The Global Innovation Index 2012
The Global Innovation Index 2012
The Global Innovation Index 2012
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1.1.3<br />
Press freedom<br />
Press freedom index* | 2011<br />
rank country/Economy value Score (0–100) percent rank<br />
1 Finland...........................–10.00 ..........100.00..........0.99 l<br />
1 Norway ..........................–10.00 ..........100.00..........0.99 l<br />
3 Estonia ............................–9.00............99.32.......... 0.98 l<br />
3 Netherlands.......................–9.00............99.32.......... 0.98 l<br />
5 Austria ............................–8.00............98.65.......... 0.97 l<br />
6 Iceland .............................–7.00 ............97.97..........0.96<br />
6 Luxembourg .......................–7.00 ............97.97..........0.96<br />
8 Switzerland .......................–6.20............97.43.......... 0.95<br />
9 Canada............................ –5.67............97.07..........0.94<br />
9 Denmark.......................... –5.67............97.07..........0.94<br />
11 Sweden ........................... –5.50............96.96.......... 0.93<br />
12 New Zealand...................... –5.33........... 96.84.......... 0.92<br />
13 Czech Republic ...................–5.00............96.62.......... 0.91 l<br />
14 Ireland ............................–4.00............95.95.......... 0.91<br />
15 Cyprus ............................–3.00............95.27..........0.88<br />
15 Germany ..........................–3.00............95.27..........0.88<br />
15 Jamaica . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . –3.00............95.27..........0.88 l<br />
18 Costa Rica......................... –2.25 ............94.76..........0.88 l<br />
19 Belgium........................... –2.00 ............94.59..........0.86<br />
19 Namibia........................... –2.00 ............94.59..........0.86 l<br />
21 Japan ..............................–1.00 ............93.92..........0.86<br />
22 Poland ............................–0.67............93.70..........0.85 l<br />
23 Mali . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .0.00............93.24..........0.83 l<br />
23 Slovakia .............................0.00............93.24..........0.83 l<br />
25 United Kingdom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2.00............91.89..........0.83<br />
26 Niger. ...............................2.50............91.55..........0.82 l<br />
27 Australia ............................4.00............90.54.......... 0.81<br />
27 Lithuania............................4.00............90.54.......... 0.81<br />
29 Uruguay ............................4.25............90.37..........0.80 l<br />
30 Portugal ............................5.33............89.64.......... 0.79<br />
31 Tanzania, United Rep. ...............6.00............89.19.......... 0.78 l<br />
32 Slovenia.............................9.14 ............87.07.......... 0.78<br />
33 El Salvador ..........................9.30............86.96..........0.77 l<br />
34 France ..............................9.50............86.82.......... 0.76<br />
35 Spain. ...............................9.75........... 86.66.......... 0.76<br />
36 Hungary .......................... 10.00............86.49.......... 0.75<br />
37 Ghana..............................11.00 ............85.81...........0.74 l<br />
38 Botswana ......................... 12.00............85.14.......... 0.73<br />
38 South Africa....................... 12.00............85.14.......... 0.73<br />
40 Korea, Rep. .........................12.67 ........... 84.68.......... 0.72<br />
41 Argentina ......................... 14.00 ............83.78.......... 0.70<br />
41 Romania .......................... 14.00 ............83.78.......... 0.70<br />
41 United States of America.......... 14.00 ............83.78.......... 0.70<br />
44 Latvia ............................. 15.00............83.11..........0.68<br />
44 Trinidad and Tobago .............. 15.00............83.11..........0.68<br />
46 Moldova, Rep...................... 16.00 ............82.43..........0.68<br />
47 Hong Kong (China).................17.00 ............81.76..........0.66<br />
47 Mauritius...........................17.00 ............81.76..........0.66<br />
49 Bosnia and Herzegovina ...........19.50 ............80.07..........0.64<br />
49 Guyana ............................19.50 ............80.07..........0.64<br />
49 Malta. ..............................19.50 ............80.07..........0.64<br />
52 Italy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19.67 ............79.95..........0.63<br />
53 Lesotho ............................21.00 ............79.05..........0.63 l<br />
54 Mozambique.......................21.50 ............78.72..........0.62<br />
55 Burkina Faso ...................... 23.33............77.48..........0.60 l<br />
55 Croatia ............................ 23.33............77.48..........0.60<br />
57 Greece ............................ 24.00............77.03..........0.60<br />
58 Nicaragua..........................24.33............76.80.......... 0.59<br />
59 Senegal ...........................26.00............75.68..........0.58<br />
60 Armenia............................27.00 ............75.00..........0.58<br />
61 Kuwait ............................28.00............74.32..........0.57<br />
62 Togo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28.50............73.99..........0.56<br />
63 Bulgaria ........................... 29.00............73.65.......... 0.53<br />
63 Chile .............................. 29.00............73.65.......... 0.53<br />
63 Paraguay.......................... 29.00............73.65.......... 0.53<br />
63 Serbia ............................. 29.00............73.65.......... 0.53<br />
67 Kenya ............................. 29.50............73.31.......... 0.52<br />
67 Madagascar....................... 29.50............73.31.......... 0.52<br />
69 Zambia ...........................30.00............72.97.......... 0.51<br />
70 Benin ..............................31.00 ............72.30..........0.50 l<br />
