Victoria 3 has 45 achievements with different difficulty levels ranging from very easy to very hard. They have no in-game effects and are used primarily to highlight different game experiences by providing players with goals to aim for.
Once the requirements for an achievement have been met, a player notification will appear - note that this only happens once per achievement (unless the achievements are removed from the player's profile using third-party tools). Depending on the gaming platform, the achievement can then be used as a vanity item to be displayed on the player's profile.
Achievements can only be obtained in single-player games using game rules that do not block achievements (in particular, non-blocked achievements). They can be earned by playing older versions of the game if they were present in this version. Unlike other Paradox games, Ironman mode is not required to earn achievements; similarly, it is also possible to get achievements ev