Economy > Technological achievement: Countries Compared
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Author: Ian Graham, Staff Editor
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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| # | COUNTRY | AMOUNT | DATE | GRAPH |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finland | 0.74 | 2001 | |
| 2 | United States | 0.73 | 2001 | |
| =3 | Sweden | 0.7 | 2001 | |
| =3 | Japan | 0.7 | 2001 | |
| 5 | South Korea | 0.67 | 2001 | |
| 6 | Netherlands | 0.63 | 2001 | |
| 7 | United Kingdom | 0.61 | 2001 | |
| Group of 7 countries (G7) average (profile) | 0.603 | 2001 | ||
| =8 | Australia | 0.59 | 2001 | |
| =8 | Canada | 0.59 | 2001 | |
| =10 | Germany | 0.58 | 2001 | |
| =10 | Norway | 0.58 | 2001 | |
| 12 | Ireland | 0.57 | 2001 | |
| High income OECD countries average (profile) | 0.552 | 2001 | ||
| =13 | Belgium | 0.55 | 2001 | |
| =13 | New Zealand | 0.55 | 2001 | |
| =15 | Austria | 0.54 | 2001 | |
| =15 | France | 0.54 | 2001 | |
| 17 | Israel | 0.51 | 2001 | |
| 18 | Spain | 0.48 | 2001 | |
| =19 | Czech Republic | 0.47 | 2001 | |
| =19 | Italy | 0.47 | 2001 | |
| =21 | Hungary | 0.46 | 2001 | |
| =21 | Slovenia | 0.46 | 2001 | |
| 23 | Slovakia | 0.45 | 2001 | |
| 24 | Greece | 0.44 | 2001 | |
| 25 | Portugal | 0.42 | 2001 | |
| =26 | Bulgaria | 0.41 | 2001 | |
| =26 | Poland | 0.41 | 2001 | |
| 28 | Malaysia | 0.4 | 2001 | |
| =29 | Croatia | 0.39 | 2001 | |
| =29 | Mexico | 0.39 | 2001 | |
| 31 | Romania | 0.37 | 2001 | |
| =32 | Costa Rica | 0.36 | 2001 | |
| =32 | Chile | 0.36 | 2001 | |
| =34 | Thailand | 0.34 | 2001 | |
| =34 | South Africa | 0.34 | 2001 | |
| =34 | Uruguay | 0.34 | 2001 | |
| 37 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0.33 | 2001 | |
| 38 | Panama | 0.32 | 2001 | |
| 39 | Brazil | 0.31 | 2001 | |
| =40 | China | 0.3 | 2001 | |
| =40 | Philippines | 0.3 | 2001 | |
| 42 | Bolivia | 0.28 | 2001 | |
| =43 | Peru | 0.27 | 2001 | |
| =43 | Colombia | 0.27 | 2001 | |
| =45 | Tunisia | 0.26 | 2001 | |
| =45 | Iran | 0.26 | 2001 | |
| =45 | Jamaica | 0.26 | 2001 | |
| =48 | Paraguay | 0.25 | 2001 | |
| =48 | Ecuador | 0.25 | 2001 | |
| =48 | El Salvador | 0.25 | 2001 | |
| =51 | Syria | 0.24 | 2001 | |
| =51 | Egypt | 0.24 | 2001 | |
| =51 | Dominica | 0.24 | 2001 | |
| =54 | Algeria | 0.22 | 2001 | |
| =54 | Zimbabwe | 0.22 | 2001 | |
| =56 | Honduras | 0.21 | 2001 | |
| =56 | Indonesia | 0.21 | 2001 | |
| =58 | Sri Lanka | 0.2 | 2001 | |
| =58 | India | 0.2 | 2001 | |
| 60 | Nicaragua | 0.19 | 2001 | |
| 61 | Pakistan | 0.17 | 2001 | |
| 62 | Senegal | 0.16 | 2001 | |
| 63 | Ghana | 0.14 | 2001 | |
| 64 | Kenya | 0.13 | 2001 | |
| =65 | Nepal | 0.08 | 2001 | |
| =65 | Tanzania | 0.08 | 2001 | |
| =67 | Mozambique | 0.07 | 2001 | |
| =67 | Sudan | 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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Posted on 08 Mar 2005
Ian Graham, Staff Editor
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Posted on 08 Mar 2005
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