In a new index from the World Intellectual Property Organization, Cornell University, and the French business school INSEAD, seven European countries rank as the world’s most innovative nations.
The Global Innovation Index looked at 142 economies and determined their innovation level from 84 indicators such as the quality of top universities, availability to microfinance, and venture capital deals (more on methodology here).
Here’s the top 10:
1 Switzerland
2 Sweden
3 United Kingdom
4 Netherlands
5 United States
6 Finland
7 Hong Kong (China)
8 Singapore
9 Denmark
10. Ireland
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