We list 46 European countries for reference in Europe Traveler Guide. The largest being European Russia to the smallest the Holy See – Vatican City. Parts of Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan and Kazakstan overlap into what is considered by geographers continental Europe. We may include them in the future. Also now omitted are Kosovo, who has declared its independence, Crimea’s alliance as a part of the Russian Federation and Transnistria the breakaway state of Moldova. At this time the UN as well as most countries have not recognized their autonomous status.

The below European micro-state countries are not members of the EU, they include use of the Euro and other areas of cooperation

Countries of the United Kingdom

Country Statistics…

The following table shows a quick snapshot of important information all European countries, excluding those mentioned above.

*(1) There are nine time zones across Russia. The western most zone MSK (known is Russia as Moscow Standard Time) is UTC+3. It does not change to Daylight Savings Time. This is the time zone for Moscow & St. Petersburg.

Country Prosperity Index…

The Legatum Prosperity Index is an annual ranking developed by the Legatum Institute, an independent educational charity founded and part-funded by the private investment firm Legatum.
As of the 2021 rankings, 167 countries and territories were ranked, and Denmark topped the list at number 1 with a 83.86 score, followed by Norway in second and Sweden third. The United States ranked 20th and the South Sudan was in last place at 167th.

Top 50 Countries

The list below shows all countries and their overall ranking in the world. The micro-state countries below were not ranked in the report.  Andorra, Holy See, Liechtenstein, Monaco. The Countries of Albania, Moldova, North Macedonia, Serbia, Russia, Turkey and Ukraine did not rank in the top 50.

The ranking is based on a variety of factors broken down into categories of prosperity pillars including. The top ranked country is shown for each category.

Only European countries are listed in the categories of prosperity pillars. If you wish to view all country rankings by pillar profiles go to Legatum Institute Prosperity Index 2021 for the complete report.