Richard; Sachs, Jeffrey (9 September 2013). "World Happiness Report 2013". United Nations Sustainable Development Solutions Network. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 June 2011. Retrieved 29 June 2014.
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