ANNUAL

THE 2016 SCIENTIFIC
AMERICAN WORLDVIEW
OVERALL SCORES
To build a reliable assessment of innovation
potential in biotechnology
around the world—stretching over 54
countries—large collections of data must
be analyzed. The results of this analysis
are reflected in the Scorecard’s in-depth
outputs shown here, which cover seven
categories composed of 27 components.
This table provides an opportunity to dig
into the details of the results, including
the compiled scores and ranks. (For
detailed methods, see page 28.)
As in prior Scientific American
Worldview Scorecards, the United States
ranks at the top of the list in overall
innovation—followed by Singapore,
Denmark, New Zealand and Australia, in
that order. The United States, however,
only leads in two categories: Productivity
and Education/Workforce. Other
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1.1 1.2 2.1 2.2 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4
UNITED STATES 10.0 10.0 10.0 8.5 4.1 3.6 9.0 5.2 10.0 10.0 8.4 10.0 8.1 9.2 4.4 5.4 10.0 5.3 6.6 8.1 8.6 7.4 7.1 7.1 8.3
SINGAPORE 7.0 9.7 7.4 0.1 10.0 8.4 9.3 5.7 7.0 0.7 3.3 4.6 9.7 8.6 9.2 10.0 10.0 9.3
DENMARK 0.2 0.3 9.1 7.9 6.2 10.0 10.0 10.0 0.1 0.4 9.1 0.2 2.5 8.2 4.2 2.0 9.3 0.3 5.6 7.1 8.1 9.7 8.4 8.5 8.4 9.9
NEW ZEALAND 0.0 0.0 6.1 9.4 9.6 0.1 9.8 6.9 6.9 10.0 10.0 4.5 0.5 1.2 2.8 5.8 8.0 10.0 9.0 9.1 9.7
AUSTRALIA 0.5 1.4 6.8 8.5 8.0 4.6 5.2 7.0 0.9 0.0 7.8 0.3 3.8 8.4 7.0 5.8 5.3 5.3 3.4 5.2 5.6 8.5 8.8 7.7 8.9 9.4
SWITZERLAND 0.2 0.4 7.5 9.7 5.9 3.2 4.4 4.1 0.3 0.9 6.5 0.3 5.6 8.7 3.6 3.3 7.2 0.6 5.7 6.9 10.0 9.5 9.3 9.7 8.8 9.7
FINLAND 0.0 0.1 9.1 10.0 1.6 0.0 0.1 1.1 0.1 0.0 8.1 0.1 8.1 8.3 3.6 2.0 9.0 0.2 6.4 8.0 9.2 9.1 9.4 9.3 9.0 10.0
UNITED KINGDOM 0.6 0.8 8.5 9.1 1.6 0.8 3.4 4.1 1.4 8.5 0.8 6.3 9.3 7.6 6.4 5.1 2.3 5.8 2.8 3.7 6.7 9.1 6.9 7.8 8.8 9.2
SWEDEN 0.1 0.5 8.5 8.5 6.7 1.1 1.8 2.2 0.3 0.1 8.3 0.5 5.9 8.4 2.5 2.3 7.3 0.4 6.4 7.7 7.5 10.0 8.8 8.4 8.7 9.6
CANADA 0.0 0.9 9.1 8.5 3.5 0.2 0.1 3.3 0.8 0.1 7.8 1.0 5.6 10.0 6.4 5.3 4.5 1.6 2.1 3.9 6.9 8.2 9.1 8.3 8.8 9.2
