Top 10 Biggest Economies in Europe

Based on all the churches they own, expected Vatican City to be on list.

I believe, the churches technically belong to the Holy See, not to Vatican City.

They're the same thing!

Not quite. The Holy See is basically the central government of the Catholic Church while the Vatican City is a sovereign country. They have the same leader (the Pope) but they're distinct. For example, the Holy See continued to exist even when the Papal States were dissolved in 1870, and until the creation of the Vatican City State in 1929.

But the churches do count as part of the GDP.

They're not!

Churches around the world usually belong to each parish.

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lmao sure

The amount of time on the quiz has likely been decreased since then

Really doesn't need this much time; I mean you can tell by the average.

You're the first person to think that Monaco is a big country in any measure.

They have by far the largest GDP per capita in the world, according to the UN data.

It has a huge economy for its population. But since its population is extremely small, it has a tiny economy in absolute terms.

Monaco has the highest GDP per capita. Not total GDP.

I don't remember Poland having a larger economy than the Netherlands

Seems they inflated Poland's GDP for some reason

Surely do agree with you!

I'm surprised that Germany is the richest in Europe by far. I thought it would be Russia.

I just typed the name of every country in Europe. You probably don't need 3 minutes for this one.

So you guessed the smallest countries in Europe first?

Well for me a little one, kind of expected austria to be there aswell.

Austria is a wealthy country and has a robust economy (per capita). But it's population is only about 9 million. So its economy is not going to be nearly as large as much more highly populated countries like Germany, Italy and the UK.

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However, the asian part is richer: Based on 2008 data about 33% of the Russian economy has been generated in the asian part. With "West Siberian economic region" generating already 21%.

Damn, got them in the right order as well

Interesting to note how all 10 of these aren't equal to number 1 on the Asia list. The top 2 combined don't even equal number 2 on the Asia list. How the times have changed.

Well, these are total GDP, so the population disparity alone makes a huge difference. No single country in Europe has anywhere near the population of China and India, so it makes sense they don't compare that way. Per capita though, a very different story.

Is it that interesting?

The population of the above countries is 450 million, while China has a population of 1.4 billion.

These European countries have a combined GDP (PPP) of almost 22 trillion compared to China's 27 trillion.

You're right: it should be Euros.

Not really. US dollars seem to be the international standard for measuring GDPs, even in countries that don't use this currency. And Euros aren't even used in all European countries.

I swear there's more comments making fun of people complaining that quizzes are too US centric than there are comments complaining that quizzes are too US centric.

Stop being so America centric

"The average score is 10"...

With Russia post the collapse of the ruble being among the cheapest countries in Europe now, and the UK being among the most expensive, this might be an effect of using PPP, but I don't know.

It is, indeed. If we use nominal GDP, Russia is only 5th in Europe, with a smaller economy than Italy.

Russia has a smaller nominal GDP than the UK, but when adjusted for purchasing power parity (PPP) – a way of measuring what an amount of money will buy in different countries – Russia is larger.

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Got them all with 0:19 left at 3:16:19 pm on January 18, 2019.

The data of this quiz is out of date. Switzerland is now the 8th largest one and many more has changed.

Not to mention that extra $4 for the Swiss Guinness doesn't merely vanish into thin air. I'm sure, for instance, that Swiss bar tenders end up better compensated than French ones, and are better able to travel and buy Hyundais as a result. A big part of the cost of the products that you buy is going to pay for the labor of those creating and delivering those products. Table service in a 1st world country with extremely high HDI and standards of living is going to be more expensive than a product packaged by slave laborers in Bangladesh living in abject poverty. The Swiss bar is likely cleaner and better maintained as well, paid for through higher taxes.

The Swiss bar owner is probably making better profits, too, inflating prices in his bar because he knows that his affluent customers will be able to afford it. Profit margins for stores and restaurants in 3rd world countries can sometimes be extremely slim as products are priced for the market they are sold in.

As yeah Poland rocks

Would have thought Ukraine would’ve been on here

10/10. I am only 11

I think 2 minutes is by far enough to just guess almost every possible country.

There is 2nd economy in Europe in Russia but Russians are poor

the Fact that Belgium has a better economy than Portugal

If Russia counts sho

uld turkey count

Most of Russia (population-wise) is in Europe, while most of Turkey population or land-wise is in Asia.

Got Sweden with 14 seconds left. I guess I thought that none of the Nordic nations would have a big enough gdp.

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I'm pretty sure those answers aren't sorted in the right order.

Please help me get popular! I have over 40 quizzes but I do not even reach 700 quiz takes.