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Switzerland ranks 1st on Global Innovation Index Overall Rank in 2024, followed by Sweden (2nd) and United States (3rd); rank 1 is the best. Angola ranks last (133rd).

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Global Innovation Index Overall Rank, 2024

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Ranking

Best first: the first 15 and last 5 of 132 countries; rank 1 is the best.

Biggest changes · 2023 → 2024

130 countries have a value in both years; rank 1 is the best.

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Data

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133 countries · # = rank by Global Innovation Index Overall Rank
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1Switzerland1st67.5——
2Sweden2nd64.5——
3United States3rd62.4——
4Singapore4th61.2——
5United Kingdom5th61——
6South Korea6th60.9——
7Finland7th59.453rd50.33
8Netherlands8th58.8——
9Germany9th58.144th58.23
10Denmark10th57.125th72.57
11China11th56.334th65.91
12France12th55.448th53.74
13Japan13th54.1——
14Canada14th52.97th85.5
15Israel15th52.711th83.59
16Estonia16th52.332nd66.72
17Austria17th50.341st61.34
18Hong Kong18th50.13rd87.6
19Ireland19th5018th77.2
20Luxembourg20th49.1——
21Norway21st49.1——
22Iceland22nd48.557th47.76
23Australia23rd48.146th57.21
24Belgium24th47.726th71.55
25New Zealand25th45.9——
26Italy26th45.356th47.91
27Cyprus27th45.142nd59.51
28Spain28th44.9——
29Malta29th44.8——
30Czechia30th449th84.29
31Portugal31st43.7——
32United Arab Emirates32nd42.8——
33Malaysia33rd40.5——
34Slovenia34th40.2——
35Lithuania35th40.1——
36Hungary36th39.636th65.42
37Turkey37th39——
38Bulgaria38th38.527th70.73
39India39th38.333rd66.68
40Poland40th37——
41Thailand41st36.9——
42Latvia42nd36.4——
43Croatia43rd36.329th69.68
44Vietnam44th36.2——
45Greece45th36.247th54.06
46Slovakia46th34.3——
47Saudi Arabia47th33.9——
48Romania48th33.4——
49Qatar49th32.9——
50Brazil50th32.74th86.45
51Chile51st32.612th82.86
52Serbia52nd32.3——
53Philippines53rd31.1——
54Indonesia54th30.658th47.54
55Mauritius55th30.6——
56Mexico56th30.4——
57Georgia57th30.42nd87.76
58North Macedonia58th29.9——
59Russia59th29.7——
60Ukraine60th29.5——
61Colombia61st29.240th62.74
62Uruguay62nd29.1——
63Armenia63rd2914th80.75
64Iran64th28.943rd58.89
65Montenegro65th28.9——
66Morocco66th28.8——
67Mongolia67th28.7——
68South Africa69th28.3——
69Costa Rica70th28.335th65.69
70Kuwait71st28.1——
71Bahrain72nd27.654th49.4
72Jordan73rd27.5——
73Oman74th27.1——
74Peru75th26.7——
75Argentina76th26.410th83.93
76Barbados77th26.145th57.68
77Kazakhstan78th25.7——
78Jamaica79th25.7——
79Bosnia and Herzegovina80th25.58th84.86
80Tunisia81st25.4——
81Panama82nd24.7——
82Uzbekistan83rd24.7——
83Albania84th24.559th47.25
84Belarus85th24.249th53.64
85Egypt86th23.737th64.63
86Botswana87th23.113th81.73
87Brunei88th22.830th68.47
88Sri Lanka89th22.6——
89Cape Verde90th22.320th76.73
90Pakistan91st22——
91Senegal92nd22——
92Paraguay93rd21.9——
93Lebanon94th21.5——
94Azerbaijan95th21.321st75.98
95Kenya96th21——
96Dominican Republic97th20.815th80.7
97El Salvador98th20.652nd51.15
98Kyrgyzstan99th20.4——
99Bolivia100th20.239th63.77
100Ghana101st2022nd73.64
101Namibia102nd20——
102Cambodia103rd19.960th46.35
103Rwanda104th19.7——
104Ecuador105th19.323rd73.38
105Bangladesh106th19.116th79.56
106Tajikistan107th18.6——
107Trinidad and Tobago108th18.4——
108Nepal109th18.1——
109Madagascar110th17.9——
110Laos111th17.8——
111Ivory Coast112th17.555th49.01
112Nigeria113th17.1——
113Honduras114th16.75th86.39
114Algeria115th16.251st51.56
115Zambia116th15.7——
116Togo117th15.6——
117Zimbabwe118th15.6——
118Benin119th15.46th86.12
119Tanzania120th15.3——
120Uganda121st14.9——
121Guatemala122nd14.61st90.49
122Cameroon123rd14.417th79.41
123Nicaragua124th14——
124Myanmar125th13.8——
125Mauritania126th13.2——
126Burundi127th13.250th51.79
127Mozambique128th13.1——
128Burkina Faso129th12.828th69.99
129Ethiopia130th12.324th72.84
130Mali131st11.8——
131Niger132nd11.2——
132Angola133rd10.219th76.81
—Guinea——31st67.91

