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Ian Graham, Staff Editor

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The <a href= http://hdr.undp.org/reports/global/2001/en/pdf/techindex.pdf>Technology Achievement Index</a> is calculated from indicators in four categories: creation of technology; diffusion of recent innovations; diffusion of old innovations; and human skills. <p>The indicators for creation of technology are patents granted per capita and royalty and license fees received from abroad per capita. <p>Diffusion of recent innovations is calculated from the number of Internet hosts per capita and the share of high- and medium-technology exports as a percentage of all exports. <p>Indicators for diffusion of old technology are telephones (land line and cellular) per capita and electricity consumption per capita. <p>Human skills are calculated based on the average number of years of schooling and the gross enrolment ratio at the tertiary level in science, mathematics and engineering.
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1 FinlandFinland 0.74 2001
2 United StatesUnited States 0.73 2001
=3 SwedenSweden 0.7 2001
=3 JapanJapan 0.7 2001
5 South KoreaSouth Korea 0.67 2001
6 NetherlandsNetherlands 0.63 2001
7 United KingdomUnited Kingdom 0.61 2001
Group of 7 countries (G7) averageGroup of 7 countries (G7) average (profile) 0.603 2001
=8 AustraliaAustralia 0.59 2001
=8 CanadaCanada 0.59 2001
=10 GermanyGermany 0.58 2001
=10 NorwayNorway 0.58 2001
12 IrelandIreland 0.57 2001
High income OECD countries averageHigh income OECD countries average (profile) 0.552 2001
=13 BelgiumBelgium 0.55 2001
=13 New ZealandNew Zealand 0.55 2001
=15 AustriaAustria 0.54 2001
=15 FranceFrance 0.54 2001
17 IsraelIsrael 0.51 2001
18 SpainSpain 0.48 2001
=19 Czech RepublicCzech Republic 0.47 2001
=19 ItalyItaly 0.47 2001
=21 HungaryHungary 0.46 2001
=21 SloveniaSlovenia 0.46 2001
23 SlovakiaSlovakia 0.45 2001
24 GreeceGreece 0.44 2001
25 PortugalPortugal 0.42 2001
=26 BulgariaBulgaria 0.41 2001
=26 PolandPoland 0.41 2001
28 MalaysiaMalaysia 0.4 2001
=29 CroatiaCroatia 0.39 2001
=29 MexicoMexico 0.39 2001
31 RomaniaRomania 0.37 2001
=32 Costa RicaCosta Rica 0.36 2001
=32 ChileChile 0.36 2001
=34 ThailandThailand 0.34 2001
=34 South AfricaSouth Africa 0.34 2001
=34 UruguayUruguay 0.34 2001
37 Trinidad and TobagoTrinidad+ 0.33 2001
38 PanamaPanama 0.32 2001
39 BrazilBrazil 0.31 2001
=40 ChinaChina 0.3 2001
=40 PhilippinesPhilippines 0.3 2001
42 BoliviaBolivia 0.28 2001
=43 PeruPeru 0.27 2001
=43 ColombiaColombia 0.27 2001
=45 TunisiaTunisia 0.26 2001
=45 IranIran 0.26 2001
=45 JamaicaJamaica 0.26 2001
=48 ParaguayParaguay 0.25 2001
=48 EcuadorEcuador 0.25 2001
=48 El SalvadorEl Salvador 0.25 2001
=51 SyriaSyria 0.24 2001
=51 EgyptEgypt 0.24 2001
=51 DominicaDominica 0.24 2001
=54 AlgeriaAlgeria 0.22 2001
=54 ZimbabweZimbabwe 0.22 2001
=56 HondurasHonduras 0.21 2001
=56 IndonesiaIndonesia 0.21 2001
=58 Sri LankaSri Lanka 0.2 2001
=58 IndiaIndia 0.2 2001
60 NicaraguaNicaragua 0.19 2001
61 PakistanPakistan 0.17 2001
62 SenegalSenegal 0.16 2001
63 GhanaGhana 0.14 2001
64 KenyaKenya 0.13 2001
=65 NepalNepal 0.08 2001
=65 TanzaniaTanzania 0.08 2001
=67 MozambiqueMozambique 0.07 2001
=67 SudanSudan 0.07 2001

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Interesting observations about Economy > Technological achievement

  • United States ranked first for technological achievement amongst Group of 7 countries (G7) in 2001.
  • Finland ranked first for technological achievement amongst High income OECD countries in 2001.
  • Netherlands ranked first for technological achievement amongst NATO countries in 2001.
  • Sweden ranked second for technological achievement amongst European Union in 2001.
  • Mexico ranked first for technological achievement amongst Former Spanish colonies in 2001.
  • Hungary ranked first for technological achievement amongst Emerging markets in 2001.
  • Ireland ranked first for technological achievement amongst Catholic countries in 2001.
  • All of the top 3 countries by technological achievement are Christian.
  • China ranked last for technological achievement amongst Non-religious countries in 2001.
  • All of the top 2 countries by technological achievement are Cold countries'.

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The <a href= http://hdr.undp.org/reports/global/2001/en/pdf/techindex.pdf>Technology Achievement Index</a> is calculated from indicators in four categories: creation of technology; diffusion of recent innovations; diffusion of old innovations; and human skills. <p>The indicators for creation of technology are patents granted per capita and royalty and license fees received from abroad per capita. <p>Diffusion of recent innovations is calculated from the number of Internet hosts per capita and the share of high- and medium-technology exports as a percentage of all exports. <p>Indicators for diffusion of old technology are telephones (land line and cellular) per capita and electricity consumption per capita. <p>Human skills are calculated based on the average number of years of schooling and the gross enrolment ratio at the tertiary level in science, mathematics and engineering.

Posted on 08 Mar 2005

Ian Graham, Staff Editor

Ian Graham, Staff Editor

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Finland</a> also <a href="/graph/eco_gov_spe_in_res_and_dev">spends more on research and development</a> than any other nation, and <a href="http://www.nationmaster.com/country/sw">Sweden</a> and the <a href="http://www.nationmaster.com/country/us">USA</a> are in the top five in both graphs.">The Technology Achievement Index ranks countries in terms of their overall achievement in creating and using technology. As technology becomes more important in all areas of life it is only those countries which have a population that can use the technology efficiently and profitably that will prosper. Even aside from the increasing portion of the world's economy that is derived from creating and marketing technology if a country cannot adapt technology to its local needs it will fall further behind. As well as being at the top in this graph, the Government of <a href="http://www.nationmaster.com/country/fi">Finland</a> also <a href="/graph/eco_gov_spe_in_res_and_dev">spends more on research and development</a> than any other nation, and <a href="http://www.nationmaster.com/country/sw">Sweden</a> and the <a href="http://www.nationmaster.com/country/us">USA</a> are in the top five in both graphs.

Posted on 08 Mar 2005

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