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Universities & GDP
This report analyses the correlation between the number of universities and the GDP on countries in the world
70
Countries
In scope
837
Universities
Covered
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Correlation
Looking at 837 universities in 70 countries, there is a moderate correlation between the number of universities and the gdp of a given country
Data by country
| Country | Universities | GDP (M $USD) |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 168 | 20,953,030 |
| United Kingdom | 81 | 2,759,804 |
| Japan | 43 | 5,057,758 |
| Germany | 41 | 3,846,413 |
| China | 38 | 14,722,730 |
| Italy | 34 | 1,888,709 |
| France | 32 | 2,630,317 |
| Australia | 31 | 1,327,836 |
| Spain | 25 | 1,281,484 |
| Canada | 25 | 1,645,423 |
| Brazil | 18 | 1,444,733 |
| India | 17 | 2,660,245 |
| Netherlands | 13 | 913,865 |
| Russia | 13 | 1,483,497 |
| Turkey | 11 | 719,954 |
| Sweden | 11 | 541,220 |
| Switzerland | 10 | 752,248 |
| Czech Republic | 9 | 245,339 |
| Finland | 9 | 269,594 |
| Ireland | 9 | 425,888 |
| Iran | 8 | 203,471 |
| Austria | 7 | 433,258 |
| Thailand | 7 | 501,643 |
| Greece | 7 | 188,835 |
| New Zealand | 7 | 210,700 |
| Portugal | 7 | 228,539 |
| Poland | 7 | 596,624 |
| Belgium | 7 | 521,861 |
| Israel | 6 | 407,100 |
| South Africa | 6 | 335,442 |
| Chile | 6 | 252,940 |
| Denmark | 6 | 356,084 |
| Hungary | 6 | 155,808 |
| Malaysia | 5 | 337,006 |
| Norway | 4 | 362,198 |
| Romania | 4 | 248,715 |
| Egypt | 3 | 365,252 |
| Saudi Arabia | 3 | 700,117 |
| Jordan | 2 | 43,697 |
| Colombia | 2 | 271,437 |
| Ukraine | 2 | 155,498 |
| Mexico | 2 | 1,073,915 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 358,868 |
| Slovenia | 2 | 53,589 |
| Estonia | 2 | 30,650 |
| Pakistan | 2 | 262,610 |
| Singapore | 2 | 339,998 |
| Qatar | 1 | 144,411 |
| Serbia | 1 | 53,335 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 24,612 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 432,293 |
| Kenya | 1 | 101,013 |
| Morocco | 1 | 114,725 |
| Latvia | 1 | 33,707 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 31,735 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 73,353 |
| Iceland | 1 | 21,718 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 56,546 |
| Belarus | 1 | 60,258 |
| Argentina | 1 | 389,288 |
| Oman | 1 | 73,971 |
| Uganda | 1 | 37,600 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1,058,423 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 323,056 |
| Ghana | 1 | 68,532 |
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