Six out of the top ten innovative developed countries in the world are in the European Union (EU), according to the Global Innovation Index 2019.

The respective ranking is topped by Switzerland, which has been in the lead since 2011.

Sweden ranks 2nd, while the Netherlands, Great Britain, Finland and Denmark are 4th to 7th, respectively, and Germany is 9th.

Yemen, on the other hand, is ranked last.

More than 80 indicators—including the number of patents, access to funding for science and innovation, level of education and number of articles updated on Wikipedia, as well as expert opinions—were taken into account for this ranking of innovative developed countries.

According to the compilers of this year’s Global Innovation Index, medical technology has been particularly developed in Asia—China, South Korea, Vietnam, Thailand, and the Philippines.