The Highest Average Tax Rates in Europe
Although some nations have a flat tax rate for all citizens while others tax the rich more heavily than the poor, the World Census used averages to rank the world's most taxing governments.
As a region, Europe is ranked 6,709th in the world for Highest Average Tax Rates.
![]() | Nation | WA Category | Motto | |
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1. | ![]() | Democratic Socialists | “Promote and Preserve” | |
2. | ![]() | Democratic Socialists | “Res publica est prima et ultima.” | |
3. | ![]() | Civil Rights Lovefest | “The more you take, the more you leave behind.” | |
4. | ![]() | Father Knows Best State | “Worship the Banner or be destroyed!” | |
5. | ![]() | Liberal Democratic Socialists | “The Top Google Hit for Schlaraffenstaat!” | |
6. | ![]() | Iron Fist Consumerists | “In primis urbs scholarum scientiaeque Nationstates” | |
7. | ![]() | Iron Fist Consumerists | “War is progress, peace is stagnation.” | |
8. | Liberal Democratic Socialists | “Fly like Swifts, fight like Falcons” | ||
9. | ![]() | Scandinavian Liberal Paradise | “Bolje ispast glup nego iz aviona” | |
10. | ![]() | Scandinavian Liberal Paradise | “Nobody needs two kidneys, the second's just for show” |