2020 Ranking of Innovation Nations
Switzerland and Sweden Leading the Way Source: Swiss Innovation Council 2020 Global Innovation Index (GII) The 2020 Global Innovation Index ranks Switzerland and Sweden as the #1 and #2 Innovation countries in the world. For Switzerland, this is the 10th year of ranking number 1. Europe has clearly become the global epicenter of innovation. Eight of the top 12 leaders in innovation are European countries: Switzerland #1, Sweden #2, UK #4, Netherlands #5, Denmark #6, Finland #7, Germany #9, France #12. The US came in #3 in this year's annual ranking of 131 nations using 80 metrics to evaluate the level of innovation around the world. COVID-19's Impact The GII experts say COVID-19 is "severely pressuring" the long term build-up in global innovation, while it is also accelerating innovation in specific areas, particularly health care. GII says the leading nations in innovation show year-to-year stabil