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Table 1. Countries over performing relative to per capita GDP, gain in ranking position

Country Overperfomance Country Overperfomance
(positions) (positions)
1 India 65 Morocco 29

2 Philipines 57 Kenya 28
3 Ukraine 47 Nepal 28

4 Vietnam 45 Serbia 25
5 China 43 Republic of Korea 24

6 Jordan 31 Russia Federation 24
7 Brazil 35 Lebanon 24
8 Republic of Maldova 33 Togo 23

9 South Africa 29 United Kingdom 21
10 Tunisia 29 Ghana 20

Top overall performers
According to the index, the United States, Switzerland and the United Kingdom are best prepared for frontier technologies
(Table 2). Most of the best-prepared countries are from Europe, except the Republic of Korea, Singapore and the United
States. Some transition economies, such as Russia, also perform well on the index. The top overall performers have well-
balanced achievements across all building blocks of the index and are typically associated with high innovation and GDP.

Table 2: Readiness for frontier technologies, selected countries

Total ICT Skills R&D Industry Finance
Country name
Ranking Ranking Ranking Ranking Ranking Ranking
Top 10
United States of America 1 14 17 2 20 2

Switzerland 2 7 13 23 3 3
United Kingdom 3 17 12 6 11 14

Sweden 1 1 7 16 15 16
Singapore 5 4 9 18 4 18

Netherlands 6 6 10 15 8 23

Korea Republic of 7 19 27 3 9 8
Ireland 8 21 6 21 1 37

Germany 9 23 16 5 10 39
Denmark 10 2 4 25 21 5

Selected transitionand feveloping economies
China 25 99 96 1 7 6

Russian Federation 27 39 26 11 66 45

Brazil 41 73 53 17 42 60
India 43 93 108 4 28 76

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