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Economy > Technology index: Countries Compared

DEFINITION: The technology index denotes the country's technological readiness. This index is created with such indicators as companies spending on R&D, the creativity of its scientific community, personal computer and internet penetration rates.

CONTENTS

#
COUNTRY
AMOUNT
DATE
GRAPH
1 United StatesUnited States 6.24 2005
2 TaiwanTaiwan 6.04 2005
3 FinlandFinland 5.92 2005
4 SwedenSweden 5.8 2005
5 JapanJapan 5.68 2005
6 DenmarkDenmark 5.34 2005
=7 IsraelIsrael 5.25 2005
=7 SwitzerlandSwitzerland 5.25 2005
9 NorwayNorway 5.17 2005
10 SingaporeSingapore 5.11 2005
Group of 7 countries (G7) averageGroup of 7 countries (G7) average (profile) 5.1 2005
11 GermanyGermany 5.08 2005
=12 CanadaCanada 5.05 2005
=12 IcelandIceland 5.05 2005
14 EstoniaEstonia 5.01 2005
15 NetherlandsNetherlands 4.98 2005
High income OECD countries averageHigh income OECD countries average (profile) 4.95 2005
16 AustraliaAustralia 4.93 2005
17 United KingdomUnited Kingdom 4.92 2005
18 Czech RepublicCzech Republic 4.88 2005
19 SpainSpain 4.86 2005
=20 AustriaAustria 4.85 2005
=20 MaltaMalta 4.85 2005
22 PortugalPortugal 4.78 2005
23 New ZealandNew Zealand 4.76 2005
Eurozone averageEurozone average (profile) 4.72 2005
=24 SloveniaSlovenia 4.71 2005
=24 United Arab EmiratesUAE 4.71 2005
European Union averageEuropean Union average (profile) 4.69 2005
=26 SlovakiaSlovakia 4.67 2005
=26 MalaysiaMalaysia 4.67 2005
Non-religious countries averageNon-religious countries average (profile) 4.66 2005
28 HungaryHungary 4.66 2005
29 FranceFrance 4.65 2005
NATO countries averageNATO average (profile) 4.63 2005
30 BelgiumBelgium 4.59 2005
31 ChileChile 4.55 2005
32 LithuaniaLithuania 4.51 2005
33 Hong KongHong Kong 4.49 2005
34 BahrainBahrain 4.47 2005
35 LatviaLatvia 4.46 2005
36 IrelandIreland 4.43 2005
37 GreeceGreece 4.42 2005
38 CyprusCyprus 4.36 2005
39 South AfricaSouth Africa 4.33 2005
40 LuxembourgLuxembourg 4.28 2005
=41 ThailandThailand 4.24 2005
=41 BrazilBrazil 4.24 2005
=43 MauritiusMauritius 4.19 2005
=43 PolandPoland 4.19 2005
45 CroatiaCroatia 4.15 2005
=46 MexicoMexico 4.13 2005
=46 RomaniaRomania 4.13 2005
48 JamaicaJamaica 4.12 2005
49 ItalyItaly 4.08 2005
50 JordanJordan 4.02 2005
51 TurkeyTurkey 4.01 2005
52 PanamaPanama 4 2005
Emerging markets averageEmerging markets average (profile) 3.99 2005
53 Trinidad and TobagoTrinidad+ 3.98 2005
54 Costa RicaCosta Rica 3.97 2005
55 UruguayUruguay 3.92 2005
=56 ArgentinaArgentina 3.87 2005
=56 TunisiaTunisia 3.87 2005
58 BulgariaBulgaria 3.82 2005
59 Dominican RepublicDominican Rep. 3.8 2005
=60 PhilippinesPhilippines 3.72 2005
=60 IndiaIndia 3.72 2005
=60 ChinaChina 3.72 2005
63 BotswanaBotswana 3.7 2005
64 EgyptEgypt 3.68 2005
65 NamibiaNamibia 3.66 2005
66 RussiaRussia 3.65 2005
=67 El SalvadorEl Salvador 3.6 2005
=67 ColombiaColombia 3.6 2005
=67 VenezuelaVenezuela 3.6 2005
Former Spanish colonies averageFormer Spanish colonies average (profile) 3.55 2005
70 PeruPeru 3.45 2005
=71 IndonesiaIndonesia 3.31 2005
=71 KenyaKenya 3.31 2005
=73 Serbia and MontenegroSerbia+ 3.3 2005
=73 MoroccoMorocco 3.3 2005
75 Republic of MacedoniaMacedonia Rep. 3.26 2005
76 UgandaUganda 3.22 2005
77 GhanaGhana 3.21 2005
=78 GeorgiaGeorgia 3.18 2005
=78 GuatemalaGuatemala 3.18 2005
80 Sri LankaSri Lanka 3.17 2005
81 UkraineUkraine 3.15 2005
82 TanzaniaTanzania 3.12 2005
83 ZimbabweZimbabwe 3.04 2005
84 PakistanPakistan 3.02 2005
85 EcuadorEcuador 3.01 2005
86 NigeriaNigeria 2.99 2005
87 ZambiaZambia 2.98 2005
88 ParaguayParaguay 2.94 2005
89 VietnamVietnam 2.92 2005
=90 MozambiqueMozambique 2.89 2005
=90 HondurasHonduras 2.89 2005
92 BoliviaBolivia 2.81 2005
93 NicaraguaNicaragua 2.78 2005
94 MalawiMalawi 2.74 2005
95 AlgeriaAlgeria 2.67 2005
96 MadagascarMadagascar 2.64 2005
97 BangladeshBangladesh 2.62 2005
98 MaliMali 2.52 2005
99 AngolaAngola 2.3 2005
100 EthiopiaEthiopia 2.17 2005
101 ChadChad 1.81 2005

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Interesting observations about Economy > Technology index

  • United States ranked first for technology index amongst High income OECD countries in 2005.
  • Finland ranked first for technology index amongst European Union in 2005.
  • Denmark ranked first for technology index amongst NATO countries in 2005.
  • Estonia ranked first for technology index amongst Emerging markets in 2005.
  • Italy ranked last for technology index amongst Group of 7 countries (G7) in 2005.
  • Sweden ranked second for technology index amongst Europe in 2005.
  • Chile ranked first for technology index amongst Former Spanish colonies in 2005.
  • Germany ranked second for technology index amongst Eurozone in 2005.
  • Spain ranked first for technology index amongst Catholic countries in 2005.
  • All of the bottom 20 countries by technology index are Hot countries.
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