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| Country | Number in the top 100 | Population (million) 2021 | Index* |
|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | 7 | 25.8 | 27.1 |
| Belgium | 2 | 11.6 | 17.2 |
| Canada | 4 | 38.1 | 10.5 |
| China | 8 | 1,444.2 | 0.6 |
| Denmark | 2 | 5.8 | 34.4 |
| Finland | 1 | 5.5 | 18.0 |
| France | 4 | 65.4 | 6.1 |
| Germany | 4 | 83.9 | 4.8 |
| Israel | 3 | 8.8 | 34.1 |
| Japan | 3 | 126.1 | 2.4 |
| Netherlands | 3 | 17.2 | 17.5 |
| Norway | 1 | 5.5 | 18.3 |
| Russia | 1 | 145.9 | 0.7 |
| Singapore | 1 | 5.9 | 17.0 |
| Sweden | 3 | 10.2 | 29.5 |
| Switzerland | 5 | 8.7 | 57.4 |
| United Kingdom | 8 | 68.2 | 11.7 |
| United States | 40 | 332.9 | 12.0 |
| Total | 100 | ||
| Average | 17.7 | ||
| Median | 17.1 | ||
| * Per capita ratio of number of universities divided by the population in millions, multiplied by 100. | |||
Source: Institute of Higher Education, Shanghai, and World Population Prospects 2019, United Nations: POP/DB/WPP/Rev.2019/POP/F01-1.
