Financial and social rankings of sovereign states in Europe measure how well each country is doing financially and socially. Specifically, measures of financial success (like GDP, the amount of money a country has in total) and measures like access to healthcare, education, and employment are looked at. The rankings compare countries in Europe to each other and give a way to compare how well each country is doing overall. This is like a score card so you can see how each country is doing in comparison to the others.