Editing Innovation (section)

===Rankings===
Common areas of focus include: [[high-tech]] companies, [[manufacturing]], [[patent]]s, [[post secondary education]], [[research and development]], and research personnel. The left ranking of the top 10 countries below is based on the 2020 [[Bloomberg Innovation Index]].<ref>{{Cite news|title=Germany Breaks Korea's Six-Year Streak as Most Innovative Nation|publisher=Bloomberg L.P.|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-01-18/germany-breaks-korea-s-six-year-streak-as-most-innovative-nation|access-date=17 March 2021}}</ref> However, studies may vary widely; for example the [[Global Innovation Index]] 2016 ranks [[Switzerland]] as number one wherein countries like [[South Korea]], [[Japan]], and [[China]] do not even make the top ten.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://de.statista.com/infografik/5509/die-10-innovativsten-laender-weltweit-nach-dem-global-innovation-index/|title=Infografik: Schweiz bleibt globaler Innovationsführer|website=Statista Infografiken|publisher=Statista (In German)|access-date=25 November 2016}}</ref>

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|+[[Bloomberg Innovation Index]] 2021<ref name="Bloomberg 2021">{{cite news |last1=Jamrisko |first1=Michelle |last2=Lu |first2=Wei |last3=Tanzi |first3=Alexandre |title=South Korea Leads World in Innovation as U.S. Exits Top Ten |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-02-03/south-korea-leads-world-in-innovation-u-s-drops-out-of-top-10 |work=Bloomberg |date=3 February 2021}}</ref>
! Rank !! Country/Territory
!Index
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| 1 || style="text-align: left" | {{flagcountry|South Korea}}
|90.49
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| 2 || style="text-align: left" | {{flagcountry|Singapore}}
|87.76
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| 3 || style="text-align: left" | {{flagcountry|Switzerland}}
|87.60
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| 4 || style="text-align: left" | {{flagcountry|Germany}}
|86.45
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| 5 || style="text-align: left" | {{flagcountry|Sweden}}
|86.39
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| 6 || style="text-align: left" | {{flagcountry|Denmark}}
|86.12
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| 7 || style="text-align: left" | {{flagcountry|Israel}}
|85.50
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| 8 || style="text-align: left" | {{flagcountry|Finland}}
|84.86
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| 9 || style="text-align: left" | {{flagcountry|Netherlands}}
|84.29
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| 10 || style="text-align: left" | {{flagcountry|Austria}}
|83.93
|}
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|+[[Global Innovation Index]] 2020<ref>{{cite web |title=GII 2020 Report |url=https://www.globalinnovationindex.org/gii-2020-report |website=Global Innovation Index |access-date=19 October 2020 |archive-date=24 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201024211541/https://www.globalinnovationindex.org/gii-2020-report |url-status=dead }}</ref>
! Rank !! Country/Territory
!Index
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| 1 || style="text-align: left" | {{flagcountry|Switzerland}}
|66.08
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| 2 || style="text-align: left" | {{flagcountry|Sweden}}
|62.47
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| 3 || style="text-align: left" | {{flagcountry|United States of America}}
|60.56
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| 4 || style="text-align: left" | {{flagcountry|United Kingdom}}
|59.78
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| 5 || style="text-align: left" | {{flagcountry|Netherlands}}
|58.76
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| 6 || style="text-align: left" | {{flagcountry|Denmark}}
|57.53
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| 7 || style="text-align: left" | {{flagcountry|Finland}}
|57.02
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| 8 || style="text-align: left" | {{flagcountry|Singapore}}
|56.61
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| 9 || style="text-align: left" |{{flagcountry|Germany}}
|56.55
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| 10 || style="text-align: left" | {{flagcountry|South Korea}}
|56.11
|}
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|+Innovation Indicator 2020<ref>{{cite book |title=innovations indikator 2020 |date=2020 |publisher=[[Bundesverband der Deutschen Industrie]], [[Fraunhofer ISI]], [[Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung]] |url=http://www.innovationsindikator.de/fileadmin/content/2020/pdf/Innovationsindikator_2020-kompakt.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210408194638/http://www.innovationsindikator.de/fileadmin/content/2020/pdf/Innovationsindikator_2020-kompakt.pdf |archive-date=2021-04-08 |url-status=live |language=German}}</ref>
! Rank !! Country/Territory
!Index
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| 1 || style="text-align: left" | {{flagcountry|Switzerland}}
|74
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| 2 || style="text-align: left" | {{flagcountry|Singapore}}
|70
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| 3 || style="text-align: left" | {{flagcountry|Belgium}}
|60
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| 4 || style="text-align: left" | {{flagcountry|Germany}}
|54
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| 5 || style="text-align: left" | {{flagcountry|Sweden}}
|54
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| 6 || style="text-align: left" | {{flagcountry|Denmark}}
|52
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| 7 || style="text-align: left" | {{flagcountry|Ireland}}
|52
|-
| 8 || style="text-align: left" | {{flagcountry|United States}}
|52
|-
| 9 || style="text-align: left" | {{flagcountry|Austria}}
|50
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| 10 || style="text-align: left" | {{flagcountry|Finland}}
|50
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