Percentage Distribution of Top Universities by Country with
Their Share of Global Population and GDP
| Country | % of Top 100 | % of Top 500 | % of GDP | % of Population |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 53.5% | 33.4% | 28.4% | 4.6% |
| United Kingdom | 10.9% | 8.6% | 5.1% | 0.9% |
| Japan | 5.9% | 6.4% | 11.2% | 2.0% |
| Germany | 5.0% | 8.0% | 6.6% | 1.3% |
| Canada | 4.0% | 4.4% | 2.4% | 0.5% |
| France | 4.0% | 4.2% | 5.0% | 0.9% |
| Sweden | 4.0% | 2.2% | 0.8% | 0.1% |
| Switzerland | 3.0% | 1.6% | 0.9% | 0.1% |
| Netherlands | 2.0% | 2.4% | 1.4% | 0.3% |
| Australia | 2.0% | 3.2% | 1.5% | 0.3% |
| Italy | 1.0% | 4.6% | 4.1% | 0.9% |
| Israel | 1.0% | 1.4% | 0.3% | 0.1% |
| Denmark | 1.0% | 1.0% | 0.6% | 0.1% |
| Norway | 1.0% | 0.8% | 0.6% | 0.1% |
| Finland | 1.0% | 1.0% | 0.5% | 0.1% |
| Russia | 1.0% | 0.4% | 1.4% | 2.3% |
| Belgium | 0.0% | 1.4% | 0.9% | 0.2% |
| China | 0.0% | 1.8% | 4.7% | 20.4% |
| South Korea | 0.0% | 1.8% | 1.6% | 0.8% |
| Spain | 0.0% | 1.8% | 2.5% | 0.7% |
| Austria | 0.0% | 1.4% | 0.7% | 0.1% |
| Hong Kong, China | 0.0% | 1.0% | 0.4% | 0.1% |
| Taiwan, China | 0.0% | 1.0% | 0.7% | 0.4% |
| Brazil | 0.0% | 0.8% | 1.5% | 2.9% |
| Singapore | 0.0% | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.1% |
| Argentina | 0.0% | 0.2% | 0.4% | 0.6% |
| Mexico | 0.0% | 0.2% | 1.6% | 1.6% |
| New Zealand | 0.0% | 1.0% | 0.2% | 0.1% |
| South Africa | 0.0% | 0.8% | 0.5% | 0.7% |
| Ireland | 0.0% | 0.6% | 0.4% | 0.1% |
| Czech | 0.0% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 0.2% |
| Greece | 0.0% | 0.4% | 0.5% | 0.2% |
| Hungary | 0.0% | 0.4% | 0.2% | 0.2% |
| Poland | 0.0% | 0.4% | 0.6% | 0.6% |
| India | 0.0% | 0.4% | 1.7% | 17.0% |
| Chile | 0.0% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.3% |
| Egypt | 0.0% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 1.1% |
Source: World Bank. GDP (2005) and Population (2005).