- Published 9 Jan 2023
- Last Modified 29 Aug 2023
- 1 min
Science Capitals of the World
Which country is leading the way?
There’s no single measure that captures global scientific progress, but by evaluating R&D spending and patents, and looking at the number of researchers and academic papers a country has, we can see the leading indicators of a nation’s commitment to be at the forefront of scientific discovery.
Sorted by overall score, the coloured legend denotes which countries are leading the way in science.

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