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 | 55.0% | 30.3% | 23.6% | 4.5% |
| United Kingdom | 11.0% | 8.0% | 4.4% | 0.9% |
| Germany | 5.0% | 8.0% | 6.1% | 1.2% |
| Japan | 5.0% | 6.2% | 8.2% | 1.9% |
| Canada | 4.0% | 4.4% | 2.3% | 0.5% |
| France | 3.0% | 4.6% | 4.7% | 0.9% |
| Australia | 3.0% | 3.4% | 1.7% | 0.3% |
| Sweden | 3.0% | 2.2% | 0.8% | 0.1% |
| Switzerland | 3.0% | 1.6% | 0.8% | 0.1% |
| Netherlands | 2.0% | 2.4% | 1.4% | 0.2% |
| Denmark | 2.0% | 0.8% | 0.6% | 0.1% |
| Israel | 1.0% | 1.4% | 0.3% | 0.1% |
| Finland | 1.0% | 1.0% | 0.5% | 0.1% |
| Norway | 1.0% | 0.8% | 0.7% | 0.1% |
| Russia | 1.0% | 0.4% | 2.7% | 2.1% |
| China | 6.0% | 6.4% | 19.8% | |
| Italy | 4.2% | 3.8% | 0.9% | |
| Spain | 2.2% | 2.7% | 0.7% | |
| South Korea | 1.8% | 1.5% | 0.7% | |
| Austria | 1.4% | 0.7% | 0.1% | |
| Belgium | 1.4% | 0.8% | 0.2% | |
| Brazil | 1.2% | 2.7% | 2.9% | |
| New Zealand | 1.0% | 0.2% | 0.1% | |
| Ireland | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.1% | |
| South Africa | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.7% | |
| Chile | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.3% | |
| Greece | 0.4% | 0.6% | 0.2% | |
| Hungary | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.1% | |
| India | 0.4% | 2.0% | 17.0% | |
| Poland | 0.4% | 0.9% | 0.6% | |
| Portugal | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.2% | |
| Singapore | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.1% | |
| Argentina | 0.2% | 0.5% | 0.6% | |
| Czech | 0.2% | 0.4% | 0.2% | |
| Iran | 0.2% | 0.6% | 1.1% | |
| Mexico | 0.2% | 1.8% | 1.6% | |
| Saudi Arabia | 0.2% | 0.8% | 0.4% | |
| Slovenia | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.03% | |
| Turkey | 0.2% | 1.3% | 1.1% |
Source: World Bank. GDP (2008) and Population (2008).