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Small, advanced countries like Switzerland, Denmark, Singapore and Israel outclass the heavyweights by number of top ranking universities per million people
| Country | Number in the top 100 | Population (million) 2024 | Index* |
|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | 5 | 26.6 | 18.8 |
| Belgium | 2 | 11.7 | 17.1 |
| Canada | 3 | 39.0 | 7.7 |
| China | 13 | 1,455.3 | 0.9 |
| China-Hong Kong | 1 | 7.7 | 13.0 |
| Denmark | 2 | 5.9 | 34.0 |
| Finland | 1 | 5.6 | 18.0 |
| France | 4 | 65.9 | 6.1 |
| Germany | 4 | 83.6 | 4.8 |
| Israel | 3 | 9.2 | 32.7 |
| Japan | 2 | 124.5 | 1.6 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 17.3 | 11.6 |
| Norway | 1 | 5.6 | 17.8 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 36.8 | 2.7 |
| Singapore | 2 | 6.0 | 33.1 |
| South Korea | 1 | 51.3 | 1.9 |
| Sweden | 2 | 10.3 | 19.4 |
| Switzerland | 5 | 8.9 | 56.3 |
| United Kingdom | 8 | 69.0 | 11.6 |
| United States | 38 | 338.5 | 11.2 |
| Total | 100 | ||
| Average | 16.0 | ||
| Median | 12.3 | ||
| * 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.
