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)

Volkswagen AG's headquarters in Wolfsburg is the base for Germany's largest company by revenue
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 (2020)[1]

RankCountryGDP (Millions of US$)
1 Germany3,930,000
2 France2,771,000
3 United Kingdom2,716,000
4 Italy2,050,000
5 Russia1,520,000
6 Spain1,420,000
7 Netherlands853,806
8 Turkey766,428
9  Switzerland650,431
10 Sweden558,949
11 Poland517,705
12 Norway512,581
13 Austria512,275
14 Belgium512,062
15 Denmark330,614
16 Finland267,412
17 Greece241,796
18 Ireland232,150
19 Portugal220,062
20 Romania197,004
21 Czech Republic193,500
22 Ukraine178,313
23 Hungary132,260
24 Slovakia95,805
25 Azerbaijan73,537
26 Belarus71,710
27 Luxembourg60,402
28 Croatia57,371
29 Bulgaria53,046
30 Slovenia48,005
31 Lithuania46,507
32 Serbia42,492
33 Latvia30,953
34 Estonia24,888
35 Cyprus21,919
36 Bosnia and Herzegovina17,828
37 Georgia16,162
38 Iceland14,656
39 Albania12,724
40 Armenia13,302
41 North Macedonia11,238
42 Malta9,545
43 Moldova7,935
44 Monaco6,075[n 1]
45 Liechtenstein4,826[n 1]
46 Montenegro4,377
47 Andorra3,712[n 1]
48 San Marino1,805

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.[2]

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 North 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 Europe Country US$
1 Luxembourg104,103
2  Switzerland80,190
3 Norway75,505
4 Iceland70,057
5 Ireland77,450
6 Denmark56,308
7 Sweden53,442
8 San Marino49,664
9 Netherlands48,223
10 Austria47,291
11 Finland45,703
12 Germany44,470
13 Belgium43,324
14 France40,043
15 United Kingdom39,720
16 Andorra39,147
17 Italy31,953
18 Spain28,157
19 Malta26,946
20 Cyprus25,234
21 Slovenia23,597
22 Portugal21,136
23 Czech Republic20,368
24 Estonia19,705
25 Greece18,613
26 Slovakia17,605
27 Lithuania16,681
28 Latvia15,594
29 Hungary14,225
30 Poland13,454
31 Croatia13,295
32 Romania10,814
33 Russia10,743
World10,714
34 Turkey10,541
35 Bulgaria8,032
36 Montenegro7,670
37 Serbia5,900
38 Belarus5,726
39 North Macedonia5,443
40 Bosnia and Herzegovina5,181
41 Albania4,538
 Kosovo3,894
42 Ukraine2,640
43 Moldova2,290

GDP Purchasing Power Parity (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 (2018)[3]

RankCountryGDP (Billions of US$)
1 Germany4,342.9
2 Russia4,227.4
3 France3,040.4
4 United Kingdom3,038.8
5 Italy2,399.7
6 Turkey2,299.7
7 Spain1,865.9
8 Poland1,215.4
9 Netherlands970.5
10  Switzerland551.5
11 Belgium550.8
12 Sweden548.8
13 Romania516.3
14 Austria463.5
15 Czech Republic396.1
16 Norway395.8
17 Ukraine390.4
18 Ireland389.0
19 Portugal333.1
20 Greece312.2
21 Hungary312.0
22 Denmark302.2
23 Finland256.8
24 Slovakia191.2
25 Belarus189.2
26 Azerbaijan179.1
27 Bulgaria162.1
28 Serbia122.7
29 Croatia107.3
30 Lithuania97.0
31 Slovenia75.9
32 Luxembourg64.0
33 Latvia57.8
34 Bosnia and Herzegovina47.5
35 Estonia45.4
36 Georgia42.6
37 Albania38.3
38 North Macedonia32.6
39 Cyprus34.5
40 Armenia30.5
41 Moldova25.8
43 Malta21.4
42 Iceland19.4
44 Montenegro11.9
45 Monaco5.74 (2011 est.)[n 2]
46 Liechtenstein3.20 (2009 est.)[n 2]
47 Andorra3.16 (2012 est.)[n 2]
48 San Marino2.01

Net National Wealth

European countries by total wealth

European countries by total wealth(billions USD), Credit Suisse 2018
List by Credit Suisse (2018)[4]
RankCountryTotal wealth
(billions USD)
Europe85,402
1 Germany14,499
2 France14,234
3 United Kingdom14,209
4 Italy10,569
5 Spain7,152
6  Switzerland3,611
7 Netherlands3,357
8 Belgium2,776
9 Russia2,240
10 Sweden1,920
11 Austria1,637
12 Denmark1,276
13 Norway1,181
14 Greece975
15 Poland974
16 Portugal916
17 Ireland806
18 Finland697
19 Czech Republic524
20 Romania317
21 Hungary294
22 Luxembourg188
23 Slovakia151
24 Bulgaria138
25 Iceland138
26 Slovenia133
27 Croatia120
28 Cyprus91
29 Serbia73
30 Estonia60
31 Lithuania57
32 Ukraine55
33 Latvia53
34 Malta49
35 Bosnia and Herzegovina40
36 Albania37
37 North Macedonia20
38 Montenegro12
39 Belarus11
40 Moldova-