HONG KONG 0.1 0.0 5.2 9.1 0.4 1.3 3.2 1.5 8.9 7.5 9.4 2.9 0.3 1.6 9.7 8.7 8.9 8.6 9.5 9.1
GERMANY 0.1 0.5 8.3 8.2 0.9 0.3 0.4 1.1 1.6 0.4 7.7 0.6 5.0 6.9 4.8 2.9 6.5 5.1 2.8 5.3 6.7 8.3 8.0 8.4 8.2 8.4 9.1
ISRAEL 0.0 0.6 6.6 6.1 10.0 1.1 0.2 6.3 0.1 0.1 4.9 8.1 6.5 4.2 10.0 3.6 0.0 10.0 10.0 3.9 6.2 2.7 6.0 6.9 6.6
NETHERLANDS 0.1 0.2 9.1 9.1 1.3 2.1 2.2 4.8 0.4 0.2 6.5 0.2 5.0 8.3 2.6 0.9 6.1 0.8 2.9 4.5 9.4 8.6 8.7 8.6 8.6 9.5
JAPAN 0.0 0.2 9.1 9.4 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.7 0.5 6.1 0.1 5.3 6.6 0.9 5.9 5.5 2.0 7.5 7.8 9.2 7.0 8.6 8.5 6.7 8.3
IRELAND 0.0 0.1 9.1 8.8 1.8 1.2 0.9 5.9 0.1 0.1 7.5 0.0 4.1 7.7 7.3 4.3 5.0 0.1 3.0 3.6 5.6 8.0 8.8 7.7 8.6 8.9
FRANCE 0.2 0.9 9.1 8.5 1.8 1.4 1.3 3.0 1.3 1.2 6.5 0.9 4.7 7.2 5.3 3.0 6.9 2.8 3.7 3.9 5.2 8.3 7.5 6.7 6.9 6.5 7.8
AUSTRIA 0.0 0.0 7.5 8.2 0.5 0.1 0.1 2.2 0.1 0.1 7.3 0.0 3.1 6.0 3.3 2.7 6.6 0.8 5.7 6.6 8.6 9.1 9.4 7.6 7.8 9.5
NORWAY 0.0 0.1 6.8 8.5 2.5 0.1 0.0 4.1 0.2 0.0 8.2 0.0 7.2 7.6 2.7 1.5 6.3 0.2 2.2 3.7 5.8 9.1 8.9 8.5 8.2 9.8
BELGIUM 0.0 0.2 9.1 8.2 2.3 0.7 0.5 7.0 0.2 0.2 5.5 0.2 5.0 6.8 2.4 1.4 6.2 0.6 4.3 5.2 6.9 6.9 7.7 6.9 6.8 8.0
LUXEMBOURG 6.7 10.0 4.2 0.0 7.5 0.6 8.7 1.8 2.6 7.5 9.0 9.7 7.9 8.2 9.3
ICELAND 3.8 7.0 7.4 3.8 4.1 4.7 7.9 0.0 2.8 5.8 8.6 9.1 9.3 7.3 6.9 8.7
TAIWAN, CHINA 0.0 0.1 4.9 6.7 0.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2 7.9 6.9 6.2 2.6 6.4 7.2 7.1 8.0 6.8 7.2 6.9
SOUTH KOREA 7.5 3.6 0.7 0.5 0.5 8.9 0.1 2.2 8.1 4.4 3.7 6.8 3.7 0.8 9.3 9.5 7.5 7.0 6.2 6.0 6.6 6.2
ESTONIA 6.7 0.0 7.6 5.0 7.0 4.5 2.8 4.0 0.0 2.1 5.0 5.8 6.4 7.9 5.5 8.3 7.5
UAE 7.6 0.1 6.3 7.8 6.7 0.7 0.7 1.0 9.7 6.2 8.0 7.2 6.2 5.3
MALAYSIA 3.7 7.3 2.2 0.1 7.5 9.1 7.3 3.3 2.1 0.8 2.5 7.5 4.6 6.6 5.9 5.8 5.1
QATAR 8.8 0.0 3.5 10.0 0.0 0.1 1.0 7.5 8.6 5.3 5.0 6.3
SPAIN 0.0 0.0 7.5 3.0 5.9 0.6 0.3 6.2 0.2 2.5 6.6 3.2 2.5 5.0 3.9 0.7 1.6 2.9 7.8 5.7 6.6 6.0 5.6 6.1
CZECH REPUBLIC 7.5 4.8 0.7 0.0 0.0 5.9 0.0 4.4 4.4 4.6 3.0 5.2 0.5 2.7 4.1 5.6 6.2 8.5 5.5 6.4 6.7
PORTUGAL 7.7 5.2 0.1 0.0 7.0 0.0 2.8 6.9 3.0 4.6 4.5 0.2 1.6 3.1 7.8 5.5 8.0 5.4 5.6 6.7