71 Israel ...............................31.25 ............72.13..........0.50<br />
72 Lebanon ...........................31.50 ............71.96.......... 0.49<br />
rank country/Economy value Score (0–100) percent rank<br />
73 Macedonia, FYR ....................31.67 ............71.84..........0.48<br />
74 Dominican Republic .............. 33.25............70.78.......... 0.47<br />
75 Albania............................34.44............69.97.......... 0.47<br />
76 Cameroon ........................ 35.00............69.59.......... 0.45<br />
76 Guatemala ........................ 35.00............69.59.......... 0.45<br />
78 Brazil .............................. 35.33............69.37.......... 0.45<br />
79 Mongolia ..........................35.75............69.09..........0.44<br />
80 Gabon ............................36.50............68.58.......... 0.43<br />
81 Ecuador ...........................38.00............67.57.......... 0.42<br />
81 Georgia ...........................38.00............67.57.......... 0.42<br />
83 Nepal ............................. 38.75............67.06...........0.41<br />
84 Montenegro ...................... 39.00............66.89..........0.40<br />
85 Bolivia, Plurinational St. ...........40.00........... 66.22..........0.39<br />
85 Kyrgyzstan ........................40.00........... 66.22..........0.39<br />
87 United Arab Emirates ............. 45.00............62.84..........0.38<br />
88 Panama ............................45.67............62.39.......... 0.37<br />
89 Qatar..............................46.00............62.16.......... 0.37<br />
90 Peru................................51.25 ............58.61..........0.36<br />
91 Ukraine ...........................54.00............56.76.......... 0.35<br />
92 Cambodia......................... 55.00............56.08.......... 0.32<br />
92 Fiji................................. 55.00............56.08.......... 0.32<br />
92 Oman ............................. 55.00............56.08.......... 0.32<br />
92 Venezuela, Bolivarian Rep. ........ 55.00............56.08.......... 0.32<br />
92 Zimbabwe ........................ 55.00............56.08.......... 0.32<br />
97 Algeria . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56.00............55.41..........0.29<br />
97 Malaysia...........................56.00............55.41..........0.29<br />
97 Tajikistan ..........................56.00............55.41..........0.29<br />
100 Brunei Darussalam ................56.20............55.27..........0.29<br />
101 Nigeria ............................56.40............55.14..........0.28<br />
102 Ethiopia ...........................56.60............55.00..........0.27<br />
103 Jordan ............................56.80............54.86..........0.27<br />
104 Bangladesh ........................57.00 ............54.73..........0.26<br />
105 Burundi ............................57.75 ............54.22..........0.25<br />
106 India ..............................58.00............54.05.......... 0.24<br />
107 Angola ............................ 58.43............53.76.......... 0.24<br />
108 Tunisia ............................60.25............52.53..........0.23<br />
109 Honduras ..........................61.00............52.03..........0.22<br />
109 Singapore..........................61.00............52.03..........0.22<br />
111 Thailand ...........................61.50 ............51.69.......... 0.21<br />
112 Morocco .......................... 63.29............50.48..........0.20<br />
113 Uganda ...........................64.00............50.00...........0.19<br />
114 Philippines ........................64.50............49.66...........0.19<br />
115 Gambia ........................... 65.50............48.99...........0.18<br />
116 Russian Federation................66.00............48.65...........0.17<br />
117 Colombia .........................66.50............48.31...........0.17<br />
118 Swaziland ..........................67.00 ............47.97...........0.16<br />
119 Indonesia .........................68.00............47.30...........0.14<br />
119 Malawi ............................68.00............47.30...........0.14<br />
121 Turkey.............................70.00............45.95...........0.14<br />
122 Mexico ............................ 72.67............44.14...........0.13<br />
123 Pakistan........................... 75.00............42.57...........0.12<br />
124 Kazakhstan.........................77.50........... 40.88...........0.12<br />
125 Rwanda ............................81.00 ............38.51...........0.11<br />
126 Uzbekistan ........................83.00............37.16...........0.10<br />
127 Saudi Arabia ......................83.25............36.99..........0.09<br />
128 Côte d’Ivoire ...................... 83.50............36.82..........0.09<br />
129 Azerbaijan .........................87.25............34.29..........0.08<br />
130 Sri Lanka ...........................87.50............34.12.......... 0.07<br />
131 Lao PDR........................... 89.00............33.11..........0.06<br />
132 Egypt ..............................97.50............27.36..........0.06<br />
133 Belarus ............................99.00............26.35..........0.05<br />
134 Sudan............................100.75............25.17..........0.04<br />
135 Yemen ........................... 101.00 ............25.00..........0.04<br />
136 Viet Nam ......................... 114.00 ............16.22.......... 0.03<br />
137 Bahrain...........................125.00.............8.78.......... 0.02<br />
138 China ............................136.00.............1.35.......... 0.01<br />
139 Iran, Islamic Rep. .................136.60.............0.95.......... 0.01<br />
140 Syrian Arab Rep...................138.00.............0.00..........0.00<br />
n/a Belize ............................... n/a..............n/a...........n/a<br />
SOURCE: Reporters Without Borders, Press Freedom <strong>Index</strong> 2011–<strong>2012</strong><br />
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THE GLOBAL INNOVATION INDEX <strong>2012</strong> II: Data Tables