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 North 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
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 Slovenia71.70
16 Albania70.50
17 Croatia66.20
18 Ireland64.80 (2019)
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 North 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 3]
2 Monaco2.0 (2012)
3 Liechtenstein2.5 (2011)
4 Andorra2.9 (2013)
5  Switzerland3.1 (2012)
6 Norway3.4 (2014)
7 Ireland4.6 (2019)
8 Austria4.8 (2014)[n 4]
9 Netherlands4.9 (2017)
10 Germany5.1 (2014)
11 Russia5.2 (2013)
12 Iceland5.4 (2013)
13 Azerbaijan5.7 (2012)
14 United Kingdom6.0 (2014)
15 Luxembourg6.1 (2014)
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)
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 North Macedonia17.4 (2019)
44 Croatia17.6 (2014)
45 Serbia20.8 (2014)
46 Turkey25.6 (2014)
47 Greece25.9 (2014)
48 Bosnia and Herzegovina27.0 (2013)

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 France2,634
9 United Kingdom2,583
10 Ireland2,525
11 Finland2,509
12 Sweden2,458
13 Germany2,409
14 San Marino2,390
15 Austria2,324
16 Andorra2,230
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 North Macedonia473
36 Russia454
37 Bulgaria451
38 Bosnia and Herzegovina439
39 Serbia426
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 Spain1,050
11 Andorra991
12 Slovenia886
13 Malta761
14 Greece758
15 Portugal700
16 Lithuania555
17 Estonia540
18 Poland524
19 Slovakia480
20 Czechia477
21 Croatia462
22 Hungary445
23 Latvia430
24 Romania407
25 Bulgaria260
26 North Macedonia239
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 2018 estimates for 2017, as included in the United Nations Development Programme's Human Development Report.[8]

RankCountryHDIChange
1 Norway0.953 0.002
2  Switzerland0.944 0.001
3 Ireland0.938 0.004
4 Germany0.936 0.002
5 Iceland 0.935 0.002
6 Sweden0.933 0.001
7 Netherlands0.931 0.003
8 Denmark0.929 0.001
9 United Kingdom0.922 0.002
10 Finland 0.920 0.002
11 Belgium0.916 0.001
12 Liechtenstein 0.916 0.001
13 Austria0.908 0.002
14 Luxembourg0.904 0.001
15 France0.901 0.002
16 Slovenia0.896 0.002
17 Spain0.891 0.002
18 Czech Republic0.888 0.003
19 Italy0.880 0.002
20 Malta0.878 0.003
21 Estonia0.871 0.003
22 Greece0.870 0.002
23 Cyprus0.869 0.002
24 Poland0.865 0.005
25 Andorra0.858 0.002
26 Lithuania0.858 0.003
27 Slovakia0.855 0.002
28 Latvia0.847 0.003
29 Portugal0.847 0.002
30 Hungary0.838 0.003
31 Croatia0.831 0.003
32 Russia0.816 0.001
33 Montenegro0.814 0.004
34 Bulgaria0.813 0.003
35 Romania0.811 0.004
36 Belarus0.808 0.003
37 Turkey0.791 0.004
38 Serbia0.787 0.002
39 Albania0.785 0.003
40 Georgia0.780 0.004
41 Bosnia and Herzegovina0.768 0.002
42 Azerbaijan0.757
43 North Macedonia0.757 0.001
44 Armenia0.755 0.006
45 Ukraine0.752 0.005
46 Moldova0.700 0.003

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 North Macedonia21.12010
36 Romania22.22011
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 North 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 North 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 Denmark7.693 -0.233
2 Norway7.655 0.263
3  Switzerland7.650 0.303
4 Netherlands7.512 0.054
5 Sweden7.480 0.171
6 Finland7.389 -0.283
7 Austria7.369 0.247
8 Iceland7.355N/A
9 Ireland7.076 -0.068
10 Luxembourg7.054N/A
11 Belgium6.967 -0.274
12 United Kingdom6.883 -0.003
13 France6.764 -0.049
14 Germany6.672 0.163
15 Cyprus6.466 0.228
16 Spain6.322 -0.750
17 Czech Republic6.290 -0.180
18 Slovenia6.060 0.249
19 Italy6.021 -0.691
20 Slovakia5.969 0.705
21 Malta5.964N/A
22 Poland5.822 0.085
23 Moldova5.791 0.852
24 Croatia5.661 -0.160
25 Albania5.550 0.915
26 Belarus5.504 -0.133
27 Russia5.464 0.346
28 Greece5.435 -0.891
29 Lithuania5.426 -0.456
30 Estonia5.426 0.074
31 Turkey5.344 0.171
32 Montenegro5.299 0.103
33 Portugal5.101 -0.305
34 Ukraine5.057 0.032
35 Latvia5.046 0.358
36 Romania5.033 -0.186
37 Serbia4.813 0.063
38 Bosnia and Herzegovina4.813 -0.087
39 Hungary4.775 -0.300
40 Azerbaijan4.604 -0.045
41 North Macedonia4.574 0.081
42 Armenia4.316 -0.269
43 Georgia4.187 0.496
37 Bulgaria4.981 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.

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
  •  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 ongoing political and military struggles
  •  United Kingdom has the largest deficit of any country in Europe and the European Union

Social

  •  Albania has the highest Change in Happiness of any state in Europe
  •  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. As data by the IMF is unavailable, 2013 data by the World Bank is used.
  2. As data by the IMF is unavailable, the latest available data by the CIA World Factbook is used.
  3. Data for Belorussian unemployment does not take into account underemployment.
  4. Data for Austrian unemployment includes only those who were previously employed.

References

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  3. International Monetary Fund, World Economic Outlook Database, October 2019
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