CHILE 7.3 3.6 0.1 5.1 4.4 5.8 1.9 0.3 0.7 7.4 0.0 0.1 0.7 4.7 5.5 7.1 5.9 7.8 7.7
LITHUANIA 6.0 3.3 7.4 3.4 4.8 3.1 3.4 0.0 2.0 5.6 4.2 7.9 5.3 6.9 6.0
SLOVAK REPUBLIC 7.0 3.3 0.0 0.0 6.4 3.1 4.1 4.8 4.5 3.0 0.1 0.8 1.8 4.4 5.1 8.6 4.9 6.0 4.6
SOUTH AFRICA 7.2 7.3 4.4 0.1 0.0 3.1 3.4 5.3 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.6 1.6 3.9 5.0 5.4 2.8 4.2 3.5
POLAND 0.0 0.0 7.0 3.0 0.1 0.2 0.3 4.1 0.1 0.0 6.7 0.0 1.9 2.8 5.2 3.7 2.3 0.3 0.8 2.0 3.3 5.1 8.2 4.7 6.5 5.7
HUNGARY 8.3 2.1 3.0 0.0 5.5 0.0 1.6 4.6 2.0 0.9 4.1 0.2 2.6 2.9 5.0 3.8 7.7 3.5 5.6 4.6
ITALY 0.0 0.1 9.1 3.3 0.1 0.0 0.0 1.5 0.8 0.1 5.3 0.0 0.6 4.9 2.0 2.8 4.8 3.2 1.0 1.7 2.9 3.3 4.6 7.1 2.9 5.3 4.1
LATVIA 3.9 7.2 3.1 3.3 2.9 0.7 2.4 0.0 1.4 5.3 4.9 7.3 5.3 6.8 5.9
SAUDI ARABIA 1.4 6.1 0.0 0.1 2.6 5.0 4.8 5.0 1.7 10.0 0.6 0.0 5.6 3.8 4.9 2.3 3.2 3.9
CHINA 0.1 0.1 6.4 3.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.4 2.7 2.5 5.9 5.0 1.9 0.7 1.2 4.4 4.4 4.4 2.9 4.3 2.8 2.5 1.9
GREECE 7.4 3.3 0.1 4.2 0.0 0.0 4.2 3.5 0.6 4.9 1.9 0.4 0.4 1.5 3.9 4.1 5.7 3.0 4.3 4.1
MEXICO 5.5 2.4 3.3 0.4 0.0 5.8 2.8 3.9 1.0 1.0 0.6 4.5 0.9 3.3 1.2 3.4 2.2 4.6 1.5
RUSSIA 4.6 0.0 5.6 0.5 0.0 5.0 2.5 2.7 4.3 0.0 4.8 1.9 2.3 1.7 2.5 3.3 4.6 3.2 1.2 2.0 0.6
THAILAND 0.0 0.6 0.1 5.1 4.4 6.1 0.5 8.7 0.8 3.1 2.4 3.0 2.8 4.1 2.5
TURKEY 6.1 2.1 0.0 0.3 4.4 1.9 2.8 3.0 1.0 1.8 3.4 0.5 1.0 2.0 5.6 2.0 2.5 3.0 4.5 3.1
BRAZIL 4.2 2.1 3.0 0.7 0.9 1.9 3.1 1.2 0.4 0.2 5.1 0.2 2.6 0.0 3.3 5.6 0.9 3.0 2.7
PUERTO RICO 4.3 3.0 0.6 0.9 7.8 3.0 5.9 5.6
INDIA 0.0 0.0 5.0 3.6 0.0 0.0 0.4 3.0 0.5 0.0 6.6 4.1 0.3 0.0 0.4 1.8 3.1 0.0 2.8 0.7 1.9 2.7
PHILIPPINES 6.8 2.7 0.1 1.7 3.8 1.9 0.0 2.8 0.1 1.1 1.3 3.6 2.2 3.2 1.9
KUWAIT 2.1 0.0 1.7 3.1 5.5 0.1 0.1 3.3 5.2 6.0 0.9 2.9 3.2
INDONESIA 0.5 3.9 0.2 1.1 5.9 1.9 0.7 7.0 0.1 0.0 2.5 0.3 4.6 1.4 3.0 1.8
UKRAINE 4.6 0.3 0.0 2.6 1.6 0.0 3.6 1.9 2.0 0.6 1.6 2.5 3.3 0.0 0.0 1.4 0.4
ARGENTINA 5.9 0.0 0.1 0.6 0.3 0.2 1.5 0.4 1.6 3.2 0.0 1.2 0.3 3.1 5.9 0.8 0.0 0.0
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