<meter> allows you to define an optimal and a sub-optimal value, such that a full meter might be bad (or good) depending on where the value lands relative to it

<meter> allows you to define an optimal and a sub-optimal value, such that a full meter might be bad (or good) depending on where the value lands relative to it. Although, one could argue that a <progress> is just a <meter> where the optimal value is 100%.