What correlates with Global Innovation Index Overall Rank (2024)?

Pearson r against 1,608 other country metrics sharing at least 80 countries. Ranks are read by standing: a better rank counts as higher, whether rank 1 is the best place on a list or the worst. Correlation is not causation.

Higher together

Places that rank better on Global Innovation Index Overall Rank tend to score higher on these (or rank better)

  1. Global Innovation Index ScoreGlobal Innovation Index by Country
    r = −0.97 · very strong · n = 131
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  2. ICI ScoreAverage IQ by Country
    r = −0.92 · very strong · n = 120
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  3. LP Infrastructure & Market AccessLegatum Prosperity IndexA rank: rank 1 is the best
    r = +0.91 · very strong · n = 130
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  4. Legatum Prosperity RankLegatum Prosperity IndexA rank: rank 1 is the best
    r = +0.91 · very strong · n = 130
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  5. Advanced EducationSocial Progress Index by Country
    r = −0.91 · very strong · n = 128
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  6. Social Progress IndexSocial Progress Index by Country
    r = −0.90 · very strong · n = 129
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Opposite directions

Places that rank better on Global Innovation Index Overall Rank tend to score lower on these (or rank worse)

  1. Gender Inequality Index ScoreGender Inequality Index by Country
    r = +0.85 · very strong · n = 131
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  2. Individuals Making Under $10kWealth Inequality by Country
    r = +0.85 · very strong · n = 125
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  3. Public ServicesFailed States
    r = +0.85 · very strong · n = 130
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  4. Mismanaged Waste IndexPlastic Pollution by Country
    r = +0.83 · very strong · n = 132
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  5. Fertility Rate - Age 20-24Total Fertility Rate
    r = +0.83 · very strong · n = 132
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  6. % ChildrenChildren in the World by Country
    r = +0.83 · very strong · n = 132
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Quick answers

Which country ranks first on Global Innovation Index Overall Rank?
Switzerland ranks first on Global Innovation Index Overall Rank in 2024, at 1st, followed by Sweden (2nd) and United States (3rd). Rank 1 is the best country.
Which country ranks last on Global Innovation Index Overall Rank?
Angola ranks last of the 132 countries with data in 2024, at 133rd.
Where does this most innovative countries data come from?
Rankodex compiles it from World Population Review and the primary sources it cites: Global Innovation Index 2024 - World Intellectual Property Organization; Global Innovation Index 2023 - World Intellectual Property Organization; Global Innovation Index - World Intellectual Property Organization; South Korea Leads World in Innovation as U.S. Exits Top Ten - Bloomberg.